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• BYU survived its first full week of WCC play with mixed results

  14-01-2020 23:50
  
  Provo • BYU finally played its first full week of West Coast Conference play, and it felt like that one week was filled with all the highs and lows of a full season.It started with leading-scorer Yoeli Childs getting injured last Tuesday. The senior forward suffered an open dislocation of his right index finger, taking him off the court for at least a week or two.His absence was felt in the Cougars’ first conference road game at Saint Mary’s, in which BYU battled throughout &mda
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Gobert-ing against the grain: Rudy’s fourth quarter success for the Utah Jazz

  14-01-2020 23:40 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert is one of the most impactful fourth quarter players for the Utah Jazz. His defensive presence and offensive efficiency keeps him on the floor d...
  
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• Mike Lee co-sponsors legislation to restrain Trump on Iran

  14-01-2020 23:36
  
  Washington • A Democratic senator says he has at least 51 votes to support a bipartisan resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says the Senate could vote as soon as next week on the measure, which is co-sponsored by two Republican senators and has support from at least two more Republicans.Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky have co-sponsored
  
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• Gobert-ing against the grain: Rudy’s fourth quarter success for the Utah Jazz

  14-01-2020 23:26
  
  Rudy Gobert is one of the most impactful fourth quarter players for the Utah Jazz. His defensive presence and offensive efficiency keeps him on the floor during the game’s final minutes when most seven-footers see the bench. For a number of years now, the NBA has seen a trend where teams are deciding to play […]
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• Utah man accused of Logan Temple burglary to take competency test

  14-01-2020 23:10
  
  Logan • A Utah man who authorities say vandalized a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple will receive a competency evaluation before his case moves forward, a defense attorney said.Defense attorney Mike McGinnis said he and his 34-year-old client were not prepared to move forward with the hearing and requested an evaluation, The Herald Journal reported Monday.It is unclear when the evaluation is scheduled.The Smithfield man is charged with aggravated burglary and is accused of
  
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• WNBA’s 8-year labor deal to hike average salary to $130,000

  14-01-2020 23:06
  
  New York • The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation will surpass six figures for the first time.The contract, which begins this season and runs through 2027, will pay players an average of $130,000 and guarantees full salaries while on maternity leave. The collective bargaining agreement also provides enhanced family benefits, travel standards and other health and w
  
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• Michelle Goldberg: Elizabeth Warren is the Democrats’ unity candidate

  14-01-2020 23:00
  
  Over the weekend, a minor conflict broke out between the presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, longtime friends who have, until now, seemed to operate under an unspoken nonaggression pact.It started when Politico reported on a script that Sanders volunteers had been given to persuade voters leaning toward other candidates. Warren backers, the script said, are “highly educated, more affluent people who are going to show up and vote Democratic no matter what” a
  
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• Utah Agriculture Commissioner Kerry Gibson is resigning to run for Rep. Rob Bishop’s seat

  14-01-2020 22:45
  
  Kerry Gibson is resigning as commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to make a bid to replace retiring Rep. Rob Bishop in Utah’s 1st Congressional District.Gibson has been on the job for just nine months, since Gov. Gary Herbert appointed him last April. He announced his departure to staff at the department Tuesday morning.During his stint with the state, Gibson’s department oversaw the awarding of licenses to grow medical marijuana for the first time.Gibson had l
  
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• Real Salt Lake, Kyle Beckerman both interested in him staying for 2020

  14-01-2020 22:28
  
  Kyle Beckerman and Real Salt Lake have mutual interest in the club legend returning for another year, a source with knowledge of Beckerman’s thinking told The Salt Lake Tribune.The person, who asked not to be identified because of relationships with both Beckerman and RSL, intimated that it was only a matter of time until both sides reach an agreement.“Details,” said the source. “It’ll get done.”Beckerman was not immediately available for comment.Beckerman, 37
  
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• Utah ‘DEPORTM’ plate received at least three previous complaints

  14-01-2020 22:09
  
  A contested Utah license plate that reads “DEPORTM” has remained in use despite at least three previous complaints to state officials in recent years, according to those who objected.The Utah Tax Commission, which oversees the state Division of Motor Vehicles, last week placed the vanity plate under review after an image of the plate circulated on social media, catching the attention of some state lawmakers. State officials have said they were “surprised” the plate was ap
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz visit Brooklyn Nets looking for 10th straight win

  14-01-2020 22:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell is probable; Kyrie Irving is back
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - NBA Power Rankings: Utah Jazz riding NBA’s longest win streak up the rankings

  14-01-2020 22:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah’s work over the last month has earned them a new season high
  
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• Ethan Hawke and Isabella Rossellini among the jurors for 2020 Sundance Film Festival

  14-01-2020 22:01
  
  Movie stars Ethan Hawke and Isabella Rossellini, as well as filmmakers, visual artists and a few scientists, will be serving on the juries of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.The slates for this year’s seven juries were announced Tuesday by Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute, which runs the festival.The juries will decide award winners in the U.S. and World Cinema competitions for both dramatic films and documentaries, and for short films. A one-person jury selects the Next Innovator
  
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• BYU survived its first full week of WCC play with mixed results, but learned from the loss to Saint Mary’s

  14-01-2020 21:54
  
  Provo • BYU finally played its first full week of West Coast Conference play, and it felt like that one week was filled with all the highs and lows of a full season.It started with leading-scorer Yoeli Childs getting injured last Tuesday. The senior forward suffered an open dislocation of his right index finger, taking him off the court for at least a week or two.His absence was felt in the Cougars’ first conference road game at Saint Mary’s, in which BYU battled throughout &mda
  
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• NBA Daily: DPOY Watch – 1/14/20

  14-01-2020 20:58 via basketballinsiders.com
  
  The season has officially reached its halfway point. As injuries mount and several teams' defensive performance has vacillated, here's where Defensive Player of the Year Watch stands.
  
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• Paul Krugman: Trump’s plot against health care continues

  14-01-2020 20:52
  
  Make no mistake: Health care will be on the ballot this November. But not in the way ardent progressives imagine.Democrats running for president have spent a lot of time debating so-called Medicare for All, with some supporters of Bernie Sanders claiming that any politician who doesn’t demand immediate implementation of single-payer health care is a corporate tool, or something. But the reality is that whatever its merits, universal, government-provided health insurance isn’t going t
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell auctioning off shoes for Puerto Rico earthquake, Australia fire relief

  14-01-2020 20:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell plans to auction off his customized Adidas signature sneakers, with the proceeds going toward relief efforts for the Puerto Rico earthquake and Australia’s bushfires. Mitchell worked out a way to honor both countries...
  
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• McKenna Denson may drop her lawsuit against LDS Church over sexual misconduct by a former MTC president

  14-01-2020 20:42
  
  A woman who accused the former head of Provo’s Missionary Training Center of sexual misconduct told a federal judge Tuesday she might drop her lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.McKenna Denson’s lawsuit has been in limbo since May, when her lawyers quit the case. She has told U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead over the past few months that she had been working on finding someone new to represent her.But on Tuesday, Denson said she might be ready to just di
  
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• Gordon Monson: The Houston Astros and other cheaters have questions to ask and answer for themselves

  14-01-2020 20:26
  
  There are those who say cheating in sports is OK, all just part of the games. There are those who say if everyone else is doing it, then it’s fine. There are those who say if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying. And then, there are those who say cheaters never win.They’re all wrong.Cheaters do win, if they conceal it sufficiently.And if you don’t believe it, make this bet: A million dollars to me or you. I say chances are pretty good that if a major college progr
  
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• Alterra acquires Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort

  14-01-2020 20:15
  
  Warren, Vt. • The deal to sell Vermont’s Sugarbush ski resort to the Alterra Mountain Company has been completed, the company announced Tuesday.In a news release, Alterra, of Denver, said the purchase increases Alterra's total year-round mountain destinations to 15 in six states and three Canadian provinces.Sugarbush president Win Smith will remain in that role and will oversee daily operations and plans for future capital improvements.Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory said his company was ex
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Threes of the Week — 1.14.20

  14-01-2020 19:45 via sportspyder.com
  
  Threes of the Week presented by Mountain America Credit Union
  
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• McKenna Denson might drop her lawsuit against the LDS Church over sexual misconduct by mission president

  14-01-2020 19:27
  
  The woman who has accused the former head of Provo’s Missionary Training Center of sexual misconduct told a federal judge on Tuesday she might want to drop her lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.McKenna Denson’s lawsuit has been in limbo since last May, when her lawyers quit the case. She has told U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead over the past few months that she had been working on finding someone new to represent her.But on Tuesday, Denson said she mig
  
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• Gordon Monson: The Astros and other cheaters have questions to ask and answer for themselves

  14-01-2020 19:19
  
  There are those who say cheating in sports is OK, all just part of the games. There are those who say if everyone else is doing it, then it’s fine. There are those who say if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying. And then, there are those who say cheaters never win.They’re all wrong.Cheaters do win, if they conceal it sufficiently.And if you don’t believe it, make this bet: A million dollars to me or you. I say chances are pretty good that if a major college progr
  
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• Utah man trapped in 24 Hour Fitness after employees lock up and leave

  14-01-2020 18:54
  
  A Utah man’s dispatches from the gym are gaining notoriety online after he was trapped in a 24 Hour Fitness in Sandy because staff locked up late at night and left while he was swimming laps alone in the pool.“Doesn’t the name suggest that they stay open 24 hours?” Dan Hill wrote in an after-midnight Facebook message he posted while locked in the gym early Sunday.Hill told FOX 13 he’d been going to the 24 Hour Fitness for years and enjoyed the solitude of late-night
  
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• Utah man accused of temple burglary to take competency test

  14-01-2020 18:21
  
  Logan • A Utah man who authorities say vandalized a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple will receive a competency evaluation before his case moves forward, a defense attorney said.Defense attorney Mike McGinnis said he and his 34-year-old client were not prepared to move forward with the hearing and requested an evaluation, The Herald Journal reported Monday.It is unclear when the evaluation is scheduled.The Smithfield man is charged with aggravated burglary and is accused of
  
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• Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate

  14-01-2020 17:57
  
  Washington • After weeks of delay and strategizing, the U.S. House is planning to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the trial on removing him from office.Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately Tuesday at the Capitol with House Democrats about next steps, ending her blockade a month after they voted to impeach Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.Pelosi suggested the House vote on Wednesday to transm
  
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• SLC School District hears from parents about later high school start times

  14-01-2020 17:52
  
  Nearly every parent who spoke Monday night offered a different reason for why they want their kids to start school at a later time.One mom joked that “it’s sheer hell” trying to get her sleepy twin boys — freshmen at West High School in downtown Salt Lake City — out of bed at 6 a.m. each day. A dad pointed to his 15-year-old daughter in the audience, saying he thinks she’d do better in geography if she was not trying to understand the complexity of borders so
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - BKN vs UTA Dream11 Prediction : Brooklyn Nets Vs Utah Jazz Best Dream 11 Team for NBA 2019-20

  14-01-2020 17:48 via sportspyder.com
  
  BKN VS UTA Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: Brooklyn Nets face a tricky opponent in the form of Utah Jazz today.   
  
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• AP source: Wazzu finalizing deal to make Hawaii’s Rolovich head coach

  14-01-2020 17:48
  
  Washington State is close to finalizing an agreement with Hawaii’s Nick Rolovich to take over as the Cougars’ head football coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on Monday night on condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced by the school. The Athletic first reported that Rolovich is expected to take over the Washington State program after Mike Leach left for Mississippi State last week. The deal
  
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• LDS Church will spare a beloved Salt Lake City community garden

  14-01-2020 17:41
  
  One of Salt Lake City’s oldest community gardens has won at least a partial reprieve from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ plans to pave the 1.5-acre field for a parking lot.Those plans sparked fierce pushback from residents of the historic neighborhood near the University of Utah.Church officials believe the 33rd Ward meetinghouse, which is home to three Latter-day Saint congregations under a recent reorganization, can get by with far fewer parking stalls than they o
  
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• Utah ‘DEPORTM’ plate received at least two previous complaints

  14-01-2020 17:38
  
  A contested Utah license plate that reads “DEPORTM” remained in use despite at least two previous complaints to state officials in recent years, according to those who objected.The Utah Tax Commission, which oversees the state Division of Motor Vehicles, on Friday placed the vanity plate under review after an image of the plate circulated on social media, catching the attention of some state lawmakers.But it was not the first time the plate was called into question.At least two drive
  
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• Trump’s top homelessness official has a controversial past in Utah

  14-01-2020 17:25
  
  Like the president himself, Donald Trump’s new top homelessness official has proved a polarizing figure, earning both ardent supporters and passionate detractors nationwide and in Utah, where he once worked as a consultant with the Pioneer Park Coalition.Robert Marbut’s backers locally see him as a “smart, smart guy” who has improved the lives of millions of people during a career devoted to addressing homelessness “in a way that seeks to alleviate rather than perpe
  
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• [Sports Keeda] - Philadelphia 76ers Rumors: Robert Covington emerges as a trade target, Zhaire Smith likely to exit and more

  14-01-2020 17:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  Here are all the latest Philadelphia 76ers rumors you need to know
  
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• Joe Burrow, LSU cap magical season, beat Clemson 42-25 for title

  14-01-2020 16:22
  
  New Orleans • Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night to win the national championship.The small-town Ohio kid turned Louisiana legend delivered the Tigers (15-0) their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking a few more records along the way in what was already an historic season. The five TD passes and 46
  
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• Houston Astros’ AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow fired for sign stealing

  14-01-2020 16:21
  
  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 use of electronics for sign stealing during Houston's run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season.In U.S. sports' largest scandal since the New England Patriots' “Spygate,” Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline Monday and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora — the Astros benc
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Nets odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 14 predictions from proven computer simulation - CBSSports.com

  14-01-2020 16:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine Projection Model has simulated Jazz vs. Nets 10,000 times.
  
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• Utah Utes ranked 16th in final AP Top 25 football poll

  14-01-2020 15:54
  
  The University of Utah’s 11-win season netted the Utes their best finish in the AP Top 25 since joining the Pac-12 nine years ago.The Utes, Pac-12 South champions for the second straight season, were ranked 16th when the final poll was released following LSU’s 42-25 win over Clemson on Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship game.A No. 16 final ranking represents the fourth time the Utes have appeared in the final AP Top 25 since entering the Pac-12 in 2011. It is t
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - #NBATwitter’s biggest influencers are chasing RTs and Likes and leaving your NBA team behind

  14-01-2020 15:35 via sportspyder.com
  
  We analyzed the NBA’s biggest influencers’ tweets and, yup, we got a problem.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Checking in on Tony Bradley’s Development

  14-01-2020 15:35 via sportspyder.com
  
  He’s becoming a perfect backup center for Rudy Gobert
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Nets vs. Jazz: How to watch online, live stream info, game time, TV channel - CBSSports.com

  14-01-2020 15:33 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Nets vs. Jazz basketball game
  
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• Only 2 workers are available for every 3 open jobs in Utah, analysis says

  14-01-2020 15:15
  
  For every three open jobs in Utah, only about two workers are available. That’s the fifth lowest ratio in America, according to an analysis published Friday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.The business group says that could mount a threat to Utah’s long-term growth.“This lack of workers is holding back economic growth as it becomes harder for existing firms to meet demand and new business to open” nationwide, said Neil Bradley, the chamber’s executive vice president
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Iowa voters still making up their minds three weeks ahead of first presidential caucuses

  14-01-2020 15:00
  
  With the first-in-the-nation caucuses just three weeks away, many in Iowa are still trying to make up their minds. The level of uncertainty, verging on anxiety and even panic for some caucusgoers, reflects the stakes for Democrats as they feel the pressure to select a nominee who can beat President Donald Trump. [NYTimes]Happy Tuesday!Topping the news: Rep. Rob Bishop announced Monday he will not run for governor and instead endorsed Thomas Wright, a fellow former Utah Republican Party Chairman.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game thread: Utah Jazz face playoff foe in Kyrie Irving, Nets

  14-01-2020 14:38 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Brooklyn Nets with a healthy Kyrie Irving are certain to present a tough challenge for a Utah Jazz team seeking its tenth straight victory. There's no ...
  
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• ‘Nothing happened’: Utah ‘DEPORTM’ license plate received at least two previous complaints

  14-01-2020 14:30
  
  A contested Utah license plate that reads “DEPORTM” remained in use despite at least two previous complaints to state officials in recent years, according to those who objected.The Utah Tax Commission, which oversees the state Division of Motor Vehicles, on Friday placed the vanity plate under review after an image of the plate circulated on social media, catching the attention of some state lawmakers.But it was not the first time the plate was called into question.At least two drive
  
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• LDS Church to spare beloved Salt Lake City community garden after reducing its parking needs

  14-01-2020 14:30
  
  One of Salt Lake City’s oldest community gardens has won at least a partial reprieve from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ plans to pave the 1.5-acre field for a parking lot.Those plans sparked fierce pushback from residents of the historic neighborhood near the University of Utah.Church officials believe the 33rd Ward meetinghouse, which is home to three Latter-day Saint congregations under a recent reorganization, can get by with far fewer parking stalls than they o
  
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• Robert Kirby: Peering into the future by looking at the past

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  Imagine yourself sitting at a breakfast table or riding a streetcar to work exactly 100 years ago. You open the Jan. 14, 1920, issue of The Salt Lake Tribune. A couple of things catch your eye.First is the front page headline: “Berlin Demonstrators Bayoneted.”You shake your head. Stupid Germans. Not only did we just kick their butts in a war but they can’t even stop killing one another. The German army uses flamethrowers on rioters and deliberately fires on demonstrators.Second
  
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• Letter: Sanctions and boycotts could be put to good use

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  I find it appalling that our con man president has us on the brink of war, as a diversionary tactic against impeachment. And who benefits? The president, of course, and war contractors like Blackwater.Recent history has shown the effectiveness of economic sanctions as an alternative to war, as used to impede the aggression of Russia against Ukraine. Maybe it is time for countries around the world to impose sanctions and travel bans on offending U.S. officials, seize their assets, and impose trad
  
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• Letter: One-way streets would reduce pollution

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  Every time a vehicle stops it wears brakes, tires and roadways, and forward progress stops. Every time a vehicle accelerates, it wears the engine, drivetrain, tires and roadways, burns fuel and creates pollution. Hence, if we want to reduce pollution, transportation time and transportation costs, one-way streets with timed lights are an extremely effective solution.I am hoping our governor and legislators can take a moment away from their busy schedule of enriching the rich and taxing the poor t
  
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• Letter: Chapels are not charity

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  In his Jan. 11 letter to the editor, Todd Pearson is fine with the church having $100 billion in reserve, as it is needed for disasters, end-times and to help numerous people.Let’s be clear about this. The LDS Church spends 7/10 of 1% of its income on welfare and humanitarian aid, and the City Creek Center cost $2 billion, more than all the humanitarian aid given since 1985 (source: Bloomberg News, 2012).Money for temples, chapels, proselytizing missions, church-owned businesses and school
  
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• Game thread: Utah Jazz face playoff foe in Kyrie Irving, Nets

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  The Brooklyn Nets with a healthy Kyrie Irving are certain to present a tough challenge for a Utah Jazz team seeking its tenth straight victory. There’s no debating that the Utah Jazz have been on quite a tear of late as they’ve rattled off nine straight victories. However, while it’s been good to see them […]
  Game thread: Utah Jazz face playoff foe in Kyrie Irving, Nets - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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