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• Report: Utah Jazz make two additions to coaching staff, including former Pelicans GM Dell Demps

  25-09-2020 23:53
  
  After recently losing longtime assistant coach Johnnie Bryant to a promotion with the New York Knicks, it was only a matter of time before the Utah Jazz hired a replacement.Actually, they’ve apparently hired two.According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is filling the vacancy by adding Dell Demps and Keyon Dooling to his staff.Both are familiar faces to Snyder, if perhaps unconventional choice for his bench, given that neither has ever served a
  
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• Salt Lake City finds ‘pattern of abuse’ when police use dogs to bite suspects

  25-09-2020 23:44
  
  After bodycam footage showed a Salt Lake City police officer ordering his dog to bite a Black man on his knees with his hands in the air, department officials launched a review of times when police dogs had been used during an arrest.What they found, according to Mayor Erin Mendenhall, was a “pattern of abuse of power.”Police Chief Mike Brown said Friday that his office reviewed 27 times where police dogs bit someone since 2018.They forwarded 18 of those cases — 66% — to
  
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• League of Women Voters opposes change to Utah Constitution as possible $600M hit to schools

  25-09-2020 23:24
  
  The League of Women Voters of Utah is calling on Utahns to reject a constitutional amendment that will appear on their ballots this November.Amendment G, which would allow the Legislature to use income tax “to support children and to support individuals with a disability” seems “harmless enough,” said Dixie Huefner, professor emerita in the University of Utah’s Department of Special Education.But, if approved, she said the ballot measure could remove up to $600 mill
  
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• No fans? No problem. BYU just eager to get back on the field again after two tumultuous weeks

  25-09-2020 23:16
  
  Through all the ups and downs the BYU football team has endured this year, the Cougars were really looking forward to being able to play in front of a home crowd in LaVell Edwards Stadium.That plan was scrapped Tuesday because of the county’s huge coronavirus spike. Instead of 6,000 fans, the Cougars will play Saturday in an empty stadium.The players are rolling with it.“We played Navy with no fans, so we can play here with no fans, too,” junior wide receiver Gunner Romney said
  
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• Utah Jazz hire close Quin Snyder connections to coaching staff

  25-09-2020 23:13
  
  Dell Demps, left, and Keyon Dooling. | Utah Jazz Demps is longtime friend of Jazz coach Quin SnyderSALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz need to bolster their coaching staff, they’ll be turning to two people whom head coach Quin Snyder is very familiar with.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday afternoon that the Jazz would be hiring Dell Demps as an assistant coach and Keyon Dooling as a player development coach, and the team made it official a few hours later.
  Demps is most
  
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• Utah Jazz hire close Quin Snyder connections Dell Demps, Keyon Dooling to coaching staff

  25-09-2020 23:13
  
  Dell Demps, left, and Keyon Dooling. | Utah Jazz Demps is longtime friend of Jazz coach Quin SnyderSALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz need to bolster their coaching staff, they’ll be turning to two people whom head coach Quin Snyder is very familiar with.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday afternoon that the Jazz would be hiring Dell Demps as an assistant coach and Keyon Dooling as a player development coach, and the team made it official a few hours later.
  Demps is most
  
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• Report: Utah Jazz hiring longtime NBA executive, close friend of Quin Snyder Dell Demps as assistant coach

  25-09-2020 23:13
  
  New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps takes the court before an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Demps has agreed to a new multiyear contract extension to remain with the club and see through the roster overhaul that he and coach Monty Williams have conducted in tandem during the past two seasons. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman) | AP SALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz need to bolster their coaching staff, they’ll report
  
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• Report: Utah Jazz hiring close Quin Snyder connections Dell Demps, Keyon Dooling to coaching staff

  25-09-2020 23:13
  
  New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps takes the court before an NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Demps is reportedly headed to join the Utah Jazz coaching staff.seasons. | Jonathan Bachman, Associated Press Demps is longtime friend of Jazz coach Quin SnyderSALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz need to bolster their coaching staff, they’ll reportedly be turning to two people who head coach Quin Snyder is very familiar with.
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• Report: Utah Jazz hire former Pelicans GM Dell Demps as assistant coach

  25-09-2020 23:07
  
  After losing longtime assistant coach Johnnie Bryant to a promotion with the New York Knicks, it was only a matter of time before the Utah Jazz hired a replacement.And according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, coach Quin Snyder is filling the spot on his bench with a familiar if unconventional face: Dell Demps.Demps, who served as the New Orleans Pelicans’ general manager from 2010-19, is apparently making a transition to the coaching ranks. He and Snyder worked together
  
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• Utah AD Mark Harlan thrilled Utes are playing, but says budget challenges remain in shortened football season

  25-09-2020 22:56
  
  Operating with his normally steadfast, even-keeled public demeanor, Mark Harlan opened a Zoom call with the assembled media Friday afternoon by leaving no doubt about how he was feeling.In the wake of the Pac-12 announcing its plans for a fall football season less than 24 hours earlier, Harlan said delivering that news Thursday to his student-athletes and coaches was “really one of the best moments of my entire career.”Harlan’s stance is not an overreaction, but a justifiable e
  
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• Dell Demps to join Utah as assistant coach

  25-09-2020 22:40
  
  Adrian Wojnarowski: Former New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has agreed to join the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach, reuniting with Quin Snyder, sources tell ESPN.
  
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• Salt Lake City finds ‘pattern of abuse’ in cases where police use dogs to bite suspects

  25-09-2020 22:32
  
  After bodycam footage showed a Salt Lake City police officer ordering his dog to bite a Black man on his knees with his hands in the air, department officials launched a review of other times when police dogs had been used during an arrest.What they found, according to Mayor Erin Mendenhall, was a “pattern of abuse of power.”Police Chief Mike Brown said Friday that his office reviewed 27 times where police dogs bit someone since 2018.They forwarded 18 of those cases — 66% &mdas
  
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• BYU gets back on the football field Saturday vs. Troy after two tumultuous weeks

  25-09-2020 22:03
  
  Through all the ups and downs the BYU football team has endured this year, the Cougars were really looking forward to being able to play in front of a home crowd in LaVell Edwards Stadium.That plan was scrapped Tuesday because of the county’s huge coronavirus spike. Instead of 6,000 fans, the Cougars will play Saturday in an empty stadium.The players are rolling with it.“We played Navy with no fans, so we can play here with no fans, too,” junior wide receiver Gunner Romney said
  
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• Emily Stromness: Check your privilege and help the schools

  25-09-2020 21:48
  
  I find it odd to have Eric Bergstrom write a commentary about the grave mistakes made by Salt Lake City’s School Board within the week that Utah set three daily COVID-19 case records.I’ll be blunt. As a woman that’s heard a lot of mansplaining, I would argue his editorial was rife with it. He was most critical of the female board members, specifically Katherine Kennedy, Ph.D., but all the women received his dismissive treatment. He ignored two male board members. Do Sam Hanson
  
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• Spencer Cox says media seeks to drive wedge between him and governor on COVID-19 response

  25-09-2020 21:34
  
  Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox now says he was joking earlier this week when he remarked that he has “no choice” but to agree with his boss, Gov. Gary Herbert, on the state’s COVID-19 policy, and he blamed the media for trying to sow discord by focusing on the comment.“The media loves nothing more than to draw a lieutenant governor and a governor apart from each other,” Cox, who’s running for governor against Democrat Chris Peterson, said during a Friday debate. “
  
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• ‘Utah Politics’ podcast: Coronavirus skyrockets, the Supreme Court fight and the Pac-12 returns

  25-09-2020 21:33
  
  Utah’s coronavirus cases are spiking, especially in Utah County. Gov. Gary Herbert moves Provo and Orem back to the “orange” restriction level in response while Utah County imposes a mask mandate.Sen. Mitt Romney breaks the hearts of Democrats and liberals everywhere when he agreed to move ahead with the process to name a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died last week.President Donald Trump alarmed many when he would not commit to a peaceful trans
  
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• Utah reports another record high number of new coronavirus cases, with 1,411 on Friday

  25-09-2020 21:21
  
  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.With 1,411 new coronavirus cases reported on Friday, Utah set yet another new record for new infections in a single day.“Unfortunately, today we also see a record number of new cases being reported, which has primarily been driven
  
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• Chaz Ah You becomes the latest BYU Cougar to be sidelined for the season

  25-09-2020 21:07
  
  A day before the Cougars were set to play their second game of the season, a fourth player has been lost for the season due to injury. Junior linebacker Chaz Ah You will soon have surgery, a BYU Football spokesperson confirmed.So far, BYU has lost standout senior tight end Matt Bushman to a lower leg injury and running backs Hinckley Ropati (knee) and Jackson McChesney (foot). Ropati was reported injured in the final scrimmage of fall camp, Bushman was injured in a practice a week before the sea
  
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• Salt Lake City police indefinitely suspends its K-9 program following ‘pattern of abuse’

  25-09-2020 20:56
  
  After bodycam footage showed a Salt Lake City police officer ordering his dog to bite a Black man on his knees with his hands in the air, department officials launched a review of other times when police dogs had been used during an arrest.What they found, according to Mayor Erin Mendenhall, was a “pattern of abuse of power.”Police Chief Mike Brown said Friday that his office reviewed 27 times where police dogs bit someone since 2018.They forwarded 18 of those cases — 66% &mdas
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history again, lying in state at Capitol

  25-09-2020 20:33
  
  Washington • The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lay in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman so honored in America, making history again as she had throughout her extraordinary life.The flag-draped casket of Ginsburg, who died last week at 87, in the Capitol’s grand Statuary Hall drew members of Congress, military officials, friends and family, some with children in tow, paying respect to the liberal icon who changed American law, and perceptions of women&r
  
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• Mitt Romney wants to punish Russia for poisoning of opposition leader

  25-09-2020 20:30
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney wants to punish Russia and Vladimir Putin for the recent poisoning of opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny.He joined with four other senators — three Democrats and one Republican — to introduce on Friday the “Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2020.”It would require a report within 90 days identifying any current or former Russian official involved in the poisoning; blocking any financial assets they may have
  
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• Veronika Tait and Christie Black: Welcoming refugees is a Christlike action

  25-09-2020 20:00
  
  In a 2001 episode of “The Simpsons,” Lisa leaves Christianity. However, she still wants to reap the benefits of opening presents on Christmas morning.At the end of the episode, Lisa says, “I wanted to spend Christmas with you guys … I’m still Buddhist, but I can worship with my family, too.”Marge replies, “So, you’re just going to pay lip service to our church?” Lisa affirms this and Homer responds, “That’s all I ever asked.&rdqu
  
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• Leah Schnyders: Davis County program helps police and the mentally ill

  25-09-2020 20:00
  
  The nationwide unrest over police brutality can be disheartening. But it doesn’t encapsulate the whole picture of how police departments are trying to improve.Right here in Utah, the Davis County Health Department has partnered with law enforcement to offer an alternative response to mental health and substance abuse concerns. Many police officers desire to effectively respond but have not received sufficient training.While the need for training exists, the decriminalization of mental heal
  
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• House backs bill to boost ‘clean energy;’ Rob Bishop decries ‘Green New Deal’

  25-09-2020 19:38
  
  Washington • The House has approved a modest bill to promote “clean energy” and increase energy efficiency while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.The bill boosts renewable energy such as solar and wind power, sets stricter energy efficiency standards for buildings and authorizes grants to local communities for more efficient schools, homes and municipal buildings.The House approved the bill
  
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• Gordon Monson: Praise, don’t blame, the Pac-12 for delaying the start of football in the middle of a pandemic

  25-09-2020 19:35
  
  The Pac-12 got this right.It waited and watched before forging ahead with football and then basketball, straight into the risks and potential ravages of a pandemic.The conference’s presidents and chancellors decided on Thursday that they had enough information and capability to move forward with those two big-sport seasons with enough health technology to proceedresponsibly and safely. And if they figured such a move now could bedone without a severe liability burden, then there’s th
  
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• Salt Lake City police indefinitely suspends its K9 program following ‘pattern of abuse’

  25-09-2020 19:32
  
  Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown announced Friday the indefinite suspension of the use of police dogs against suspects. This comes after a review sparked by bodycam footage showing an officer, who has since been charged with a crime, ordering his dog to bite a Black man who was complying with officers.The chief said Friday that the city has looked into 27 instances when police ordered a dog to bite someone since 2018 and has forwarded 18 of those cases to the Salt Lake County District Atto
  
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• Former Utahn who became a billionaire with his e-truck startup resigns following accusations of fraud and sexual assault

  25-09-2020 19:20
  
  The founder of Nikola, a hydrogen and electric vehicle startup, recently considered as valuable as the Ford motor company, abruptly resigned as executive chairman and has gone underground this week. The stunning turn for Trevor Milton, a 38-year-old billionaire with deep Utah ties, came as business foes alleged fraud and a family member accused him of sexual assault.Before the accusations, Milton ran a promising business valued at nearly $29 billion that sought to revolutionize transportation an
  
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• I-15 soon to look much different in Sandy, 9000 South closes overnight Saturday for that construction

  25-09-2020 18:38
  
  As part of construction of a new “collector-distributor” system — a stretch of new freeway lanes parallel to Interstate 15 in Sandy — 9000 South will close from Saturday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 5 a.m.The closure between I-15 and Monroe Street in Sandy will allow crews to pour concrete for a new bridge over 9000 South.During the closure, drivers may access I-15 instead at 10600 South. Traffic on 9000 South will also be detoured to 10600 South.The new collector-distributo
  
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• Mountain West partners with Quest Diagnostics for thrice-weekly testing and an 8-game schedule

  25-09-2020 18:17
  
  The Mountain West will attempt to play football, and it will do so with rapid-response testing in place.The league announced Friday morning it has partnered with New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics to implement testing protocols. All football student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other on-field personnel will be required to undergo testing three times per week.Earlier this week, a league source told The Salt Lake Tribune that multiple coronavirus testing options were on the table, but indicated
  
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• Commentary: Feeling whipsawed by 2020? There’s someone who can help.

  25-09-2020 18:16
  
  First came the pandemic.COVID-19 has taken the lives of 200,000 and the jobs of millions, and it threatens to take the sanity of the entire world. A microscopic virus has paralyzed us.And an ancient sin threatens to undo us. An officer’s knee on the neck of a black man activated a subterranean anger. Anyone who’d hoped racism was fading was convinced otherwise.Then, the weather; the wild, wacky weather. The National Hurricane Center, for only the second time in history, has resorted
  
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• Utah health officials warns college students to avoid ‘the Rona’

  25-09-2020 17:51
  
  With COVID-19 cases spiking among teens and young adults, Utah is responding with a public awareness campaign aimed at 15 to 24 year olds.Armed with the hashtags #ronalert and #avoidtherona, the campaign is running on social media and digital platforms. and on college campuses across the state — with an emphasis on Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University.“Certainly, with the increase in cases in Utah County and the majority of those being among college age and some high s
  
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• Vatican cardinal pushes back after pope fires him in scandal

  25-09-2020 17:50
  
  Rome • The financial scandal that toppled Cardinal Angelo Becciu, one of the Vatican’s most powerful officials, mounted Friday with evidence that he directed hundreds of thousands of euros of Vatican and Italian church funds to a charity controlled by his brother.But Becciu denied he did anything wrong, much less criminal, during an extraordinary news conference, a day after Pope Francis fired him and yanked his rights and privileges as a cardinal. The 72-year-old Becciu said his down
  
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• Katie Addison: I’m pregnant and a COVID survivor. Romney just abandoned me.

  25-09-2020 17:00
  
  I was probably one of the earliest COVID-19 cases in the country. I’m also six months pregnant and due this December, when COVID will be at its worst. What I know is that I now have a preexisting condition, and if you survived COVID-19, you do, too.As COVID-19 rages and new hot spots erupt around the country, President Donald Trump is rushing to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court with someone who will help him repeal the Affordable Care Act. He has no replac
  
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• Dennis Lythgoe: An appreciation to the Utah Symphony

  25-09-2020 17:00
  
  During the pandemic, we are continually reminded to “Escape the virus. Be safe. Stay home.” The science is correct, and I agree with it. But when I learned from KSL-TV that University of Utah acoustical experts had examined the airflow at Abravanel Hall before the Utah Symphony’s concert last weekend, I had a change of heart. I was tired of staying home. I wanted to go!These experts assisted conductor Thierry Fischer in blocking out the stage for a socially distanced evening wi
  
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• Watch live: With ‘profound sorrow,’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at U.S. Capitol

  25-09-2020 16:42
  
  Washington • The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it is with “profound sorrow” that she welcomed the liberal icon and opened the private service.Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service for Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, as her casket made made t
  
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• Woman struck and killed by several vehicles on I-215

  25-09-2020 16:27
  
  Police are investigating after a woman was killed early Friday morning when she walked or ran onto Interstate 215 and was struck by several vehicles.The woman, who has not been identified, was killed at about 12:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-215 near 4700 South in Taylorsville. The Utah Highway Patrol shut down all northbound lanes for several hours, reopening the highway to traffic by about 6 a.m.A UHP spokesman told FOX 13 the area where the woman was killed was treated as a crime scene
  
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• Watch live: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state at U.S. Capitol

  25-09-2020 16:01
  
  Washington • Commemorations are set to begin Friday honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to lie in state at the domed building, capping days of commemoration of her extraordinary life.Mourners are paying tribute to Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, as her casket was on public view at the court’s iconic steps. It made the short procession across the street Friday morning for the private Capitol ceremo
  
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• Marina Gomberg’s wife aches for her feisty mom, and realizes she very much lives within her

  25-09-2020 15:09
  
  Among the many feelings my wife, Elenor, has experienced during this pandemic, one of the most raw has been more recent — a deep ache for her own mama, who passed away from cancer when Elenor was just 14.It’s almost like the grief of all that’s been lost lately has nudged the older grief in her heart.A friend asked Elenor, upon hearing of this heartache, what five qualities of her mom, Marilyn, does Elenor see in herself. What topped El’s list was feistiness.And she had t
  
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• Robert Kirby: What makes Utah a happy state may not be U-tah but you, too

  25-09-2020 15:00
  
  Utah, bless its heart, has been designated as the second happiest state. Only Hawaii is happier.It’s understandable. The fact that Hawaii is often referred to as an island paradise may have played into the ranking.Utah is America’s winter playground. That’s how we scored the 2002 Winter Olympics. You can’t snow ski in Hawaii, except on the side of a volcano.But let’s be honest. Can “happy” be manipulated? Possession of small amounts of marijuana has been
  
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• Utah’s pumpkin frenzy is already peaking as October beckons

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  With the advent of autumn, some Utahns get excited about haunted houses and corn mazes. Others look forward to the warmth of spicy drinks.But there’s a particular seasonal ingredient that always unleashes a frenzy in Utah: pumpkin.Fall may be just kicking in, but Utah’s demand for pumpkin is already strong, according to data from the food delivery app Grubhub. Based on its proportion of pumpkin-flavored orders, Utah ranks as the nation’s fifth-highest state, after California, O
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: Do we really want to watch a show about a deadly pandemic conspiracy NOW?

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  I don’t have to tell you that these are tough times. We’re dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, about which the news seems unendingly bad. If that’s not enough, there are a variety of bogus conspiracy theories about the virus that make the world we live in even murkier and more aggravating.A lot of the things we used to do to distract ourselves aren’t safe anymore, so we hunker down at home and turn on the TV. And Amazon Prime is thinking we’ll want to start streamin
  
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• Robert C. Wadman: How did you form your opinions about our police?

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  The only direct contact average citizens have with the police is when they receive a traffic citation. Most of us have formed our opinions about the police from watching television programs filled with unrealistic drama. Opinions formed from TV and movies have an inherent risk.With your opinions in mind, Descartes said to Father Bourdin, “If you have a basket of apples, some of which (as you know) are bad and will spoil and poison the rest, you have no other means than to empty your basket
  
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• Rise in new U.S. jobless claims signals continuing layoffs as Utah’s unemployment picture improves

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  Applications for jobless benefits rose last week across the country while Utah labor markets appeared to be headed on a different course.Six months after the coronavirus pandemic first rocked the U.S. economy, the Beehive State continues to see its unemployment levels fall, with the fewest number of residents yet seeking weekly assistance due to layoffs or furloughs.About 825,000 Americans filed for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That is up from 796,00
  
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• Letter: Lee’s ‘shot clock’ is misguided

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  Sen. Mike Lee’s “shot clock” NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act is a short-sighted gimmick designed to enable mindless exploitation of planet Earth’s natural resources.The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) outlines a carefully designed process that includes the opportunity for all people that might be affected to voice their concerns on actions that impact the land. It involves patient consideration of skillfully collected data, conversation, and compr
  
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• Everyone’s a food critic with Utah Taste Off kits

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  What Utah bakery makes the best cinnamon roll or chocolate chip cookie? Who has the state’s best salsa or mac and cheese?Utah Taste Off kits — designed for two people, for $45 — let food lovers decide these important culinary questions.“It teaches people a way to be a food critic,” said co-founder Kristy Stoner, “because there are all sorts of different factors that go into why we like food.”The taste kits contain four to six versions of that week’
  
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• Dio Tararrel: We are plugged in and out of touch

  25-09-2020 14:00
  
  “How could Nixon have won? Nobody I know voted for him.”That’s what Pauline Kael, a film critic for The New Yorker, supposedly said after the 1972 election. Nixon had just won a landslide reelection, carrying 49 of 50 states, so Kael’s line became a symbol for the “out-of-touch liberals,” who looked down their noses on the “Silent Majority.”This year, we might all be Pauline Kael looking back after Election Day: “How could he have won? Nobody
  
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• Letter: Where in the world is Spencer Cox?

  25-09-2020 13:00
  
  Where’s Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox? Utah’s COVID-19 numbers are off the charts and the fellow charged with leading Utah’s COVID-19 response has disappeared. If elected governor and the going gets tough, will he be the leader Utah needs or will he vanish again?Vagn Jensen, MurraySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Elected officials get great ‘unemployment’ benefits

  25-09-2020 12:30
  
  I reluctantly have to agree that our elected Republicans have shown that a temporary boost in unemployment benefits would extinguish workers' desire to return to their jobs. After all, their secure income and benefits, appreciably superior to anything they could expect to receive elsewhere, have obviously eliminated any inclination they might once have had to do something approximating their jobs.Thomas Walker, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Let’s spread kindness

  25-09-2020 07:39
  
  How do we create real progress toward social justice and equality in a politically polarized community filled with so much infighting? The topics of our disagreements are captivating but matter little — while the temperatures of our arguments are unglamorous but matter greatly.Prevailing hot social topics provide a timely backdrop to examine our social interactions and inspect them for kindness, inclusivity and mutual concern. Included in today’s community conversations are debates o
  
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• In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor

  25-09-2020 06:38
  
  Louisville, Ky. • Some of them raised their fists and called out “Black lives matter!” Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor.People dismayed that the officers who shot the Black woman in her apartment during a drug raid last March wouldn’t be charged with her death vowed to persist in their fight for justice. The big question for a town torn apart by Taylor’s deat
  
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