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• Grandparents of missing Idaho boy seek temporary guardianship

  05-02-2020 23:49
  
  Rexburg, Idaho • The grandparents of a 7-year-old boy who has been missing for months have asked a judge to grant them temporary guardianship of the child.Joshua "JJ" Vallow and his older sister, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, were last seen in September. Their mother, Lori Vallow, has defied a child protection order directing her to produce the kids in Idaho, and police in the city of Rexburg say both Vallow and her new husband, Chad Daybell, have lied about the children's whereabouts.JJ's grandp
  
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• Pieces of failed tax reform bill resurface in Utah Legislature

  05-02-2020 23:15
  
  Last month, Utahns crushed the state Legislature’s attempt at tax overhaul beneath the weight of 145,000 referendum signatures.But pieces of the reform plan have started poking through the rubble, as lawmakers look at providing some form of tax relief to state residents this year.Utah Rep. Tim Quinn, for one, wants to expand the dependent exemption to reverse the effects of the federal tax reform in 2018. Meanwhile, Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, has sponsored HB181, a proposal aimed at p
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: How the Rockets’ blockbuster trade will impact playoff run

  05-02-2020 23:15 via sportspyder.com
  
  Last night there was a massive four team trade that involved 12 players. How will this impact the Utah Jazz as they look toward the playoffs? Things are lo...
  
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• Utah Jazz: How the Rockets’ blockbuster trade will impact playoff run

  05-02-2020 23:00
  
  Last night there was a massive four team trade that involved 12 players. How will this impact the Utah Jazz as they look toward the playoffs? Things are looking quiet for the Utah Jazz this trade deadline. As for other teams around the league, that is far from the case. Earlier this week there were […]
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• Thomas L. Friedman: Mother Nature scoffs at Trump’s middle east peace plan

  05-02-2020 23:00
  
  Tel Aviv, Israel • To get a different perspective on the Trump-Kushner peace plan, I decided to call the best Middle East analyst I know. Her name is Mother Nature.So, Mother Nature, what did you think of the Deal of the Century?Well, Tom, not a lot. For starters, it mentioned me in only a few short sentences. Let me take you on a tour of the neighborhood, as I see it. Warning: My maps have no boundary lines, no walls — and no Areas A, B and C in the West Bank.You can be sure that Pre
  
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• Wendy Dennehy and Lisa Rampton Halverson: Politicians are not going to save us from corruption

  05-02-2020 22:46
  
  Today, while a majority of the U.S. Senate voted to acquit Donald J. Trump of both articles of impeachment presented by the House, Sen. Mitt Romney stood courageously in defense of ethical government voting to convict. He honored his solemn duty to put country over party. We congratulate and commend him on this act of leadership.With this Senate impeachment trial and vote to acquit comes the realization that there are many of our politicians willing to let corrupt acts slide in deference to poli
  
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• Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment

  05-02-2020 22:37
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House.A majority of senators expressed unease with Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. But the final tallies — 52-48 favoring acquittal of abuse of power, 53-47 of obstruc
  
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• [CBS Sports] - How to watch Jazz vs. Nuggets: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Wednesday's NBA game - CBSSports.com

  05-02-2020 22:28 via sportspyder.com
  
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• [Deseret News] - How the NBA’s 4-team, 12-player trade impacts the Utah Jazz

  05-02-2020 22:24 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz were not involved in any of the movement that came to light between the late-night and early-morning hours of Tuesday and Wednesday, but the implications of the big...
  
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• Mitt Romney broke with GOP and voted to remove Trump from office

  05-02-2020 22:20
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney voted Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power, arguing the president violated the trust of the American people and the authority of his office for his own personal and political benefit.The Utah senator was the only Republican to vote guilty on the first article of impeachment, which failed on a vote of 52 “not guilty” and 48 "guilty. Romney says he knows the “enormous” repercussions he’ll face from the presid
  
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• Crowded runs put the ski industry on the defensive

  05-02-2020 22:00
  
  Late last year, the Crystal Mountain Resort announced it would no longer sell ski-lift tickets at its windows on weekends, a startling move in an industry that has historically sought volume and the high margin returns from single-day lift ticket sales.The resort, in the shadow of Washington’s Mount Rainier, has been plagued this season with overfilled parking lots, long lift lines and mountain roads choked with skier vehicles. The crowds were brought on by a cycle of big storms, yes, but
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Latter-day Saint women were the first to vote in the U.S. Who knew?

  05-02-2020 21:58
  
  Next week, Utahns will celebrate the Beehive State as the first place an American woman voted under equal suffrage laws.Feb. 14 is the 150th anniversary of that first female vote, cast by Seraph Young (Brigham Young’s grandniece).Discussing the suffrage movement, what led up to the vote, and the role of Latter-day Saint women in the effort is Katherine Kitterman, co-author of a book with Rebekah Ryan Clark that has just been published by Deseret Book called “Thinking Women: A Timelin
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Weekly Run newsletter: Donovan Mitchell says he’s so focused on the Jazz he sometimes forgets he’s going to the All-Star Game

  05-02-2020 21:56 via sportspyder.com
  
  When Donovan Mitchell was asked near the end of Wednesday morning’s shootaround if he was planning to watch Thursday’s All-Star Draft between captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, there was legitimate surprise on his face.
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Game Thread: Utah Jazz host a depleted Denver Nuggets team

  05-02-2020 21:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Four straight losses have the Utah Jazz reeling, but they will have the chance to get back on track tonight against the shorthanded Nuggets. After winning ...
  
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• MVP Race: Damian Lillard is climbing after his recent stellar play

  05-02-2020 21:50
  
  Each week, HoopsHype’s staff gives the Top 10 candidates for this year’s Most Valuable Player award. This list highlights stars who are in the mix for the 2019-20 MVP award due to their impressive play.
  Which stars have stood out? Here are our latest MVP rankings:
  10. BEN SIMMONS, PHILADELPHIA
  STATS: 16.7 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 8.2 APG, 2.1 SPG, 58.4 FG% 
  This season has been a rollercoaster for the Philadelphia 76ers, who have gone on several hot and cold streaks. The point forward
  
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• Weekly Run newsletter: Donovan Mitchell says he’s so focused on the Jazz he sometimes forgets he’s going to the All-Star Game

  05-02-2020 21:48
  
  When Donovan Mitchell was asked near the end of Wednesday morning’s shootaround if he was planning to watch Thursday’s All-Star Draft between captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, there was legitimate surprise on his face.“Oh, that’s tomorrow? Ummmm … yeah. Definitely,” he said, feigning mock certainty. “I didn’t even know that was tomorrow. I’m excited.”The first-time All-Star honoree even claimed there have been times in t
  
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• Porn website trolls Utah Legislature over warning label bill

  05-02-2020 21:37
  
  A popular pornography website, is trolling the Utah Legislature over a proposed bill that seeks to put warning labels on printed and online porn.Utah visitors to the site, Xhamster, are greeted with a “warning” label that says “porn may lead to decreased stress, increased happiness, and lower rates of teen pregnancy,” reports FOX 13. The label plays on the state’s proposed warning label.State Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Highland, is sponsoring HB243, which would require p
  
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• Game Thread: Utah Jazz host a depleted Denver Nuggets team

  05-02-2020 21:32
  
  Four straight losses have the Utah Jazz reeling, but they will have the chance to get back on track tonight against the shorthanded Nuggets. After winning 19 of 21 games, the Utah Jazz are suddenly riding a four-game losing streak. It has the fan base on edge, considering every game counts towards seeding in the […]
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• [CBS Sports] - Nuggets vs. Jazz odds, line: 2020 NBA picks, Feb. 5 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  05-02-2020 21:04 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Nuggets and Jazz.
  
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• Utah lawmaker taking another stab at updating the state flag

  05-02-2020 21:02
  
  A Utah lawmaker is renewing his push to update the state flag, with the goal of establishing a design that evokes the same pride and ownership among residents as flags in states like Colorado, Arizona and California.Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, said his proposal would memorialize the current design as the state’s “historical flag,” while creating a commission to review and issue recommendations on a new “state banner.”“We want to establish a state banner that w
  
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• Ross Douthat: Who won and who lost the fiasco in Iowa?

  05-02-2020 21:00
  
  The disaster in Iowa on Monday night exemplified so much about the American situation at the moment — the failure of our parties, the self-sabotage of our institutions, the disastrous interaction between creaking political systems and the flimflam “improvements” of the tech economy — that it’s tempting not to attempt political analysis at all and just let the thing stand as a kind of outrageous art installation, a fiasco that speaks for itself so completely that all
  
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• Project seeks to convert dairy farm manure to natural gas in Utah, other states

  05-02-2020 21:00
  
  Albuquerque, N.M. • Harmful emissions from the agriculture sector are increasingly scrutinized as the climate changes. Now, energy companies want to help dairy farmers reduce emissions.Virginia-based Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables Ag of Massachusetts have announced a $200 million partnership to convert methane from cow manure into renewable natural gas.The money will fund projects at dairy farms in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Georgia.“This is a huge win for the env
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz Alumni: 76ers fans aren’t appreciating Raul Neto

  05-02-2020 20:56 via sportspyder.com
  
  Former Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto hasn't exactly been a fan favorite during his first season with his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia 76ers f...
  
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• [Uproxx] - We Did A Mock Draft For Team LeBron And Team Giannis Ahead Of The 2020 NBA All-Star Game

  05-02-2020 20:32 via sportspyder.com
  
  We broke down how we think things should go when LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo draft their All-Star squads on Thursday.
  
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• Full transcript of Sen. Mitt Romney’s Senate impeachment trial remarks

  05-02-2020 20:27
  
  Washington • The following are prepared remarks by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on his vote on the impeachment charges against President Donald Trump:The Constitution is at the foundation of our Republic’s success, and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. The Constitution established the vehicle of impeachment that has occupied both houses of Congress for these many days. We have labored to faithfully execute our responsibilities to it. We have arrived at differe
  
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• Utah Jazz Alumni: 76ers fans aren’t appreciating Raul Neto

  05-02-2020 20:26
  
  Former Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto hasn’t exactly been a fan favorite during his first season with his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia 76ers fans are understandably very frustrated right now. Their team has under-performed all season long, and are 9 games below .500 on the road. I think we all know that if […]
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• [Uproxx: Dime Magazine] - We Did A Mock Draft For Team LeBron And Team Giannis Ahead Of The 2020 NBA All-Star Game

  05-02-2020 20:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  We broke down how we think things should go when LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo draft their All-Star squads on Thursday.
  
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• Cody Rogers: Iowa shows we need a new way to nominate candidates

  05-02-2020 20:10
  
  In 2009, I wrote about the “The Iowa Debacle” in the Hinckley Journal of Politics and now, in 2020, we have yet another debacle at the hands of the Iowa caucuses.The inability to accurately and timely report the results of the caucuses (a fundamental aspect of a democracy) is something that even Third World countries are routinely able to provide. The inability to do so in Iowa undermines the legitimacy of the results and only further proves that Iowa and its archaic system is not eq
  
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• Mitt Romney to break with GOP and vote to remove Trump from office

  05-02-2020 20:09
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney will vote Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power, arguing the president violated the trust of the American people and the authority of his office for his own personal and political benefit.The Utah senator is expected to be the only Republican to vote guilty on the first article of impeachment, and Romney says he knows the “enormous” repercussions he’ll face from the president, members of his own party and Trump supporte
  
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• 2 missing Utah hunters found safe near Nevada-Idaho line

  05-02-2020 20:00
  
  Elko, Nev. • A pair of hunters from Utah who had been missing in the back country of northeast Nevada since Saturday have been found safe near the Idaho line.The Elko Daily Free Press reports a search and rescue team found 38-year-old Chad Strain and 44-year-old Lee Peters in their stranded vehicle Monday after hearing them yelling and shooting a gun to draw attention about 13 miles southeast of Jackpot.The Elko County sheriff's office say the two left early Saturday to hunt for rabbits. Th
  
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• BYU basketball star Yoeli Childs hasn’t had the senior year he envisioned, but says he wouldn’t change a bit of it

  05-02-2020 19:22
  
  Provo • Since choosing to withdraw from the NBA Draft and come back to BYU for his final year, Yoeli Childs hasn’t had the senior season he thought he would have. But he’s had the one he needed.And it’s one he has loved, even through all of its ups and downs.Shortly after making the decision to play a fourth year at BYU, a paperwork snafu landed Childs with an NCAA-mandated nine-game penalty at the start of the season. Then, a month after getting back in action, Childs suf
  
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• Salt Lake City achieves lowest unemployment rate among nation’s largest metro areas

  05-02-2020 18:58
  
  After Utah just set an all-time record for low unemployment statewide, new data show that two of its metro areas also are national leaders.Salt Lake City reported the lowest unemployment rate — 2.0% — in December among the nation’s metro areas with populations larger than 1 million people, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Also, Logan recorded the second-lowest unemployment rate of the nation’s 389 metropolitan areas at 1.7%.Logan
  
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• Police shoot and kill intruder with a knife at an LDS missionary training center in Brazil

  05-02-2020 18:57
  
  Police shot and killed a man with a knife who tried to enter a Latter-day Saint missionary training center in Brazil, the Utah-based church said Wednesday.“None of the missionaries or MTC staff were harmed,” according to Nei Garcia, director of public affairs in Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.A man “armed with a knife” entered the MTC in São Paulo early Wednesday morning, Garcia said in a statement. The man was detained by security guard
  
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• Airplane made noises, wing dipped before fatal crash in Utah

  05-02-2020 18:56
  
  Roy, Utah • Federal investigators have released a preliminary report after a plane crashed in a Utah neighborhood in January, killing the pilot.The National Transportation Safety Board released the report Tuesday revealing multiple witnesses saw the airplane's left wing drop before the plane nose dived into a residential neighborhood, The Standard-Examiner reported.A witness in Roy told investigators that the plane made popping noises before it crashed, investigators said.David Goode, 64, w
  
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• Dropped by Oprah, film on Simmons is picked up

  05-02-2020 18:50
  
  A documentary about the women who have accused Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct has found itself a new home after its original backers, Oprah Winfrey and Apple’s streaming service, dropped the film last month amid a pressure campaign by the hip-hop mogul.The film, “On the Record,” will appear on HBO Max, the new streaming service from Warner Media set to launch in May, the company said in a news release Monday.The announcement comes just more than a week after the film debu
  
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• Utah basketball coaches Larry Krystkowiak and Lynne Roberts, and others, responding as mental health issues move to forefront

  05-02-2020 18:01
  
  University of Utah women’s basketball head coach Lynne Roberts played her college basketball at Division II Seattle Pacific in the mid-1990s.At the time, mental-health issues were not a widely talked-about topic, and athletic departments certainly were not employing teams of professionals to help deal with such things. We are living in a different time now, though. Mental health is often at the forefront when it comes to the wellbeing of student-athletes, and any Division I athletic depart
  
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• ‘High School Musical’ production returns to Utah. And Season 2 will feature ‘Beauty and the Beast.’

  05-02-2020 17:51
  
  Production on the second season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” got underway on Tuesday in Utah, and we know what musical they'll be doing.The Disney+ series is drawing from the Disney library — from “Beauty and the Beast,” to be specific. The narrative will feature the cast preparing to perform that as their spring musical, and the 10-episode season will feature music from both the “High School Musical” movies and the 1991 animated fil
  
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• Pelosi shreds Trump’s speech. Right there on the podium.

  05-02-2020 17:43
  
  Washington • And then she tore up the speech.No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two.Right there, on camera, behind Trump's back. As he stepped down, she ripped again. Then a third time. And a fourth. If Trump knew about the American carnage going on behind him, he didn't react as he left. But Pelosi was on her turf, with a deep understanding of her audience — and she wasn't
  
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• Trump impeachment acquittal on track ahead of Senate vote

  05-02-2020 17:37
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump is on the verge of acquittal by the Senate, an end to only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history but coming at the start of a tumultuous campaign for the White House.A majority of senators have now expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. But there’s nowhere near the two-thirds support necessary in Republican-held Senate for the Constitution’s bar
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - 2020 NBA All-Star Mock Draft: Rematch between Utah Jazz’s Gobert and Mitchell?

  05-02-2020 16:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  All-Star Captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James will draft their teams tomorrow. Where will Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell end u...
  
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• Woman apprehended minutes after she reportedly robbed a Utah bank. She was standing across the street.

  05-02-2020 16:32
  
  Mere minutes after she allegedly robbed a Utah bank, a woman was arrested standing across the street in front of a fast-food restaurant.According to Salt Lake Police, the 43-year-old suspect — who was wearing a surgical mask and a blonde wig — walked into the Zions Bank at 3880 S. 700 East on Tuesday at 2:18 p.m. She “gave one of the bank tellers a note that said, 'I have a weapon, give me all your money in fives, tens and twenties,'” according to a probable cause stateme
  
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• 2020 NBA All-Star Mock Draft: Rematch between Utah Jazz’s Gobert and Mitchell?

  05-02-2020 16:00
  
  All-Star Captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James will draft their teams tomorrow. Where will Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell end up? Things are starting to get fun around the association. The Trade Deadline is tomorrow, and All-Star Weekend is fast approaching, which means Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell will […]
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• Where to dine with your Valentine in Salt Lake County or Park City

  05-02-2020 15:10
  
  On Valentine’s Day, do you want to splurge on steak? Or is your wallet happy with a heart-shaped pizza?No matter your budget, restaurants in Salt Lake County and Park City are serving something to help you and your sweetheart celebrate on Feb. 14.Make a reservation soon. Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest dining days of the year. In 2020, the romantic holiday falls on a Friday, but diners can expect their favorite eateries to be busy all weekend long. So there’s even more re
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Why is it always sex?

  05-02-2020 15:00
  
  Certainly, if it’s moral failures you’re after, you can take your pick.Just last weekend, after all, Republican senators finally admitted that Donald Trump is guilty of the offenses for which he was impeached. They conceded this as they prepared to acquit him. Sen. Lamar Alexander assured us the president learned his lesson and won’t do it again. This, even though he once obstructed justice while being accused of obstructing justice.Meantime Trump, who has made black athletes&r
  
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• A proposed clinic south of Moab meets resistance from nearby health care providers

  05-02-2020 14:31
  
  Monticello • A proposal to build a new $5.4 million medical clinic near the border of San Juan County and Grand County is the latest controversy associated with Spanish Valley, a 500-person community just south of Moab that could be poised for a major growth spurt.A 2018 land use plan for 6,400 acres in the valley — the vast majority of which is currently managed by Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) — has sparked fierce debate in San Juan C
  
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• Should Congress bring back earmarks? Rep. Ben McAdams says that’s a bridge too far.

  05-02-2020 14:00
  
  Washington • Some members of Congress are advocating a plan to bring back earmarks, the pet project funding inserted into budgets by members of Congress in years past that became a symbol of pork barrel spending and the subject of criminal charges.The new push comes with more transparency on the potential earmarks — renamed as community project funding — as well as guidelines to prevent the scandals that prompted a ban on the line-item spending, a point advocates of the proposal
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah shouldn’t elect its judges. Here’s why.

  05-02-2020 14:00
  
  Maybe it’s happened to you: You’re voting, bopping through the ballot, pretty sure you’ve got all the answers right and then you get near the end and realize you forgot to do your homework for part of the quiz — the judges.You’re really only left with a few options. If you haven’t been a defendant in the judge’s courtroom, you can assume they’re fine and let them keep their jobs; or you can vote all of the bums out.Nearly all of Utah’s judges
  
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• Letter: The day democracy died

  05-02-2020 14:00
  
  I’ll always remember Jan. 31, 2020, as the day democracy died. The day Utah Sen. Mike Lee and the rest of the Republicans made a mockery of our constitution by refusing to hear witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial.While I commend Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Susan Collins for their courage to break from party ranks, all I can say to the other 51 senators is, Just you wait. History has its eyes on you.History books will long remember this as a sham impeachment trial, with Mitch M
  
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• Letter: Senate makes Trump our dictator

  05-02-2020 14:00
  
  After Donald Trump’s amazing final defense and expected acquittal vote, the United States Senate will have declared Donald Trump dictator of the United States. Only We the People can reverse this tragic move in November, if we will.Remember how Hitler took over Germany. With the approval of the German Parliament.Doubt? Read Trump’s own declaration, “I have an Article II, where I have to the right to do whatever I want as president.”Our Senators have just sealed that appro
  
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• Letter: ‘Profiles in Cowardice’

  05-02-2020 14:00
  
  If President Kennedy were to come back and update his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Profiles in Courage,” he would have to add two new chapters for Sens. Mitt Romney and Susan Collins.If he were to write a companion piece — "Profiles in Cowardice" — it would have to be a 10-volume set to hold 51 chapters.Tom Owens, FarmingtonSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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