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• Utah lawmakers ban knee-on-neck chokeholds

  18-06-2020 22:58
  
  The Utah Legislature on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal banning police from using knee-on-neck chokeholds, in what the bill’s sponsor called a “down payment” for communities that have long lived in fear.During a debate on the House floor, Rep. Sandra Hollins said it’s inhumane to kneel on a person’s neck to pin them to the ground, the tactic used by a white Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd. And prohibiting it, she said, serves as a
  
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• Here’s how to celebrate Juneteenth in Utah, in person and online

  18-06-2020 22:50
  
  Juneteenth will feature a flag-raising ceremony, march and block party on Friday in Salt Lake City and a car caravan on Saturday in Ogden, but other events will be online as the result of the coronavirus pandemic.The June 19th holiday — contracted to “Juneteenth” — marks the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free the slaves there, the last in the nation. In 2016, the Utah Legisla
  
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• Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

  18-06-2020 22:37
  
  Washington • Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps.Nathaniel Gleicher, the company's head of security policy, confirmed at a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday that the ads had been removed, saying Facebook does not permit symbols of hateful ideology "unless they're put up with con
  
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• Richard Longo: Leaders must prepare for ‘The Unforgiving Minute’

  18-06-2020 22:30
  
  There is a book that I recommend to junior Army leaders titled “The Unforgiving Minute,” by Craig Mullaney, a story about leadership in combat.Mullaney emphasizes that when the battle occurs, there is no longer any time to prepare. At that moment of crisis, everything he or she has done to prepare is put on display — either successfully or found wanting.All of the leader’s education, training, physical preparedness, establishment of trust, development of relationships, de
  
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• Donovan Mitchell expected to play in Orlando

  18-06-2020 21:59
  
  A week ago, there was some concern that All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell might be considering not joining his Utah Jazz teammates in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season. A few Instagram posts later, however, and there no longer seems to be any question that Mitchell is going to Disney World.
  
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• Ex-politician Paul Petersen pleads guilty to fraud in adoption scheme

  18-06-2020 21:54
  
  Phoenix • A former public official in Arizona accused of smuggling pregnant women from the Marshall Islands into at least three states — including Utah — pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud charges in his home state for submitting false applications to the Arizona’s Medicaid system for the mothers to receive state-funded health coverage.Paul Petersen, a Republican who served as Maricopa County’s assessor for six years until his resignation in January, faces a maximum of
  
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• Senior prep tennis players the latest to pursue unsanctioned state titles, but COVID-19 is threatening

  18-06-2020 21:45
  
  High school senior tennis players are gearing up for a tournament in July that would replace the championships canceled by the Utah High School Activities Association in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.But recent rising case numbers all across Utah have put the tournament in some jeopardy.“I definitely am concerned because I want this to be a great experience for these student-athletes that already had one thing canceled on them,” said Tim Smith, coach of the 3A Maeser Prep boys an
  
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• Another 495 COVID-19 cases in Utah, and three more deaths, state health experts report

  18-06-2020 21:45
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. Another 495 people in Utah have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and three more Utahns have died from the disease, the Utah Department of Health reported Thursday.It’s the second-largest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, and brings
  
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• Utah ‘Dreamers’ rejoice at Supreme Court DACA ruling, but they worry about the future

  18-06-2020 21:39
  
  Social media erupted with glee Thursday from Utah “Dreamers” — undocumented immigrants brought as children to America — when the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.“There was a lot of joy. It was definitely a sense of relief,” said Alonso Reyna Reivarola, who came from Pero as an 11-year-old and now is assistant director for the Office of Diversity and Multicultur
  
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• Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell expressed doubts about playing in the NBA’s Orlando bubble, but he’s preparing to play

  18-06-2020 21:22
  
  A week ago, there was some concern that All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell might be considering not joining his Utah Jazz teammates in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season.A few Instagram posts later, however, and there no longer seems to be any question that Mitchell is going to Disney World.The third-year guard’s Instagram account featured a picture of him and teammate Royce O’Neale sitting down in a room playing video games — while properly social distancing, of course.
  
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• Mary Kaye Huntsman Tests Positive for COVID-19

  18-06-2020 21:20
  
  Mary Kaye Huntsman, former Utah first lady, announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19 on her Instagram account just one week after Jon received his positive test.“The good news is that Jon is on the mends,” Mary Kaye said in her post. “The bad news, [sic] is this is a very very contagious virus. I have now tested positive. So worried now about the rest of our household.”Former Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is running for the governor’s seat once again, entered qu
  
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• Major beer spill slows traffic in Utah

  18-06-2020 21:11
  
  An alcohol-related accident partially shut down Interstate 84 in Weber County on Wednesday — although nobody was drinking.A semi carrying cases of Bud Light rolled over, dumping beer cans along the side of the highway. According to the Weber Fire District, Mountain Green’s Engine 131 arrived on the scene to find the truck on its side and hundreds of cases of beer on the shoulder.The driver was unhurt and managed to pull himself out of the truck before emergency crews arrived. Firefig
  
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• Michelle Flynn: Housing is health care. Housing ends homelessness.

  18-06-2020 21:10
  
  Our state and local governments, private supporters and service providers are currently faced with a seminal question: Considering the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and its immediate and long-term effects on Utah’s economy and budgeting system, is now the time to double down and invest more in homeless services and affordable housing?Over the past year, we embraced a major shift in homeless service strategies in our state’s capitol city and throughout Salt Lake County, where m
  
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• Knee-on-neck chokehold ban clears Utah House

  18-06-2020 21:04
  
  House lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal banning police from using knee-on-neck chokeholds, in what the bill’s sponsor called a “down payment” for communities that have long lived in fear.During a lengthy floor debate, Rep. Sandra Hollins said it’s inhumane to kneel on a person’s neck to pin them to the ground, the tactic used by a white Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd. And prohibiting it, she said, serves as a promise t
  
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• Utah announces new golf training facility, with help of $1 million gift from Sandy-based Layton Construction

  18-06-2020 20:56
  
  The University of Utah is getting ready to build another new athletics building, and it’s coming with a large financial gift attached.The athletic department on Thursday announced a $1 million gift from David Layton, President and CEO of Sandy-based Layton Construction, to help build a golf training facility on campus. The facility, expected to be completed in October 2020, will be named the David S. Layton Golf Academy.Ahead of Thursday’s announcement, Layton’s $1 million gift
  
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• DABC failed to monitor taxes, fees collected at Utah breweries, distilleries and wineries, audit shows

  18-06-2020 20:52
  
  The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has failed to adequately monitor the taxes and fees collected though on-site stores at breweries, distilleries and wineries, a state audit released Thursday shows.If the monitoring of these retail outlets — known as package agencies — does not improve, it could cause lost revenue to the state, according to the special financial audit for procedures performed during fiscal 2019.“We consider the existing monitoring procedures inad
  
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• Another 495 COVID-19 cases in Utah, state health experts report

  18-06-2020 20:46
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. Another 495 people in Utah have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the state’s epidemiologist said Thursday, as she continued to emphasize the public health message to wear a face mask.Dr. Angela Dunn, the state’s epidemiologist,
  
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• Three Utah golfers receive sponsor exemptions into the Utah Championship

  18-06-2020 19:51
  
  The Korn Ferry Tour’s Farmington stop next week will have a hometown aura, even with fans not yet being allowed into PGA Tour-sanctioned events.Utah natives Patrick Fishburn, Daniel Summerhays and Preston Summerhays (Daniel’s nephew) are among five golfers receiving sponsor exemptions into the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank at Oakridge Country Club, as announced Thursday. Sandy resident Mike Weir also is in the field for the June 25-28 tournament, with Golf Channel produci
  
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• Stadium of Fire’s creators plan a massive — and socially distanced — outdoor fireworks show for Utah County on July 4th

  18-06-2020 19:44
  
  The producers of Provo’s Stadium of Fire, which was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, have this advice for Utah Valley residents this Fourth of July: Keep watching the skies.America’s Freedom Festival, the nonprofit that puts on the annual concert and fireworks show at LaVell Edwards Stadium, announced Thursday its plans to mount a massive open-air fireworks show from three Utah County locations that will be visible for miles around.The three synchronized displa
  
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• Some Utah officials applaud Supreme Court decision to protect ‘Dreamers’

  18-06-2020 19:44
  
  Washington • Several Utah elected officials lauded the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn President Donald Trump’s effort to repeal a program aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children.The high court’s 5-4 ruling, penned by Chief Justice John Roberts, said the Trump administration did not follow the legal procedures to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program and didn’t properly consider how doing so
  
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• Utah football survey sent to season-ticket holders as Rice-Eccles Stadium experience could be altered

  18-06-2020 19:01
  
  As an on-time Sept. 3 start to the University of Utah’s football season against BYU looms, the athletic department is trying to decide the smartest, safest, most-logical way to host a game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.To that end, the athletic department on Wednesday afternoon sent a survey to Utes season-ticket holders in an effort to gauge ideas and concern pertaining to what is expected to be an altered game-day experience at the 45,807-seat venue amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The survey, obtain
  
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• Report: Ski industry lost $2 billion because of COVID-19 pandemic

  18-06-2020 19:00
  
  Aspen, Colo. • The U.S. ski industry has lost at least $2 billion last winter because of the economic collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a national trade association said.The Denver-based National Ski Areas Association announced Wednesday that skier visits fell 14% last season compared with the 2018-2019 season, The Aspen Times reported. There were about 51.1 million visits in the shortened season.A visit is considered the use of a lift ticket for any part of the day and is a stan
  
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• Documentaries about LGBTQ life in Utah among 19 films in Damn These Heels online film festival

  18-06-2020 18:56
  
  Though it may be screening movies virtually, this year’s Damn These Heels Queer Film Festival is digging into some real stories — including two documentaries of LGBTQ stories in Utah.The festival, in its 17th year, will happen online from July 10 to 19, showcasing 19 films from the United States, Chile, Mexico, Singapore, Brazil, Japan, Vietnam, Iceland, Israel, Australia and Portugal. The lineup was announced Wednesday by the Utah Film Center, the nonprofit that presents the festiva
  
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• Gordon Monson: The NBA has gone to extreme lengths to bring back the Utah Jazz and a lost season

  18-06-2020 18:42
  
  Well. That about covers it.When the NBA makes available to its players upon their return something called Oura smart rings, rings that if you wear them give indications about your body and its overall health, a benefit that many of us thought only existed in magical fairy tales, you know the league is doing all that it can to protect its players’ and coaches’ well-being.It wants basketball to be played again, badly.Having reviewed the information on the whole of it, on the surroundin
  
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• House speaker predicts colleagues might try to ‘score political points’ during session

  18-06-2020 18:36
  
  House Speaker Brad Wilson discouraged his colleagues from trying to “score political points” during this week’s special session, as lawmakers pass bills to help the state weather the pandemic.“Some of us are going to be looking, potentially — I hope not — to find opportunities to score political points through this process,” Wilson said as the House convened Thursday morning. “But in doing so, I believe, would be a betrayal of the trust that Utahns
  
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• Senate approves $2.8 billion plan to boost conservation, parks

  18-06-2020 18:31
  
  Washington • The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands, a measure supporters say would be the most significant conservation legislation enacted in nearly half a century.The 73-25 vote on Wednesday sends the Great American Outdoors Act to the House, where approval is expected. The bill would spend about $900 million a year — double current spending &m
  
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• Gordon Monson: The NBA has gone to extreme lengths to bring back the Jazz and a lost season

  18-06-2020 18:02
  
  Well. That about covers it.When the NBA makes available to its players upon their return something called Oura smart rings, rings that if you wear them give indications about your body and its overall health, a benefit that many of us thought only existed in magical fairy tales, you know the league is doing all that it can to protect its players’ and coaches’ well-being.It wants basketball to be played again, badly.Having reviewed the information on the whole of it, on the surroundin
  
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• Utah’s unemployment picture improved slightly, but claims are still running high

  18-06-2020 17:49
  
  Utah’s new unemployment claims hit their lowest level in 10 weeks but still remain nearly four times higher than usual.The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that 4,847 residents applied for jobless benefits last week, as the pandemic continues to take a toll a full three months after it first hit Utah.They were among 1.5 million Americans seeking unemployment the week ending June 13, the Labor Department said, only the third week in a row that number has fallen below 2 million.Wit
  
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• Despite campaign attacks over Utah’s COVID-19 response, poll shows voters are pleased

  18-06-2020 17:49
  
  A new poll suggests that Utah Republicans resoundingly support the way the state’s leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic so far, impressions that could bleed into their opinions about the governor’s race.The stakes are particularly high for Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who’s occupied a place at the forefront of the state’s crisis response even as he’s juggling his gubernatorial campaign. His performance in this high-profile role has been repeatedly targeted by his
  
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• Boyfriend of woman found dead in Ogden Canyon has been arrested, charged with murder

  18-06-2020 17:19
  
  Police have arrested and charged the boyfriend of a woman found dead in Ogden Canyon last month.Andy Dame Dennis, 37, is being held without bail at the Weber County Jail. He faces counts for murder, a first degree felony, as well as obstruction of justice and the desecration of a body.His arrest Wednesday came five weeks after the May 12 discovery of Lopine “Chynna” Toilolo’s body. Members of her family said Wednesday that, for them, it was a time spent desperately asking for h
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: High hopes for missionaries, a COVID-19 warning, and more scrutiny on race

  18-06-2020 17:07
  
  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.A ‘bright’ future
  (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and chairman of the Missionary Executive Council,
  
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• Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attempt to end DACA

  18-06-2020 16:57
  
  Washington • The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump's campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run in 2016 and immigration restrictions his administration has imposed since then.The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-o
  
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• The Conversation: Black religious leaders are front and center in protests — as they have been for hundreds of years

  18-06-2020 16:53
  
  When the Rev. Al Sharpton implored white America to “get your knee off our necks” at the memorial of George Floyd, his words were carried by news outlets across the globe. Meanwhile in the U.S., the Rev. William J. Barber II has been an ever-present voice in the protests, prompting some to place him as the successor to past civil rights greats.That people of the cloth are at the forefront of the current protests over police brutality should not be a surprise.From the earliest times o
  
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• Pleasant Grove liquor store closes after employee tests positive for coronavirus

  18-06-2020 16:39
  
  The state liquor and wine store in Pleasant Grove has been temporarily shut down after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said Thursday.The store, at 671 S. Pleasant Grove Blvd., will reopen after it has been professionally sanitized and disinfected, said DABC spokesman Terry Wood.There is no timetable for reopening, because health officials are still trying to determine what kind of contact the infected employee had with co
  
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• Supreme Court rules Trump cannot end DACA

  18-06-2020 16:20
  
  Washington • The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump's campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run in 2016 and immigration restrictions his administration has imposed since then.The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-o
  
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• Donovan Mitchell gives away 2 pairs of his signature shoe to every graduate from Connecticut school

  18-06-2020 16:19
  
  Donovan Mitchell shows off his D.O.N Issue #1 signature shoe. | Courtesy AdidasUtah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had a special surprise for graduates of Classical Studies Magnet Academy, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at its recent graduation ceremony.
  As the eighth graders of the Class of 2020, moving on to high school, came off of the stage at the drive-in graduation in a state Mitchell spent many of his formative years, they found a special gift waiting for them: Each graduate got two pa
  
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• Utah’s unemployment picture improves, but claims still running high

  18-06-2020 15:35
  
  Utah’s new unemployment claims have hit their lowest level in 10 weeks but still remain nearly four times higher than usual.The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that 4,847 residents of the Beehive State applied for jobless benefits last week, as the pandemic continues to take a toll a full three months after it first hit Utah.They were among 1.5 million Americans seeking unemployment the week ending June 13, the Labor Department said, the third week in a row that number has falle
  
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• With transit ridership way down, Utah lawmakers ask if face masks should be required

  18-06-2020 15:01
  
  As Utah’s COVID-19 restrictions eased, freeway traffic has returned to near normal levels but mass transit remains way down — still 63% below normal for Utah Transit Authority buses, 74% for TRAX light rail and 79% for FrontRunner commuter rail.So, Utah legislators asked why on Thursday — leading to a lively discussion about whether commuters feel transit is safe during the pandemic, if face masks should be required and how new embracing of telecommuting might change transporta
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Sean Reyes’ rapping was disappointing, and so is what he’s done as Utah attorney general

  18-06-2020 15:01
  
  “I’m an innovatin', devastatin', rhymin’ AG,Reppin’ 801, Utah, SLC, Don’t waste your time trying to battle mecuz I’ll knock you out. You’re Frazier? I’m Ali.Yes, Ali, aka Cassius Clay. You want to take my title? Best step away. Political pugilist, I don’t play.”That was the rap bomb Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes dropped on a crowd of COVID-deniers on their third attempt to thumb their nose at public health recommendations at a Cedar
  
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• Cinemark to reopen 11 of its Utah theaters on July 3; Regal will reopen Taylorsville location on July 10

  18-06-2020 15:00
  
  More than a dozen movie theaters in Utah will reopen in July, as two national chains announce plans for exhibiting films and bringing in audiences safely in the coronavirus pandemic.The Cinemark Theaters chain announced it will begin a trial run this Friday at some theaters in the Dallas area, near the company’s headquarters in Plano, Texas. The chain will follow with a rollout of openings nationwide in July.Eleven of Cinemark’s 15 Utah locations are set to open on July 3, according
  
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• A Utah facility for ‘troubled teens’ won’t be disciplined after a girl from Bermuda died

  18-06-2020 15:00
  
  Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.A Utah youth residential treatment center will not be disciplined by state regulators after a teen girl from Bermuda died by suicide there last November.West Ridge Academy was under investigation with the state’s licensing agency for about four months before the Department of Human Services’ Office o
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: My college kid is back home and we’re constantly butting heads

  18-06-2020 14:59
  
  Dear Ann Cannon • My 21-year-old college kid has had to move home because of the pandemic. We have previously had a great relationship. When she is away at school she calls me often, seeks my advice and tells me her woes. I don’t have any rules for her really. I totally realize she is an adult and has been living on her own.But, every time I ask her to do something or give her a suggestion, she accuses me of being controlling. For example, she thinks I am being overly critical when I
  
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• Letter: UTA ridership won’t come back without a mask requirement

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  I recently listened to several minutes of the Utah Legislature’s interim session while a Utah Transit Authority employee talked about UTA’s efforts to raise bus and train ridership in Salt Lake County after a decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.They listed many ideas to help riders think they will be safe while riding the bus again — plexiglass for the driver, boarding from the back, sanitizing the buses daily, etc. However, there is only one thing UTA needs to do to make peop
  
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• Letter: Republican governor candidates don’t speak for all Utahns

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  To the men running to be the next Republican governor: No, Utahns are not all from pioneer stock. No, Utahns are not currently in support of Trump. No, the outcome of the last presidential election did not reflect the will of the people. No, you can not lament “career politicians” while choosing one as your running mate. No, you can not take credit for successful pandemic policies when our numbers of infections keep rising. To all of you, stop insulting our intelligence.Laura Grzymko
  
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• Letter: Refugees in Utah deserve our support

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  Despite once being a very hot topic in the dawn of the Syrian refugee crisis, the needs of the 60,000 refugees living in Utah have been widely ignored and overshadowed by recent events. However, with June 20 being World Refugee Day, I would argue that the national dialogue about race makes the plight of refugees even more relevant, considering that they encounter challenges due to ethnic and cultural differences as they resettle in Utah.Refugees struggle to find employment, learn English, naviga
  
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• Letter: Don’t throw away your vote

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  In the 2016 presidential election, many Republicans in Utah could not force themselves to vote for a Democrat, so they voted for third-party candidate Evan McMullin. Mitt Romney actually cast his vote for his wife, Ann. I read that Romney is pondering whether to write-in Ann once again in 2020.I personally know many good people who voted for McMullin in 2016. How counterproductive! Is it not apparent that the outcome of such protest votes against Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, were actually votes
  
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• Letter: Defunding the police is not the answer

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  The “defund the police” movement is another example of our society’s pendulum swinging reaction to social unrest.Is racism, prejudice and white privilege prevalent in America? Yes! But defunding a safety net system that supports our democratic structure is the opposite of what needs to be done.Allocating additional resources to further training, education, cultural competency and a continuing effort to hire a racially and ethnically diverse staff is a far better solution than d
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Basketball would distract us from the serious issues we face. And that would be great!

  18-06-2020 14:00
  Dear Dwight Howard:So I hear you're not sure you want to come back and play basketball. Your team (also my team), the Los Angeles Lakers, was considered a championship contender before the season was abruptly halted by the coronavirus pandemic. Now comes word the NBA plans to resume a modified schedule on a closed campus at Walt Disney World.But in a written statement last week to CNN, you questioned whether now is the time to be thinking about hoops. “Basketball, or entertainment period,
  
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• Kevin Costner’s ‘Yellowstone’ may leave Utah due to budget shortage in tax incentives for films

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  The third season of the Kevin Costner TV series “Yellowstone” starts running Sunday on the Paramount Network. It may be the last produced largely in Utah.The show’s producers have informed the owners of Utah Film Studios in Park City that they won’t be returning for Season 4 because, they believe, Utah’s limited tax incentive program will not provide them with the same rebates they received in Seasons 1-3. And producers confirmed reports that the show is planning to
  
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• Climbers balk as feds seek to shut down roped activity in two popular canyons near Moab

  18-06-2020 14:00
  
  In Hell Roaring Canyon outside Moab stands The Witch and The Warlock, a pair of sandstone towers that entered climbing yore in the mid-1980s after southern Utah climber Ron Olevsky scaled them for the first time.Fast forward 35 years and these remote formations’ fame is getting amplified through the help of drones, YouTube and a new generation of thrill-seekers who rigged slacklines and a “space net” between the towers and canyon rim and posted video of their exploits.Now the B
  
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