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• Eric Rumple: Mitt Romney might fit better in the Utah United Party

  06-03-2020 23:52
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote to convict President Trump was an epic act of courage and conviction. Romney is already suffering the retribution, and invective, from his erstwhile conservative and Republican allies.While Romney bafflingly sought rapprochement with Trump for an interval following Trump’s election, it has been clear for some time that Romney has returned to his devastating and totally accurate assessment of Trump that he first delivered in March 2016.Most of Romney’s fe
  
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• Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival

  06-03-2020 23:43
  
  Austin, Texas • Austin city officials have canceled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival.Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the novel coronavirus, effectively cancelling the annual event that had been scheduled for March 13-22.Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, the county's top elected official, said no one in the Austin area has been found to have the COVID-19 virus. However, South by Southwest was expected to have drawn an
  
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• Workplace vs. coronavirus: ‘No one has a playbook for this’

  06-03-2020 23:34
  
  San Francisco • At Facebook on Thursday, the questions from spooked employees came thick and fast.The evening before, the social network had disclosed that the coronavirus had been diagnosed in a contractor in its Seattle office and had said all employees in that city should work from home until March 31.Other Facebook employees, some of whom had recently traveled for work, soon began asking their managers and one another: Who was the contractor? Had that person been near them? And what did
  
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• Live updates: Rally by LGBTQ students at BYU and allies underway at LDS Church headquarters

  06-03-2020 23:20
  
  Update, 3:20 p.m. • The Tribune’s Paighten Harkins captured video of the marchers arriving at the Church Office Building. And they've arrived pic.twitter.com/IvliDjr7zE— Paighten🆒Harkins (@PaightenHarkins) March 6, 2020—————Update, 3:18 p.m. • Adam Smart, whose personal support of same-sex marriage ended up derailing his mission for the LDS Church recently, said, “It wasn’t fair to put a rule in and take it away. Not fair to
  
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• Saralyn Margetts: Family leave laws benefit public health

  06-03-2020 23:00
  
  I am writing in support of the paid parental leave programs being considered by the United States Congress this year: The Advancing Support for Working Families Act, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy and cosponsored by six other senators, both Democrat and Republican; the FAMILY Act, sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and 34 cosponsors, both Democrat and Independent; and the New Parents Act, sponsored by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney.I am a mother, a nurse and a public health advoc
  
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• Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ rises again. Eccles Theater production is outstanding.

  06-03-2020 22:53
  
  The original, Broadway production of “Dear Evan Hansen” launched Ben Platt toward major stardom, landing him a best actor in a musical Tony Award. And Platt was spectacular in the title role.But there’s so much more to “Dear Evan Hansen” than the first man to play the title role — a shy, awkward, damaged teenager who serves as an everyman for, well, most of us. Stephen Christopher Anthony is nothing short of spectacular himself in the Broadway Across America p
  
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• Runnin’ Utes to close regular season vs. Colorado in search of answers defensively

  06-03-2020 22:26
  
  The University of Utah men’s basketball team lost in overtime at Cal on Saturday. This particular defeat was especially frustrating on multiple levels.For one, freshman point guard Rylan Jones suffered a concussion and was lost for the day at the first media timeout. Utes coach Larry Krystkowiak said Jones was “a ways away” earlier this week as Utah prepared for Saturday’s Senior Day matinee against Colorado. Secondly, the Utes were there at the end against the Golden Bea
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Hope and Change

  06-03-2020 22:05
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, March 8, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/02/bagley-cartoon-over/" target=_blank><u>Over a Barrell</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/02/28/bagley-cartoon-shoehorn/"><u>The Shoehorn Solution</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/02/27/bagley-cart
  
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• [Basketball Insiders] - High-Performance Mindfulness: Mental Blocks

  06-03-2020 21:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  Jake Rauchbach breaks down mental blocks and their significance in the player development process.
  
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• Utah budget plan would “keep the lights on” but not much more

  06-03-2020 21:43
  
  A roughly $20 billion state budget plan expected to be released Friday will “keep the lights on” and take care of Utah’s most pressing needs but may do little beyond that, one of its primary architects says.Uncertainty over the coronavirus and the constraints of Utah’s budgeting system have lawmakers treading carefully as they craft a spending plan this year, Sen. Jerry Stevenson told reporters Friday.“As this whole session has unwound ... this shadow of the coronav
  
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• Holly Richardson: Check your privilege at the door, senator

  06-03-2020 21:30
  
  Sarah (not her real name) came into Tabitha's Way Food Pantry in American Fork with two of her older children one evening when I was volunteering.As I did her intake interview, she shared with me that her husband was an Iraqi war veteran suffering from PTSD and unable to work. Laura had a job but, with five children at home, there was just more mouth than money. She burst into tears of shame and gratitude when I told her the food pantry was there to help.Like hundreds of thousands of other Utahn
  
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• [CBS Sports] - Jazz vs. Celtics odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, March 6 predictions from advanced computer model - CBSSports.com

  06-03-2020 21:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Jazz and Celtics.
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell has been 'overly critical' of his team — because he needs to be | KSL.com

  06-03-2020 21:07 via sportspyder.com
  
  The three-game winning streak is nice, but does it mean anything?
  
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• BYU heads into the WCC women’s basketball tournament as the No. 3 seed, but will Cougs have staying power?

  06-03-2020 20:42
  
  Provo • Last year, BYU had something to prove going into the West Coast Conference tournament. As did Paisley Johnson.This season may not have gone the way the team envisioned, but the goal is still the same.The Cougars are looking to defend their WCC Tournament title when they get into action on Saturday. BYU (18-10, 13-5 WCC) will face the winner of Game 4 — either No. 6 Pepperdine or No. 7 Saint Mary’s — in the quarterfinals.“I think there’s pressure on us t
  
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• As MLS teams migrate downtown, RSL’s suburban Rio Tinto Stadium is getting a makeover to remain a draw

  06-03-2020 20:34
  
  Sandy • When Real Salt Lake opened Rio Tinto Stadium here in 2008, it cemented the franchise as one of the early adopters of soccer-specific venues popping up around the league for clubs like the New York Red Bulls, Colorado Rapids and Montreal Impact. In the 12 years since, fans of the Major League Soccer team have seen it all: winning a championship, competing in multiple CONCACAF Champions League tournaments, and also missing the playoffs twice in three years.Meanwhile, other MLS franchi
  
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• Utah porn warning bill a vote away from final passage

  06-03-2020 20:11
  
  A tamer version of a Utah bill requiring warning labels on pornography emerged from the Senate on Friday, one vote away from heading to the governor’s desk.Under the modified legislation, an adult content website would have to display a simple, one-sentence warning about how “exposing minors to obscene material" could damage or negatively impact them. Alternatively, the website could embed in its metadata the searchable text, “utahobscenitywarning.”Though free speech advo
  
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• Utah eyes changing rules on granting bail before trial

  06-03-2020 20:05
  
  Ogden • A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah is advancing in the Legislature, with supporters saying changes are needed to prevent people who are presumed innocent from getting stuck behind bars because they don’t have money for bail.The plan to create a presumption of release for low-risk suspects has passed the House and is now being considered by the Senate, the Standard-Examiner reported Thursday.The bill has support from prosecutors, sheriffs, defe
  
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• Eric Rumple: Mitt might fit better in the Utah United Party

  06-03-2020 20:00
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote to convict President Trump was an epic act of courage and conviction. Romney is already suffering the retribution, and invective, from his erstwhile conservative and Republican allies.While Romney bafflingly sought rapprochement with Trump for an interval following Trump’s election, it has been clear for some time that Romney has returned to his devastating and totally accurate assessment of Trump that he first delivered in March 2016.Most of Romney’s fe
  
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• [NBA] - Key Matchup: Rudy Gobert vs. Daniel Theis

  06-03-2020 19:54 via sportspyder.com
  
  Rudy Gobert wasn’t satisfied.The Utah Jazz center had just posted a double-double in a convincing win over the New York Knicks, his squad’s third victory in as many games, when his attention shifted
  
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• Conviction integrity bill moves forward despite fight between Utah prosecutors

  06-03-2020 19:30
  
  Despite opposition from the Utah Attorney General’s Office, a legislative committee moved forward a bill that would give local prosecutors new tools to reconsider cases of people who say they are innocent despite being found guilty in court.The legislation is being pushed by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, who created a conviction integrity unit in his office more than a year ago. But there’s been some question about whether district attorneys have the authority to ask a
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: 3 players to watch in pivotal match-up in Boston

  06-03-2020 19:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz are looking to prove something tonight as they take on one of the best teams in the association, while also looking for a fourth straight win...
  
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• Rally by LGBTQ students at BYU and allies planned Friday at LDS Church headquarters

  06-03-2020 19:23
  
  LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University and their allies are taking their concerns about the school’s changing position on “romantic behavior” by same-sex couples to the Salt Lake City headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.At 3 p.m. Friday, they will gather on the northeast corner of the church’s main plaza in downtown Salt Lake City to protest the school’s reaffirmation Wednesday that same-sex relationships were still “not compati
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: Are the Jazz capable of beating good teams?

  06-03-2020 19:18 via sportspyder.com
  
  Thus far, throughout the 2019-2020 NBA season, the Utah Jazz have had a hard time beating strong, title-contending teams. Will this remain the case? Follow...
  
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• Utah Jazz: 3 players to watch in pivotal match-up in Boston

  06-03-2020 19:10
  
  The Utah Jazz are looking to prove something tonight as they take on one of the best teams in the association, while also looking for a fourth straight win. Plenty of eyes will be on the Utah Jazz tonight. They may be winners of three in a row, but fans and people around the league […]
  Utah Jazz: 3 players to watch in pivotal match-up in Boston - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - The Knicks get POSTERED!!

  06-03-2020 19:09 via sportspyder.com
  
  Dunks of the Week - 3.6.20
  
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• Sen. Mitt Romney will back Burisma/Biden probe

  06-03-2020 18:42
  
  Washington • After getting private assurances that a proposed investigation into Burisma wouldn’t become a public spectacle, Sen. Mitt Romney said Friday he would vote to issue a subpoena to the Ukrainian energy company at the heart of Republican concerns about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.Romney, who had raised concerns that a Senate probe “appears political,” met with Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and chairman of the Senate Homeland Secur
  
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• Utah agrees to two-game football series with FCS newcomer Dixie State

  06-03-2020 18:17
  
  The University of Utah football program will open the 2028 and 2030 seasons against an in-state foe. The Utes announced on Friday morning that both of those seasons will open at Rice-Eccles Stadium against Dixie State. Those matchups will take place on Aug. 31, 2028 and Aug. 29, 2030, respectively. The Trailblazers are currently Division II, but are moving to the WAC beginning later this year in all sports except football. The WAC does not sponsor football, so the Trailblazers will move to FCS i
  
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• [NBA] - Roundball Roundup: Alema Harrington loves Donovan's post All-Star break play

  06-03-2020 18:05 via sportspyder.com
  
  Things are going according to Mike Smith’s plan! Utah beats Cleveland and New York. Plus, JP catches up with AT&T SportsNet’s Alema Harrington. A rundown of the episode:0:45 — Mike Smith prophecy is
  
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• [THE SPORTSRUSH] - BOS vs UTA Dream11 Prediction : Boston Celtics Vs Utah Jazz Best Dream 11 Team for NBA 2019-20

  06-03-2020 17:29 via sportspyder.com
  
  BOS Vs UTA Dream11 Team Overview, Match Centre And Probable Playing 5: The two conferences shake hands to give us a humdinger between Boston and Utah.
  
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• [Fansided: Hoops Habit] - Utah Jazz: 3 teams the Jazz should want to play come playoff time

  06-03-2020 17:19 via sportspyder.com
  
  As the home stretch of the NBA regular season is finally here, which teams make the most sense for the Utah Jazz to square off against? Believe it or not, ...
  
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• Jana Riess: Prepping for the coronavirus the Mormon way

  06-03-2020 17:00
  
  Every day for the past two weeks, I’ve been reading updates about the coronavirus epidemic, and every day, I’ve experienced anxiety. The “not if but when” stance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coupled with an overactive imagination (fueled by reading the dystopian novel “Station Eleven” and watching every disaster movie ever) contribute to this. My anxiety is logical and probably a bit overblown all at the same time.It’s a good thing
  
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• Grace Kuhn: Paying the price for livestock grazing on public lands

  06-03-2020 17:00
  
  The 2020 federal grazing fee was recently announced and, to no real surprise, the agencies that are charged with protecting our public lands are instead, protecting ranchers.The grazing fee remains at $1.35 per month per Animal Unit Month, or cow/calf pair — the absolute minimum allowed under current law.Across the West, cattlemen graze their private livestock on our public lands for a fraction of market rate — literally at a 90 percent discount, thanks to tax subsidies. The public l
  
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• Coronavirus not affecting Pac-12, Mountain West, WAC, WCC Tournaments in Las Vegas

  06-03-2020 16:29
  
  From March 1-14, Las Vegas is hosting eight different college basketball conference tournaments, four for each gender, at five different venues.That means, over the course of 14 days, dozens of programs and all of those fan bases will descend upon Sin City. With COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) spreading as a global pandemic, thousands of people inside a closed venue like a basketball arena might not be the best idea.On Thursday, the first confirmed case of Coronavirus was reported in Southern Nev
  
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• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox orders removal of Utah coronavirus tweet that criticized Trump’s ‘misinformation’

  06-03-2020 16:28
  
  Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox ordered the state’s coronavirus response team to delete a tweet that accused President Donald Trump of spreading “misinformation” about the virus.“I just learned of a tweet on this account that appeared political in nature,” Cox wrote late Thursday on the Twitter account of the Utah Coronavirus Task Force, which he heads. “We must do everything possible to avoid politicization of this issue and I asked the tweet be deleted. The White
  
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• Putin and Erdogan reach accord to halt fighting in Syria

  06-03-2020 15:59
  
  Moscow • After six hours of talks at the Kremlin, the presidents of Russia and Turkey on Thursday announced what they said was a deal to halt fighting in the Syrian region of Idlib, calming a volatile conflict that had pushed the two countries to the brink of open war.They said the agreement included a cease-fire that would come into force in Idlib province, the last stronghold of Syrian rebels, at midnight Thursday. The agreement also included joint patrols by Russian and Turkish troops of
  
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• Cox orders removal of Utah coronavirus tweet that criticized Trump’s ‘misinformation’

  06-03-2020 15:33
  
  Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox ordered the state’s coronavirus response team to delete a tweet that accused President Donald Trump of spreading “misinformation” about the virus.“I just learned of a tweet on this account that appeared political in nature,” Cox wrote late Thursday on the Twitter account of the Utah Coronavirus Task Force, which he heads. “We must do everything possible to avoid politicization of this issue and I asked the tweet be deleted.
  
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• Utah’s largest power company and solar advocates fight over rooftop panels

  06-03-2020 15:00
  
  The future of Utah’s rooftop solar industry, already reeling after an incentive program ended two years ago, rests in the hands of the Utah Public Service Commission as it weighs how much Rocky Mountain Power must pay its solar-equipped customers for the excess power they pump back into the grid.The monopoly utility, Utah’s largest, sells that power to neighboring homes for about 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, yet it now proposes setting the rate it pays solar-equipped customers for thi
  
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• Commentary: Unwritten rules can cause a lot of harm at BYU

  06-03-2020 15:00
  
  Policies are messaging tools that broadcast values and practices. Brigham Young University’s Honor Code is no exception.For many years, the Honor Code has been broadcasting discriminatory values and practices that are harmful towards LGBTQ students.Outside athletic and academic organizations have found these values and practices disturbing. Recently the Classical Association of the Middle West and South rescinded its offer to hold its 2023 meeting on the campus of BYU Provo because of the
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Hey, true-crime drama fans! What if your father turned out to be a serial killer?

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  Before you swab your cheek and send your DNA to one of those genetic testing/ancestry services, consider the real-life story of Gary L. Stewart. It will make you worry about what skeletons might be in the family closet.His search for his biological father led him to a violent pedophile/rapist who abandoned him as an infant. And, as Stewart dug deeper, he became convinced his biological father was a notorious serial killer.The story of his search and his obsession has been adapted into the true-c
  
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• Robert Kirby: Wasting away again in Boredomville

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  On Feb. 1, 1970, almost exactly 50 years ago, my family arrived in Utah from California. Just after midnight, we exited Interstate 15 at 4500 South, and headed east to our new home in Holladay.It was a bigger house than we were accustomed to. Also more expensive. I was immediately suspicious. This time, the Old Man had purchased a house rather than rent one. Was it a clue to my future? Was he planning to make Zion our last stop?But nothing stops. You might think it does, but in reality we’
  
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• Pasifika First Fridays showcase Pacific Islander culture in Utah

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  Ancestors of Pacific Islanders sailed across the open waters of the Pacific on boats lashed together, navigating by the stars, the moon, the sun and cloud formations. They were scientists, artists and storytellers, but much of their history remains unknown off the islands — partly because there have been few spaces for their culture to be shared.A roving pop-up art festival seeks to change that for modern Pacific Islanders in Utah. Pasifika First Fridays is held the first Friday of every m
  
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• Letter: Who is discriminating here?

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  LDS apostle Russell M. Ballard tells BYU students to avoid discrimination. He said: “We consider every person divine.” Until some are treated not so divine anymore. The church itself practices discrimination constantly. LDS LGTBQ human beings who dare to fall in love with a person of the same sex are not allowed to go into the temple for their so-called eternal blessings. In the hereafter they will reside in a lower heaven.Hundreds of young LGTBQ people have committed suicide and man
  
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• Letter: Medical decisions regarding life and death should not be made by legislators

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  “Life at what price?” This question is asked daily in medical care. People with terminal illnesses, heart failure, progressive degenerative neurological disorders, among other conditions, make decisions to not go on, and medically trained professionals can assist the family in ending this life through hospice.Sometimes, it is the family that makes the decision not to sustain life, as is the case when the person at risk is a child. Who better at making such a difficult decision?So, I
  
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• Letter: LGBTQ students at BYU hurt their cause by flaunting their sexuality

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  Brigham Young University’s release of a letter clarifying its Feb. 19 update to its Honor Code appears more nuance than policy shift. Elder Paul Johnson, Commissioner of Church Education for the LDS Church, noted, “One change to the Honor Code language that has raised questions was the removal of a section on ‘Homosexual Behavior.’” He added: “Lasting joy comes when we live the spirit as well as the letter of God’s laws.”The uproar among LGBTQ stud
  
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• Letter: It’s too bad you can’t get pollution-reducing Tier 3 gas everywhere

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  Who is now selling the Tier 3 gasoline that will dramatically clean our air? Only Chevron, Exxon, Shell, Silver Eagle, Speedway and Texaco. To find your closest station, see the map at www.tier3gas.org. Our governor, legislators and half of our refineries worked and invested a lot to produce Tier 3 gas for better air.All other filling stations are selling unpredictable mixes of gasolines and sometimes no Tier 3 gas at all. But if any of them pledge to consistently sell Tier 3, consider buying ga
  
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• Letter: Biden has a special relationship with special interests

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  There is an old saying, “He who pays the fiddler calls the tune.”No doubt Joe Biden is a man of integrity and would make a fine president of the U.S. But Biden allegedly does not have the funds that Bernie Sanders possesses to run a nationwide campaign. Sanders’ money comes from thousands of small individual donors averaging less than $20 per person. So from where is Biden to get his money? Will it be from:1. The fossil fuel industry?2. The insurance industry?3. The pharmaceuti
  
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• Leland Pollock: Fixing this outdated law can save Utah

  06-03-2020 14:00
  
  It took more than a spark to start the Brian Head Fire.The 2017 blaze — which torched 71,000 acres of land, destroyed 13 homes and cost $34 million to fight — has been pinned on an area cabin owner. But just as much blame — if not more — should be leveled at an outdated federal law that regulates major public works.The National Environmental Policy Act, which took effect 50 years ago, forced the shutdown of a timber mill in the Dixie National Forest. The shutdown of that
  
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• [CBS Sports] - How to watch Celtics vs. Jazz: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday's NBA game - CBSSports.com

  06-03-2020 13:58 via sportspyder.com
  
  How to watch Celtics vs. Jazz basketball game
  
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• Trump set to sign $8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak

  06-03-2020 07:03
  
  Washington • President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments, and help state and local governments prepare for and respond to the threat.The Senate passed the measure Thursday to help tackle the outbreak in hopes of reassuring a fearful public and accelerating the government's response to the virus. Its rapid spread is th
  
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• Sam Merrill powers Utah State over New Mexico in the MWC Tournament quarterfinals

  06-03-2020 06:35
  
  Las Vegas • It might have been the fresh haircut, the bounce in his step or the slight grin on his face. Whatever it was, it was evident Sam Merrill was enjoying the spotlight of the Mountain West Conference tournament. Or maybe he was relishing the chance to avenge Utah State’s regular-season-ending loss to New Mexico last Friday. Or some combination of the two.By the end of the game, Merrill’s hair was mussed and his hop was gone, but the grin was still there, at least at the
  
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