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• Utes give up 40 points in the fourth quarter of a 100-90 loss to UCLA

  10-02-2019 23:53
  Even after her Utah women’s basketball team took a perfect record into Pac-12 play, coach Lynne Roberts’ approach remained the same. The Utes would “put on our underdog hat,” she said, “and wear it all year.”The AP voters spoiled that strategy. Utah's Top 25 ranking took away the underdog label and gave it to two visiting opponents, who caused all kinds of problems at the Huntsman Center. UCLA's 100-90 victory Sunday marked No. 17 Utah's fourth straight loss.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tribune Editorial: Do what’s necessary to prevent another shutdown

  10-02-2019 23:24 via sportspyder.com
  The threat of another government shutdown has been, according to the latest reports out of Washington, much reduced over the past few days as the leaders of the Senate, if not of the executive branch, realize that the last one was a really bad idea.
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Do what’s necessary to prevent another shutdown

  10-02-2019 23:00
  The threat of another government shutdown has been, according to the latest reports out of Washington, much reduced over the past few days as the leaders of the Senate, if not of the executive branch, realize that the last one was a really bad idea.One can only hope.And Utahns can only hope that those who represent us in Congress will put the avoidance of another such global embarrassment ahead of all other concerns.Most Americans, quite sensibly, were against the last expression of presidential
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz hold off slumping Spurs for comfortable win

  10-02-2019 22:57 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz closed out their four-game home stand with an emphatic 20-point win, claiming the season series 2-1 over the San Antonio Spurs. After a rumor...
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Gobert leads Antetokounmpo in race for dunk record

  10-02-2019 22:57 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert holds a slight edge over Giannis Antetokounmpo as the two battle to become the NBA's most prolific single-season dunker. Rudy Go...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Mother Nature shows no mercy as the last event at the 2019 FIS world championships is cancelled

  10-02-2019 22:50 via sportspyder.com
  It was a frustrating week for snowboarders at the 2019 FIS World Championships, which came to a disappointing close Sunday. The men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals, the last of the 10-day world championship event spanning three resorts in...
  
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• Mother Nature shows no mercy as the last event at the 2019 FIS world championships is cancelled

  10-02-2019 22:37
  It was a frustrating week for snowboarders at the 2019 FIS World Championships, which came to a disappointing close Sunday. The men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals, the last of the 10-day world championship event spanning three resorts in Utah, were cancelled due to high winds. FIS officials made yet another difficult decision Sunday afternoon after gusty winds refused to die down over the course of the day.The cancellation of snowboard slopestyle at Park City Village was t
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Belief in God is the ‘pre-eminent force for good,’ LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson writes in op-ed

  10-02-2019 21:49 via sportspyder.com
  Lamenting a global decline of belief in the Almighty, President Russell M. Nelson argued in a piece published Sunday that faith in God is the “pre-eminent force for good” and the “most enduring source of peace for minds and hearts.”
  
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• ‘It’s like whack-a-mole’ — Utah lawmakers consider new rules for proliferating ticket resellers

  10-02-2019 21:37
  When someone searches “Eccles Theater” online, maybe seeking tickets for the run of “Wicked” now underway, the official website for the Eccles Theater usually is not the first site a search engine displays.“The first things that come up are ticket resellers,” said Sarah Pearce, division director for Salt Lake County Arts and Culture, the government agency that operates four downtown Salt Lake City venues: the Eccles, Abravanel Hall, the Capitol Theatre and the
  
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• Belief in God is the ‘pre-eminent force for good,’ LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson writes in op-ed

  10-02-2019 21:31
  Lamenting a global decline of belief in the Almighty, President Russell M. Nelson argued in a piece published Sunday that faith in God is the “pre-eminent force for good” and the “most enduring source of peace for minds and hearts.”In an op-ed for The Arizona Republic, the 94-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints writes that belief in God used to be the norm.“But, in recent years, we have experienced a shift from a world in which it seem
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Smaller ball: Royce O’Neale’s time as the latest ‘stretch-4’ for the Jazz proved key against the Spurs. Will we see it again?

  10-02-2019 21:09 via sportspyder.com
  It seemingly made sense for the Jazz to start Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors together in the frontcourt on Saturday against the Spurs, considering San Antonio was going with a traditional pair of bigs in LaMarcus Aldridge and Jakob Poeltl.
  
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• Smaller ball: Royce O’Neale’s time as the latest ‘stretch-4’ for the Jazz proved key against the Spurs. Will we see it again?

  10-02-2019 20:52
  It seemingly made sense for the Jazz to start Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors together in the frontcourt on Saturday against the Spurs, considering San Antonio was going with a traditional pair of bigs in LaMarcus Aldridge and Jakob Poeltl.But the lineup wasn’t working, as the defense was hemorrhaging points early, so coach Quin Snyder decided to go smaller, with Jae Crowder replacing Favors.Meanwhile, with San Antonio subsequently playing smallball as well, and confusing Utah’s playe
  
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• Suspect arrested after West Valley City police find woman dead in apparent homicide

  10-02-2019 20:35
  Police have arrested Darryn Byrd after finding 46-year-old Belinda Thomas dead in a West Valley City home Saturday evening.After a 5-year-old child called 911 and said his mother was wounded, officers went to a trailer home near 3300 Chester Park Drive and found Thomas suffering from multiple stab wounds, police said. They began life-saving efforts but were not able to revive Thomas. Byrd apparently knew Thomas and had been also living in the trailer, though the relationship between the two of t
  
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• Utah Jazz: Gobert leads Antetokounmpo in race for dunk record

  10-02-2019 20:31
  Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert holds a slight edge over Giannis Antetokounmpo as the two battle to become the NBA’s most prolific single-season dunker. Rudy Gobert may be known as a defensive player, but he’s on the cusp of making history on the other side of the court. The Utah Jazz center is quickly closing […]
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: We are losing the war against suicide by LGBTQ teenagers

  10-02-2019 20:30 via sportspyder.com
  I am a high school teacher and I am writing about suicide prevention among LGBTQ students. I take In loco parentis very seriously. I care about my students as if they were my own children. It is not my job to judge my LGBTQ students, it is my job to...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says there’s no time for sulking

  10-02-2019 20:01 via sportspyder.com
  The San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz are both clinging to playoff spots in the loaded Western Conference. It was Utah who came away with a convincing win in their recent matchup. Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz scored 125 points in the victory. It was...
  
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• Commentary: We are losing the war against suicide by LGBTQ teenagers

  10-02-2019 19:39
  I am a high school teacher and I am writing about suicide prevention among LGBTQ students. I take In loco parentis very seriously. I care about my students as if they were my own children. It is not my job to judge my LGBTQ students, it is my job to teach them.Your heterosexual teenager has a higher chance of committing suicide then dying in a car accident. LGBTQ students are already four times more likely than their straight counterparts to attempt suicide. Scientific research indicates that th
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - BYU in review: Cougars have figured out that defense wins games, but the most rugged part of their schedule lies ahead

  10-02-2019 19:22 via sportspyder.com
  Provo • It came against three of the most offensively challenged teams in the West Coast Conference, but BYU basketball coach Dave Rose and his staff aren’t giving it back.
  
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• Utah Jazz hold off slumping Spurs for comfortable win

  10-02-2019 19:16
  The Utah Jazz closed out their four-game home stand with an emphatic 20-point win, claiming the season series 2-1 over the San Antonio Spurs. After a rumor-filled trade season taxed the Utah Jazz mentally — when all was said and done, Ricky Rubio criticized the team’s front office for their attempted moves while Joe Ingles […]
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• BYU in review: Cougars have figured out that defense wins games, but the most rugged part of their schedule lies ahead

  10-02-2019 18:48
  Provo • It came against three of the most offensively challenged teams in the West Coast Conference, but BYU basketball coach Dave Rose and his staff aren’t giving it back.The Cougars, not known for their defense in the coach’s 14-year tenure, have held three-straight opponents to 60 points or fewer, the first time they’ve done that since February 2011.“For us, that’s a pretty good formula to win,” Rose said Saturday night after a 69-59 win over Pacific t
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Gomberg: Marie Kondo inspired me to name that which isn’t ‘sparking joy.’ I started with an extra can opener and somehow ended with Trump.

  10-02-2019 18:45 via sportspyder.com
  By now, you’ve probably heard of Marie Kondo and her organizational methods. They involve getting rid of anything that, when you hold it, doesn’t “spark joy.” It’s about cherishing what you have and letting go of what doesn’t make you feel good.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utes in review: UCLA cooperated just enough for Utah to complete an epic comeback

  10-02-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  Los Angeles • Utah guard Sedrick Barefield shot an airball, with his team trailing by four points in the last 37 seconds Saturday.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Transgender people just want to be themselves

  10-02-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  My name is Dex, and I am a 14 year-old transgender teen who recently lobbied Utah state Rep. Merrill Nelson and Sen. Ralph Okerlund about House Bill 153, which is aimed at keeping people like me from having our birth certificates reflect our true...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Students beware: Income-based loan repayment can cost you

  10-02-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  What goes up must come down. Except your age and college tuition.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Extreme Risk Protective Orders can save lives

  10-02-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  Suicide is a major public health issue in Utah, yet we know suicide is preventable. Legislators are working on policies to help communities save lives and prevent tragedy. The most significant policy proposal this year is the evidence-based House...
  
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• Another snowstorm is heading to northern Utah — but don’t plan on snowmageddon this time

  10-02-2019 18:39
  Another cold front is going to bring snow to Utah on Saturday night through Sunday, but unlike the winter storm early last week, forecasters say Utahns can measure the total accumulation in inches instead of feet.The National Weather Service is predicting at least 1 inch of snow throughout most of the state, with valley towns along the Wasatch Front seeing approximately 2 to 6 inches of snow by Sunday evening. They predict 6 to 10 inches of snow in the mountains.Park City is predicted to get 6 t
  
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• Her friends were horrified. But a Utah actress has found new insight in playing a baker who won’t make a cake for a same-sex wedding.

  10-02-2019 18:26
  Betsy West’s liberal friends were aghast when she took the role. They wanted to know how she could possibly play such a terrible person.In “The Cake,” West plays Della, a North Carolina baker in a politically red town who doesn’t want to make a wedding cake for a younger female friend who is as close to her as a daughter — because the friend is marrying a woman.The character’s beliefs are about as far from West’s as they could get. West doesn’t go
  
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• Utes in review: UCLA cooperated just enough for Utah to complete an epic comeback

  10-02-2019 18:20
  Los Angeles • Utah guard Sedrick Barefield shot an airball, with his team trailing by four points in the last 37 seconds Saturday.Somehow, the Utes ended up winning.UCLA guard Prince Ali escaped a trapping defense in the backcourt and passed the ball ahead to Cody Riley for a dunk that restored his team’s four-point lead with 16 seconds remaining.Somehow, the Bruins lost.“Everything kind of our went our way,” Ute guard Parker Van Dyke said, explaining his team's rally for
  
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• Commentary: Transgender people just want to be themselves

  10-02-2019 18:16
  My name is Dex, and I am a 14 year-old transgender teen who recently lobbied Utah state Rep. Merrill Nelson and Sen. Ralph Okerlund about House Bill 153, which is aimed at keeping people like me from having our birth certificates reflect our true selves.It was an honor to meet them, and I appreciated their time and willingness to listen as I tried to explain how this type of legislation would hurt people like me.I think there are many people who don’t have a lot of experience or understand
  
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• Commentary: Students beware: Income-based loan repayment can cost you

  10-02-2019 18:14
  What goes up must come down. Except your age and college tuition.America’s colleges welcomed nearly 20 million people to campus last fall. College enrollment has shot up 30 percent in roughly two decades. Given that college graduates earn 56 percent more than high school graduates, that’s great news.The bad news? Tuition is increasing faster than the general inflation rate and has been for many years. Today, 44 million Americans are saddled with student loan debt, totaling $28,500 on
  
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• Commentary: Extreme Risk Protective Orders can save lives

  10-02-2019 18:13
  Suicide is a major public health issue in Utah, yet we know suicide is preventable. Legislators are working on policies to help communities save lives and prevent tragedy. The most significant policy proposal this year is the evidence-based House Bill 209 Extreme Risk Protective Order, or “red flag,” bill from Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton.ERPOs are a civil procedure where family members or law enforcement may petition a judge to temporarily remove firearms from someone who poses an imm
  
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• Cougars tighten defense late, hold off Pacific 69-59 for their third straight win

  10-02-2019 17:45
  Provo • BYU just couldn’t seem to shake Pacific on Saturday night at the Marriott Center, a place where it usually rolls past any West Coast Conference team not named Saint Mary’s or Gonzaga.Second-leading scorer TJ Haws was struggling offensively, the Tigers were killing the Cougars on the offensive glass, and every big shot BYU made was answered by the visitors until late in the second half.Naturally, BYU finished off Pacific with defense, of all things.Haws forced Pacific tur
  
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• Gomberg: Marie Kondo inspired me to name that which isn’t ‘sparking joy.’ I started with an extra can opener and somehow ended with Trump.

  10-02-2019 17:38
  By now, you’ve probably heard of Marie Kondo and her organizational methods. They involve getting rid of anything that, when you hold it, doesn’t “spark joy.” It’s about cherishing what you have and letting go of what doesn’t make you feel good.She’s written four books and just launched a Netflix series called “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” that is surprisingly touching and sweet. And memes abound.I watched it thinking I’d learn how to f
  
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• Get those shovels ready. Another storm will hit northern Utah tonight, dropping inches of snow throughout the valley.

  10-02-2019 17:28
  Another cold front is going to bring snow to Utah on Saturday night through Sunday, but unlike the winter storm early last week, forecasters say Utahns can measure the total accumulation in inches instead of feet.The National Weather Service is predicting at least 1 inch of snow throughout most of the state, with valley towns along the Wasatch Front seeing approximately 2 to 6 inches of snow by Sunday evening. They predict 6 to 10 inches of snow in the mountains.Park City is predicted to get 6 t
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Lindsey Vonn finishes her skiing career with an emotional run and a third-place finish

  10-02-2019 17:24 via sportspyder.com
  Lindsey Vonn admitted that she was nervous, "probably the most nervous I've ever been in my life" as she looked down from a mountaintop in Sweden, ready for the last run of her fearless, storied skiing career. But just as she took off, the sun came...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: There are cures for the ravages of addiction

  10-02-2019 17:24 via sportspyder.com
  The headline of Marty Bernstein’s Jan. 13 commentary, “There is no known cure for addiction,” really grabbed my attention, primarily because his premise has been shown to be incorrect. I will return to this subject later, but I have to lay the...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Clean air in Utah won’t happen without carrots and sticks

  10-02-2019 17:24 via sportspyder.com
  A recent poll showed that Utahns hate dirty air, but their willingness to make lifestyle changes to achieve clean air is limited. So, if Utah is stuck with toxic foul-smelling air, it is our fault, right?
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Commentary: Church needs a vision of how sexual minorities fit into the Creator’s plans

  10-02-2019 17:24 via sportspyder.com
  I was 20 and closeted during my first time through a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple “endowment” is required before serving a mission — an invaluable part of many members’ life paths. The rituals, symbolism and...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Ashton: Oh, how my life would be better if I had a few friends assigned to stop me from doing these things

  10-02-2019 17:24 via sportspyder.com
  One of my friends is having a ‘dry February’ where he’s not drinking and not on social media. As a way to show my support for this brave endeavor, I told him I would be his sober companion, in that he could be my month-long designated driver and I...
  
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• Lindsey Vonn finishes her skiing career with an emotional run and a third-place finish

  10-02-2019 16:49
  Lindsey Vonn admitted that she was nervous, "probably the most nervous I've ever been in my life" as she looked down from a mountaintop in Sweden, ready for the last run of her fearless, storied skiing career. But just as she took off, the sun came out, an omen for the Olympic gold medalist."It was just a perfect day for downhill," Vonn told NBC SportsNet. And a perfect day for Vonn, who finished her last race cleanly in 1:02.23 and was briefly in first place in the world alpine championships Su
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Video: Jazz bench’s crazy reaction to superb display of ball movement

  10-02-2019 16:31 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz secured an important home victory on Saturday against fellow Western Conference contenders, the San Antonio Spurs. The Jazz played a great team game throughout the contest, and at one point, the Utah bench was so impressed with the team’
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Kirby: Active shooter at church — where you gonna go?

  10-02-2019 16:19 via sportspyder.com
  Fire drills may be common in schools, offices and other buildings, but I’ve only experienced such an exercise at church once. It took place years ago when a kid named Preston pulled the alarm on a dare. His mother kept his dad from killing him.
  
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• Ashton: Oh, how my life would be better if I had a few friends assigned to stop me from doing these things

  10-02-2019 16:19
  One of my friends is having a ‘dry February’ where he’s not drinking and not on social media. As a way to show my support for this brave endeavor, I told him I would be his sober companion, in that he could be my month-long designated driver and I would hang out with him.It got me thinking about other companions we could use at those critical times when we need a good friend to show support or stop an action that we’d rather regret. You know, like mixing drinking with Ins
  
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• Commentary: Church needs a vision of how sexual minorities fit into the Creator’s plans

  10-02-2019 16:18
  I was 20 and closeted during my first time through a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple “endowment” is required before serving a mission — an invaluable part of many members’ life paths. The rituals, symbolism and beauty of the Salt Lake Temple filled me with awe. I had received a figurative golden key to celestial glory.Heterosexuality is assumed of all initiates. Temple worshipers covenant to live the church’s law of chastity that ye
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘A brain and a heart at war’: A Utah actress strives for empathy in playing a baker who won’t make a cake for a same-sex wedding

  10-02-2019 16:17 via sportspyder.com
  Betsy West’s liberal friends were aghast when she took the role. They wanted to know how she could possibly play such a terrible person.
  
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• Commentary: Clean air in Utah won’t happen without carrots and sticks

  10-02-2019 16:16
  A recent poll showed that Utahns hate dirty air, but their willingness to make lifestyle changes to achieve clean air is limited. So, if Utah is stuck with toxic foul-smelling air, it is our fault, right?Wrong. Aside from the pollution-shaming, there are two major problems here: 1) Voluntary individual initiative alone will not cut it when it comes to cleaning up our air. 2) Willingness to change habits and behavior are inexorably tied to public policy, and that only comes from lawmakers.As the
  
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• Commentary: There are cures for the ravages of addiction

  10-02-2019 16:15
  The headline of Marty Bernstein’s Jan. 13 commentary, “There is no known cure for addiction,” really grabbed my attention, primarily because his premise has been shown to be incorrect. I will return to this subject later, but I have to lay the groundwork first.Physicians frequently perform tests before prescribing medications or other treatments. Your family doctor won’t write a prescription for insulin until your blood glucose has been tested, nor will a surgeon perform
  
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• Kirby: Active shooter at church — where you gonna go?

  10-02-2019 16:11
  Fire drills may be common in schools, offices and other buildings, but I’ve only experienced such an exercise at church once. It took place years ago when a kid named Preston pulled the alarm on a dare. His mother kept his dad from killing him.It was scary at first, a piercing and pulsating screech that seized everyone’s attention. A drunk couldn’t have slept through it, much less a high priest.The church members milled about, eventually finding their way out of the building. K
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Brad Rock: Utah Jazz are making a good living off snubs

  10-02-2019 16:06 via sportspyder.com
  In a matchup of longtime conference foes, the Jazz show the trade deadline and All-Star snubs don't need to have a hangover effect.
  
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• Brad Rock: Utah Jazz are making a good living off snubs

  10-02-2019 16:00
  SALT LAKE CITY – Thanks to the ongoing arms race in the Western Conference, Saturday's Jazz-Spurs game was less than epic but more than meaningless. Long ago, they were titans in the Western Conference. But time and the Golden State Warriors changed all that.That doesn't mean there's no talent. San Antonio's DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge are formidable players. But the Jazz's Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are on a slow burn after being ignored in the All-Star sweepstakes.Guess who
  
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