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• Philip Kennicott: We used to think photos like this could change the world, but what needs to change is who we are

  26-06-2019 23:03
  The photograph conforms to all the necessary standards for a media image depicting tragedy. It shows a father and his daughter, face down, at the edge of a river, their bodies floating in the muddy water. They can't be identified and their faces are not visible, which would violate standards of "taste" at many media outlets. But the story of the two people in the photo by Julia Le Duc has been documented.Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his toddler daughter, Valeria, died
  
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• Commentary: Think through the implications of banning abortion

  26-06-2019 23:00
  As a political issue, abortion involves the relation of moral and religious beliefs to positive law — to law backed up by the state’s use of coercive power. This issue is complex, especially within the context of democratic pluralism.Whenever the advocates of religion and morality propose that a previously legal act be criminalized, a number of prudential questions must be responsibly posed and answered.Such prudential questions were not thoroughly explored and honestly answered befo
  
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• Commentary: American economy needs more skilled immigrants

  26-06-2019 23:00
  When I came to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1983 at age 22, I was fortunate that an American accounting firm sponsored my visa.Within a couple of years, I was able to apply for a green card — permanent legal status that gave me confidence to put down roots and launch a commercial real estate business that has developed, acquired and capitalized more than $2 billion in property and created thousands of jobs. I also started the process of becoming an American citizen. P
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - A must-read article about Donovan Mitchell written by Spida himself

  26-06-2019 22:24 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz star wrote a fantastic piece about his dream come true — and he got a little help from a special editor.
  
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• Daniel Summerhays needs a big homecoming weekend at the Utah Championship to salvage his season

  26-06-2019 22:16
  Farmington • Daniel Summerhays stood on Oakridge Country Club’s No. 14 tee, analyzing the angles of a drive he has hit hundreds of times, while studying a yardage book as if he had just arrived on the site.Everything about the Utah Championship venue is familiar to him, yet different. The hole numbers are all changed this week (except in this story), with the nines reversed for the Korn Ferry Tour event that starts Thursday. Otherwise, all the landmarks are recognizable.There’s
  
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• Utes land a gymnastics transfer from Maryland

  26-06-2019 22:15
  The Utah gymnastics program has added a transfer who will be immediately eligible in January, adding to a deep recruiting class as a rare case of a gymnast joining the Utes from another school.Emilie LeBlanc, who competed in 29 meets for Maryland over two seasons, will have two years of eligibility at Utah. She will join four freshmen who have arrived on campus: USA National Team members Abby Paulson and Maile O'Keefe, plus Junior Olympic national champions Jillian Hoffman and Jaedyn Rucker.The
  
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• A must-read article about Donovan Mitchell written by Spida himself

  26-06-2019 22:09
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) smiles has he leaves the court after beating the Detroit Pistons 100-94 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Provo on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.Silas WalkerSALT LAKE CITY — If Utah Jazz fans read only one article outside of DeseretNews.com this year, make it be the one Donovan Mitchell wrote — and his mother thoughtfully edited — for The Players' Tribune.It's as fun to read as watching Spida dunk.Here are some highlights:• Mitchell says he us
  
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• The Jazz aren’t done with their offseason shopping. The question is whether they’re going high-end or bargain bin.

  26-06-2019 21:55
  When the Jazz and Grizzlies agreed last week to the framework of a trade that will bring veteran point guard Mike Conley to Utah as of July 6, the team essentially took itself out of the running for being a significant player in July’s free agency period.So long, Kemba Walker. Adios, Tobias Harris. Buh-bye, D’Angelo Russell.Except … what if that wasn’t the case? What if the Jazz aren’t content to simply let the rest of their summer play out with the “Room&rdq
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz assistant Fotis Katsikaris agrees to return to Spain as head coach of Gran Canaria

  26-06-2019 21:55 via sportspyder.com
  Katsikaris has agreed to a two-year deal as the head coach of Herbalife Gran Canaria in Spain after spending one season in Utah.
  
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• Utah Jazz assistant Fotis Katsikaris agrees to return to Spain as head coach of Gran Canaria

  26-06-2019 21:53
  FILE: Greece's Fotis Katsikaris gestures during the EuroBasket European Basketball Championship quarterfinal match, between Spain against Greece, at Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille, northern France, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Katsikaris, who was hired as an assistant by the Utah Jazz last summer, is returning overseas to coach.APSALT LAKE CITY — The Cleveland Cavaliers introduced former Utah Jazz assistant Antonio Lang last Wednesday as its newest assistant to join new head coach John Beilein
  
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• UVU wrestler Taylor LaMont wants to represent the U.S. on the grandest stage, at the Tokyo Olympics

  26-06-2019 21:50
  Craig LaMont bought all five of his children a yo-yo one Christmas. As each kid unwrapped their gift, they each transitioned from elated to eventually moving onto the next thing. Some lasted an hour before finding something else to entertain them. All of them except young Taylor. He took the yo-yo and then pulled up YouTube videos to see just how much he could do with this new toy.“He wouldn’t let go of that yo-yo for six weeks,” Craig LaMont said.He mimicked pros on the Intern
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: A campaign begins to end abortion in Utah

  26-06-2019 21:49
  Last week, Abortion-Free Utah launched a campaign to end elective abortion in the state, which includes an upcoming piece of legislation banning the procedure by Riverton Republican Sen. Dan McCay, who said he does not yet know whether his bill will allow exceptions in instances of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk.The bill, which would conflict with long-standing court precedents, follows similar legislation in other states and recent anti-abortion resolutions in Utah citi
  
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• New UTA chief stresses improving service, says agency enters ‘a new day and a new beginning’ after past scandals

  26-06-2019 21:49
  New Utah Transit Authority Executive Director Carolyn Gonot sees the agency as now starting fresh after years of scandal that climaxed in major Legislature-ordered reforms — and says she aims to focus on improving service.“It is a new day and a new beginning for all of us…. It’s refreshing,” she said in an interview Wednesday after the UTA Board formally appointed her, and she introduced herself to top agency officials. She plans to start the new job on Aug. 19.&ld
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell D.O.N. Issue #1 marketing kicks into high gear with powerful video

  26-06-2019 21:16 via sportspyder.com
  GET HYPE ... and grab a box of tissues
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Jazz aren’t done with their offseason shopping. The question is whether they’re going high-end or bargain bin.

  26-06-2019 20:59 via sportspyder.com
  When the Jazz and Grizzlies agreed last week to the framework of a trade that will bring veteran point guard Mike Conley to Utah as of July 6, the team essentially took itself out of the running for being a significant player in July’s free agency...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Donovan Mitchell to The Player’s Tribune: ‘I thought about quitting basketball’

  26-06-2019 20:43 via sportspyder.com
  Donovan Mitchell pens an incredibly authentic look at his life with his own mother as his editor.
  
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• Sheriff’s office says county underfunded its retirement

  26-06-2019 20:22
  Provo, Utah • Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years.The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for two-week pay periods.The sheriff's office and the Utah County attorney's office say they don't know how much the retirement system is missing.The sheriff's office say
  
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• Helper city councilman charged with groping his neighbor

  26-06-2019 20:09
  A Helper City councilman was arrested recently after a neighbor said he came into her home and groped her.Darren Cloward, 49, was booked into the Carbon County jail for investigation of forcible sexual abuse and burglary, both felonies. He’s also being investigated for misdmeanor charges of trespassing, intoxication and making a false statement.Helper is a town of about 2,100 residents located approximately 110 miles southeast of Salt Lake City and 7 miles northwest of Price.According to a
  
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• [NBA] - Salt Lake City Summer League Announces Broadcast Plans and Pre-Game Activities

  26-06-2019 19:50 via sportspyder.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (June 25, 2019) – The 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League presented by University of Utah Health and the Utah Sports Commission announced today its broadcast plans for television, radio
  
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• [NBA] - Donovan Mitchell's D.O.N. Issue #1 sneakers will go on sale July 1, adidas announces

  26-06-2019 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  Mark your calendars: Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell’s signature sneaker will go on sale July 1 online before hitting stores around the globe on July 5, adidas announced Wednesday.The D.O.N. Issue
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Not my type

  26-06-2019 19:00
  No, officer. It was not I. I only poison brunettes.I would never strangle and disembowel a Pembroke corgi.I would not draw or quarter anyone with a widow's peak!How dare you accuse me of this, when I only kill men with strong chins?You are insulting me when you suggest — you dare suggest! — I would choke and bludgeon repeatedly, with a club decoupaged in Jackson twenties, someone whose jawline was not perfectly square. I almost think you do not know me, to have thought me capable of
  
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• Utah bans out-of-state firewood, hoping to prevent spread of tree-killing bugs

  26-06-2019 18:57
  Campfires are a sure sign of summer — but bringing firewood from outside Utah is prohibited under a new state quarantine, officials with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said in a reminder issued Wednesday.A new rule — R68-23 — is designed to prevent the spread of invasive insects that stow away on kindling, logs and timber brought into state both commercially or privately, the department’s new commissioner, Kerry Gibson, said in a news release. “Utah&rsq
  
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• Review: Gently powerful ‘Other Side of Heaven 2’ shows a onetime LDS missionary facing new challenges as mission president in Tonga

  26-06-2019 18:54
  Eighteen years ago, Mitch Davis made “The Other Side of Heaven,” a gentle and moving look at the life of a young missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a movie that set the box office record, $4.7 million, for a theatrical release of what was called the “Mormon cinema” boom. (Hiring a pre-fame Anne Hathaway as a lead didn’t hurt.)Turns out 18 years was the right amount of time to wait to return to that story, because “The Other
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell unveils media campaign with four versions of signature shoe, new TV commercial, and more

  26-06-2019 18:42 via sportspyder.com
  When Jazz star Donovan Mitchell signed an expanded shoe contract last year with Adidas, much was promised: a signature shoe, a media push tied with a big-picture movie release, and expanding the reach of his personal story.
  
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• Dana Milbank: Trump demands subservience and gets incompetence

  26-06-2019 18:40
  Washington • Can’t anybody here play this game?The Trump administration, if you haven't noticed, is undergoing one of its frequent paroxysms of incompetence.On the border, the administration holds hundreds of migrant children in deplorable conditions: filthy, frightened and hungry. The president ordered and then called off a massive immigration raid, and, in the middle of the chaos, the administration's top border security official resigned Tuesday.Overseas, the administration is stum
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Jazz Twitter community loses a good one: Derek Travis (@MosesStone1980) has passed away

  26-06-2019 18:37 via sportspyder.com
  Here’s how you can contribute to his family’s GoFundMe.
  
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• Jazz star Donovan Mitchell unveils media campaign with four versions of signature shoe, new TV commercial, and more

  26-06-2019 18:29
  When Jazz star Donovan Mitchell signed an expanded shoe contract last year with Adidas, much was promised: a signature shoe, a media push tied with a big-picture movie release, and expanding the reach of his personal story.And now, it’s all coming true.Adidas formally announced the launch of Mitchell’s signature shoe on Wednesday morning, the D.O.N. Issue #1, in conjunction with the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home movie on July 2. The shoe will have four colorways
  
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• A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants

  26-06-2019 18:28
  Mexico City • The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside. Her arm was draped around his neck suggesting she clung to him in her final moments.The searing photograph of the sad discovery of their bodies on Monday, captured by journalist Julia Le Duc and published by Mexican newspaper La Jornada, highlights the perils faced by mostly Central American migrants fleeing v
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: New poll says capitalism is more popular than socialism

  26-06-2019 18:00
  A new Pew Research poll finds that “a much larger share of Americans have a positive impression of capitalism (65%) than socialism (42%).” The partisan gap is significant, though: “Nearly eight-in-ten Republicans and Republican leaning independents (78%) express somewhat or very positive reactions to the term, while just over half of Democrats and Democratic leaners (55%) say they have a positive impression.” The intensity of anti-socialism sentiment (63% of Republicans h
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Adidas releases full details on Donovan Mitchell’s signature shoe, the D.O.N. Issue #1

  26-06-2019 17:59 via sportspyder.com
  We now know everything about Donovan Mitchell’s first signature shoe.
  
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• Department of Justice lawyer defends herself over viral video about providing soap, toothbrushes to detained migrants

  26-06-2019 17:48
  It had been a long week for Sarah Fabian, a Justice Department lawyer many Americans now closely associate with the detention of child migrants, and at the end of it, she logged onto Facebook to compose a letter."To my friends," she began. "I am not permitted to make any statements in any official capacity, so this is just a message from me, your friend. It's not a press release. I'm just hoping to explain myself to a small corner of the universe if I can."A bigger corner of the universe was dem
  
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• [Amico Hoops] - Knicks, Lakers, Jazz expressing interest in Wizards forward Portis

  26-06-2019 17:20 via sportspyder.com
  The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz all have an interest in Washington Wizards free agent Bobby Portis, according to multiple reports, including The Athletic. Per The Athletic, Portis is seeking as much as $16 million" per year in...
  
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• Unintended pregnancies are declining nationally, hovering at about 1 in 5 in Utah

  26-06-2019 17:14
  David Turok remembers a patient he saw at a clinic in downtown Salt Lake City a few years ago.The woman had come “way too close to dying” while previously giving birth, Turok said. She wanted an IUD, but didn’t have insurance and couldn’t afford it.“Why are we making it so hard for people to plan their families?” he said.Turok, an associate professor with the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was a panelists at an event Monday held at
  
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• The far-flung American Athletic Conference may soon have a football opening. Should BYU be interested in it?

  26-06-2019 17:11
  Provo • When Tom Holmoe met with reporters last January, 42 minutes went by before BYU’s athletic director was asked if the school was ready to put its independent football program into a conference.Suffice it to say that if Holmoe conducted another of his roundtable discussions this week, the question would come a lot sooner.Conference realignment and BYU’s place in the college football landscape is a hot topic again, because the University of Connecticut is preparing to leave
  
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• State consumer watchdogs call for investigation of Castle Valley’s telecom provider over erratic phone service

  26-06-2019 17:10
  Complaints over recurring phone outages and dropped calls in southeastern Utah have caught the attention of state consumer watchdogs who are pushing for an investigation into the area’s telecom provider.Frontier Communications of Utah is the subject of two recent complaints, one filed by an exasperated Castle Valley resident and another by a Moab resort that claims it has lost business because of the unreliable phone service. The Utah Office of Consumer Services says it wants to determine
  
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• Brian Head’s boil water advisory expected to be lifted soon

  26-06-2019 17:10
  Brian Head, Utah • The boil water advisory for the small Utah town of Brian Head after E. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water is expected to be lifted soon.Town Manager Bret Howser said Tuesday that tests on the water supply have come back clean.He says state officials need to give the OK to lift the boil advisory and that could come on Wednesday.Last Thursday, the town instructed residents to drink bottled water or boil their water for at least one minute before use.Howser says th
  
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• A Utah family is suing after an elementary school blocked their diabetic son from going to class

  26-06-2019 17:10
  Nearly every morning for the past year Caly Watkins said that when her son woke up, he’d ask: “Do I get to go back to school today?”“No, baby,” the mom would tell her 8-year-old, who was supposed to be in second grade. “Not yet.”Sometimes, he’d cry. Mostly, he’d just work on adding and subtracting in his workbook while Watkins took his older sister to Butterfield Canyon Elementary in Herriman. He kept his backpack ready to go in case her answ
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell gets official release dates for first Adidas signature sneakers in collaboration with Marvel

  26-06-2019 17:03 via sportspyder.com
  The D.O.N. Issue #1 ($100) will drop on adidas.com on July 1 and at Adidas retail stores globally beginning July 5th.
  
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• Donovan Mitchell gets official release dates for first Adidas signature sneakers in collaboration with Marvel

  26-06-2019 16:54
  Adidas formally introduces Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s first signature sneaker, D.O.N. Issue #1, that arrives in series of four Super Hero-inspired colorways starting July 1st for $100.Adidas BasketballAdidas formally introduces Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s first signature sneaker, D.O.N. Issue #1, that arrives in series of four Super Hero-inspired colorways starting July 1st for $100.Adidas BasketballAdidas formally introduces Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s first
  
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• Utah announces medical marijuana board members

  26-06-2019 16:42
  The Utah Senate has confirmed seven physicians for its medical marijuana Compassionate Use Board.Tom Hudachko with the Utah Department of Health said Tuesday the board will be responsible for approving medical cannabis patient cards issued to applicants under the age of 21.The board will also hear cases of applicants seeking medical marijuana to treat conditions not currently approved under the law.Hudachko said the board includes a wide array of specialists including pediatricians, psychiatrist
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning Links: Why the Utah Jazz could be next year’s NBA award night darlings

  26-06-2019 16:34 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz could come away from the 2020 NBA Awards even bigger winner's than they were this year. Also, Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley keep building chemistry.
  
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• Morning Links: Why the Utah Jazz could be next year’s NBA award night darlings

  26-06-2019 16:21
  NBA player Rudy Gobert, of the Utah Jazz, poses in the press room with the defensive player of the year award at the NBA Awards on Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/APSALT LAKE CITY — The Milwaukee Bucks had a pretty spectacular night at the 2019 NBA Awards on Monday.Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the association's MVP, head coach Mike Budenholzer earned Coach of the Year honors — the
  
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• Jared Bernstein: How to put the long-term unemployed back to work

  26-06-2019 16:00
  The current U.S. job market is, by most measures, in great shape. Unemployment, at 3.6 percent, stands at a 50-year low. Underemployment, which includes 4.4 million (about 3 percent of the employed) part-timers who want full-time jobs, is 7.1 percent, its lowest since late 2000. Any way you cut it, that’s a tight national labor market.Yet, amid all those strong numbers, more than 1 million people, about a fifth of the unemployed, were long-term unemployed last month, meaning they had been
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Mike Conley has a touching exchange with Grizzlies’ official IG account

  26-06-2019 15:54 via sportspyder.com
  Newly acquired Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. had an emotional exchange with the Memphis Grizzlies’ official Instagram account: View this post on Instagram @mac11, you’ve been the consummate teammate. Congrats on winning the NBA Sportsmanship Award...
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Democratic candidates for president debate tonight. President Trump awaits with glee.

  26-06-2019 15:31
  Happy Wednesday! The first debate among Democratic candidates for president is tonight and President Donald Trump’s team is ready to respond. His campaign is marshaling a media offense to blast out any embarrassing moments on social media and dispatching talking points to surrogates to make sure everyone stays on message. [Politico]Topping the news: Sen. Mitt Romney says that recent rape allegations against Trump should be “fully evaluated.” [CNN]-> Salt Lake City mayoral ca
  
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• Letter: Victims of rape and incest must have a choice

  26-06-2019 15:20
  Utah state Sen. Dan McCay says he is crafting legislation that seeks to end all abortions in Utah.He recently made a statement at a rally at the State Capitol admonishing women who become pregnant due to rape or incest to have the courage to bear the child during this most "inconvenient" time.Inconvenient? Really?McCay's comment is absolutely absurd. The crimes of rape and incest are both felonies in the state of Utah, and any woman or child who becomes pregnant because of rape or incest is a vi
  
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• Letter: Migrants are human scapegoats

  26-06-2019 15:20
  The June 23 Opinion section tells of a despicable time in our nation’s history. Concentration camps? In our country? Yes!National leadership refuses to solve the most recent immigration issues making migrants human scapegoats. Dreamers still live with uncertainty. The dastardly dehumanizing hold on human life in our country escalates with the lack of moral, legal and ethical leadership at the national level. This includes our own Utah congressional delegation stoically sitting as human liv
  
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• Letter: Kushner’s deal is just a bribe

  26-06-2019 15:19
  Shame on Jared Kushner. His “Deal of the Century” for Middle East peace boils down to “bribing” the Palestinians.His plan offers no more than buying out Palestinians by offering money with absolutely no political solutions. He does not mention a future Palestinian state nor does he mention 1967 borders or East Jerusalem as a future capital.This plan will further disruption and alienation as he plans to turn Palestinians interested in economic bribes against Palestinians w
  
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• Letter: Keep up the truth telling

  26-06-2019 15:19
  I read your “Tribune Editorial: Yes, we do have concentration camps” in the Huffpost.Thank you.In a future editorial or article, refer Americans to "The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer or "The Gulag Archipelago" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The segregated and suffocating environment of President Trump's camps for children at the border would have been applauded by Hitler or Stalin.At Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps, the children were separated from
  
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• Letter: Maybe he’s not our type

  26-06-2019 15:18
  E. Jean Caroll has accused the president of sexual assault and President Trump’s immediate response was, “She is not my type.”A crass and uncouth comment from anyone, much less the president of the United States.How about giving him some of his own medicine by declaring, “He is not my type?”Louis Borgencht, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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