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• BYU’s top NFL draft prospects, Sione Takitaki and Corbin Kaufusi, mostly watch during the Cougars’ Pro Day

  29-03-2019 22:32
  Provo • Taysom Hill of the New Orleans Saints, Daniel Sorensen of the Kansas City Chiefs and Bronson Kaufusi of the New York Jets — all former BYU players — were among the onlookers as the Cougars held their annual Pro Day on Friday.Unfortunately, the two BYU players who most of the 30 or so professional football scouts came to see mostly just watched as well.Linebacker Sione Takitaki let stand his numbers from the NFL Combine last month in Indianapolis and only performed in a c
  
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• Delays are expected as I-15 in Lehi will narrow from 5 lanes to 2 this weekend

  29-03-2019 22:03
  Southbound Interstate 15 will be reduced from the normal five lanes to just two in Lehi for part of the upcoming weekend, so the Utah Department of Transportation is urging motorists to prepare for delays.The lane closures are scheduled to begin Saturday at 11 p.m. and continue through Monday at 5:30 a.m.The freeway will have only two lanes open from Saturday night to Sunday morning, when a third lane will open until Monday morning when all lanes are scheduled to reopen.The lanes are closing for
  
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• Man sentenced after pleading guilty in killing of stepfather

  29-03-2019 21:41
  Ogden, Utah • A Utah man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill in the killing of his stepfather in their home.A district court judge on Thursday sentenced David Russell Erekson of Huntsville, who entered the plea to a count of felony murder in the death of 69-year-old Roger Haven, the Standard-Examiner reported.The sentence was the mandatory minimum stipulated in Erekson's plea agreement.A family member said Erekson had been diagnosed with schizo
  
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• Brooks Lennon is Real Salt Lake’s most competitive player, fueling his quest to one day become team captain

  29-03-2019 21:31
  Herriman • Brooks Lennon receives a pass from an assistant coach, settles the ball and strikes it hard. Reserve keeper Andrew Putna bats it away, causing Lennon to loudly let out an expletive.After a few of his teammates have a go, it’s Lennon’s turn again. He receives the pass, settles the ball and, this time, beats Putna and finds the back of the net. After the goal, Lennon says something quietly to himself, his face displaying frustration and satisfaction simultaneously.But L
  
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• Family pleads with Salt Lake City Council to buy its property and end a 12-year condemnation battle near the Tooele airport

  29-03-2019 21:30
  Salt Lake City has battled the family of the late Dick Kunz Sr. for 12 years because of low-flying planes taking off and landing over their homes near the Tooele Valley Airport — which the capital city owns.The Kunz family just wants it to end, and pleaded Friday for the city council to buy all of its homes and land near the airport, saying aircraft operations have ruined their homes and land for habitation.“It’s just not acceptable,” Neil Kunz said. “It’s dev
  
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• Tuition is going up. Here are the approved increases for Utah’s public colleges.

  29-03-2019 21:04
  Several said there should be no tuition hikes at all. Others argued that a few schools could request more money.In the end, after two days of intense back-and-forth, the board members that oversee tuition increases in Utah approved some of the lowest increases for the state’s public colleges in the last decade.Still, the Utah Board of Regents did not make any adjustments to what each university proposed — which it has been criticized for doing. Dixie State University requested and re
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Celtics ban fan for 2 years; accused of racist comment

  29-03-2019 21:02 via sportspyder.com
  Boston • The Boston Celtics have banned a fan from its games for two years for being verbally abusive toward the Warriors during their only visit to Boston this season.
  
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• Here are the best photos made by Salt Lake Tribune photographers in March

  29-03-2019 21:00
  Winter seemed to break in March with snowy days dwindling — sort of — even before the first day of spring.College basketball’s March Madness took over Salt Lake City. On the pro side, fans, players and basketball officials had big conversations on racism.One family mourned, but was able to put to rest a World War II pilot whose remains were finally returned home.Utahns also managed to celebrate between the chariot pub crawl and St. Patrick’s Day.See more moments captured
  
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• Celtics ban fan for 2 years; accused of racist comment

  29-03-2019 20:57
  Boston • The Boston Celtics have banned a fan from its games for two years for being verbally abusive toward the Warriors during their only visit to Boston this season.The team says it didn't enforce a lifetime ban because its investigation couldn't prove that the fan used a racial slur toward Golden State forward DeMarcus Cousins.Earlier this month, the Utah jazz issued two lifetime bans to fans who were found to have made racist remarks to Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook.A
  
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• Mueller report will be delivered by ‘mid-April, if not sooner,’ attorney general tells Congress

  29-03-2019 20:42
  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report detailing his investigation of President Donald Trump and Russia’s election interference will be delivered to Congress by mid-April, Attorney General William Barr said Friday in a letter to lawmakers offering important new details about how the document will be edited before its public release."Everyone will soon be able to read it on their own," Barr wrote.Barr's new letter lays out a timeline for the next steps of the hotly-debated process by
  
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• Teenager in custody after arson and fire causes $600,000 in damage to 2 LDS churches in Orem

  29-03-2019 20:32
  An 18-year-old Lindon woman is in custody after an arson fire at an Orem meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early Friday.Jillian Robinson arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of arson, burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools.According to a probable cause statement, smoke and flames were reported at a chapel at 1230 North and 950 West shortly before 1:50 a.m. When officers arrived, the discovered two exterior doors had b
  
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• Trump supporters revel in Russia probe’s conclusion

  29-03-2019 20:31
  Grand Rapids, Michigan • Chuck Ricklefs Jr. is a longtime Donald Trump supporter. But before this week, he never attended a Trump rally, wore a “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” hat or contributed to Trump’s campaign.That all changed when special counsel Robert Mueller completed his investigation into Russian election meddling. In a summary of Mueller’s report, Attorney General William Barr said the special counsel found no evidence of collusion between Russia and Trump&rsq
  
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• [KSL] - Yes, Jazz Gaming gets paid to play video games. Sometimes the team can't even believe it

  29-03-2019 20:20 via sportspyder.com
  Jazz Gaming players know they are living out a lot of kids (and even adults) wildest dreams.
  
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• Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall admits putting hands on a resident, zip tying hands of one official and yelling at another. But he told investigators none of it was inappropriate.

  29-03-2019 20:18
  Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall once zip tied the hands of the city’s zoning and planning administrator. He put his arms on a resident during a conversation in his office. He raised his voice at the city’s recorder after they’d had a dispute over his handling of a contract negotiation.The women involved in these incidents viewed them as evidence of aggressive and intimidating behavior — and the two city employees told The Salt Lake Tribune they’d left their jobs be
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Groovin’ Utah Jazz host Beal, Wizards: Preview, live comment stream

  29-03-2019 19:46 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz will look to extend their win streak when they play host to Bradley Beal and the hard-luck Washington Wizards. In just over two weeks time, t...
  
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• Arizona Sen. McSally promises swift action on Colorado River drought plan

  29-03-2019 19:06
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • U.S. Sen. Martha McSally vowed Wednesday to take quick action on a plan to preserve the drought-stricken Colorado River, which serves about 40 million people in the U.S. West and Mexico.Seven states are looking to Congress to pass legislation to implement drought contingency plans that would mean voluntary cuts to keep two key reservoirs on the river from falling so low that their dams could not deliver water or produce hydropower.The plans that have been in the works for
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: John Stockton stunned by Gonzaga's success: Utah loves the Dodgers

  29-03-2019 19:05 via sportspyder.com
  "None of us that played or were part of the school way back when could even imagine this."
  
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• Feds sign off on Utah’s partial Medicaid expansion ‘bridge’ plan to clear way for enrollment beginning Monday

  29-03-2019 19:03
  Between 70,000 and 90,000 Utahns are clear to enroll in Medicaid on Monday after federal administrators on Friday approved the state’s partial expansion plan.The Utah Department of Health confirmed on Twitter that Utah’s initial “bridge” waiver had been granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), teeing up a temporary expansion program that will allow individuals earning up to 100 percent of the federal poverty limit to enroll in Medicaid. The federal
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Florida man charged with punching gay Utahn. He failed to show up for court date.

  29-03-2019 19:00
  The Florida man who was caught on video asking a Utah man if he is gay and then punching him failed to show up for a court date on Friday, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.Carlo Alazo, 22, faces three misdemeanors — one count of threatening to use a weapon in a fight and two counts of assault. Now he’s facing a $2,500 warrant for failure to appear at a scheduled 3rd District Court date on Friday.An 8-second video of the incident in the early-morning hours of Feb. 17 went viral
  
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• Tribal college scholarship program could lose its funding

  29-03-2019 18:59
  Flagstaff, Ariz. • A federal grant program that provides college scholarships to Native American students reportedly could lose funding.Flagstaff radio station KNAU reports the Trump administration has proposed defunding the grant program.The program survived last year's proposed cuts, but it's on the table again this year.The administration's fiscal year 2020 budget would slash nearly $40 million from tribal scholarship and education programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Education.
  
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• ‘Shazam!’ star Zachary Levi added to FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention lineup

  29-03-2019 18:59
  The newest superhero in DC Comics’ movie roster, “Shazam!” star Zachary Levi, is coming to FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention.Convention organizers announced Friday that Levi will appear at the event, set for April 19-20 at the Salt Palace Convention Center.In “Shazam!”, which opens nationwide on Friday, April 5, Levi plays the superpowered alter ego of 14-year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who must navigate his newfound powers and the responsibility that comes with
  
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• Groovin’ Utah Jazz host Beal, Wizards: Preview, live comment stream

  29-03-2019 18:54
  The Utah Jazz will look to extend their win streak when they play host to Bradley Beal and the hard-luck Washington Wizards. In just over two weeks time, the 2019 NBA Playoffs will tip-off in grand fashion, which bodes well for the Utah Jazz. Sure, they’ve had a soft schedule recently, but the truth remains […]
  Groovin’ Utah Jazz host Beal, Wizards: Preview, live comment stream - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• The share of Americans not having sex has reached a record high

  29-03-2019 18:34
  The share of U.S. adults reporting no sex in the past year reached an all-time high in 2018, underscoring a three-decade trend line marked by an aging population and higher numbers of unattached people.But among the 23 percent of adults — or nearly 1 in 4 — who spent the year in a celibate state, a much larger than expected number of them were twentysomething men, according to the latest data from the General Social Survey.Experts who study Americans' bedroom habits say there are a n
  
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• An RSL player is speaking up on a worldwide issue — racism in soccer

  29-03-2019 18:08
  Nedum Onuoha was in studio to analyze a duel between two of the world’s most-recognizable clubs, but once again, racist taunts spilled from the stands onto the field, making soccer become secondary. Now a center back for Real Salt Lake, who does some commentary work for BBC Sport in the offseason, Onuoha immediately noticed the body language between the player and fans during this exchange and he assumed the worst. His intuition proved right.The taunts from a small group of Chelsea fans at
  
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• After a scathing report, Utah’s colleges are requesting some of the lowest tuition increases in a decade

  29-03-2019 17:22
  Utah’s public colleges are requesting some of the lowest tuition increases this year than they have in the past decade — an adjustment that comes after state auditors last fall scrutinized the largely unregulated process where high increases were approved without question.That scathing report spurred the Utah Board of Regents to create a new system requiring each university to present an individualized request for a tuition change at a public hearing. The first attempt Thursday laste
  
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• Will receiver Steve Smith Sr. become the second Ute in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? ‘God willing,’ he says.

  29-03-2019 17:19
  Having teamed with his wife to finance athletic and academic scholarships at the University of Utah, Steve Smith Sr. enjoys receiving letters of thanks from students each year.In 2022 or some year afterward, Smith hopes to receive a phone call that would be meaningful to him in a different way. The former receiver is in line to become the second Ute player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Smith this month joined the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, in an annual ceremony that recognizes an athlet
  
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• Snow brings downed tree branches and power lines, making a mess of Friday’s morning commute

  29-03-2019 17:14
  A spring snowstorm made for a messy commute on Friday morning, and rain and snow are expected to continue into the afternoon commute as well.Rain turned to snow on Thursday night into Friday morning, creating slushy conditions that slowed traffic to a crawl and led to a number of accidents.Flooding closed 3300 South at 400 West — westbound lanes were reopened about 10a.m.; eastbound lanes were expected to reopen by 11 a.m. Emigration Canyon was shut down when power lines fell on a snowplow
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: John Stockton stunned by Gonzaga's success; Utah loves Dodgers

  29-03-2019 16:52 via sportspyder.com
  "None of us that played or were part of the school way back when could even imagine this."
  
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• [Slam Dunk Central] - Utah Jazz Backup Point Guard Dante Exum Out After Knee Surgery

  29-03-2019 16:48 via sportspyder.com
  It has been a tough road for Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum since he was a lottery pick in the draft, and now the road is going to be...
  
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• Morning links: John Stockton stunned by Gonzaga's success: Utah loves the Dodgers

  29-03-2019 16:47
  SALT LAKE CITY — His kids have moved on from Gonzaga and his eligibility was used up three and a half decades ago, but John Stockton remains as loyal to the 'Zags as ever.The Hall of Fame basketball player was among the horde of Gonzaga fans at his alma mater's Sweet 16 game Thursday in Anaheim, California — an impressive 72-58 win over Florida State.Stockton still can't quite fathom that the private Jesuit Catholic school from Spokane, Washington, has evolved into an elite program.
  
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• Morning links: John Stockton stunned by Gonzaga's success; Utah loves Dodgers

  29-03-2019 16:47
  His kids have moved on from Gonzaga and his eligibility was used up three and a half decades ago, but John Stockton remains as loyal to the Zags as ever.The Hall of Fame basketball player was among the horde of Gonzaga fans at his alma mater's Sweet 16 game Thursday in Anaheim, California — an impressive 72-58 win over Florida State.Stockton still can't quite fathom that the private Jesuit Catholic school from Spokane, Washington, has evolved into an elite program. This was Gonzaga's fifth
  
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• Catherine Rampell: If Republicans built their ideal health care system, it would be Obamacare

  29-03-2019 16:45
  Washington • Wanna know the reason Republicans have had so much trouble coming up with a “replacement” plan for Obamacare?Because if Republicans actually tried to devise a health care system that fulfilled both conservative principles and their public promises, they'd probably propose something that looks too much like … Obamacare.For reasons few can fathom, President Trump has revived the GOP’s disastrous, nearly decade-long effort to destroy the Affordable Care Ac
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz go for four in a row against Washington Wizards

  29-03-2019 16:04 via sportspyder.com
  Can the Jazz keep their foot on the pedal and get to 50 wins this season?
  
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• Snow and slush make a mess of Friday’s morning commute

  29-03-2019 15:52
  A spring snowstorm made for a messy commute on Friday morning, and rain and snow are expected to continue into the afternoon commute as well.Rain turned to snow on Thursday night into Friday morning, creating slushy conditions that slowed traffic to a crawl and led to a number of accidents.Flooding closed 3300 South at 400 West for a time, and Emigration Canyon was shut down when power lines fell on a snowplow and set it on fire. The driver escaped without injury, according to Salt Lake Police.T
  
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• Teenager in custody after arson fire damages LDS church in Orem

  29-03-2019 15:44
  An 18-year-old Lindon woman is in custody after an arson fire at an LDS meetinghouse in Orem early Friday.According to police, smoke and flames were reported at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel near 1200 North and 1000 West shortly before 1:50 a.m. Officers were able to douse the flames using the building’s fire extinguishers, but the blaze did “significant” damage to the meetinghouse, said Lt. Craig Martinez.Police also discovered a second LDS Chapel near
  
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• Political Cornflakes: The Supreme Court halts an execution for religious discrimination — a turnabout from just last month

  29-03-2019 15:10
  Religious discrimination on death row was highlighted Thursday night when the Supreme Court halted the execution of a condemned killer in Texas because prison officials wouldn’t allow a Buddhist spiritual adviser in the death chamber with him. That was a 180 reversal from last month when the high court declined to block the execution of a Muslim man in Alabama for that state’s refusal to allow him to be accompanied at the time of death by an imam. The justices gave no reason for thei
  
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• March in Utah: Celebrations, March Madness and a World War II pilot’s return home

  29-03-2019 14:30
  Winter seemed to break in March with snowy days dwindling — sort of — even before the first day of spring.College basketball’s March Madness took over Salt Lake City. On the pro side, fans, players and basketball officials had big conversations on racism.One family mourned, but was able to put to rest a World War II pilot whose remains were finally returned home.Utahns also managed to celebrate between the chariot pub crawl and St. Patrick’s Day.See more moments captured
  
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• Kirby: For a family with no sports genes, my granddaughters are Amazons

  29-03-2019 14:25
  My eldest granddaughter, Hallie, ran track for Herriman High School in a meet against Riverton High on Tuesday.It was the first race of hers I attended since she started running for the school a few months ago. When I heard she had joined the track team, I rolled my eyes.In a direct line going back 500 years, neither side of my parental ancestry has produced a single common athlete, much less a superior one.This is not to say that we weren’t strong, only that competitive athleticism was no
  
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• [USA Today: For The Win] - Celtics didn't go far enough in banning fan who made racist remark to DeMarcus Cousins

  29-03-2019 14:24 via sportspyder.com
  The Celtics banned a fan for two seasons after he reportedly called DeMarcus Cousins the n-word. It’s not enough.
  
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• George Pyle: Reyes among those we should thank for Medicare for All

  29-03-2019 14:23
  “'Twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.”-- W.C. FieldsIt’s not the Democrats, or the Socialists, or the Democratic Socialists, who are going to get us to Medicare for All. It’s the Republicans, lead by their clueless commander in chief, with the eagerly irrational assistance of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.While other Utah politicians are arguing around the margins of the Affordable Care Act, and its attendant expansion
  
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• Petula Dvorak: Madeleine Albright and Fred Malek: An unlikely, inspiring bipartisan friendship

  29-03-2019 14:00
  In the polarized, bitterly divided Washington of today, the lions of the right and left shouldn't do dinners together, right?But Fred Malek and Madeleine Albright did. And they did those fond old-friend, double-handed handshakes when they saw each other. The Republican rainmaker and the country's first female secretary of state threw their heads back in laughter at their inside jokes, they were gracious and kind to each other. And I was in awe.Malek, who died this week at 82, once counted Jews f
  
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• Letter: Sen. Mike Lee owes us an apology

  29-03-2019 14:00
  Thank you, Sen. Mike Lee.You just totally embarrassed the state of Utah with your absolutely ridiculous response to the Green New Deal.You made a fool of yourself by suggesting “babies” would stop climate change, not to mention the ridiculous picture. You owe us an apology.Gail C. Hilton, MurraySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Mueller’s report gives me something to cling to

  29-03-2019 14:00
  Thank you Robert Mueller. Since the day Donald Trump became president, I have searched for a deed, a character trait, an action, a quote, something of the president that I could be proud of and that I could point to as an example for my grandchildren to be proud of and to emulate.Of course, there are the affairs with porn stars and the subsequent cash payments for silence, which could be an obstruction of justice. Then there is the bashing of our allies while at the same time cuddling up to the
  
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• Letter: Mueller failed to do his duty

  29-03-2019 14:00
  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s failure to give a solid decision to the question of President Donald Trump’s alleged obstruction of justice is a failure to do his duty. He was chosen precisely to make this decision. His statement that “while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him” only furthers one’s doubts whichever political side one favors.That Attorney General William Barr and his deputy do the job for
  
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• Letter: Herbert is wrong to want to roll back roadless rules

  29-03-2019 14:00
  Our outdoor experiences shape the way we live our lives. Working in the outdoor industry, I am privy to the opportunities to explore Utah’s diverse terrain, which offers unparalleled adventures. Unfortunately, Utah leaders continue to attempt to weaken protections that not only impact our recreation, but also our livelihood.One of the latest threats is Gov. Gary Herbert’s attempt to roll back protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas under the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits tim
  
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• Letter: Fragmentation is harmful to ecosystems

  29-03-2019 14:00
  I agree with the March 17 Tribune commentary by Tom Diegel, “Herbert’s roadless rule petition won’t help wildfire situation.”This looks more like an end run by Gov. Gary Herbert and his “take back our land” cronies to put more public land under state control. More roads, more logging and mining, more motorized use.The original roadless rule already provides for road construction to facilitate fire suppression and forest health. If the roadless rule is not work
  
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• A RSL player is speaking up on a worldwide issue — racism in soccer

  29-03-2019 14:00
  Nedum Onuoha was in studio to analyze a duel between two of the world’s most-recognizable clubs, but once again, racist taunts spilled from the stands onto the field, making soccer become secondary. Now a center back for Real Salt Lake, who does some commentary work for BBC Sport in the offseason, Onuoha immediately noticed the body language between the player and fans during this exchange and he assumed the worst. His intuition proved right.The taunts from a small group of Chelsea fans at
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: It’s harder to make ‘Veep’ seem crazy with Trump in the White House

  29-03-2019 13:15
  When “Veep” premiered in 2012, it was easier to make a show about an incompetent, ridiculous, profane, selfish, self-involved misanthrope who was a heartbeat away from the presidency — and make it seem like comedy.Seven years later, executive producer/star Julia Louis-Dreyfus and show-runner David Mandel both say it's gotten harder to seem outrageous.“Given our current political climate, it’s been more challenging for us to sort of push boundaries,” Louis-Drey
  
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• Utah lawmakers tucked away $110M to solve a slew of building and parking problems on Capitol Hill and its surroundings

  29-03-2019 13:00
  Utah’s first state flag, pioneer wedding dresses and other treasures from the state’s past are currently stored in a dank basement surrounded by a network of leaky pipes.A couple miles away at the state offices on Capitol Hill, the air conditioning and heating systems and bathroom fixtures are closing in on the end of their useful lives. And the parking shortage around the statehouse complex is so acute that visitors are often forced to park their cars a half-mile away or farther and
  
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• From blue pee to pink cubicles, fake mission calls to phony notices — April Fools Day is coming. It’s time to prank or be pranked.

  29-03-2019 13:00
  April First looms — the day for pranking and punking, fooling and feigning, hexing and vexing, hijinks and low jinks.Some hoaxes are simple. One perpetrator, one victim. A costumed wife flashes her unsuspecting husband. A fiancee bakes an unforgettable, impenetrable, inedible cake.Others are elaborate, costly conspiracies. Families, friends, co-workers, even hired hands plot against an unwitting target. A man’s man comes back from vacation to a pinkalicious office. A couple return ho
  
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