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• ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities

  21-06-2019 23:41
  Washington • President Donald Trump has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders, an operation that is likely to begin with predawn raids in major U.S. cities on Sunday, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans.The "family op," as it is referred to at ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, is slated to target up to 2,000 families facing deportation orders in as many
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: Biden’s trouble isn’t his past. It’s his present.

  21-06-2019 23:30
  Former Vice President Joe Biden's gaffe in boasting of his work "across the aisle" (actually, they were Democrats, making the story he told even more inapt) with segregationist Southern senators in the 1970s hasn't gone away as his bobble over support for the Hyde amendment essentially did a couple of weeks ago.The Washington Post reports on ongoing dissension on Biden's team and reminds us of Biden's all-too-chummy correspondence with Sen. James Eastland, D-Miss., 42 years ago (before South Ben
  
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• Romney to hold town hall in Provo Friday night as questions percolate about conflict with Iran

  21-06-2019 23:06
  Utah Sen. Mitt Romney will hold a town hall at Provo City Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, his eighth during the nearly six months he’s been in office.One question expected to be raised at the public event is the first-term senator’s stance on potential military action against Iran, after reports that President Trump ordered a strike against Iran and then pulled back when told 150 Iranians might be killed in the attack.The strike that was aborted was to be in retaliation for Iran sho
  
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• Holly Richardson: Refugees have heartbeats, too

  21-06-2019 23:00
  I’ve been privileged to learn from refugees all over the world, in places as far-flung as Turkey, Greece and Bangladesh and as close as the dinner table with my son-in-law. I’ve listened as men described running away from their villages with children tucked under each arm as Myanmar soldiers shot at them with machine guns, as mothers describe having their babies torn from their arms and thrown on bonfires, of rape and torture. I’ve heard the dad who was an architect in Syria fi
  
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• After the body of a missing Utah homeless man was pulled from the Jordan River, his family asks: Who is ‘worth’ searching for?

  21-06-2019 22:31
  How important does a person have to be for their community to notice when he disappears?As the search for Keith “Chino” Fulcher languished in its second week, that question was chewing a hole in his birth mother’s gut.Teja Trujillo had watched throngs of volunteers on TV scouring Utah’s west desert for Susan Powell. She had seen footage of helicopters taking highly trained search teams into the mountains to find lost hikers. A well-connected family can get a photo of a mi
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Watch: Ayesha Curry reveals the Golden State Warriors' mood after NBA Finals loss

  21-06-2019 22:19 via sportspyder.com
  On the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, Ayesha Curry revealed what her husband, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, and the rest of the team are going through now that the NBA...
  
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• Watch: Ayesha Curry reveals the Golden State Warriors' mood after NBA Finals loss

  21-06-2019 22:14
  On the latest episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Ayesha Curry revealed how her husband, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, feels about the NBA Finals loss.ScreenshotSALT LAKE CITY — The NBA Finals are over. The Golden State Warriors fell to the Toronto Raptors, which ended the chance of the Warriors completing a three-peat.On the latest episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", Ayesha Curry revealed what her husband, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, and the rest of the team are going thro
  
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• Molly Roberts: Kids growing horns on their heads? Don’t panic.

  21-06-2019 22:01
  Kids are growing horns on their heads, and guess what? It's technology's fault.They’re not exactly horns, to be clear. Technically they’re enlarged external occipital protuberances, and slightly less technically, they’re bone spurs — brought on by weight shifting from the spine to the base of the skull, which happens over and over again when you’re living life tethered to a miniature screen. But bone spurs are boring and routine, while horns are the stuff of animals
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: 2019 NBA Draft grades

  21-06-2019 21:19 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz have officially made both of their selections in the 2019 NBA Draft. Here are complete grades for the picks and moves they made. The Utah Jaz...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - What the Memphis Grizzlies can expect from Jae Crowder

  21-06-2019 21:11 via sportspyder.com
  A 28-year old journeyman, junkyard dog combo forward
  
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• With no glaring roster need, Real Salt Lake might approach the summer transfer window differently than previous years

  21-06-2019 20:57
  In recent years, Real Salt Lake has used Major League Soccer’s summer transfer window to address specific roster needs. Not long after coach Mike Petke was hired in 2017, the club picked up defender Marcelo Silva. Last summer, RSL searched high and low for a center forward, but that didn’t come to fruition at the time.With this year’s summer window just around the corner — it runs from July 9-Aug. 7 this year — RSL’s approach is likely to change. The club has
  
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• Pat Rice is the only player from those fabled Salt Lake Trappers teams to make the big leagues; now he’s back as a Bees coach

  21-06-2019 20:57
  Pat Rice and five teammates slept in the living room, because that was the only air-conditioned area of their two-bedroom apartment in northwest Salt Lake City. They joined in a welcome-home barbecue for a neighbor’s relative who had just completed his sentence for murder — or that’s the version the story he likes to tell, three decades later.That’s all part of what he labels an “awesome” summer that altered his career plans, thanks to Rice’s signing wit
  
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• Victim in fatal Lake Powell boating accident was Utah woman

  21-06-2019 20:27
  The person who died in a Lake Powell boating accident last week has been identified as an 18-year-old woman from Spanish Fork, Utah, who had just graduated high school.A news release Friday from lake and county officials said Jayla Hiatt is the victim in the June 14 accident. She was ejected when a boat smashed into a rock.Hiatt’s obituary says she graduated high school in May and loved spending time outdoors and being with her friends, listening to music, singing, dancing and “being
  
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• Quinceañearas flock to LDS temple in Oakland for photos

  21-06-2019 19:58
  Oakland, California • On any springtime Saturday, a steady stream of Catholic quinceañeras can be seen promenading along the blooming rose bushes and gushing fountains of Oakland’s LDS temple.It's a favorite among the 15-year-olds, who travel from all parts of the Bay Area for a photo shoot among the temple's gardens, creating a unique blending of religious cultures. It's not clear how the tradition got its start, or why certain segments of the community choose The Church of Je
  
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• Pope Francis seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam

  21-06-2019 19:53
  Vatican City • Pope Francis called Friday for a reform of the way theology is taught in Catholic schools, saying students must learn about dialogue with Judaism and Islam, and that overall there must be greater freedom in theological research and academic pursuits.The Jesuit pope made the call during a speech at the Jesuit-run theology university in Naples. It follows his outreach this year to the Muslim world with the signing of a joint statement with the imam of Cairo’s Al Azhar, th
  
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• For job seekers, report says Utah offers among the best chances in the nation

  21-06-2019 19:53
  Need a job? Utah continues to be one of the best places in the nation to find one, according to new federal statistics released Friday.Utah’s unemployment rate is eighth lowest among the states. And the Beehive State ranks No. 2 for the number of jobs it added in the year between May 2018 and May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.“Job seeker opportunities remain robust as we continue to experience strong job growth and markedly low unemployment,” said Mark
  
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• Utah Arts Festival runs through Sunday

  21-06-2019 19:49
  The Utah Arts Festival opened on Thursday at Washington Square in Salt Lake City. The festival runs through Sunday and features a variety of artists and performers. Tickets are available at uaf.org.
  
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• Salt Lake County rejects Olympus Hills bike park, but will seek other locations

  21-06-2019 19:49
  Salt Lake County parks officials have decided to pass on a mountain bike skills park an advocacy group proposed for an undeveloped portion of Olympus Hills Park.The Salt Lake Valley Trails Society developed the proposal for the park’s eastern side and pitched the idea to the county, as well as to the cities of Holladay and Millcreek.Neighboring residents and birding enthusiasts objected during a public comment period last month, raising concerns biking would monopolize a part of the park e
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - The Utah Jazz's draft grade? Somewhere between A and ZZZZzzzz

  21-06-2019 19:48 via sportspyder.com
  The pre-draft addition of Mike Conley turned the first round into a snoozer for the Jazz, but that isn't the case overall.
  
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• After the body of a missing homeless man was pulled from a river, his family asks: Who is ‘worth’ searching for?

  21-06-2019 19:43
  How important does a person have to be for their community to notice when he disappears for two weeks?As the search for Keith “Chino” Fulcher languished in its second week, that question was chewing a hole in his birth mother’s gut.Teja Trujillo had watched throngs of volunteers on TV scouring Utah’s west desert for Susan Powell. She had seen footage of helicopters taking highly trained search teams into the mountains to find lost hikers. A well-connected family can get a
  
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• The Utah Jazz's draft grade? Somewhere between A and ZZZZzzzz

  21-06-2019 19:35
  Yale guard Miye Oni (25) drives to the basket during the first half of the first round men's college basketball game against LSU in the NCAA Tournament, in Jacksonville, Fla. Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)APSALT LAKE CITY — If you grade the Utah Jazz's 2019 draft only on what happened at Barclays Center, the team wouldn't get a very high mark.Sure, the Jazz made the end of the second round more exciting than usual by pulling off two last-second trades that resulted
  
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• [NBA] - Get Fit for 3v3 - Workout of the Week

  21-06-2019 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  Hip Thrust (3 sets x 10 reps)Start with your back elevated on a bench or box Load a barbell across your hips Thrust your hips and squeeze your glutes to raise the barbell Feet should be flat on
  
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• For job seekers, study says Utah offers among the best chances in the nation

  21-06-2019 18:49
  Need a job? Utah continues to be one of the best places in the nation to find one, according to new federal statistics released Friday.Utah’s unemployment rate is eighth lowest among the states. And the Beehive State ranks No. 2 for the number of jobs it added in the year between May 2018 and May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.“Job seeker opportunities remain robust as we continue to experience strong job growth and markedly low unemployment,” said Mark
  
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• Utah’s Winder Farms to end home delivery, focus on selling milk in grocery stores

  21-06-2019 18:42
  At a time when home delivery is on the rise, Utah’s Winder Farms — which perfected the practice over its 139-year history — is ending the service.Effective July 5, 2019, Winder Farms will stop its home deliveries and instead focus on putting its dairy products in grocery stores, part-owner and sixth-generation family member Mike Winder said in a news release.“There have been many changes through the years and we’ve continually adapted since my great-great-great-gran
  
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• Ex-Utah forward Donnie Tillman is visiting Rutgers; Sedrick Barefield gets a shot with the Thunder

  21-06-2019 18:07
  New Jersey is probably not a destination that anyone pictured when Donnie Tillman announced he would take a “leave of absence” from Utah's basketball program, but that's where he's spending this weekend in search of another school as his mysterious offseason continues.Via Twitter, Tillman confirmed that he's visiting Rutgers University, a Big Ten program.Former Ute teammate Sedrick Barefield, who completed his college career in March, reportedly will play for the Oklahoma City Thunde
  
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• 6 LDS missionaries held at gunpoint in West Valley City, police say, but none was harmed

  21-06-2019 18:03
  Police say a West Valley City man held six Latter-day Saint missionaries at gunpoint for more than an hour Wednesday night, but they were able to leave the man’s home unharmed.The missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went to a home near 3400 West and Coventry Park Drive about 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a probable cause statement filed in court, and the 45-year-old man who lives there let them in “to talk about the word of God.” He showed t
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz go bananas at the back end of the 2019 NBA Draft

  21-06-2019 18:01 via sportspyder.com
  After an uneventful first (and second) round, the Utah Jazz came fast and furious with a series of trades and selections at the tail end of the 2019 NBA Dr...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2019 NBA Draft: Utah Jazz cast wide net in draft looking for second-round gems

  21-06-2019 17:50 via sportspyder.com
  Utah’s front office is going for quantity hoping to find quality.
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz draft high-scoring Hofstra guard Justin Wright-Foreman for his ability to ‘make shots’

  21-06-2019 17:42 via sportspyder.com
  Wright-Foreman ranked second in the nation in points per game and was selected with the 53rd overall pick of the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by Utah on Thursday.
  
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• Utah Jazz go bananas at the back end of the 2019 NBA Draft

  21-06-2019 17:41
  After an uneventful first (and second) round, the Utah Jazz came fast and furious with a series of trades and selections at the tail end of the 2019 NBA Draft. If you were a Utah Jazz fan tuning into Thursday night’s NBA Draft, you seemingly didn’t have a lot to look forward to. Although the […]
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• Utah Jazz draft high-scoring Hofstra guard Justin Wright-Foreman for his ability to ‘make shots’

  21-06-2019 17:40
  Hofstra guard Justin Wright-Foreman, center, is fouled by Maryland guard Eric Ayala (5) as he shoots between Ayala and Maryland forward Bruno Fernando, right, of Angola, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in College Park, Md.Patrick Semansky, APHofstra's Justin Wright-Foreman, right, and Northeastern's Shawn Occeus fight for control of the ball during an NCAA college basketball game at the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball championship, Tues
  
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• Morning links: Do Donovan Mitchell and Tony Finau have twins?

  21-06-2019 17:11
  SALT LAKE CITY — Although Thursday was not officially Twins Day, a couple of humorous scenarios in the sports world made it seem that way.The first twin moment happened at a PGA tournament between Salt Lake City's Tony Finau and fellow PGA golfer Brooks Koepka. The second event featured Oregon basketball big man Bol Bol at the NBA draft and Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell.Finau and Koepka played in the same group at the Travelers Championship, and it appeared their mom(s) coordinated their
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Do Donovan Mitchell and Tony Finau have twins?

  21-06-2019 16:46 via sportspyder.com
  The two professional athletes had some near-identical twins at PGA and NBA events.
  
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• Catherine Rampell: If even France can’t figure out a climate policy, what hope is there for the U.S.?

  21-06-2019 16:17
  Paris - If your country can’t figure this out, what hope is there for mine?I kept wondering this as I met here with Notre Affaire à Tous, one of four organizations suing the French government for failing to keep its Paris climate accord commitments.In France, unlike in the United States, politicians actually want to lead on this existential crisis. Their constituents know climate change is real, and they are genuinely alarmed by it: 83% think climate change is a "major threat" to th
  
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• Supreme Court rules that giant cross honoring military dead may remain on public land

  21-06-2019 16:15
  Sample HTML blockWashington • A 40-foot cross erected as a tribute to World War I dead may continue to stand on public land in Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments that it represented an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.The vote was 7 to 2 for the Bladensburg Peace Cross, which towers over a busy intersection on a highway just outside of the District of Columbia, in Prince George's County.But the case's resolution prompted an outpouring of individual opini
  
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• A tiny creature threatens Utah’s $1.8 billion Lake Powell pipeline

  21-06-2019 16:13
  Utah’s push to develop the $1.8 billion Lake Powell pipeline, held up for years by political wrangling, funding feuds, reams of red tape and massive amounts of paperwork, is now being threatened by a tiny creature: the quagga mussel.The nonnative mollusk, infesting Lake Powell since 2013, has been wreaking havoc on boating facilities and Glen Canyon Dam and is the subject of an inconvenient quarantine process to ensure that what happens in Lake Powell stays in Lake Powell.Now the noxious s
  
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• 3 face murder charges after man is shot to death in Kearns

  21-06-2019 16:11
  Three people have been charged with first-degree felony murder in the June 5 shooting death of a man in Kearns.According to a probable cause statement, a witness told police that he, two men and a woman went to a home at 4819 S. 4720 West intending to rob a man named Julio. The witness said that while one of the men and the woman were inside the house robbing Julio at gunpoint, a second man and John Herman Tonga, 34, entered the room with guns and shots were fired.Tonga, who was at the home when
  
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• Trump confirms he called off attack on Iran, citing potential casualties

  21-06-2019 16:05
  Dubai, United Arab Emirates • President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz but called the operation off just before it was due to occur because it would have caused extensive casualties, he said Friday.In a series of morning tweets, Trump said he called off strikes on three Iranian sites minutes before they were to be launched because he was informed of the likely loss of life among Iranians."We w
  
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• George Pyle: Utah abortion foes lie when they say they are ‘pro-life’

  21-06-2019 16:00
  “The thing about my jokes is, they don’t hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em. You can say they’re funny or they’re terrible or they’re good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it’s a law! And every time they make a law, it’s a joke!”— Will RogersSometimes you wonder if some of the people who get up and talk in front of legislative bodies and/or TV cameras even listen to what is c
  
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• Coal waste piles still burning a year after central Utah fire

  21-06-2019 15:39
  More than 30 years ago, the Helco and Seagull coal mines in central Utah were reclaimed after productive lives dating back to the 1920s. Crews sealed their openings, buried piles of coal waste under several inches of dirt, and reseeded the ground.Out of sight, out of mind — until flames swept across thousands of forested acres in 2018.Now, a year later, that waste is burning. Still.Last June’s Trail Mountain Fire, which charred 18,000 acres of Utah coal country in the Manti-La Sal Na
  
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• Monica Hesse: The ‘Wife Guys’ of the 2020 presidential race

  21-06-2019 15:00
  When asked recently to name his personal hero, Beto O’Rourke responded with “my wife” — and he probably thought he’d nailed it. A noncontroversial answer, endearingly personal, good for the women’s vote. Plus, since O’Rourke got in hot water this spring for shirking his parenting responsibilities while pursuing higher office (his spouse, Amy, raises the kids “sometimes with my help,” he clumsily said), here was a chance to show how much he ap
  
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• Kirby: It doesn’t take much schooling to know that teachers deserve more money

  21-06-2019 14:48
  Salt Lake City School District currently pays new teachers $45,000 a year. I got this information from a recent column by Tribune colleague Robert Gehrke.Note: Robert is smart, way smarter than me, and he also researches his subjects, but that doesn’t make him a total expert.What Robert failed to mention was where this $45,000 ranked compared to the official poverty level in Utah. Would $45,000 support a family of, oh, say, three? The three being two adults and either a small child unable
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Oregon governor orders state police to bring GOP lawmakers back to Capitol

  21-06-2019 14:39
  Happy Friday — the first day of summer!Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered the state police to bring Republican lawmakers back to Salem after several left the state to prevent a quorum needed to vote on a climate bill. GOP state Sen. Brian Boquist seemed to threaten violence if troopers come for him. He told the police superintendent, “Send bachelors and come heavily armed. I’m not going to be a political prison of the state of Oregon." [TheHill]Topping the news: Utah Rep
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: TCA Awards nominations are out. I’m voting for ‘Game of Thrones’ as program of the year.

  21-06-2019 14:00
  For almost three decades, I’ve argued that the Television Critics Association Awards are more legit than the Emmys, because TCA members actually watch TV.If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard an Emmy voter — actors, directors, producers — say that they don’t have time to watch TV because they’re so busy making it, I could at least get a nice dinner at an L.A. restaurant. A lot of them are voting for their friends, business associates, or people who work
  
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• Letter: Trump undermines basic checks and balances

  21-06-2019 14:00
  With Patrick Shanahan withdrawing as acting defense secretary, I was curious as to how many key positions remain unfilled in the Trump administration.As of this writing, The Washington Post reports that of 713 key positions, 131 positions remain unfilled with no nominee in place to head these key government positions. The Post reports that these positions include “cabinet secretaries, deputy and assistant secretaries, chief financial officers, general counsel, heads of agencies, ambassador
  
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• Letter: The University of Utah wasn’t ready to handle the McCluskey controversy

  21-06-2019 14:00
  The devastating story of Lauren McCluskey has been told, discussed and reviewed again and again. But evaluating the potential of the situation without professional crisis intervention was a huge mistake.“Dateline NBC”, “20/20” and even “60 Minutes” and others always operate with the framework of exceptional credentials and responsible reporting. For years, in a professional capacity, I engaged with these and other organizations. You must be ready.Last Friday,
  
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• Letter: Tell City Council to fight the inland port

  21-06-2019 14:00
  I do not support the inland port. If it goes through, Salt Lake City will bear the social costs, including increased pollution and interstate traffic, and the monetary costs associated with city road repair.Couple that with the state’s clear land and revenue grabs, and with the poor prospect for high-paying jobs, I am left with no conclusion other than our City Council, led by Charlie Luke, has abdicated to the state in favor of a harmful deal for Salt Lake.The argument that an inland port
  
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• Letter: Teachers should get together and vote

  21-06-2019 14:00
  I have nothing but respect for the difficult job teachers do and believe that they should receive fair compensation for their efforts.However, I would be willing to bet that, when election time rolls around, the majority of them continue to vote for the same people who steadfastly refuse to adequately fund education while wasting our taxpayer money on projects no one wants, such as moving the prison and building an inland port.The old adage says that you can’t keep doing the same thing and
  
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• Letter: Salt Lake City teachers deserve more respect

  21-06-2019 14:00
  It is disappointing to see how Salt Lake City School District has changed since I was first hired to teach 32 years ago.I was excited to be employed by a district committed to hiring the best teachers by offering one of the two top teacher pay scales in Utah.I retired five years ago, but I support the teachers protesting recently to be heard by a seemingly deaf administration. Following a recent unproductive negotiations meeting, my sense is that Superintendent Lexi Cunningham’s unwillingn
  
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