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• U.S. angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements

  18-11-2019 23:54
  
  Washington • The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of international law, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the Palestinians’ effort to gain statehood.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is repudiating the 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law.&rdquo
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The feistier Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Utah Jazz in SLC

  18-11-2019 23:48 via sportspyder.com
  
  Tonight is the front end of a back-to-back against Karl-Anthony Towns’ T-Wolves.
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Statue of White Supremacy

  18-11-2019 23:31
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/11/15/bagley-cartoon-shooting/" target=_blank><u>Shooting Silencer</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/11/13/bagley-cartoon-trump/"><u>The Trump Defense</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/11/11/bagley-car
  
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• Salt Lake City’s lawsuit against the inland port hinges on a single sentence in the Utah Constitution

  18-11-2019 23:28
  
  A judge heard oral arguments Monday in Salt Lake City’s case against the creation of the Utah Inland Port, a controversial international trading hub planned for a large swath of the municipality’s northwestern side.The outcome of the case will determine who maintains tax and land use authority over some 19,000 acres — and city officials say it could also set precedent for the division of state and municipal powers that echoes beyond Salt Lake City Hall.“[The outcome] is i
  
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• Commentary: A call for self-reflection: The Salt Lake City mayoral election and whiteness

  18-11-2019 23:00
  
  As progressives in the state of Utah, we are proud to be part of a community that values fairness, equity, and opportunity for all. These values unite us in a state where many of us have experienced the pain of being an outsider. It is because of these shared values that we can’t stop ruminating about the results of our recent Salt Lake City mayoral election.Two good, committed people ran for mayor of our city. One of them had over 20 years of experience as a leader in both the public and
  
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• Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teens

  18-11-2019 22:58
  
  Washington • When President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One to fly to a Kentucky campaign rally two weeks ago, a plan was in place for him to give final approval to a plan to ban most flavored e-cigarettes.By the time Trump landed back at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington a few hours later, the plan was off. And its future is unclear.For nearly two months, momentum had been building inside the White House to try to halt a youth vaping epidemic that experts feared was hurting as many
  
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• On average, Provo and Ogden are nation’s worst air polluters, study says

  18-11-2019 22:53
  
  Provo is the worst polluting city in the United States, according to a new study, and Ogden is second on the list.That’s according to the website MagnifyMoney.com, which compared the average household carbon footprint in the nation’s 200 largest metro areas and found households in the two Utah cities emitted an average of 10.55 and 10.16 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. Salt Lake City (9.14 metric tons) ranked 79th on the list.“Not surprisingly, we found that cities with
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Should the Utah Jazz return Joe Ingles back to the starting lineup?

  18-11-2019 22:14 via sportspyder.com
  
  This isn’t about Royce O’Neale, but the overall strength of the team
  
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• Utah will end 2 popular merit scholarships to shift millions to students who can’t afford college

  18-11-2019 22:09
  
  Two popular state-funded scholarships for high-achieving students will be phased out to free up millions more for students who can’t afford college, Utah’s higher education leaders have decided.The Regents Scholarship started in 2011 and had $16 million to designate for students who performed well in a series of math, science and English classes. The New Century Scholarship used $2 million to cover college tuition for students who graduated from high school with an associate degree.B
  
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• Ex-Utah high school teacher charged after former student says they had sex when she was 16

  18-11-2019 21:48
  
  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. Repsher has been charged with two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a 16- or 17-year-old — third-degree felonies. The incidents allegedly took place in Novembe
  
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• Ute safety Julian Blackmon and yet another defensive lineman earn Pac-12 awards

  18-11-2019 21:47
  
  Utah safety Julian Blackmon’s high-impact game Saturday vs. UCLA made him an easy choice to be the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week. Even more remarkable is a different Ute being named the conference’s Defensive Lineman of the Week for the fourth straight game, with all four starters having been recognized.Sophomore end Mika Tafua followed Bradlee Anae, Leki Fotu and John Penisini in the Pac-12′s weekly honors, announced Monday, after making five tackles (including one for a
  
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• [KSL] - Patience is the key for the Utah Jazz as Dante Exum makes his return | KSL.com

  18-11-2019 21:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  Exum has had to be patient as he’s worked his way back from right-knee surgery. Now, he’ll have to be patient to try and earn a role on a Jazz team that has started the season with an 8-4 record.
  
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• WeWork may lay off thousands

  18-11-2019 21:26
  
  WeWork is preparing to cut at least 4,000 people from its workforce as it tries to stabilize itself after the company’s breakneck growth racked up heavy losses and led it to the brink of collapse, two people with knowledge of the matter said.The cuts are expected to be announced as early as this week and will take place across WeWork’s sprawling global operation. Under the plan, the company’s core business of subletting office space would lay off 2,000 to 2,500 employees, one o
  
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• Police chief: 3 people killed in Oklahoma Walmart shooting

  18-11-2019 21:18
  
  Duncan, Oklahoma • Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday morning outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, and the shooter is among the dead, authorities said.Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was in the parking lot outside the store in Duncan, Police Chief Danny Ford said.Two bodies covered with sheets were visible in the parking lot Monday afternoon. One body was in the driver’s seat of a red, two-door car. The other body was lying on the ground next to
  
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• Kyle Whittingham has the Utes offense he’s always wanted for the first time in the Pac-12 era

  18-11-2019 20:50
  
  Andy Ludwig’s job description as Utah’s offensive coordinator was framed in September 2018, while he worked at Vanderbilt.Utah was coming off a 21-7 loss to Washington, and receiver Britain Covey was among those citing the offense’s lack of identity. Asked then what he hoped for in an offense, Ute coach Kyle Whittingham spoke of avoiding turnovers, running the ball with a physical aura and still having “big-play capability” in the passing game.That sounds a lot like
  
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• Salt Lake City’s lawsuit against the inland port hinges on a single sentence in Utah’s Constitution

  18-11-2019 20:48
  
  A judge heard oral arguments Monday in Salt Lake City’s case against the creation of the Utah Inland Port, a controversial international trading hub planned for a large swath of the municipality’s northwestern side.The outcome of the case will determine who maintains tax and land use authority over some 19,000 acres of land on the city’s northwest side — and city officials say it could also set precedent for the division of state and municipal powers that echoes beyond Sa
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Timberwolves vs. Jazz odds, spread: 2019 NBA picks, Nov. 18 predictions from advanced computer - CBSSports.com

  18-11-2019 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Timberwolves and Jazz. Here are the results:
  
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• Anna Louie Sussman: Is this the end of babies?

  18-11-2019 20:07
  
  In the fall of 2015, a rash of posters appeared around Copenhagen. One, in pink letters laid over an image of chicken eggs, asked, “Have you counted your eggs today?” A second — a blue-tinted close-up of human sperm — inquired, “Do they swim too slow?”The posters, part of a campaign funded by the city to remind young Danes of the quiet ticking of their biological clocks, were not universally appreciated. They drew criticism for equating women with breeding far
  
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• The Leonardo starts unpacking artifacts from Pompeii, for exhibition opening Saturday

  18-11-2019 20:03
  
  With the help of three Italian workmen, Aphrodite made a grand entrance at The Leonardo Museum of Creativity and Innovation on Monday — and she didn’t move an inch.A 1,200-pound, 2,000-year-old statue of the Greek goddess — excavated nearly a century ago from the ruins of the volcano-stricken Italian town of Pompeii — was ceremonially uncrated Monday, as crews started setting up “Pompeii: The Exhibition,” at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City.“Every time you
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 206 – Utah Jazz and Hot or Not in the NBA

  18-11-2019 19:51 via sportspyder.com
  
  What's good and not so good for the Utah Jazz in the early going of the season? Melo to the Trailblazers? Also - JoJo Rabbit, Harriet, and The Mandalorian.
  
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• Pope Francis decries that ‘greed of a few’ worsens poverty of others

  18-11-2019 19:29
  
  Vatican City • Pope Francis on Sunday decried that the “greed of a few” wealthy people is compounding the plight of the poor before sharing a meal with the jobless and the homeless that has become a tradition of his papacy.Celebrating a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica dedicated to heightening awareness about poor people worldwide, he lamented the lack of concern about growing income gaps between the haves and have-nots.“We go our way in haste, without worrying that gaps
  
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• BYU coach Kalani Sitake gets contract extension, will lead Cougars through 2023 season

  18-11-2019 19:23
  
  Provo • Two days after athletic director Tom Holmoe was seen wearing a bright blue shirt that read “#ExtendKalani” during the post-game celebrations in the locker room, Holmoe did just that.The A.D. extended a contract to the fourth-year coach Kalani Sitake that would leave him at the helm of BYU football through the 2023 season.“We are pleased to announce a contract extension for Kalani,” Holmoe said. "We believe in him and the direction of the program. Together we
  
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• Provo is, on average, the nation’s worst air polluter, study says. And Ogden is No. 2.

  18-11-2019 19:08
  
  Provo is the worst polluting city in the United States, according to a new study, and Ogden is second on the list.That’s according to the website MagnifyMoney.com, which compared the average household carbon footprint in the nation’s 200 largest metro areas and found households in the two Utah cities emitted an average of 10.55 and 10.16 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year.“Not surprisingly, we found that cities with larger carbon footprints tended to have more cars per house
  
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• Pope Francis’ Asian agenda: Nuclear disarmament, martyrs, family reunion

  18-11-2019 19:03
  
  Vatican City • Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the sites of the atomic bomb and minister to two tiny Catholic communities that have suffered gruesome periods of persecution.Emphasizing the dignity of life is also on Francis’ to-do list for his trip to Thailand and Japan that begins Wednesday, given the scourge of human trafficking in Thailand and Japan’s use of capital punishment
  
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• David Leonhardt: Comey, Mueller and the true courage of Marie Yovanovitch

  18-11-2019 19:02
  
  To understand the courage that witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch have shown during the Ukraine investigation, it’s worth looking back on a couple of the other signature moments of the Trump era.One was in the summer of 2016, when James Comey, then the FBI director, faced an uncomfortable choice. He and his colleagues had concluded that Hillary Clinton should not be prosecuted for using a private email account to conduct government business. Her conduct was sloppy and inappropriate, but it w
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: Returning from Memphis + Gobert against Karl Anthony-Towns

  18-11-2019 18:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  How’d Mike Conley’s return go? It’s reviewed. Plus, Danté Exum is available for the Jazz.A rundown of the episode:1:35 — On challenges and reform5:25 — Conley’s return showed Ja Morant is legit9:05 —
  
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• AP Exclusive: U.S. officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety

  18-11-2019 18:27
  
  Washington • Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone call with President Donald Trump that has led to impeachment hearings.In early May, staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, including then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, were briefed on a meeting Zelenskiy held in which he sought advice on how to navigate the difficult position he was in, according to two
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Is Joe Ingles the answer for Utah Jazz as sixth man?

  18-11-2019 18:18 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles hasn't looked great shooting the basketball so far this season. Is he just in a slump or is the sixth man role not a good fit?...
  
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• Utah family mourns 4-year-old boy killed by alleged drunken driver

  18-11-2019 18:08
  
  The family of a 4-year-old boy killed Saturday by a man suspected of drunk driving returned to the spot where he died to mourn Sunday evening.“He’ll be missed. … We love him,” the boy’s father, Brett Curtis, told FOX 13. He encouraged other parents “to hug your kids extra tight for us. No parent wants this, but we know that we’ll see him again and we can’t wait."Holden Curtis and his mother were struck by a car that police say was driven by Carl W
  
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• Commentary: A Tribune reporter’s account of covering the killings of U.S. citizens in Mexico

  18-11-2019 17:21
  
  Editor’s note • Salt Lake Tribune polygamy reporter Nate Carlisle is co-teaching an investigative reporting course at the University of Utah this semester. Earlier this month, he and photographer Trent Nelson traveled to La Mora, Mexico, to report on the killings of nine U.S. citizens with family and religious ties to Utah. Carlisle wrote this guide for his students, but it can be instructive for Tribune readers as well. • Why go to Mexico? The Salt Lake Tribune subscribes to wir
  
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• Four vie for University of Utah’s new chief safety officer job

  18-11-2019 17:09
  
  The same concerns came up each time one of the applicants walked up to the microphone to take questions: What can you do to rebuild trust on campus? How will you make students feel safe again?The University of Utah hosted individual public forums starting Tuesday and ending Friday for the three men and one woman vying to become chief safety officer on campus. And top of mind for those who attended was how the new hire will address worries that have persisted for more than a year, since student-a
  
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• Trump suggests he may give written testimony in House Ukraine probe

  18-11-2019 16:14
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump suggested Monday he might be willing to offer written testimony in the House impeachment inquiry over whether he pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate Joe Biden and his son while withholding aid to the country.In a pair of tweets, Trump says he will “strongly consider” an offer by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to testify before the House impeachment panel.Trump tweeted, “She also said I could do it in writing. Even though I did
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Rudy Gobert responds to video of him shooting 3-pointers in practice

  18-11-2019 16:13 via sportspyder.com
  
  A brief clip of Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert draining a 3-pointer in practice has recently been making its rounds on social media. The video was shared by the two-time Defensive Player of the Year winner himself, who even added a very interesting...
  
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• Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI after hitting, killing 4-year-old boy in SLC crosswalk

  18-11-2019 16:12
  
  The driver who struck a mother and her 4-year-old son in a Salt Lake City crosswalk Saturday, killing the boy, was arrested on suspicion of DUI.Carl Wayne Johnson, 56, told police he’d had “two beers” that morning before he hit the woman and the child near 900 West and California Avenue, according to a probable cause statement.
  (Photo courtesy of Salt Lake County jail) Carl JohnsonHolden Curtis was killed; his mother was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Arizona county may be landing site for capsule; Dugway Proving Ground also a possibility

  18-11-2019 16:06
  
  Bisbee, Ariz. • Cochise County officials don’t have to consider possible emergency responses or road closures when thousands of migratory birds drop in on the Willcox Playa every year.Not so with Boeing Corp.’s plan to use the flat desert grassland in southeastern Arizona as one of five preferred landing sites in four states for its new reusable space capsule.Members of the county Board of Supervisors briefed Tuesday by Boeing representatives and county officials about the plan
  
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• Andrew Yang: Yes, robots are stealing your jobs

  18-11-2019 15:25
  
  During the last Democratic debate, in Ohio, there was a moment that stood out. Elizabeth Warren and I got into a debate over the impact of automation versus trade on the elimination of manufacturing jobs. Joe Biden also chimed in, agreeing that the fourth industrial revolution is costing jobs, so it’s important to deal with the root causes.Immediately, fact checkers were quick to point to a study showing that 88 percent of factory job losses from 2000 to 2010 were caused by automation. Yet
  
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• Girl drowns in pool in Weber County

  18-11-2019 15:19
  
  A 10-year-old girl died after she was found unresponsive this weekend in a family member’s indoor pool in Weber County, police said.Weber County sheriff’s deputies said the child was found underwater about 7 p.m. Saturday near 2000 West and 2700 North, FOX 13 reported. The girl and her family were attending a party at a relative’s home, deputies said.Investigators did not release the girl’s name.Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune and FOX 13 are content-sharing par
  
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• Frank Bruni: To excuse Trump, Republicans embrace fantasy

  18-11-2019 15:16
  
  I came to your house with a gun. At least imagine I did. I tied you to a chair, took a step back and repeatedly fired. But my arm twitched; every bullet missed. Meanwhile, you slipped your knots and fled.By the reasoning of Rep. Jim Jordan, I did absolutely nothing wrong.You’re alive! Not a drop of blood on you! An unconsummated crime is no crime at all, or so Jordan, one of the Republican Party’s more rococo philosophers, argued in defense of President Donald Trump. Ukraine got its
  
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• [Forbes] - Donovan Mitchell And Rudy Gobert Have Carried The Utah Jazz Early, But The Team Needs More From Its Depth Pieces

  18-11-2019 15:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz have gotten superstar early-season performances from Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, but are still waiting on major contributions from some of their other pieces.
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Fact checking President Donald Trump -- 45 times he got it wrong on the impeachment inquiry

  18-11-2019 15:11
  
  Happy Monday! President Donald Trump says his call with the Ukrainian president was “perfect” and that he never asked for anything. The president claims the whistleblower was wrong about everything in that call and that news outlets are making up sources. But, well, that’s not true. CNN’s Daniel Dale offers a fact check of the president’s responses to the impeachment inquiry and 45 times the president got it wrong. [CNN]Topping the news: Sen. Mike Lee said that he &
  
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• Andrew Yang: Yes, robots are stealing you job

  18-11-2019 15:00
  
  During the last Democratic debate, in Ohio, there was a moment that stood out. Elizabeth Warren and I got into a debate over the impact of automation versus trade on the elimination of manufacturing jobs. Joe Biden also chimed in, agreeing that the fourth industrial revolution is costing jobs, so it’s important to deal with the root causes.Immediately, fact checkers were quick to point to a study showing that 88 percent of factory job losses from 2000 to 2010 were caused by automation. Yet
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Jon Huntsman wants to be governor again. Here’s how his opponents can stop him.

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  A lot of smart political people I talk to believe Jon Huntsman, who announced another bid for governor last week, is a shoo-in to reclaim his old job. I happen to disagree. In fact, I think he’s got a very hard road ahead, one his opponents can make a lot harder.We need to start here: The voters who will choose the next governor are the Republicans who turn out for the primary. Huntsman is, of course, universally known in those circles, but not exactly beloved.A recent poll by the Salt Lak
  
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• Murray and South Salt Lake will have new female majority city councils next year

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  During her six years on the Murray City Council, Diane Turner has gotten used to being the only woman in the room making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of the municipality’s nearly 50,000 residents.But that time is soon coming to an end, after Murray voters elected their first female-majority City Council this month in an election that brought historic wins for women across the Wasatch Front.“I still can’t believe it," Turner said. “I think when you have more
  
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• Letter: Whistleblowers are protected for a reason

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  Whistleblower protection was established by law in 1989. It shields a federal employee from premature identity in investigation of federal corruption. It was overwhelmingly supported by Republicans and signed into law by President Bush.Whistleblower protection was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2014. The Federal Witness Protection Program was established by law in 1970 and signed by President Nixon. This law also protects a witness’s identity and security in formulation of a case against c
  
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• Letter: We have a junior high bully for a president

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  There’s something essentially juvenile about our president. He’s the bully we all knew in junior high: willing to lie, to coerce, self aggrandizing, who doesn’t respect the rights of others.Now he’s that kid caught with his hands in the proverbial cookie jar. His first response was, “I didn’t do it,” but his friends quickly deserted him and said he did. Then he responds, “They did it too!” Pointing the finger at everyone but himself. Then he
  
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• Letter: Utah should worry about economic inequality

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  Utah’s legislative efforts to reform taxes bring to mind Isaiah’s words, “This people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me.”Legislators have worked for decades to restructure Utah’s taxes in a regressive manner, even as they dismantle existing social safety nets and refuse to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid for working Utahns.Expanding economic inequality is something we should all be conce
  
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• Letter: LDS Church turns a blind eye to psychological harm

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  I recently became aware of the Mormon church’s practice of conducting private “worthiness interviews” of young children and teenagers. Although they say this affords church authorities the opportunity to ensure that their children are “keeping the commandments,” I remember no such conduct growing up in the church.Mormon Bishop Sam Young was excommunicated for his activities in calling public attention to this entrenched practice. National and even international medi
  
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• Letter: Get out of the congressional clown car

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  It is time for all Republican members of Congress to get out of the clown car and start defending our democracy instead of this lawless and corrupt president.Behind closed doors, they speak the truth but in public, they act like they could care less about defending our democracy, which is quickly turning into another Russia.Did they not take an oath to defend our Constitution? Where are their moral values? Is this the kind of country they want to leave to their children and grandchildren?Have th
  
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• Letter: Don’t insult witches by comparing them to Trump

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  Let's be clear, Donald Trump is not a witch. People who identify as witches are kind, loving, intuitive, empathetic, ethical and honest.The United States Congress is not conducting a witch hunt, they are investigating charges that the president betrayed our country and Constitution. Let us all listen to the evidence with an open mind, listening for the truth, and with willingness to acknowledge the truth. I include myself in this wish.JoNell Evans, MillcreekSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Bay Area city might ban coal shipments, shutting down a key overseas export point for Utah mines

  18-11-2019 14:00
  
  Since its first year in business in 1982, the Levin-Richmond Terminal has been tied to Utah industries, first importing coke for use in the Geneva Steel plant, then exporting iron ore.After Utah’s iron mines shuttered, its coal mines kept the deep-water terminal on the San Francisco Bay’s east shore busy, transferring coal from rail cars onto ships bound for Japan.Now city officials in Richmond, Calif., are looking to sever that Utah connection with a proposed ordinance banning the h
  
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