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• 2 freeway exits to close for weekend near Parleys Canyon, Salt Lake-Tooele county border

  24-10-2019 23:50
  Some freeway exits will close this weekend on Interstate 80 near the border of Salt Lake and Tooele counties and on Interstate 215 near the mouth of Parleys Canyon.The Utah Department of Transportation says the eastbound I-80 exit to State Road 201 (Exit 102) will close from Friday at 10 a.m. until Monday at 5 a.m.During that time, drivers would should continue on eastbound I-80 and exit at State Road 202 (Exit 104). They many then take S.R. 202 to its intersection with S.R. 201.That closure is
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Stewart’s Complaint

  24-10-2019 23:49
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/10/23/bagley-cartoon-seeing/" target=_blank><u>Seeing the Elephant</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/10/22/bagley-cartoon-endangered/"><u>Endangered Species</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/10/21/bagle
  
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• Thousands ordered to leave as Northern California fire rages

  24-10-2019 23:45
  Geyserville, Calif. • Officials ordered 2,000 people to evacuate their homes and businesses in Northern California wine country Thursday after a wildfire exploded in size, fueled by powerful winds that prompted utilities throughout the state to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires.The entire community of Geyserville and nearby residents were told to leave after the fire in the Sonoma County wine region north of San Francisco grew to more than 15 square miles (39 square kilometers).A
  
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• New poll says Erin Mendenhall leads Luz Escamilla by 13 points in Salt Lake City mayor’s race

  24-10-2019 23:38
  New polling numbers released by UtahPolicy.com Thursday show Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall with a 13-point lead over her opponent, state Sen. Luz Escamilla, as Election Day draws nearer.That’s a much wider lead than the councilwoman had in a Salt Lake Chamber poll conducted at the beginning of the month and which The Salt Lake Tribune reported on Thursday. In the earlier survey, Mendenhall’s apparent 5-point lead was roughly equal to the poll’s margin of error, pl
  
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• Utah governor says Congress is treating impeachment like a ‘circus,' but inquiry should continue

  24-10-2019 23:30
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that the U.S. House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump reminds him of his experience playing baseball.When either team would make an error, Herbert said, he and his teammates would yell, “Put a tent on that circus,” from the dugout.“This is serious and we should be treating this as a serious issue,” Herbert said. "There are certainly questions. There is a process outlined in our Constitution to answer these questions. Impe
  
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• Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

  24-10-2019 23:24
  Billings, Mont. • One of the largest coal mines in the U.S. was indefinitely shuttered Thursday in a dispute over whether its new owner should be immune as a tribal entity from future lawsuits for environmental violations or reclamation costs.The Navajo Transitional Energy Company blamed the state of Montana for the impasse over the Spring Creek Mine near Decker. Its executives said they were standing up for the company's sovereign rights as an entity wholly-owned by the Navajo Nation.State
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Lakers’ LeBron James claims Mike Conley struggling in Jazz debut is the ‘worst thing that could have happened’

  24-10-2019 23:14 via sportspyder.com
  LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Mike Conley and the Utah Jazz on Friday at Staples Center. James and the Lakers fell to the LA Clippers on opening night, while Conley and the Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Salt Lake City....
  
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• Three arrested in shooting death of teenager in West Valley City

  24-10-2019 23:10
  West Valley police have arrested three people in connection with the shooting death of a teenager at a July party.Neko Jardine, 19, was shot in the neck, chest and torso at the party at 5625 West 4360 South, and died shortly thereafter. West Valley police had expressed frustration because, while they believed 15-20 people had witnessed the shooting, many of them fled the scene without talking to police and few came forward with any information.A 17-year-old was also shot multiple time in the leg
  
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• Former Utah deaf school aide charged with multiple counts of child rape

  24-10-2019 23:02
  The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.Prosecutors filed 10 felony charges Wednesday against Tyler Agustin Jex, a former teaching aide for deaf children in Utah, alleging he raped and sexually assaulted multiple students.It has been a long time coming for parents of alleged abuse victims who for years have been wondering if they were being ignored and abandoned.The only case to move forward before these
  
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• Clifton Jolley: Trump has become our Neville Chamberlain

  24-10-2019 23:00
  In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in hopes of appeasing Hitler, signed the Munich Agreement ceding a region of Czechoslovakia to the Nazis.Hitler evidenced how appeased he was by invading Norway.Of Chamberlain’s miserably faithless and foolish covenant with a monster, Winston Churchill condemned: “You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.”When Trump entered into a similar agreement with the elected Hitleria
  
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• Utah AD Mark Harlan condemns a Ute fan’s vulgar message to an Arizona State football player

  24-10-2019 22:46
  Utah athletic director Mark Harlan apologized Thursday to Arizona State football player Evan Fields, who received a vulgar message apparently sent to him by a Ute fan.“We strongly condemn the behavior of the individual who directed such hatred toward an Arizona State student-athlete,” Harlan wrote via Twitter. “There is no place for such behavior from anyone who represents Utah Athletics directly or indirectly. … We have already begun to look into the identity of the ind
  
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• Fire forces Union Middle School to cancel classes for a second day.

  24-10-2019 22:29
  An electrical fire early Thursday morning forced a Sandy middle school to cancel classes and activities for two days.The fire damage at Union Middle School was not extensive, Canyons School District officials wrote in a statement early Thursday, but fire authorities had not yet confirmed the building was safe.“The chief concern at this point is making sure the building is free of any smoke and carbon monoxide that may have accumulated,” district officials wrote.Officials initially pl
  
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• BYU men’s basketball team hones its 'championship game’ chops; Mark Pope hopes it will set tone for season

  24-10-2019 21:54
  Provo • It has been more than 20 years since Mark Pope won a national championship with the University of Kentucky, but he still remembers every second of it. It’s in his mind forever.He remembers what happened before the game, the whole game and what happened after. Those are the good moments, he said.Late Wednesday night, the first-year BYU head coach wanted to share that moment with his team and the 2,737 people that showed up at the Marriott Center for the Cougars’ Midnight
  
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• Report: Real Salt Lake to interview former RSL coach Jason Kreis for its open head coaching position

  24-10-2019 21:23
  Real Salt Lake is apparently looking at a familiar face to fill one of its two open positions in the organization.RSL will interview former coach Jason Kreis for its permanent head coaching position, The Athletic reported Thursday.Kreis, who currently coaches the U.S. Men’s National Team’s under-23 squad, coached at RSL from 2007 to 2013, leading the club to a 2009 MLS Cup Championship and a finals appearance in 2013. He returned to Rio Tinto Stadium in September to celebrate the 200
  
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• "You don't see it on the stats, but we see a lot of points off (screen assists)."pic.twitter.com/yt3fUqzys1 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center

  24-10-2019 21:05 via twitter.com
  "You don't see it on the stats, but we see a lot of points off (screen assists)."pic.twitter.com/yt3fUqzys1 – bei Zions Bank Basketball Center
  
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• Who’s the Utes’ No. 2 QB? Drew Lisk or Jason Shelley may have a bigger role vs. Cal

  24-10-2019 20:59
  One question about Utah’s football team is answered in the middle of each week, when the Ute equipment staff reveals the upcoming uniform combination. Another mystery is solved only about a half-hour before kickoff, when Drew Lisk or Jason Shelley quarterbacks the No. 2 offense in the pregame warmup.The No. 12 Utes will wear black jerseys and pants in the school’s “Dark Mode” promotion Saturday night vs. California, plus black helmets with the “Ute Proud” logo
  
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• Royals FC GM: ‘Something has to change’ after missing playoffs for second straight year

  24-10-2019 20:37
  For the past two years, the Utah Royals FC has had aspirations of making the playoffs in the National Women’s Soccer League. Even in the club’s inaugural season, which started only a few months after owner Dell Loy Hansen decided to bring a women’s soccer team to Salt Lake City, there was a sense that it had enough talent to compete at a high level. Now, after two consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs, there’s a sense of deep frustration around the Royals. “It
  
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• A scary, fun Halloween is great, but safety comes first, says Utah first lady

  24-10-2019 20:30
  Millcreek • Smiling at children costumed as princesses, a cat, Minnie Mouse and three as Spider-Man, Utah first lady Jeanette Herbert said her family loves a fun Halloween that is perhaps even a little scary — but not deadly.“Sometimes we get so caught up in our preparations that we forget the most important thing is that our kids are reminded about safety,” she said at an event Thursday to urge Utah motorists and parents to be extra careful during what too often is a dang
  
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• Red All Over: Pro Football Focus graders love Utah’s defense, especially Leki Fotu and the two safeties

  24-10-2019 20:10
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering University of Utah athletics. Subscribe here.Having three Utah linemen ranked among the top 10 defensive players in the Pac-12 in Pro Football Focus’ grading is not surprising. The more remarkable development is that Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess, in their first seasons as starting safeties, are Nos. 2 and 3 through eight weeks, according to PFF’s Cam Mellor.Defensive tackle Leki Fotu (No. 1), end Bradlee Anae (No. 7) and tackle John
  
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• 3 takeaways from RSL’s playoff loss to Seattle

  24-10-2019 20:05
  Here are three takeaways from Real Salt Lake’s 2-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders.1. Goodbye, Nick Rimando Nick Rimando’s career is over.Let that sink in, Real Salt Lake and Major League Soccer fans. Rimando, who will likely go down as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the league in any era, will never play another professional soccer game after Wednesday.And even in his final game, he showed why he’s earned all the accolades he’s earned in his 20-year career. He ma
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell gives All-Star effort in season opener

  24-10-2019 20:03 via sportspyder.com
  Thanks in large part to the big-time play of Donovan Mitchell, the Utah Jazz dropped CP3 and the Oklahoma City Thunder in their season opener. The Utah Jaz...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell gives All-Star effort in season opener

  24-10-2019 20:01
  Thanks in large part to the big-time play of Donovan Mitchell, the Utah Jazz dropped CP3 and the Oklahoma City Thunder in their season opener. The Utah Jazz finally tipped off what is arguably their most anticipated campaign since Deron Williams had just led the team to the Western Conference Finals in 2007. And on […]
  Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell gives All-Star effort in season opener - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• Bret Stephens: Will the Democrats become born again neo-cons?

  24-10-2019 19:42
  Donald Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria has drawn widespread scorn from Republicans and Democrats alike, and with good reason: The U.S. has betrayed an ally and ceded influence to a gallery of rogues — Bashar Assad, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin and Qasem Soleimani, to name a few — in exchange for a hollow talking point about ending endless wars.But give Trump this: He’s turning a remarkable number of foreign policy liberals and progressives into
  
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• This women’s history sculpture — of doorways, words and seats at the table — will be installed in Salt Lake City in 2020

  24-10-2019 19:34
  Next summer, Utahns can take a seat, look toward the state Capitol and see the words of the people who fought for women’s suffrage. “Education and agitation are our best weapons of warfare,” said Sarah M. Kimball, president of the Utah Women’s Suffrage Association. “The era of women has begun and only in unison is our strength,” said Charlotte Godbe Kirby, a Utah women’s rights advocate in the 1870s and ’80s. These quotes will be part of a sculptur
  
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• Hundreds flee fire in California wine country amid blackouts

  24-10-2019 19:34
  Geyserville, Calif. • Hundreds of people were forced to flee Northern California wine country early Thursday as a wildfire exploded in size amid dangerous winds that prompted utilities throughout the state to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires.Authorities ordered the entire community of Geyserville to evacuate after the fire in the Sonoma County wine region north of San Francisco grew to more than 15 square miles (39 square kilometers). The town has about 900 residents and is a po
  
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• GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat’s testimony

  24-10-2019 19:33
  Washington • They pleaded ignorance, saying they’d not read the diplomat’s damning statement. They condemned the Democrats’ tactics as unfair. They complained that the allegations against President Donald Trump rested on second- or third-hand evidence.Wednesday was a day of careful counterargument by congressional Republicans, the day after America’s top envoy in Ukraine gave House impeachment investigators an explosive, detailed roadmap of Trump’s drive to squ
  
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• Ex-Utah high school teacher arrested after former student says they had sex when she was 16

  24-10-2019 19:10
  A former Uintah High School teacher has been arrested for a sexual relationship he allegedly had with a student three years ago. And police believe there may be other possible victims.Rodd Adam Repsher, 33, was arrested after the former student and a witness provided new information to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office.According to a probable cause statement, a fellow teacher walked into Repsher’s classroom on Oct. 11, 2016, and found the 16-year-old student “sitting on a coun
  
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• Utah man who posed as a teen charged with rape and blackmailing teen girls

  24-10-2019 18:58
  A 32-year-old West Valley City man who was arrested in May for trying to coerce a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him has now been charged in that case — and with kidnapping and raping a second 16-year-old girl.Alan Javier Tinoco was arrested in early May after the first teenager reported that he asked her for nude photos and videos of herself, which she sent. According to court documents, Tinoco, who told the girl he was 19, then told her if she didn't have sex with him, he would share
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Joe Ingles consulted with Pelicans’ JJ Redick about his move to the bench

  24-10-2019 18:36 via sportspyder.com
  Joe Ingles put a lot of work into his new off the bench role.
  
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• Gail Collins: Time to vote for Trump’s Worst Cabinet Member

  24-10-2019 18:36
  Time to vote for the Worst Trump Cabinet Member.Not Rudy Giuliani! He’s personal lawyer. And best friend. And, yeah, raving maniac. But we’re going to stick to people who are running the federal government.At least in theory.One top contender has to be Attorney General William Barr. When Americans make a list of things they’d like the nation’s foremost law enforcement authority to do, how many do you think would start with, “Travel around the world seeking to discre
  
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• Fire forces Union Middle School to cancel classes

  24-10-2019 18:32
  An electrical fire early Thursdsay morning forced a Sandy middle school to cancel classes and activities for the day.The fire damage at Union Middle School was not extensive, Canyons School District officials wrote in a statement early Thursday, but fire authorities had not yet confirmed the building was safe.“The chief concern at this point is making sure the building is free of any smoke and carbon monoxide that may have accumulated,” district officials wrote.District officials pla
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Convert retention rates around the world, reaching out to asylum seekers, and disappearing Bibles

  24-10-2019 18:23
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.Attention: retentionGetting converts into the font is one thing. Keeping them in the pews is something else.So how is the church doing around the globe at retaining new members?Matt Martinich decided to find out. The in
  
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• Watch Live: Utah Gov. Gary Herbert takes questions from reporters

  24-10-2019 18:13
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will field questions from reporters on Thursday during his monthly, televised news conference at KUER, beginning at 10 a.m.Herbert is expected to address the latest recommendations from a legislative task force on tax reform, a proposed ban on so-called “conversion therapy” and other state and political topics.The Salt Lake Tribune will update this story.
  
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• Utah State University student’s body found; no foul play suspected

  24-10-2019 18:09
  The body of missing Utah State University Baxter King was found in Logan Canyon on Wednesday night. No foul play is suspected, according to a news release from the university.“We are heartbroken to lose a member of our Aggie family,” read the release. "We thank all of those who shared posts on Facebook and Twitter and those who physically searched for him.King, 19, hadn’t been heard from since Thursday, Oct. 17, when he texted another person. He was a sophomore and is originall
  
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• | Relive the best parts of our season-opening win over OKC with The Roundup » https://on.nba.com/2p90Kta pic.twitter.com/NajrO6J3tN

  24-10-2019 17:44 via twitter.com
  | Relive the best parts of our season-opening win over OKC with The Roundup
  » https://on.nba.com/2p90Kta pic.twitter.com/NajrO6J3tN
  
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• Eye on the Y: Former Cougar men’s basketball coach Dave Rose recovering from major heart attack

  24-10-2019 16:40
  Wednesday turned out to be a rollercoaster of a day for the BYU men’s basketball program.During the Midnight Madness festivities, BYU Sports Nation host Spencer Linton tweeted screenshots of an Instagram post that revealed former BYU men’s basketball head coach Dave Rose is recovering from a major heart attack suffered Tuesday morning, his wife Cheryl posted on Instagram.Former @BYUbasketball Head Coach Dave Rose suffered a major heart attack on Tuesday morning. Some extraordinary do
  
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• The Navajo Nation is getting addresses, thanks to an open-source mapping program used in urban India

  24-10-2019 16:29
  Bluff • Thousands of people living on the Navajo Nation in Utah have long relied on directional descriptions for lack of physical addresses.“Four miles east of Highway 191 at White Rock,” such a description might read. Or, “Two miles southwest of the Red Mesa Chapter House.”These clunky, imprecise descriptions appear on driver licenses, voter registration forms and are relayed over the phone to fire departments and ambulances during emergencies, which can lead to lif
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Reactions from the Utah Jazz season opener against OKC

  24-10-2019 16:25 via sportspyder.com
  Jazz basketball is back, and it’s amazing
  
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• South Jordan’s water is safe to drink and use, new tests show

  24-10-2019 16:13
  A second round of tests conducted by an independent laboratory on the water supply in South Jordan City came up clean, according to results released Wednesday afternoon.After drawing samples from more than 20 sites and inspecting them for more than 30 different elements, including contamination by chromium-6, a metallic element that in excessive amounts can cause skin burns and more serious diseases, the city has determined its supply is not the cause of the skin problems some residents have com
  
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• Salt Lake City mayoral candidates say they want scooters off the sidewalks

  24-10-2019 16:06
  Both candidates running for Salt Lake City mayor said Wednesday that they support increased enforcement to keep dockless e-scooters that dropped on city streets last summer off the sidewalks.Their comments come as leaders in the capital city threaten to crack down on companies that don’t do enough to reduce the number of users riding on sidewalks and as downtown pedestrians — some of whom have horror stories about nearly being run over by scooters whizzing past — call for more
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Here’s how Jon Huntsman can shake up Utah politics

  24-10-2019 16:02
  Jon Huntsman, the former governor-turned ambassador-turned presidential candidate-turned ambassador, hasn’t been back from Moscow long, but already he has been spotted at Equality Utah’s Allies Dinner and last week his return was celebrated at a “welcome home” gathering hosted by Zions Bank President Scott Anderson.Within the next few weeks, Huntsman is expected to decide whether he’ll take another crack at running for governor of Utah.To quote the Magic 8-Ball: &ld
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: How do I get my husband to say ‘thank you’ once in a while?

  24-10-2019 16:00
  Dear Ann Cannon • My husband hardly ever says “thank you.” Sometimes I’ll point it out to him and he’ll promise to be better about saying it, but then he falls back into his old habits. I feel like he doesn’t appreciate the many things I do for him, and it’s starting to make me feel resentful. Is there anything I can do about this besides continually telling him to thank me?— Not Quite Resentful … YetDear Not Quite • As I was reading thi
  
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• Why Utah liquor stores will dump cases of beer down the drain

  24-10-2019 15:58
  Here’s a true, but scary, Halloween story: Any beer that remains on liquor store shelves at midnight on Oct. 31 — and is 5% alcohol by volume or less — will be poured down the drain.Unless consumers get there first to snag a six-pack or three — and probably at a bargain price.The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says it has no choice but to “destroy” the unsold brews after Nov. 1, when a new law takes effect changing where beer with an alcohol lev
  
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• Letter: An opportunity for better government in San Juan County

  24-10-2019 15:56
  The upcoming special election in San Juan County represents an important step in bridging a gaping cultural and political divide.Think of it as a proxy referendum on U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby's recent ruling in a landmark voting rights case that, in effect, attempted to solve the problem of unfair and undemocratic gerrymandered county districts by imposing unfair and undemocratic gerrymandered districts on the county.The intervention “sliced and diced” the county’s larg
  
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• Letter: Today’s beliefs are often tomorrow’s nonsense

  24-10-2019 15:55
  Being LDS myself, I certainly welcome our church leaders’ comments on issues relating to males, females, LGBT people and marriage. Nevertheless, certain of their recent comments seem overly imbued with certitude.Following are a few facts that suggest greater restraint might be desirable.Latter-day prophets have taught that God would never revoke plural marriage, that interracial marriage would always be contrary to the laws of God and that homosexuality was a crime and a mental illness. Th
  
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• Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey, says cease-fire permanent

  24-10-2019 15:53
  Washington • President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces in Syria and he defended his decision to withdraw American troops.“We’re getting out,” Trump said at the White House, asserting that tens of thousands of Kurdish lives were saved as the result of his actions."Let someone else fight over this long, blood-stained sand," he said.The president, who campaigned on a promise to
  
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• Only 1 of every 8 older Utahns live in rural areas

  24-10-2019 15:29
  Nationally, more than one of every five older Americans now live in rural areas. But that’s not the case in Utah, according to a Census Bureau report.In the Beehive State, the number is nearer to only one of every eight — with the vast majority of older residents, 86.9%, living in urban areas.That may mean that Utah’s rural areas face somewhat fewer challenges to serve the needs of the growing number of seniors than similar areas around the country.“An older, increasingly
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Donovan Mitchell Wants More

  24-10-2019 15:28 via sportspyder.com
  Nicole Mitchell made sure her son had all he needed to succeed. Now, after an up-and-down start to his career, the Utah star is chasing his NBA dreams with his mom's wisdom and a new layer of help.
  
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• Fire forces Utah middle school to cancel classes

  24-10-2019 15:27
  An electrical fire early Thursdsay morning forced a Sandy middle school to cancel classes and activities for the day.The fire damage at Union Middle School was not extensive, Canyons School District officials wrote in a statement early Thursday, but fire authorities had not yet confirmed the building was safe.“The chief concern at this point is making sure the building is free of any smoke and carbon monoxide that may have accumulated,” district officials wrote.District officials pla
  
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• Letter: Utah, where are your manners?

  24-10-2019 15:14
  It is that time of year when the fall colors entice many of us to go out and hike the hills. One can’t help but feel joyful in the crisp air while taking in the beautiful scenery.It is in this context that I am repeatedly astounded at the rudeness of many people on the trail. In all the years that I lived in the Midwest, everyone always returned a friendly hello in response to my greeting as I passed them on the trail. Here in Utah, I can’t count the number of times my cheerful &ldqu
  
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