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• For years Utahns had to trespass to access this trail. There’s a solution in the works, but they don’t like it.

  15-05-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Cottonwood Heights • A few ragged sandbags mark the way to a trailhead that starts on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cottonwood Heights. It’s tricky to navigate the secluded, but well-worn pathways. A block away, no trespassing and private property signs and the words “NO HIKING ACCESS” might dissuade some, but for decades locals tramped up the rugged trail that winds its way up Deaf Smith Canyon.The area is better known for Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons — along with thei
  
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• Opinion: In an isolated and scary time, Abravanel Hall helped me find connection

  02-06-2024 14:05 via sltrib.com
  
  After buying a home in Salt Lake City, having moved here to start work as a physician at a clinic downtown, one of my first big purchases was a season ticket for the Utah Symphony.I made a donation — in truth, so that I could get a seat on the left side, first tier, from which I had the optimal view of the keyboard for programs that featured a piano concerto. At the time, still paying back medical school debt, it was a significant investment. But one I have never regretted and the start of
  
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• Tribune editorial: Anti-immigration promises from Utah politicians threaten the American economy

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  In our post-decency age, politicians who promise to stand watch at the U.S.-Mexico border and keep out imagined hoards of dirty, drug-dealing migrants may no longer offend Americans’ sense of compassion and fairness.But such posturing is a promise to do serious and lasting damage to America’s, and Utah’s, economy.Our social and economic vitality depends on immigration. It always has. It always will.Americans have always known that. The fact that the “swarm of officers&rdq
  
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• St. George’s airport got $15 million for a new tower. Here’s what happens next

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.When the St. George Regional Airport opened its gates in 2011, Airport Manager Rich Stehmeier said local leaders never could have imagined how quickly it would take off.“In 10 years, it grew what we thought would take 30 years to do.”Passenger traffic more than doubled from 2013 to 2023, when it served nearly 300,000 people. It’s
  
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• SLC’s east side adds two historic districts, but west side still has none

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Salt Lake City’s newest historic districts are, in a way, a break with the past.The City Council has approved two new districts in the east bench’s Yalecrest area along Laird Avenue and Princeton Avenue east of 1300 East, adding a pair of posh and placid residential neighborhoods full of mature trees and stately English cottages and Tudors to the city’s roster of 14 existing districts.A third part of Yalecrest, known as Upper Yale, gets a hearing before the city’s Histori
  
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• See how close your Utah neighborhood is to nature

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  When people think of Utah, often what comes to mind is the image of people out in nature — such as hiking in the “Mighty Five” national parks or skiing “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”But the urban areas where most of Utah’s population lives are not rich in health-supporting nature, such as mountains and national parks, according to an analysis by NatureQuant, an Oregon-based company.That’s particularly true in areas that are historically underprivileged &m
  
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• Opinion: What if this is our last real election?

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Some of the Americans protesting the war in the Gaza Strip have turned on President Joe Biden. They assert that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is killing huge numbers of civilians, which is true, and that Biden can stop it, which is more doubtful. But how do they deal with the reality that in a second term Donald Trump would be far more pro-Netanyahu and anti-Palestinian than our current president?The answer I’ve been hearing is that the goal is to send a messa
  
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• Look Ahead: Local events and things to do this week, June 2-8

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  June 4Red Butte’s summer startsA sure sign that summer’s coming: The first concert at Red Butte Garden, at 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City. Kicking off the season on Tuesday is the Jamaican reggae legend Burning Spear, with Australian musician Xavier Rudd opening the show. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, at $63 for the general public, are available at redbuttegarden.org. (By the way, more than ⅔ of this summer’s Red Butte line-up still have tickets available.)June 5,
  
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• Letter: Trump’s post-conviction defenders have forgotten the rule of law

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Several years ago I was asked to represent a prominent Republican elected official who had found herself in the crosshairs of a Democrat county attorney. She was seeking re-election to her office and was indicted by the county attorney for the alleged misuse of public funds. The timing of the indictment, comments made by the county attorney and the questionable charges all lead us all to conclude that this was nothing but a political prosecution. The charges had been filed close to the election
  
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• Letter: So much is at stake in the presidential election. As a registered Republican, I implore my fellow citizens to embrace the larger picture.

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Memorial Day is a brief time once a year when we all honor those who have served our nation.What is our nation? We are not a nation. We are a conglomerate of complications. And we are at the brink of electing another president.I am a registered Republican, but this does not cloud my thinking. So let’s face it. We have two options (the duncery of RFK, Jr. aside).An 80-plus-year-old Joe Biden. Experienced, wise, sane, with seasoned and skilled people around him who have the national interest
  
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• Letter: Scott Pierce’s wisdom, compassion and humor made me a longtime reader of his columns

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  I was shocked and so very sorry to hear that Scott Pierce had passed away.I’ve been a subscriber to The Salt Lake Tribune for almost four decades, since I arrived in Utah, and these days I relish getting the printed paper on Wednesday (the Midweek edition) and on Saturday (the Sunday edition).On Saturdays, after a browse through the editorials (never missing Pat Bagley’s brilliance), I would go to The Mix and look for Scott’s column.Recently, I appreciated the article he wrote
  
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• Letter: Observations from a thirty-eight-year-member of the Utah Symphony: Here’s hoping home will always be Abravanel Hall

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Abravanel Hall is one of the acoustically best and most beautiful halls in the world. It is a monument to what can happen when there is shared purpose and appreciation of cultural values, as Richard Eyre documented. Additional observations from a retired, thirty-eight-year-member of the Utah Symphony follow.Having sat and played on the stages of great halls throughout the world, I never looked out on a hall as beautiful as ours or enjoyed playing in those halls as much. Proposals for changes to
  
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• Letter: Guns To Gardens event in Salt Lake City works to ensure unused guns are kept out of unsafe hands

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Utah is consistently one of the top fifteen states in the nation for its suicide rates. A 2018 Harvard study commissioned by the Utah Legislature concluded that high gun ownership contributes to our higher suicide rate.Although our Legislature has had several opportunities to enact the kind of durable safe storage laws that are effectively reducing gun suicide and other types of gun violence in other states, they have yet to do so. While we wait, the lives of friends and family are needlessly lo
  
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• Letter: Coming up from the Utah GOP: Vote for the felon! He’ll ensure no criminals cross the border!

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Dear Gov. Cox and Utah GOP members,I can’t wait to see which mental gymnastics you will perform when persuading us to vote for your guy come November.Here are some suggestions:It’s a witch hunt (always popular)
  The whole thing was rigged (again)!
  Here’s one that may gain traction around here:We need Trump to protect us from all those meanies coming over the border (I hear there are millions!)  After all they are the ones committing all the crime, aren’t they?
  Beth Wa
  
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• LDS Church growth: Amid the good news, there are areas of ‘concern’

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is much to celebrate in the latest statistical report: The worldwide growth rate in the 17.2 million-member faith is growing. The expansion of congregations is expanding. And the number of U.S. states with declining membership is, well, declining.Some regions including East Africa are booming, the U.S. is rebounding, and many growth measures have met or surpassed pre-pandemic levels.Still, there are causes for concern: West Africa, unlik
  
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• Big 12 recruiting primer: Where does each team stand heading into June official visits?

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  High school recruiting is about to rev up as schools host official visitors throughout the month of June.The Big 12 has redecorated yet again, now as a 16-team conference with Texas and Oklahoma gone and the four corner schools — Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah — on board. Let’s take stock of each program’s 2025 class as the summer recruiting trail gets underway.ArizonaNational rank: 75Conference rank: 16Number of commits: 2Average player rating: 86.71A mid-Janu
  
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• Along the Great Salt Lake’s shores, a podcast is telling stories of peril and hope

  02-06-2024 14:00 via sltrib.com
  
  This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune, in collaboration with the University of Utah, to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through student journalism.Olivia Juarez doesn’t want to leave Salt Lake City. And they don’t want you to leave either.“All of my family’s here,” said Juarez, a lifelong Utahn and one of the voices behind a new podcast focused on the Great Salt Lake. “Everything I love is here, &helli
  
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• Opinion: What matters most about Trump’s guilty verdict, according to 7 opinion writers

  02-06-2024 10:00 via sltrib.com
  
  Welcome to Opinion’s coverage of the guilty verdict in the Manhattan trial of Donald Trump. In this special feature, Times Opinion writers reflect on this extraordinary development in American political history, on the moments and the dynamics that mattered most in the trial — and tease out its potential impact on the presidential election.What matteredJamelle Bouie • I am no lawyer and did not follow every in and out of the trial, but if there was a single thing that doomed Don
  
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• [Total Pro Sports] - OKC Thunder Rumors: Could Josh Giddey Be Traded for LeBron’s Ex-Teammate Kyle Kuzma?

  02-06-2024 05:50 via sportspyder.com
  This year’s OKC Thunder enjoyed a respectable postseason. The Dallas Mavericks beat them in the playoffs, though, as they could not duplicate their stellar regular-season performance, the best in the Western Conference. According to reports, Thunder is prepared to shuffle the lineup and prepare for the upcoming campaign. According to NBA writer Jake Weinbach, this …
  
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• Real Salt Lake’s Chicho Arango might have the goal of the year vs. Austin FC

  02-06-2024 04:25 via sltrib.com
  
  Nobody in Major League Soccer has more goals than Real Salt Lake’s Chicho Arango.Now there might not be anybody with a better goal.The Colombian striker put RSL up 1-0 with a goal of the season candidate, firing a blast from midfield and beating Austin FC’s Brad Stuver in the 16th minute Saturday night.CHICHO FROM DISTANCE 😱 pic.twitter.com/msfUCKk2Xh— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 2, 2024Riding a 12 game unbeaten streak in league play, RSL currently sits on top of th
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Proposed trade pitch get John Collins off Utah Jazz' roster

  02-06-2024 02:02 via sportspyder.com
  This Bleacher Report trade pitch gets Collins' off the Jazz' salary cap, but would it be worth it?
  
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• Jury sentences Chad Daybell to death

  02-06-2024 00:54 via sltrib.com
  
  After a day and a half of deliberation, an Idaho jury has sentenced Chad Daybell to death after previously convicting him for the murders of Tammy Daybell, Tylee Ryan, and J.J. Vallow.As previously reported, the jury spent all day Friday deliberating whether or not Daybell would receive the death penalty. This followed a hearing in which prosecutors argued that the crimes committed were “especially heinous.”Several family members of the victims gave statements at the hearing, discuss
  
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• Utah Gov. Cox declares June a month of ‘Bridge Building’ — not Pride Month

  02-06-2024 00:38 via sltrib.com
  
  For the first time, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox did not declare June as Pride Month.Instead, Cox declared June 2024 as a “Month of Bridge Building,” sharing a copy of his declaration on the social media platform X. In the post, Cox said that past declarations — seeming to refer to “Pride Month” declarations without stating the words — “have been turned into a lightning rod for more division and hurt.”“This year, we want to focus even more on that c
  
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• [Deseret News] - Explaining the Jazz’s protections on draft pick that was traded to OKC

  02-06-2024 00:35 via sportspyder.com
  The Jazz still owe the Thunder a first-round pick ... for now
  
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• [Fan Nation] - March Madness Star Lands Pre-Draft Workout With Jazz

  02-06-2024 00:34 via sportspyder.com
  Could we see the Utah Jazz add this NCAA tournament standout?
  
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• LDS leader Russell Nelson turns 100 in a hundred days. Here’s what he wants for his birthday.

  01-06-2024 21:24 via sltrib.com
  
  Ready. Set. Serve.President Russell M. Nelson turns an even 100 this September, and he has a small favor to ask.The oldest president to ever lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a call Saturday — a hundred days before his birthday — asking the faith’s members to engage in an act of service between now and his centennial.“One spiritual offering that would brighten my life,” he wrote on social media, “is for each of us to reach out to &lsq
  
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• Chad Daybell sentenced to death by jury

  01-06-2024 19:51 via sltrib.com
  
  After a day and a half of deliberation, an Idaho jury has sentenced Chad Daybell to death after previously convicting him for the murders of Tammy Daybell, Tylee Ryan, and J.J. Vallow.As previously reported, the jury spent all day Friday deliberating whether or not Daybell would receive the death penalty. This followed a hearing in which prosecutors argued that the crimes committed were “especially heinous.”Several family members of the victims gave statements at the hearing, di
  
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• [Fan Nation] - Insider Predicts Where Jazz Free-Agent PG Will Land

  01-06-2024 18:58 via sportspyder.com
  The NBA rumor mill continues to churn out breadcrumbs concerning the Utah Jazz. The latest comes from Arizona Sports 98.7 FM talk show host John Gambadoro, who
  
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• A Utah author is reclaiming her name and creativity with her new novel

  01-06-2024 16:50 via sltrib.com
  
  After becoming famous for her young adult novels, Utah author Ally Braithwaite Condie never planned on writing a murder mystery.“I always kind of thought, ‘The one thing I’ll never write is a murder mystery because I think it would be so hard to do really well,’” Condie said. Her numerous young adult and children’s literature books include the popular “Matched” trilogy, which features a dystopian world where teenagers are matched with their life pa
  
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• A city manager said a beloved local theater would close. Then came the outrage.

  01-06-2024 16:05 via sltrib.com
  
  Early last month, it seemed all but certain the West Valley Performing Arts Center was hurtling toward its final curtain call.Those who operate the venue say they were informed by West Valley City Manager Ifo Pili that the facility would permanently close after the completion of the 2024 season.Now, a group of 2,500 advocates — consisting of residents, performers and production staff — is on the cusp of saving the center.Among the members of the group called Keep West Valley Performi
  
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