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• UDOT installs new radar-triggered signs that warn drivers when wildlife is near

  14-05-2019 23:32
  In the last four years, cars killed 100 deer in a one-mile section of State Road 73 in Eagle Mountain. And the collisions totaled many of the cars.Leslie Beck, the Utah Department of Transportation’s Saratoga Springs maintenance station supervisor, was tired of the carnage. The agency pondered wildlife bridges, tunnels or fencing — but it was all expensive and required time-consuming environmental studies. Then Beck came up with what UDOT thinks will be a quick, cheap and first-of-it
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney votes against Trump judicial pick over comments he made about Obama

  14-05-2019 23:31
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney on Tuesday broke with Republican ranks and cast the lone GOP vote against a judicial pick by President Donald Trump because the nominee had disparaged then-President Barack Obama.The Senate confirmed Michael Truncale 49-46, with Romney joining Democrats in opposing the nomination.Truncale, who will serve as a federal judge in Texas, had called Obama an “un-American imposter” and railed against liberal policies and judges and Democrats.Romney, a Utah
  
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• Salt Lake City library patrons now have free, unlimited access to The Tribune online

  14-05-2019 23:31
  All Salt Lake City public libraries now offer unlimited access to Salt Lake Tribune articles on The Tribune’s website, sltrib.com.The Tribune has taken down its subscription paywall for patrons at The City Library’s eight branches. The Tribune is extending this arrangement to other Utah public libraries. Those who are interested can send a note to [email protected].“For 148 years, The Salt Lake Tribune has been a trusted source of news and an independent voice in Utah,&rdquo
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Ranking the Top 30 NBA Free Agents in 2019

  14-05-2019 23:03 via sportspyder.com
  Plus the odds at the Jazz signing them
  
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• George Pyle: Nobody is losing rights. Some may lose privilege.

  14-05-2019 23:00
  “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”— Thomas Jefferson, “Notes on the State of Virginia”“Equal rights for others does not mean less rights for you. It’s not pie.”— T-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, mouse pads, The whole damn internetIf granting by law a guarant
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Churchy State

  14-05-2019 22:49
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/13/bagley-cartoon-game/" target=_blank><u>Game of Tariffs</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/10/bagley-cartoon/"><u>Participation Trophy</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/05/09/bagley-cartoon-gol
  
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• Noah Feldman: ‘Heartbeat’ abortion bans are going nowhere before 2020

  14-05-2019 22:30
  The Georgia anti-abortion law signed last week and the near-total abortion ban Alabama will consider again Tuesday are just the most recent examples of what you could call "Kavanaugh laws."Like anti-abortion statutes recently enacted by Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota and Ohio, these are blatantly unconstitutional laws openly intended to violate the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion-rights jurisprudence that goes back to Roe v. Wade.The Georgia law bans abortion after a doctor can detect a
  
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• BYU announces it is beginning to update how it enforces its Honor Code

  14-05-2019 22:28
  Brigham Young University announced Tuesday that it has begun updating how it enforces its strict Honor Code — a move that comes a little more than a month after students at the private religious campus protested how they’ve been treated.The director of the Honor Code Office, Kevin Utt, wrote in a letter sent out to students that the office is just at the start of a process to improve its work. The biggest change will be “increased transparency,” he said, to reduce the anx
  
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• U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Russia: No more election interference

  14-05-2019 22:10
  Sochi, Russia • On his first trip to Russia as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo warned his Russian counterpart against any “unacceptable” Russian meddling in U.S. elections.At a news conference following three hours of meetings Tuesday, Pompeo said he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that any such action by the Russians in the 2020 elections "would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been."Following their discussions in the resort city of Sochi
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - More Summer Q&A: Front Office Shuffle, Targeting Defense, and… a Hayward Sequel?

  14-05-2019 22:03 via sportspyder.com
  Once again, were here to help. Here are answers to the latest batch of questions submitted from the Tweeps. The Jazz need a wing who can shoot, drive, defend, pass. Well find out.
  
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• Former five-star recruit Mique Juarez of UCLA says he’s joining Utah’s football program

  14-05-2019 20:55
  Two offensive linemen, a kicker and a linebacker. Utah's football program keeps adapting to the modern method of building roster depth via graduate transfers, with former UCLA linebacker Mique Juarez announcing his commitment to the Utes on Tuesday.Juarez’s background is complicated, with UCLA basically having forced him out of the football program, due to the school’s “strict concussion policy,” according to the Southern California News Group.In a story published in Marc
  
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• U.S. targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

  14-05-2019 20:39
  Beijing • U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to “fight to the finish” in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth.The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office issued its target list after Beijing announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods in their spiraling dispute over Chinese technology ambitions and other irritants. Chinese authorities
  
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• AP source: Attorney General William Barr working with intel chiefs on Russia review

  14-05-2019 20:21
  Washington • Attorney General William Barr is stepping up the probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, naming a U.S. attorney to oversee the investigation and working with intelligence chiefs to see how surveillance was conducted.Barr tapped John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, but remains directly involved in the probe, which he initiated about three weeks ago, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person could not discuss the matter
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Donovan reflects on the season: "Step forward and take the challenge, head on."

  14-05-2019 20:12 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell, after finishing his sophomore season as a standout guard for the Utah Jazz, reflects on his regular and postseason performance, on and off ...
  
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• Rich Lowry: Tiny humans with heartbeats should be protected by law

  14-05-2019 20:04
  Lysistrata, the character from the Aristophanes play of the same name, declared a sex strike to try to stop a devastating war in ancient Greece.Alyssa Milano, the actress and political activist, declared a sex strike to try to stop Georgia from protecting unborn children in the womb.The state just passed and signed into law a so-called heartbeat bill to outlaw abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detectable. This led Milano to conclude that women can't risk pregnancy until further notice, and mus
  
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• [KSL] - Ben Anderson: Jazz should see optimism in remaining playoff contenders

  14-05-2019 19:26 via sportspyder.com
  A look at the four teams remaining in the NBA playoffs should give the Jazz hope for their future.
  
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• Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85

  14-05-2019 19:23
  New York • Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants," has died. He was 85.Conway died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness, according to Howard Bragman, who heads LaBrea Media. Conway's wife, Charlene Fusco, and a daughter, Jackie, were at his side.A native of Ohio, Conway credited his Midwestern root
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Ricky Rubio hoping to be ‘protagonist’ in championship-winning team

  14-05-2019 19:17 via sportspyder.com
  Ricky Rubio has gone from a sought-after young talent to a point guard that has likely plateaued at the age of 28, though the Utah Jazz floor general is still hoping to end his NBA story with a championship ring. Rubio, who has put up the two best...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Ricky Rubio admits being affected by trade talk surrounding Mike Conley, impending free agency

  14-05-2019 18:56 via sportspyder.com
  Ricky Rubio’s next contract is likely to shape the rest of his NBA career, as the Utah Jazz have been mum about their willingness to re-sign him. Rubio survived a turbulent trade deadline, including rumors of a potential point guard swap with...
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - 2019 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Utah Jazz

  14-05-2019 18:33 via sportspyder.com
  A look at the Utah Jazz's salary cap situation heading into the 2019 offseason.
  
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• Mitt Romney’s ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired Mother’s Day gift goes viral, for all the wrong reasons

  14-05-2019 18:23
  [SPOILER ALERT! Do not read if you have not watched the most recent episode of “Game of Thrones.”]Mitt Romney’s Mother’s Day gift to his wife, Ann, is sweet and thoughtful — and, as the internet rose up to remind him, could not have been more poorly timed.Utah’s junior senator posted a picture of the “Game of Thrones”-inspired gift on Twitter Sunday. It is a sheet-metal sculpture featuring the names of the Romney’s five sons — Ben, Crai
  
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• Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana joins Democratic presidential field

  14-05-2019 17:33
  Montana Governor Steve Bullock said he will run for president in 2020, becoming the 22nd Democratic candidate vying for the party’s nomination and positioning himself as a centrist able to work with Republicans."We need to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and defeat the corrupt system that lets campaign money drown out the people's voice so we can finally make good on the promise of a fair shot for everyone," Bullock said in a video posted Tuesday on Twitter.To give everyone a fair shot, we mus
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell vows to come back better than ever after a longer, quieter summer

  14-05-2019 17:29 via sportspyder.com
  Flashbacks of missed shots still creep into his mind. But the morning after his second season had ended, Donovan Mitchell was thinking about one that went in.Two nights earlier in Portland, Damian
  
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• Catherine Rampell: Democrats should be shouting Trump’s trade failures from the rooftops

  14-05-2019 17:08
  Markets crashing, farmers suffering, allies seething, manufacturing workers fretting about their job security.These were all foreseeable consequences of President Trump's trade wars, which escalated in the past week after Trump hiked tariffs on Chinese goods ever higher and Beijing announced tit-for-tat retaliatory duties. Such developments reveal the risks of Trump's protectionist instincts, his fundamental misunderstanding of how both trade and trade negotiations work, and his inability to lea
  
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• Dana Milbank: Lock Mnuchin up! (And give Maxine Waters the key.)

  14-05-2019 16:45
  Washington - Ladies and gentlemen, our nation is in a crisis. It is in a crisis about whether to label the current moment a crisis.Facing the blanket refusal by the Trump administration to cooperate with any and all congressional oversight, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., last week proclaimed a full-blown "constitutional crisis." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she agreed.On the other side, the man who precipitated the purported crisis, President Trump, resp
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Mock draft has Utah Jazz finding a possible Derrick Favors replacement; Utes’ Bradlee Anae the Pac-12’s top edge rusher

  14-05-2019 16:44 via sportspyder.com
  With the NBA draft lottery taking place Tuesday night, ESPN released a two-round mock draft for the 2019 NBA draft, while Pro Football Focus rated the Utes' Bradlee Anae as the Pac-12's top...
  
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• Morning links: Mock draft has Utah Jazz finding a possible Derrick Favors replacement; Utes’ Bradlee Anae the Pac-12’s top edge rusher

  14-05-2019 16:27
  Tennessee's Grant Williams (2) shoots over Iowa's Luka Garza (55) In the second half during a second-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)APSALT LAKE CITY — With the NBA draft lottery taking place Tuesday night, ESPN released a two-round mock draft for the 2019 NBA draft.While the Utah Jazz won't be involved in this year's draft lottery, the mock draft still gives an insight into what could be availa
  
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• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox announces he is running for Utah governor, vows a ‘different,’ positive campaign

  14-05-2019 15:59
  Lt. Gov Spencer Cox announced Tuesday that he is running for governor.“After much prayer and deliberation, [wife] Abby and I are excited to announce we are running for governor of the great state of Utah in 2020,” Cox said in a video.“Serving as lieutenant governor during one of the most successful periods in state history has provided me with the knowledge and experience necessary to sustain our prosperity and take full advantage of important opportunities ahead.”The ann
  
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• LDS Church is assigning ‘specialists’ to help members become more politically active. Dems worry it may make Utah even more GOP.

  14-05-2019 15:59
  Virtually every year, Latter-day Saint leaders read a statement over the pulpit, reaffirming the faith’s political neutrality while encouraging members to be informed about issues, vote in elections, run for office and support candidates who represent their values and views.Apparently, that hasn’t been enough for Utah officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so they have devised a more hands-on approach.Recently, high-ranking church leaders in the Beehive State
  
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• A flood of bills became law today. Here’s what Utahns might notice changing.

  14-05-2019 15:59
  Drivers on their morning commute may notice a new road behavior beginning Tuesday, as motorcyclists can now legally engage in lane filtering, or moving between stopped cars on some major Utah roads.That change is one of hundreds to state code that take effect this week, ranging from traffic rules to the designation of an official state reptile.“We’re hoping drivers understand that it’s coming from an interest in safety,” said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street. "When mo
  
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• Tooele police warn residents to steer clear of cougars

  14-05-2019 15:47
  The Tooele City Police Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for cougars.According to a post on Facebook, residents reported two cougar sightings over the weekend — one on Saturday in the area of Tahoe Street and Ontario Street; the other on Sunday in the area of Sterlng Elementary School at 135 S. 7th Street.Officers responded to both reports, but did not see any mountain lions. Whether residents saw two different cougars or the same cougar twice is unknown.Police urged res
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Why Iowa is so important to Democratic candidates running for president

  14-05-2019 15:30
  The most underappreciated rule in the Democratic presidential primary race is the 15% threshold. To get any delegates from a congressional district in a caucus or primary, the candidate must win at least 15% of the vote. The same 15% threshold applies for at-large delegates.Take the current RealClearPolitics poll average for Iowa. Only two candidates statewide — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Vice President Joe Biden — clear the 15% threshold. Behind them, a candidate such as
  
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• Letter: Will Riverton pay to support mothers and children?

  14-05-2019 15:15
  The Riverton City Council has made that city “a sanctuary city for the unborn.”A woman and her doctor decide on an abortion. If the city activates a sanctuary, who will bring the unborn fetus to sanctuary? In utero, or on its own?It won’t survive outside the uterus, so the mother will be brought to Riverton against her will and against her rights, so her unborn fetus can have sanctuary. Where will she will be staying while Riverton is protecting the unborn? Who will provide her
  
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• Commentary: Protect our national parks from air pollution

  14-05-2019 15:15
  The National Parks Conservation Association recently released a new “Polluted Parks” report detailing the distressing effects of air and climate pollution on national parks. The findings are clear: nearly all of America’s national parks are suffering significantly from human-caused air pollution.While Utah’s parks stand out in our National Park System for their extraordinary scenic beauty, sadly they are like so many other parks across the country struggling from hazy ski
  
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• Birds vs. bikes? New battle brewing in Salt Lake Valley’s eastern foothills

  14-05-2019 15:15
  One of the best places to observe birds along northern Utah’s urbanized Wasatch Front is tucked between tennis courts, ballfields, residential neighborhoods and a busy freeway where scrub oak gives way to open ground and wooded ravines.During a recent visit to Olympus Hills Park, birder Kenny Frisch explained why it is no surprise that 90 species have been recorded at the park located at the top of 4500 South in Holladay.Such “edge habitat” invites not just large numbers of bir
  
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• Letter: Congress should do its job and impeach Trump

  14-05-2019 15:13
  Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, says, “Trump administration conflicts make it difficult for Congress to do its job.”What she doesn't understand is, if Congress had done its job, Donald Trump would have been impeached long ago.The real enemy is Congress. Trump is doing just what they want him to do.Anti-Trumpets have been pressuring Democrats to impeach Trump. Democrats have already done their part, in drawing up articles of impeachment. Anti-Trumpets should pressure Republic
  
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• Kirby: Ah, vaccines, where one good shot deserves another and another and another

  14-05-2019 15:13
  I am fully vaccinated. This is not to say that I am protected from every disease or malady currently plaguing humankind, only that I’m medically up to date on what’s available.My past three vaccinations were for shingles, flu and tetanus. My wife makes sure I get the last one because I’m clumsy, don’t pay attention, and have idiot hobbies/friends.The earliest vaccine memories I have are from my father’s career. Being a military family, we moved every 25 minutes. It
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Trump’s favorite answer to sidestep questions: ‘We’ll see what happens.’

  14-05-2019 14:35
  Happy Tuesday!It may be President Donald Trump’s favorite saying that actually says nothing: “We’ll see what happens.” CNN looks at how he has used it to avoid answering questions about tariffs on China, Robert Mueller’s report, possible war with Iran, running against Joe Biden and more. [CNN]Topping the news: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is assigning ‘specialists’ to help Utah members become more politically active. Democrats worry it
  
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• James Stavridis: National security risks are rising with sea levels

  14-05-2019 14:30
  I spent much of my life in the U.S. Navy, including nearly 11 years on the deep ocean day-to-day, out of sight of land. This really drove home the fact that oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface — all the world’s land would fit comfortably within the Pacific. Oceans produce much of the oxygen we breathe and a great deal of the protein we consume. They enable more than 90 percent of international trade and provide increasing amounts of oil and natural gas. Yet now, beca
  
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• Warriors continue three-peat quest, without Durant for opener against Trail Blazers

  14-05-2019 07:17
  Oakland, Calif. • Kevin Durant watched from home in the Bay Area as the Golden State Warriors finished off James Harden and the Houston Rockets on the road.The two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP has a bit more cheerleading to do before he gets back on the court.Durant is likely to miss Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers while he recovers from a strained right calf. Durant was injured in Game 5 against Houston.“Everyone needs to slow down a
  
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• [Hoops Rumors] - Northwest Notes: Hood, Millsap, Zanik, Jazz

  14-05-2019 06:08 via sportspyder.com
  An MRI on Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood's left knee showed no structural damage and he'll be listed as day-to-day …
  
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• Jury: Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case

  14-05-2019 05:29
  San Francisco • A jury on Monday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.055 billion to a couple claiming that the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers.The jury's verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August, but a San Francisco law professor said it's likely a trial judge or appellate court will significantly reduce the punitive damage award.The state court jury in Oakland concluded that Monsanto's w
  
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• [KSL] - Utah's Gail Miller to receive same congressional award as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Mariah Carey

  14-05-2019 02:50 via sportspyder.com
  Humanitarian leader Gail Miller will be honored with a Congressional Award for setting an example for youth and expanding opportunities for Americans.
  
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• Utah’s only ‘Zion Ceiling’ will fall this summer when Tin Angel opens a restaurant in Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater

  14-05-2019 02:08
  Utah’s only “Zion Ceiling” will fall this summer.The demise of the unique barrier — inside the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City — can be attributed to changes in state alcohol laws and the opening of a new restaurant inside the Main Street venue.Signs went up Monday announcing the remodel of the lobby space to make way for Tin Angel at The Eccles, the second restaurant for Jerry and Kestrel Liedtke. The husband-and-wife duo also owns Tin Angel at 365 W. 400
  
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• Eugene Robinson: Trump has no idea what he is doing with the economy

  14-05-2019 02:00
  Washington • The thing to keep in mind about President Trump, as he thrashes around like a weak swimmer in a strong current, is that he has no idea what he’s doing. None. Not a clue.I know that he can be clever politically, in a tactical sense. I know that his lies are often both deliberate and effective. I know that his utter shamelessness can sometimes come off as some kind of warped genius. But the only thing that’s profound about Trump is the truly spectacular depth of his i
  
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• Letter: News should cover something besides Trump

  14-05-2019 01:43
  It is both sad and very annoying that CNN and MSNBC have news programs 24/7 that are primarily focused Donald Trump. Many of us find it tedious to have to hear about his foibles on a daily basis, as if there were not any other important news.The PBS Newshour manages to cover significant news stories worthy of our contemplation. For those of us tired of hearing nothing but Trump, there other options.Be assured that, if something calamitous happens (a result of Trump’s misadventures), we wil
  
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• Letter: Utah’s high-tech charter schools have been successful

  14-05-2019 01:41
  Thank you for your recent editorial on Utah charter schools (“Time to grow up,” May 12).Six charter schools are often cited as among the state's best. They were started during the Michael O. Leavitt administration with the help of a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.These charter schools were referred to as high-tech high schools because of their focus on math, engineering and science. These schools had strong relationships with local school districts and with the coll
  
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• Letter: Thank an officer during National Police Week

  14-05-2019 01:04
  When a problem arises that is too big to handle on our own, or is uglier than we are willing to become involved in, we are blessed to live in a free and rich republic where three simple buttons on our phones will draw an appropriate response from our law enforcement officers, any day, any time.National Police Week 2019 is May 12-18. Our law enforcement community has had a busy year since National Police Week 2018. They’ve responded to countless calls for assistance during a harsh winter. O
  
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