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• Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says deal is close on school funding shift

  10-03-2020 23:57
  
  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that he’s optimistic consensus will be reached on a new model for education funding that includes a public vote in November.Representatives of the executive and legislative branches had been meeting with education stakeholders earlier in the day, Herbert said, and the governor teased a potential deal in the final days of the 2020 legislative session.“At least when I left, they were pretty darn close,” Herbert said. “I’m very optim
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Message From Our Founder

  10-03-2020 23:54
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/09/bagley-cartoon-playing/" target=_blank><u>Playing Through the Pandemic</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/06/bagley-cartoon-hope/"><u>Hope and Change</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2020/03/02/
  
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• A bill aims to quit locking up Utah defendants just because they can’t afford bail

  10-03-2020 23:49
  
  A Utah lawmaker is challenging the system that allows the wealthy to go free while poor Utahns who cannot afford bail remain in jail. HB206 has already passed the House and on Monday advanced through a committee on its way to the Senate floor for final action.Rep. Stephanie Pitcher, D-Salt Lake City, told members of the Senate Business and Labor Committee that currently monetary bail is the most widely used pretrial release tool. Judges set an amount based on a bail schedule — a chart that
  
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• Utah Lawmakers pass bill to cap insulin prices

  10-03-2020 23:45
  
  The Utah Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill that caps copayments for insulin and allows pharmacists to refill expired prescriptions on an emergency basis.The bill’s Senate sponsor, Spanish Fork Republican Sen. Deidre Henderson, said that high costs and lack of access to medications can lead individuals with diabetes to “ration” their insulin, or go without it altogether.“With this bill, no Utahn should ever have to leave a pharmacy without the insulin th
  
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• A Utah substitute bullied a boy for having gay dads. Now a bill would add training for temporary teachers.

  10-03-2020 23:34
  
  A bill that would require substitute teachers to be trained on appropriate classroom behavior has passed in the Senate — coming in response to an incident last year where a Utah substitute snapped at a fifth grade boy being adopted by two gay dads and told him that “homosexuality is a sin.”The measure, sponsored by Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, aims at preventing something like that from happening again, she said Monday. Her proposal would mandate that all substitutes h
  
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• MGM to temporarily close Vegas buffets as virus precaution

  10-03-2020 23:32
  
  Las Vegas • One of the largest resort operators in Las Vegas said Tuesday it is temporarily closing buffets at all of its Las Vegas Strip casino-resorts as a precaution amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.MGM Resorts International announced it will close the all-you-can-eat restaurants starting Sunday and re-evaluate the closure every week.Buffets, where diners pay a flat fee and often serve themselves at various food stands with unlimited portions, are a signature staple o
  
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• Jeff Saunders: Utah Legislature should not take money away from public education

  10-03-2020 23:30
  
  I am a teacher. This is my 16th year in public education. And I am worried. Public education is under attack by the Utah Legislature.The Legislature has been complaining for years about a structural imbalance of “surplus” income tax revenues they aren’t willing to spend to help our students and properly fund our schools. They have let almost a billion dollars build up for an education “rainy day” while our state is last in the nation in per-pupil spending.The Legisl
  
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• Sanders, Biden focus on Michigan amid voting in 6 key states

  10-03-2020 23:12
  
  Detroit • Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders looked for a win in Michigan on Tuesday to prove they have the backing of working-class voters in a critical Midwestern battleground state that helped put President Donald Trump in the White House.But whereas a victory would simply pad the lead of a suddenly confident Biden fresh off a Super Tuesday rout, a loss could hammer a Sanders campaign that is struggling to find big wins in the upcoming Democratic presidential
  
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• Pornography labeling bill in Utah sparks lawsuit warning

  10-03-2020 23:10
  
  Pornography in Utah would have to come with a warning label under a bill passed by the Legislature that has sparked concerns about a potential lawsuit.The proposal cleared its final hurdle Monday in the Legislature and now goes to Republican Gov. Gary Herbert for consideration. It would mandate a one-sentence warning label about potential harm to minors for online or print material deemed legally obscene. Producers who don’t include the warning could face a $2,500 penalty per violation.The
  
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• Utahns can seek coronavirus assessments via video visits

  10-03-2020 23:00
  
  Think you might have the coronavirus? Turn on your phone, download an app, open your mouth and say “aah” — and you’ll be on your way to finding out.Intermountain Healthcare is encouraging Utahns across the state to use its Telehealth and Connect Care services to help slow the spread of the disease by seeking help remotely.“With the COVID-19 situation, we are providing screening for anyone who has symptoms and is concerned about whether or not they should get tested,
  
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• [KSL] - Mike Conley has found his way with the Utah Jazz - Sports Illustrated

  10-03-2020 22:57 via sportspyder.com
  
  When the Utah Jazz acquired Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies they were hoping he’d be a difference maker, but Conley struggled in his new role early on.
  
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• The LDS effect: Utah’s Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide

  10-03-2020 22:55
  
  Utah’s three Boy Scout councils will merge into a single organization beginning April 2, officials announced Tuesday, as the fallout from the LDS Church’s sweeping exit continues to ripple through the storied youth group.The new Crossroads of the West Council will blend Scouts from the Great Salt Lake Council in Salt Lake City, the Trapper Trails Council in Ogden and the Utah National Parks Council in Orem, said new council President Russ Hunsaker.Each of those three councils at one
  
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• Utah spent $250K on a surveillance company instead of a lifesaving overdose drug

  10-03-2020 21:59
  
  The Utah Department of Health wanted some of the thousands of dollars the state was funneling into a private surveillance company to pay for naloxone, a livesaving drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.But the state instead opted to allocate some $250,000 via the state’s Department of Health to Banjo, which was building an unproven technology to fight the opioid crisis, Vice News first reported Tuesday.Anna Fondario, who manages the Violence & Injury Prevention Program a
  
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• Dan Johnson: Preparing young people for a life of civic purpose and character

  10-03-2020 21:32
  
  Few things contribute as much to one’s life — and to one’s personal character — as meaningful engagement with one’s community.Fostering civic engagement among young people is critical for the well-being of our neighborhoods, schools, cities, state, nation and world. It helps to strengthen youths’ character, enhance their connections to the common good and foster skills that will help them develop meaningful lives and 21st century career skills.As a state, we h
  
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• Utah spent $250K on a surveillance company instead of a life-saving overdose drug

  10-03-2020 21:16
  
  The Utah Department of Health wanted some of the thousands of dollars the state was funneling into a private surveillance company to pay for naloxone, a live-saving drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.But the state instead opted to allocate some $250,000 via the state’s Department of Health to Banjo, which was building an unproven technology to fight the opioid crisis, Vice News first reported Tuesday.Anna Fondario, who manages the Violence & Injury Prevention Program
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - After the way last season ended, the Utah Jazz learned getting the right playoff seed is tougher than it seems

  10-03-2020 20:51 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder remembers the final two days of last season well.
  
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• After the way last season ended, the Utah Jazz learned getting the right playoff seed is tougher than it seems

  10-03-2020 20:40
  
  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder remembers the final two days of last season well.In case you don’t, a reminder: All the Jazz needed to in order to play the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs rather than the Houston Rockets was one of the following things to happen in the last two days of the season: a Minnesota victory against Denver, a Sacramento victory against Portland, a Houston win against Oklahoma City, or a Los Angeles Lakers win against Portland.At one point or a
  
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• [NBA] - Tony Bradley's patience and hard work has the Utah Jazz center playing the best basketball of his young career

  10-03-2020 20:31 via sportspyder.com
  
  When Tony Bradley was in the eighth grade, his father took him to a basketball game a few hours away from their home in central Florida. The teenaged hoops junkie marveled as he watched Derrick
  
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• Coronavirus brings a new Congressional push for paid sick leave

  10-03-2020 19:56
  
  The United States is one of the only rich countries not requiring employers to give their workers paid time off when they’re sick. It has become an urgent issue for more Americans because of the coronavirus outbreak.Citing the crisis, Democrats in Congress are trying to pass a new version of a sick leave bill that has been stalled in Congress since 2004 — and expand it to add 14 days of immediately accessible paid sick leave in the case of a public health emergency.An economics study
  
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• BYU didn’t get what it wanted at the WCC basketball tournament, but it still might have gotten something of value

  10-03-2020 19:52
  
  Las Vegas • It wasn't what No. 14 BYU wanted, but it could be what was needed.On Monday, the second-seeded Cougars were eliminated from the West Coast Conference tournament by third-seeded Saint Mary’s in a 51-50 nailbiter. Of course, the ideal situation would have been to play in — and possibly win — the WCC championship game in order to secure the best-possible seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.After falling short, 51-50, to the Gaels, BYU coach Mark Pope said he had
  
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• Jack Davis: The church keeps flip-flopping and we keep suffering

  10-03-2020 19:28
  
  In the year since graduating from Brigham Young University, I’ve never felt as proud of my alma mater as I did three weeks ago. The school finally amended its Honor Code to permit same-sex relationships.This was the equality and acceptance that many of us had spent years dreaming of. Hundreds of LGBTQ students celebrated as they realized they could finally live an honest and open life.With one short statement, however, that exuberance came crashing down.In a letter released last week, The
  
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• Utah’s basketball high-water mark this season was at T-Mobile Arena. Now the Utes are making a return visit.

  10-03-2020 19:14
  
  Las Vegas • The University of Utah men’s basketball team can’t win away from the Huntsman Center.That narrative has hovered over the Utes for much of this season, but in fairness, it is based primarily in truth given they finished 0-9 in Pac-12 road games. The fact of that matter, though, is that Utah has won away from home, just not lately. Utah is 1-10 in true road games this season and 3-2 on a neutral floor.Furthermore, as eighth-seeded Utah prepares to face ninth-seeded Ore
  
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• Poll: Democrats nationally approve of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney. Republicans? No way.

  10-03-2020 18:29
  
  Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney’s approval rating nationally among Republicans has plunged while he’s soaring with Democrats, according to a new poll reflecting the impact of the Utah Republican’s vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power.Overall, Romney’s favorability remains at 39% nationally, the same as a year ago but largely because of a reversal of support between Republicans and Democrats, a Gallup survey finds.Most Democrats, 56%, approve of Romn
  
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• Boy Scout councils in Utah will merge in wake of LDS Church’s departure

  10-03-2020 18:20
  
  Utah’s three Boy Scout councils will merge into a single organization beginning April 2, officials announced Tuesday, as the fallout from the LDS Church’s exit continues to ripple through the storied youth group.The new Crossroads of the West Council will blend Scouts from the Great Salt Lake Council in Salt Lake City, the Trapper Trails Council in Ogden and the Utah National Parks Council in Orem, according to a news release.The new combined council will be headquartered in Ogden at
  
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• Statue of TV inventor Philo T. Farnsworth to get a new home at Utah Valley University

  10-03-2020 18:19
  
  When the statue of TV inventor Philo T. Farnsworth is booted from its place in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., later this year, it will be moved to a new home at Utah Valley University, a state committee announced Tuesday.The Utah Legislature voted in 2018 to replace Farnsworth’s likeness with a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon — the first female state senator in Utah and the nation — in the U.S. Capitol, where two figures of historic significance represent each state. The sta
  
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• Gordon Monson: The Utah Jazz still seem to be looking for an identity. Here’s one they can adopt.

  10-03-2020 18:15
  
  In the back and forth, the up and down, the left and right, the right and wrong, the push and pull, the yin and yang of the regular season, and there have been considerable amounts of all of that, the Utah Jazz, with 18 games to play, still seem to be in search of an identity. Something they can hang their hat on every night, whether winning five straight or losing a couple in a row. Whether the shots are falling or clanking off the iron. Whether somebody’s sitting on the bench with foul t
  
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• Coronavirus already causing Olympic chaos at qualifying events

  10-03-2020 18:04
  
  Düsseldorf, Germany • For many athletes and teams who have yet to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, the global virus outbreak is spoiling plans and ruining hopes.Qualifying events are being canceled or postponed almost daily, and time is running out for athletes to prove they meet the standard.Rowing was the latest sport to find itself in flux on Tuesday when it canceled two World Cups, the European Olympic and Paralympic qualifying regatta, and the final Paralympic qualifier. All were t
  
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• David Leonhardt: How the left can stop losing

  10-03-2020 18:00
  
  How did the political left squander the opportunity that was the 2020 primary campaign?The Trump presidency has created tremendous energy among progressives. More than half of Democratic voters now identify as liberal. Most favor “Medicare for All.” A growing number are unhappy with American capitalism.This year’s campaign offered the prospect of transformational change, with a Democratic nominee who was more liberal than any in more than a half-century. Instead, the nominee no
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Is DPOY still attainable for Rudy Gobert?

  10-03-2020 17:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has a chance to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year trophies this season, and become only the second player in ...
  
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• Brigham City explosion kills a man

  10-03-2020 17:24
  
  A man was killed in an explosion at a storage building in northern Utah just after 7 a.m. Tuesday.Brigham City Police confirmed the death in the explosion at Hypercomp Engineering at 156 S. 800 West; the company manufactures high-pressure tanks and structures made from carbon fiber.The victim’s name has not been released pending the notification of relatives, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation.This story will be updated.
  
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• Utah Jazz: Is DPOY still attainable for Rudy Gobert?

  10-03-2020 17:13
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has a chance to win three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year trophies this season, and become only the second player in NBA history to do so. This was supposed to be a year of firsts for Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz. It was supposed to be their first […]
  Utah Jazz: Is DPOY still attainable for Rudy Gobert? - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Deseret News] - Raptors coach Nick Nurse stopped by Jazz security before Monday night matchup

  10-03-2020 16:51 via sportspyder.com
  
  A Utah Jazz security guard almost unintentionally gave the team an advantage before Monday’s game.
  
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• Transition is a problem for Utah Jazz again, though this time on offense in 101-92 loss to Raptors at Vivint Arena

  10-03-2020 16:05
  
  With a minute left in the third quarter on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena, Mike Conley grabbed a long rebound off a missed Toronto 3-pointer and threw the ball ahead to a sprinting Jordan Clarkson, who appeared bound for a bucket that would have cut the deficit to four points.But with the long-armed Pascal Siakam trailing, Clarkson overthought it, hesitated, short-armed the layup, and saw the ball roll off the rim.With the Utah Jazz unable to generate many points in their halfcourt sets
  
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• Transition is a problem for Jazz again, though this time on offense in 101-92 loss to Raptors at Vivint Arena

  10-03-2020 15:50
  
  With a minute left in the third quarter on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena, Mike Conley grabbed a long rebound off a missed Toronto 3-pointer and threw the ball ahead to a sprinting Jordan Clarkson, who appeared bound for a bucket that would have cut the deficit to four points.But with the long-armed Pascal Siakam trailing, Clarkson overthought it, hesitated, short-armed the layup, and saw the ball roll off the rim.With Utah unable to generate many points in its halfcourt sets, and seemi
  
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• Salt Lake City to building developers: Go electric

  10-03-2020 15:18
  
  Editor’s note • This story was funded in part by a grant from Solutions Journalism Network to examine ways Utah businesses and individuals are working to reduce the state’s air pollution problem.Salt Lake City wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a renewable electricity supply in the next 10 to 20 years.In order to achieve the first goal and take advantage of clean electricity from the second, the city is encouraging developers to build without natural gas
  
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• Rich Lowry: Why the Democratic establishment still has juice

  10-03-2020 15:16
  
  The Democratic establishment managed the nearly impossible. In the course of less than two weeks, it cut off Bernie Sanders at the pass and revived Joe Biden.We don't live in an age of powerful political parties with commanding figures pulling the strings in backrooms (no smoking allowed). The presidential nominating process, in particular, is as open and democratic as it has ever been.This makes the coordinated action of the latest interval of the Democratic race even more astonishing. Center-l
  
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• Charles M. Blow: You can’t gaslight a virus

  10-03-2020 15:14
  
  In the Donald Trump era, Democrats and Republicans generally live with two completely different concepts of reality. Their views of Trump, his competence and character, could hardly be more different.The Pew Research Center last week released the results of a poll that found that an overwhelming majority of Republicans and independents who lean Republican viewed Trump as intelligent. After all, he describes himself as “a very stable genius.” Maybe they believe him. Maybe they see his
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from a battle with the champions

  10-03-2020 15:06 via sportspyder.com
  
  Coming off a five-game winning streak, the Utah Jazz came up short against the defending NBA Champions last night. Here are three takeaways from the close ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from a battle with the champions

  10-03-2020 15:00
  
  Coming off a five-game winning streak, the Utah Jazz came up short against the defending NBA Champions last night. Here are three takeaways from the close loss. The Utah Jazz had won five straight games going into last night. They were getting the Toronto Raptors on the second end of a back-to-back while missing key […]
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• Utah’s second coronavirus case reported Tuesday

  10-03-2020 14:54
  
  A Utah patient is in “serious, but stable, condition" with coronavirus — the state’s second case of the virus, health officials reported Tuesday.The patient is being treated at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden after, health officials say, he apparently contracted the virus while traveling.“Prior to becoming ill, the patient traveled extensively outside Utah and the U.S. and is believed to have been exposed to COVID-19 during those travels,” according to a statement by th
  
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• SLC to building developers: Go electric

  10-03-2020 14:16
  
  Editor’s note • This story was funded in part by a grant from Solutions Journalism Network to examine ways Utah businesses and individuals are working to reduce the state’s air pollution problem.Salt Lake City wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a renewable electricity supply in the next 10 to 20 years.In order to achieve the first goal and take advantage of clean electricity from the second, the city is encouraging developers to build without natural gas
  
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• Cattle could return to Escalante tributaries under new Grand Staircase monument plan

  10-03-2020 14:16
  
  Back in the 1990s, Utah rancher Dell LeFevre was riding his federal grazing allotment along the Escalante River when his horse tripped. Its leg fractured as it collapsed, and the rancher spent the next three hours pinned under the disabled animal until he rescued himself in a flash of inspiration.“It dawned on me when I was in the Army, an old mule guide told me if you pour water in a mule’s ear, they will move,” LeFevre said. He reached for a bottle of warm cola he had with hi
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Something still feels off for the Utah Jazz

  10-03-2020 14:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  Their in a good position in the standings, but what about on the court?
  
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• Two Utah bills could merge into one, making it easier to special-order wine and other liquor

  10-03-2020 13:15
  
  Can’t get the wine or bourbon you want at Utah’s liquor stores?One day soon, you might be able to order it through a state-run consumer-purchasing program being proposed in the Legislature.This idea is the latest iteration of SB103, which has undergone numerous revisions during the 2020 session, set to end this week.As of Monday, the measure’s second substitute was unanimously approved by the House Business and Labor Committee. The bill, which has already been approved by the S
  
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• BYU professor receives death threats after viral video on Honor Code changes

  10-03-2020 13:15
  
  Since a Brigham Young University professor went viral for saying during a class lecture that it would be “a blessing” to allow gay students to date at the conservative school, he and his family have been receiving death threats.Jim Brau, who teaches in BYU’s finance program, wrote in a letter to his students this month that he’s been targeted over his comments, particularly by “alt-right online groups.” And because of the threats to attack his wife and kids, h
  
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• Robert Kirby: What the coronavirus could take from me

  10-03-2020 13:00
  
  On Sunday, most of the people at church touched elbows instead of shaking hands. They laughed it off, of course, but it was certainly an acknowledgment that there might come a day when we should avoid physical contact with one another.It’s the coronavirus. I’m not sure how alarmed I should be about it. It’s probably more than I am, which is not at all.As I write this, 22 people have died from the virus in the U.S. Twice that number were killed by drunken drivers just last weeke
  
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• Letter: When did immorality become a ‘style’?

  10-03-2020 13:00
  
  I am becoming weary and increasingly angered by Republicans excusing Donald Trump’s outrageous behavior as president as just his “style.” Governor Herbert used this term this week, saying he will vote for Trump, although “sometimes we don’t like his style.” Please. It is not “style” to exhibit behavior that most parents would not allow in their children. It’s not “style” to lie. It’s not “style” to call people na
  
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• Letter: The U. should protest BYU’s homophobic policies

  10-03-2020 13:00
  
  I am a very proud Utah alum and am a strong supporter of Utah sports. We alums of the University of Utah all have a responsibility to protect our school’s legacy.In 1968, in protest of the LDS church’s racists policies, seven San Jose football players refused to play BYU in football. The San Jose State basketball team also boycotted BYU because of the LDS church’s racist policies. In 1969, students at the University of Wyoming demonstrated against BYU and the “Black 14&rd
  
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• Letter: BYU’s Honor Code was changed just for show

  10-03-2020 13:00
  
  To the National Dance Council of America: Do not be deceived. Brigham Young University is not a place where your freedom to dance lives. Many students at BYU were temporarily deceived. Now it is clear that the change to the “Honor Code” was made to ensure that BYU could continue to host the NDCA Championship competition. Brigham Young University is not a place where freedom or honor lives.To the students who felt safe to hold hands, dance and kiss the person of their choice, your joy
  
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• Letter: Ban using hand-held cellphones while driving

  10-03-2020 13:00
  
  George Chapman’s opinion column in the March 6 edition of The Tribune is a collection of illogical conclusions and rationalizations that seem to ignore the importance of safety as a basic priority when driving. Many states and the federal government have outlawed the use of hand-held communications devices for obvious safety reasons. A well-publicized recent study conducted by the University of Utah found that distracted driving is comparable to driving while legally intoxicated from a saf
  
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