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• LDS Church announces opposition to Utah medical marijuana initiative — but says it does not object to medical pot with proper safeguards

  23-08-2018 23:48
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally joined the opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana initiative Thursday, adding a powerful voice to a list of opponents that also included dozens of other groups and public figures.But Elder Jack N. Gerard, a General Authority member of the Seventy, said the LDS Church isn’t opposed to medical marijuana if administered under supervision of a physician.The announcement came at an event put on by Drug Safe Utah, the name of the cam
  
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• Behind the Headlines: LDS Church opposes Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative but not its use under specific circumstances

  23-08-2018 23:38
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposes Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative, but not the use of the drug under specific circumstances. Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart respond to news about former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. And though legal, private meetings held by subcommittees of the Inland Port Authority draw more criticism from the public over a lack of transparency.At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune rep
  
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• We dunno if @rudygobert27 would like this... twitter.com/UtahJazzGaming…

  23-08-2018 22:52 via twitter.com
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• We hate to ask, but which of these gifs from the 2017-18 season was your favorite? Poll presented by @Qualtrics 📊

  23-08-2018 22:27 via twitter.com
  We hate to ask, but which of these gifs from the 2017-18 season was your favorite?Poll presented by @Qualtrics 📊
  
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• Utah asks agency to resume permitting for pipeline project

  23-08-2018 22:24
  St. George • Utah wants the federal government to resume its work permitting the Lake Powell Pipeline project.The Spectrum repots Utah water officials in January asked to halt the project, worried over jurisdictional questions about whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would continue to act as the permitting agency.The state still hasn't received any answers, and attorneys for the Utah Board of Water Resources and the Washington County Water Conservancy District filed a letter W
  
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• Here’s what the planned Union Pacific Hotel at The Gateway will look like

  23-08-2018 22:24
  Plans are taking shape for an eight-story, 225-room hotel at the site of the Union Pacific Depot in Salt Lake City’s Gateway mall.If approved by city leaders, construction will begin on the Union Pacific Hotel in summer of 2019, with an opening in 2021, according to Jenny Cushing, vice president of leasing for Vestar, the Gateway’s owner.“We believe that the addition of an upscale full service hotel is an effective reuse of the Union Pacific Depot,” Cushing said. “U
  
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• Dana Milbank: Republicans won’t have anything left to salvage

  23-08-2018 22:03
  Washington • What President Trump and his cadre have done is very bad.What Republican leaders are doing is unforgivable.Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stood on the Senate floor Wednesday morning for his first public remarks since the seismic events of the day before: The president's former personal lawyer pleaded guilty to fraud and breaking campaign finance laws, implicating the president in a crime; the president's former campaign chairman was convicted on eight counts of financial crime
  
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• [Fansided: Sir Charles In Charge] - Utah Jazz: The 2018 NBA offseason summary and recap

  23-08-2018 21:57 via sportspyder.com
  ...NBA Rumors: Kawhi Leonard still prefers to sign with Clippers or Lakers The Jazz have high expectations heading into the 2018-19 NBA season, and after re-sig ...
  
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• Salt Lake County GOP communications director faces backlash after his comments tying LGBTQ suicide to a high number of sex partners

  23-08-2018 21:56
  The communications director of the Salt Lake County Republican Party has come under fire from members of his own party after telling The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board that suicide rates in the LGBTQ community may be associated with a high number of sex partners.Dave Robinson had joined Salt Lake County Republican Party Chair Scott Miller for a wide-ranging, one-hour meeting with the paper’s editorial board on Monday about where they see the party headed on a number of issues. During th
  
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• Utes need a cure for their third-down blues. Maybe the MUSS could help

  23-08-2018 21:37
  Ranked this week by ESPN”s Kirk Herbstreit as one of the top five student sections in the country, Utah's MUSS is known for executing the “3rd Down Jump” to intimidate opposing offenses in advance of key plays.The MUSS may need a tradition that helps the Utes' own offense in those situations.Utah ranked No. 99 nationally in third-down conversions last season, even while moving the ball reasonably well. As offensive coordinator Troy Taylor said, “We were really good on fir
  
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• Salt Lake County mayor launches citizenship initiative to help 22,000 eligible residents in the county gain U.S. citizenship

  23-08-2018 21:19
  The federal government hasn’t done enough to address immigration issues, including the growing backlog of U.S. citizenship applications, said Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.So the county is taking the issue into its own hands, with the launch of a new program Thursday called United for Citizenship that will work to naturalize the more than 22,000 eligible residents in Salt Lake County.“The ultimate solution is we need Congress to take action and they have failed to do so,”
  
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• In Utah visit, FCC chairman says Congress — not his agency — should pass rules on ‘net neutrality’

  23-08-2018 21:18
  Eagle Mountain • During a visit to Utah, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called Thursday for Congress, not his agency, to write “net neutrality” rules regulating businesses that connect consumers to the internet.That comes after the FCC earlier this year created controversy by dismantling Obama-era rules that had banned broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher quality service or certain content. It also stopped regulating high-speed i
  
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• LDS Church announces opposition to medical marijuana initiative — but says it does not object to medical pot with proper safeguards

  23-08-2018 20:55
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally joined the opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana initiative Thursday, adding a powerful voice to a list of opponents that also included dozens of other groups and public figures.But Elder Jack N. Gerard, a General Authority member of the Seventy, said the LDS Church isn’t opposed to medical marijuana if administered under supervision of a physician.“The church does not object to the medical use of marijuana,” Gerar
  
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• By keeping it in the family, Ohio State and former Utah coach Urban Meyer tarnishes legacy

  23-08-2018 20:45
  Football coaches talk a lot about creating a family atmosphere in their programs.They walk into the homes of teenagers and tell the loved ones of each recruit: We'll make him not only a better player, but a better person.College football media guides are filled with coaching staff bios accompanied by photos with smiling wives and children. Players call the team a brotherhood. Coaches' wives bond over the shared experience of an unorthodox and transient life. They become team moms.All of this mak
  
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• #TBT #Kobe40 https://t.co/1icJLuIYuI

  23-08-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  
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• Eye on the Y: Two questions hang in the air as preseason camp concludes. Will the Cougars be better? And who’s going to be the starting quarterback?

  23-08-2018 20:08
  BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told an Education Week crowd Wednesday that he can’t go anywhere — church, the barber shop, the grocery store — without fans asking him about the starting quarterback race and the prospects for a football turnaround in 2018.I’ve experienced the same queries, albeit to a much lesser extent than the Cougars’ AD. Tanner Mangum or Zach Wilson? Bowl-bound, or another bust? The season opener Sept. 1 at Arizona can’t come soon enough.
  
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• Utah’s top cop is retiring; governor picks Highway Patrol major to replace him

  23-08-2018 19:41
  Keith Squires, the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, is retiring, and Gov. Gary Herbert plans to nominate Utah Highway Patrol Maj. Jess Anderson to replace him, the governor’s office confirmed Thursday.Squires had served for more than 31 years in various law enforcement agencies, most recently heading up DPS, which includes the UHP.“Commissioner Squires has not only been a trusted and well-respected member of our Cabinet and leader in our law enforcement community
  
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• Hurricane Lane soaks Hawaii’s Big Island with foot of rain

  23-08-2018 19:17
  Honolulu • Hurricane Lane soaked Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday, dumping 12 inches of rain in as many hours as residents stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes ahead of the state’s first hurricane since 1992.The National Weather Service warned that some areas could see up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) before the system passes. Bands of rain extended 350 miles (566 kilometers) from the hurricane's center."Even though the eye is south of the Big Island, we are se
  
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• Zion planning main entrance overhaul to ease long car lines

  23-08-2018 19:14
  St. George • Zion National Park is planning to overhaul its main entrance to help ease long lines of cars that can stretch back for miles.The Spectrum newspaper reports the National Park Service is proposing changes that include increasing the number of visitor-entry lanes and creating a short-term visitor pull-out area.The National Park Service would also replace aging drainage systems that can be easily overwhelmed in the area sometimes prone to flooding.The 1930s-era entry signs would al
  
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• Red All Over: Utes’ 2018 home football schedule is looking better all the time

  23-08-2018 19:00
  This week’s release of the AP Top 25 drove home the point that the Utah Utes have the most attractive home football schedule in school history.No. 6 Washington, No. 15 USC and No. 24 Oregon are coming to Rice-Eccles Stadium. Arizona is No. 31 overall, using the others-receiving-votes category, and in-state opponents Weber State and BYU bookend the schedule.The Utes also hosted Washington, USC, Arizona and Oregon in 2016, but the Wildcats and Ducks were not as good as they'll be this year &
  
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• Domestic violence charges against Real Monarchs coach Mark Briggs dropped

  23-08-2018 18:42
  The head coach of Real Monarchs, Real Salt Lake’s USL affiliate, had domestic violence charges filed against him from May dropped on Wednesday.Mark Briggs was originally charged with multiple misdemeanors counts of domestic violence and reportedly trying to persuade his accuser to stop discussing the allegations with police and prosecutors. In Draper County Justice Court Wednesday, prosecutors dismissed all charges in the case.The motion was made on the grounds of “after reviewing ev
  
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• .@GeorgesNiang20 has basketball skills, impression skills, tetherball skills. Jazz fans only like players who have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  .@GeorgesNiang20 has basketball skills, impression skills, tetherball skills. Jazz fans only like players who have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• With cameras and steel doors that slam shut in seconds, this is ‘arguably one of the safest schools in Utah.’ But will lawmakers fund more like it?

  23-08-2018 16:55
  Stansbury Park • As Utah Gov. Gary Herbert stood by the front office of Rose Springs Elementary School, the walls quickly closed around him.Solid steel curtains slammed shut. One blocked off the cafeteria. Two more stretched across hallways.“All clear!” Herbert shouted with a laugh. Then he looked around the small space that he was left standing in. There was no way he could enter the school further or reach a classroom. “That’s pretty impressive.”The governor
  
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• Gehrke: Medical marijuana opponents are having a hard time getting their act together, but LDS Church involvement could be a game changer

  23-08-2018 16:52
  With less than eight weeks before ballots are mailed out, opponents of Utah’s medical marijuana initiative still are struggling to get their feet under them, much less run a serious campaign against the measure.So far, the Drug Safe Utah Coalition has grappled with anemic fundraising, messaging breakdowns (including a wildly off-base lawsuit) and elected officials who balked at throwing their support behind the opposition movement.The latest setback, reported this week by my colleagues Tay
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Are the Utah Jazz getting too much hype?

  23-08-2018 16:22 via sportspyder.com
  ... z Nation. That’s the goal of this Jazz team: How not-fun can we make this for you? Fly into the city, everything is ...
  
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• Pac-12 preview: BYU, SUU and Utah will all face Arizona’s dynamic Khalil Tate

  23-08-2018 16:11
  After Utah’s win over Arizona last September, a Ute assistant coach told Khalil Tate he was happy his team didn’t have to face the Wildcats' backup quarterback that night.That challenge awaits the Utes' defense in October. BYU’s experience comes even sooner — next week.Tate appeared at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Arizona's loss to the Utes in 2016, but he stayed on the bench as Brandon Dawkins' backup last season when Utah won in Tucson. Sports Illustrated's college football p
  
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• Political Cornflakes: House Democratic leaders to their rank-and-file: Don’t use the ‘I-word’

  23-08-2018 15:39
  House Democrats try to avoid any impeachment talk of Trump ahead of the election. Hatch says Trump allegations are ‘serious’ but don’t ‘yet’ rise to the level of impeachment. LDS Church lobbyists tried to get Utah’s delegation to oppose a medial marijuana initiative.Happy Thursday. When President Donald Trump’s former lawyer was pleading guilty in federal court, House Democratic leaders were offering advice to their fellow members on how to respond: Talk
  
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• These savvy Utah entrepreneurs have joined strawless campaign, selling reusable — and fashionable — ways to sip a drink and save the planet

  23-08-2018 15:37
  South Jordan • A Utah-based business has jumped on the strawless bandwagon, selling reusable straws that allow consumers to look fashionable while sipping a pop and saving the planet.Enjoy your soda, iced coffee or water with the iridescent stainless steel “unicorn” straws, available at XStraw.com.There is even a straw that can be folded and stored into a recyclable keychain carrier.For those with Earth-minded children — or those with muscle weakness or swallowing problems
  
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• Navajo officials urge Utah attorney general to investigate officials who took activist Willie Grayeyes off the ballot

  23-08-2018 15:37
  In the wake of a court ruling reinstating a tribal member’s San Juan County Commission candidacy, Navajo Nation officials are pressuring the Utah attorney general’s office to investigate and prosecute county officials in connection with their decision to boot Bears Ears activist Willie Grayeyes from the ballot.Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer concluded that County Clerk John David Nielson improperly backdated an official complaint to support his finding that Graye
  
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• Holly Richardson: We all can learn from Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha

  23-08-2018 15:34
  This week, Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days of the year honoring Father Ibrahim’s willingness to slay his son Ishmael at Allah’s request.According to the Quran, when Ibrahim — or Abraham — had a blade to his son’s neck up on Mount Arafat, the angel Gabriel appeared to stop him, telling him that he had demonstrated his willingness to be obedient. Instead of Ishmael, a goat was laid on the altar and sacrificed. Today, depen
  
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• New murals coming to Salt Lake City’s Granary District

  23-08-2018 15:31
  Salt Lake City’s redevelopment agency has chosen artists to create nearly a dozen murals in an increasingly popular downtown neighborhood.Officials said Tuesday that 15 artists have been commissioned for the large-scale artwork on the exterior of privately owned buildings in the Granary District.The agency is putting about $147,000 toward the 11 murals, which are expected to be completed by mid-September.Salt Lake City Councilman Derek Kitchen says the project will help promote the area's
  
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• [The Score] - Jazz fan earns Mitchell's stamp of approval with homemade art

  23-08-2018 15:03 via sportspyder.com
  ... load the app NBA NBA Jazz fan earns Mitchell's stamp of approval with homemade art 17m ago Gene Sweene ...
  
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• Paul Waldman: Democrats’ new argument for why they should be in charge: ‘Corruption’

  23-08-2018 15:00
  For some time, Democrats have struggled to come up with a way to tap into anger at President Donald Trump without appearing as though they have no argument beyond personal disgust with the president. They want to find a campaign theme that can fully exploit his unpopularity but is also a substantive critique that points toward actions they will take if they're able to win control of Congress this year and the White House in 2020.One idea that they have been toying with is a renewal of the theme
  
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• Letter: Yes, the LDS Church should distance itself from ‘Mormon’

  23-08-2018 15:00
  Since the LDS Church (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has disassociated itself from the Boy Scouts of America that meant so much to me, nothing is sacred. Now the word "Mormon" has become tainted. At least it is one simple word; I need to take a breath in the middle when I speak the official name.The word Mormon is from the Book of Mormon, a tale purported to be the story of American Indians arriving from the Holy Land. Later the LDS Church softened that claim to "some" Indi
  
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• Letter: What next, a new name for Joseph Smith?

  23-08-2018 15:00
  My response to President Russell M. Nelson's latest crusade to eliminate "Mormon" and "LDS" monikers:It's interesting that God let this thing go for so long. He seemed to like the monikers "Mormon" and "LDS" just fine for most of the past 191 years.This new directive is not going to change the simple nicknames that allowed both clarity and brevity when talking and writing about the church. Falling into the same league as allowing blacks the priesthood, changing temple garments to make them more
  
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• Letter: Medication costs are awful — but lawful

  23-08-2018 15:00
  I read Luke Dalton’s column on Sunday with great interest. Dalton’s comments are spot-on, but that is only the half of it. I work in the pharmaceutical industry, in particular Medicare Part D. Every day, I am forced to explain to my clients why their costs for Tier 3 and 4 medications have gone up. I am talking about mainly insulin, inhaler and any other medication that is advertised on TV. They are wondering why something that had cost $131 or so for a 90-day supply now will cost th
  
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• Letter: I miss Ronald Reagan

  23-08-2018 15:00
  Thank you so much for printing Patti Davis' op-ed. As a Democrat and less-than-enthusiastic fan of Ronald Reagan, I have frequently recalled his presidency over the past few months wistfully.Please may we return to a time of respect, honor, truth and dedication to the people.Lorna M. Hardy, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Holladay doesn’t deserve special treatment

  23-08-2018 15:00
  This is in response to Kent Topham's comments regarding the proposed development of property at the old Cottonwood Mall site. He stated that the development is out of character for Holladay as a community. He said Holladay is, and has always been, a special place. Holladay is no more "special" than any other community in the Salt Lake Valley, including Kearns, West Valley City, Murray, Midvale or Magna. He went on to say that Holladay has managed to maintain its unique character while other area
  
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• Letter: Don’t people remember what happened in Germany?

  23-08-2018 15:00
  I was greatly disturbed to read in Thursday’s Tribune editorial that 48 percent of Republicans believe that the news media are the “enemy of the people.” I was even more horrified to read that 43 percent believe that President Donald Trump should have the authority to shut down media outlets that engage in “bad behavior.” This is the Republican Party that has total control of Utah politics and controls most of the other state legislatures, both houses of Congress an
  
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• Dana Milbank: The GOP turns to toilets to suppress more black voters

  23-08-2018 15:00
  Washington • It warms the heart to see the newfound concern that Georgia has for its disabled residents.Election overseers were worried sick that the disabled in Randolph County, a rural hamlet where 60 percent of residents are black and nearly a third live in poverty, might arrive at their polling place and find they had to park on grass or, worse, that there was no railing next to the toilet seat.And so, bless their hearts, the officials did the compassionate thing: They proposed to close
  
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• Commentary: CIA officers learn to keep quiet. Why are so many of us speaking out about Trump?

  23-08-2018 15:00
  Here's what is really going on when President Donald Trump rescinds the security clearances of former senior intelligence and law enforcement officials. There's no need to delve into the legalities of whether the president has the authority to revoke clearances. No need to dive down the rabbit hole of whether anything former CIA director John Brennan or former director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. said or wrote merits lifting of the clearances. It's not even worth spending much
  
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• E.J. Dionne: Trump meets his real enemy

  23-08-2018 14:01
  Washington • Can he survive?This became the central issue in American politics late Tuesday afternoon. It's also the only subject President Trump cares about.With Michael Cohen implicating his former client in a potential felony, the president's strategy of diversion and evasion collapsed. Compounding his troubles was the nearly simultaneous conviction on eight charges of Paul Manafort, his former campaign manager.Trump will continue to bask in the faithful's chants of "Lock her up," as he
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Latter-day Saint scholar looks at past uses of church nicknames, while ex-P.R. rep says Nelson is preparing the faith for Second Coming

  23-08-2018 11:11
  Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, issued a one-paragraph statement last week directing members, the media and others to use the full, formal name of the Utah-based faith and urging them to do away with the shorter but more widely known terms “Mormon” and “LDS.”His statement totaled only 71 words, but it prompted tens of thousands more to be published on the topic because the implications could be wide-ranging and long-lasting
  
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• During his performance at the University of Utah, David Cross jokes about Mormon temple garments — again

  23-08-2018 07:38
  Appearing Wednesday at Kingsbury Hall, David Cross did not apologize for offending a good number of Mormons over the weekend.He expressed surprise that an ad he posted on social media that showed him photoshopped into LDS temple garments caused such a stir. But apologize? Not even close.“I truly had no idea how much offense people would take. I didn’t know because I never would have imagined that,” he said, opening his act by spending seven minutes talking about the controversy
  
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• After weeks of dry weather, heavy rains bring flooding, severe thunderstorm warnings and mudslides to Salt Lake and Utah counties

  23-08-2018 06:01
  Heavy rains and standing water on the roads prompted a flash flood warning in parts of Wasatch County and Summit County on Wednesday evening — but the alert sent to residents in Salt Lake County was an error, according to the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City.That warning was meant for the Tollgate burn scar area, where an estimated half an inch of rain was expected to fall over the course of a half-hour, according to a tweet from the organization. But due to a “software gli
  
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• Commentary: Baseball is a mess, but former Braves star John Smoltz has ideas to fix it

  23-08-2018 05:56
  A lot of baseball fans are wondering what happened to the sport.John Smoltz believes he knows. And he wants to do something about it.The former Atlanta Braves great will get that chance as a member of the MLB competition committee that is looking into the problems facing the game. By the time spring training comes around next year there could be new rules helping to make baseball great again.Here’s hoping they start with the universally hated shift.“I think the shift is single handed
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell sneakers revealed for sophomore season

  23-08-2018 05:11 via sportspyder.com
  ... Your first look at Donovan Mitchell’s new @adidasHoops sneakers for 2nd Utah Jazz season 🕷🕷 https://t.co/6psZUgLijD pic.twitter.com/iWBwYcZzu0 — Eric Woodyard ...
  
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• Ex-Ute coach Urban Meyer suspended three games by Ohio State in wake of assistant’s domestic abuse scandal

  23-08-2018 05:03
  Columbus, Ohio • Urban Meyer was suspended by Ohio State on Wednesday for the first three games of the season for mishandling domestic violence accusations, punishing one of the sport’s most prominent leaders for keeping an assistant on staff for several years after that coach’s wife accused him of abuse.The move followed a two-week investigation into how Meyer, the ex-Utah coach, reacted to allegations that former Buckeyes assistant Zach Smith abused his ex-wife, Courtney Smith
  
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• Utah authorities identify naked intruder shot by a Cedar City homeowner

  23-08-2018 04:58
  Cedar City • Authorities in Utah have identified a naked man who kicked in the front door of a house in Cedar City and was shot multiple times by one of the homeowners.Iron County Sheriff’s officials say 24-year-old Christian Holbert was airlifted Tuesday to a St. George hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Deputies responded to a call of a burglary in progress.They say the caller told them an unknown man had been shot multiple times after he wouldn’t listen t
  
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• Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell sneakers revealed for sophomore season

  23-08-2018 04:56
  Donovan Mitchell will be sporting some sweet new Adidas sneakers when he suits up for the Utah Jazz this upcoming 2018-19 season. Although Utah Jazz fans are all highly anticipating the day that Donovan Mitchell gets his own signature line of shoes, it appears they’ll have to wait a little longer. However, we now know […]
  Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell sneakers revealed for sophomore season - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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