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• Bagley Cartoon: Pride Pope

  21-10-2020 23:52
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Dog BiteWhat Women WantKiller AsteroidSupreme SphinxThe Persecution GameCovidiotsThe Liars' ClubPandemic’s BoxA Royal PainBuild THIS Wall!Want more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Kyle Whittingham hopes Utes get all their games in, but with the virus, ‘I’m not sure that’s realistic'

  21-10-2020 23:48
  
  There has been college football played across the country for the last seven weekends, but, predictably in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, things have not gone on without a hitch.When the Mountain West on Tuesday canceled Saturday’s New Mexico-Colorado State season-opener, it was the 34th FBS game to either be postponed or outright canceled since the season began. Among those 34, 11 of them involved at least one Power Five team. This all comes before the Big Ten begins its truncated n
  
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• Utes have had good running backs for years. So, who’s next?

  21-10-2020 23:44
  
  Devontae Booker showed up at the University of Utah in 2014 and quickly established himself as its No. 1 running back, rushing 1,512 yards that fall, followed by 1,261 more yards in 2015 in only 10 games.With Booker gone to the NFL, his backup, Joe Williams, stepped into a primary role, rushing for 1,407 yards in just nine games in 2016. Williams left, so in came Zack Moss. After backing up Williams as a true freshman, Moss blossomed into Utah’s best running back ever, ripping off three co
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: How abortion and the Supreme Court might affect Latter-day Saint voters

  21-10-2020 23:06
  
  For many voters, including a number of Latter-day Saints, this year’s presidential election comes down to one issue: abortion.They may not like Donald Trump’s style, but they believe he will support the cause of protecting the unborn.At the same time, many other voters, including, again, a number of Latter-day Saints, have a more complex view of abortion, with some pointing to the more nuanced stance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints itself on that topic.So how might
  
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• Michelle Quist: Utah isn’t innocent when it comes to civility in politics

  21-10-2020 22:49
  
  Utah has made national news again, but this time the news is good. Gubernatorial candidates Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Chris Peterson, a Democrat, teamed up in a commercial to remind Utahns — and the nation — to be civil during this highly contentious political season.With protests turning to violence, the call for civility is appropriate.Specifically, the two candidates promised to “fully support the results of the presidential election.”In other words, the Trumpian
  
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• Ex-Blackhawk pilot and former mayor battle for open seat in Salt Lake County Council District 2

  21-10-2020 22:45
  
  With Salt Lake County Council member Michael Jensen deciding not to seek reelection, District 2 voters have an opportunity to fill a competitive seat with a new representative for the first time in 20 years.The west-side district takes in large swaths of West Valley City and South Jordan, Magna and parts of West Jordan, Herriman and Riverton.On the Democratic ticket is Deborah Gatrell, a Granite District high school social studies teacher with a decades-long military background, which included p
  
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• Mother sues Unified police for fatally shooting her mentally ill son when she called asking for help

  21-10-2020 22:39
  
  Riverton • Jason Whittle had been mugged earlier in the day, and that confrontation proved to the 26-year-old, who struggled with mental health and substance use, that he needed help and that he couldn’t live on the streets anymore.Like many might, Whittle went to his mother’s home for refuge as she called police to connect him with a social worker. The family had done it many times before, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court. One time, police sent over a soc
  
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• Nicholas Kristof: Billy Graham’s granddaughter is evangelical, pro-life and voting for Biden

  21-10-2020 22:36
  
  A granddaughter of the Rev. Billy Graham, Jerushah Duford is a committed evangelical Christian who describes herself as “pro-life.”For most of her life, she voted Republican. Yet this year, she is voting for Joe Biden and is encouraging fellow Christians to distance themselves from a president who she says is trying “to hijack our faith for votes.”“The Jesus we serve promotes kindness, dignity, humility, and this president doesn’t represent our faith,” D
  
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• What Utah’s early voting data tells us about the state and the election

  21-10-2020 22:01
  
  Can the early vote tell us anything?For the past few days — eager to stretch my legs as a data columnist who doesn’t just cover COVID-19 — I’ve been looking at voter spreadsheets that are millions of rows deep, sent to me by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office.Essentially, I asked for the same data files that the state sends campaigns on a daily basis. We’re getting two lists:1) those who are on Utah’s list to get a ballot, and2) now that they’ve rece
  
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• Zac Dawe has become a high-impact player for BYU’s defense, but it was a long road to get here

  21-10-2020 21:50
  
  Provo • BYU senior defensive end Zac Dawe played a starring role in the Cougars' road win at Houston last Friday, but it wasn’t that long ago that he had lost his spot on the team and almost didn’t have the opportunity to play college football at all.Returning to Houston, where the defensive lineman served a two-year church mission out of high school, Dawe’s performance was what he called an “emotional experience.” He remembered the two years spent knocking on
  
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• Stan Van Gundy agrees to become New Orleans Pelicans’ coach

  21-10-2020 21:24
  
  Stan Van Gundy announced Wednesday that he is headed to the New Orleans Pelicans, where he’ll take over a promising team that includes No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson and reigning Most Improved Player Brandon Ingram.Van Gundy agreed to a four-year contract, said a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms had not been revealed publicly.Van Gundy said on his Twitter account that he was “excited” and thanked Pelicans owner Gayle
  
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• Utah coronavirus cases up 1,363 Wednesday, as hospitalizations reach new record high

  21-10-2020 21:12
  
  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 1,363 new coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday, Utah’s rate of new diagnoses continued to soar.For the past week, the state has averaged 1,283 new positive test results a day, continuing a streak of new record highs, the Ut
  
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• Rocky Mountain Power may shut off power during this week’s red flag weather

  21-10-2020 20:58
  
  Some northern Utah residents could experience preemptive electrical outages later this week when strong dry winds are expected to create extreme wildfire conditions in the Wasatch Mountains.Summit Park and Sundance are two mountain communities where power could get shut off under a new program designed to reduce the chance of electrical transmission equipment triggering a fire, according to Rocky Mountain Power.“The measure would only be used as a last resort to help ensure community safet
  
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• Mitt Romney says, ‘I did not vote for President Trump’

  21-10-2020 20:56
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney is among the 220,000 Utahns who have already cast his ballot and, not surprisingly, he did not vote for President Donald Trump.Romney talking to CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday wouldn’t say who he voted for, though.Mitt Rommey told me he already voted in the elections but he wouldn’t say if he voted for Joe Biden or wrote someone else in.“I did not vote for President Trump,” he said— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 21, 2020This should not be a surpri
  
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• Spencer Cox, Chris Peterson say their call for civility is targeted at people who have turned politics into a religion

  21-10-2020 20:53
  
  The contest between Republican Spencer Cox and Democrat Chris Peterson is being hailed as one of the nicest campaigns ever after the two men released a series of joint ads calling for a return to a more civil tone in our politics.The ads have gone viral, with one racking up more than 2.5 million views in less than 24 hours. The message many have latched onto is the two men agreeing to honor the results of the presidential election, no matter who wins or how controversial the outcome may be.Cox s
  
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• Thomas L. Friedman: After the pandemic, a revolution in education and work awaits us

  21-10-2020 20:35
  
  The good Lord works in mysterious ways. He (She?) threw a pandemic at us at the exact same time as a tectonic shift in the way we will learn, work and employ. Fasten your seatbelt. When we emerge from this corona crisis, we’re going to be greeted with one of the most profound eras of Schumpeterian creative destruction ever — which this pandemic is both accelerating and disguising.No job, no K-12 school, no university, no factory, no office will be spared. And it will touch both white
  
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• Leonard Pitts: Your country needed you. You did not stand up.

  21-10-2020 20:33
  
  You did not stand up.Granted, America faced neither enemy bombers nor terrorist plot, but the threat to her was — still is — no less real. Your country needed you.And you did not stand up.You told yourself party was more important. You told yourself the courts were more important. You told yourself tax cuts were more important. And you convinced yourself you could put up with his bluster and bullying, with his lies, his hatefulness, his bungling, his complete unfitness, if that was t
  
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• Kyle Whittingham hopes Utes, Pac-12 get all their games in, but with spread of virus, ‘I’m not sure that’s realistic'

  21-10-2020 20:04
  
  There has been college football played across the country for the last seven weekends, but, predictably in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, things have not gone on without a hitch.When the Mountain West on Tuesday canceled Saturday’s New Mexico-Colorado State season-opener, it was the 34th FBS game to either be postponed or outright canceled since the season began. Among those 34, 11 of them involved at least one Power Five team. This all comes before the Big Ten begins its truncated n
  
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• Hawaii football coach who played in Utah dies from COVID-19

  21-10-2020 19:51
  
  Honolulu • Honolulu football coach Willie Talamoa bought his players cleats, drove them to practice and often stayed late to talk with those having trouble in school.For Talamoa, his actions weren’t just about football. They were about helping the young people in the hardscrabble neighborhood of Kalihi where he grew up get the attention they deserved.“His philosophy was, the more kids that are at practice with us, the less kids that are out on the streets of Kalihi,” said
  
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• Utah State helps NASA collect pebbles from the surface of an asteroid

  21-10-2020 18:54
  
  NASA took another “giant leap" forward on Tuesday — and do so with some help from Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory.Four years ago, NASA launched a spaceship toward a distant asteroid. That craft, called OSIRIS-REx, successfully touched down and was able to collect dust and pebbles from the surface of the asteroid Bennu Tuesday night.Bennu, a carbon-based asteroid that scientists hope contain evidence of our solar system’s ancient history, is now 207 milli
  
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• It might snow this weekend, but fire danger is high in the meantime

  21-10-2020 18:44
  
  Big changes are coming to Utah’s weather this weekend, and there’s troubling news for firefighters in the meantime.There’s a red flag warning in effect in the Wasatch Mountains until 9 p.m. Wednesday, with winds of 15-25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The winds and low humidity — as low as 19% — will create “critical fire weather conditions,” and existing fires and new blazes “may spread rapidly.”And, a
  
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• Review: ‘Borat’ takes on Trump and COVID-19 with as much venom as the first film

  21-10-2020 18:00
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen has not lost his talent to apply shock tactics, and a trunk full of disguises, to create pointed commentary about American politics and culture — which he collects in the sharp-elbowed satirical comedy “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”It’s been 14 years since Baron Cohen unleashed his character Borat Sagdiyev, the politically and often factually incorrect Kazakh journalist, onto the United States, often interacting with Americans who weren’t in on the
  
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• Salt Lake City debating plan to allow tiny homes, row houses around Liberty Park, Trolley Square

  21-10-2020 17:56
  
  A proposal aimed at tucking more homes into some Salt Lake City neighborhoods is under intense debate as the pandemic makes affordable housing even more scarce than before.The idea is to allow tiny homes and row homes to sprout in backyards in neighborhoods north of Liberty Park, east of Trolley Square and near Forest Dale Golf Course. The zoning change is intended to help provide affordable housing, but advocates worry the plan may backfire.In reaction, the City Council has decided to push off
  
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• Provo man says he thought he shot an intruder. It was a member of his family.

  21-10-2020 17:33
  
  One person is in critical condition after being shot at home by a Provo man who thought he was shooting an intruder.Provo police have released little information about the shooting — including the gender of the victim — but said they received a call about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday morning from a man who said he shot someone he believed had broken into his house, near 1600 West and Center Street. But, it turned out, he shot an adult member of his own family.The victim was taken to a hospital.
  
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• Snow could be coming this weekend, but fire danger is high in the meantime

  21-10-2020 17:11
  
  Big changes are coming to Utah’s weather this weekend, and there’s troubling news for firefighters in the meantime.There’s a red flag warning in effect in the Wasatch Mountains until 9 p.m. Wednesday, with winds of 15-25 mph and gusts up to 35 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The winds and low humidity — as low as 19% — will create “critical fire weather conditions,” and existing fires and new blazes “may spread rapidly.”And, a
  
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• Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

  21-10-2020 16:27
  
  Rome • Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.The papal thumbs up came midway through the film that delves into issues he cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination.“Homosexual people have the right to be in a fa
  
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• Utah distillers seek economic help from Congress

  21-10-2020 15:40
  
  Representatives from 14 Utah distilleries — facing financial hardships due to COVID-19 — have asked Congress to provide economic relief to their industry.In a letter sent Tuesday to the state’s congressional delegation the Utah distilleries urged Congress to enact measures that would offset the “sudden and steep declines in sales with the closure of distillery tasting rooms, restaurants and bars.”Utah’s distilled spirits industry had been thriving prior to COV
  
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• Thousands of Utah state employees are still working from home

  21-10-2020 15:20
  
  Seven months after Utah’s first recorded coronavirus case, 8,600 state employees are working from home.That is 40% of the state’s estimated workforce of 22,000 and includes just about everyone whose job allows such remote employment, according to a presentation this week to Utah lawmakers.The transition to at-home work was rapid and relatively smooth, according to the Governors Office of Management and Budget’s Jeff Mottishaw. That was by design.The state had done a trial run d
  
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• Letter: You can keep your ‘Utah values’

  21-10-2020 15:18
  
  There has been much rhetoric in this election cycle by candidates who claim to have “Utah values.” What exactly does that mean?I have lived in Utah for more than 46 years, 16 years more than the median age of my fellow Utahns. Was I born here? No. So, somehow, that keeps me in the outsider camp? (I believe that is a lifelong assignment, regardless of how long I will live here.)I am a veteran of our armed services, a retired career firefighter, active church member, volunteer and gene
  
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• Whichever Utah running back replaces Zack Moss will have his hands full. Who’s up next for the Utes?

  21-10-2020 15:16
  
  Devontae Booker showed up at the University of Utah in 2014 and quickly established himself as its No. 1 running back, rushing 1,512 yards that fall, followed by 1,261 more yards in 2015 in only 10 games.With Booker gone to the NFL, his backup, Joe Williams, stepped into a primary role, rushing for 1,407 yards in just nine games in 2016. Williams left, so in came Zack Moss. After backing up Williams as a true freshman, Moss blossomed into Utah’s best running back ever, ripping off three co
  
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• Despite Utah leaders’ dire warnings, sales tax revenue has shot up

  21-10-2020 15:15
  
  Utah lawmakers spent most of last year trying to convince residents of the urgent need to reform the state’s tax system before it resulted in crippling shortages to crucial services and programs.They warned that the sales tax revenue stream, which used to pay for most government operations, was seriously lagging the growth of income tax receipts, reserved only for education.But the problem that sounded so dire a few months ago doesn’t show up in recent budget reports. In fact, the re
  
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• Former mayor and ex-Blackhawk pilot battle for open seat in Salt Lake County Council District 2

  21-10-2020 15:14
  
  With Salt Lake County Council member Michael Jensen deciding not to seek reelection, District 2 voters have an opportunity to fill a competitive seat with a new representative for the first time in 20 years.The west-side district takes in large swaths of West Valley City and South Jordan, Magna and parts of West Jordan, Herriman and Riverton.On the Democratic ticket is Deborah Gatrell, a Granite District high school social studies teacher with a decades-long military background, which included p
  
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• Letter: A different Thanksgiving

  21-10-2020 14:02
  
  We are finding planning for Thanksgiving dinner this year a little different due to Thanksgiving falling after the presidential election.If Joe Biden wins, we’ll put a turkey in the oven. If Donald Trump wins, we’ll put our heads in the oven.Happy holidays.David Spencer, MillcreekSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Recreation opportunities in the Oquirrhs

  21-10-2020 14:01
  
  When Salt Lake County residents think of the Oquirrh Mountains, many only envision mining and landfills. However, that is about to change.Our growing west-side population, combined with the COVID-induced rush to the outdoors, has created an explosion of interest in open space, mountain biking and trails.Enthused parents, volunteers, landowner partners, and more, are set to usher in a recreational inflection point for Salt Lake Valley. It’s going to be a win for all of us, and I am excited
  
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• Robert Gehrke: As religious and political leaders focus on ‘Utah values,’ Burgess Owens focuses on Donald Trump

  21-10-2020 14:00
  
  Political candidates and special interest groups are projected to spend $11 billion on advertising this year and, it’s safe to say, a large chunk of it will be spent telling you why the opposing candidate is a horrible person.So in a climate where billions are spent destroying each other, it was refreshing to see a different kind of ad, featuring Utah’s two major party candidates for governor, Democrat Chris Peterson and Republican Spencer Cox, calling for unity, civility and a commi
  
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• Letter: Protect Utah’s uninsured children

  21-10-2020 14:00
  
  The information highlighted in Bethany Rodger’s Oct. 9 article on Utah’s medically uninsured children is extremely eye opening. The fact that there are nearly 82,000 Utah children without health insurance is abhorrent. The state should be doing more to encourage those without insurance to seek coverage by educating the public on its programs and resources. Because Utah is a state that does not provide continuous Medicaid enrollment, this leaves children vulnerable to losing health co
  
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• Letter: All Utahns should be concerned about health care

  21-10-2020 14:00
  
  I am writing in reference to the article titled “Older Utah voters are worried about health care and prescription drug costs, survey shows.” In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, I find it fascinating that most surveyed Utah voters listed being able to pay for prescription drugs and raising the minimum wage as a concern, but not all surveyed Utahns hold the same belief.As an American and former Utahn, I am alarmed that not all Utahns are not concerned with these fundamental principles o
  
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• How this proposed constitutional amendment — Amendment D — protects water users

  21-10-2020 14:00
  
  For decades, some of Utah’s larger cities have been in the retail water delivery business, building service areas that stretch far outside their municipal boundaries.Such arrangements served the state well, ensuring a stable water supply for outlying communities as they grew into cities in their own right. But they have also spurred fears that a big water-providing municipality like Salt Lake City could cut off its out-of-city customers, leaving them high and dry, or treat them unfairly in
  
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• Kershaw, L.A. stars shine, Dodgers top Rays 8-3 in Series opener

  21-10-2020 06:06
  
  Arlington, Texas • Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Tampa Bay Rays stuck in neutral to start a most strange World Series played amid the pandemic.Kershaw dominated for six innings, Bellinger and Betts homered and the Dodgers chased a wild Tyler Glasnow in the fifth inning for an 8-3 win Tuesday night in the first Series held at a neutral site.A crowd limited by the coronavirus to 11,388 at Globe Life Field, the new $1.2 billion home of the T
  
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• Salt Lake City school board members sent profane texts and attacks as they debated how to hold fall classes

  21-10-2020 05:56
  
  As Salt Lake City school board members grappled with how to best teach students this fall — before ultimately deciding to continue with online-only classes — their disagreements boiled over into vulgarities and insults hurled at each other, at parents and at principals.Board member Katherine Kennedy sent several texts to the board’s president after a heated meeting ran longer than its scheduled time in July, saying “I f***ing HATE YOU.” Two other members exchanged m
  
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• Fred Ferguson: Next governor should build on Utah’s tourism industry

  21-10-2020 04:00
  
  Utah. The state inspires images of awe-inspiring natural arches, fresh powder on our mountains and beautiful sunset vistas. Utah is the epitome of outdoor recreation, with 34 million acres of public land, five national parks, 44 state parks, 15 ski resorts, thousands of miles of mountain bike trails and much more.Outdoor recreation is a huge driver of Utah’s economy, generating $5.5 billion for the state, supporting more than 75,000 jobs and making up 3.3% of the state’s economy.Gov.
  
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• Salt Lake County takes stock of COVID-19 damage as it prepares next year’s budget

  21-10-2020 01:34
  
  Mayor Jenny Wilson presented her proposed 2021 budget to the Salt Lake County Council Tuesday, and it contained at least one surprise — sales tax revenue is up.The past year has thrown plenty of curveballs at the county’s finances, including a deadly pandemic, forced business closures, a disastrous earthquake, hurricane-force winds and the weekslong Neff Fire. After reviewing the numbers, however, Wilson found the county is “clearly in much better shape than we feared six month
  
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• McConnell warns White House against COVID relief deal

  21-10-2020 01:33
  
  Washington • Washington negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill took a modest step forward on Tuesday, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump’s most powerful Senate ally, is pressing the White House against going forward.McConnell on Tuesday told fellow Republicans that he has warned the White House not to divide Republicans by sealing a lopsided $2 trillion relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the election &mdas
  
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• John M. Barry: Herd immunity? Or mass murder?

  21-10-2020 00:24
  
  No matter their politics, people nearly always listen to those who say what they want to hear.Hence, it is no surprise that the White House and several governors are now paying close attention to the “Great Barrington Declaration,” a proposal written by a group of well-credentialed scientists who want to shift COVID-19 policy toward achieving herd immunity — the point at which enough people have become immune to the virus that its spread becomes unlikely.They would do this by a
  
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• Ross Douthat: Trump is giving up

  21-10-2020 00:23
  
  Donald Trump can still win the 2020 presidential election; something that has a 10% or 15% chance of happening can certainly transpire. But even more than in 2016, if the president wins this time, we will have to attribute his victory to the workings of divine providence (don’t worry, I have that column pre-written), because what we’re watching is an incumbent doing everything in his power to run up his own margin of defeat.Start with his reelection messaging, to the extent that you
  
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