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• "An estimated 1,190 cancer deaths will occur among children in 2019." — American Cancer Society #5ForTheFight | @5ForTheFight_pic.twitter.com/5cdKQH1l5E

  31-07-2019 23:47 via twitter.com
  "An estimated 1,190 cancer deaths will occur among children in 2019."— American Cancer Society#5ForTheFight| @5ForTheFight_pic.twitter.com/5cdKQH1l5E
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: What is Royce O’Neale capable of next season?

  31-07-2019 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  Following a frenetic free agency period, the Utah Jazz have a high amount of variability heading into a highly anticipated 2019-20 campaign, and Donovan Mi...
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz notes: Mitrou-Long gets Indy two-way, 3×3 ball in SLC

  31-07-2019 23:10 via sportspyder.com
  Former Utah Jazz guard Naz Mitrou-Long officially has a new home for the 2019-20 NBA season and USA Basketball's 3x3 qualifiers are SLC-bound. Another rece...
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: How to reach out in love, respect and acceptance to members who are questioning, or have left, the faith

  31-07-2019 23:06
  Stories of members walking away from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are legion. And plenty of books have been written in recent years documenting and addressing the concerns of these disaffected members.But what can loved ones and leaders still in the faith do to help, to serve, to embrace these onetime believers?That’s what David Ostler explores in his new book, “Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question.” A retired business executive, Ostler, who has lived o
  
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• Utah Jazz: What is Royce O’Neale capable of next season?

  31-07-2019 23:05
  Following a frenetic free agency period, the Utah Jazz have a high amount of variability heading into a highly anticipated 2019-20 campaign, and Donovan Mitchell isn’t the only Jazzman about to make a third-year jump. Royce O’Neale is coming off an impressive sophomore season that saw him take a huge stride in becoming a key […]
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• Utah officials dismiss protests by companies denied marijuana growing licenses

  31-07-2019 22:57
  The state has turned down appeals from six companies that applied to grow medical cannabis in Utah but failed to make the cut in the scramble over a handful of cultivation licenses.The businesses that protested the state’s selection process were among the 81 that vied for a license to produce marijuana for Utah’s emerging medical cannabis program. The state was authorized by law to name up to 10 cultivators, but earlier this month announced that it would initially only award eight li
  
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• Utah Cold Case Coalition hopes playing cards may lead to tips in unsolved homicide and missing-persons cases

  31-07-2019 22:51
  Officials at the Utah Cold Case Coalition say a deck of playing cards could improve the odds of solving some long-dormant homicide and missing-persons investigations. And they are also upping the reward for tips leading to the closure of one of these hard-to-solve cases.The coalition has compiled 54 cold cases, and had them printed on decks of playing cards that will be sold to the public, organizers announced Wednesday as a preview of “Cold Case Month,” which begins Thursday.“
  
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• Utah Catholics protest priest who’s shared posts that are anti-LGBTQ, anti-woman and pro-assault rifle

  31-07-2019 22:23
  Claire Donnelly’s three kids have attended Catholic school in Salt Lake City since they were 4 years old and barely tall enough to see over the wooden pews in the chapel. But this fall, for the first time, they won’t be going back.“It was a terribly difficult decision for us to make,” Donnelly said. “We’re sad to leave the community. But for our family, we had to take a stand against bigotry and intolerance and, frankly, hate speech.”Over the past year i
  
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• Gordon Monson: Waiting on Larry Krystkowiak to explain why so many Utah players are leaving

  31-07-2019 22:05
  Anybody else out there have questions about Larry Krystkowiak and what’s going on with Utah’s basketball program?You do. I do. Most everybody does. The empty seats at the Huntsman Center want to know.Players are jumping out of the school’s practice facility as though the place were burning to the ground, as though there were an outbreak of some awful communicable disease, and there’s been no real comprehensive explanation thus far from Krystkowiak for the exodus. I reache
  
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• U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

  31-07-2019 22:03
  Seattle • The U.S. has recorded nearly 20 mass killings so far this year, the majority of them domestic violence attacks that receive scant national attention compared to high-profile public shootings in recent years at schools, churches and concerts.A database compiled by The Associated Press, Northeastern University and USA Today shows that the number of mass killings has held steady in 2019 compared with past years. But if the trend continues, the year could end with a lower death count
  
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• Letter: Curtis can win my vote if he backs impeachment

  31-07-2019 22:00
  I have an open offer to Rep. John Curtis.I have a perfect voting record. I have never voted for a Republican. Mr. Curtis, you have the power to change that. All you have to do is publicly demand the impeachment of Donald Trump. This declaration must be direct and unqualified. Do this and I will vote for you in the next election.You need to hurry because this is a limited time offer.Scott Jackson, SandySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Death penalty sought for Utah man accused of killing two teens, dropping their bodies in a mine shaft

  31-07-2019 21:58
  Provo • Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man charged with killing 18-year-old Riley Powell and 17-year-old Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson in 2017.Jerrod Baum, 42, is accused in court papers of forcing Breezy to kneel before a mine shaft and watch as Baum beat and stabbed her 18-year-old boyfriend to death. He then allegedly cut the girl’s throat and threw them both into an open mine.The deaths, authorities have said, were driven by Baum’s anger that the tee
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Why are these acceptable sacrifices?

  31-07-2019 21:18
  Loss comes in waves and is difficult to describe. At first the loss is the only thing you can see, snapped tight as a ripcord around your heart. Each absent thing is delineated against the background of what is there until what is missing is the only thing visible. But in time, the loss loses its sharpness, diffuses. The vanished footprints you used to see so clearly trail off into many paths never taken.There is the old ache of looking alone at something over which your eyes used to meet other
  
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• Letter: Our leaders should follow the Golden Rule

  31-07-2019 21:13
  Perhaps it goes back to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech. But I have come to realize that I had no choice in who my parents were. There was no choice in my skin color or sex.I had no choice in the community where I grew up. I had no choice in the public school I attended. All of these things contributed to who I am, what my values are and perhaps helped shape my personality.As a teenager, I made the choice to become a Christian. As a result, I have a basis f
  
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• Letter: Possible explanations for Trump’s appeal

  31-07-2019 21:04
  After all the broken promises, lies, distortions, sexual misconduct, gaslighting, racism, narcissism, lack of empathy etc., I marvel how his raucous followers disregard all that negative behavior while simultaneously and enthusiastically continuing their unconditional support for President Trump.My analysis, for what it’s worth, comes down to a few possibilities.First, without any attempt at fact-checking, they accept as gospel everything Trump proclaims, backed up by Fox News, other right
  
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• David Garbett: I am running for mayor of Salt Lake City to improve our air

  31-07-2019 21:02
  I’m running for mayor of Salt Lake City because we need leadership to address our air quality problems.Every year, my wife and I dread the arrival of our winter inversion season. We know that living here during those episodes of high pollution is terrible for our kids’ health (and ours).Just this week, I met with a doctor from the University of Utah Hospital whose research recently found that for a pregnant woman, spending a week in a Utah inversion increases the risk of miscarriage
  
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• Salt Lake Chamber poll shows Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox leading former Gov. Jon Huntsman in governor’s race

  31-07-2019 21:00
  If the election for Utah’s next governor were held today, 41% of Republican voters would cast their ballot for Spencer Cox, according to the results of a poll released Wednesday by the Salt Lake Chamber.The results show Cox, currently the state’s lieutenant governor, well positioned ahead of his expected and potential rivals for the 2020 Republican primary, including ambassador to Russia and former Gov. Jon Huntsman at 26%. Former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes trails far behind at 6
  
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• Top-100 prep basketball recruit suffers season-threatening hand injury during ATV accident on official visit to BYU

  31-07-2019 20:55
  Provo • Mady Sissoko, a rising senior at Wasatch Academy and widely considered to be one of the top 100 prep basketball prospects in the country, sustained a significant hand injury while on an official recruiting visit to BYU last weekend and will likely miss a portion of the upcoming 2019-20 season.According to Mike Clayton, a Provo ophthamologist and Sissoko’s legal guardian in the United States the past three years, the 6-foot-9, 230-pound basketball star fractured his right hand
  
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• Utah Jazz notes: Mitrou-Long gets Indy two-way, 3×3 ball in SLC

  31-07-2019 20:50
  Former Utah Jazz guard Naz Mitrou-Long officially has a new home for the 2019-20 NBA season and USA Basketball’s 3×3 qualifiers are SLC-bound. Another recent Utah Jazz alum looks to have found a new squad following the team’s big roster overhaul this summer. Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Scott Agness, Naz Mitrou-Long is headed to […]
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Should Rudy Gobert start shooting threes?

  31-07-2019 20:49 via sportspyder.com
  The answer isn’t as obvious as it seems
  
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• Utah books Arkansas for a football series, bringing the first SEC team to Rice-Eccles Stadium

  31-07-2019 20:43
  Utah will bring a Southeastern Conference football opponent to Rice-Eccles Stadium for the first time in September 2026, having agreed to a home-and-home series with Arkansas, Ute athletic director Mark Harlan announced Wednesday.The Utes will visit Arkansas in 2028. The series gives Utah another set of games against a Power Five opponent in the upcoming decade, along with a 2023-24 series vs. Baylor.Utah played Texas A&M in Salt Lake City 2004, when the Aggies were Big 12 members, but never
  
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• Genetic-testing scam targets seniors and rips off Medicare

  31-07-2019 20:12
  The 86-year-old woman in rural Utah doesn’t usually answer solicitations from strangers, she said, but the young couple who knocked on her front door seemed so nice. Before long, she had handed over her Medicare and Social Security numbers — and allowed them to swab her cheek to collect her DNA.She is among scores of older Americans who have been targeted in a scam that uses DNA tests to defraud Medicare or steal personal information. Fraudsters find their victims across the country
  
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• Eat, drink and vote for Utah’s best at Food Truck and Brewery Battle on Saturday

  31-07-2019 18:45
  Bring an appetite and a party spirit to Salt Lake City’s third annual Food Truck and Brewery Battle.The all-ages bash takes place Saturday, Aug. 4, at The Gateway, 100 S. Rio Grande St.From 4 to 10 p.m., there will be 18 food trucks serving burgers, burritos, barbecue and more.Six of the trucks will vie for the title of Best New Food Truck in two categories. They are Balabe Senegalese Cuisine; Hayat’s Afghan Grill, Hungry Hawaiian, Raclette Machine, Sgt. Pepper’s Fat Burrito an
  
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• Police shoot and kill burglary suspect in Roy, say he had a knife and hammer

  31-07-2019 18:44
  Ogden • An Ogden police officer early Wednesday shot and killed a man who used a hammer to burglarize a Roy medical clinic and pharmacy and then charged officers with a knife, police chiefs from two cities said.The suspect’s name was not released Wednesday morning. No police officers were injured nor was the janitor who called police. The burglary and shooting happened at Tanner Clinic, 3443 W. 5600 South in Roy, though it was an Ogden police officer who killed the suspect.At a joint
  
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• Dolphins’ Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti dead at 78

  31-07-2019 18:31
  Miami • Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season, has died at the age of 78.Buoniconti died Tuesday in Bridgehampton, New York, said Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the family. A cause of death was not immediately given.Buoniconti was bypassed in the NFL draft but went on to a 15-year career. He helped the Dolphins win back-to-back Super Bowls, including the 1972 team that
  
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• Pirates, Reds await suspensions for latest brawl

  31-07-2019 18:27
  Cincinnati • Major League Baseball is reviewing video of the latest fight between the Pirates and Reds, with Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle expecting suspensions on both sides.Reds manager David Bell faces a significant suspension for running onto the field and going after Hurdle during the ninth inning of Pittsburgh's 11-4 win Tuesday night. Bell already had been ejected from the game.Base-brawl in Cincy
  (via @FOXSportsOH)pic.twitter.com/5nIjhE5Hc1— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July
  
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• Review: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ isn’t too smart, but it is an effective action movie

  31-07-2019 18:21
  One shouldn’t go into “Hobbs & Shaw” — officially, “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” for those who can’t get enough ampersands — expecting a mental chess match or clever plotting or Shakespearean acting.No, “Hobbs & Shaw” is a meat-and-potatoes — or should that be “meat & potatoes”? — action movie, with more cars than a Hot Wheels set, more guns than an Army shooting range, and more bod
  
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• Dana Milbank: Marianne Williamson won’t be president. But her 2020 competitors should take note.

  31-07-2019 18:21
  Video: Author Marianne Williamson often makes headlines for saying things like ‘dark psychic forces,’ but her stances on reparations are gaining traction. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post)Washington • Marianne Williamson for president!It is perhaps not the best sign for Democratic prospects in the 2020 election that on a stage packed with senators, governors and the odd congressman and mayor, the one who repeatedly soared above the others Tuesday night was the New Age author and
  
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• E.J. Dionne: The first night of the CNN debate showed just how fractious the Democratic primary fight may get

  31-07-2019 18:16
  It was the Detroit Donnybrook. Tuesday’s Democratic debate was choppy but passionate, opening up wide philosophical divisions within the party’s presidential field and providing sound bites critical of progressive ideas and candidates that Republicans are certain to use in 2020.Moderate candidates trailing in the polls went in determined to upend Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the two strongest candidates on the stage and leaders of the party's
  
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• Dave R. Woolstenhulme: With Utah’s changing demographics, college access is more important than ever

  31-07-2019 18:07
  Enrollment at public colleges and universities in the Utah System of Higher Education increased to more than 184,000 for the 2019-20 academic year. But, while enrollment increases have been consistent, there has been a hidden chasm widening beneath the surface at colleges and universities within USHE — a growing opportunity gap in postsecondary education.Utah’s population is projected to grow to over 3.5 million by 2065 and the percent of minorities in Utah (ages 18-35) is expected t
  
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• Follow the @UtahJazzDancers while they’re in China! Follow along on their Instagram page to get all the latest updates: https://www.instagram.com/utahjazzdancers/ …pic.twitter.com/M8qqXtgsl3

  31-07-2019 18:03 via twitter.com
  Follow the @UtahJazzDancers while they’re in China!Follow along on their Instagram page to get all the latest updates: https://www.instagram.com/utahjazzdancers/ …pic.twitter.com/M8qqXtgsl3
  
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• Utah’s MyKayla Skinner to sit out 2019-20 gymnastics season to pursue Olympics berth, but says she’ll be back

  31-07-2019 17:36
  Utah gymnastics star MyKayla Skinner, as expected, has elected to defer her senior year of college competition to pursue a USA Gymnastics Team berth for the the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.With a final year of NCAA eligibility left, the two-time NCAA champion says she intends to return for her senior year and compete for the Red Rocks during the 2020-21 season. Skinner, a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection, also plans on returning to finish her degree in communications from the U.Skinner
  
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• Report: Ute linebacker Manny Bowen is giving up football, as preseason camp opens

  31-07-2019 16:56
  Having sent linebackers Cody Barton and Chase Hansen to the NFL after their highly productive senior seasons, Utah's football coaching staff was consoled in the spring by Penn State transfer Manny Bowen's performance.But now, as preseason camp begins Wednesday afternoon, Utah apparently will have to find a replacement for him. Bowen is giving up football with one year of eligibility remaining, the Ute Zone site of 247Sports reported late Tuesday. Utah’s players have reported for camp, with
  
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• Wildfire above Provo has burned 250 acres

  31-07-2019 16:39
  A wildfire on a mountain in south Provo has burned 250 acres, though firefighters say no structures are threatened.Smoke from the wildfire was visible Wednesday morning across Provo and the neighboring cities. The fire is burning along Provo’s boundary with Springville near Oregon and Alaska Avenues. The latter street has given the blaze its name: The Alaska Fire.The Provo Police Department said in a Facebook post that reports of the fire arrived just after 10 p.m. Tuesday.The Utah Fire In
  
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• Letter: On a slippery slope toward dictatorship

  31-07-2019 16:30
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already stopped many bills passed by the House to benefit the American taxpayers: For example, one bill was to provide additional protection for persons with pre-existing conditions.There were many others, also blocked. Pure obstruction.Now, McConnell blocked the advancement of legislation to secure our country’s weak and outdated election system. The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report addressing significant dangers facing our electio
  
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• Letter: Help women avoid unwanted pregnancies

  31-07-2019 16:00
  Don Gale hits the mark again with his wise opinion piece, “Stillbirth, abortion and miscarriage need compassion, not judgment!”I agree with everything he says about what we should do to bring about acceptable results when it comes to helping women prevent the heartbreak of abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth.I would, however, add one thing. Let’s make sure all options for avoiding pregnancies women do not want, are readily available at a reasonably low cost, and whenever possi
  
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• Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren fight with moderates over ‘Medicare for All’

  31-07-2019 15:56
  Detroit • The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump.Standing side by side at center stage on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren slapped back against their more cautious rivals who ridiculed "Medicare for All" and warned that "wish-li
  
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• Police shoot and kill burglary suspect in Roy

  31-07-2019 15:36
  A man who was allegedly burglarizing a Roy medical clinic was shot to death by police early Wednesday morning.According to police, a “frightened caller” reported that someone had broken into the clinic, and the caller — who was cleaning the business — was “barricaded in a room.” About 1:50 a.m., an Ogden Police K9 officer was called to assist Roy Police at the clinic, near 3400 West and 5600 South.The Ogden officer and his dog were searching for a suspect in t
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Trump rejected Utah’s Medicaid gambit. It’s time to finally give voters what they wanted.

  31-07-2019 15:07
  It’s been said nothing is certain in life, but on the continuum of risk, the Trump administration approving Utah’s request for a stripped-down version of Medicaid expansion was supposed to be a sure thing.The sun would rise, the Harlem Globetrotters would win, the president would Tweet something stupid, demeaning or inflammatory.That sense of certainty was what lawmakers used to justify upending the clear will of Utahns just months after voters approved a broader proposal to help low
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: A recently closed charter school leaves unpaid debts and unanswered questions in its wake

  31-07-2019 15:05
  The recent closure of the American International School of Utah — a public-private hybrid charter — has displaced more than 1,300 students and left potentially millions of dollars in unpaid debts, including hundreds of thousands of allegedly misspent special education dollars owed to, but unlikely to be repaid to, the state of Utah.A new board has been established to oversee the nitty-gritty of shutting down the AISU organization. But it says there’s little hope of recovering t
  
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• Commentary: How to be Mormon in just 73 easy steps

  31-07-2019 15:03
  1. Never use the word “Mormon” in describing anything Mormon. Doing so is a <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/10/07/members-offend-jesus/">win for Satan</a>.2. Drink no coffee, tea or alcohol.3. Eat meat sparingly. (Actually, scratch that. It’s in the <a href="http://local.sltrib.com/online/WoW/">Word of Wisdom</a>, but no one pays attention to it anyway, so bring on the burgers. You’re going to need to keep your strength up for keeping
  
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• Paul Gibbs: Legislators made a promise on Medicaid expansion

  31-07-2019 15:00
  Like so many health care supporters in Utah, I was upset when the Utah Legislature chose to override the choice voters made to fully expand Medicaid.Proposition 3, which was supported by 53% of Utah voters (with an astonishing nearly 75% voter turnout in a midterm election), was replaced by Senate Bill 96. SB96 was a complicated partial expansion which sought unprecedented waivers from the federal government to receive full ACA Medicaid expansion funding to cover only people up to 100% of federa
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: One thing each starter needs to improve in 2019-20

  31-07-2019 14:16 via sportspyder.com
  In order for the Utah Jazz to truly emerge as championship contenders next season, they'll need each of their starters to take a leap in very specific area...
  
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• Political Cornflakes: A look at the winners and losers in last night’s Democratic debate

  31-07-2019 14:13
  Happy Wednesday! Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were clearly the targets on stage at last night’s presidential debate with more moderate candidates taking aim at their liberal policy ideas. But both seemed to mostly hold their own while some lesser-known contenders were able to have a few breakout moments. Here’s a look at the winners and losers of the first part of the second round of debates. [WaPost]-> The Democratic debate continues tonight with 10 other candidates
  
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• Utah Jazz: One thing each starter needs to improve in 2019-20

  31-07-2019 14:00
  In order for the Utah Jazz to truly emerge as championship contenders next season, they’ll need each of their starters to take a leap in very specific areas. It’s no secret that the Utah Jazz made some critical moves this offseason that vastly improved the overall talent of their roster. Between the additions of Mike […]
  Utah Jazz: One thing each starter needs to improve in 2019-20 - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Shirley Ann Higuchi: Japanese American Citizens League is launching a new activism

  31-07-2019 14:00
  In the last two weeks, President Trump has demanded that minority members of Congress go back to where they came from or criticized their districts as rat-infested hellholes.It’s a refrain that’s all too familiar to Japanese Americans who remember how they and their families were treated before, during and after World War II.The one organization that championed our rights at the time was the Japanese American Citizens League, which celebrates its 90th anniversary with its annual conv
  
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• Letter: Herrod’s fear-mongering doesn’t represent Utah

  31-07-2019 14:00
  Regarding Chris Herrod taking to task Paul Mero, Curt Bramble and David Irvine for their recent immigration opinion piece.Herrod decried the three for reinforcing the Utah Compact and the friendly immigration policy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.As a citizen of this state, I am proud of the Utah Compact and the church's stand on immigration, as I'm sure the majority of Utahns are. Herrod's fear-mongering seems to be totally in line with the disaster in the White House.Incide
  
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• CJ McCollum agrees to three-year extension with Trail Blazers

  31-07-2019 06:44
  Portland, Ore. • CJ McCollum has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers.The 27-year-old McCollum averaged 21.0 points last season, helping Portland make it to the Western Conference finals. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard, who was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 10th overall pick in the 2013 draft, has averaged at least 20.8 points over the last four years.The agreement keeps McCollum under contract through the 2023-24 season. McCollum’s agent tol
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Can the 2019 Utah Jazz be the modern version of the 2004 Pistons?

  31-07-2019 06:38 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz are going to be very, very good
  
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• Cha Cha — the chihuahua that was reportedly dognapped from a Utah restaurant — has been returned

  31-07-2019 05:36
  Cha Cha the chihuahua — reportedly stolen from a Cafe Rio in West Valley City early this month — was returned to her owner Tuesday.The dog’s owner stopped at the restaurant at 3567 S. 2700 West on July 11 and took Cha Cha — in an animal carrier — inside. According to West Valley police, a woman was filmed on surveillance camera as she “grabbed the dog’s carrier from the seating area when the owner stepped away for a moment and took off with the dog.&rdqu
  
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