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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: Jazz score win in Clarkson's debut + LAC preview

  27-12-2019 23:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  Jordan Clarkson felt the love on day one. Gave @jordanclarksons a taste of that 801 atmosphere:"It gets pretty loud in there. I've always felt it from the other side."#HomieCourtAdvantage | @TryHomie
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: The departures of Dante Exum and Jeff Green, and the arrival of Jordan Clarkson during a tumultuous week in Jazzland

  27-12-2019 23:24
  
  There’s never really time off for Jazz beat writers during the NBA season, and never was that more clear than this week around Christmas.While it looked like the Jazz would have two days off on Christmas and Christmas Eve, their moves on Monday gave the whole team work to do. There was the matter of getting Jordan Clarkson into the fold, after trading Dante Exum and two second round picks for the scorer. Then, Jeff Green was waived, with new signing Rayjon Tucker joining the fray. We talk
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Baring Witness

  27-12-2019 23:16
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/12/23/bagley-cartoon-santas/" target=_blank><u>Santa’s Helper</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/12/21/bagley-cartoon-matter/"><u>A Matter of Scale</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/12/19/bagley-ca
  
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• [Forbes] - Tyler Herro Keeps Coming Up Big For Miami

  27-12-2019 23:13 via sportspyder.com
  
  Miami is viewed as a potential title contender in need of another star. They may have one in the making with their 19-year-rookie, Tyler Herro.
  
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• Ron Mittelhammer: We see the benefits of Ruth Watkins’ stewardship. What about the costs?

  27-12-2019 23:00
  
  I found the commentary written by five chair emeriti of the University of Utah’s Board of Trustees, transparent in its attempt to stress the positives and ignore the negatives regarding Ruth Watkin’s stewardship, to be deeply disturbing and emblematic of continuing leadership problems plaguing the university.See no failures, hear no failures, speak no failures.I wish to provide some perspectives on the rest of the story relating to a critical part that was missing from the glowing ac
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run podcast: Jazz trade Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson, waive Jeff Green

  27-12-2019 22:50 via sportspyder.com
  
  There’s never really time off for Jazz beat writers during the NBA season, and never was that more clear than this week around Christmas.
  
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• LDS missionary from Utah dies in car wreck

  27-12-2019 22:47
  
  A senior missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in Iowa after a car wreck on Christmas Day.Craig L. Meyocks, 66, was serving at the Illinois Nauvoo Mission when the crash occurred, according to a church spokesman. Meyocks and his wife, Brenda Meyocks, are from Dammeron Valley, Utah, about 17 miles north of St. George.Brenda Meyocks was injured in the crash but is expected to recover.“We extend our sincere condolences to the Meyocks family and their loved ones a
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Jazz trade Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson, waive Jeff Green

  27-12-2019 22:34
  
  There’s never really time off for Jazz beat writers during the NBA season, and never was that more clear than this week around Christmas.While it looked like the Jazz would have two days off on Christmas and Christmas Eve, their moves on Monday gave the whole team work to do. There was the matter of getting Jordan Clarkson into the fold, after trading Dante Exum and two second round picks for the scorer. Then, Jeff Green was waived, with new signing Rayjon Tucker joining the fray. We talk
  
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• [Sports Keeda] - Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers: Match Preview and Predictions - 28th December 2019

  27-12-2019 22:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Clippers will host the Jazz at Staples Center, where they have won 14 of their 16 home games already this term. Who will prevail?
  
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• Arizona officials vote to remove Paul Petersen from county accessor position over adoption case

  27-12-2019 21:44
  
  Phoenix • The Board of Supervisors for Arizona’s largest county unanimously agreed Friday to uphold the suspension and push for the removal of the county assessor, who is charged in a wide-ranging adoption scheme.The Maricopa County attorney now is to start the process to remove Paul Petersen, who was arrested and charged in a scheme involving the adoption of babies from the Marshall Islands.During the special meeting Friday morning, board members said Petersen's county laptop held ma
  
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• Park City developer Ira Sachs Sr. will be profiled in Slamdance’s opening film

  27-12-2019 21:39
  
  A Park City legend will get his moment on the big screen in his hometown, as the subject of the opening-night film of the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival.Experimental documentarian Lynne Sachs’ movie “Film About a Father Who,” a profile of her father, Ira Sachs Sr., will open the independent film festival on Jan. 24 at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St., Park City, the festival announced Wednesday.Ira Sachs Sr., 83, is known around Park City as an eccentric millionaire, the p
  
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• [Oregon Live] - Portland Trail Blazers’ Skal Labissiere, Anfernee Simons make the most of key minutes against Utah Jazz - oregonlive.com

  27-12-2019 21:37 via sportspyder.com
  
  Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts opted to ride substitutes Skal Labissiere and Anfernee Simons for the entire fourth quarter Thursday against the Utah Jazz, instead of re-inserting starters Hassan Whiteside and Kent Bazemore into the game.
  
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• Utah man dies after he’s shot by South Ogden police

  27-12-2019 21:36
  
  A Utah man who was shot by police during a confrontation in South Ogden is dead.Frederick Jeremy Atkin, 42, of Ogden, was transported to a hospital after the shooting early Friday morning; he later died, according to the Weber County Attorney’s Office.According to police, Atkin was driving a red Mustang when — suspecting that he was driving under the influence — officers tried to pull him over about 1 a.m. Atkin reportedly sped away, with police in pursuit. Police spiked the ti
  
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• Nephi Sewell wasn’t expecting to play this season, but he’ll start for the Utes in the Alamo Bowl

  27-12-2019 21:34
  
  Utah safety Nephi Sewell was content with just practicing and not playing in games this year, while sitting out as a transfer from Nevada and looking forward to the next two seasons with the Utes.Defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley and the athletic department's compliance staff, though, kept prodding him to pursue a NCAA waiver that would allow him to play this season. Somehow, they must have known something.Due to injuries to All-America safety Julian Blackmon and his primary backup, R.J. Hube
  
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• From Jimmermania to Utah’s Pac-12 football run, Gordon Hayward to Donovan Mitchell: these are the best moments of the decade in Utah sports

  27-12-2019 21:23
  
  This decade is ending the way it started, with Utah always beating BYU in football, the Jazz never having the home-court advantage in a playoff series and Gary Andersen coaching at Utah State.Otherwise, a lot has changed since 2010 — including multiple moves by Andersen, before he returned to Logan.How long ago does any of this seem? Jimmermania, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps’ would-be winning drive against Utah and Jazz fans’ booing the drafting of Gordon Hayward. In 2010, Donova
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Dunks of the Week—12.27.2019

  27-12-2019 21:12 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy handed out hammers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami and back home in this edition of Dunks of the Week!
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Mitchell’s Strong Close Sends Jazz Past Portland

  27-12-2019 21:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  With the 121-115 victory over the Blazers, Utah jumped to 19-12 on the season and currently sits at sixth overall in the Western Conference. On to the Clippers!
  
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• Alissa Quart: What billionaires don’t understand about college debt

  27-12-2019 20:41
  
  In May, the billionaire Robert Smith was widely lauded when he announced he would pay the student debt of Morehouse College’s graduating class to the tune of $34 million. So were Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and presidential candidate, who gave $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in 2018, and Steve Tisch, who earmarked $10 million for middle-class students at U.C.L.A. in October. Ken Langone, a founder of The Home Depot, appeared on a TV show last year
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Mike Conley expected to miss a few more weeks with hamstring injury

  27-12-2019 20:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. is likely to miss several more weeks with his re-aggravated left hamstring strain, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Having missed two weeks with his hamstring strain early in the season, the lefty...
  
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• LDS missionary dies in car wreck

  27-12-2019 20:17
  
  A senior missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in Iowa after a car wreck on Christmas Day.Craig L. Meyocks, 66, was serving at the Illinois Nauvoo Mission when the crash occurred, according to a church spokesman. Meyocks and his wife, Brenda Meyocks, are from Dammeron Valley, Utah, about 17 miles north of St. George.Brenda Meyocks was injured in the crash but is expected to recover.“We extend our sincere condolences to the Meyocks family and their loved ones a
  
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• Decade of Utah sports

  27-12-2019 20:15
  
  This decade is ending the way it started, with Utah always beating BYU in football, the Jazz never having the home-court advantage in a playoff series and Gary Andersen coaching at Utah State.Otherwise, a lot has changed since 2010 — including multiple moves by Andersen, before he returned to Logan.How long ago does any of this seem? Jimmermania, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps’ would-be winning drive against Utah and Jazz fans’ booing the drafting of Gordon Hayward. In 2010, Donova
  
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• Paul Krugman: Big money and America’s lost decade

  27-12-2019 20:08
  
  Elizabeth Warren has been getting a lot of grief in the news media lately. Some of it, no doubt, reflects campaign missteps. But much of it is a sort of visceral negative reaction to her criticisms of the excessive influence of big money in politics — a reaction that actually vindicates her point.It’s true that earlier in her career Warren, like just about everyone else, did fundraisers with wealthy donors. So? Charges of inconsistency — “you said X, now you say Y”
  
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• Beer, basketball and birthday candles: These are some of the stories of 2019 that will make you say ‘Oh, Utah’

  27-12-2019 20:03
  
  When Bravo TV’s Andy Cohen announced the next installation of “The Real Housewives” franchise would be in Salt Lake City, he used phrases like “curveball” and “completely unique” to describe the Beehive State.Judging from the past year of news, he has no idea just how different this state can be.From fake Twitters to liquor laws — and everything in between — here are the most unique-to-Utah stories from 2019.
  (Trent Nelson|The Salt Lake Tribu
  
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• A silent worship revival at an Episcopal church for the deaf

  27-12-2019 20:03
  
  New York • The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!”Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous sanctuary of Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz in Manhattan. There was no need for words: From the altar, the deaf congregants led the hearing ones, who, from the wooden pews, repeated the silent movement of their hands.Music, sermons, prayers, even confessions make
  
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• Jodie Parkinson: Backing Utah ban on conversion therapy is not heroic

  27-12-2019 19:48
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has solved Utah’s LGBT discrimination problem! Or so it should seem, by the amount of hype its recent statement in support of a ban on conversion therapy.Of course, no one has forgotten that the ban was only at risk in the first place because of the church. (Not to mention the fact that Mormons are the primary participants and believers in conversion therapy in the state of Utah.) But a disavowal of a pseudoscientific practice that harms Utah
  
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• Freddie Juarez is the right choice to lead RSL. Who says? He does.

  27-12-2019 19:16
  
  Herriman • The walls are bare inside Freddy Juarez’s new office. There are no photos of his family, friends, girlfriend or various cats. There’s just a desk with a landline phone. That’s because Juarez is still getting used to his new gig as Real Salt Lake’s permanent head coach.The club officially introduced him earlier this month at a press conference in which RSL took the interim tags off Juarez and new general manager Elliot Fall. Both were placed in temporary po
  
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• Utah’s Kyle Whittingham wins the Dodd Trophy and Zack Moss is a Senior CLASS All-American

  27-12-2019 18:49
  
  Utah’s Kyle Whittingham has earned the Dodd Trophy for his program’s success on and off the football field, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation announced Friday in Atlanta.In another major honor for well-rounded success, Utah running back Zack Moss was named one of five Senior CLASS first-team All-Americans in the FBS for notable achievements in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. The award stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in
  
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• Utah’s Kyle Whittingham wins the Dodd Trophy, honoring coaching excellence on and off the field

  27-12-2019 18:11
  
  Utah’s Kyle Whittingham has earned the Dodd Trophy for his program’s success on and off the football field, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation announced Friday in Atlanta.The award, honoring the late Georgia Tech coach, is presented annually in connection with the Peach Bowl, and the criteria include “scholarship, leadership and integrity.” The other finalists were Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck, LSU’s Ed Orgeron, Baylor’s Matt Rhule and Clemson’s
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell credits Rudy Gobert for saving game vs. Blazers

  27-12-2019 17:50 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell had high praise for the effort that his teammate, Rudy Gobert, put forth in Thursday night’s 121-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Mitchell led the Jazz to victory, scoring 28 of his 35 points in...
  
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• Thinking beyond the gas tax, Utah launches fee per miles driven for alternative-fuel cars

  27-12-2019 17:21
  
  Utah is about to launch a new way to raise money for highways that someday may replace gas taxes.On Jan. 1, the state will become the second, after Oregon, to begin a high-tech “road user charge” program — in which volunteers will pay a fee for every mile they drive, measured by a transponder and paid automatically from a customer account connected to a credit card.For now, it’s available just to owners of the 51,000 electric and hybrid vehicles registered in the state. T
  
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• [Deseret News] - Hear Joe Ingles’ interview with the Inside The NBA crew

  27-12-2019 17:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  Joe Ingles had a fantastic game against Portland Friday night, scoring 26 points in front of a national TV audience on TNT. After the game, Ingles joined the Inside The NBA crew — Shaquille...
  
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• Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums

  27-12-2019 17:12
  
  Washington • In 2008, the Newseum — a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists — opened on prime Washington real estate.Sitting almost equidistant between the White House and the Capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue, the glass-walled building became instantly recognizable for its multi-story exterior rendition of the First Amendment.Eleven years later that experiment is coming to an end. After years of financial difficulties, the New
  
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• Iowa swung fiercely to Trump. Will it swing back in 2020?

  27-12-2019 17:08
  
  Des Moines, Iowa • Few states have changed politically with the head-snapping speed of Iowa. Heading into 2020, the question is whether it’s going to change again.In 2008, its voters propelled Barack Obama to the White House, as an overwhelmingly white state validated the candidacy of the first black president. A year later, Iowa's Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriage, adding a voice of Midwestern sensibility to a national shift in public sentiment. In 2012, Iowa backed Obama ag
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jordan Clarkson thinks learning Quin Snyder’s offense is ‘going to be a challenge’

  27-12-2019 16:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz acquired Jordan Clarkson from the Cavs as part of a trade that was completed earlier this week. The former Missouri Tiger should be a fine addition to Utah’s rotation, as he’s a proven scorer. However, he admits that it will be a...
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz’s Rudy Gobert reacts to Damian Lillard calling Hassan Whiteside ‘the best defensive center’ in the NBA

  27-12-2019 16:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  It was an exciting encounter between the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, with the Jazz emerging with a tightly-contested 121-115 victory against a visiting Blazers side. Following the game, Portland superstar point guard Damian...
  
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• Eye on the Y: Inconsistency was the Cougars’ consistent calling card in 2019

  27-12-2019 16:27
  
  Eye on the Y is a weekly newsletter covering BYU athletics. Subscribe here.Y’all, what a season.Is it always this way? Are games always filled with a full range of emotions — excitement, nail-biting anxiousness, eye-rolling disappointment and everything in between?I moved to Utah in mid-September, so I missed the first two football games of the season. My first time covering BYU was the USC game.I think that game set my bar pretty high for what I was expecting to see throughout the r
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Financial fallout continues even as charity heats up at Giving Machines

  27-12-2019 16:15
  
  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.During this busy holiday season, we bring you an abbreviated edition so you can keep up with church happenings and still meet your yuletide commitments.Still following the money
  (Rick Egan|The Salt Lake Tribune)The Salt
  
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• New guard Jordan Clarkson comes out shooting in his Utah Jazz debut

  27-12-2019 16:08
  
  The pregame question to Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts was rather benign.It centered around new Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and how an opponent goes about preparing on the fly for a new acquisition. Clarkson made his debut Thursday night against the Blazers after being acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week in exchange for former No. 5 overall pick Dante Exum and two future second-round picks.Stotts, surely knowing Clarkson’s name would pop up pregame, was a
  
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• [Sports Illustrated] - Magic vs. Bird: Reliving rivalry 40 Years after first NBA matchup - Sports Illustrated

  27-12-2019 15:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  In 1979, Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird faced off for the first time in the NBA. SI examines the rivalry between the basketball hall of famers and how they changed the landscape of the NBA.
  
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• One person hospitalized after police shooting in South Ogden

  27-12-2019 15:52
  
  One person was injured in a police shooting early Friday in South Ogden.Police followed a vehicle from Ogden to the intersection of Riverdale Road and Wall Avenue in South Ogden, where officers approached the car, FOX 13 reported.After a confrontation, an officer fired a gun, investigators said. One person was taken to a hospital.It’s not clear whether that person was injured by the officer’s gunfire, or which agency the officer represented. South Ogden Police declined to comment ear
  
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• ‘Parasite’ tops The Salt Lake Tribune’s top 10 movies of 2019

  27-12-2019 15:31
  
  We kept hearing how divided the nation is, but at the movies in 2019, the walls have been falling down.The once-unbreachable wall between theatrical films and streaming titles, already weakened last year with the awards success of “Roma,” took more hits from the likes of Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”) and Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”). “Roma” also put some holes in the notion that movies not in English couldn’t succeed stateside —
  
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• NBA Daily: Trade Season Has Officially Begun

  27-12-2019 15:30 via basketballinsiders.com
  Now that the Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to the NBA's first in-season trade, Matt John takes look at what this deal means for both sides.
  
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• Letter: My money is on Nancy Pelosi

  27-12-2019 15:14
  
  The GOP-controlled Senate continues to ridicule Democrats concerning the lack of sending impeachment articles to the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is very savvy and strategic in using this maneuver.The way I see it, the more time passes, additional undisclosed Ukraine information will trickle out with the help of the courts and the Freedom of Information Act. We’ve already learned the timeline between the Office of Management and Budget and the Pentagon regarding the White House&rsquo
  
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• Behind the Headlines: Join Tribune reporters on KCPW to talk about 2019 in Utah

  27-12-2019 15:11
  
  For this week’s episode, we take a look back at the year in Utah news. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, and managing editors David Noyce and Sheila McCann join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the stories that defined Utah in 2019.Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for a weekly news recap. Join the live conversation by calling (801) 355-TALK.
  
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• [NBC Sports] - Donovan Mitchell scores 28 of his 35 points in second half to spark Utah win

  27-12-2019 14:01 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell sparked Utah in the second half, then Rudy Gobert sealed the game with some big defensive plays, lifting Utah past Portland.
  
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• Thinking beyond the gas tax, Utah launches fee per miles driven for alt-fuel cars

  27-12-2019 14:00
  
  Utah is about to launch a new way to raise money for highways that someday may replace gas taxes.On Jan. 1, the state will become the second, after Oregon, to begin a high-tech “road user charge” program — in which volunteers will pay a fee for every mile they drive, measured by a transponder and paid automatically from a customer account connected to a credit card.For now, it’s available just to owners of the 51,000 electric and hybrid vehicles registered in the state. T
  
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• These are the 8 best dishes from new Utah restaurants in 2019

  27-12-2019 14:00
  
  The Salt Lake Tribune reviewed 22 of Utah’s newest restaurants in 2019. The visits were anonymous — and the newspaper paid the tab — all to let our hungry readers know if the food and atmosphere were worth their time and money.The experiences were mixed: most restaurants were good; a few were not. Several were standouts, offering items worthy of being named to our list of Best Dishes of 2019.These year-end favorites are an eclectic mix of globally inspired meals — think V
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: SEC’s big TV deal is terrible news for Utah and the Pac-12

  27-12-2019 14:00
  
  The SEC got some really great news on the TV front, which translates into really terrible news for the University of Utah and the rest of the Pac-12. Because not all Power Five conferences are equally powerful, and the gap between them is growing.CBS announced it dropped out of negotiations to renew its SEC football package, which ends after the 2023 season. CBS currently pays $55 million a year; it offered $300 million a year; ESPN/ABC reportedly offered $330, and is expected to announce a deal
  
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• Salt Lake City will reduce the number of clean cars that can park for free next year by 87%

  27-12-2019 14:00
  
  For years, Salt Lake City has offered free parking to residents who have moved from standard gas powered cars to cleaner models. And the program has worked — though a little too well in recent years, as more electric cars on the market have resulted in the city losing more parking money than it envisioned.To counteract that, the city is poised to make it harder to get a “green vehicles” permit by requiring new standards next year that will have the effect of reducing the number
  
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• Robert Kirby: To Christmas — thanks for the memories, be they happy, sad, painful ...

  27-12-2019 14:00
  
  Ugh. I’m glad that’s over. Christmas itself wasn’t that bad, but the windup was. And now that it’s officially done, I’m more than ready to get past it.Well, not all of it. I want to hang on to memories of my grandchildren opening their presents. That was enjoyable and considerably less violent now that they’ve grown up.When they were all younger, Christmas morning gift opening contained all the decorum of a pack of hyenas noticing a zebra with a limp.The Big D
  
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