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• Utah’s chief justice says too few residents can afford legal help

  27-01-2020 23:53
  
  Utah Chief Justice Matthew Durrant told lawmakers Monday that more can and should be done to make legal services more affordable and accessible in the state.Calling it a “crisis," Durrant said there is an enormous gap between low- and middle-income Utahns and the help they need to address common legal problems.“People simply can’t afford a lawyer,” Durrant said.Durrant’s remarks were part of his annual State of the Judiciary Address and were offered on the first day
  
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• Eric Hubner: In praise of those who bear witness

  27-01-2020 23:38
  
  The Holocaust, a genocide known also as the Shoa, was the extermination of Jews and others whom the Nazis deemed undesirable during the Second World War. As we mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, our thoughts turn with gratitude to those who have borne witness to us of those atrocities. These survivors taught us that freedom and peace are retained only through vigilance and courage.I grew up in a town with a strong Jewish community. We enjoyed school vacation on both Christian and Jewish ho
  
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• Report: RSL sells forward Jefferson Savarino to Brazilian club

  27-01-2020 22:49
  
  Real Salt Lake has reportedly agreed to sell forward Jefferson Savarino to a Brazilian club, per The Athletic.RSL has sold the Venezuelan national for a $2 million transfer fee to Atlético Mineiro. Salt Lake will also receive 40% of any transfer fee in the event Atlético Mineiro sells him to another team.An RSL spokesperson declined comment.Ives Galarcep of SBI Soccer reported last week that RSL was in “advanced discussions” regarding a sale and Atlético Mineiro
  
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• Utah teen accused of murdering mom and three siblings makes first court appearance, will remain in juvenile detention

  27-01-2020 22:27
  
  Tooele • The 16-year-old suspected of shooting and killing his mother and three siblings in Grantsville earlier this month saw a judge in adult court for the first time Monday.Colin Jeffery Haynie answered only standard questions from 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson. He then was taken away to return to a detention center, where he has remained since the Jan. 17 killings.Gibson set bail at $4 million — $1 million for each victim. She scheduled the next hearing for Feb. 4.Haynie is cha
  
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• ERA supporters rally on Utah’s Capitol Hill

  27-01-2020 22:21
  
  About 50 organizers and participants of the Utah ERA Coalition gathered Monday on the steps of the State Capitol to ask legislators to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Utah.The Utah ERA Coalition is a bipartisan partnership of 30 organized groups including Equality Utah, Women Lawyers of Utah, the League of Women Voters and more.Rep. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, is sponsoring legislation in an effort to push the state to ratify the ERA because a poll by Utah Policy shows that 71 percent of Utahns a
  
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• [Deseret News] - Utah Jazz reflect on Kobe Bryant’s impact

  27-01-2020 22:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Twenty-four hours is not enough. It’s not enough to recover from the hurt felt after losing No. 24. Koby Bryant’s shocking death on Sunday shook the NBA community to its core and...
  
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• Speaker Brad Wilson criticizes referendums fresh off of Legislature’s tax collapse

  27-01-2020 22:03
  
  Days after an underdog citizen group thwarted the state Legislature’s unpopular tax overhaul effort, House Speaker Brad Wilson opened the 45-day general session Monday by blasting such referendum efforts as “divisive” and “short on facts.”A preliminary order of business for the Legislature this week will be to repeal the tax package they passed last month during a special session, an about-face compelled by a referendum effort that managed to collect tens of thousan
  
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• Utah’s gymnasts are entering the toughest stretch of the season

  27-01-2020 21:57
  
  When looking at Utah’s upcoming schedule, gymnastics coach Tom Farden laughs and notes the league took his advice when determining opponents.“My proposal was we should never have more than three weekends in a row on the road,” he said. “They followed that to a ’T.’”That the league administrators did, but they still saddled Utah with a difficult Pac-12 schedule since four of the next five meets are on the road.The Utes compete at No. 21 Arizona on Saturda
  
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• Trial for the last Washakie fraud defendant begins this week: Here’s what you need to know

  27-01-2020 21:51
  
  When the trial for the last of five defendants in the Washakie Renewable Energy case starts this week, jurors can expect to hear about a Utah polygamous sect, bribery, and how proceeds of a $511 million biofuel fraud were laundered into ritzy homes, expensive cars and Turkish industries.Lev Aslan Dermen is the only defendant who has maintained his innocence. The others — all affiliated with the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the polygamous Kingston Group or “The Orde
  
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• [NBA] - 'An overwhelming sense of loss'—Utah Jazz players, fans pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant

  27-01-2020 21:49 via sportspyder.com
  
  Ed Davis left the practice facility in shock. When the Utah Jazz center arrived at his home Sunday afternoon, he hugged his wife and children. He turned on the television, saw the footage of a
  
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• Bernie Sanders leading in Utah Democratic poll

  27-01-2020 21:45
  
  Thanks to strong support from younger voters, 78-year-old Bernie Sanders is the front-runner for Utah’s Democratic presidential primary on March 3 — doubling the percentage of support from his nearest rival in a huge field. But one of every five likely voters is still undecided.Sanders, a liberal Vermont senator, attracts support from 26.5% of Utahns who say they’ll vote in the March 3 Democratic primary, according to a Salt Lake Tribune survey conducted by Suffolk University.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game thread: Utah Jazz take on defused Houston Rockets

  27-01-2020 21:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz play host to the Houston Rockets tonight, who have taken a beating the past couple of weeks. After a successful and exciting victory against ...
  
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• A Provo soccer coach says police left him in a coma after dispute

  27-01-2020 21:42
  
  A Utah soccer coach says he was in a coma for days after a Provo police officer roughed him up while kicking his team off a city field, which the coach says he reserved for the soccer league he started for low-income children.But Provo police say the officer did not violate any department policies, and the coach had not properly reserved the field.In a notice filed this month with Provo City, attorneys for Nery Rodriguez wrote that he was refereeing a soccer game on Sept. 21 on a city field he h
  
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• Mitt Romney: It’s ‘increasingly apparent’ Senate should hear from John Bolton

  27-01-2020 21:40
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that it’s increasingly likely more Republicans will vote to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump after an explosive report highlighted potential testimony of former national security adviser John Bolton tying the president directly to leveraging U.S. aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation of political rivals.Romney, a Utah Republican who has said he wants to hear from Bolton, was responding to a New York
  
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• Remembering Kobe: Utah Jazz reflect on NBA legend’s death

  27-01-2020 21:39
  
  On Monday morning, the Utah Jazz went back to work.It wasn’t a normal day at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus, though. Kobe Bryant’s shocking death at the age of 41 on Sunday was at the top of everyone’s mind, and perhaps it was Ed Davis, who spent the 2014-15 season with Bryant and the Lakers, who best summed up the reaction to the news.“He was so young. Then we found out his daughter was on the chopper. That’s when it really hit,” Davis said. "Especially wit
  
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• Utes’ Rylan Jones named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week

  27-01-2020 21:28
  
  Rylan Jones got the University of Utah back on track last week.On Thursday against Washington, the Utes freshman point guard was the hero, going 9-for-10 from the foul line, finishing with 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in an improbable 67-66 win. Two days later, his game-high 24 points paced Utah to a 76-64 win over Washington State. For his efforts, Jones was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week by the league office Monday afternoon. He is the first Ute freshman to receive the honor t
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - UTA vs HOU Dream11 Prediction : Utah Jazz Vs Houston Rockets Best Dream 11 Team for NBA 2019-20 Match

  27-01-2020 21:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  UTA Vs HOU Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: Utah Jazz look to add another stalwart side to their tally today.  
  
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• Game thread: Utah Jazz take on defused Houston Rockets

  27-01-2020 21:26
  
  The Utah Jazz play host to the Houston Rockets tonight, who have taken a beating the past couple of weeks. After a successful and exciting victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday afternoon, the Utah Jazz will resume their tough stretch tonight against the Houston Rockets. Over the past couple of years, it’s become obvious […]
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Remembering Kobe: Thoughts from the Utah Jazz’s Quin Snyder, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Ed Davis

  27-01-2020 21:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  On Monday morning, the Utah Jazz went back to work.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - The Utah Jazz are becoming feared among the league

  27-01-2020 21:18 via sportspyder.com
  
  After nearly six weeks of dominant play, the league as a whole continues to fear the Utah Jazz as one of the top teams in the association. The last time we...
  
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• Remembering Kobe: Thoughts from the Utah Jazz’s Quin Snyder, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Ed Davis

  27-01-2020 21:09
  
  On Monday morning, the Utah Jazz went back to work.It wasn’t a normal day at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus, though. Kobe Bryant’s shocking death at the age of 41 on Sunday was at the top of everyone’s mind, and perhaps it was Ed Davis, who spent the 2014-15 season with Bryant and the Lakers, who best summed up the reaction to the news.“He was so young. Then we found out his daughter was on the chopper. That’s when it really hit,” Davis said. "Especially wit
  
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• Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson criticizes referendums fresh off collapse of Legislature’s tax reform

  27-01-2020 21:03
  
  Days after an underdog citizen group thwarted the state Legislature’s unpopular tax overhaul effort, House Speaker Brad Wilson opened the 45-day general session Monday by blasting such referendum efforts as “divisive” and “short on facts.”A preliminary order of business for the Legislature this week will be to repeal the tax package they passed last month during a special session, an about-face compelled by a referendum effort that managed to collect tens of thousan
  
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• [The Spun] - ESPN Announces Special Monday Night Broadcast For Kobe Bryant

  27-01-2020 21:00 via sportspyder.com
  
  ESPN has announced it will air a special Monday night broadcast for Kobe Bryant following Bryant's tragic death on Sunday.
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Let’s try and talk about some Jazz basketball today

  27-01-2020 21:00 via sportspyder.com
  
  Let’s reset, recover, and recenter after a tragic Sunday.
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - OKC vs DAL Dream11 Prediction : Oklahoma City Thunder Vs Dallas Mavericks Best Dream 11 Team for NBA 2019-20 Match

  27-01-2020 20:55 via sportspyder.com
  
  OKC Vs DAL Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: Alluring Oklahoma look to put down a stellar opponent today and assert their rampant stretch.   
  
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• The Utah Jazz are becoming feared among the league

  27-01-2020 20:39
  
  After nearly six weeks of dominant play, the league as a whole continues to fear the Utah Jazz as one of the top teams in the association. The last time we examined the Utah Jazz in media writers’ power rankings, they were just beginning to break inside the top tier of teams. The decision to […]
  The Utah Jazz are becoming feared among the league - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Salt City Seven: Utah’s Superstar Closer, Jazz Surge Continues & More

  27-01-2020 20:33 via sportspyder.com
  
  Check in every week for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that tell the stories from the last 168 hours in the world of the Jazz. And Gobert does plenty of both. He .
  
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• [Forbes] - Josh Jackson May Be Getting His Opportunity With The Grizzlies

  27-01-2020 20:17 via sportspyder.com
  
  On Monday morning, the Grizzlies announced in a tweet that Jackson was being called up from the Memphis Hustle, the Grizzlies’ G League affiliate.
  
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• GOP defends Trump as Bolton book adds pressure for witnesses

  27-01-2020 20:08
  
  Washington • Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial after the revelation that a draft of a book by the former national security adviser undercuts a key defense argument — that Trump never tied withholding military aid to Ukraine to his demand the country help investigate political rival Joe Biden.Bolton writes in the forthcoming book that Trump told him he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in sec
  
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• Investigators work scene of Kobe Bryant’s chopper crash

  27-01-2020 20:06
  
  Calabasas, Calif. • Investigators worked Monday on a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.About 20 investigators were on the scene where everyone aboard was killed Sunday morning in a wreck that left debris scattered over an area the size of a football field. The accident generated an outpouring of grief and shock around the w
  
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• A rare black mule deer in Moab has died — and Utah wildlife officials are worried about what killed it

  27-01-2020 19:57
  
  A rare black mule deer that wandered around the redrock of Moab — and who residents there lovingly nicknamed “Coal” because of his uncommonly dark fur — died last month from chronic wasting disease, officials confirmed Monday.The presence of the neurological disease, revealed in a necropsy, have prompted some concern among wildlife experts that it is spreading among the other deer and elk in the area. So far, it’s the fifth deer in the La Sal Mountains and the 15th
  
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• Utah author wins Newbery Honor for ‘Scary Stories for Young Foxes’

  27-01-2020 19:27
  
  A Utah writer has won one of four Newbery Honors given this year for children’s literature.Christian McKay Heidicker, of Salt Lake City, received the award for his book “Scary Stories for Young Foxes.” The book follows two fox kits through a world of monsters.Heidicker also has written “Cure for the Common Universe” and “Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower.”The American Library Association on Monday announced its top awards for books, audiobooks and video f
  
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• Bolton book pressures GOP to allow Senate witnesses at impeachment trial

  27-01-2020 19:10
  
  Washington • Pressure is increasing on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after the revelation that a draft of a book by the former national security adviser undercuts a key defense argument — that Trump never tied withholding military aid to Ukraine to his demand the country help investigate political rival Joe Biden.Bolton writes in the forthcoming book that Trump told him he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney says it’s ‘increasingly apparent’ the Senate should hear from John Bolton

  27-01-2020 19:09
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that it’s increasingly likely more Republicans will vote to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump after an explosive report highlighted potential testimony of former National Security Adviser John Bolton tying the president directly to leveraging U.S. aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation of political rivals.Romney, a Utah Republican who has said he wants to hear from Bolton, was responding to a New York
  
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• Provo coach says he spent days in a coma after police injured him in a dispute over a soccer field

  27-01-2020 19:03
  
  A Utah soccer coach says he was in a coma for days after a Provo police officer roughed him up while kicking his team off a city field, which the coach says he reserved for the soccer league he started for low-income children.But Provo police say the officer did not violate any department policies, and the coach had not properly reserved the field.In a notice filed this month with Provo City, attorneys for Nery Rodriguez wrote that he was refereeing a soccer game on Sept. 21 on a city field he h
  
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• Tribune Editorial: Utah homeless services are still without vision

  27-01-2020 18:51
  
  Political leaders at the state and local level put their heads together and came up with yet another new way to address the growing problem of homelessness in Salt Lake City.There is already reason to worry that it’s not going to work.If it doesn’t, it will be time for our leaders to recognize that we cannot just wonk our way out of a problem that has so many causes, so many victims and no easy solutions. And no solutions that don’t also involve the willingness to spend a lot m
  
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• Jana Riess: Second thoughts about the Book of Mormon curriculum

  27-01-2020 18:41
  
  Last week I published a column that I called a survival guide to this year’s “dumpster fire” of a curriculum for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The second half of the piece took a positive approach by pointing readers to supplementary resources that are intellectually rigorous and of good report, but the first half contained a litany of complaints about various shortcomings of the “Come, Follow Me” program.I want to apologize. While I stand by much
  
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• Utah Legislature begins its annual session, fresh off collapse of tax reform

  27-01-2020 18:39
  
  Utah’s lawmakers came together Monday morning to kick off their annual 45-day session, fresh off their ill-fated attempt to overhaul the state’s tax code.An initial order of business for the Legislature will be to repeal the unpopular tax package they passed last month during a special session. Gov. Gary Herbert and leaders of both legislative chambers last week announced they were scrapping the bill after more than 100,000 Utahns signed on to a bipartisan repeal effort.A new Salt La
  
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• The Wave, Salt Lake City workspace for women, is closing its doors

  27-01-2020 18:17
  
  A coworking space and social club for women and marginalized genders is closing its doors."It is with genuine heartbreak that we are informing you that The Wave is closing on January 31," Joanna Smith, the organization's founder, wrote in a statement Friday.The Wave opened in 2019 in the Commercial Club building downtown, with office and meeting space, on-site child care, and professional and personal services such as legal and accounting consultation and beauty and grooming services."Women in U
  
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• Jana Riess: A survival guide to the 2020 Book of Mormon ‘Come, Follow Me’ curriculum

  27-01-2020 17:49
  
  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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• Mom of two missing Idaho kids found in Hawaii with new husband

  27-01-2020 17:25
  
  Boise, Idaho • Police say the mother of two missing children has been found in Hawaii, along with her new husband, but the children still have not been located.The Kaua’i Police Department announced Sunday that Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell had been staying on Kaua’i, and that they were served with a legal document on Saturday ordering Lori Vallow to produce the children. On Sunday, police executed a search warrant.Seventeen-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ&rdq
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Rockets live stream info, TV channel: How to watch NBA on TV, stream online - CBSSports.com

  27-01-2020 16:57 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Jazz vs. Rockets basketball game
  
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• Democrats demand former adviser John Bolton testify at Trump’s impeachment trial

  27-01-2020 16:38
  
  Washington • The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument — that Trump never tied withholding of aid to Ukraine to a demand the country investigate rival Joe Biden..Bolton writes in the forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Rockets vs. Jazz odds, line: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 27 predictions from projection model on 32-16 run - CBSSports.com

  27-01-2020 16:38 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine Projection Model has simulated Monday's Rockets vs. Jazz matchup 10,000 times.
  
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• [Deseret News] - ‘I’m willing to work harder than you’: ESPN’s Jay Williams remembers Kobe Bryant’s drive to be great

  27-01-2020 16:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  Kobe Bryant had natural talent, but he became a basketball legend because of his work ethic. His work ethic even had a nickname — Mamba Mentality. Jay Williams, who played for the Chicago Bulls,...
  
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• Tech startups come to the Mountain West, but can they grow?

  27-01-2020 16:22
  
  Boise, Idaho • Tech startups have been migrating into cities all around the Mountain West, from Denver to Salt Lake to Boise.However, when it comes to them taking over as the nation's next Silicon Valley, Nick Crabbs, a partner at the tech startup Vynyl, has his doubts.“We’re not going to be the next Silicon Valley. It’s not going to happen,” Crabbs, who works out of the software product firm’s Boise office, told the Mountain West News Bureau.And for now, he&rs
  
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• Utah Democrats haven’t lost their love for Bernie Sanders, who leads the pack in new poll

  27-01-2020 14:00
  
  Thanks to strong support from younger voters, 78-year-old Bernie Sanders is the front-runner for Utah’s Democratic presidential primary on March 3 — doubling the percentage of support from his nearest rival in a huge field. But one of every five likely voters is still undecided.Sanders, a liberal Vermont senator, attracts support from 26.5% of Utahns who say they’ll vote in the March 3 Democratic primary, according to a Salt Lake Tribune survey conducted by Suffolk University.
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah voters just proved that ‘all political power is inherent in the people’

  27-01-2020 14:00
  
  There’s trouble brewing. And it’s you, Utah.For so many years, it was far too easy to feel ignored by the Utah Legislature, which always did whatever it wanted and never suffered any consequences when that was at odds with public sentiment.So what could you do? Nearly all of the 104 lawmakers are from such safe districts, it didn’t matter. You grumbled and griped, but ultimately you took it.It was discouraging and led too many people to just give up.That changed in an unprecede
  
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• Polygamy, bribes, luxury cars, foreign countries and a $511 million biofuel fraud — a primer for a unique Utah trial

  27-01-2020 14:00
  
  When the trial for the last of five defendants in the Washakie Renewable Energy case starts this week, jurors can expect to hear about a Utah polygamous sect, bribery, and how proceeds of a $511 million biofuel fraud were laundered into ritzy homes, expensive cars and Turkish industries.Lev Aslan Dermen is the only defendant who has maintained his innocence. The others — all affiliated with the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the polygamous Kingston Group or “The Orde
  
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• Letter: You can’t talk around the Book of Mormon’s racism

  27-01-2020 14:00
  
  Try as it might, the LDS Church’s attempts to modify bottom-line beliefs on the meaning of skin color by amendments on the topic of racial equality will never override the power of the Book of Mormon in assigning an exalted or debased identity to its members, and humanity in general.Changes the LDS Church wants to promote now are incompatible with the status accorded to their book of scripture as “the most correct book on Earth” and “the keystone of our religion.”Si
  
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