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• Utah’s Zack Moss looks for opportunity when the Utes, Bears meet Saturday

  25-10-2019 23:59
  Three days after his record-breaking run, Utah's Zack Moss was equally eager to discuss what happened three years ago.He’ll always remember breaking free for the clinching, 32-yard touchdown vs. Arizona State last Saturday, becoming the school’s career rushing leader. He’ll also never forget being stuffed at the goal line in October 2016 in Berkeley, Calif.Moss laughed good-naturedly when the subject came up this week, but he's seriously anticipating another opportunity against
  
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• Skyline wins first girls state soccer title since 2015

  25-10-2019 23:59
  The Skyline girls soccer team beat Bonneville 2-1 with an extra time goal Friday to claim the state 5A championship. It was the school’s first title in that sport since 2015, when it competed in 4A. Skyline’s Annie Jensen scored the golden goal. Skyline was on the verge of winning in regular time before Bonneville equalized just a few minutes before the final whistle.This story will be updated.
  
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• Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson learned a lot from taking public transit everywhere this week

  25-10-2019 23:59
  Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson explained why she was six minutes late to a news conference Friday to talk about her week using public transit.“The train was late,” she said matter-of-factly as she walked up.Wilson recounted challenges she experienced, and admitted she cheated once for lack of late-night transit. But overall, she said it was fun and she plans to use transit more often. She encourages others to follow suit to cut pollution, improve health and even connect more wit
  
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• After topsy-turvy season, Monarchs play host to Orange County in USL playoff opener

  25-10-2019 23:56
  There was a point this season when the Real Monarchs were in danger of missing the playoffs. From late April through the entire month of May, the Monarchs went through a stretch of five consecutive winless games. The season also saw head coach Martín Vazquez leave less than one full season into this new gig. Jámison Olave took his place on an interim basis. Despite a topsy-turvy season, the Monarchs finished fourth in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship
  
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• Judge: Justice must give House Mueller grand jury evidence

  25-10-2019 23:27
  Washington • A judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats who want it for the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ordered the department to turn over the materials by October 30. A Justice Department spokeswoman said it was reviewing the decision.The material covered by Howell's order includes redac
  
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• Feds shift gears, now say ORVs won’t be allowed in Utah’s national parks; eco-advocates applaud

  25-10-2019 23:16
  The National Park Service reversed direction Friday on off-road vehicles, announcing that the machines will not be allowed on park roads in Utah after all.On Sept. 24, the services’s regional office in Denver directed Utah park superintendents to remove ORV bans from their rules effective Nov. 1, opening the door for “street legal” versions of utility terrain vehicles, or UTVs, to enter Utah parks and roam backroads like those on Canyonlands’ White Rim and Needles Distric
  
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• Salt Lake City’s Project Homeless Connect provides one-stop shop for people living on the streets

  25-10-2019 23:12
  At Salt Lake City’s third annual Project Homeless Connect event Friday, people experiencing homelessness had a chance to receive haircuts, dental services, housing assistance and more.The one-stop-shop for resources, hosted at the Salt Palace Convention Center, is meant to provide services people may find challenging to access otherwise. Approximately 900 community volunteers were onsite, according to the city.While the services are expected to primarily help those living on the streets, t
  
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• Katie Matheson: Time for Utah to be pro-family in action, not just words

  25-10-2019 23:00
  Recently, a group of Utah lawmakers introduced a “pro-family” bill package featuring expanded contraceptive access, comprehensive sex education, infertility coverage, childcare options and family leave policies.As a parent, I was impressed. If we are serious about wanting to be a pro-family state in action and not just in name, this is how we do it. We need bold policies like these that put our money where it matters and give Utah families the meaningful support they deserve.After re
  
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• California utility admits it may have ignited fire

  25-10-2019 22:47
  LOS ANGELES • California’s biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a destructive wildfire spreading through the state’s wine country Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes.The disclosure came as firefighters simultaneously battled flames in both Northern and Southern California: the fire amid Sonoma County's vineyards, and a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed homes near Los Angeles.The fire near the Northern California tow
  
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• Kelly Riding: We can solve Utah’s shortage of after-school programs

  25-10-2019 22:36
  Each weekday afternoon, the final school bell marks not an end, but the start of a transition as children go from the classroom to some other activity. After-school activities vary and depend on many factors. In recent weeks, we’ve been reminded that it’s not a given that one of the best options – after-school programs where children can flourish under the watchful eyes of caring adults – will be available. Tight budgets and the popularity of these programs have combined
  
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• Utah man charged with animal cruelty, after cats found in hot van littered with feces

  25-10-2019 22:25
  A Layton man was accused of animal cruelty, after three cats were reported to have been left for hours in a hot van that was littered with feces.A witness reported seeing the cats in the van on Oct. 2 near 1780 Woodland Drive, and that the cats appeared to be thin and sick. Officers arrived and found the van parked in direct sunlight; the inside temperature of the van was 93 degrees, prosecutors wrote in charges filed this week.An officer went into a nearby cafe to ask if anyone there owned the
  
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• American Fork beats Davis 1-0 to win girls 6A soccer championship at Rio Tinto Stadium

  25-10-2019 22:24
  Sandy • As the American Fork and Davis high school soccer teams lined up for handshakes after the game, Cavemen coach Derek Dunn hung back. He knelt in the grass, forehead right up against the ground, tears in his eyes.It wasn’t just that American Fork had just won their second 6A championship in three years by beating Davis 1-0 Friday at Rio Tinto Stadium. It was the culmination of a season filled with support from his players, the parents and the school. It was about feeling like a
  
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• An 87-year-old Utah man’s son is charged with elder abuse

  25-10-2019 22:05
  A Tooele man faces charges after police found his aging father starved and covered in feces in a trailer home with no food, electricity or running water and only a bucket for a toilet — three weeks after police first learned the victim was being neglected.The 87-year-old victim died less than a month after his granddaughter found him lying on the floor of a Salt Lake County trailer home on May 6, 2017, prosecutors wrote in charges filed this week. Investigators found a bucket of dirty wate
  
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• University of Utah plans to buy historic LDS chapel as church shuffles some east-side congregations

  25-10-2019 22:03
  A historic Latter-day Saint chapel on University Street in Salt Lake City — with a giant Jesus mosaic beckoning to passersby — soon will trade worship services for concerts, Sunday school classes for college courses, and bishop offices for faculty digs.The University Ward, as it is known, is a “design jewel,” said Allen Roberts, “a significant piece of early modern Mormon architecture.”The preservation architect, who has cataloged 19th- and early 20th-century
  
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• UDOT agrees to overhaul its stormwater practices to settle suit filed by feds

  25-10-2019 22:02
  As part of a deal to settle a major lawsuit brought by federal environmental regulators, the Utah Department of Transportation is agreeing to clean up the way it manages and monitors stormwater runoff from road construction sites and salt storage facilities.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documented various violations of UDOT’s wastewater discharge permit and the Clean Water Act dating back to 2013, according to a suit filed Sept. 23 in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. Befor
  
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• George Pyle: Utah legislators offer tax cuts to their imaginary friends

  25-10-2019 22:02
  Asked to use the Yiddish word “chutzpah” in a sentence, many from across the broader American culture might remember Leo Rosen’s line about the person with so much of it that he killed both his parents and threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan.If there is a Utah equivalent of the word “chutzpah,” it might be “legislator.”Leaders of the Utah Legislature are planning a major assault on the state’s tax structure. Not only do
  
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• Utah State University prepares extra to face Air Force

  25-10-2019 22:01
  Week after week, the Utah State Aggies prepare for their next opponent — coverages, percentage of run versus pass plays, how good is the quarterback, etc. All this in an effort to make sure they have the best possible chance to pick up a win that week.But prep for Air Force is just different. At every possible moment this season, coach Gary Andersen has gone over some aspect about the Falcons during a practice, even weeks ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the best overall offensive
  
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• Google announces funding for local news, including The Salt Lake Tribune

  25-10-2019 21:59
  Tech giant Google is supporting The Tribune’s vision of becoming the first legacy newspaper in the U.S. to become a nonprofit.On Friday, Google announced The Tribune is one of 34 news organizations across North America to receive support through the Google GNI Innovation Challenge, a program aimed at helping local newsrooms generate revenue and better engage with local audiences.The Tribune will use the Google funding to support its transition from a for-profit company to a 501(c)(3) nonpr
  
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• Commentary: Utah legislators offer tax cuts to their imaginary friends

  25-10-2019 21:39
  Asked to use the Yiddish word “chutzpah” in a sentence, many from across the broader American culture might remember Leo Rosen’s line about the person with so much of it that he killed both his parents and threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan.If there is a Utah equivalent of the word “chutzpah,” it might be “legislator.”Leaders of the Utah Legislature are planning a major assault on the state’s tax structure. Not only do
  
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• [KSL] - Following numerous fan incidents, Utah Jazz partner with other local teams to help fight against hate | KSL.com

  25-10-2019 21:09 via sportspyder.com
  There have been a lot of negative fan incidents this year. The Jazz are hoping to change that.
  
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• UDOT agrees overhaul its stormwater practices to settle suit filed by feds

  25-10-2019 21:07
  As part of a deal to settle a major lawsuit brought by federal environmental regulators, the Utah Department of Transportation is agreeing to clean up the way it manages and monitors stormwater runoff from road construction sites and salt storage facilities.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documented various violations of UDOT’s wastewater discharge permit and the Clean Water Act dating back to 2013, according to a suit filed Sept. 23 in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. Befor
  
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• Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization

  25-10-2019 21:06
  As Utah prepares to launch its medical marijuana program next year, residents who want to use the drug in the meantime are encountering skeptical doctors and the quandary of where to get the plant.A law passed by the Utah Legislature in December 2018 allows residents to use medical marijuana before patient cards are officially doled out, which is expected to happen in March 2020 at the earliest, but they must obtain a signed letter of recommendation from a doctor, physician's assistant or other
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: All-Star memories and reviewing the OKC win

  25-10-2019 21:05 via sportspyder.com
  All-Star Game news + home opener! UtahJazz.com’s JP Chunga looks at the week. JP and Aaron Falk interviewed Adam Silver. Donovan Mitchell dazzled against OKC. What will he do as a follow up in LA? A
  
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• American Fork beats Davis 1-0 to win girls 6A soccer championship

  25-10-2019 21:05
  The game was a rematch of the 2018 quarterfinal between the two teams. Davis won. But American Fork got even in a big way on Friday. Addie Gardner scored with 29 minutes remaining in the second half to give the Cavemen the 1-0 lead they didn’t relinquish for the rest of the game to win the girls 6A socer championship at Rio Tinto Stadium.American Fork last won the 6A title in 2017.This story will be updated.
  
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• Utah State looks to capitalize on extra preparation when it faces Air Force

  25-10-2019 21:00
  Week after week, the Utah State Aggies prepare for their next opponent — coverages, percentage of run versus pass plays, how good is the quarterback, etc. All this in an effort to make sure they have the best possible chance to pick up a win that week.But prep for Air Force is just different. At every possible moment this season, coach Gary Andersen has gone over some aspect about the Falcons during a practice, even weeks ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the best overall offensive
  
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• Charlotte Maloney: Utah should be the state to make the ERA the law of the land

  25-10-2019 21:00
  In 2020, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gives women across the country the right to vote. We have a wonderful opportunity to use this celebration to change the narrative that Utah is the worst state in the country regarding women’s equality, and instead, prove that we lift up women, value women and that women matter.With the 2020 legislative session, we have the opportunity to commemorate Utah’s important history of supporting wome
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz release ‘Lead Together’ campaign for 2019-20 season, its next step after last year’s Russell Westbrook incident

  25-10-2019 20:57 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller doesn’t want anything like last March’s Russell Westbrook incident to happen again.
  
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• Salt Lake County’s mayor took public transit everywhere this week. Here’s what she learned.

  25-10-2019 20:39
  Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson explained why she was six minutes late to a news conference Friday to talk about her week using public transit.“The train was late,” she said matter-of-factly as she walked up.Wilson recounted challenges she experienced, and admitted she cheated once for lack of late-night transit. But overall, she said it was fun and she plans to use transit more often. She encourages others to follow suit to cut pollution, improve health and even connect more wit
  
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• Paintings from the Smithsonian are hanging at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. An expert explains why they matter.

  25-10-2019 20:39
  Utah art lovers get a chance, starting this weekend at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, to view four paintings that are considered masterpieces — which begs the question: What is a masterpiece?It’s a question curators constantly wrestle with, said Stephanie Stebich, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which is loaning three of the works to UMFA for display from now to Oct. 4, 2020.“There are so many impressive artists, and yet what is it that sets one artist apart fro
  
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• Stuffed at the goal line in his first game against Cal, Zack Moss wants to square things up when Utes, Bears meet Saturday

  25-10-2019 20:38
  Three days after his record-breaking run, Utah's Zack Moss was equally eager to discuss what happened three years ago.He’ll always remember breaking free for the clinching, 32-yard touchdown vs. Arizona State last Saturday, becoming the school’s career rushing leader. He’ll also never forget being stuffed at the goal line in October 2016 in Berkeley, Calif.Moss laughed good-naturedly when the subject came up this week, but he's seriously anticipating another opportunity against
  
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• Jazz release ‘Lead Together’ campaign for 2019-20 season, its next step after last year’s Russell Westbrook incident

  25-10-2019 20:37
  Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller doesn’t want anything like last March’s Russell Westbrook incident to happen again.So her organization, the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, reached out to other sporting institutions around the state, including the University of Utah, BYU, Utah State University, Weber State University, Real Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Bees. They even wanted to include figures like Olympic medalist Nathan Chen, pro golfer Tony Finau, and even former Salt Lake Bees playe
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Donovan Mitchell breakout year is happening

  25-10-2019 19:03 via sportspyder.com
  Turns out when you give him space he’s really good
  
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• [Forbes] - Potential Trade Target for the New York Knicks: Bogdan Bogdanovic

  25-10-2019 19:03 via sportspyder.com
  Bogdan Bogdanovic, a sharpshooter entering the heart of his prime, is precisely the type of player the Knicks should be targeting.
  
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• Meth — not opioids — is the most common drug in overdose deaths in western U.S., including Utah

  25-10-2019 18:47
  New York • Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it’s a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows.Nationwide, most deaths still involve opioid drugs like fentanyl and heroin. But in 2017, the stimulant meth was the drug most frequently involved in deaths in four regions that include 19 states west of the Mississippi.The report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Lead Together

  25-10-2019 18:29 via sportspyder.com
  Lead Together - YouTube Skip navigation Sign in Search Loading... Close This video is unavailable. Get YouTube without the ads Working... Skip trial Close Lead Together Loading...
  
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• [NBA] - Utah Jazz team up with athletes across the state to 'Lead Together' in the fight against discrimination

  25-10-2019 18:29 via sportspyder.com
  Whether you root for the Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake, the University of Utah or BYU, here’s something we can all support: athletes and coaches representing Utah have joined forces, pledging to stand
  
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• Utah center Branden Carlson got home only in late May, but he’s the leader of a ‘three-headed’ position.

  25-10-2019 18:15
  Utah's replacement for center Jayce Johnson is a 7-foot-4 returned missionary from Africa who can execute a standing backflip.That’s a composite character of how Ute basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak plans to staff the position, describing a “three-headed” group of freshmen. The 7-4 Matt Van Komen is a freshman from Pleasant Grove, 7-foot Branden Carlson has enrolled in college after a two-year church mission that followed his Bingham High School gradation and 6-10 Lahat Thiou
  
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• Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas will perform with Tabernacle Choir for Christmas shows

  25-10-2019 18:15
  Broadway star Kelli O’Hara will be the musical guest of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for its annual Christmas concerts, set for Dec. 12-14, 8 p.m. each night, at the Conference Center on Temple Square, in downtown Salt Lake City.And Richard Thomas — best known for his 1970s stint as John-Boy Walton — will narrate the program, which mixes music and spoken-word performance.The choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and the Bells on Temple Square are also part of the performan
  
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• | “We’re united in our values, and we’re all joining together as citizens of our communities and the state of Utah to make a clear statement about who we are and what we’re about." #LeadTogether »https://on.nba.com/3650w7c&

  25-10-2019 18:10 via twitter.com
  | “We’re united in our values, and we’re all joining together as citizens of our communities and the state of Utah to make a clear statement about who we are and what we’re about."#LeadTogether»https://on.nba.com/3650w7c 
  
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• | “We’re united in our values, and we’re all joining together as citizens of our communities and the state of Utah to make a clear statement about who we are and what we’re about." #LeadTogether »https://on.nba.com/3650w7c&

  25-10-2019 18:10 via twitter.com
  | “We’re united in our values, and we’re all joining together as citizens of our communities and the state of Utah to make a clear statement about who we are and what we’re about."#LeadTogether»https://on.nba.com/3650w7c 
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz face second best team in Los Angeles, LeBron’s Lakers

  25-10-2019 17:57 via sportspyder.com
  Are the Lakers injured, or just bad?
  
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• Victim identified in fatal West Valley City stabbing

  25-10-2019 17:14
  A man died in a stabbing Thursday night in West Valley City, police said.On Friday, police identified the victim as 19-year-old Trayvon Stephens.“We have very limited information,” police wrote on Friday morning.The stabbing occurred at an apartment complex near 4000 S. Redwood Rd., West Valley City police wrote at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.Investigators were looking for a suspect, but police provided no description of the person. Officers were looking for a white passenger car, possi
  
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• An 87-year-old Utah man died after he was found malnourished and covered in feces. His son is charged with elder abuse.

  25-10-2019 17:12
  A Tooele man faces charges after police found his aging father starved and covered in feces in a trailer home with no food, electricity or running water and only a bucket for a toilet — three weeks after police first learned the victim was being neglected.The 87-year-old victim died less than a month after his granddaughter found him lying on the floor of a Salt Lake County trailer home on May 6, 2017, prosecutors wrote in charges filed this week. Investigators found a bucket of dirty wate
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Lakers vs. Jazz odds, line: 2019 NBA picks, Oct. 25 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  25-10-2019 17:10 via sportspyder.com
  SportsLine's advanced computer model simulated Friday's Lakers vs. Jazz game 10,000 times.
  
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• Yikes! Utah’s weekend weather is going to turn cold — and it might snow

  25-10-2019 17:03
  If you’re planning to spend time outdoors this weekend, you’re probably going to want to do that on Saturday, not Sunday. And don’t wait until late in the day on Saturday.The weekend should get off to a beautiful start, according to the National Weather Service, with blue skies and a forecast high temperature of 56 on Saturday. But a strong cold front is expected later in the day, which will sweep into southern Utah by late Saturday night and drop temperatures by 20 degrees.
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• Jay Goodliffe: You can’t fight (Provo) City Hall

  25-10-2019 17:00
  On June 12, Provo City sold Timp Kiwanis Bounous Park to the Provo School District, over the opposition of neighborhood residents.While I opposed the sale of the park for several reasons, as a professor of political science, I am particularly concerned with the political process used to sell the park. The political process is often more important than the actual choice made because the process generates the choices one can make. Sometimes this is called agenda control.In politics, the most impor
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game Thread: Utah Jazz face major challenge in game two against LeBron, Lakers

  25-10-2019 16:48 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz will face a tough challenge in their second bout of the season as they visit Staples Center to take on AD and LeBron. The Utah Jazz earned a ...
  
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• Iraqi police fire live shots, tear gas at Baghdad protesters

  25-10-2019 16:42
  Baghdad • Iraqi police fired live shots into the air as well as rubber bullets and dozens of tear gas canisters Friday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters on the streets of Baghdad, sending young demonstrators running for cover and enveloping a main bridge in the capital with thick white smoke. Five protesters were killed and dozens were injured, security officials said.The confrontations began early in the morning after anti-government demonstrations resumed, following a th
  
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• Man dies in West Valley City stabbing

  25-10-2019 16:40
  A man died in a stabbing Thursday night in West Valley City, police said.The stabbing occurred at an apartment complex near 4000 S. Redwood Rd., West Valley City police wrote at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday.Investigators were looking for a suspect, but police provided no description and did not identify the victim.The Tribune will report further details as they become available.
  
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• Game Thread: Utah Jazz face major challenge in game two against LeBron, Lakers

  25-10-2019 16:40
  The Utah Jazz will face a tough challenge in their second bout of the season as they visit Staples Center to take on AD and LeBron. The Utah Jazz earned a narrow victory in their season opener against an Oklahoma City team that is a bit of a mystery as it remains to be seen […]
  Game Thread: Utah Jazz face major challenge in game two against LeBron, Lakers - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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