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• Analysis: The Miller family was a fine steward of the Utah Jazz, but Ryan Smith will bring new opportunities

  28-10-2020 23:59
  
  In the front office of the Utah Jazz, the news of Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith’s purchase of the club was bittersweet.Of course, they were thankful for the steady hand that the Miller family had used to lead the team for 35 seasons — a small-market franchise that was used as a model for some of the most successful teams in sports. They are truly beloved by those at the highest levels of the team’s operation.But while there’s always some fear of change, Smith’s purchase
  
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• Bonneville High moves online after COVID-19 outbreak

  28-10-2020 23:35
  
  Bonneville High will move classes online starting Thursday after an outbreak at the school.A statement from the Weber School District said it is following Utah Department of Health instructions after 15 or more individuals connected with the Washington Terrace school tested positive within the past two weeks. Multiple classrooms have been affected, it said.The school will hold virtual classes through Nov. 11, during which time the school will undergo a deep cleaning. Only those who tested positi
  
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• Ben McAdams demands Burgess Owens disavow QAnon after he suggested the conspiracy theory may have merit

  28-10-2020 23:14
  
  Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams challenged his Republican rival Burgess Owens to disavow the sweeping QAnon conspiracy theory after Owens appeared to embrace the group in a radio interview last week.Owens was a guest on the syndicated “REELTalk with Audrey Russo” program where he was asked about the issue of child sex trafficking, which he has made a centerpiece of his campaign. Unprompted, Owens brought up QAnon.“What I find interesting is anytime you bring up child trafficking, w
  
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• Michelle Quist: We are creating computer zombies who hate school

  28-10-2020 23:09
  
  I’m going to try to take my own advice from last week’s column and stay out of the ineffective partisan jibber-jabber days before the election. I voted. Make sure you vote.There are more pressing matters anyway. I’ve written about the shecession before — about how the pandemic is causing a recession that has affected women more detrimentally than men.The NPR program “All Things Considered” ran a segment about how single moms are struggling. As the report state
  
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• Is Utah’s home football opener endangered by state’s COVID-19 surge? Not yet.

  28-10-2020 23:05
  
  COVID-19 cases are spiking and the positive-test percentage remains high in the state of Utah. That said, there is no indication that the University of Utah’s Nov. 7 season opener vs. Arizona is in danger of being canceled or relocated.However, the language inside a key Pac-12 document at least deems the topic worth exploring.When the league announced Sept. 24 that it would play a seven-game football season, it released a six-page document titled “Health and Well Being Considerations
  
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• Is Utah’s home football opener vs. Arizona endangered by state’s COVID-19 surge? Not yet.

  28-10-2020 23:04
  
  COVID-19 cases are spiking and the positive-test percentage remains high in the state of Utah. That said, there is no indication that the University of Utah’s Nov. 7 season opener vs. Arizona is in danger of being canceled or relocated.However, the language inside a key Pac-12 document at least deems the topic worth exploring.When the league announced Sept. 24 that it would play a seven-game football season, it released a six-page document titled “Health and Well Being Considerations
  
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• Bonneville High moves online after COVID-10 outbreak

  28-10-2020 23:02
  
  Bonneville High will move classes online starting Thursday after an outbreak at the school.A statement from the Weber School District said it is following Utah Department of Health instructions after 15 or more individuals connected with the school tested positive within the past two weeks. Multiple classrooms have been affected, it said.The school will hold virtual classes through Nov. 11, during which time the school will undergo a deep cleaning. Only those who tested positive and the people t
  
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• Salt Lake County Democrats file complaint against GOP, council candidate’s disclosures

  28-10-2020 22:47
  
  The Salt Lake County Republican Party hasn’t filed a single financial disclosure in 2020, and a candidate for the County Council appears to have some expenditures missing, which prompted the county’s Democratic Party to file complaints Wednesday.“Salt Lake County is currently in the process of approving a $1.3 billion budget with thousands of line items,” the Democratic Party wrote in a news release. “If candidates fail to accurately report their campaign spending,
  
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• ‘Utah Politics’ podcast: From James Baker to Mitt Romney, how Washington has changed in the age of Trump

  28-10-2020 22:30
  
  Mitt Romney is “enemy No. 1” in the Trump administration according to Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.“He is loathed in the White House,” says Baker during an interview on the “Utah Politics” podcast. “With [President] Trump, everything is about loyalty, and you’re not allowed to stray from the fold.”“In the Senate, I think Republicans there respect him. They defended him when Trump went after him. Th
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Ezra Taft Benson and his influence on Latter-day Saint politics

  28-10-2020 22:28
  
  Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used to be more evenly split between the two major political parties, supporting Democrats Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson for U.S. president.But something happened in the 1960s. Latter-day Saints began moving to the right and eventually became a reliably Republican voting bloc, a trend that continues to this day.Though there were many social factors behind this shift, one high-placed church leader may have helped sha
  
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• Bagley Cartoon: Zombie Logic

  28-10-2020 22:28
  
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:Election RunVery Good BrainTrain WreckThe Case FOR TrumpPride PopeDog BiteWhat Women WantKiller AsteroidSupreme SphinxThe Persecution GameWant more Bagley? Become a fan on Facebook.
  
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• Derek Miller: Our private sector can lead us through pandemic mental health crisis

  28-10-2020 22:08
  
  More than ever, CEOs, human resources directors and managers need information and tools to assess and improve the mental and emotional wellness of their employees. “Workforce Resilience Through Mental Fitness” is a new initiative, through the Salt Lake Chamber’s social impact foundation, Utah Community Builders, and is designed to help meet that need.This initiative includes a new Suicide Prevention in the Workforce Employer Toolkit, created in partnership with the Utah Departm
  
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• Gordon Monson: The Utah Jazz are 'in good hands’ after stunning exchange from Gail Miller to Ryan Smith

  28-10-2020 22:06
  
  In a quiet, private conversation between the two of us, Larry Miller took a deep breath, exhaling hard, reaching his hand up to his head and rubbing the top of it, sorting through a thousand possible responses he could give to the question I had just asked him.That question was: What makes you different from other people?He finally responded with one word and followed it up with seven more.“Vision. … I see things others do not see.”He built an empire with that eye- and mind-si
  
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• Salt Lake City school board apologizes for vulgar messages, agrees to remedial trainings

  28-10-2020 21:35
  
  Realizing they have lessons to learn about how to serve the public,members of the Salt Lake City school board are sending themselves back to school.Five members of the board issued an apology Wednesday for vulgar and inappropriate texts and emails they exchanged while working through a heated debate about whether to return kids to in-person classes this fall during the coronavirus outbreak.In addition to the apology, the board agreed to two remedial educational sessions. One will be a discussion
  
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• Utah Jazz to Sell Majority Stake to Tech Entrepreneur Ryan Smith

  28-10-2020 21:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The Miller family, which has owned at least 50 percent of the team since 1985, has agreed to sell a majority interest to Ryan Smith, a billionaire who co-founded a Utah software company.
  
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• Utah reports 10 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, with 1,575 new cases

  28-10-2020 20:54
  
  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.Ten more Utahns have died from the coronavirus — and with 1,575 new coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday, the state’s rate of new diagnoses continued to rise to record levels.For the past week, the state has averaged 1,549
  
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• Utah Jazz to Sell Majority Stake to Tech Entrepreneur

  28-10-2020 20:53 via nytimes.com
  
  The Miller family, which has owned at least 50 percent of the team since 1985, has agreed to sell a majority interest to Ryan Smith, a billionaire who co-founded a Utah software company.
  
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• Utah County commissioners give pros and cons of changing local form of government

  28-10-2020 20:47
  
  Utah County voters next week will decide whether the county government should change drastically.Proposition 9 would eliminate the three-member Utah County Commission and replace it with a county mayor and five council members. The number of council members was decided on by the Commission in an attempt to fairly represent the demographics of the county.Current county commissioners are split about whether this change will be good for Utah County. Tanner Ainge and Nathan Ivie support it and Bill
  
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• Utah reports 10 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, with 1,549 new cases

  28-10-2020 20:38
  
  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.Ten more Utahns have died from the coronavirus — and with 1,575 new coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday, the state’s rate of new diagnoses continued to rise to record levels.For the past week, the state has averaged 1,549
  
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• What you need to know about Ryan Smith, the new owner of the Utah Jazz

  28-10-2020 20:36
  
  Utah’s most prominent business — the Utah Jazz — is changing hands after 35 years. Gail Miller and the Miller family announced plans Wednesday to sell a majority share to Ryan Smith, co-founder of Qualtrics. Here’s what you need to know about the new Jazz owner.Who is Ryan Smith?Smith, 42, is a Utah technology CEO whose family-founded Qualtrics. The company, based in Provo, is a world leader in customer-survey software. If you’ve taken an online survey, there’
  
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• Ross Douthat: The media’s Hunter Biden conundrum

  28-10-2020 20:26
  
  The 2020 presidential contest has been surrounded by dramatic events, by plague, protest and economic collapse, but as a campaign it’s been remarkably devoid of twists and turns. The polling has been mostly stable, the challenger has run the virtual equivalent of a front-porch campaign and mostly suppressed his own pugilistic instincts, and the incumbent has been unsurprisingly himself.Which makes it fitting, maybe, that the most interesting controversy of the campaign’s final week i
  
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• Could an unbeaten BYU get to a New Year’s Day bowl game? Yes. Maybe.

  28-10-2020 20:20
  
  More than halfway through the regular 2020 season, No. 11 BYU has managed to turn people from all parts of the country into Cougar fans.But the dominating performances, led by junior quarterback Zach Wilson, could lead to more than just a growing fan base. It could find the Cougars inching towards a NY6 bowl berth.It’s far-fetched, but BYU has already beaten many odds this year.The Cougars were in the middle of spring football when the pandemic forced practices to be canceled and students
  
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• UTA budget calls for service at 91% of pre-COVID levels next year

  28-10-2020 20:04
  
  With a big assist from $100 million in federal pandemic aid, the Utah Transit Authority unveiled Wednesday a budget that aims to maintain its bus and train operations next year at 91% of the agency’s pre-coronavirus levels.That $100 million amounts to nearly a third of UTA’s proposed overall budget of $326.5 million for transit service next year, coming after ridership plummeted and has remained low during the pandemic.The federal government earlier awarded UTA $187.2 million in CARE
  
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• Utah man reportedly on meth charged with homicide in collision that killed teen

  28-10-2020 19:28
  
  A Utah man has been charged with automobile homicide after he caused an accident that killed 17-year-old Landon Wilkerson, a senior at Pleasant Grove High School.Garrett Frank Harris, 44, had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system at the time of the accident on Oct. 23, according to a urine test. He has been charged in 4th District Court with automobile homicide, a second-degree felony; two counts of driving under the influence and possession or use of methamphetamine, class-A misdemeanor
  
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• A look at some of the highs and lows during the Millers’ ownership of the Utah Jazz

  28-10-2020 19:03
  
  Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller speaks during a news conference introducing Quin Snyder as the newJazz head coach Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Salt Lake City. | Associated PressHere’s a look back at key moments from the Miller family’s three decades-plus ownership of the Utah Jazz, with Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith set to take over as the NBA team’s new owner.
  April 11, 1985 — Larry H. Miller becomes a co-owner of the Utah Jazz when he purchases a 50% stake in the team for $9.5 mi
  
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• Who is Ryan Smith, the new owner of the Utah Jazz?

  28-10-2020 18:57
  
  Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith sits in the Hub at the company’s headquarters in Orem on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Qualtrics is a global leader in the realm of customer experience analytics. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsPROVO — The evidence of Qualtrics co-founder and CEO Ryan Smith’s love of basketball is unmistakable for anyone who visits the company’s Provo headquarters.
  Walk through the doors and, instead of the typical whiz-bang lobby of a highly successful tech company, y
  
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• The NBA’s newest owner has an unmistakable love of basketball

  28-10-2020 18:57
  
  20180202 Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith, left, plays basketball with employees at the business in Orem on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret NewsThe evidence of Qualtrics co-founder and CEO Ryan Smith’s love of basketball is unmistakable for anyone who visits the company’s Provo headquarters.
  Walk through the doors and, instead of the typical whiz-bang lobby of a highly successful tech company, you’ll instead have stepped foot onto the hardwood of a basketball half-c
  
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• Utah man who was reportedly on meth charged with homicide in collision that killed teen.

  28-10-2020 18:35
  
  A Utah man has been charged with automobile homicide after he caused an accident that killed 17-year-old Landon Wilkerson, a senior at Pleasant Grove High School.Garrett Frank Harris, 44, had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system at the time of the accident on Oct. 23, according to a urine test. He has been charged in 4th District Court with automobile homicide, a second-degree felony; two counts of driving under the influence and possession or use of methamphetamine, class-A misdemeanor
  
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• Burgess Owens suggests the QAnon conspiracy theory may have some merit

  28-10-2020 18:13
  
  Republican congressional candidate Burgess Owens appeared to give a tacit endorsement of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory during a radio interview last week, suggesting it was worth a closer look.Owens was a guest on the syndicated “REELTalk with Audrey Russo” program where he was asked about the issue of child sex trafficking, which he has made a centerpiece of his campaign. Unprompted, Owens brought up QAnon.“What I find interesting is anytime you bring up child trafficki
  
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• Who is Ryan Smith? What you need to know about the Utah Jazz’s new owner

  28-10-2020 18:01
  
  Ryan Smith, co-founder and CEO of Qualtrics and co-founder of 5 for the Fight, speaks during a press conference to announce that Qualtrics will sponsor the 5 for the Fight Utah Jazz jersey patch through the 2022-2023 season, at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, the Jazz introduced Smith as the team’s new owner. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsThe Utah Jazz have a new owner: Ryan Smith.
  The announcement came Wednesday mo
  
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• Utah’s home football opener vs. Arizona could be endangered by Utah’s COVID-19 surge

  28-10-2020 17:55
  
  COVID-19 cases are spiking and the positive-test percentage remains high in the state of Utah. That said, there is no indication that the University of Utah’s Nov. 7 season opener vs. Arizona is in danger of being canceled or relocated.However, the language inside a key Pac-12 document at least deems the topic worth exploring.When the league announced Sept. 24 that it would play a seven-game football season, it released a six-page document titled “Health and Well Being Considerations
  
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• Utah Jazz changing hands from Miller family to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith

  28-10-2020 17:42
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. | Deseret News Jazz owner Gail Miller announced the sale of the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith during a press conference at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 28, where Ryan and Ashley Smith affirmed a commitment to Utah.
  
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• New owner will keep Jazz in Utah

  28-10-2020 17:27
  
  David Locke: Gail Miller says the Smith’s have committed to keeping the team in Utah
  
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• ‘A day I have never been able to imagine’: Gail Miller family announces sale of Utah Jazz

  28-10-2020 17:23
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The Miller family is selling the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith.
  The announcement was was made by Jazz owner Gail Miller during a press conference at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Ryan and Ashley Smith affirmed a commitment to Utah during the event.
  From the press conferenceThe announceme
  
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• Miller family selling Utah Jazz to Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith

  28-10-2020 17:00
  
  The Miller family, which has owned the NBA’s Utah Jazz franchise outright since 1985, has entered into an agreement to sell the team to Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith, the team announced Wednesday morning.The Jazz just sent out a news release announcing that Gail Miller, owner and chair of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, “will make a special announcement today from Vivint Arena.” The announcement is slated to tke place at 10 a.m.The sale was first reported by ESPN’s
  
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• Watch: Gail Miller family to announce sale of Utah Jazz

  28-10-2020 16:58
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The Miller family is selling the Utah Jazz.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported Wednesday morning that the Millers will sell the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith after 35 years of ownership.
  After 35 years of stewardship, the Millers have entered into an agreement to sell the Utah Jazz to Qualt
  
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• Miller family selling the Utah Jazz

  28-10-2020 16:49
  
  Adrian Wojnarowski: After 35 years of stewardship, the Millers have entered into an agreement to sell the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics founder @RyanQualtrics, sources tell ESPN.
  
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• Gail Miller family selling majority interest in Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith

  28-10-2020 16:40
  
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) talks to team owner Gail Miller after the Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The Miller family is selling the Utah Jazz.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported Wednesday morning that the Millers will sell the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith after 35 years of ownership.
  After 35 years of stewardship, the Millers have entered into an agreement to sell the Utah Jazz to Qualt
  
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• Man wounded in Odgen police shooting

  28-10-2020 14:50
  
  An 18-year-old male was hospitalized with a bullet wound to the abdomen Tuesday night after rushing Ogden police officers with a handgun in one hand and a butcher’s knife in the other, police Chief Randy Watt reported.Police received a call shortly after 7 p.m. from a mental health caseworker that the 18-year-old was threatening to commit suicide at a residence in the 800 block of Fifth Street. While officers were en route to the scene, they were informed the person was armed with a shotgu
  
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• Herriman police shoot and kill man during confrontation

  28-10-2020 14:49
  
  One man is dead after he “presented a threat” and was shot by Herriman police officers on Tuesday night.The dead man’s name has not yet been released.According to a statement from Herriman police, officers were called to a home near 5300 W. Solafax Lane (approximately 13300 South) at about 10 p.m., where a man was reportedly violating a protective order. When they arrived, officers heard “several” gunshots.The officers located the man and “challenged” hi
  
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• More Utah women are donating to Biden as Trump struggles with female voters

  28-10-2020 14:00
  
  Men in Utah have thrown their financial weight behind former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump in almost equal measure during the 2020 presidential election cycle, campaign finance data show.
  (Christopher Cherrington|The Salt Lake Tribune)But a new analysis from The Salt Lake Tribune and the Center for Responsive Politics shows women in the reliably conservative state have donated far more money to the Democratic presidential nominee — who has raised $708,000 from female
  
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• Do hunting and fishing in Utah need constitutional protection?

  28-10-2020 14:00
  
  Rep. Carl Albrecht admits he got a little misty-eyed during a legislative hearing this year when a discussion about hunting reminded him of the time his daughter-in-law shot a record-breaking bull elk.His son’s wife had worked up to the hunting trip — training for marathons, buying her own gear and practicing with her muzzleloader. And Albrecht said he was with her that day in 2014 when her years of effort paid off.“That will be forever embellished in our family’s memorie
  
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• The outside influences that could tip Utah’s 4th District race to Ben McAdams or Burgess Owens

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  Little things can win a political campaign. They can also lead to an electoral loss.While it’s impossible to account for every variable, there are some parts of the equation more likely to spell victory for Republican Burgess Owens or Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams in their toss up of a race in Utah’s 4th District. This highly watched congressional race is centered on the western portion of Salt Lake and Utah counties and parts of central Utah. It is conservative, but Democrats have fou
  
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• Robert Gehrke: In this pivotal election, these Utahns are overcoming obstacles to vote

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  Mary Hausen was intent on voting for Joe Biden and the 89-year-old Holladay resident wasn’t going to let anything stop her — until COVID-19 nearly did.Last week, Hausen was at University Hospital, fighting a virus that is particularly hard on people her age, killing one in every six people over age 85 who contract it.When her granddaughter, Laura Thomas, contacted me last week, she said her grandmother was desperate to cast her ballot, not knowing if she would make it to Election Day
  
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• Letter: State must provide more aid for the homeless

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  In response to the rising number of homeless individuals in Utah, from the article “Homeless service providers throughout Utah see spikes in people seeking help as the pandemic wears on,” (Tribune, Sept. 21). I demand the state find alternative solutions to keeping homeless individuals off the streets.I am a service provider with the Shelter the Homeless group in Salt Lake Valley, and I have seen the detrimental effects of the pandemic on homeless individuals. The demand for shelter
  
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• Letter: Oppose Amendment G

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  For several decades, the Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities has been following closely legislative issues affecting people who have disabilities. With that background, we avidly oppose Amendment G, which creates more competition for limited dollars. This amendment does not guarantee increased funding for education or services for children or people who have disabilities.Janis Ferre, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Biden is a good guy

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  In 2016, in an overwhelmingly Republican state, only 45% of Utahns voted for Donald Trump. Why? Because he was divisive, vulgar, bombastic, immoral and didn’t represent Utah values. Four years later, he has been shown to be much worse.Never before have so many from the president’s own party denounced him to the extent we currently see. Retired military leaders are breaking centuries of traditions, speaking out, stating that he is a threat to our constitution. Nonpartisan medical jour
  
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• Letter: American needs COVID relief bill

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  COVID-19 is now the second leading cause of death in the country, cases are rising in Utah, and winter is coming — no doubt bringing more infection, more death and more economic decline.As people lose income they will spend less and then more people will be laid off, and on it goes. Local businesses will suffer and so will our families.Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell warns that if we don’t get more money pumped into the economy soon we could face permanent damage. Even W
  
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• Jason Stevenson: The zombie virus is already here

  28-10-2020 13:00
  
  QIt’s almost Halloween, which means hordes of zombie movies are taking over TV screens across Utah. These apocalyptic fictions should remind us that as bad as COVID-19 gets, at least this virus does not turn us into brain-starved ghouls incapable of rational thought.Or does it? What about the people who refuse to believe medical evidence that COVID-19 is a contagious and deadly disease?These are the people who gather in tight-packed crowds dressed like every day is the Fourth of July. Unpe
  
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• Letter: Utah should be a multi-party state

  28-10-2020 12:00
  
  Is Utah’s Republican-dominated Legislature accountable to voters? No! Here are two examples.In 2018, voters passed Proposition 4 to form an independent redistricting commission. That sounds like a success. But wait! In 2020, the Legislature changed it so its members can redraw political boundaries creatively to further favor Republicans. So much for getting rid of gerrymandering, as we expected.Another example: Most states have term limits that facilitate regular turnover of officeholders
  
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