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• [Clutchpoints] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell probable to face Nets after missing previous game

  13-01-2020 23:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is listed as probable for Tuesday’s showdown against the Brooklyn Nets after missing Sunday’s game due to an illness. The Jazz were able to defeat the Washington Wizards without Mitchell. Utah won by a final...
  
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• [The Score] - NBA weekly betting preview: Jazz back to contender status

  13-01-2020 23:39 via sportspyder.com
  
  Find line reports, best bets, and subscribe to push notifications in the Betting News section.Each week of the NBA season, we'll highlight some of the top betting angles and plays on the schedule. Here are some tips heading into this week's slate.Note
  
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• The Utah Jazz are again one of the top 10 defenses in the NBA. But they’re aiming higher.

  13-01-2020 23:37
  
  Asked after last Friday’s blowout victory over the Charlotte Hornets how the Jazz’s surging defense could yet improve, reserve forward Georges Niang had a confident if flippant response.“I have to really think on this one — we’re really good,” he said to laughter, before conceding he was only kidding.Me: How can you guys still improve on defense?
  Georges: “I have to really think on this one — we’re really good.” pic.twitter.com/Eg0ClHqn
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: retaining tough defense is key to upcoming week

  13-01-2020 23:34 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz won all four of their games this week, and deservedly moved up in the power rankings. Recently the Utah Jazz have taken advantage of a soft s...
  
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• Utah Jazz: retaining tough defense is key to upcoming week

  13-01-2020 23:16
  
  The Utah Jazz won all four of their games this week, and deservedly moved up in the power rankings. Recently the Utah Jazz have taken advantage of a soft schedule, winning nine straight and 14 of their last 15 games. Several things that were lost from the Jazz’s identity crisis in November have been found […]
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• [Clutchpoints] - Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry optimistic Jrue Holiday will play vs. Jazz on Thursday

  13-01-2020 22:50 via sportspyder.com
  
  New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will likely miss his fifth straight game on Monday against the Detroit Pistons due to an elbow injury. However, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is optimistic Holiday will play on Thursday against the...
  
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• Utah can’t find 76,000 Utah driver license holders

  13-01-2020 22:44
  
  Last October, state officials lamented that they could not find correct addresses for 50,000 redesigned driver licenses that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service. Without them, drivers will not be able to use their licenses as identification at airports beginning Oct. 1.The problem has since grown 50% worse.Now, “A little over 76,000 licenses are in our possession that we haven’t been able to find an updated address for,” says Chris Caras, director of Utah Driver License Di
  
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• Rob Bishop says he will not run for governor; endorses Thomas Wright

  13-01-2020 21:46
  
  Rep. Rob Bishop announced Monday that he will not run for governor, and instead is endorsing former Utah Republican Party Chairman Thomas Wright in that race.He announced on KSL Radio that at age 68, he feels he is too old to run for another office after a long political career in Congress and the Utah Legislature that began at age 26.“I don’t need to be governor. I don’t need it to validate my feeling of self worth,” Bishop said on a KSL news program hosted by Lee Lonsbe
  
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• Manager Hinch, GM Luhnow fired for Astros’ sign stealing

  13-01-2020 21:31
  
  Houston • Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s sign-stealing during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season.In the sport's largest scandal since the Biogenesis drug suspensions in 2013, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline Monday and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora— the Astros bench coach in 2017 &mdas
  
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• Utah can’t find 76K Utah driver license holders

  13-01-2020 21:19
  
  Last October, state officials lamented that they could not find correct addresses for 50,000 redesigned driver licenses that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service. Without them, drivers will not be able to use their licenses as identification at airports beginning Oct. 1.The problem has since grown 50% worse.Now, “A little over 76,000 licenses are in our possession that we haven't been able to find an updated address for,” says Chris Caras, director of Utah Driver License Division
  
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• Mexican president visits La Mora and learns of the Mormon history there

  13-01-2020 20:50
  
  Mexico’s president appeared to cry when listening to the Mormon history of La Mora and seemed sincere in wanting to capture the gunmen who killed three mothers and six children with Utah ties, two of the victims’ relatives said Monday.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited La Mora, in the Mexican state of Sonora, on Sunday to discuss the Nov. 4 deaths. Before public remarks later in the day, López Obrador met in the home of Kenny Miller, whose daughter-in-
  
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• Trump’s faithful: 2020 tests his ties to white evangelicals

  13-01-2020 20:48
  
  New York • White evangelical support for President Donald Trump has sparked debate for years — particularly this winter, with his impeachment trial looming. But for all the focus it commands, uncertainty continues to surround Trump’s bond with a religious constituency that has long leaned GOP.Trump won a clear majority of white evangelical Protestant votes in 2016, and about eight in 10 of that group approved of his job performance in an AP-NORC poll conducted last month. But th
  
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• Pope Francis ends a secrecy rule for Catholic sexual abuse cases, but for victims many barriers to justice remain

  13-01-2020 20:37
  
  Pope Francis recently removed one of the barriers facing sex abuse victims looking for justice — the “Rule of Pontifical Secrecy.”The rule is an obligation under the church’s laws to keep sensitive information regarding the Catholic Church’s governance strictly confidential. This rule allowed church officials to withhold information in sexual abuse cases, even where there was an alleged cover-up or a failure to report allegations. The clergy could claim secrecy even
  
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• Mexico’s president shed tears when hearing the Mormon history of La Mora, witnesses say

  13-01-2020 20:34
  
  Mexico’s president appeared to cry when listening to the Mormon history of La Mora and seemed sincere in wanting to capture the gunmen who killed three mothers and six children with Utah ties, two of the victims’ relatives said Monday.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited La Mora, in the Mexican state of Sonora, on Sunday to discuss the Nov. 4 deaths. Before public remarks later in the day, López Obrador met in the home of Kenny Miller, whose daughter-in-
  
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• Astros’ Hinch, GM banned for season for sign-stealing

  13-01-2020 20:31
  
  New York • Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for the entire season Monday and the team was fined $5 million for sign-stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season.Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora — the Astros bench coach in 2017 — will face punishment later. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros.Houston also will forfeit its next two f
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz are rising in the standings, but can they keep pace with major changes ahead?

  13-01-2020 20:01 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz have found themselves nearing the top of the Western Conference standings. With the playoffs still months away, here’s why this early seedi...
  
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• Abby Huntsman quits ‘The View’ to help lead father Jon Huntsman’s campaign for Utah governor

  13-01-2020 20:01
  
  With the news Monday that Abby Huntsman is quitting her gig on ABC’s “The View” to work on her father’s campaign for Utah governor, the effort has become a full-fledged family affair.Abby Huntsman, 33, announced that she will be a senior adviser on Huntsman’s Republican primary campaign to retake the office he won in 2004 and 2008 before stepping down in 2009 to serve as U.S. ambassador to Russia.“This is always such a hard thing to do,” Huntsman on Mond
  
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• Jessica Hayes: The idea that rules are infallible is dangerous

  13-01-2020 20:00
  
  Browse the comment section of any article covering protests within Salt Lake County in the past six months, and you’ll notice an unsettling trend.Post after post belittles community organizers as “lazy do-nothings” who get what they deserve when they’re arrested. Because, after all, laws are put in place to protect the people, and if they’re breaking the laws then they must be lacking in moral fiber. It’s such a brittle narrative and yet an easy one to fall fo
  
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• William ‘Bill’ O’Neal, Sandy police chief, dies at 48

  13-01-2020 19:56
  
  William “Bill” O’Neal, a 23-year veteran of Sandy’s police force and the department’s chief since July 2018, died Sunday.He was 48 years old.O’Neal died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, after “an unfortunate medical event,” a department news release said Monday. He “subsequently passed away from natural causes,” the department said. No further details are being released, pending a report from the medical examiner, a department spokesman s
  
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• Utah Jazz are rising in the standings, but can they keep pace with major changes ahead?

  13-01-2020 19:52
  
  The Utah Jazz have found themselves nearing the top of the Western Conference standings. With the playoffs still months away, here’s why this early seeding race is important. Plus, will they be able to keep pace with changes ahead? Winning is fun. Winning a lot is even more so, and the Utah Jazz have been […]
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• [Clutchpoints] - Rumor: Zion Williamson might make Pelicans debut Thursday vs. Jazz, but nothing set in stone

  13-01-2020 19:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  Could New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson make his long-awaited season debut this week? It seems to be a possibility. According to Mitch Lawrence of SiriusXM NBA Radio, Williamson could make his debut for the Pelicans on Thursday night...
  
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• A former Utah nurse is expected to be sentenced for stealing painkillers and infecting patients

  13-01-2020 19:43
  
  A former Utah nurse is expected to be sentenced Monday afternoon in federal court after she admitted to stealing hospital painkillers and infecting seven patients with a rare strain of hepatitis C.Elet Neilson, 53, pleaded guilty in September to two counts of tampering with a consumer product and two counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. A dozen similar charges were dismissed as part of the deal.The plea deal allows U.S. District Judge Dee Benson to sentence her to federal pri
  
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• Utah Royals expects to hire new coach in the next month

  13-01-2020 19:31
  
  Utah Royals FC didn’t expect coach Laura Harvey to leave.After the head job of the U.S. Women’s National Team went to former Reign FC coach Vlatko Andonovski, Royals General Manager Stephanie Lee thought Harvey would be staying put. The work Lee and Harvey were already doing to prepare for the 2020 season could continue unencumbered.But then U.S. Soccer asked Lee for permission to speak to Harvey about a coaching position. And as she learned more about the job and opportunity Harvey
  
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• [Forbes] - The Utah Jazz’s Versatility Is Helping Propel Them In Crunch Time

  13-01-2020 19:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  A strong crunch time performance against the Washington Wizards despite normal closer Donovan Mitchell's absence bodes well for the Utah Jazz moving forward.
  
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• Retired Pope Benedict defends priestly celibacy in new book, suggesting rift with Francis

  13-01-2020 19:06
  
  Vatican City • Former Pope Benedict XVI, who once vowed to remain hidden from the world after resigning, is once more speaking out. In a new book, set for release in February, the retired pontiff champions priestly celibacy at a time when his successor, Pope Francis, is considering allowing more married men to be priests.His remarks raise concerns that the two popes are at odds. “I can no longer be silent or feign ignorance,” the emeritus pope said in the forward of the book, &l
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - EXCLUSIVE: First look at another new Vivint Smart Home ad: ‘Takeover Part Deux’

  13-01-2020 18:51 via sportspyder.com
  
  Vivint’s back at it with their awesome commercials, and this time it’s Donovan Mitchell in control
  
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• Utah real estate agent scales new heights with unique triathlon

  13-01-2020 18:50
  
  The real estate agent from Utah indulged in a triathlon training program that at times was straight out of a couch potato's handbook.All the beer, pizza (cheese mostly) and heavy cream he could consume.Rob Lea needed that not-so-routine diet to gain a little extra weight for his not-so-ordinary sort of climb, swim and bike endeavor he called “The Ultimate World Triathlon.”Lea scaled Mount Everest through whipping wind, swam in the frigid waters of the English Channel while enduring c
  
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• Cory Booker drops out of presidential race

  13-01-2020 18:37
  
  Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey dropped out of the Democratic presidential race Monday, ending a nearly yearlong quest built around a message of peace and unity that failed to resonate with voters eager for a more aggressive posture against President Donald Trump.The departure of Booker from the crowded Democratic field, heralded at the outset as the most diverse in history, leaves just one African American candidate, Deval Patrick, vying for the Democratic nomination in a party in which black vo
  
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• Abby Huntsman quits ‘The View’ to help lead her father’s campaign for Utah governor

  13-01-2020 18:21
  
  ABC’s “The View” is losing one of its panelists to Utah — Abby Huntstman is quitting the show to work on her father’s campaign for governor.The 33-year-old announced Monday morning that she will be a senior adviser on Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign to retake the office he won in 2004 and 2008.“This is always such a hard thing to do,” Huntsman on Monday’s edition of the show, which she called "the most iconic show I think on television and the smartest
  
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• Mexico will build a monument to honor nine U.S.-Mexican citizens slain in November

  13-01-2020 17:55
  
  La Mora, Mexico • President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that a monument will be put up to memorialize nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens ambushed and slain last year by suspected drug gang assassins along a remote road in the northern border region near New Mexico.In remarks to members of the small town of La Mora, which was shattered by the Nov. 4 killings of three women and six children from the extended Langford, LeBarón and Miller families, López Obr
  
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• Abby Huntsman quits ‘The View’ to work on gubernatorial campaign of her father, Jon Huntsman

  13-01-2020 17:40
  
  ABC’s “The View” is losing one of its panelists to Utah — Abby Huntstman is quitting the show to work on her father’s campaign for governor.The 33-year-old announced Monday morning that she will be a senior adviser on Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign to retake the office he won in 2004 and 2008.Abby Huntsman joined “The View” as one its regular panelists in September 2018. Her final appearance on the show will be Friday.According to Abby Huntsman, her father
  
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• The young Utes are about to experience the intensity of Pac-12 play, starting in Arizona

  13-01-2020 17:32
  
  Boulder, Colo. • The University of Utah men’s basketball team had 11 days between playing 20th-ranked San Diego State on Dec. 21 and opening Pac-12 play against Oregon State on Jan. 2 and that was no accident.Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak wanted it that way, offering his radically-young team a short Christmas break and a chance to collect itself. The fact it offered minor injuries, namely Rylan Jones’ ribs, a chance to heal was an added bonus.Then the team got even more time
  
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• Snow is expected to continue in northern Utah this week

  13-01-2020 17:18
  
  After weekend storms snarled traffic — and caused an avalanche that swept away a car in Salt Lake County — snow is expected to continue this week in northern Utah.Monday’s storm was expected to bring a dusting to the Wasatch Front, with up to a foot of new snow in the mountains, adding to more than 2 feet that fell this weekend at the Cottonwood Canyon ski resorts.But getting to the slopes proved a challenge; the Utah Department of Transportation reported extreme congestion alo
  
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• Utah’s homeless community and activists respond after protest and arrests

  13-01-2020 17:10
  
  Billie Scott and Mike Sanchez fill three black garbage bags full of clothes, sleeping bags and blankets at a homeless encampment at Taufer Park in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday afternoon and prepare to haul them away.The items aren’t going into the trash. Instead, the pair planned to take everything home to wash and then return to people experiencing homelessness later that day.“That’s something we can do that no one else can do, because we’ve been here every day wi
  
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• At least 24 Utah cities, counties pledge to use renewable energy by 2030

  13-01-2020 17:08
  
  More than a quarter of the state’s population could receive power from net-100% renewable energy by 2030 now that at least 24 Utah communities have opted into a process to achieve that goal with Rocky Mountain Power.The communities are located in six counties across the state, from as far north as Ogden in Weber County to as far south as Springdale in Washington County. The majority, though, are located in Salt Lake and Summit counties; both of those counties and Grand County also signed o
  
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• Utah’s domestic abuse, sexual assault rates in new poll seem low, experts say

  13-01-2020 16:27
  
  Figuring out the exact prevalence of sexual assault or domestic abuse is tough to do, but the rates reported in a new poll of Utah women seem low, according to experts.According to the survey, 21% of women said they had been physically abused by an intimate partner, or former intimate partner, in their lifetime. And 26.5% said they had been sexually assaulted at some point in their life.
  (Christopher Cherrington|The Salt Lake Tribune)But the domestic violence rate in the Beehive State is probabl
  
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• Robert Gehrke: How to beat Greg Hughes in Utah’s race for governor

  13-01-2020 16:18
  
  Utahns who love Donald Trump have got to be happy. Not only will Trump be on the ballot for president, they can vote for a Trump clone in former House Speaker Greg Hughes for governor.“Clone” is too strong, but Hughes is Trump’s No. 1 superfan in Utah. If you don’t believe me, ask to see his tattoo. (I really don’t know if he has a Trump tattoo. I’m just assuming.)Hughes enters the race for governor in a bit of a hole. In the latest Utah Policy poll of Republi
  
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• LDS Church issues new statement on feminism

  13-01-2020 16:17
  
  In 1993, the late apostle Boyd K. Packer identified the “feminist movement” as one of three “dangers” to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting the rough ride self-described Mormon feminists have endured through the decades.Even today, many activists, though devout in their faith, shy away from using the term for fear of turning off fellow believers.Now, more than a quarter century after Packer’s declaration, the Utah-based church has issued a m
  
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• After weekend of powder — and an avalanche that swept away a car — storms to continue this week

  13-01-2020 16:13
  
  After weekend storms snarled traffic — and caused an avalanche that swept away a car in Salt Lake County — snow is expected to continue this week in northern Utah.Monday’s storm was expected to bring a dusting to the Wasatch Front, with up to a foot of new snow in the mountains, adding to more than 2 feet that fell this weekend at the Cottonwood Canyon ski resorts.But getting to the slopes proved a challenge; the Utah Department of Transportation reported extreme congestion alo
  
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• The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards

  13-01-2020 15:35
  
  The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards:Best picture: “Ford v. Ferrari;” “The Irishman;” “Jojo Rabbit;” “Joker;” “Little Women;” “Marriage Story;” “1917;”; Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood;” “Parasite.”Best actor: Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory;” Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood;” Adam Driver, “Marriage Story;” Joaquin Phoenix,
  
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• Political Cornflakes: White House press secretary rebuffs calls to return to daily press briefings amid escalating tensions with Iran

  13-01-2020 15:16
  
  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has yet to hold a single briefing since taking that role in July, deciding instead to participate in interviews with friendly conservative television outlets like Fox News and One America News Network. Scrutiny over the lack of briefings has heightened amid escalating tensions with Iran, but that shows no sign of changing. “The press has unprecedented access to President Trump, yet they continue to complain because they can’t grandstand o
  
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• William ‘Bill’ O’Neal, Sandy police chief, dies

  13-01-2020 15:09
  
  William “Bill” O’Neal, a veteran of Sandy’s police force for more than 20 years and the department’s chief since July 2018, died Sunday.O’Neal died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, a department news release said Sunday night. No cause of death was immediately announced.Greg Severson, the deputy chief, will become the interim chief, the department’s release said.O’Neal was named interim chief in April 2018, after the abrupt firing of his predecessor,
  
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• [Forbes] - Making A Case For LeBron James As NBA MVP

  13-01-2020 15:04 via sportspyder.com
  
  While on- and off-court metrics can be misleading with regard to player value, they may form part of LeBron James' case for a fifth NBA MVP award.
  
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• Utah activists are helping the homeless with laundry, warming and meals

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  Billie Scott and Mike Sanchez fill three black garbage bags full of clothes, sleeping bags and blankets at a homeless encampment at Taufer Park in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday afternoon and prepare to haul them away.The items aren’t going into the trash. Instead, the pair planned to take everything home to wash and then return to people experiencing homelessness later that day.“That’s something we can do that no one else can do, because we’ve been here every day wi
  
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• So what does the LDS Church think of feminism? New statement sheds light — or does it?

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  In 1993, the late apostle Boyd K. Packer identified the “feminist movement” as one of three “dangers” to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting the rough ride self-described Mormon feminists have endured through the decades.Even today, many activists, though devout in their faith, shy away from using the term for fear of turning off fellow believers.Now, more than a quarter century after Packer’s declaration, the Utah-based church has issued a m
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Here’s how to beat Greg Hughes in Utah’s race for governor

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  Utahns who love Donald Trump have got to be happy. Not only will Trump be on the ballot for president, they can vote for a Trump clone in former House Speaker Greg Hughes for governor.“Clone” is too strong, but Hughes is Trump’s No. 1 superfan in Utah. If you don’t believe me, ask to see his tattoo. (I really don’t know if he has a Trump tattoo. I’m just assuming.)Hughes enters the race for governor in a bit of a hole. In the latest Utah Policy poll of Republi
  
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• Letter: Trump’s hypocrisy doesn’t raise an eyebrow

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  Now we read that the current White House occupant is threatening Iraq with serious repercussions if they expel U.S. troops, even though, as The Washington Post reports, there is “no treaty or status of forces agreement authorizing the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq,” and “American military presence is informal and at the pleasure of the Iraqi government.”This from the guy who has unilaterally withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Paris Agreemen
  
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• Letter: The police shouldn’t police our politics

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  I hesitate to write a letter criticizing the police after they've stated that ideas can put a citizen in conflict with authority. But, that feeling tells me I should.After removing peaceful protesters from City Hall recently, KSL quotes Salt Lake City Detective Greg Wilking as saying, “[the protesters] are choosing politically polarizing causes that put them in direct conflict with authority...”It is the right of our citizenship to choose whatever political orientation or cause that
  
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• Letter: Political debates should be available for all to watch

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  Ron Overman thinks it is morally and ethically wrong to have to pay to view football games. He urges us to write our networks and congressional representatives to change this. Why are we not equally outraged that we could not watch the first two Democratic debates because we had to pay for cable to view them? I could only view the third debate on PBS. We can never have informed voting if we can’t learn about the candidates and see them in action. All political debates, be they local or nat
  
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• Letter: Mockery from youth is well-deserved

  13-01-2020 14:00
  
  The phrase “OK boomer,” which is a derogatory salvo aimed at my generation, is probably a well-deserved one. The contempt for baby boomers by millennials and other young groups is understandable when taken in context of the world we are bequeathing them as their inheritance. Along with the developing apocalypse we experience as climate change, we can add mass murder, political instability, cultural wars, neverending proxy warfare (terrorism), and the nebulous and satirical term (ala
  
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