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• Coronavirus in Utah: COVID-19 hospitals are at 101.3% ICU capacity

  17-01-2021 22:57
  
  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.Among hospitals in Utah that specialize in COVID-19 — places like University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City and Intermountain Medical Center in Murray — there is normally a total of 453 intensive care unit beds avai
  
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• Protests start small at newly fortified U.S. statehouses

  17-01-2021 21:30
  
  The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of force and ramp up security Sunday, less than two weeks after a mob overran the nation’s Capitol.Fencing, boarded-up windows and extra police and National Guard troops transformed some statehouses ahead of expected protests leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. But the grounds around capitols were generally empty and quiet early Su
  
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• Live: Law enforcement far outnumbers armed protesters at Utah Capitol

  17-01-2021 21:12
  
  1 p.m. • Approximately 15 anti-government protesters have arrived on the grounds of the Utah Capitol.Meanwhile, National Guard forces, as well as scores of other law enforcement, are on standby in case the rally turns violent. State troopers are lining the steps of the Statehouse.The south side of the Capitol is open all the way up the steps leading to the south entrance. The rest of the grounds are cut off. Police officers are taking a dog around to sniff the area.A group of Boogaloo bois
  
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• Utah reports 1,585 new cases of COVID-19, eight more deaths

  17-01-2021 21:09
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.The Utah Department of Health reported 1,585 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths on Sunday, but hospitalizations were down, as was the number of people currently in intensive care units.Vaccinations reported in past day/total vaccinat
  
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• Live: Law enforcement braces as armed protesters arrive at Utah Capitol

  17-01-2021 20:04
  
  11:45 a.m. • Anti-government protesters have arrived on the grounds of the Utah Capitol, while at least a few dozen National Guard troops exited the south doors of the building a short while ago.National Guard forces, as well as scores of other law enforcement, are on standby in case the rally turns violent. State troopers are lining the steps of the Statehouse.The south side of the Capitol is open all the way up the steps leading to the south entrance. The rest of the grounds are cut off.
  
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• Live: Utah Capitol grounds mostly quiet as law enforcement braces for protests

  17-01-2021 19:03
  
  11 a.m. • As anti-government protesters were expected to gather outside the Utah Capitol on Sunday morning, all was quiet on the grounds as of 11 a.m., with only a small group gathered outside the building. But scores of law enforcement and the National Guard are on standby in case the rally turns violent. State troopers are lining the steps of the Statehouse.The south side of the Capitol is open all the way up the steps leading to the south entrance. The rest of the grounds are cut off. Po
  
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• Ross Douthat: Why Mitch McConnell might move to convict Trump

  17-01-2021 19:00
  
  The day before the Capitol Hill riot, Jonathan Last of The Bulwark wrote a dark valediction for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s attempts to “manage, contain and outlast Donald Trump.”As a master of institutional power, McConnell probably believed that he had the upper hand over Trump, because only institutional power can actually turn political passions into policy and law.But what if, Last wrote, your voters “don’t really care about policy outcomes anymore?” Well, &ld
  
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• Statehouses, U.S. Capitol brace for potentially violent week

  17-01-2021 18:21
  
  The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of force and ramp up security Sunday, less than two weeks after a mob overran the nation’s Capitol.Fencing, boarded-up windows and extra police and National Guard troops transformed some statehouses ahead of expected protests leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. But the grounds around capitols were generally empty and quiet early Su
  
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• Phil Spector, famed music producer convicted of murder, dies at 81

  17-01-2021 18:15
  
  Los Angeles • Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.While most sources giv
  
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• Nicholas Kristof: When Biden becomes Rooseveltian

  17-01-2021 17:30
  
  Soon after Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1933, a visitor assessed the stakes of his New Deal proposal.“Mr. President, if your program succeeds, you’ll be the greatest president in American history,” the visitor told him. “If it fails, you will be the worst one.”“If it fails,” Roosevelt responded, “I’ll be the last one.”That story, from Jonathan Alter’s excellent book “The Defining Moment,” about Roosevelt&rsquo
  
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• Live: Law enforcement braces for protests at Utah Capitol

  17-01-2021 17:20
  
  As anti-government protesters were expected to gather outside the Utah Capitol on Sunday morning, all was quiet on the grounds as of 9 a.m. But scores of law enforcement and the National Guard are on standby in case the rally turns violent.A group of local Boogaloo bois is hosting the “We are not the enemy rally.” The permit for the event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. While the far-right group’s ultimate goal is dismantling American society as we know it, organizer Tyson Reese has s
  
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• David Brooks: Trump ignites a war within the church

  17-01-2021 16:00
  
  “Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the nastiest and most vulgar things I have ever heard toward my family and ministry. I have been labeled a coward, sellout, a traitor to the Holy Spirit, and cussed out at least 500 times.”This is the beginning of a Facebook post from Sunday by conservative preacher Jeremiah Johnson. On Jan. 7, the day after the storming of the Capitol, Johnson had issued a pu
  
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• Founders of Mims SLC bakery believe changing the world begins with breaking bread

  17-01-2021 15:00
  
  At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, many home cooks began a baking adventure — either to feed their families or simply make good use of their time at home. Tripp Mims, a professional chef and hobby baker in Salt Lake City, used the time to start baking and selling artisan bread, and the venture has recently risen into a flourishing business.“Mims SLC was born out of necessity,” says Mims, who was furloughed from his full-time sous chef job at Alamexo in the spring as the
  
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• This Utah school district has built its own internet service so students can log on from home

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  Editor’s note: Through a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting in-depth on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.Murray • In the school district that covers this small suburb of Salt Lake County — a nearly perfect 3-mile by 3-mile square that includes some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state — every student will soon be connected to high-speed internet at home.It will be delivered through a network dreamed up and buil
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: After Jan. 6, is the producer of ‘The Apprentice’ sleeping well at night? Are any of us?

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  A lot of President Donald Trump’s behavior over the past four years — a lot of his behavior since he lost to President-elect Joe Biden — came as no surprise to those of us who interviewed him multiple times and observed him while he was a reality-TV star.He lied repeatedly, he insulted and bullied people, he created a myth around himself.Well, “Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett created the myth that Trump was a successful businessman, and Trump ran with it — a
  
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• Robert Gehrke: Now is the time for these major police reforms in Utah

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  It seems that, because of Utah’s short legislative schedule, big issues that flare up during the summer lose momentum — either focus is lost or other issues arise to crowd people’s short attention spans.As we open the 2021 legislative session this week, there’s one issue too important to let that happen: justice and police reform.It may only be a few months, but it seems like a decade ago now when the killing of George Floyd drove thousands of Utahns into the streets to d
  
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• Owner seeks to demolish historic LDS meetinghouse. West-siders aren’t thrilled.

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  Has this ragged brick chapel on Salt Lake City’s west side run out of useful lives?Its new owner says he’s deeply conflicted about it, but yes.Since the March 18 earthquake, the 115-year-old 29th LDS Ward in the Fairpark neighborhood is damaged to the point of being unusable, says David Wright, who bought the property at 1102 W. 400 North from the city at a discount early in 2020.As proprietor of Wright Mind LLC and would-be operator of a progressive community center in the former La
  
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• Letter: What’s with this pursuit of wackiness?

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  Utahns, would you support a congressional representative who proudly proclaimed their belief that the Apollo moon landings were faked? That Earth is flat, stationary and the center of the universe? No? Then why do you allow our representatives to promote equally wacky conspiracy theories as justification for their seditious attempt to erase a national election?Seth Jarvis, Salt Lake CitySubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Letter: Senate bill would be a step forward for physician assistants

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  A recent opinion by guest writer Don Gale stated the importance of increasing the number of health care providers, such as PAs (physician assistants), in our state. To accomplish that, Utah must first make the most of our current PA workforce, and that requires updating our laws to better align with how PAs and physicians work together today.PAs are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s main hea
  
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• Letter: Once the enemy was war, now it’s the pandemic

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  When the United States declared war on Germany, Italy and Japan in 1941, I was fifteen and remember the war well. Europe had fallen to the Nazis and enemy submarines were sinking our ships in the Atlantic in great numbers.  Britain was losing the battle. The draft was enacted and five members of my family actively served.Women filled jobs  previously held by men. Many items were rationed, including dairy products, meat, rubber and gasoline. And new cars were unattainable.  Civilia
  
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• Letter: How about “a stop jar,” so Tribune readers can weigh in on content

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  In becoming a nonprofit, the Tribune has broken new ground in the means by which local journalism is supported.  But have they explored alternative methods to keep the newsroom funded?Some music venues employ dueling pianos.  Patrons can place tips in a jar for a good pianist.  There may also be a “stop jar.”  When a pianist is playing music nobody wants to hear, the audience can persuade the performer to stop by adding a few dollars to the jar.I, for one, could b
  
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• Letter: Having been had is hard to admit

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  It’s a phenomenon that will be explored, analyzed and written about for many years to come. How could so many of our fellow Americans have remained devoted to a totally amoral narcissistic sociopath?But there is a simple explanation. It is like the rich man who pays a fortune for a painting by one of the great masters. But then, upon learning that it’s a fake, he’s embarrassed and completely unwilling to admit the stupidity of his original investment.Such is the logic behind th
  
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• Letter: George Washington’s inauguration prayer speaks to our times

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  “Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large.”Prayer after George Washington’s inauguration as president of the United States, St. Paul’s Chapel, New York City.The pursuit for fre
  
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• Letter: Despite Twitter ban, Trump can still speak freely

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  Much is being said about the closing of President Trump’s Twitter account. Many of his followers think that is an infringement on his freedom of speech. President Trump still has the world’s largest megaphone. There isn’t a journalist anywhere in the world who would refuse an invitation to a news conference called by the president of the United States. However, these journalists would fact check his remarks. He can still speak freely. He just can’t lie with impunity. That
  
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• Letter: All my fellow Republicans who voted not to impeach Trump should resign

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  As a life-long registered and just barely politically active Republican (but at a very low level), I write to say how totally distressed I am with some (not all, but most) of the members of the Utah delegation to the House and the Senate.1. I do not believe that anyone of you (elected officials), if he is at least a little bit honest, can state categorically that D. J. Trump will tell the truth if he thinks he can profit by distorting the truth (I call that “lying”).   His reput
  
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• Leonard Pitts: But Trump wasn’t Black, so it’s OK.

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  To the Republican Party:As the Trump administration stumbles through its final hours, it seems a proper time to offer a summation of the era just past. Ordinarily, this calls for analytical heavy lifting. One seeks to reconcile a mosaic of accomplishments, failures and compromises into a single coherent portrait.With Trump, however, the task is not nearly so complex. Yes, you will exult that he delivered a number of items from your wish list, including a huge tax cut benefiting billionaires and
  
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• It’s high time for Salt Lake City. Here’s how the skyline will rise in 2021.

  17-01-2021 14:00
  
  “Small” Lake City keeps growing up.Need proof? Check out the ever-rising skyline, where 2021 and 2022 will bring three new skyscrapers to the heart of Utah’s capital:• The 24-story Liberty Sky apartment tower, climbing 250 feet.• The 25-story 95 State at City Creek office complex, soaring 393 feet.• The 26-story Hyatt Regency convention center hotel, climbing 375 feet.None of these high-rises will displace the city’s top two skyscrapers in terms of height.
  
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• Another blown Utah hoops opportunity puts Larry Krystkowiak on the defensive

  17-01-2021 07:51
  
  Credit to Timmy Allen, because he got directly to the point late Saturday night.The University of Utah basketball team, 48 hours removed from its best showing of the season against a Pac-12 contender in Stanford, blew a 12-point halftime lead to Cal and lost, 72-63, at the Huntsman Center. The Utes finished a four-game homestand at 1-3, with all three losses featuring blown double-digit halftime leads.Saturday’s loss was clearly worse than the other two against another couple of league con
  
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• Utah Runnin’ Utes blow another second-half lead, fall to Cal. Here are three quick takeaways

  17-01-2021 06:27
  
  The University of Utah men’s basketball team blew yet another double-digit halftime lead in falling to Cal on Saturday night, 72-63, at the Huntsman Center. Here are three quick takeaways.1. The energy was lacking all night: Even with Utah opening the game well, even when the lead ballooned to as many as 15, there was a noticeable lack of juice from the Utes (5-6, 2-5 Pac-12). That is absolutely mystifying after Utah put together its finest performance just two days ago in a win over Stanf
  
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• BYU posts its second consecutive comeback win, beating San Francisco 72-63

  17-01-2021 06:16
  
  Although the Cougars struggled at points, particularly in the first 15 minutes, junior transfer Gideon George kept BYU in the game during the first half. Then, junior Richard Harward all but handed BYU the road win. The Cougars ended the week with their second consecutive win, this time beating San Francisco 72-63 on the road on Saturday.The win improves the Cougars to 11-3 on the season and 2-1 in West Coast Conference play. It also put an end to a tough start to league play.BYU’s first t
  
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• Utah Runnin’ Utes blows another second half lead, falls to Cal. Here are three quick takeaways

  17-01-2021 06:02
  
  The University of Utah men’s basketball team blew yet another double-digit halftime lead in falling to Cal on Saturday night, 72-63, at the Huntsman Center. Here are three quick takeaways.1. The energy was lacking all night: Even with Utah opening the game well, even when the lead ballooned to as many as 15, there was a noticeable lack of juice from the Utes (5-6, 2-5 Pac-12). That is absolutely mystifying after Utah put together its finest performance just two days ago in a win over Stanf
  
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• BYU puts up its second consecutive comeback win, this time beating San Francisco 72-63

  17-01-2021 06:02
  
  Although the Cougars struggled at points, particularly in the first 15 minutes, junior transfer Gideon George kept BYU in the game during the first half. Then, junior Richard Harward all but handed BYU the road win. The Cougars ended the week with their second consecutive win, this time beating San Francisco 72-63 on the road on Saturday.The win improves the Cougars to 11-3 on the season and 2-1 in West Coast Conference play. It also put an end to a tough start to league play.BYU’s first t
  
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• Bills advance to AFC championship with 17-3 win over Ravens

  17-01-2021 05:43
  
  Orchard Park, N.Y. • Taron Johnson could’ve kept running into next week on a 101-yard interception that carried the Buffalo Bills to their first AFC championship game appearance in 26 years.Johnson’s pick-6 of Lamar Jackson’s pass with 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter secured a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a divisional-round playoff game Saturday night.The interception return matched the longest in NFL history and punctuated a stellar defensive outing in
  
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• State colleges: Weber State hits 22 3-pointers in 80-point rout of Yellowstone Christian

  17-01-2021 04:25
  
  Ogden • Darweshi Hunter had 17 points off the bench to lift Weber State to a 124-44 win over NCCAA-member Yellowstone Christian on Saturday.The Wildcats set a program record with 22 3-pointers (in 33 attempts). Weber State finished 47 for 69 (68.1%) and had 15 players enter the scoring column.Michal Kozak had 14 points for Weber State (5-3), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Dontay Bassett added 13 points and Cody Carlson had 12 points.It was the first time this season Weber St
  
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• Three quick thoughts on BYU’s 72-63 win at San Francisco

  17-01-2021 04:01
  
  Although the Cougars struggled as points, junior transfer Gideon George kept BYU in the game during the first half, then junior Richard Harward all but handed BYU the road win. The Cougars ended the week with their second consecutive win, this time beating San Francisco 70-60 on the road on Saturday.1. Once again, the Cougars struggled from beyond the arc, but found other ways to score: BYU made 40 points from the paint and scored 33 points off the bench. The Cougars finished the night having sh
  
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• Rodgers, Packers beat Rams 32-18 to reach NFC title game

  17-01-2021 02:31
  
  Green Bay, Wis. • Aaron Rodgers made sure he’d play an NFC championship game at home for the first time in his Hall of Fame-caliber career.Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score as the top-seeded Green Bay Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in an NFC divisional playoff game Saturday.Green Bay’s potent offense overpowered the Rams’ vaunted defense for much of the day. The Packers didn’t allow any sacks despite playing without injured All-
  
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• SLC’s Nathan Chen wins short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships

  17-01-2021 00:46
  
  Las Vegas • Nathan Chen doesn’t miss.As he has done since his last loss at the Pyeonchang Olympics — yes, nearly three years ago — the dynamic Chen was nearly perfect and rather playful in winning the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.Seeking a fifth straight national title, something no man has done since Dick Button from 1946-52 with seven, Salt Lake City’s Chen put out the most difficult routine that any man anywhere attempts. He h
  
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• John Arthur: Educators literally put their lives on the line

  17-01-2021 00:00
  
  Eddye Valenzuela, a beloved paraeducator in the Salt Lake City School District, died last week from COVID-19.Mr. V. spent most of his career at Glendale Middle School, where he touched the lives of countless students and their families. He tutored and mentored kids throughout this pandemic, supporting students with special needs at West High School. Talking with those who knew him, I keep hearing the same thing: I wish I could thank him for everything, one more time.In an historic move, the Utah
  
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