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• Snowboarder killed Sunday in Utah backcountry avalanche was a talented Salt Lake City chef

  16-12-2019 23:59
  
  A 45-year-old snowboarder died in the backcountry Sunday after he was buried in an avalanche, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.Raymond M. Tauszik, from Salt Lake City, went by his middle name of Matt and was the executive chef for Marriott Salt Lake City University Park. Tauszik left Canyons Village in Park City via a backcountry exit gate at the top of the 9990 lift to access Dutch Draw. He triggered the avalanche about noon as he headed down a northeast slope near the steep, rocky Conehe
  
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• Real Salt Lake re-signs defender Donny Toia

  16-12-2019 23:45
  
  Real Salt Lake has retained one of its former homegrown players.The club announced Monday that it has re-signed defender Donny Toia for the 2020 season. It will be this third overall season with the club.“Donny is a player who has been a part of the RSL family since he was a standout youth player in Arizona,” RSL general manager Elliot Fall said in a statement. “He’s proven himself a steady, reliable performer and someone who we can count on to bring professionalism and h
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Power rankings roundup: Utah Jazz still stuck outside top 10

  16-12-2019 23:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz still haven't played well enough to climb back in the elite tier of title contenders, according to national media. The Utah Jazz won two of t...
  
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• State Sen. Dan Hemmert is dropping out of Utah’s 4th District race against Rep. Ben McAdams

  16-12-2019 22:47
  
  State Sen. Dan Hemmert, who had emerged as a top challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, is dropping out of the race.Hemmert said Monday that he was unable to juggle the campaign schedule and his business commitments, running a chain of dry cleaners he co-owns. He had planned to transition out of the business but it didn’t work out.“A couple weeks ago it became clear that I needed to think about things differently and I came to the conclusion late last week that I should just
  
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• Jordan Love hopes his time at Utah State ends ‘with a bang’

  16-12-2019 22:42
  
  Logan • It has hung in his locker every week for the past four years. The color schemes may have been different, but the number, the name on the back and the mascot on the front have been consistent.And on Friday evening, he’ll put it on one last time.Utah State junior quarterback Jordan Love will play his final game in an Aggies uniform when the team plays Kent State in the Frisco Bowl. Love recently decided to forego his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2020 NFL Draft.T
  
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• Ben McAdams: What President Trump did was wrong and I will vote to hold him accountable

  16-12-2019 22:42
  
  I came to Congress to do the right thing for Utah and America. I pledged to put country over party and to work with both parties and with the president to get things done. And I have.While some in Congress focused on investigating the president, I have worked to make prescription drugs affordable, strengthen Utah’s economy, protect seniors and children from predators and clean our dirty air.I was sworn in, taking an oath to uphold the Constitution and the Constitution requires me to study
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Salt City Seven: Rotation Problems Continue, Schedule Lightens & More

  16-12-2019 22:27 via sportspyder.com
  
  Check in every week for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that tell the stories from the last 168 hours in the world of the Jazz. Its problematic. All that is true. For...
  
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• Man whose body was in his wife’s freezer for 10 years may have written a letter absolving her of blame

  16-12-2019 22:22
  
  The man whose frozen body was found in his wife’s Tooele apartment apparently left a notarized letter indicating that she didn’t kill him — she just kept his body in a freezer in her home for more than a decade.The letter — believed to have been written by Paul Edward Mathers and signed Dec. 2, 2008 — “was found in the home,” sad Tooele City Police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen. “It says that his wife was not responsible for his death.”He said handwriti
  
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• Power rankings roundup: Utah Jazz still stuck outside top 10

  16-12-2019 22:21
  
  The Utah Jazz still haven’t played well enough to climb back in the elite tier of title contenders, according to national media. The Utah Jazz won two of their three games this week, all without their starting point guard Mike Conley. That in and of itself is a victory, although none of the three games […]
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• Ben McAdams: What the president did was wrong and I will vote to hold him accountable

  16-12-2019 22:13
  
  I came to Congress to do the right thing for Utah and America. I pledged to put country over party and to work with both parties and with the president to get things done. And I have. While some in Congress focused on investigating the president, I have worked to make prescription drugs affordable, strengthen Utah’s economy, protect seniors and children from predators and clean our dirty air.I was sworn in, taking an oath to uphold the Constitution and the Constitution requires me to study
  
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• Judiciary Committee report argues Trump ‘betrayed the nation’

  16-12-2019 21:33
  
  Washington • The House Judiciary Committee formally presented its case for impeaching President Donald Trump in a 658-page report published online early Monday, arguing just days before a final vote in the House that he “betrayed the nation by abusing his high office.”The report, which echoes similar documents produced after the committee’s approval of impeachment articles for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton, contains no new allegations or evidence against Tru
  
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• 96-year-old man dies Monday morning in Magna house fire

  16-12-2019 21:25
  
  A man died in a house fire early Monday morning in Magna.At about 4:10 a.m., a 911 caller reported that someone was trapped in a burning house near 3400 South and Broadway Street (7700 West), said Unified Fire Authority spokesman Ryan Love.A Unified Police Department officer arrived first and found the victim — identified as Willis Shepherd, 96, who used a wheelchair — about 10 feet from the front door on the main floor of the house, Love said. The officer pulled Shepherd out, but he
  
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• Salt Lake County’s mayor forces background checks on private gun show sales

  16-12-2019 21:10
  
  Anyone who attempts to purchase a firearm at a gun show held in Salt Lake County’s Mountain America Expo Center will be required to undergo a federal background check.Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson says her effort to close what’s commonly known as the gun show “loophole” is a common-sense response to concerns about gun violence throughout the country. Before this switch, sales between two private parties didn’t require a background check.“I support the ri
  
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• Maureen Dowd: Trump is bad. Too bad he’s not alone.

  16-12-2019 21:00
  
  Washington • It was, all in all, a fine week for Donald Trump.Sure, he’s getting impeached. And he is agitated about that, judging by his fandango of self-pitying tweets. And he did lose out to a 16-year-old girl for Time’s Person of the Year, which made him so jealous he couldn’t resist mocking her, amplifying just how big a loser he is.But on a scale of one to prison, it wasn’t a bad week. His disheveled pal, Boris Johnson, won in a landslide over an unappetizing l
  
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• [Deseret News] - Can more practice time help Utah Jazz turn the corner?

  16-12-2019 20:48 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The best teams in any professional league make good use of the time they have between games to hone their craft and build positive chemistry that can help them optimize their...
  
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• Utah’s Terrell Burgess and Francis Bernard have positioned themselves for NFL careers

  16-12-2019 20:44
  
  Utah safety Terrell Burgess circled behind Morgan Scalley during an interview session, holding a recorder and nodding in agreement as the defensive coordinator fielded a question about Burgess’ emergence this season.“Man, I just can't say enough good things about that kid,” Scalley said.Upon realizing that Burgess stood in back of him, Scalley joked, “I take everything back.”Too late. The compliments already were on the record. And it was only fair for Burgess to be
  
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• State Sen. Dan Hemmert is dropping out of Utah’s 4th District race

  16-12-2019 20:26
  
  State Sen. Dan Hemmert, who had emerged as a top challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, is dropping out of the race.Hemmert said Monday that he was unable to juggle the campaign schedule and his business commitments, running a chain of dry cleaners he co-owns. He had planned to transition out of the business but it didn’t work out.“A couple weeks ago it became clear that I needed to think about things differently and I came to the conclusion late last week that I should just
  
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• Utah’s Terrell Burgess and Morgan Scalley have positioned themselves for NFL careers

  16-12-2019 20:23
  
  Utah safety Terrell Burgess circled behind Morgan Scalley during an interview session, holding a recorder and nodding in agreement as the defensive coordinator fielded a question about Burgess’ emergence this season.“Man, I just can't say enough good things about that kid,” Scalley said.Upon realizing that Burgess stood in back of him, Scalley joked, “I take everything back.”Too late. The compliments already were on the record. And it was only fair for Burgess to be
  
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• One person is dead, several are injured after a car crashed into an In-N-Out in St. George

  16-12-2019 20:22
  
  A man was killed and several others were injured after a car crashed into an In-N-Out Burger on Saturday in Washington City, near St. George.Antonio Mendoza, 42, of Las Vegas, was one of several people inside the restaurant when a driver in an SUV struck a pedestrian in the parking lot and then crashed the vehicle into the building.Investigators believe the driver accidentally accelerated rather than hitting the brake pedal after hitting the pedestrian, Washington City Police Chief Jason William
  
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• Utah Rep. Ben McAdams will vote to impeach President Donald Trump

  16-12-2019 20:19
  
  Murray • Rep. Ben McAdams said Monday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, arguing that his actions with Ukraine are unacceptable and that the president needs to be held accountable, though he said he doesn’t expect the Senate to remove the president from office.It's a precarious decision for the freshman Democrat, who barely won his seat in a district that Trump carried by 7 percentage points in 2016, but a choice that McAdams said he had to make.“My duty is to the C
  
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• Utah State star linebacker David Woodward declares for NFL Draft

  16-12-2019 20:13
  
  Jordan Love isn’t the only Utah State football player looking to try his luck at the next level.Star linebacker David Woodward announced Monday that he will forego his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2020 NFL Draft.“I want to thank my family, teammates, coaches and friends who have helped me during my football career,” Woodward said in a statement. “After spending four great years at Utah State University it is time for me to move on and chase my dream of pl
  
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• Utah Rep. Ben McAdams says he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Here’s his explanation as to why.

  16-12-2019 19:51
  
  Murray • Rep. Ben McAdams said Monday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump, arguing that his actions with Ukraine are unacceptable and that the president needs to be held accountable, though he said he doesn’t expect the Senate to remove the president from office.It's a precarious decision for the freshman Democrat, who barely won his seat in a district that Trump carried by 7 percentage points in 2016, but a choice that McAdams said he had to make.“My duty is to the C
  
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• Bret Stephens: Britain’s ominous portent for the Democrats

  16-12-2019 19:50
  
  When Britain flummoxed and flabbergasted the world by voting in 2016 to leave the European Union, it seemed like a one-off: An unexpected gamble by a normally prudent country, but nothing that signified a profound shift beyond the United Kingdom and Europe.Donald Trump’s election a few months later proved otherwise. Brexit was a portent, not a fluke. The British electorate may have been incautious, but it was ahead of the trend. The desire, however misplaced or ugly, to “take back&rd
  
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• ‘Obamacare’ tax repeal added to $1.4T wrap-up spending bill

  16-12-2019 19:46
  
  Washington • Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill that’s also carrying lots of overdue Washington business.The bill would also increase the age nationwide for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21.The legislation would forestall a government shutdown this weekend and give President Donald Trump steady fu
  
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• The old organ console for the New York Philharmonic ended up in Utah. Will another organ roar in the orchestra’s new Geffen Hall?

  16-12-2019 19:42
  
  New York • When long-awaited drawings of the plan to rebuild David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center, were released this month, James Kennerley’s eyes were immediately drawn to the blank wall above the stage.He was looking for pipes.“I was surprised to see there was no pipe organ case,” said Kennerley, dean of the New York City chapter of the American Guild of Organists.Organists, and those who love the natural, visceral sound of mighty
  
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• Westminster College student sues for discrimination after school moves her and her service dog 8 times

  16-12-2019 19:01
  
  (Trent Nelson|The Salt Lake Tribune)
  Katrina Cleaveland, a student at Westminster College, moves into a new apartment in Salt Lake City on Friday Dec. 13, 2019. (Trent Nelson/)Light, cold drizzle fell as Katrina Cleaveland pulled a wagon full of her belongings across a parking lot and into her new apartment on Foothill Drive on Friday. She’d prefer to be living on campus at Westminster College, the liberal arts college she attends in Salt Lake City. But she can’t, not until Septembe
  
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• A leading GOP challenger to Rep. Ben McAdams is dropping out of Utah’s 4th District race

  16-12-2019 18:16
  
  State Sen. Dan Hemmert, who had emerged as a top challenger to incumbent U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, is dropping out of the race.Hemmert said Monday that he was unable to juggle the campaign schedule and his business commitments, running a chain of dry cleaners he co-owns. He had planned to transition out of the business but it didn’t work out.“A couple weeks ago it became clear that I needed to think about things differently and I came to the conclusion late last week that I should just
  
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• Bipartisan Utah group starts voter referendum to repeal new tax reform package

  16-12-2019 18:11
  
  A group headed by a conservative former legislator is attempting to give voters the chance to reject the new tax reform package that passed in a special session last week.Former Rep. Fred Cox, R-West Valley City, filed paperwork Monday with the lieutenant governor’s office to start the process to gather signatures. It potentially could block the bill from taking effect until voters decide whether to repeal it in next November’s general election.But Cox and supporters face a herculean
  
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• These Utes defenders had huge senior seasons and have positioned themselves for NFL careers

  16-12-2019 17:51
  
  Utah safety Terrell Burgess circled behind Morgan Scalley during an interview session, holding a recorder and nodding in agreement as the defensive coordinator fielded a question about Burgess’ emergence this season.“Man, I just can't say enough good things about that kid,” Scalley said.Upon realizing that Burgess stood in back of him, Scalley joked, “I take everything back.”Too late. The compliments already were on the record. And it was only fair for Burgess to be
  
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• These Utes safeties had huge senior seasons and have positioned themselves for NFL careers

  16-12-2019 17:43
  
  Utah safety Terrell Burgess circled behind Morgan Scalley during an interview session, holding a recorder and nodding in agreement as the defensive coordinator fielded a question about Burgess’ emergence this season.“Man, I just can't say enough good things about that kid,” Scalley said.Upon realizing that Burgess stood in back of him, Scalley joked, “I take everything back.”Too late. The compliments already were on the record. And it was only fair for Burgess to be
  
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• Polygamous Kingston Group may have swiped ‘millions’ in student aid, lawsuit says

  16-12-2019 17:29
  
  A lawsuit alleges leaders of a Utah polygamous sect bilked federal student aid programs by instructing teenagers to omit their fathers and other sources of income when applying for benefits.Paul Kingston, the top man within the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the Kingston Group or The Order, is accused of overseeing what the lawsuit calls a scheme.He directed some of his own children — the plaintiffs estimate he has 27 wives and more than 300 offspring — to seek more
  
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• Kingston Group may have swiped ‘millions’ in student aid, lawsuit says

  16-12-2019 17:21
  
  A lawsuit alleges leaders of a Utah polygamous sect bilked federal student aid programs by instructing teenagers to omit their fathers and other sources of income when applying for benefits.Paul Kingston, the top man within the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the Kingston Group or The Order, is accused of overseeing what the lawsuit calls a scheme.He directed some of his own children — the plaintiffs estimate he has 27 wives and more than 300 offspring — to seek more
  
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• A car crashed into Washington County restaurant, killing one and injuring several others

  16-12-2019 16:52
  
  A man was killed and several others were injured after a car crashed into an In-N-Out Burger on Saturday in Washington City, near St. George.Antonio Mendoza, of Las Vegas, was one of six people inside the restaurant when a driver struck a pedestrian in the parking lot and then crashed the vehicle into the building, FOX 13 reported.The driver accidentally accelerated rather than hitting the brake pedal after hitting the pedestrian, Washington City Police Chief Jason Williams told FOX 13.Four peop
  
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• Robert Gehrke: This attempt by Salt Lake County’s mayor to end the gun show loophole is likely to result in a shootout with the Legislature

  16-12-2019 16:45
  
  Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is taking the most definitive steps to date to close the so-called gun show loophole and, in doing so, is kicking a hornet’s nest.On Monday, Wilson is expected to announce that the two companies that put on gun shows in the county-owned Mountain America Expo Center will require background checks for private sales. Licensed firearms dealers already have to do the checks.“When she learned some personal firearm sales were happening in Salt Lake County
  
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• Utah Rep. Ben McAdams to announce whether he’ll vote to impeach President Trump

  16-12-2019 16:28
  
  Washington • Rep. Ben McAdams will announce today whether he’ll vote to impeach President Donald Trump.McAdams, a Utah Democrat who hasn’t said yet whether he’d support the two articles of impeachment filed by House leaders against Trump, will make his decision public Monday at Murray City Hall at 11:30 a.m.His office didn’t hint which direction the freshman congressman was leaning as the House prepares to take the historic and rare move to impeach a president.Conser
  
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• As impeachment vote draws near, lawmakers go to their corners

  16-12-2019 15:49
  
  Washington • Democrats vowed Sunday to push forward this week with the third impeachment of a sitting president in history, a move Republicans denounced as a grave and partisan misuse of the Constitution’s power to hold a president accountable.Democrats showed no sign of slowing down even as one of their few members to oppose impeachment, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, planned to switch parties, and Republican senators lined up to announce their intentions to acquit the president.T
  
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• Man dies Monday morning in Magna house fire

  16-12-2019 15:44
  
  A man died in a house fire early Monday morning in Magna.At about 4:10 a.m., a 911 caller reported that someone was trapped in a burning house near 3400 South and Broadway Street (7700 West), said Unified Fire Authority spokesman Ryan Love.A Unified Police Department officer arrived first and found the victim about 10 feet from the front door on the main floor of the house, Love said. The officer pulled the man out, but he died at the scene, Love said.Two other people were in the basement, and t
  
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• Commentary: How to get Americans to love capitalism again

  16-12-2019 15:11
  
  American capitalism is at a serious inflection point. Many Americans, including the two of us, are alarmed by enormous levels of inequality and by declining economic mobility. We are concerned that in many cases American markets are no longer the most competitive in the world. And, we worry that our country’s long-term economic strength will slowly deteriorate because of an unsustainable fiscal trajectory that leaves future generations worse off.The solution is not to upend the system. A m
  
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• [Forbes] - Anthony Davis And LeBron James Make The Los Angeles Lakers A Small-Ball Antidote

  16-12-2019 15:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  The unique talents of Anthony Davis and LeBron James have allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to counter the NBA's preferred small-ball style effectively.
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Democrats accuse President Trump of criminal bribery in report laying out impeachment charges

  16-12-2019 14:49
  
  Happy Monday! The House is set to vote this week to impeach President Donald Trump and Democrats detailed their case in a new report out today that accuses the president of criminal bribery as part of the two articles of impeachment he faces. Beyond that historic and rare vote this week, Congress also has to pass a budget to keep the government from shutting down and pass a trade deal with Mexico and Canada. There’s only five days left before lawmakers jet home. [WaPost]Topping the news: U
  
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• Utah polygamous sect may have swiped ‘millions’ in federal student aid, sealed lawsuit from ‘whistleblower’ couple alleges

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  A lawsuit alleges leaders of a Utah polygamous sect bilked federal student aid programs by instructing teenagers to omit their fathers and other sources of income when applying for benefits.Paul Kingston, the top man within the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the Kingston Group or The Order, is accused of overseeing what the lawsuit calls a scheme.He directed some of his own children — the plaintiffs estimate he has 27 wives and more than 300 offspring — to seek more
  
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• Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski reflects as she prepares to leave office

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Among the items on Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s desk at City Hall are family photos, a pride flag and a plaque that reads “Hard decisions are hard.”The last item represents how she views the choices she’s made over the past four years as she’s simultaneously gained national praise as an outspoken climate-change fighter and historic lesbian mayor while contending with criticisms from defectors who have labeled her divisive and combative.“I came in to
  
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• Letter: Why is Rep. John Curtis so confused?

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Rep. John Curtis doesn’t support impeachment. Although he finds Trump’s Ukraine actions “very, very troubling,” he believes the voters should decide the question.Apparently, he doesn’t believe the impeachment language our Constitution sets forth means what it says. Still, I don’t understand his reticence. If he wants voters to decide, it is obvious he should be in favor of impeachment. The voters elected Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, so the voters’
  
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• Letter: Republicans give their voters no choice

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Rep. John Curtis says it is up to voters to decide, not up to Congress to take action against President Donald Trump.With only one candidate on the party’s ticket, Republican voters have no actual choice. Unless the Republican Party gives us some viable candidates for whom we can vote, if we want to show our displeasure with Trump, our only choices are either the socialist programs put forth by the Democrats, Donald Trump or some third-party candidate. None of those choices is really accep
  
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• Letter: Republicans’ deceit is beyond insulting

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Hey, Mike Lee, Chris Stewart and Mitt Romney. Enough of your lying to protect the deranged, self-aggrandizing POTUS.You're the ones spewing the “fake news” each time you rail against our honest stewards of democracy who have dedicated their careers to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States and have testified truthfully about Russia's involvement in the 2016 election, their ongoing meddling, the Ukraine quid pro quo, the open and obvious obstructions of justice
  
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• Letter: Rep. Chris Stewart is protecting the wrong people

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Representative Stewart,I had to read your Dec. 13 commentary twice to fully appreciate the hypocrisy of it.Your feigned concern about the rights of the LGBTQ community is quickly overshadowed by your real intent: protecting religious bigotry. Religious organizations and their members can believe whatever they want; however, they have no right to impose their beliefs on others.To infringe on the free speech rights of their critics is unconstitutional. A lot of progress has come from protests and
  
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• Letter: Don’t fear keeping the X in Xmas

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  ‘Tis the season when some Christians take umbrage at Xmas. Not at the holiday; at the spelling.Some think that using “X” instead of writing “Christ” is either a liberal or commercial attempt to demean the name of the holiday or to make the word easier to fit into ads. ‘Tis a reasonable assessment from their point of view.Alas, it’s an incorrect assessment.Christians themselves are responsible for Xmas. They created the abbreviation and have used an abbre
  
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• Letter: Don’t fall for Trump’s lies

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Whether you support impeaching the president or not, don’t fall for President Trump’s lies about the process.Lie 1: Democrats are ignoring the president’s “rights” by investigating him.Truth: The United States Constitution grants the House of Representatives “sole power of impeachment” — and the White House declined to defend itself last week when given the chance by the House Judiciary Committee.Lie 2: Trump never committed a crime, so he cannot b
  
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• Four ways Salt Lake Mayor Jackie Biskupski left her mark on the capital city

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Here are four major areas where the city has changed under the leadership of outgoing Mayor Jackie Biskupski:
  (Rick Egan|The Salt Lake Tribune) An inversion is seen over downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.(Rick Egan/)Climate change and sustainabilityReflecting back on when she first took office, Biskupski said recently that she never expected to become a “climate mayor hero.” “But that has been one of the best surprises of the role and I’ve loved that work o
  
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• Austin Ryan-Mas: The cost of not expanding Medicaid in Utah

  16-12-2019 14:00
  
  Utah’s roll out of Medicaid expansion, as directed in Senate Bill 96, is costing the state millions of dollars each month compared to full Medicaid expansion as allowed by the federal Affordable Care Act. SB96 was designed, in theory, to save money, but the way the bill has actually been implemented is costing the state tens of millions of dollars.These losses stem from the inability to implement an expansion plan in which the federal government pays a higher percentage of state Medicaid c
  
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