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Tribune Editorial: “Utahns should contact their representatives — Blake Moore, Celeste Maloy, John Curtis and Burgess Owens — and demand they support the new Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The fact that none of them now backs it is appalling.”
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2024/05/19/tribune-editorial-utahs/

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LitJoy Crate started in a Utah garage in 2016, and has grown around the idea of putting "a book club in a box."
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2024/05/19/bookish-subscription-boxes-are-all/

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The Utah Board of Higher Education has sued a Salt Lake Tribune reporter and the state records committee, arguing it should not have to release a draft investigative report into sexual misconduct allegations against a former commissioner.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/05/18/utahs-higher-education

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The Salt Lake Tribune looked at median home sale prices and calculated the needed income to spend less than 28% of monthly pay on a mortgage. Here’s what we found for all of Utah’s 29 counties.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/17/heres-how-much-you-need-earn-buy/

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New disclosures to federal regulators by the LDS Church's investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, show its holdings in stocks, mutual funds and other investments grew to $54.7 billion as of late March.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/05/17/lds-churchs-huge-stock-portfolio/

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During an air quality briefing, Utah lawmakers blasted federal standards that they claim are “uncontrollable by us.”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/17/utah-could-lose-federal-highway/

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From Nevada to Wyoming to Texas, small towns have become neighborhood battlegrounds as feuds break out about the height and light of proposed new LDS temples.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/05/17/its-created-lot-division-how-lds/

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Gov. Spencer Cox said the University of Utah “absolutely did it the right way” when it disbanded a peaceful encampment on campus last month by sending in police suited in full riot gear.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/05/16/gov-spencer-cox-says-hes-just-so/

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The owners of a new luxury SLC hotel say they expect to benefit from the “new energy and vitality” of a sports and entertainment district proposed for downtown.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/16/new-luxury-hotel-rises-alongside/

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Opinion: “Our goal must be to create systems of support that propel individuals along the continuum of care, starting from street living to the ultimate goal of fostering human dignity. To do so, we have to understand that the core difficulty for those who are chronically homeless is trauma."
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/05/16/utah-homeless-services-board/

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Utah congressional leaders accused "feds" of an underhanded attempt to kill the Northern Corridor Highway that would bisect a threatened desert tortoise habitat.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/05/16/utah-congressional-leaders-blast/

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“In the last few meetings, we’ve made much progress in recognizing that we have to come up with a solution,” said Gene Shawcroft, Utah’s Colorado River commissioner.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/16/where-colorado-river-negotiations/

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The University of Utah was planning to host the third presidential debate in October and was not told ahead of Wednesday’s announcement that Biden and Trump would have only two.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/05/15/utahs-2024-debate-dreams-dashed/

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Some Utahns who spoke to The Tribune said the housing market is so discouraging they are considering moving out of state to someplace they can afford to buy a home.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/15/utahs-housing-market-demoralizing/

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For decades, hikers trespassed to reach Deaf Smith Canyon. Now they’re worried the landowners’ plans to build will impede access.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/15/years-utahns-had-trespass-access

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The future of Abravanel Hall is up in the air as downtown Salt Lake City sits on the cusp of massive transformation.
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson shared her preference for what happens to the 45-year-old venue.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/14/if-county-mayor-jenny-wilson-has/

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Utah State Auditor John Dougall says nearly 12,000 reports have come into his office since an online form related to the state’s trans bathroom ban was made available. Reviewing them has eaten up hundreds of hours of work and taken employees away from their regular duties, he said.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/05/14/bathroom-whistleblower-saw-trump/

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A 19-year-old missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was arrested Saturday in Saratoga Springs on suspicion of rape.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/14/latter-day-saint-missionary/

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Gordon Monson: “Hey, fellas, brothers, galoots, listen up. We’re doing it wrong, so let’s ponder the answer to an important question: Why don’t we listen to women, to sisters, the way we should?"
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/05/14/gordon-monson-an-open-letter

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National headliners and local bands performed for thousands of fans at the three-day Kilby Court Music Festival. Check out the photos here.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2024/05/13/photos-kilby-court-block-party/

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"I know my dad’s work on Earth is done," said Courtney Hooser, whose father, Sgt. Bill Hooser, was killed May 5. "I know he died doing what he loved to do: helping people.” https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/13/fallen-utah-police-officer/

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Alan Braufman, credited as one of the legends of New York’s “free jazz” movement, has lived in Utah for some 30 years. The musician, who plays alto saxophone and flute, has a new album being released on Friday: “Infinite Love Infinite Tears."
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/music/2024/05/13/new-york-free-jazz-musician-has/

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Utah's latest plan will pump $300 million into discount loans for construction of up to 35,000 “attainable” houses within five years.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/13/utah-launches-all-out-push-build

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A rare sight lights up the sky as a solar flare strikes the planet and the northern lights are reflected in the shores of the Great Salt Lake on Saturday, May 11, 2024.⁠
(Photo by: Francisco Kjolseth)

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More and more Latter-day Saint parents say they no longer believe in a “sad heaven” without their queer children.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/05/12/lds-parents-lgbtq-kids-david

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While public officials and the entertainment group continue to haggle over how that money will be spent and how the plans would reshape the city’s downtown, there are multiple ways for the public to weigh in.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/11/ryan-smiths-downtown-district-is

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Neighbors worry development near the Delta Center would leave them overwhelmed by towering skyscrapers.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/10/plan-ok-skyscrapers-around-delta/

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Sema Hadithi, the Utah Historical Society and the Utah Black Chamber are on a mission to preserve stories and artifacts of Utahns of color with the goal of ultimately presenting them in the forthcoming Museum of Utah, set to open in 2026.
First, though, they have to find them.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/05/10/historic-slc-church-helping/

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The names of the men who died in an avalanche near Lone Peak on Thursday have been released.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/10/these-are-two-men-who-died-an/

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“There is a toxic work environment within the Miss USA organization that, at best, is poor management and, at worst, bullying and harassment,” Noelia Voigt wrote in her resignation letter, according to NBC News.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/10/utahs-miss-usa-cited-sexual/

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More than 40 bars and restaurants have been approved to welcome canine friends for the season.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2024/05/10/your-dog-is-welcome-these-salt/

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Utah State University launched an inquiry into Dave Woolstenhulme after an employee reported him in March 2023.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/05/10/former-utah-higher-ed-commissioner/

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This year, Slow Food USA awarded Hunt & Gather its Snail of Approval, which recognizes the restaurant’s work in sourcing, environmental impact, cultural connection, community involvement, staff support and business values.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2024/05/09/i-drove-213-miles-across-utah-this/

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One Utahn who built an ADU in his backyard said in the future it could be housing for a nurse should he and his wife need some help as they age. In that way, the ADU would allow them to stay in their home of more than 30 years.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/09/these-utahns-found-trick-their/

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Skiers may have been caught up in an avalanche near Lone Peak Summit in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Thursday.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/09/avalanche-near-lone-peak-summit/

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Climate change will lead to a higher variability in precipitation, meaning that “extremely high and low flows are more likely” on the Colorado River between 2026 and 2050, according to the study.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/09/climate-change-may-help-colorado/

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One of the leaders of the Utah Legislature is putting to rest rumors about a reservoir on the Bear River.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/08/current-bear-river-pipeline-plan/

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While a top executive with Smith Entertainment Group said Tuesday his organization is prepared to sink at least $3 billion of its own money into a downtown district that pledges to breathe new life into Salt Lake City, crucial details of the massive project remained murky.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/07/preview-today-slc-council-learns/

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With Abravanel Hall and the Fifth Ward LDS meetinghouse grabbing recent headlines, Preservation Utah points to other landmarks in jeopardy.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/08/here-are-utahs-most-endangered/

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Utah ranks No. 23 for average teacher salaries, according to the National Education Association.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/05/08/utah-teacher-pay-how-salaries

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One factor — negative attention driven by former clients — has been “hard for programs to combat,” said the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/07/nearly-half-utahs-wilderness/

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When John Dougall ran for Utah auditor, he didn’t set out to “become a bathroom monitor” — and he didn’t ask the Utah Legislature to make him responsible for enforcing a transgender bathroom ban signed into law in January, he said in a statement Tuesday.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/05/07/utah-auditor-blasts-invasive/

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“It’s very back and forth,” said one student about the progress and pain at the private Provo school sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/05/07/lgbtq-students-byu-march-progress/

sltrib , 12 days ago to Random stuff

Rather than a gondola, could the answer to the string of red taillights that wends down Little Cottonwood Canyon Road any winter weekend or powder day be red stop lights?
Mike Maughan, the general manager of Alta Ski Area, believes it’s an idea worth exploring.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/07/alta-ski-area-shuns-gondola-says/

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With four programs closing in the last year, Utah now has its lowest number of wilderness therapy programs in at least a decade.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/07/nearly-half-utahs-wilderness

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Recently discovered issues with Glen Canyon Dam could affect how Upper Basin states deliver water to Lower Basin states.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/06/damage-glen-canyon-dam-reveals/

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A winter storm warning remains in effect in northern Utah’s mountains, with snow and cold overnight temperatures expected to continue in the valleys through midweek.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/06/snow-isnt-over-yet-utahs-spring/

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Broken cranes, blizzards and spooked workers caused Highlander Ski Lifts workers to walk off the job.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/05/07/broken-cranes-blizzards-spooked/