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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tribune editorial: On air quality, Utah sputters as Utahns cough

  05-01-2019 23:54 via sportspyder.com
  So here we are again.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Budget director: Utah can handle shutdown through January

  05-01-2019 23:42 via sportspyder.com
  Salt Lake City • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s budget director says the state can get by until the end of January without too much trouble if the federal government’s partial shutdown continues but that it’s not too soon to start planning work-arounds.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekend shutdown talks led by Pence to go into a second day

  05-01-2019 23:41 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • White House officials and congressional aides emerged from talks aimed at ending a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demands for border wall funding without a breakthrough Saturday, though they planned to return...
  
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• Tribune editorial: On air quality, Utah sputters as Utahns cough

  05-01-2019 23:30
  So here we are again.Particulates reached unhealthful levels in the Salt Lake Valley this week as another brown layer of inversion took hold.Bad air has become the biggest blot on Utah’s otherwise pristine reputation. In this land of national parks and Olympics, most people live in a bowl of poisonous muck every winter. It clouds our present and darkens our future — both physiologically and financially.Meanwhile, the Utah strategy continues to be incremental: find small victories and
  
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• Weekend shutdown talks led by Pence to go into a second day

  05-01-2019 23:10
  Washington • White House officials and congressional aides emerged from talks aimed at ending a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demands for border wall funding without a breakthrough Saturday, though they planned to return to the table the following day.Trump tweeted: "Not much headway made today." Democrats agreed there had been little movement, saying the White House did not budge on the demand for $5.6 billion and would not consider re-opening the governme
  
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• Derrick vs. Blake ⚔️ #KeyMatchup | @usfcorp https://t.co/Nw5wiYLpT0

  05-01-2019 23:08 via twitter.com
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utes fall agonizingly short of pulling off road sweep, losing to Arizona 84-81 in overtime

  05-01-2019 23:06 via sportspyder.com
  Tucson, Ariz. • After an 84-81 overtime loss to Arizona on Saturday afternoon, the Utah Utes left the McKale Center once again wondering what they ever will have to do in hopes of winning a game in Tucson.
  
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• Budget director: Utah can handle shutdown through January

  05-01-2019 23:04
  Salt Lake City • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s budget director says the state can get by until the end of January without too much trouble if the federal government’s partial shutdown continues but that it’s not too soon to start planning work-arounds.Executive Director Kristen Cox of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget says the 2-week-old shutdown likely won't significantly affect the state's finances until the end of the month, but she said talks should begin soon
  
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• Utes fall agonizingly short of pulling off road sweep, losing to Arizona 84-81 in overtime

  05-01-2019 22:55
  Tucson, Ariz. • After an 84-81 overtime loss to Arizona on Saturday afternoon, the Utah Utes left the McKale Center once again wondering what they ever will have to do in hopes of winning a game in Tucson.Utah guard Parker Van Dyke's 3-point shot rimmed out with the Utes down by one point in the last few seconds and Arizona (11-4, 1-1 Pac-12) escaped.The Utes (7-7, 1-1 Pac-12) clearly missed senior guard Sedrick Barefield in the late stages of regulation and in overtime, after he fouled out
  
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• Utah’s U.S. House members seek emergency funding to keep national parks in the state fully staffed during shutdown

  05-01-2019 22:02
  Utah’s congressmen are asking for federal funds to keep the state’s national parks fully staffed on an emergency basis to protect public safety as the government shutdown stretches into its third week.The state’s three Republican representatives — Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart and John Curtis — wrote in a Friday letter that while there is some access to Utah’s national parks, they believe the federal government “has the authority to do more” in funding
  
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• Monson: Donovan Mitchell has to be the star the Jazz need

  05-01-2019 22:02
  This column is fundamentally unfair. I’ll admit that right up front. But it’s called for, at least in a general sense.Donovan Mitchell needs to play the role of James Harden.Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.Mitchell is not Harden and likely never will be. The reigning MVP’s streak as the Rockets have launched themselves from subterranean levels to the upper reaches of the West has been remarkable, hitting shots like the bobbing-and-weaving number he put on the Warriors the other night for the
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Rematches in 3 games highlight wild-card weekend

  05-01-2019 21:23 via sportspyder.com
  Some juicy rematches highlight wild-card weekend, in which, well, just about any of the eight teams advancing wouldn't be a surprise.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work

  05-01-2019 21:23 via sportspyder.com
  New York • The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.
  
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• Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work

  05-01-2019 20:52
  New York • The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown because their jobs are considered essential.The TSA said in a statement Friday that call outs that began over the holiday period have increased. The agency did not say how many of its employees hav
  
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• Rematches in 3 games highlight wild-card weekend

  05-01-2019 20:48
  Some juicy rematches highlight wild-card weekend, in which, well, just about any of the eight teams advancing wouldn't be a surprise.Seattle beat Dallas early this season, and Baltimore handled the Los Angeles Chargers late. The Colts and Texans split two games. Only the Eagles and Bears didn't face off."That was a different time of the season," says Seahawks defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr., who played for Dallas. "I think we both were at different places in our growth for the season. I thi
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Monson: Donovan Mitchell has to be the star the Jazz need

  05-01-2019 20:08 via sportspyder.com
  This column is fundamentally unfair. I’ll admit that right up front. But it’s called for, at least in a general sense.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - House Republicans request emergency federal funding to keep Utah’s national parks staffed during shutdown

  05-01-2019 19:49 via sportspyder.com
  Three of Utah’s congressmen are asking for federal funds to keep the state’s national parks fully staffed on an emergency basis to protect public safety as the government shutdown stretches into its third week.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Hopes for a 1A state title for Intermountain Christian hinge upon two sharpshooting juniors, and the role players who benefit

  05-01-2019 19:33 via sportspyder.com
  Cottonwood Heights • Earlier in the season, Brayden Stoddard had the night of his life.
  
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• With the latest temple and missionary changes, are LDS women now reaping the fruits of that first Wear Pants to Church Day?

  05-01-2019 19:21
  The 2012 campaign urging Latter-day Saint women to wear pants to church was always about more than Sunday dress.Ultimately, it was a symbolic act in the drive toward gender equality in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.After all, men still wore the pants — literally as well as metaphorically — in the hierarchy.Now, some six years after Wear Pants to Church Day, the Utah-based faith has made significant strides toward female empowerment — putting more women on lead
  
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• House Republicans request emergency federal funding to keep Utah’s national parks staffed during shutdown

  05-01-2019 19:18
  Three of Utah’s congressmen are asking for federal funds to keep the state’s national parks fully staffed on an emergency basis to protect public safety as the government shutdown stretches into its third week.The three representatives — Republicans Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart and John Curtis — wrote in a Friday letter that while there is some access to Utah’s national parks, they believe the federal government “has the authority to do more” in funding the
  
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• Hopes for a 1A state title for Intermountain Christian hinge upon two sharpshooting juniors, and the role players who benefit

  05-01-2019 19:00
  Cottonwood Heights • Earlier in the season, Brayden Stoddard had the night of his life.It was early December during a slate of preseason basketball at Intermountain Christian High School, and the Lions were playing Draper APA. Stoddard, a junior guard with a streaky shooting stroke, found himself in an unusual situation after making his first three attempts from the 3-point line.For a player who admits he usually gets off to slow starts, Stoddard, even in the moment, was a bit surprised.&ld
  
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  05-01-2019 19:00 via twitter.com
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Larsen: We’re halfway through the NBA season. Who is MVP?

  05-01-2019 18:19 via sportspyder.com
  Do you realize we’re essentially one-half of the way through the NBA season? The Jazz played their 40th game this weekend, while other teams have already played game No. 41. So is there a better time than now to break down the MVP race? Let’s make...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: To improve the air, lower speed limits

  05-01-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wants to spend $100 million to improve air quality. Certainly it is a good idea to improve such, but it seems that the improvement can be achieved by spending far less.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: The Tribune is not anti-Mormon

  05-01-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  In response to Paul Sharp (Public Forum, Jan. 1), he is definitely wrong about The Salt Lake Tribune being the anti-Mormon voice of Utah.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: Our children have become our canaries

  05-01-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  Pity the canary in the coal mine. A small, fragile non-volunteer, which breathes at a faster rate, is offered as sacrifice to alert miners that the air is dangerously contaminated.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: No government, no pay for Congress

  05-01-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, denying needed revenue to hundreds of thousands of employees, the most glaring injustice is that Congress and White House employees receive their full pay without interruption no matter how...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Letter: How will new DUI law affect drinking at home?

  05-01-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Legislature will be meeting this month, and 88 percent of lawmakers will be voting to do whatever the LDS lobbyists tells them.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - With the latest temple and missionary changes, are Latter-day Saint women now reaping the fruits of that first Wear Pants to Church Day?

  05-01-2019 18:02 via sportspyder.com
  The 2012 campaign urging Latter-day Saint women to wear pants to church was always about more than Sunday dress.
  
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• Larsen: We’re halfway through the NBA season. Who is MVP?

  05-01-2019 18:00
  Do you realize we’re essentially one-half of the way through the NBA season? The Jazz played their 40th game this weekend, while other teams have already played game No. 41. So is there a better time than now to break down the MVP race? Let’s make some tough cuts before breaking it out into a top 3.The tough cutsLeBron JamesThere are many who will have LeBron James in a semi-permanent top-3, due to his ongoing battle to be named the Greatest Player of All-Time. And that’s fine.
  
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• Letter: Our children have become our canaries

  05-01-2019 17:48
  Pity the canary in the coal mine. A small, fragile non-volunteer, which breathes at a faster rate, is offered as sacrifice to alert miners that the air is dangerously contaminated.Infants breathe three times the amount of air for their body weight as do adults. Our children are now our canaries.Every time fuels are burned, whether in a power plant or an internal combustion engine, the poisonous chemicals and particles of the exhaust are spewed into the air around us. Like village excrement dumpe
  
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• Letter: The Tribune is not anti-Mormon

  05-01-2019 17:46
  In response to Paul Sharp (Public Forum, Jan. 1), he is definitely wrong about The Salt Lake Tribune being the anti-Mormon voice of Utah.The Tribune hasn't seriously attacked the LDS Church since the presidency of David O. McKay. If it were truly anti-Mormon, it would have printed articles about how the three-God doctrine of the church contradicts the one-God doctrine of the Book of Mormon. Or it would have pointed out that the LDS Church tithing commandment is no different than the prosperity g
  
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• Letter: To improve the air, lower speed limits

  05-01-2019 17:45
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wants to spend $100 million to improve air quality. Certainly it is a good idea to improve such, but it seems that the improvement can be achieved by spending far less.According to the EPA, automobile/truck emissions account for between 50 percent and 75 percent of the pollutants causing air pollution.Every gallon of gas saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. We also know that gasoline consumption is the result of speed and auto efficiency. Mechanic
  
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• Letter: No government, no pay for Congress

  05-01-2019 17:44
  As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, denying needed revenue to hundreds of thousands of employees, the most glaring injustice is that Congress and White House employees receive their full pay without interruption no matter how long the shutdown lasts.The warring entities would be far more motivated to talk seriously if their financial welfare were on the line too.Where is the national outrage and activism in this debate? And where is a national petition to tie payment of sal
  
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• Letter: How will new DUI law affect drinking at home?

  05-01-2019 17:43
  The Utah Legislature will be meeting this month, and 88 percent of lawmakers will be voting to do whatever the LDS lobbyists tells them.The new DUI law should discourage people from stopping at a bar after work and having a couple of metered alcohol drinks and instead encourage them to stop at the state-controlled liquor store and buy larger quantities to take home and free pour.Even though the majority of the alcohol related accidents involved drivers with BAC 0.15, three times the legal limit,
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: At this point, LeBron unlikely to play when Lakers come to SLC

  05-01-2019 17:40 via sportspyder.com
  Due to the groin injury LeBron James suffered on Christmas Day, it appears unlikely at this point that he'll play when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Uta...
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz aim to keep up unbelievable success against Detroit

  05-01-2019 17:40 via sportspyder.com
  Can the Utah Jazz continue their mind-blowing dominance over the Detroit Pistons that they've maintained for the past 13 years? Interestingly enough, the U...
  
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• With the latest temple and missionary changes, are Latter-day Saint women now reaping the fruits of that first Wear Pants to Church Day?

  05-01-2019 17:33
  The 2012 campaign urging Latter-day Saint women to wear pants to church was always about more than Sunday dress.Ultimately, it was a symbolic act in the drive toward gender equality in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.After all, men still wore the pants — literally as well as metaphorically — in the hierarchy.Now, some six years after Wear Pants to Church Day, the Utah-based faith has made significant strides toward female empowerment — putting more women on lead
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz use 2004 Detroit Pistons championship team as barometer for what they want to become

  05-01-2019 17:32 via sportspyder.com
  “I love that they had an identity,” Jazz center Rudy Gobert said of the last championship Pistons team. “Everyone knew their role and they would come every night with the same mindset."
  
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• Utah Jazz use 2004 Detroit Pistons championship team as barometer for what they want to become

  05-01-2019 17:28
  DETROIT — In an era where mostly NBA superteams are emerging as legitimate title contenders, the squad in Salt Lake City is looking to get there the old-fashioned way with defense first.As general manager Dennis Lindsey and his staff have constructed the current makeup of the roster, the front office didn't specifically pinpoint one squad in particular as a model, but the Goin' to Work Pistons of the 2000s era certainly were a blueprint."No team is a 1-to-1 comparison, but we do look at te
  
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• Utah Jazz: At this point, LeBron unlikely to play when Lakers come to SLC

  05-01-2019 17:27
  Due to the groin injury LeBron James suffered on Christmas Day, it appears unlikely at this point that he’ll play when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Utah Jazz on January 11th. When LeBron James made the decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, one of the top things Utah Jazz fans were […]
  Utah Jazz: At this point, LeBron unlikely to play when Lakers come to SLC - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• 📹| Relive the best moments from our 26-point win over the Cavs! » on.nba.com/2LVHFlu https://t.co/bvk7qLu5KG

  05-01-2019 17:07 via twitter.com
  
  📹| Relive the best moments from our 26-point win over the Cavs!» on.nba.com/2LVHFlu https://t.co/bvk7qLu5KG
  
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• Utah Jazz aim to keep up unbelievable success against Detroit

  05-01-2019 17:05
  Can the Utah Jazz continue their mind-blowing dominance over the Detroit Pistons that they’ve maintained for the past 13 years? Interestingly enough, the Utah Jazz have simply had the Detroit Pistons’ number over the years. Not only has Utah won four straight against them with two of those coming by over 30 points, but Utah […]
  Utah Jazz aim to keep up unbelievable success against Detroit - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Enigmatic Ricky Rubio

  05-01-2019 16:30 via sportspyder.com
  Trying to evaluate Ricky Rubio in a difficult year.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah’s state constitution bans slavery — mostly. And Rep. Sandra Hollins says mostly isn’t good enough.

  05-01-2019 15:34 via sportspyder.com
  Not surprisingly, the Utah Constitution forbids slavery and involuntary servitude.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Holly Richardson: Want to add in one important habit this year? Choose journaling

  05-01-2019 15:34 via sportspyder.com
  “Dear Diary: You won’t believe what happened to me today. I got called on in math class and I had no idea what the answer was. I hate math. Ugh. When will I ever use it, anyway?”
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ask Ann Cannon: Are we barking up the wrong tree with our parenting choices?

  05-01-2019 15:34 via sportspyder.com
  Dear Ann Cannon • To start, I confess we are enablers. Both our children are adopted and come from difficult pasts. We began by trying to build trust through offering rewards.
  
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• Utah’s state constitution bans slavery — mostly. And Rep. Sandra Hollins says mostly isn’t good enough.

  05-01-2019 15:00
  Not surprisingly, the Utah Constitution forbids slavery and involuntary servitude.Shockingly, to state Rep. Sandra Hollins and others, that general prohibition is accompanied by the word “except.”The state constitution ratified in 1895 reads: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within this State.”Hollins is sponsoring a bill in the upcoming legislative session aimed a
  
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• Holly Richardson: Want to add in one important habit this year? Choose journaling

  05-01-2019 15:00
  “Dear Diary: You won’t believe what happened to me today. I got called on in math class and I had no idea what the answer was. I hate math. Ugh. When will I ever use it, anyway?”Keeping a diary about teenage angst — and the weather — may be the stereotypical view of journaling, but there is so, so much more. In fact, journaling has been called by some the “ultimate keystone habit.”Charles Duhigg, in his excellent book “The Power of Habit,” de
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: Are we barking up the wrong tree with our parenting choices?

  05-01-2019 15:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • To start, I confess we are enablers. Both our children are adopted and come from difficult pasts. We began by trying to build trust through offering rewards.Long story short, we’ve lost control.We try not to dignify their behavior, but sometimes all we can do is laugh. Our 6-year-old daughter, Ivy, wakes up at 5 every morning. In short order she jumps on the bed and rips off our blankets. Needless to say, we get up and prepare breakfast.Last week we were asked to lea
  
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