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• In his BYU basketball downtime, guard Taylor Maughan works as a certified EMT

  24-01-2020 23:53
  
  Stockton, Calif. • By now, most people know of BYU coach Mark Pope’s medical past. The self-described “medical school dropout” completed two years of medical school at Columbia University after an eight-year NBA career, but then left it to start his coaching career at the University of Georgia.However, what some may not know is that one of his players also has a history in the medical field, but he didn’t have to give up basketball. In fact, he used it as a way to st
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: 3 things to monitor as schedule becomes more difficult

  24-01-2020 23:38 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz will soon put their team to the test against a tougher slate of opponents starting in a week. What are realistic expectations for how well th...
  
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• [KSL] - Jazz have shut down false narratives all season; they'll get another chance over the next 10 games | KSL.com

  24-01-2020 23:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Jazz's schedule is about to get a lot tougher. Is their hot streak for real?
  
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• The Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA, but things are about to get tougher

  24-01-2020 23:01
  
  Jazz players and coaches and executives, of course, will all say that the team takes every game, every opponent seriously — and having won 18 of 20 against mostly teams with losing records would, indeed, seem to bear that out.But there’s no getting around the fact that, after playing a stretch that was heavily populated with sub-.500 competition, business is about to pick up, as the saying goes.“We’re not shying away from the task at hand,” Mike Conley said at Frida
  
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• Paul Krugman: Trump is abusing his tariff power, too

  24-01-2020 23:00
  
  So here’s the story: Donald Trump has abused the powers of his office to threaten a U.S. ally. His threat is probably illegal; his refusal to produce documents about his decision process is definitely illegal. And his claims about the motivation for his actions don’t pass the laugh test.You probably think that I’m talking about Trump’s attempt to pressure Ukraine into producing political dirt on Joe Biden by withholding aid, and the subsequent cover-up — you know, t
  
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• Brian Moench: Cleaner air is the quickest way to smarter children

  24-01-2020 23:00
  
  It’s almost time for the annual wild rumpus on Capitol Hill, otherwise known as the Utah legislative session. Count on public education being given profuse lip service. Battle lines will inevitably be drawn between tight-fisted conservatives who agonize over spending money and more moderate conservatives who agonize over education mediocrity and overcrowded classrooms. Liberals might be part of the conversation, if indeed there were any on the Hill.What if we could make everyone happy with
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - The Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA, but things are about to get tougher — starting Saturday against the Mavericks

  24-01-2020 22:49 via sportspyder.com
  
  Jazz players and coaches and executives, of course, will all say that the team takes every game, every opponent seriously — and having won 18 of 20 against mostly teams with losing records would, indeed, seem to bear that out.
  
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• Utah Jazz: 3 things to monitor as schedule becomes more difficult

  24-01-2020 22:45
  
  The Utah Jazz will soon put their team to the test against a tougher slate of opponents starting in a week. What are realistic expectations for how well they perform? January has been a great month to be a Utah Jazz fan. Thanks to a soft schedule this club has been able to gel most […]
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• The Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA, but things are about to get tougher — starting Saturday against the Mavericks

  24-01-2020 22:33
  
  Jazz players and coaches and executives, of course, will all say that the team takes every game, every opponent seriously — and having won 18 of 20 against mostly teams with losing records would, indeed, seem to bear that out.But there’s no getting around the fact that, after playing a stretch that was heavily populated with sub-.500 competition, business is about to pick up, as the saying goes.“We’re not shying away from the task at hand,” Mike Conley said at Frida
  
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• Free screening of new downwinders documentary at U. on Monday

  24-01-2020 22:28
  
  Monday is National Downwinders Day of Remembrance, which aims to honor those affected by the government’s testing of nuclear weapons in Nevada during the 1950s and 1960s, including Utahns whose cancers were blamed on exposure to the radioactive fallout.HEAL Utah, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting nuclear issues in Utah, is hosting a free screening of the documentary film “Downwinders: Did the Government Kill John Wayne” on Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the
  
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• Community mourns 3 children and mother killed in Grantsville shootings

  24-01-2020 22:25
  
  Grantsville • Hundreds of mourners said goodbye Friday to four members of the Haynie family, who were being laid to rest one week after their 16-year-old brother and son allegedly opened fire on them in their Grantsville home.Alejandra Consuelo Haynie, 52, and her children 17-year-old Alexis, 14-year-old Matthew and 12-year-old Milan, were remembered in a joint funeral, held at a Latter-day Saint stake center near the family home.A viewing was held earlier in the day, followed by a funeral
  
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• BYU basketball guard Taylor Maughan brings his EMT skills to the court

  24-01-2020 22:14
  
  Stockton, Calif. • By now, most people know of BYU coach Mark Pope’s medical past. The self-described “medical school dropout” completed two years of medical school at Columbia University after an eight-year NBA career, but then left it to start his coaching career at the University of Georgia.However, what some may not know is that one of his players also has a history in the medical field, but he didn’t have to give up basketball. In fact, he used it as a way to st
  
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• China expands lockdown against coronavirus to 36 million, building hospital in 10 days

  24-01-2020 21:52
  
  Beijing • China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast a pall over Lunar New Year, the country's biggest, most festive holiday.The number of confirmed cases around the world climbed sharply to more than 850, with at least 25 deaths, all of them in China.Meanwhile, France announced two people had fallen ill with the virus — the first cases in
  
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• Mark Pope isn’t the only BYU basketball player with some medical credentials; Taylor Maughan moonlights as an EMT

  24-01-2020 21:45
  
  Stockton, Calif. • By now, most people know of BYU coach Mark Pope’s medical past. The self-described “medical school dropout” completed two years of medical school at Columbia University after an eight-year NBA career, but then left it to start his coaching career at the University of Georgia.However, what some may not know is that one of his players also has a history in the medical field, but he didn’t have to give up basketball. In fact, he used it as a way to st
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - GSW vs IND Dream11 Prediction : Golden State Warriors Vs Indiana Pacers Best Dream 11 Team for NBA 2019-20

  24-01-2020 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  GSW Vs IND Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: Second win on the bounce lures the Pacers today when they come across a flummoxed opponent.  
  
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• Jana Riess: The thinking Mormon’s survival guide to the dumpster fire that is this year’s curriculum

  24-01-2020 21:15
  
  In the Mormon world, the past two weeks have witnessed vigorous condemnations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “Come, Follow Me” curriculum for 2020, specifically the printed version’s inclusion of racist ideology that describes dark skin as a “curse” from God for unrighteousness.The online version of the curriculum has been corrected to remove the offensive teaching; the church reiterated its current stance that it “disavows the theor
  
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• China expands lockdown against coronavirus to 36 million, fast-tracks hospital

  24-01-2020 21:02
  
  Beijing • China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast a pall over Lunar New Year, the country's biggest, most festive holiday.The number of confirmed cases around the world climbed sharply to more than 850, with at least 25 deaths, all of them in China.Meanwhile, France announced two people had fallen ill with the virus — the first cases in
  
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• [CBS Sports] - NBA trade rumors: Everybody should be trying to get Aron Baynes from the Suns if Phoenix makes him available - CBSSports.com

  24-01-2020 20:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  If Baynes goes to the right team, he could be a difference maker in April, May and June
  
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• A ‘new’ dinosaur — the top predator of its time — goes on display at the Utah Museum of Natural History

  24-01-2020 20:48
  
  There’s a new dinosaur at the Utah Museum of Natural History, and its name is Allosaurus jimmadseni.Well, it’s not exactly new. According to scientists, the carnivorous beast roamed western North America between 157-152 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic Period. And it was formidable — 26-29 feet long and weighing in at about 4,000 pounds. It was the top predator in its ecosystem, with relatively long legs and tail, and long arms with three sharp claws.The first specim
  
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• Utah’s Girls Tackle Football League will play at the Pro Bowl

  24-01-2020 20:40
  
  Herriman • Laura Goetz reacted with such excitement that she couldn’t help but cry.The West Jordan High School sophomore had just been told she was one of 22 girls from the Utah Girls Tackle Football League chosen to showcase her talents during halftime of the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Orlando, Florida.But her emotion may have come from a deeper place. Since joining the girls’ football league at 10 years old, she, like other girls who play the sport, has gotten some pushback fro
  
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• After the Utes’ biggest win of the season, the resurgent WSU Cougars are next

  24-01-2020 20:39
  
  In the wake of the University of Utah’s fourth straight loss at Arizona State, Timmy Allen spoke with conviction.The sophomore guard noted the Utes are young, but he refused to pin their struggles on it. A lot of guys had a lot stuff to figure out, and if that meant players-only conversations turning more detailed and more serious, so be it.Larry Krystkowiak is not in the business of sharing the inner workings of his program, so what was said behind closed doors this week in the run-up to
  
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• New Sundance documentary features Boy Scouts and LDS Church sexual abuse case

  24-01-2020 20:37
  
  While Brian Knappenberger was working on a documentary about a billionaire trying to deep-six a national news website, he came across a different billionaire who also was critical of media coverage — specifically, reporting in Idaho about sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.After Knappenberger met one of the Idaho sex abuse victims, Adam Steed, the filmmaker decided to break out the second story from the first one. “I just was b
  
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• Impeachment day 4: Democrats say Trump blocked Ukraine money but “got caught”

  24-01-2020 20:26
  
  Washington • Democratic House prosecutors launched their final arguments Friday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial insisting the president only released congressionally approved military money to Ukraine because he had “gotten caught" withholding it.“The scheme was unraveling,” said Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, a former Army ranger, as the prosecution wrapped up its presentation on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, before turning to the charge of obs
  
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• Comeback against Washington marked Utah’s biggest basketball win of the season; the resurgent WSU Cougars are next

  24-01-2020 20:08
  
  In the wake of the University of Utah’s fourth straight loss at Arizona State, Timmy Allen spoke with conviction.The sophomore guard noted the Utes are young, but he refused to pin their struggles on it. A lot of guys had a lot stuff to figure out, and if that meant players-only conversations turning more detailed and more serious, so be it.Larry Krystkowiak is not in the business of sharing the inner workings of his program, so what was said behind closed doors this week in the run-up to
  
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• Rich Lowry: Removing Trump now would be insane

  24-01-2020 20:06
  
  It’s easy to forget what the Senate impeachment trial is supposed to be about.It's not a fight over whether the Senate will call a couple of witnesses that the House couldn't, or didn't bother to, obtain on its own.The underlying question is whether the United States Senate will impose the most severe sanction it has ever inflicted on any chief executive, voting to remove a president for the first time in the history of the country and doing it about 10 months from his reelection bid.This
  
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• Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally

  24-01-2020 19:54
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump called it his “profound honor” on Friday to be the first president to attend the annual anti-abortion gathering in Washington called the March for Life.He used his speech to attack Democrats as embracing "radical and extreme positions" on abortion and praised those attending the event, saying "unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House."Trump once declared in a 1999 interview that "I am pro-choice in every respect."
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Interview with Salt Lake City Stars Head Coach Martin Schiller

  24-01-2020 19:49 via sportspyder.com
  
  Talking coach Schiller about the Stars, the G-League and Utah’s promising young talent
  
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• Democrats argue Trump’s blocking of probe rates removal, too

  24-01-2020 19:07
  
  Washington • Democratic House prosecutors are launching their final arguments Friday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after an impassioned plea to senators to convict him because in the U.S. “right matters.”As Democrats press their case before skeptical Republican senators for the third day, the president's legal team is preparing its defense, expected to start Saturday. Trump, eyes on the audience beyond the Senate chamber, bemoaned the schedule in a morning tweet, say
  
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• [Sports Keeda] - Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz: Match Preview and Predictions - 25th January 2020

  24-01-2020 19:03 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Dallas Mavericks seem very comfortable on the road but will face a tough Saturday night opponent in Utah.
  
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• Suzanne Harrison: What Tier 3 fuels can mean for Utah’s air quality

  24-01-2020 19:00
  
  As a mom and a practicing physician, the quality of our air affects my personal and professional life. Like many, I am deeply concerned about the health of my patients, children and future generations of Utahns. For this reason, I’ve been heartened to see the recent availability of Tier 3 gasoline.Tier 3 refers to a program crafted by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce the heavy toll cars take on our air. It combines vehicle emissions standards for new cars (phase-in beginning i
  
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• Utah’s Girls Tackle Football League will get national exposure this weekend at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in Orlando

  24-01-2020 18:07
  
  Herriman • Laura Goetz reacted with such excitement that she couldn’t help but cry. The West Jordan High School sophomore had just been told she was one of 22 girls from the Utah Girls Tackle Football League chosen to showcase her talents during halftime of the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Orlando, Florida.But her emotion may have come from a deeper place. Since joining the girls’ football league at 10 years old, she, like other girls who play the sport, has gotten some pushback fr
  
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• [Give Me Sport] - NBA Dime Drop: The Long Awaited Debut of Zion Williamson | GiveMeSport

  24-01-2020 18:01 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Long Awaited Debut of Zion Williamson
  
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• Utah’s unemployment rate is now at an all-time low

  24-01-2020 17:40
  
  Utah’s unemployment rate is now the lowest ever recorded — just 2.3%. That also ties for the lowest among the states.And Utah also led the nation for its job creation rate in 2019, according to data for December released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.These impressive economic indicators come a month after Utah had matched its lowest-ever unemployment in November. The rate dropped another tenth of a percentage point in December to set a new all-time record.“Th
  
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• A Sundance documentary digs into a sexual abuse case involving the Boy Scouts and the LDS Church

  24-01-2020 17:20
  
  While Brian Knappenberger was working on a documentary about a billionaire trying to deep-six a national news website, he came across a different billionaire who also was critical of media coverage — specifically, reporting in Idaho about sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.After Knappenberger met one of the Idaho sex abuse victims, Adam Steed, the filmmaker decided to break the second story out separately from the first one. “I
  
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• San Juan County asks Utah taxpayers to help cover legal costs in road fight

  24-01-2020 17:00
  
  Utah’s poorest county has spent millions on outside lawyers to fight the federal government over land-use controversies in recent years, depleting its financial reserves in the process.Now county officials are looking for a partial bailout from state taxpayers, hoping to recoup some of the more than $440,000 it has paid a San Diego law firm to construct a legal claim to a three-mile route through Recapture Canyon east of Blanding.The purported road, now known as D5314, is one of 2,300 rout
  
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• What 81 Americans think about impeachment

  24-01-2020 16:50
  
  “A fit of partisan rage” is how Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the Senate, characterized the bid to remove President Donald Trump from office. The president’s behavior, in the view of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left House Democrats with “no choice” but to impeach.But what do the American people think?With the Senate trial of Trump now underway, The New York Times deployed a team of journalists to find out. We contacted hundreds of voters who had responded to a
  
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• Grantsville father whose wife and 3 children were killed speaks out

  24-01-2020 16:43
  
  Almost a week after three of his children and wife were shot and killed in their Grantsville home, Colin Haynie says he “can hardly comprehend what has happened.”In a statement released Thursday by his attorney, Haynie spoke for the first time publicly, saying, “As you can imagine, this loss is almost unbearable.”In the course of a day, Haynie went from having a full house — filled with his wife, two daughters and two sons — to having just a fraction of his fa
  
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• Youth served: Gauff wins, Serena loses at Australian Open

  24-01-2020 16:38
  
  Melbourne, Australia • Perhaps Serena Williams, now 38, will win a 24th Grand Slam title someday.And maybe Coco Gauff, still just 15, never will earn her first major championship.Sure felt, though, as if a generational shift was being signaled Friday at the Australian Open, with a pair of monumentally significant third-round results hours apart in the same stadium: a surprising first-week loss by Williams, then a historic victory by Gauff.First, Williams faltered down the stretch for her e
  
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• China building a hospital to treat virus, expands lockdowns to 36 million

  24-01-2020 16:12
  
  Beijing • China announced Friday that it is swiftly building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of cities during the country’s most important holiday.On the eve of the Lunar New Year, transportation was shut down in at least 13 cities home to more than 36 million people. The cities are Wuhan, where the illness has been concentrated, and 12 of its neighbors in central Chi
  
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• New poll: Jon Huntsman leads pack of GOP gubernatorial candidates among likely primary voters

  24-01-2020 16:10
  
  A new poll shows former Gov. Jon Huntsman has edged in front of his rival, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, in the GOP primary race for Utah governor, although nearly half of voters are still up for grabs in the contest.About a quarter of likely Republican primary voters expressed support for Huntsman, while about 17.5% went for Cox, according to the Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune survey. Former House Speaker Greg Hughes came in third place with 6.5% support, with the remaining three GOP candidates h
  
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• Robert Kirby: Let’s impeach them all

  24-01-2020 14:39
  
  Impeachment. Im-peach-ment. Sounds like a term of endearment or romantic interest, doesn’t it? Odd word for a nasty, eye-gouging, ear-biting political fight to try to remove a president.Impeachment sounds more apt to be used in a courtship, as in, “Her feelings for the prince were an utter impeachment” or “His ardor for their pending impeachment had not cooled.”Hotel clerk • “I see that you’ve recently married. Congratulations. May we offer you our
  
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• On tax reform, Harmons fought the law and Harmons won

  24-01-2020 14:39
  
  The Harmons grocery chain generally stays out of politics, company Chairman Bob Harmon says, not wanting to alienate any existing or potential customer.“It’s very difficult, because there will always be an opposing side,” Harmon said. “I can feel how I feel and I can vote how I vote, and we feel that way for everyone who shops with us.”But an exception to Harmons’ neutrality rule played out earlier this month, when the Utah-based company inserted itself into t
  
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• New poll: Huntsman leads pack of GOP candidates among likely primary voters

  24-01-2020 14:38
  
  A new poll shows former Gov. Jon Huntsman has edged in front of his rival, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, in the GOP primary race for Utah governor, although nearly half of voters are still up for grabs in the contest.About a quarter of likely Republican primary voters expressed support for Huntsman, while about 17.5% went for Cox, according to the Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune survey. Former House Speaker Greg Hughes came in third place with 6.5% support, with the remaining three GOP candidates h
  
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• Political Cornflakes: 1 in 3 Republicans say Trump did something illegal, but….

  24-01-2020 14:32
  
  Happy Friday!Apparently many Republicans believe that breaking the law doesn’t necessarily merit removal from office. A new Pew poll says 32% of Republican voters say President Donald Trump probably or definitely did something illegal in office or while campaigning. Just 12% say Trump should be removed by the Senate impeachment trial. [Pew][CNN]Topping the news: Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders decide to repeal new controversial tax reform by themselves after critics say they gath
  
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• Saige Bowen: Wild mustangs need to be managed, not saved

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  Bends in desolate oil field roads occasionally revealed groups of mustangs. Sometimes it was a herd, a dozen dusty hides and windblown manes against the red sandstone buttes. Half the grazing horses would warily eye my large pickup truck while others still focused on grass growing between sagebrush. Other times it was just a couple fillies who shot off in the opposite direction, playfully nipping at each other with tails raised in high spirits and trailing dust.With every encounter, I marveled a
  
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• New Indian restaurant will fill vacant Lamb’s Grill on Salt Lake City’s Main Street

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  Lamb’s Grill — which has been vacant for nearly three years — has been leased to a new Utah restaurant owner.Selveraj Sellamuthu said his new “Indian grill” does not yet have an official name, but it is expected to open in March for breakfast, lunch and dinner.The Salt Lake City software engineer said he signed a lease in early January and, this week, received the necessary building permits from Salt Lake City. Remodeling should start soon on the street-level spot a
  
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• Marina Gomberg: How do you respond when kids are unruly in public? And how should you?

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  Before I had my own mini-human, I had some pretty big ideas about the kind of parent I’d be and how that would manifest in my child. My progeny was obviously going to be well-mannered, calm and quiet (because standards, people).But let’s get real: I just described an adult.I mean, maybe there are some docile kidlets out there who routinely handle disappointment with grace and only use their inside voices, but I have yet to meet one.Why? Because kids are inherently ridiculous.Their br
  
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• Letter: Trump puts our public health at risk

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  I am stunned that few seem to care about Donald Trump’s next assault on our planet.Significant changes are being made to the National Environmental Policy Act, changes that would allow federal agencies to approve certain infrastructure projects without considering climate change consequences.This will stop federal environmental reviews of projects that lack government funding. This will endanger wildlife and lead to more carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Of course Trump’s
  
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• Letter: Sutherland ad misleads on tax reform

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  The following is in response to the Sutherland Institute newspaper ad. In bold letters, the headline of the ad reads “Truth About the $160M Tax Cut.”Again in bold letters, one of the boxes included in the ad has the headline “Eliminates the state tax on Social Security.”Senate Bill 2001 includes the following calculation regarding the non-refundable income tax credit for Social Security income:Total Social Security income included in adjusted gross income (AGI) multiplied
  
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• Letter: Patriotism is not just wearing a flag

  24-01-2020 14:00
  
  As retired career military, I feel a kinship to those now serving.It is telling that, of our 535 members of Congress, 99% do not have a child or grandchild who is in the military. We have a president who has demonstrated his cowardice by dodging the draft five times and whose children equate bravery with shooting an unprotected animal in a game reserve and proudly posing with the carcass.These public officials are the ones who are anxious to send troops to battle every time some country refuses
  
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