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• A virus test that is fit for athletes: A spit tube

  13-07-2020 23:34
  
  In early March, as the coronavirus was spreading across the United States and testing capacity was already a problem, Bill Phillips had an idea.Phillips is the chief operating officer of a medical device company, Spectrum Solutions, that provides saliva test kits for companies like Ancestry.com. He wondered if Spectrum’s kits — which require customers to spit in a tube and ship their samples through the mail — could work with detecting this new virus.“I just threw it out
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Game Name Change

  13-07-2020 23:21
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Heard ImmunityHelp WantedSchooled by COVIDMonkey BusinessFreedumb FourthPlaying Dice With DeathPalling Around With PutinUtah Goes ViralThe BaseCriminal AccompliceWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Mark A. Wheatley and Josie Valdez: Improved higher education equals more opportunity

  13-07-2020 23:00
  
  Now is the time for change. Now is the time to look at systemic and institutional racism which may exist in various institutions and take positive steps for change. Access to education, especially higher education, is one of the keys to systemically change our society and work towards a path to equityRecent events in our nation have once again ignited conversations around equity, or the lack thereof, in our society. The list of things needed to right many of the wrongs which have become ingraine
  
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• Jon Huntsman says he won’t run as write-in candidate after GOP primary loss

  13-07-2020 22:17
  
  Jon Huntsman says he will not be running a write-in campaign for governor, even with an independent group of staunch supporters striving to keep him in contention following his narrow primary loss.“While we appreciate the continued enthusiasm from supporters throughout the state, especially after a very tight race, we won’t be pursuing any efforts for a write-in campaign,” the former Utah governor said in a prepared statement Monday.His comment comes in response to rumors that
  
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• COVID-19 claims another young Utahn, and hospitalizations for the virus remain high Monday

  13-07-2020 21:44
  
  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. The death of another younger adult from COVID-19 in Utah was reported on Monday, bringing the state’s death toll to 216.The woman who died was between the ages of 25 and 44 and lived in a long-term care facility in Weber County, a
  
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• Federal inmates sue Weber County over the coronavirus outbreak in the jail

  13-07-2020 21:05
  
  Six federal inmates who are at the Weber County jail are suing county and federal officials, asking that a judge order the release more inmates and take further steps to help stop the coronavirus from continuing to spread within the facility.As of last Friday, 114 people who are incarcerated at the jail have tested positive for COVID-19.Taylor Hobbs is one of those who has the virus, according to the class action lawsuit filed Friday. He is a federal inmate who had felt sick for two weeks, but c
  
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• Heather Dove: Washington County doesn’t need Lake Powell Pipeline water

  13-07-2020 21:00
  
  In March, the Kane County Water District (KCWD) withdrew from the Lake Powell Pipeline (LPP) because it could not provide data to the Bureau of Reclamation demonstrating a need for additional water — this despite the fact that for decades, KCWD’s general manager, Mike Noel, has ardently insisted the additional water was essential to Kane County’s survival.Very disturbing also is the fact that KCWD, the Division of Water Resources and the Washington County Water District (WCWD),
  
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• Utahns can pick up free masks at grocery stores, thanks to state program

  13-07-2020 20:57
  
  Besides picking up milk, bread and toilet paper at the grocery store, Utahns also can get a free mask.Stores across the state now have more than 140,000 of free face coverings to distribute to residents as part of “A Mask for Every Utahn” initiative, officials announced Monday.Masks are available at more than 225 grocery stores and pharmacies, hardware stores, convenience stores and other retail outlets, officials from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development said in a new
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill to discuss protests and police reform

  13-07-2020 20:53
  
  For weeks, demonstrators have taken to Utah streets to protest police violence. On the next episode of “Trib Talk,” Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill will join reporters Paighten Harkins and Jessica Miller to discuss reform efforts.You can watch the conversation live on our Facebook page at noon on Tuesday, July 14.What do you want to see on the next episode? Email your thoughts and questions to [email protected], or use #TribTalk on Twitter.“Trib Talk” is pro
  
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• Utes’ QB Jason Shelley transfers to Utah State, is immediately eligible

  13-07-2020 20:52
  
  Jason Shelley, once considered a contender to be the University of Utah’s starting quarterback, now is the heir apparent to Jordan Love at Utah State.The Aggies announced Monday that Shelley will join the USU program this fall as a junior and is immediately eligible. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound player out of Frisco, Texas, is the grandson of Phillip Shelley, who played safety for the Aggies in the early 1970s. Jason Shelley will likely enter as the frontrunner in what had been a four-man comp
  
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• Dangerous algal bloom turns up in Zion National Park after dog dies in North Fork of the Virgin River

  13-07-2020 20:00
  
  Health officials are warning people not to swim or let their animals play in the North Fork of the Virgin River in Zion National Park after a dog died from toxins formed by an algal bloom.The dog died July 4, an hour after swimming in the North Fork of the Virgin River. According to a report from the park, the dog was playing in the river and “snapping” at algae growing on the rocks.Before dying, the report said, the dog could not walk, was in pain, and was having seizures — al
  
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• What’s missing in the effort to stop maternal deaths

  13-07-2020 18:25
  
  According to the best data available, as summarized in a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States could prevent two-thirds of maternal deaths during or within a year of pregnancy.Policies and practices to do so are well understood; we just haven’t employed them.A first step is measuring maternal death rates, which is harder than you might think. The death needs to be directly related to the pregnancy or management of it, and confirming this requires caref
  
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• Watch Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley flash a smile and some fancy moves at NBA restart practice

  13-07-2020 17:16
  
  Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) smiles before a postgame interview after scoring 29 points as the Utah Jazz defeat the LA Clippers 110-96 in an NBA basketball game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — The normally jovial Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley had a big smile on his face and a spring in his step during a recent practice in Orlando as the NBA prepares to restart its 2019-20 season.
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• DMV’s Draper Office closed after employee tests positive for coronavirus

  13-07-2020 16:34
  
  The DMV office in Draper is closed until further notice because an employee there tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.According to the Division of Motor Vehicles, the office will be cleaned and sterilized and employees will be tested for coronavirus before the location at 14555 S. Minuteman Drive is reopened.“This is frustrating for customers and employees, but unavoidable given the situation,” said DMV director Monte Roberts in a statement.All appointments scheduled at the
  
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• Utes coach Larry Krystkowiak gives his players a few more weeks to return to campus

  13-07-2020 16:15
  
  Larry Krystkowiak doesn’t appear to be in any rush to get his team back to the University of Utah.On June 17, the NCAA Division I Council approved a plan that allows required summer athletic activities to begin for men’s and women’s basketball starting July 20.Instead of holding his players, two of whom are currently outside the United States, to that date, Krystkowiak is opting for more flexibility. Instead of July 20, the Utes head coach has set a date of Aug. 10 for when he
  
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• Washington’s NFL team drops name after 87 years

  13-07-2020 15:51
  
  Washington • The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a ti
  
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• Here’s what growing up in the Beehive State is like for some Utahns of color

  13-07-2020 15:05
  
  Ladan Mohamed, a Somali 23-year-old from Riverdale, worked hard to fit in at Bonneville High School, she said, and was elected the student body president.That didn’t protect her from racism.“I would be up on the stage at assemblies introducing what was happening,” she said. “And people would just scream profanities at me, like they’d call me a terrorist, they’d say the N-word, it was really bad.”The discrimination she experienced growing up in Utah event
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Utah’s hospitals — and the people inside them — are on the brink of being overwhelmed

  13-07-2020 14:15
  
  The chief medical officers from Utah’s four largest hospital chains issued a dire warning last week — unless things change significantly and soon, their intensive care units would be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.“At this point I don’t think we can avoid maximizing our hospital capacity,” said Dr. Arlen Jarrett of Steward Health Care. “It seems clear we’re going to be maxing out our hospitals. I think it’s too late to make that change.”Sta
  
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• Protesters against police violence shut down Salt Lake City streets with dancing

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  Protesters against police brutality for weeks have been filling Salt Lake City’s streets with anguished and sometimes violent cries for justice.On Sunday, demonstrators took a different approach. Marchers danced under showers of water from squirt guns carried by fellow demonstrators. They passed out doughnuts, Popsicles and water. And they turned street intersections into makeshift dance floors where they joined together in the Electric Slide and Cupid Shuffle.But while the mood was celebr
  
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• Letter: The coronavirus will not just ‘go away’

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  On July 10, Utah yet again hit another record number of confirmed cases of coronavirus, and our death toll continues to rise as well. Utah is now one of the world’s top 25 spots for confirmed new cases in the past week.Population adjusted, Utah now ranks with Brazil for new cases — a country not known for its stellar pandemic response.Utah relaxed restrictions before cases of COVID-19 ever began to decline, abandoning the health of the state in the mistaken hope that increased econom
  
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• Letter: Private Bone Spurs makes me sick

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  When I was 2 years old, my father left to fight in World War II and came back with a Purple Heart and injuries that plagued him for the rest of his life. All five of his brothers also served in the military.His father (my grandfather) served in France in World War I. Both of my paternal grandparents were descendants of those who were in America before it was America. My grandmother's great-grandfather served in the war of 1812 and, further back, two more on her side served in the American Revolu
  
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• Letter: Maverik should enforce mask requirement

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  We were delighted when a sparkling new Maverik store opened just a few short blocks from us. I was relieved and grateful to see a firm “masks required” sign posted at all the entrances. Imagine my disappointment when, upon entering, I saw that at least half the customers were not wearing a mask. Most of them were members of the very same groups who seem to be struggling with high infection rates.The staff did not say or do anything.No one is asking for heroics or a police state when
  
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• Letter: It’s time to forgive Rudy Gobert

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  Hopefully, now that the NBA is about to resume play at the end of the month, there will be forgiveness for Rudy Gobert. He had the misfortune to be the first player to test positive for COVID-19 in early March. There was little empathy for him at the time, only anger and confusion.As for Rudy, he went out of his way to make amends through apologies and dollar donations. We all know it could have been any other player first, and many more from the NBA and other sports have followed.We as a countr
  
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• Letter: Bountiful High School should change its mascot

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  Today, many corporations, sports teams and schools are changing their names, and it's long overdue.People of color in subservient roles on baked goods and Native Americans as a team mascot for mostly white people’s enjoyment must come to an end. Just because you and several generations of your family have used these images doesn’t make it right to continue the practice.The way some students show their complete lack of knowledge of American history by using the phrase “Trail of
  
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• How Utahn Blake Moore went from a political unknown to GOP nominee for Congress

  13-07-2020 14:00
  
  A few months ago, Blake Moore was a political unknown as he jumped late into Utah’s 1st Congressional District race packed with 11 other GOP candidates. They included well-known mayors, county officials and a former state agriculture commissioner.So how did the novice beat them all — and become the odds-on favorite to replace retiring nine-term GOP Rep. Rob Bishop in a district where no Democrat has won in 42 years?“I was a new face and a new perspective,” says Moore, who
  
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• RSL defeats Colorado 2-0 in complete win, their first game since March

  13-07-2020 07:33
  
  It was an unfamiliar scenario for a familiar battle.A Rocky Mountain Cup match not in the Rocky Mountains, but in Orlando? And not only that, the matchup coming four months off due to the coronavirus, when everyone was rusty and not quite in game shape?But Real Salt Lake’s first game of the MLS is Back Tournament also meant their first win of the season. The team eased their way to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids late Sunday night, getting goals from their dynamic midfielders Albert
  
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• RSL defeats Colorado 2-0 in first game since March

  13-07-2020 07:13
  
  It was unfamiliar circumstances for a familiar battle. A Rocky Mountain Cup match not in the Rocky Mountains, but in Orlando? And not only that, the third game of the season coming in July, after four months off due to the coronavirus? But RSL’s first game of the MLS is Back Tournament meant their first win of the season. The claret and cobalt eased their way to a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids late Sunday night, getting goals from their dynamic midfielders Albert Rusnak and Damir Kreila
  
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• Utah Royals lose 2nd straight game as Challenge Cup moves to knockout rounds

  13-07-2020 06:26
  
  Herriman • The Utah Royals have a lot to think about in the time between now and when the quarterfinal round starts in the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup.The Royals lost their second consecutive game Sunday, 1-0, after giving up a late goal to the Chicago Red Stars. As if that weren’t bad enough, Utah failed to score in the second straight game after netting four goals combined in its previous two games — three in its first game alone.As the tournament moves
  
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• Jordan Clarkson feeling more bonded with Utah Jazz as NBA season restart nears

  13-07-2020 03:46
  
  FILE: Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00), shown here celebrating with teammates Royce O’Neale, center, and Donovan Mitchell, said the Jazz have “welcomed me with open arms” since being trading to the team in December 2019. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — Despite the four-month hiatus the NBA went through, Jordan Clarkson, the Utah Jazz’s newest addition to the team, is feeling more bonded and comfortable with the team than he was when the season
  
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• NBA’s break has helped Jordan Clarkson get in sync with Jazz

  13-07-2020 03:13
  
  Given that Jordan Clarkson was a late-December trade acquisition, who therefore came in without the benefit of a Utah Jazz training camp, his seemingly seamless transition has been all the more remarkable as a result.“I got here and we hit the ground running,” Clarkson recalled in a Sunday Zoom call from Orlando. “They welcomed me with open arms.”The thing is, though, while many have looked at the monthslong hiatus as inherently negative, something that’s robbed tea
  
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• Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges

  13-07-2020 02:54
  
  New York • Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus. Meat packing plants, prisons and nursing homes are known hot spots. Then there’s the complicated case of America’s churches.The vast majority of these churches have cooperated with health authorities and successfully protected their congregations. Yet from the earliest phases of the pandemic, and continuing to this day, some worship services and other religious activities hav
  
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• Three deaths and 50 positive coronavirus cases linked to outbreak at long-term care facility in Blanding

  13-07-2020 00:27
  
  Dalene Redhorse hadn’t been able to meet her 85-year-old father inside his room at the Four Corners Regional Care Center in Blanding for months. The facility closed its doors to visitors on March 13 to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, and when she visited, she usually met him in the gazebo outside.Her father spoke Diné bizaad, the Navajo language, but little English, and Redhorse felt the visits were necessary to check in and ensure he was getting quality care.On each of
  
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• 18 injured in fire aboard ship at Naval Base San Diego

  13-07-2020 00:25
  
  San Diego • Eighteen people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said.The blaze was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on USS Bonhomme Richard, said Mike Raney, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet.Eighteen people were hospitalized with “non-life threatening injuries,” Raney said in a brief statement. He didn’t have additional details.Previously officials said at least one person wa
  
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