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• Tax credits available to repair historic buildings damaged in Utah earthquake

  09-04-2020 23:45
  
  Owners of historic buildings damaged in Utah’s March 18 earthquake could be eligible for rehabilitation tax credits administered by the state Historic Preservation Office.“Eligible projects might include repairing and bracing historic chimneys, repairing cracked plaster, stucco, or brickwork, or even restoring broken windows,” said Amber Anderson, who manages the state and federal historic tax credit programs.At least 150 historic buildings in Salt Lake City and Magna were dama
  
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• Most Republican candidates for Utah governor oppose a statewide stay-at-home order

  09-04-2020 23:43
  
  Most Republicans in the race for Utah governor say they support Gov. Gary Herbert’s decision not to issue a stay-at-home mandate to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But they’re worried the state hasn’t done enough to revitalize the economy and get people back to work once it’s run its course.The Beehive State is one of just eight holdouts nationwide that has so far resisted a statewide order, even as the United States’ top infectious disease specialist has said r
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Positive Utah cases rise to nearly 2,000; food trucks to serve commercial truckers at rest stops

  09-04-2020 23:33
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----3:40 p.m.: Food trucks will serve commercial truckers at Utah rest sto
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Positive Utah cases rise to nearly 2,000; U. library seeking personal stories, photos to document the crisis

  09-04-2020 22:52
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----2:50 p.m.: U. library wants your stories, photos during the crisisThos
  
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• [Deseret News] - Joe Johnson’s playoff game-winner, Paul Millsap’s ‘Miracle in Miami’ among more Utah Jazz games to be replayed

  09-04-2020 22:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — If you have AT&T SportsNet, you’ll now be able to watch a selection of classic Utah Jazz games through mid-May. The Jazz on Thursday announced the addition of 12 more games to...
  
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• Joe Johnson’s playoff game-winner, Paul Millsap’s ‘Miracle in Miami’ among more Utah Jazz games to be replayed

  09-04-2020 22:31
  
  Utah Jazz forward Joe Johnson (6) celebrates after hitting the game-winning basket over the LA Clippers during the first round of the NBA playoffs in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 15, 2017. The Jazz won 97-95. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — If you have AT&T SportsNet, you’ll now be able to watch a selection of classic Utah Jazz games through mid-May.
  The Jazz on Thursday announced the addition of 12 more games to their “Playback” schedule as the c
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Justin Zanik staying with the organization… for now

  09-04-2020 22:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik didn't get the job he interviewed for with the Chicago Bulls a couple days ago. For now, he remains in the Jazz fron...
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Positive Utah cases rise to nearly 2,000; Gov. Gary Herbert urges sports, arts fans to buy tickets for later this year

  09-04-2020 22:03
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----1:55 p.m.: Buy your season tickets to sports teams, the arts, Herbert
  
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• Wesley J. McDougal: Stay at home and you could save someone’s life

  09-04-2020 22:00
  
  It is admirable to see so many make sacrifices to stay home and practice social distancing. It’s not easy, and there have been a lot of postponed plans. I’m confident that, once the immediate danger has passed, we will reinstate vacations, backyard barbecues, sporting events and social gatherings.All around us we are starting to see the casualties of people who have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease. We are also starting to see job losses and economic hardships suffered by many frien
  
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• Utah Jazz: Justin Zanik staying with the organization… for now

  09-04-2020 21:46
  
  Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik didn’t get the job he interviewed for with the Chicago Bulls a couple days ago. For now, he remains in the Jazz front office. This week has been pretty boring for those who like to closely follow the Utah Jazz. Donovan Mitchell got knocked out of the NBA players’ […]
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• UTA’s ‘microtransit’ experiment working well, offers flexibility during COVID-19 outbreak

  09-04-2020 21:30
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Until COVID-19 hit, an ongoing experiment with “microtransit” — a hybrid between ride-hailing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, and traditional buses and transit — was exceeding the expectations of the Utah
  
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• [NBA] - AT&T SportsNet to Continue ‘Jazz Playback’

  09-04-2020 21:14 via sportspyder.com
  
  The Utah Jazz in association with AT&T SportsNet announced today that the feature ‘Jazz Playback’ has added 12 contests to its broadcast schedule, allowing Jazz fans to re-live even more memorable
  
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• [NBA] - Mike Conley, Chris Paul, Tamika Catchings and other stars will face off in HORSE competition on ESPN

  09-04-2020 21:13 via sportspyder.com
  
  Mike Conley can score at all three levels. He can use either hand. But can he knock down a shot, eyes closed, over the backboard, nothin’ but net?We’re about to find out.The Utah Jazz point guard is
  
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• Checkpoints, curfews, airlifts: Coronavirus rips through Navajo Nation

  09-04-2020 21:13
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • When Chad Yazzie joined the Navajo Police Department just a few months ago, he expected to issue speeding tickets or break up the occasional fistfight.But the coronavirus is now tearing across the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation’s casualty count is eclipsing that of states with much larger populations, placing the rookie cop on the front lines.“My job is to tell our people to take this virus seriously or face the consequenc
  
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• Most Republican candidates for Utah governor oppose a statewide stay-home order amid coronavirus pandemic

  09-04-2020 20:57
  
  Most Republicans in the race for Utah governor say they support Gov. Gary Herbert’s decision not to issue a stay-at-home mandate to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But they’re worried the state hasn’t done enough to revitalize the economy and get people back to work once it’s run its course.The Beehive State is one of just eight holdouts nationwide that has so far resisted a statewide order, even as the United States’ top infectious disease specialist has said r
  
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• As Utah, BYU and USU football season ticket deadlines near, COVID-19 has complicated things for teams and fans

  09-04-2020 20:53
  
  Mere days after the COVID-19 pandemic indefinitely suspended the NBA, cancelled the NCAA Tournament, and brought an immediate halt to all sporting events in between, the University of Utah athletic department had to make a football-related decision. Recognizing the enormity of the situation, with jobs potentially being furloughed or lost, and finances potentially in flux, Utah sent an email to season-ticket holders on March 16. That email, obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, was, in part, to let
  
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• Salt Lake County sees its first coronavirus case in a homeless resource center

  09-04-2020 20:27
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced Thursday the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a homeless resource center.A man over the age of 60 tested positive Wednesday evening, Wilson said during a weekly virtual news conferen
  
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• Jamie Belnap: Stop praying for a miracle. Be the miracle.

  09-04-2020 20:21
  
  We’ve all heard the story. You know the one. A man is stranded inside his home during a massive flood, so he prays to God for help.Moments later, a truck rolls up and the driver tells the man to hop in.“No thanks!” the man yells, “I’ve been praying. God will save me!”Before long, the flood reaches the second floor of the house, and a man in a boat rows by. Through a window, he offers to row the stranded man to safety. Again, the man refuses. The floodwaters co
  
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• Coronavirus shutdown presents challenges for teams, sponsors

  09-04-2020 20:13
  
  Chicago • There are no sponsored power plays at the moment.No doughnut races in the fourth quarter.No calls to the bullpen presented by phone companies.Amid the coronavirus shutdown, sports business executives are having tough conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon. Everyone involved knows the relative insignificance of the talks in the greater scheme of things, but billions of dollars are in play, and the results could have far-reachi
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will take part in NBA’s online HORSE contest

  09-04-2020 20:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  The NBA was the first major sports league to postpone its season due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was also the first league to come up with a way to give fans something watch in the meantime with its upcoming HORSE challenge that will include...
  
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• Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will take part in NBA’s online HORSE contest

  09-04-2020 19:59
  
  The NBA was the first major sports league to postpone its season due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was also the first league to come up with a way to give fans something watch in the meantime with its upcoming HORSE challenge that will include some current and former players from the NBA and WNBA. One such player is Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley. He will join the group of current players that also features Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and Zach La
  
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• Pope Francis creates new expert commission to study female deacons

  09-04-2020 19:43
  
  Rome • The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved for men.The 10-member commission, the second of Francis’ pontificate to study the fraught issue, includes equal numbers of men and women representing the United States and six European countries.Deacons are ordained ministers who perform many of the same functions as priests. They preside at wedd
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Salt Lake County extends its stay-at-home order

  09-04-2020 19:39
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----11:35 a.m.: Salt Lake County extends its stay-at-home orderSalt Lake C
  
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• Dreaded uptick worldwide of spiritual leaders who have died from COVID-19

  09-04-2020 19:31
  
  The Louisiana pastor who preached courage from his deathbed. The nun who always insisted that her order “get down to brass tacks,” and help people. The rabbi who made sure his students did not lack clothes or books.Even as parishioners, followers and the faithful seek solace and strength from religious leaders in a time of pandemic, the list of those who have died includes more and more clergywomen and men.As of April 6, Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conferenc
  
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• Salt Lake County announces first coronavirus case in a homeless resource center

  09-04-2020 19:23
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson announced Thursday the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a homeless resource center.A man over the age of 60 tested positive Wednesday evening, she said during a weekly news conference. The man
  
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• Most of Utah’s Republican candidates for governor oppose a statewide stay-home order

  09-04-2020 19:04
  
  Most Republicans in the race for Utah governor say they support Gov. Gary Herbert’s decision not to issue a stay-at-home mandate to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But they’re worried the state hasn’t done enough to revitalize the economy and get people back to work once it’s run its course.The Beehive State is one of just eight holdouts nationwide that has so far resisted a statewide order, even as the United States’ top infectious disease specialist has said r
  
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• Magna tap water under a boil order — because of a dead raccoon

  09-04-2020 19:02
  
  Residents of Magna will have to boil their tap water for the next 24 to 48 hours, after a dead raccoon was found in a municipal water tank.Residents of the town west of Salt Lake City are being told by the Magna Water District not to drink directly from the tap, and to boil tap water before drinking it.The raccoon was found Wednesday by divers inspecting one of Magna’s eight water tanks, Terry Pollock, the water district’s general manager, said Thursday.The tank, which holds 500,000
  
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• [Deseret News] - Mike Conley to participate in first-ever NBA HORSE Challenge

  09-04-2020 18:56 via sportspyder.com
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell may have been eliminated from ESPN’s NBA 2K tournament, but he’s got a teammate who will be filling the void in the TV network’s next event as it tries to find...
  
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• CDC releases early demographic snapshot of worst coronavirus cases

  09-04-2020 18:38
  
  On March 1, there were 88 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States. By month’s end, there were more than 170,000.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has compiled data on people who were hospitalized from the virus during that month to get a clearer demographic picture of infected patients who have required the most serious medical care.Approximately 90% of the 1,482 hospitalized patients included in the study released Wednesday had one or more underlying medical c
  
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• Mike Conley to participate in first-ever NBA HORSE Challenge

  09-04-2020 18:29
  
  Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) celebrates the Jazz’s win against Washington at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsUtah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell may have been eliminated from ESPN’s NBA 2K tournament, but he’s got a teammate who will be filling the void in the TV network’s next event as it tries to find programming during the coronavirus pandemic.
  On Thursday, it was announced that Mike Conley will be one of eight play
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - What are the Utah Jazz players doing in quarantine?

  09-04-2020 18:16 via sportspyder.com
  
  Between making TikTok videos and camping at the fridge, Jazz players have been participating in a variety of activites.
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Utah Food Bank saw a huge spike in people needing assistance

  09-04-2020 18:09
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----10 a.m.: Utah Food Bank helped almost twice as many people in MarchMor
  
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• Checkpoints, curfews, airlifts: Virus rips through Navajo Nation

  09-04-2020 18:04
  
  Window Rock, Ariz. • When Chad Yazzie joined the Navajo Police Department just a few months ago, he expected to issue speeding tickets or break up the occasional fistfight.But the coronavirus is now tearing across the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation’s casualty count is eclipsing that of states with much larger populations, placing the rookie cop on the front lines.“My job is to tell our people to take this virus seriously or face the consequenc
  
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• Utah has its worst unemployment report ever as the coronavirus-caused economic crisis spreads

  09-04-2020 17:55
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Unemployment claims in Utah have jumped higher for a fourth straight week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a record 33,076 state residents seeking jobless benefits. The previous week, some 28,560 Utahns filed, which itself was a
  
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• [KSL] - Patrick Kinahan: Sports matter now more than ever | KSL.com

  09-04-2020 17:14 via sportspyder.com
  
  The absence of sports for nearly one month has created a huge void. Rotating movies and television shows or playing board games are not adequate replacements every night.
  
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• Half of Utah’s nursing homes in contact with state have had a COVID-19 case and families don’t have to be notified

  09-04-2020 16:47
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Forty-four of 80 nursing homes and residential care centers the state has had contact with during the coronavirus pandemic have reported that at least one staffer or resident has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Utah
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Shipments sent to Navajos, Angel Moroni vs. the Christus, conference revisited

  09-04-2020 16:44
  
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want this free newsletter in your inbox? Subscribe here.Helping Navajos
  (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  Volunteer Earl Tulley, right, assists with a food delivery on the eastern portion of the Navajo Reservation, Monday, April 6, 2020.The
  
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• Hiker dies after fall in Big Cottonwood Canyon

  09-04-2020 16:33
  
  A man hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon died Wednesday after he fell about 15 feet.According to Unified Police, the 29-year-old Utah man suffered head injuries and possible broken ribs when he fell in the area above Storm Mountain. Authorities were notified of the fall about 3:15 p.m., and search and rescue crews responded. They called in a helicopter to airlift the victim off the mountain, but he died on the way to the hospital.The victim’s name has not been released, pending notification o
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: 5 best memories in the City Edition uniforms

  09-04-2020 16:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  This season, whether it continues or not, is the last year in which the Utah Jazz will wear their first ever City Edition uniforms. Plenty of memories have...
  
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• Salt Lake City warns trespassers to stay out of ‘Hobbitville’

  09-04-2020 16:19
  
  Yes, Salt Lake City is buying Allen Park, often known as “Hobbitville.” But, no, the purchase is not yet complete — so stay out or you could be cited for trespassing.That’s the word from Salt Lake City Public Lands, which tweeted out the warning for the 7-acre site along Emigration Creek near Westminster College on 1300 East.👋 Salt Lakers!As the Allen Park is still under contract for purchase, please refrain from entering the park. We are so excited for this cultu
  
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• Utah Jazz: 5 best memories in the City Edition uniforms

  09-04-2020 16:00
  
  This season, whether it continues or not, is the last year in which the Utah Jazz will wear their first ever City Edition uniforms. Plenty of memories have been gathered in the jerseys, but here are the five best. When the Utah Jazz revealed their City Edition uniforms back in late 2017, I don’t think […]
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• Countries start thinking about easing up on coronavirus restrictions

  09-04-2020 15:43
  
  New York • Even as coronavirus deaths mount across Europe and New York, the U.S. and other countries are starting to contemplate an exit strategy and thinking about a staggered and carefully calibrated easing of restrictions designed to curb the scourge.“To end the confinement, we’re not going to go from black to white; we’re going to go from black to gray,” top French epidemiologist Jean-François Delfraissy said in a radio interview.Deaths, hospitalizations a
  
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• Study shows air pollution makes COVID-19 even more dangerous and deadly, Utah activists warn

  09-04-2020 15:12
  
  New research links heightened coronavirus mortality rates with exposure to air pollution, and that could have important health implications for those living on the Wasatch Front.The study, released this week by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that even a small increase in long-term exposure to fine particulate pollution, or PM2.5, could lead to a large increase in the rate of mortality in those who contract COVID-19.For years, Salt Lake County residents have b
  
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• Letter: Theological irony in new LDS symbol

  09-04-2020 15:11
  
  I enjoy the theological irony of using Lutheran iconography as the new symbol for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The Christus statue was created by Icelander Bertel Thorvaldsen and the original resides in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. The biblical precedent is Martin Luther's teaching of sola gratia, salvation by grace and grace alone.Brian Triptow, St GeorgeSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Show some respect for journalism

  09-04-2020 15:10
  
  I subscribe to and read The Salt Lake Tribune daily. For three straight days, in the middle of possibly the greatest threat to public health in a century, there has been a front-page article about church issues. You have more important work to do.Also, why am I paying you to promote the LDS Church? As you may have noticed, the LDS Church is rather good at promoting their institution and related businesses. Insofar as they don’t infringe on the common good, leave them to it.Please be the se
  
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• Letter: Alternate uses for my tithing

  09-04-2020 15:09
  
  Moving into a new area in St. George, I was taken back by the sheer number of spanking new The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meeting houses. Even in new developments, not even finished, you see a new meeting house.Before anyone gets up in arms, I am a tithe-paying member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In my Sunday Sacrament Meeting, the chapel is just over half full. Even if the chapels were 100% full, Sunday meetings take only two hours per ward per Sunday, an
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: My coworker and I share a doctor. They discuss my health and I’m not OK with that.

  09-04-2020 15:09
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • A coworker recently switched doctors and now she goes to mine. She has been going to this doctor nearly every other day since this whole COVID-19 started because she’s afraid of catching it.At one of her appointments she told me she talked to my doctor about me. She said she was concerned that because of my age that I might be immune-compromised and that I will get the virus and spread it to her. She told me she told the doctor who I am and the doctor then proceeded
  
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• Letter: Time to send this imbecile packing

  09-04-2020 15:08
  
  Yes, we are facing the worst crisis in a century. And we have a self-promoting, self-absorbed boob who thinks that this crisis is his ticket back into the White House.If that happens, what does it say to a society that expects its leaders to defend and protect us from enemies both foreign and domestic.If this is not an enemy of pandemic proportions, then I don't know what this would be called. Yet we have an imbecile running the country, like he ran his six defunct bankrupt companies.If this is
  
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• Live coronavirus updates for Thursday, April 9: Utah has its worst unemployment report yet

  09-04-2020 15:03
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.It’s Thursday, April 9. We’ll provide the latest coronavirus updates involving Utah throughout the day.[Read complete coronavirus coverage here.]----7 a.m.: Another 33,000 Utahns have filed for unemploymentUnemployment
  
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• Half of Utah’s nursing homes have had a COVID-19 case and families don’t have to be notified

  09-04-2020 15:00
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber.Forty-four of 80 nursing homes and residential care centers in the state have reported that at least one staffer or resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Utah Department of Health.Only three of those fa
  
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