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  07-08-2019 23:30 via twitter.com
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• UTA gives lifetime transit pass to former boss who pocketed a controversial $282K severance package

  07-08-2019 23:22
  The newly restructured Utah Transit Authority Board decided Wednesday to give something extra to former UTA President and CEO Jerry Benson besides the controversial $282,000-or-so severance package he earlier received.It awarded Benson and his wife lifetime transit passes.“We do want to recognize Jerry for his service in the organization,” said UTA Interim Executive Director Steve Meyer, who replaced Benson 15 months ago.Meyer was at his final meeting before he retires and noted that
  
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• UTA’s federal watchdog says agency mostly cleaned up scandals — but some worries remain

  07-08-2019 23:09
  As part of a deal to avoid federal prosecution, the Utah Transit Authority last year hired an outside monitor to act as a watchdog on whether the agency lives up to its promised reforms.In its first report, the monitor said Wednesday that UTA — as recently restructured by the Legislature — has largely erased problems that led to past scandals over high executive pay, extensive international travel, sweetheart deals with developers and a lack of transparency.But it raised concerns tha
  
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• The LDS matchmakers who created ‘Thirty Day Bae’ force couples to stay together for a month

  07-08-2019 21:46
  There are many complaints about modern dating: Apps have created chaos, and the need for instant gratification. No one wants to invest, commit or even make a choice. Singles are quick to discard imperfect connections. And daters lack the skills to actually build upon those connections.Some amateur matchmakers in Salt Lake City who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are trying to change that culture of flakiness by pairing people up and requiring them to date for a ful
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: Westside Salt Lake City voters weigh in on the mayoral primary

  07-08-2019 21:40
  Next week, the field of candidates vying to be the next mayor of Salt Lake City will be trimmed from eight to two as voters cast their ballots in the primary election.Recent polling by The Salt Lake Tribune and Hinckley Institute of Politics showed a significant number of voters remain undecided. And the presumed frontrunner, former state Sen. Jim Dabakis, held a relatively narrow lead ahead of a still-competitive slate of hopefuls looking to secure a spot on the general election ballot.On today
  
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• Trump words linked to more hate crime? Some experts think so.

  07-08-2019 21:39
  El Paso, Texas • President Donald Trump has often railed about an “invasion of illegals” at the southern border, words echoed in a screed the El Paso shooting suspect apparently posted that called the attack that killed 22 people at a Walmart his response to an “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”Some extremism experts believe that may not be an accident. They say historical data suggests a link between heated rhetoric from top political leaders and ensuing reports of hate
  
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• Jazz president Steve Starks promoted to CEO of all Larry H. Miller companies, search underway for new team president

  07-08-2019 21:36
  After former Larry H. Miller Group of Companies CEO Clark Whitworth stepped down in January, the organization needed a new boss. But after a national search, owner Gail Miller and others found the answer in one of their most successful divisions: sports and the Utah Jazz.So Jazz president Steve Starks was promoted Wednesday to CEO of the whole company, including the auto dealerships Larry Miller originally made his name from. That leaves a hole at the top of the Utah Jazz, one that executive vic
  
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• First leader of Salt Lake City’s new Department of Economic Development leaves for Virginia

  07-08-2019 21:36
  As the first head of Salt Lake City’s newly created Department of Economic Development packed for a move to Virginia last week and bade farewell to co-workers, she said she loved the job here.Lara Fritts spent the past three years promoting Utah’s capital as an attractive place for commerce — and departs for a similar but more influential position in Richmond with several accomplishments in the rearview mirror.When Mayor Jackie Biskupski hired her in 2016, Salt Lake City was al
  
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• MLS and its players gearing up for a possible work stoppage next year; chartered air travel a major topic for players

  07-08-2019 21:30
  The players of Major League Soccer are preparing for the worst-case scenario when it comes to negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement: a work stoppage.The league as a whole has been discussing the possibility of and preparing for a stoppage for a year, MLS Players Association executive director Bob Foose said during a roundtable discussion during All-Star Week in Orlando. While Foose and three players from the bargaining committee all said a strike isn’t the goal, it’s defi
  
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• The Utah-built Turbinator will take center stage when Speed Week begins Saturday on the Salt Flats

  07-08-2019 21:29
  It seems fitting that the Utah-built Turbinator is scheduled to make the first run on the Bonneville Salt Flats Saturday when the 71st annual Speed Week opens.That’s because the vehicle, designed by Rick Vesco in his Rockville garage near Zion National Park, had quite a 2018 season on the salt.It culminated with a top speed of 503.332 miles per hour last October in the World of Speed event. The Turbinator had the fastest top speed of 470.605 miles per hour last year and set the fastest nat
  
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• [Deseret News] - FiveThirtyEight asks the important question: Will the Utah Jazz's upgrades be enough to win a championship?

  07-08-2019 21:15 via sportspyder.com
  Hype for the upcoming Jazz season is at levels not seen in Salt Lake since the Stockton-Malone finals runs at the tail end of the '90s.
  
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• A man pleads guilty to killing a Utah County mother and son. Now the focus shifts to finding their bodies.

  07-08-2019 21:11
  Orem • A day after a man pleaded guilty to killing a mother and son who have been missing for almost four years, authorities say they are turning their focus to one thing: Finding the bodies of 23-year-old Emily Quijano and her 3-year-old son, Gabriel Almiron.Quijano’s boyfriend, Christopher Poulson, admitted in an American Fork courtroom Tuesday that he “severely” injured Gabriel while he was babysitting the toddler on Sept. 8, 2015. He put the child to bed, and Quijano c
  
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• ‘Do something!’ Protests dog Trump’s visit to Ohio three days after mass shooting

  07-08-2019 21:05
  Dayton, Ohio • Pain and anger from the weekend’s mass shooting were visible and audible Wednesday as people in Dayton, Ohio, greeted President Donald Trump’s visit with the city’s new rallying cry: “Do something!”Trump’s visits to Ohio and Texas , where a combined 31 people were killed and dozens wounded in less than 24 hours over the weekend, were regarded warily by local officials concerned about the often-combative president’s rhetoric while emot
  
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• FiveThirtyEight asks the important question: Will the Utah Jazz's upgrades be enough to win a championship?

  07-08-2019 21:00
  Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic participated in an introductory press conference for the Utah Jazz on Monday, July 8, 2019 in Las Vegas where they showcased their No. 10 and No. 44 jerseys.SALT LAKE CITY — Hype for the upcoming Jazz season is at levels not seen in Salt Lake since the Stockton-Malone finals runs at the tail end of the '90s. With the additions of Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic along with Jeff Green, Emmanuel Mudiay and Ed Davis, the Jazz have improved their roster —
  
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• Dana Milbank: Foreign countries warn about travel to Trump’s U.S. Can you blame them?

  07-08-2019 21:00
  Washington • Have we become a s---hole country?Uruguay seems to think so. Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an alert after the El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shootings for Uruguayan nationals traveling to the United States. It advises they "take extreme precautions in the face of growing indiscriminate violence, mostly hate crimes, including racism and discrimination, which killed more than 250 people in the first seven months of this year."Blaming the “indiscriminate possession of fi
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: General authority talks about his tenure as church historian and tricky topics like Brigham Young on race, Joseph Smith’s polygamy, the LGBTQ policy

  07-08-2019 20:48
  For nearly two decades, Elder Steven E. Snow has served as a general authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The past seven or so years, he has been the church historian, overseeing the faith’s history department. During that time, he has led the release of “Saints,” the first in a planned four-volume narrative history of the church, and the production of landmark essays that tackle some of the pricklier points of Latter-day Saint history and teachings.Sno
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Possible in-game celebration ideas for Jazz players to emulate

  07-08-2019 20:24 via sportspyder.com
  This season will be great, the celebrations should be too
  
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• Thousands of dead fish wash ashore at Utah’s Pineview Reservoir

  07-08-2019 20:09
  Ogden • Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore at a reservoir in northern Utah this summer.The Standard-Examiner reports biologists with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have noticed a massive die-off of fish at Pineview Reservoir in Weber County.Many of the fish were young black crappies. Black crappies are freshwater fish that like to live in flooded vegetation.DWR aquatic biologist Chris Penne said the fish have likely died from overpopulation, hotter temperatures and receding wate
  
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• Jason Shelley is the Utes’ No. 2 QB again, but gained a wealth of experience as the starter last season. He’s ready if needed.

  07-08-2019 19:32
  Utah quarterback Jason Shelley led a fourth-quarter comeback, stiff-armed a BYU tackler on his way to the end zone and climbed into the stands to celebrate the victory.That performance was only part of Shelley’s memorable November, coming after wins over Oregon and Colorado that completed the Utes’ first Pac-12 South championship. Then came a frustrating loss to Washington in the conference title game and a second-half collapse against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl.Shelley experie
  
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• Margaret Sullivan: Tucker Carlson’s claim that white supremacy is a hoax is easy to prove wrong. Just watch his show.

  07-08-2019 19:30
  In his ongoing and remarkably successful quest to be the worst of the Fox News nighttime hosts, Tucker Carlson hit a new low on his Tuesday show.White supremacy, he claimed, isn't a real problem in America: "This is a hoax, just like the Russia hoax. It's a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power." (Let's set aside, for a moment, the truth that the Russian attacks on America's voting integrity, in order to help Donald Trump become president, are anything but a hoax,
  
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• [Deseret News] - Former Jazzman Mark Eaton gets kick out of seeing Donovan Mitchell in No. 53 during USA Basketball training camp

  07-08-2019 19:24 via sportspyder.com
  “Did they run out two guard numbers?” Eaton asked. “It was probably the last one in the box.”
  
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• [NBA] - Joe Ingles named to Aussie Boomers' 12-man World Cup roster

  07-08-2019 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  Joe Ingles has booked his ticket to China.The Boomers, the Australian men’s national basketball team, have announced their 12-man roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, and the Utah Jazz forward
  
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• [KSL] - Ben Anderson: Can Donovan Mitchell take starring role with Team USA? | KSL.com

  07-08-2019 19:11 via sportspyder.com
  Team USA will make its debut Friday in an intrasquad scrimmage, can Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell fill a starring role?
  
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• when you realize it's only wednesday ( via @ffbb_officiel instagram)pic.twitter.com/1cYQitEBwz

  07-08-2019 19:08 via twitter.com
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• Former Jazzman Mark Eaton gets kick out of seeing Donovan Mitchell in No. 53 during USA Basketball training camp

  07-08-2019 19:05
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (No. 53) participates in training camp for the USA men's national team on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 in Las Vegas.Eric Woodyard, Deseret NewsUtah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell talks to reporters after participating in training camp for the USA men's national team on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 in Las Vegas.Eric Woodyard, Deseret NewsMark Eaton goes after the block against young Michael Jordan during a 1984-85 season game. Photo--Don GraystonDon Grayston, DON GRAYSTONPLAS VEGAS
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz president Steve Starks promoted to CEO of all Larry H. Miller companies, search underway for new team president

  07-08-2019 18:43 via sportspyder.com
  After former Larry H. Miller Group of Companies CEO Clark Whitworth stepped down in January, the organization needed a new head man. But after a national search, Gail Miller and others found the answer in one of their most successful divisions:...
  
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• Rich Lowry: The FBI crushed the Klan and should target violent white supremacists today

  07-08-2019 18:30
  At some point in the late 1960s, you could be forgiven for thinking that the FBI was in charge of the KKK.It infiltrated, manipulated and ran the group into the ground. The name of the operation: COINTELPRO-White Hate. With violent white hate again on the rise, we should take some inspiration — even if the methods can't be replicated — from the FBI's past grappling with racist extremists.If there were any doubt that the country has a white nationalist problem, the shocking attack on
  
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• [NBA] - Steven E. Starks named as chief executive officer for Larry H. Miller group of companies

  07-08-2019 18:08 via sportspyder.com
  Gail Miller, chairman and owner of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, and the Board of Directors have named Steven E. Starks as chief executive officer and an executive member of the Board,
  
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• Congratulations to the president of the Utah Jazz @StevenStarks on his promotion to CEO of the Larry H. Miller group of companies! » https://on.nba.com/2YqWh5A pic.twitter.com/RUYqxlVzmI

  07-08-2019 18:08 via twitter.com
  Congratulations to the president of the Utah Jazz @StevenStarks on his promotion to CEO of the Larry H. Miller group of companies!» https://on.nba.com/2YqWh5A pic.twitter.com/RUYqxlVzmI
  
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• Leonard Pitts: There is nothing natural about this disaster

  07-08-2019 18:05
  And again.And still.Nine people shot dead in Dayton, 13 hours after 22 shot dead in El Paso, six days after three shot dead in Gilroy. And tears and disbelief and funeral preparations, candlelight vigils and a search for meaning, and talking heads on cable news and T-shirts and hashtags touting resilience in the face of pain: "Dayton Strong," "El Paso Strong," "Gilroy Strong."And again.And still.And people asking "Why?" and Republican officials trotting out explanations noteworthy mainly for the
  
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• Review: ‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ is an offbeat, but charming, road movie

  07-08-2019 17:57
  When learning the plot of “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” a reader may think it’s not a real movie — because no one in their right minds would take such incongruous elements as crab fishing, professional wrestling and Down Syndrome and combine them in a heartwarming, Mark Twain-esque comedy-drama.However, that’s exactly what the writing and directing team of Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz have done for their feature debut. And this weird concoction somehow works, thanks
  
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• Jana Riess: Conservative Christians have a porn problem, but it’s different than you may be thinking

  07-08-2019 17:54
  Conservative Christians in the United States have a pornography problem, though it may not be the problem you think.It’s not that they’re all secretly using porn, at higher rates than average. According to a recent sociological study published by Oxford University Press, conservative Christians — the catch-all name that author Samuel L. Perry uses to describe evangelicals with certain key theological beliefs — don’t actually use porn as often as other Americans do.Y
  
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• ‘Andi Mack’ actor, whose character came out as gay, comes out as bisexual

  07-08-2019 17:46
  A 17-year-old co-star of the just ended, made-in-Utah series “Andi Mack” has come out as bisexual — almost two years after the character he played came out as gay.“I'm bi,” Joshua Rush tweeted on Tuesday, adding that it was “ironic” that he had not come out earlier.first to respond to this tweet is bi lol— joshua rush (@JoshuaRush) August 6, 2019“I suffered with some level of my own internalized homophobia even while playing the first openly
  
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• Wine Spectator says these are the 7 best Utah restaurants for wine

  07-08-2019 17:45
  Seven Utah restaurants earned top honors last month, when Wine Spectator magazine released its 2019 Restaurant Wine List Awards.Veneto Ristorante Italiano in Salt Lake City and Tupelo in Park City got the award for the first time. Repeat winners include the Aerie at Snowbird; Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops in Salt Lake City; and Bangkok Thai on Main, Glitretind and J&G Grill, in Park City.The mid-tier award is given to restaurants that offer 350 or more quality selections with vintage
  
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• Beehive Distilling, Simplicity Cocktails introduce cocktails in a can

  07-08-2019 17:45
  No need to buy liquor, soda and limes to enjoy your favorite summer cocktail.Two Salt Lake City companies have introduced versions of a Moscow mule, gin and tonic, margarita and other cocktails in a can. The premade drinks — part of a national ready-to-drink trend — are available at select state-run liquor stores in Utah.The mixed drinks contain 9% alcohol by volume and cost $3.49 to $3.59 per container.Beehive Distilling, known for its Jack Rabbit Gin, is one of the companies making
  
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• [Deseret News] - Morning links: Nigel Williams-Goss ready for NBA shot

  07-08-2019 16:58 via sportspyder.com
  The Spokesman-Review just published an article that looks at the career path of Jazz draft pick Nigel Williams-Goss, who still carries around a classic spiral-bound organizer.
  
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• Morning links: Nigel Williams-Goss ready for NBA shot

  07-08-2019 16:57
  FILE: Nigel Williams-Goss goes up for a shot during NBA Summer League action in 2017. Two years after being drafted by the Utah Jazz, he signed with the team earlier this offseason.APSALT LAKE CITY — The Spokesman-Review just published an article that looks at the career path of Jazz draft pick Nigel Williams-Goss, who still carries around a classic spiral-bound organizer. Here is a highlight from the interview:"The whole organization made sure I was part of the team even though I was away
  
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• Lightning started 31 fires in Box Elder County on Sunday; 7 remain uncontained

  07-08-2019 16:32
  Firefighters worked quickly to knock down 24 wildfires in Box Elder County that were ignited by a lightning storm Sunday night, leaving another seven that were burning uncontained on Tuesday morning, according to county and state representatives.Among the remaining fires are the 5,590-acre Russell fire, which is threatening a natural gas pipeline, and the 4,332-acre Curlew Flat fire. Both of those were listed as 30% contained Tuesday morning.Monday’s efforts included firefighters from stat
  
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• Utah woman who jumped from a moving Frontrunner train is charged

  07-08-2019 16:31
  A Utah woman has been charged after she pushed out emergency windows and jumped from a moving Frontrunner train.The 26-year-old Murray woman was on a southbound train in Davis County on July 10, according to charging documents, when she “began to shout” and threatened “to sue the city.” She then broke out four emergency windows and “leapt out one of them while the train was moving.”According to UTA police, when the woman was located, she “smelled of alco
  
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• One Salt Lake City mayoral candidate has raised nearly a third of his money out of state

  07-08-2019 16:18
  While many of the candidates running for Salt Lake City mayor have focused on hyperlocal issues, not all of their campaign cash is coming from local donors.A new Salt Lake Tribune analysis of campaign finance data as of the July 1 filing deadline shows the eight candidates in the race have cumulatively collected nearly $200,000 in out-of-state cash. Businessman and entrepreneur David Ibarra has taken the biggest stack: $126,286.25.Out-of-state donations make up 32 percent of the $394,019 he&rsqu
  
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• Erin Mendenhall: Time for a mayor with more experience in City Hall than Capitol Hill

  07-08-2019 16:17
  After 12 years of mayors with experience on Capitol Hill instead of City Hall, Salt Lake City deserves a mayor with the right experience for a change. The Salt Lake Tribune poll released Friday showed me competing for the two spots in the general election with Utah state Sens. Jim Dabakis and Luz Escamilla. Of the three of us, I am the only candidate with actual experience in our city’s government. I’ve been at the negotiating table for this city, and I get results.I entered public s
  
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• Man pleads guilty to killing a Utah County mother and son who have been missing since 2015

  07-08-2019 16:16
  Orem • It’s been almost four years since 23-year-old Emily Quijano and her 3-year-old son, Gabriel Almiron, went missing.Authorities have long believed that Quijano’s boyfriend, Christopher Poulson, was responsible for their deaths. And despite not finding their bodies, prosecutors charged him with killing them in 2017.On Tuesday, Poulson admitted to the crimes, pleading guilty to first-degree felony murder and second-degree felony manslaughter, according to the Utah County Atto
  
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• Boy Scouts failed to stop hundreds of previously unknown sexual predators, lawsuit says

  07-08-2019 16:13
  For more than a century, “Scouting has stood for adventure, excitement, and leadership,” the Boy Scouts of America wrote in its 2018 report to Congress. But for thousands of Scouts, their experience within the organization was one of abuse, fear, and guilt because of a proliferation of sexual predators that operated within the organization for generations.For decades, the Boy Scouts organization has kept detailed files, known as the ineligible volunteer files, that documented thousan
  
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• New homeless centers: Most Salt Lake City residents are hopeful, but some remain skeptical

  07-08-2019 15:42
  A majority of Salt Lake City residents believe that the closure of the downtown Road Home shelter later this year and the opening of three smaller resource centers in its place will help address homelessness, according to a new poll.Some 41% of the 444 residents who were surveyed last week said they expect the move will “probably” improve homelessness, while 14% thought it “definitely” would, according to The Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. About 34
  
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• Final 2 Marie Callender’s in Utah shut down

  07-08-2019 15:38
  Utah must say goodbye to fresh pies from Marie Callender’s.The state’s two remaining restaurants were closed earlier this week, when its parent company filed for bankruptcy protection.The Marie Callender’s at 1109 E. 3900 South in the Salt Lake Valley; and 1600 N. 1000 West, in Layton, were among 29 U.S. restaurants shuttered Sunday, by Perkins & Marie Callender’s Holding LLC., as it reorganizes under Chapter 11.The bankruptcy filing is the second in eight years for t
  
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• Letter: Trump incites violence, then condemns it

  07-08-2019 15:32
  President Trump called one of the recent mass murderers “a coward.” True to form, this is just his latest example of him being the pot calling the kettle black, because Trump himself is the ultimate coward.Why? Because first he incites his white nationalist hordes to violence against Americans of other skin colors and gender identities and then, when they act at his behest, he condemns them. How can these people do this? he asks. They must be mentally ill, he says. He then proposes s
  
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• Letter: Tell your young men it is not OK to kill people

  07-08-2019 15:31
  Dear white American families with guns in the household,We have a problem with domestic terrorism in our country. And it is being perpetrated by young white men. Parents, it’s time to stage a family-by-family stand down.And the topic of this stand down? Don’t use guns to randomly kill other people.Sounds simple. And it shouldn’t even be necessary, but, with a white supremacist in the White House, parents and grandparents need to make clear to their teens and young adults that a
  
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• Letter: ‘No Way To Prevent This’

  07-08-2019 15:31
  Each week when I see and hear the news of the latest mass shooting, I can’t help but recall the all-too-frequently run headline from The Onion: “'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.”It has long since ceased to seem funny.Bob Vayo, IvinsSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Pro-life advocates are blind to cruelty and suffering

  07-08-2019 15:30
  In a recent Sunday commentary, Merrilee Boyack appears naive, explaining her argument supporting a pro-life position. She infers that couples who engage in sexual intercourse have made a concerted decision to conceive.The reality is that couples are interested more often than not in their own pleasure-seeking and, in the passion of the moment, have given little thought to the possibility of child-bearing.Right-to-life supporters wear blinders when it comes to cruelty and suffering. Currently eac
  
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• Letter: Sacrifice to clean the air now, not later

  07-08-2019 15:29
  The article in Sunday’s Salt Lake Tribune, “Clearing the Air,” was in reference to the air pollution in the valley. I find the subject as redundant as mass shootings. We talk the talk, but we continue to not walk the walk. Why is that? Why is it that we complain about the pollution, and complain, and we never do anything about curing the problem.We need more incentives such as tax credits or discount passes for people to use mass transit. We need to not only encourage people to
  
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