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• Rep. Phil Lyman could face arrest as he continues to defy U.S. attorneys

  17-09-2020 23:47
  
  As Utah Rep. Phil Lyman continues his tirade against the U.S. court system and ignores an order to hand over tax returns, a federal judge has ordered him to appear in court where U.S. marshals will be waiting to arrest him if necessary.U.S. Attorney John Huber and Assistant Attorney Allison J.P. Moon are seeking his tax documents to determine whether Lyman’s restitution payments should be higher. The lawmaker led a 2014 protest of about 50 ATV riders down Recapture Canyon near Blanding, wh
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Spiking the Rona

  17-09-2020 23:46
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Revenge of the DemsFire StarterLowering the BarrOver the RainbowA Mighty WindLoserPutting Pelosi Out ThereUtah FanBring on the ClownThe Deep HateWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Gail Collins: Presidentially, two parties are enough

  17-09-2020 23:00
  
  Things we would currently be better off without:• People who ride bikes on the sidewalk• Robocalls• Third partiesI know, I raised the bar a little at the end. Just trying to sneak us into a discussion of a critical part of our presidential elections that almost no one can stand to talk about.There’ll be quite a few third-party candidates floating around on our ballots this year. Some are doing fine things on the state and local levels, but avoid the ones who want to run the
  
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• Man arrested for pepper spraying protesters at Black Lives Matter rally in West Valley City

  17-09-2020 22:43
  
  A counterprotester was arrested Wednesday night outside of the West Valley City police headquarters after he reportedly pepper sprayed Black Lives Matter protesters and threatened them with a gun.People gathered at about 6 p.m. to protest the death of Damien Evans, 38, a parolee from West Valley City who was shot and killed in Salt Lake City on Aug. 27 by one or more members of a group of U.S. Marshals and West Valley City officers. By 6:30 p.m., there were about 30 Black Lives Matter protesters
  
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• Now that college basketball has a start date, BYU men’s coach Mark Pope hopes to build as difficult a schedule as he can

  17-09-2020 22:22
  
  With so many unknowns still up in the air, BYU men’s basketball coach Mark Pope is pretty honest in saying he doesn’t know much about the contours of the upcoming season. There has been a shortage of specifics.But on Wednesday, the second-year coach, along with coaches and teams throughout the nation, did learn something: college basketball is back on Nov. 25.The NCAA’s decision, which has been awaited for months, only delays the 2020-2021 season by two weeks. However, no exhib
  
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• Attack ads flood the airwaves in Utah’s hotly contested 4th District race

  17-09-2020 22:21
  
  The air war in Utah’s 4th Congressional District got nastier this week with two new negative ads from outside groups.On Wednesday, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC with ties to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, dropped an ad blasting Rep. Ben McAdams for “voting with Nancy Pelosi 85% of the time.” The spot also hits McAdams for raising taxes while he was Salt Lake County mayor and for supporting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.One day earlier, th
  
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• U.S. agency denies petition to strip protections from songbird

  17-09-2020 22:14
  
  Albuquerque, N.M. • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition that sought to end federal protections for the western yellow-billed cuckoo, saying the rare songbird continues to face threats.The agency published its finding Wednesday, saying that removing the songbird from the threatened and endangered species list isn’t an option at this time as new data shows habitat loss and fragmentation are still issues. Federal biologists also pointed to recent mining projects in c
  
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• For some bobsled hopefuls, the Olympics may be a click away

  17-09-2020 22:09
  
  USA Bobsled and Skeleton typically has staff spending part of the spring and summer months on the road recruiting, looking for new talent and luring them with the potential of representing their country in the Olympics.This year, amid a pandemic, none of that could take place.So USABS made the entire process digital — and so far, it’s working.Following the same sort of thinking that works for high school athletes trying to get noticed by colleges, USABS has invited potential sliders
  
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• Mitt Romney says Trump’s missteps help China convert old foes to friends

  17-09-2020 22:06
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney says some missteps and inaction by President Donald Trump are allowing China to gather something it never had before: friends.“People in the past who have not supported them are now coming to their side,” Romney said during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing Thursday about China. “Geopolitically, they are rising, and we are not. They’re lining up people to support them.”The Utah Republican said that comes because countries see China’s rising e
  
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• Utah sets record for human-caused fires, as forester asks for an extra $28 million to fight the blazes

  17-09-2020 21:14
  
  As wildfires blaze across the western United States, displacing thousands of people and degrading air quality nationwide, Utah’s forester told lawmakers this week that the Beehive State is experiencing one of its worst fire years on record.During the 2020 fire season, the state has seen nearly 1,300 wildfires statewide, state forester Brian Cottam told lawmakers earlier this week during an interim committee meeting.“That’s well above normal,” he said. “On average, w
  
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• FBI says Russia again tries to interfere in elections, and seeks Utahns’ help to stop such crimes

  17-09-2020 21:00
  
  FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that Russia is “very actively engaged” in trying to interfere with this year’s U.S. election and local FBI agents asked Utahns to watch for and report any suspicious activity that aims to disrupt or misinform voting.However, these agents say they have seen no illegal interference in Utah so far and say local election officials appear to have adequate safeguards to protect their voting systems from cyber attacks.“Overall from wha
  
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• ‘Trib Talk:’ The Pat Bagley cartoon and the future of police reform

  17-09-2020 20:50
  
  Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley faced some backlash recently for one of his cartoons. On this episode of ‘Trib Talk,’ Tribune editorial page editor, George Pyle, talks with Bagley and Utah Peace Officers Association President Bruce Champagne on the meaning behind the cartoon, the offense taken by it and how to discuss police reform in the future. Watch the replay in the video above.“Trib Talk” is produced by Jeni Fitzgibbon.
  
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• Utah reports 911 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, a new daily record

  17-09-2020 20:22
  
  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.Utah reported 911 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said at the weekly media briefing from the Utah Capitol, “our highest single day case count for new cases.”“We need to take immediat
  
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• Counterprotester arrested at Black Lives Matter rally in West Valley City

  17-09-2020 20:17
  
  A counterprotester was arrested Wednesday night outside of the West Valley City police headquarters after he reportedly pepper sprayed Black Lives Matter protesters and threatened them with a gun.People gathered at about 6 p.m. to protest the death of Damien Evans, 38, a parolee from West Valley City who was shot and killed in Salt Lake City on Aug. 27 by one or more members of a group of U.S. Marshals and West Valley City officers. By 6:30 p.m., there were about 30 Black Lives Matter protesters
  
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• Watch live: ‘Trib Talk:’ Pat Bagley discusses his cartoon and police reform

  17-09-2020 20:09
  
  Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley faced some backlash recently for one of his cartoons. On the next episode of ‘Trib Talk,’ Tribune editorial page editor, George Pyle, talks with Pat and Utah Peace Officers Association President Bruce Champagne on the meaning behind the cartoon, the offense taken by it and how to discuss police reform in the future. Watch Thursday at noon.Tweet your questions using #tribtalk, or email them to [email protected]. Watch on our Facebook page face
  
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• Malin Moench: The climate has already changed, and it’s ugly

  17-09-2020 20:07
  
  We have just experienced a monthlong heat wave that shattered records across the American West.Temperatures topped 120 degrees in Los Angeles County. Red flag warnings of extreme fire danger are posted from the Mexican to the Canadian border. Bay Area smoke has been so thick that San Franciscans have had to check their watches to tell whether it is night or day. In Oregon, fire has been consuming entire towns at the rate of three or four per night.These hellish conditions have spawned megafires
  
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• This year's All-NBA teams featured most international players ever

  17-09-2020 19:20
  
  Merely four seasons ago, the league’s All-NBA teams had a whopping zero international players on it, a complete shocker considering the 15 years prior to that each featured at least two international players being included. Some worried that meant we were potentially seeing a decline in top-end NBA talent from overseas, a bummer considering how much the game had grown internationally to that point.
  Well, that did not turn out to be the case whatsoever, as the just-announced 2019-20 All-NBA
  
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• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox warns of ‘another terrible day’ of COVID-19 cases in Utah

  17-09-2020 19:18
  
  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.Utah’s current spike in COVID-19 cases isn’t going to get any better Thursday, according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who leads the state’s coronavirus task force.“Today is going to be another terrible day for case nu
  
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• Red All Over: Blaming Larry Scott is the old standby, but not this time.

  17-09-2020 19:17
  
  Red All Over is a weekly newsletter covering Utah athletics. Subscribe here.When in doubt, blame Larry Scott.That’s the old standby, right? When things go badly inside the Pac-12 footprint, blame the commissioner? Bad TV deal? Fire Larry Scott. Too many games on Pac-12 Network instead of a more-widely available channel? Fire Larry Scott? Pac-12 teams can’t get to the College Football Playoff? Can’t get deep into the NCAA Tournament? Roll Larry Scott down a hill and then, fire h
  
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• MLS and its players start voting initiative

  17-09-2020 19:10
  
  MajorLeague Soccer, in partnership with two player groups, started an initiative aimed to help players, staff and fans alike to vote in the upcoming general election.MLS,the MLS Players Association and the Black Players for Change togetherlaunched MLS Unites to Vote, a program that will use multiple platformsto educate people on the voting process, urge voter registration andencourage people to volunteer on Election Day.Theleague’s front office and U.S.-based team facilities will be closed
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: LDS voters in political tug of war, apostle on sticking with the church, Eliza Snow’s call to healing sisters

  17-09-2020 18:19
  
  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.Till we meet — again
  (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  A young priesthood holder offers the sacrament to a family during a modified church service in the Carrollton Ward, Washingt
  
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• Salt Lake City’s Nomad Eatery finds a new east-side home, but still looks to the west

  17-09-2020 18:00
  
  Veteran chef and restaurant owner Justin Soelberg was brooding, early this week, over the simplest ingredient — eggs.How should he prepare them for Nomad East’s new Sunday brunch — which starts Sept. 20 — without a stove?The eatery, which opened in early August, doesn’t have a cooktop or a deep fryer. There are just two wood-burning ovens that pump out charred Neopolitan-style pizzas and roasted meats.The egg dilemma is bit ironic, since it was Eggs in the City that
  
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• Sen. Mike Lee says the Justice Department may need to take action against Google

  17-09-2020 17:26
  
  Sen. Mike Lee is extending his attack on tech giant Google, saying it is acting as a monopoly in selling digital ads and he supports possible action against it by the Justice Department.After a subcommittee on antitrust that he chairs grilled a Google official earlier this week, Lee issued a statement late Wednesday outlining how Google might be a monopoly — and why continuing Justice Department scrutiny and action may be needed.In the new statement, Lee did not mention a main assertion th
  
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• Kip Yost: ‘Housing first’ is the best approach for everyone

  17-09-2020 17:00
  
  Every time there is an article in the newspaper about homelessness, a few people inevitably leave comments on the story like the two below:“There is no easy fix to the growing homeless problem. These people have become homeless of their own volition. They have chosen a life of escapism through drugs that has left them chained by addiction into a constant search for the next high. This isn’t homelessness due to poverty, these are people who are ill with addiction.” — Carbo
  
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• Brian Moench: The truth is Trump’s greatest enemy

  17-09-2020 17:00
  
  Godwin’s Law, established by Mike Godwin in 1990, is: In any political discussion that lasts long enough, someone will eventually invoke Hitler as a worst-case scenario. Lumping Trump, fascism and Hitler together used to be hyperbole. But no longer.Mormon folklore about the Constitution hanging by a thread seems more real than mythic. Hanging by the same thread now is truth, democracy and the rule of law. If Mitt Romney was supposed to be the one to ride in on a white horse and save us in
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Utah Jazz season in review, an offseason preview and that Quin Snyder campaign donation story

  17-09-2020 16:49
  
  The Jazz’s season is over, and it’s time to figure out what’s next.After a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy Larsen and Eric Walden went into the office in a quiet afternoon — seriously, we were just about the only ones in the office, as everyone works from home — to record a podcast wrapping it all up and looking forward.What happened this season? What can the Jazz do to fix it? Why did Andy write that controversial Quin Snyder/Burgess Owens story?
  
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• Weekly Run podcast: Jazz season in review, offseason preview and that Quin Snyder campaign donation story

  17-09-2020 15:38
  
  The Jazz’s season is over, and it’s time to figure out what’s next.After a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy Larsen and Eric Walden went into the office in a quiet afternoon — seriously, we were just about the only ones in the office, as everyone works from home — to record a podcast wrapping it all up and looking forward.What happened this season? What can the Jazz do to fix it? Why did Andy write that controversial Quin Snyder/Burgess Owens story?
  
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• ‘Trib Talk:’ Pat Bagley discusses his cartoon and police reform

  17-09-2020 15:02
  
  Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley faced some backlash recently for one of his cartoons. On the next episode of ‘Trib Talk,’ Tribune editorial page editor, George Pyle, talks with Pat and Utah Peace Officers Association President Bruce Champagne on the meaning behind the cartoon, the offense taken by it and how to discuss police reform in the future. Watch Thursday at noon.Tweet your questions using #tribtalk, or email them to [email protected]. Watch on our Facebook page face
  
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• Salt Lake City Council considers restricting military surplus equipment for police

  17-09-2020 15:00
  
  As protests over police violence heated up this summer, demonstrators throughout the nation often found themselves facing off with officers equipped with armored vehicles, rubber bullets, grenades and other military-grade equipment.Local law enforcement agencies have increasingly stockpiled surplus military property, partly spurred by the 9/11 attacks and the War on Drugs.Police departments have easy access to decommissioned military equipment, from office furniture to vehicles to weapons, thank
  
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• Robert Gehrke: A changing climate demands a holistic response to preventing wildfires — not a partisan one

  17-09-2020 15:00
  
  If you haven’t seen the destruction from the California and Oregon wildfires, you’ve certainly breathed it, as the thick clouds of smoke have once again drifted over our state.In Oregon, Washington and California, more than 5 million acres have burned, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, more than 6,300 structures have been destroyed, and nearly three dozen people have been killed with many more still missing.Here at home, Utah crews are dealing with our state’s da
  
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• Salt Lake Acting Co. announces its hybrid season — and who will write the successor to ‘Saturday’s Voyeur’

  17-09-2020 14:58
  
  Salt Lake Acting Company has announced an abbreviated 2020-21 season that will include several online-only productions and, beginning in the spring, in-person productions — “COVID-19 willing” — that will also have a digital element.And the company also announced the title of its new show designed to succeed longtime staple “Saturday’s Voyeur” — and revealed the identities of the three people who will write it.“#SLACabaret” will be an &l
  
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• The danger in Utah schools — porn or censorship?

  17-09-2020 14:26
  
  Reports by conservative activists that Utah students can access pornography in their public schools have convinced state lawmakers that action is necessary — and one legislator is even calling for criminal prosecutions to form part of the crackdown.Several speakers addressed a legislative panel on Wednesday to report that they or their children have been able to find objectionable content by searching through digital research databases available to public school students. And now, with COV
  
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• Rebeca Damico: Take time to remember all we’ve lost to coronavirus

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  For many of us, it can be easy to forget that celebrities are not superior beings. We often look up to them as role models and imagine what life would be like on their level. In the era of social media, the public can easily begin to idolize celebrities. At the end of the day, we are all humans, including celebrities.When someone influential dies, the world stops for a moment. All around the world, jaws drop when we see the headline and ordinary people are suddenly connected by the loss of someo
  
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• Letter: Students are smarter than adults

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  Each morning, we see many Hillcrest High School students walking to their school day. On a recent morning, it struck me. These students are a lot smarter than adults in Utah County.Every student I saw, walking alone or in a group, was wearing a mask. Did those parents in Utah County not learn anything in school?Alan C. Anderson, MidvaleSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Not all lives can matter until Black lives matter

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  I’m a white man living in a mostly white neighborhood. Our church congregation had one, lone Black member until she died early this year. When she arrived we welcomed her with open arms, and we miss her. So what do we do now?I’m not advocating a search for a replacement member. It will happen or not. For me, it’s more about state of mind and heart — what do we think and feel? And what will we do to make Black lives matter? Will we resign ourselves to “helplessness&r
  
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• Letter: It is critical that every person’s voice is heard

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  As one of the sponsors of the tax referendum, I witnessed firsthand the blossoming empowerment that took place as thousands of Utah residents signed petitions to voice their displeasure at the overreach of our elected officials. They came together to defeat the tax reform bill of 2019 that attempted to increase the food and gas taxes.After 160,000 citizens signed the referendum, people paid attention. Courageous Utahns rose up to challenge incumbent legislators who had supported the tax reform b
  
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• Letter: Here’s why I’m voting for McAdams

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  I’ve been called a racist because I campaign for Ben McAdams. Ben has an excellent record of supporting all Utahns, and indeed, the country, in his two years in the United States House of Representatives, which speaks to my values. He champions human rights, a balanced budget, cherished public lands, and he speaks to my values. His availability to voters through his traveling office hours, his meetings in public parks across Congressional District 4, his invitation to all Utahns to call hi
  
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• Letter: Do you believe in the freedom of speech?

  17-09-2020 14:00
  
  I fully support our brave law enforcement first and foremost. While I strongly disagree with the content of Pat Bagley’s recent controversial cartoon, a demand for an apology is hypocritical of any U.S. citizen or organization, especially on the political right. Censoring a comedian for telling a joke or a cartoonist for drawing a cartoon is a slippery slope, and one I cannot support. Demanding the retraction of an opinion piece is un-American. Freedom of speech is one of the very rights w
  
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• Census: Utah is the marriage state — for straight and LGBTQ couples alike

  17-09-2020 06:56
  
  Utah long has basked in its national reputation as a marriage-friendly state. New Census Bureau estimates reinforce that yet again, but in a new and perhaps unexpected way.Utah ranks No. 3 in the nation for the proportion of same-sex couples who choose to marry: 69.6%. The only states ranking higher are North Dakota (72.5%) and Montana (71.8%).“I’m not surprised by that,” said state Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, the only openly gay member of the Utah Legislature and a l
  
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• Utah’s Riverton High School won’t close for two weeks — despite 17 cases of the coronavirus

  17-09-2020 06:51
  
  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.Despite 17 cases of the coronavirus, Riverton High will not shut down for two weeks — with school board members deciding to go against the guidance from the state health department on how best to control outbreaks.The board of educ
  
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• Farhad Manjoo: Clean air was once an achievable political goal

  17-09-2020 06:00
  
  Among the few remaining advantages that Americans can claim over other countries is the relative cleanliness of our air. Air pollution is a leading risk factor for early death; it is linked to an estimated 4 million premature fatalities around the world annually. But over the last 50 years, since Congress passed environmental legislation in 1970, air quality in the United States has steadily improved. Today, America’s air is significantly cleaner than in much of the rest of the world, incl
  
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• Utah inland port project continues to move forward after a ‘busy, busy’ summer and amid public disapproval

  17-09-2020 05:10
  
  The Utah Inland Port Authority has had a “busy, busy summer,” Executive Director Jack Hedge said at the board’s quarterly meeting Wednesday, noting that the organization has signed a number of deals as part of its commitment to promote “sustainable, equitable and smart logistics investment.”The entity is working to create a global import and export hub on a large chunk of land in Salt Lake City’s northwest side.Among the deals is one made with Dominion Energy
  
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• At least 1 dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally

  17-09-2020 04:14
  
  Pensacola, Fla. • Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mphwinds and rain measured in feet, not inches, killing at least one person, swamping homes and forcing the rescue of hundreds as it pushed inland for what could be a slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South.The death happened in Orange Beach, Ala., according to Mayor Tony Kennon, who also told The Associated Press that one person was missing. Kennon said he couldn’t immediate
  
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• Four young women detail negative experiences as members of high school football teams in Title IX trial

  17-09-2020 03:10
  
  Madelyn Calchera has played football long enough to know that unintentional contact is practically inevitable. An accidental brush of a thigh. Accidental touching of her breasts during a blocking exercise.But what Calchera experienced as a junior on the Hillcrest High team felt different.Calchera detailed an incident in which a boy on the Hillcrest team allegedly looked her in the eyes, grabbed her breasts and walked away. She described the incident as a sexual assault.Calchera said she confront
  
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• Employee at Utah youth therapy center charged with posting child porn

  17-09-2020 02:56
  
  A former employee at a Salt Lake City center that offers therapy to LGBTQ youth has been charged with sexually exploiting a minor after police say he shared child pornography on social media.Tyler Neal Domgaard, 28, was arrested late last month and now faces three felony counts for the alleged exploitation. At the time when he viewed and posted the pictures, court documents say, he was working “at a mental health therapy provider which treats juveniles and family members.”According t
  
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• Four females detail negative experiences as members of high school football teams in Title IX trial

  17-09-2020 02:24
  
  Madelyn Calchera has played football long enough to know that unintentional contact is practically inevitable. An accidental brush of a thigh. Accidental touching of her breasts during a blocking exercise.But what Calchera experienced as a junior on the Hillcrest High team felt different.Calchera detailed an incident in which a boy on the Hillcrest team allegedly looked her in the eyes, grabbed her breasts and walked away. She described the incident as a sexual assault.Calchera said she confront
  
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• Ross Douthat: Which party represents the racial future?

  17-09-2020 02:00
  
  Donald Trump’s coalition in 2016 was an archaism, a throwback — the last gasp of a fading white America, a last dance with the voting blocs that once delivered Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan their landslides, a resentment-soaked attempt to maintain the power that white Christians once took for granted even as its demographic basis slips away. The Democratic Party’s coalition, on the other hand, looks like the American future — a Californian kaleidoscope of diversity, a m
  
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• Analysis: With Nuggets’ conquest of Clippers, are the Utah Jazz closer to next level than we thought?

  17-09-2020 01:43
  
  It’s an age-old sports conundrum with no definitive answer:If your team gets eliminated in the postseason, do you become vindictive toward toward the vanquishers, hoping for them to experience a similar fate and share your pain as soon as possible? Or do you throw some tepid and temporary support their way, under the belief that their continued success and ascension among the league’s elite casts your team’s vanquishing in a more palatable light?That’s the very question U
  
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• Utah summer road deaths jumped by 67% thanks to speeding

  17-09-2020 01:36
  
  With the pandemic, traffic was down a bit on Utah roads this summer as more people worked at home — but deaths jumped by 67% compared to last year.“Speed had a lot to do with it,” said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Nick Street, noting summer highway deaths this year increased to 102 compared to 61 last year.Anecdotally, he said some people apparently figured that highways were more open with less traffic during the pandemic, and sped at extreme rates. Officers ticketed many for going
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Revenge of the Dems

  17-09-2020 01:16
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Fire StarterLowering the BarrOver the RainbowA Mighty WindLoserPutting Pelosi Out ThereUtah FanBring on the ClownThe Deep HateGOP Rising StarWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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