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• Commentary: How to reach a sustainable human population

  02-03-2019 23:30
  “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”— Genesis 1:28, KJVThis scripture was written around the sixth century BCE, when an estimated 150 million people inhabited Earth. The current global population is approaching 7.7 billion. It is imperative that we reconsider the human pop
  
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• Tribune sports staff wins multiple awards at APSE contest

  02-03-2019 23:20
  The Salt Lake Tribune sports staff picked up five awards in the annual Associated Press Sports Editor’s contest, results of which were announced this past week in Orlando, Fla.The Tribune earned top ten honors for best daily section, best Sunday section and best digital section among midsize newspapers with a print circulation of between 31,000 and 87,000.Also earning honors were Tribune sports staffers Kurt Kragthorpe and Andy Larsen.Kragthorpe, a Tribune veteran, earned a top ten award f
  
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• Tribune editorial: Tax plan is a good start, but it shouldn’t be a done deal

  02-03-2019 23:00
  Utah legislators finally brought forth a bill to produce the most fundamental change in tax structure in more than a decade. At 257 pages, the complicated and far-reaching legislation touches the wallets of virtually all Utahns.And those Utahns apparently get two weeks max to look it over before it becomes law.The need for this legislation has been building for years. Sales tax collections have not kept pace with the economy as spending has shifted from goods to services.We aren’t at any p
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo questionable, Malcolm Brogdon doubtful vs. Jazz

  02-03-2019 22:15 via sportspyder.com
  The Milwaukee Bucks take on the Utah Jazz on Saturday and the team is listing star small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as questionable and guard Malcolm Brogdon as doubtful. The Bucks are on the second night of a back-to-back. They defeated the Los...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz take on NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks in Salt Lake City

  02-03-2019 22:13 via sportspyder.com
  Fresh off the statement win in Denver, the Utah Jazz face the Milwaukee Bucks and—possibly—Giannis Antetokounmpo.
  
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• Yearning for Zion ex-polygamist ranch in Texas being sold

  02-03-2019 22:01
  Eldorado, Texas • A group of polygamists, with their blond child brides and 19th century doctrine of plural marriage being the pathway to heaven, were forced out their compound here in 2014, and scattered to the west.The San Antonio Express-News reports their prophet and absolute leader, Warren Jeffs, 63, once on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List, is serving a life sentence in a Texas state prison for raping young girls at the site.And for most residents of this one-stoplight farming town three
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz have considerable light at end of tunnel after game vs. MIL

  02-03-2019 20:56 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz should enter the playoffs red hot due to an unbelievably favorable 20-game stretch to close out the year. Early in the season, one of the mos...
  
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• Utah Jazz have considerable light at end of tunnel after game vs. MIL

  02-03-2019 20:29
  The Utah Jazz should enter the playoffs red hot due to an unbelievably favorable 20-game stretch to close out the year. Early in the season, one of the most often mentioned themes among Utah Jazz fans was the team’s difficult schedule. With several road games and consecutive bouts against tough opponents, the Jazz floundered in […]
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Four power forward options in the 2019 NBA Draft

  02-03-2019 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  Following up an article I wrote about some point guard options in the 2019 NBA Draft is one consisting of power forward options for the Utah Jazz. The trad...
  
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• With praise and chants, Archie Archuleta remembered as Utah civil rights leader at a public memorial service

  02-03-2019 20:23
  There was music, laughs, chants and a few tears. Just a few, though.Attendees at the “celebration of life” for Archie Archuleta, as the flyer promoting the event called it, included Latinos, blacks, Asians, Native Americans, whites, civil rights leaders and a swath of Democrats. They swapped stories about Archuleta, who died Jan. 25 at age 88.The stories covered Archuleta’s days a teacher, principal, Utah civil rights leader, husband, father and grandfather.“This is not a
  
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• Trump rouses right with prediction of a big 2020 win

  02-03-2019 20:05
  Oxon Hill, Md. • President Donald Trump told an appreciative audience of conservatives Saturday that he will win re-election in 2020 and by a bigger margin than his 2016 victory. He mocked Democrats for their framework to combat climate change and said House lawmakers pushing to expand their investigations of him are “sick.”In a wide-ranging speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump rehashed his outsider campaign that overcame long odds and a crowded field of
  
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• Utah Jazz: Four power forward options in the 2019 NBA Draft

  02-03-2019 19:54
  Following up an article I wrote about some point guard options in the 2019 NBA Draft is one consisting of power forward options for the Utah Jazz. The trade deadline has passed. All-Star weekend has passed. The playoff eligibility deadline has passed. We’re down to the knitty gritty of the 2018-2019 season. The Utah Jazz […]
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - The Utah Jazz are undefeated with Ricky Rubio out of the lineup

  02-03-2019 19:29 via sportspyder.com
  Debates may rage about the efficacy of Ricky Rubio on the Utah Jazz roster, but their perfect record with him sidelined is undoubtedly concerning. Ricky Ru...
  
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• Walden: Time for Dirk to hang ’em up? That’s not my call — or yours

  02-03-2019 19:27
  If you were a superstar athlete, the question went, when would be the ideal time for you to retire?I heard that question at the beginning of this season when it was announced that Dirk Nowitzki would be missing extended time due to injury. The question popped up again a week or so ago when Nowitzki was making what might have been the final Salt Lake City appearance of his career.Everyone had their own best-case scenario: after winning a title at the tail end of your halcyon days; before a drop-o
  
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• Suspect in fatal shooting near UVU campus has turned himself in

  02-03-2019 19:10
  The suspect in a shooting near Utah Valley University campus in Orem that left one man dead is in the custody of the Orem Police Department.According to a tweet sent out by Orem Police on Saturday morning, Elbert Paule turned himself in to the department. Police had been searching for Paule since Thursday evening, offering a reward for his capture.The suspect in the shooting, Elbert Paule, has turned himself in and is in custody.More information will be put out on the situation when it becomes a
  
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• The Utah Jazz are undefeated with Ricky Rubio out of the lineup

  02-03-2019 18:53
  Debates may rage about the efficacy of Ricky Rubio on the Utah Jazz roster, but their perfect record with him sidelined is undoubtedly concerning. Ricky Rubio has frustrated many Utah Jazz fans with his up-and-down play this season. To those fans’ pleasure, the Jazz haven’t lost a game in which Rubio doesn’t play all season […]
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Walden: Time for Dirk to hang ’em up? That’s not my call — or yours

  02-03-2019 18:44 via sportspyder.com
  If you were a superstar athlete, the question went, when would be the ideal time for you to retire?
  
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• Don’t panic: How parents can deal with internet hoaxes

  02-03-2019 17:38
  New York • The latest parental panic on social media — over a purported challenge for kids to complete harmful tasks — elevates the importance of establishing an open dialogue with children and taking advantage of online parental controls.Warnings about the "Momo challenge" swept Facebook and other social media in recent days, as parents worried about purported videos that encourage children to hurt themselves or do other harmful tasks such as turning on stoves without telling t
  
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• Neo-Nazi group’s leader is black man who vows to dissolve it

  02-03-2019 17:34
  One of the nation's largest neo-Nazi groups appears to have an unlikely new leader: a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it.Court documents filed Thursday suggest James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based group's defense against a lawsuit.The NSM is one of several extremist groups sued over bloodshed at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stern's filing asks a federal
  
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• Legalized sports betting unlikely in 3 largest US states

  02-03-2019 17:30
  Over the past decade, teams from California, Florida or Texas have competed in more than half the championship series in the four major professional sports — including every NBA final.That may be no surprise, considering the three states account for 27 percent of all franchises in those leagues. The sheer number of teams and their relative success make them fertile territory for legalizing sports gambling now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed every state to offer it."These states are
  
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• After a week of cougar, moose and other wildlife sightings in cities, expect more animal encounters in Utah as the valleys warm

  02-03-2019 17:11
  A spate of appearances by cougar and moose — and one intrepid mountain goat — in cities along the Wasatch Front has animal lovers reaching for their binoculars and wildlife officials warning that more close encounters could be coming.“March is a very important month to keep your eyes open,” said Scott Root, conservation outreach manager for the state Division of Wildlife Resources’ central region.Since last week, a mother and two juvenile cougars roamed into the bac
  
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• After warning theater groups — including Salt Lake City’s Grand — to cancel ‘Mockingbird,’ Broadway producer offers free use of new Aaron Sorkin version

  02-03-2019 17:10
  The cancellation of the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Salt Lake City’s Grand Theatre may not be the last word, after a powerful Broadway producer faced a barrage of bad publicity and had a change of heart.Cast members of The Grand’s production were in rehearsals on Feb. 16 when they learned that the production would be dropped because of a legal dispute. Producer Scott Rudin argues licensing company Dramatic Publishing Inc. improperly agreed to allow certain regional
  
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• The Utes have a lot going for them as they begin spring football practice. They also must replace six NFL prospects.

  02-03-2019 17:00
  Two linebackers, two kickers, an offensive tackle and a safety.Utah's needs of personnel discoveries in spring football practice, beginning Monday, are conveniently packaged into selected position groups and align with the players the Utes sent to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The program lost only three other senior starters, also from the offensive line and secondary, so those are the obvious areas of interest in March and April for the Pac-12 South's defending champions.Four proje
  
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• A culinary program is back in line seeking state money despite a highly critical audit and declining student participation

  02-03-2019 17:00
  The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.Seven months after it was called out in a critical legislative audit for questionable spending of public dollars, the Utah Restaurant Association is back asking state lawmakers for more than $400,000 in appropriations.The money is to run ProStart, a culinary education program for high school students looking for careers in the food-service industry. While the audit
  
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• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - MVP debate and other NBA podcasts you should listen today

  02-03-2019 16:25 via sportspyder.com
  All the top NBA podcasts compiled here on a daily basis so you don’t have to look for them. Enjoy! POSTGAME: CELTICS vs. Wizards | Mar. 1 | Kyrie Irving | Bradley Beal from Boston Celtics Pos…
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Why Quin Snyder is a top coach in the NBA

  02-03-2019 16:06 via sportspyder.com
  When the Utah Jazz hired Quin Snyder as their head coach back in June 2014, no one really knew what to expect. After all, he had no NBA head-coaching experience, and his collegiate coaching career did not exactly end gracefully. So just what were...
  
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• Letter: What socialism really is

  02-03-2019 15:00
  In response to Tom Huckin’s Tuesday commentary regarding the GOP’s years long propaganda around the word “socialism,” and now Rep. Chris Stewart, et al., making it a Red Menace, why don’t we just rebrand socialism to what it has always been: humanism.Susann Spencer, MillcreekSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Utah shows no interest in conserving water

  02-03-2019 15:00
  With respect to The Salt Lake Tribune article “Utah water conservation plan falls short, critics say,” I believe that the Utah Division of Water Resources has no interest in water conservation, but wants to be “seen” as conserving water.What I mean by that is they make plenty of marketing/PR claims about their efforts, but when a well-documented article puts the division’s efforts into context, the truth about the dismal efforts comes to light.Utah is home to the ch
  
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• Letter: Rep. Chris Stewart makes a compelling case for limited socialism

  02-03-2019 15:00
  Thank you, Rep. Chris Stewart, for making a compelling case for limited American socialism.In his Feb. 26 opinion piece, Stewart attempted to denounce socialism, not by citing failed instances, but by justifiably excoriating failed totalitarian regimes, namely those that have ruled the USSR, Cuba and Venezuela, which nationalized and then destroyed key industries. Amazingly, he immediately went on to praise Canada and what he called “the Nordic countries” for their social safety nets
  
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• Letter: Rep. Chris Steward’s countless lies. And some truth.

  02-03-2019 15:00
  For those of us who believe clear thinking and facts should govern our politics, Rep. Chris Stewart’s recent St. George town hall performance was appalling. Stewart’s countless lies, taken from the GOP/Fox News handbook, demonstrate why our nation is in deep trouble. Examples:Lie: Republican tax breaks for the wealthy boost our economy.Fact: In exchange for kickbacks, Republicans gave massive tax breaks to their paymasters and increased our national debt $1.5+ trillion. CEOs and stoc
  
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• Letter: Haven’t we suffered enough from nuclear experimentation?

  02-03-2019 15:00
  Thanks to Robert Gehrke for pointing out the many reasons why political involvement by the predominant religion is not out of the ordinary in a state like Utah.Having recognized that, those who belong to this church, and all other churches, should actively be contacting their church officials regarding HB220, the bill to allow EnergySolutions to bring hotter, more eternally toxic radioactive waste to Utah. This could literally be a matter of life or death for some Utahns.It’s not Utah&rsqu
  
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• Letter: A shredder for Sen. Orrin Hatch?

  02-03-2019 15:00
  How about a giant shredder as the ultimate legacy for Sen. Orrin Hatch? In the short term, it could take care of his papers and be left for community use, improving the environment for everybody.If the senator insists, it could be housed in an impressive marble and granite structure.E. T. Hebda, SandySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Holly Richardson: Remembering women’s role in history isn’t just for one month

  02-03-2019 15:00
  In March of 1910, the Second International Conference of Women was held in Copenhagen, where nearly 100 women, representing 17 countries, decided that the first “International Woman’s Day” would be celebrated the next year. March 8, 1911, marked the first time women’s rights and their contributions were recognized. It took many decades, but the movement grew from a single day to a week of recognition. In 1978, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (Calif.) Commiss
  
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• Rich Lowry: Don’t root for a primary challenge to Trump

  02-03-2019 14:00
  The race for 2020 is taking shape, although there are still significant unknowns, including whether Donald Trump will get a serious primary challenge.His fiercest Republican critics say, "Yes — please, please, yes."They are probably wrong, and it's certainly nothing to root for.Trump's dominance of the party begins with his lockdown support of the right, forcing any primary challenger to the left. This isn't fertile territory. Self-identified moderates and liberals are only a fraction of t
  
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• Hundreds of arts groups wait to see if Utah Legislature will triple the state’s funding for Arts & Museums grants

  02-03-2019 14:00
  In a ghost town near Leeds — far away from the decision-makers in the Utah Capitol — Ronald Cundick is trying to keep a bit of Utah history from falling apart.“You have to use old mortar. You can’t use new mortar. It’s too strong; it breaks up the bricks,” said Cundick, president of the Silver Reef Foundation, which operates the Silver Reef Museum outside Leeds in Washington County.The museum maintains — or tries to — a collection of buildings left
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Utah Jazz players read "I Am Enough"

  02-03-2019 09:23 via sportspyder.com
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• State colleges: Onyenwere, No. 25 Bruins overpower Utes 76-60

  02-03-2019 07:27
  Los Angeles • Michaela Onyenwere matched a career high with 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 UCLA defeated Utah 76-60 on Friday night.Onyenwere was 11-of-20 shooting while posting her 11th double-double of the season. Kennedy Burke added 19 points, Japreece Dean had 11 points and a career-high 10 assists and Lajahna Drummer also scored 11 points for the Bruins (18-11, 11-6), who made their first AP Top 25 appearance of the season this week.UCLA made only 1 of 11 3-point attempts
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz coach Quin Snyder thinks Kyle Korver has ‘made everybody a little better’

  02-03-2019 03:23 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz head coach Quin Synder thinks sharpshooter Kyle Korver has “made everybody a little better.” The Jazz acquired Korver from the Cleveland Cavaliers in November. Synder points to Korver’s work ethic and the way he approaches the game as the...
  
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• Utah House advances bill that would raise age for tobacco purchases from 19 to 21

  02-03-2019 02:53
  Utah moved one step closer on Friday to raising the age for buying tobacco and e-cigarettes from 19 to 21 across the state.House lawmakers approved a so-called tobacco 21 bill sponsored by Rep. Steve Eliason by a vote of 47-19 after stripping out pre-emption language that critics said would tie the hands of local governments. In pitching his bill, Eliason said increasing the smoking age could prevent many young people from becoming nicotine-dependent while their brains are still developing.&ldqu
  
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• Lawmakers advance bill pitched as university campus free speech protection

  02-03-2019 02:48
  The Utah House approved a bill differentiating between protected free speech and harassment on college campuses.The controversial legislation includes a provision that would prevent a university from punishing any form of speech that doesn’t fall under the Supreme Court’s definition of harassment in the 1999 ruling in Davis vs. Monroe County Board of Education.Following a lively debate, the House voted 44 to 25 to send HB158 to the Senate.Bill sponsor Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan,
  
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• Utah House approves ban on 15-year-olds getting married, 16- and 17-year-olds would need parental permission

  02-03-2019 02:36
  Fifteen-year-olds looking to wed may soon be legally barred after a bill raising Utah’s minimum marriage age to 16 easily cleared the House on Friday.State representatives voted 55-6 for the bill, HB234, which requires parental consent and judicial approval for a 16- or 17-year-old to marry, and imposes a seven-year maximum age gap between a minor and their potential spouse.“I see this as a way for us to protect children,” said bill sponsor Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City,
  
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• You aren’t invincible, new safety videos warn Latter-day Saint missionaries

  02-03-2019 02:35
  Latter-day Saint leaders have an emphatic message for their youthful missionaries: You may be on God’s errand, but you are not invincible.That means the 65,000 “elders” and “sisters” who make up the proselytizing army of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe are at risk of being punched, kicked, choked, restrained, bitten by a dog or hit by a car. They contract malaria or dengue fever, or get shocked by loose electrical wires. They’v
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - How Donovan Mitchell is connecting Utah Jazz fans to his favorite rapper Dave East

  02-03-2019 02:32 via sportspyder.com
  "It feels like their careers are kind of at the same trajectory," Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant said.
  
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• A day of ‘heavy lifting’ on affordable housing — two new projects break ground in Salt Lake City

  02-03-2019 02:32
  In what one official called “an extraordinary day,” Salt Lake City saw two new affordable housing projects break ground Friday, one for the elderly and another for those escaping homelessness.The two projects, at Centro Civico Mexicano and First Step House, will include a total of 136 new dwellings — with all of those units kept accessible for residents earning below-average incomes.“Today is such a landmark in dreams coming true for people who desperately need affordable
  
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• How Donovan Mitchell is connecting Utah Jazz fans to his favorite rapper Dave East

  02-03-2019 02:22
  DENVER — Fresh off a 32-point performance against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at Vivint Arena, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had no time to rest before hitting the hardwood again the next day in Denver's Pepsi Center.After a slow start, Mitchell caught fire scoring 9 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter — including three clutch baskets in the final two minutes — to help the Jazz secure their third consecutive victory against the Nuggets on Thursday.As Mitch
  
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• Trampoline safety bill bounces to passage in the state Legislature

  02-03-2019 01:53
  Utah lawmakers want to ensure the safety of trampoline park patrons through a bill that would impose licensure, safety and insurance requirements on the parks.HB150 was approved by the Senate Friday but requires a final vote of the House to concur with an amendment made earlier in the week in a Senate committee. If it gets a thumb’s up in House, it will go to the governor for final action.The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Norm Thurston, R-Provo, said that by getting more trampoline parks to a
  
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• Planned Parenthood protests Utah Legislature’s anti-abortion measures as divisive ‘message’ bills

  02-03-2019 01:43
  A group of about 28 people stood in a circle in Utah’s Capitol Rotunda on Friday donned in pink shirts. Some clutched poster boards, others stood stock still with their hands rested on their hips. Most were women, with a few men scattered throughout the ranks.The group stood in silence for about 45 minutes, broken every few seconds by a recorded voice coming out of a faux pink bird with messages — some of hope and others of frustration — for Utah lawmakers.“We put a messa
  
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