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Politics of air pollution, a resort’s overtures to Native culture, and LDS-LGBTQ therapy gone awry

August 18, 2023 JCE

Why those who suffer the most from the Salt Lake Valley’s bad air may speak out the least. A southern Utah resort practices smudging, which is rooted in Indigenous ceremonies. Is this cultural appreciation or appropriation? And a Utah therapist built a reputation of helping gay Latter-day Saints. Several men say he sexually abused them.At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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Joe Biden’s visit, FBI shooting, LDS tithing lawsuit

August 11, 2023 JCE

President Joe Biden visits Utah as part of a Western tour. A Provo man who made threats against the president is shot and killed during an FBI raid. An appeals court reinstates James Huntsman’s tithing lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And a cleanup plan for toxic waste created by US Magnesium has a significant flaw: a dwindling supply…

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Utah ERA efforts, differing education paths and protecting Afghan prosecutors

August 4, 2023 JCE

How would Utah women’s lives change if the state ratified the Equal Rights Amendment? Two Utah school districts took opposite paths when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is working to evacuate Afghan prosecutors targeted by the Taliban. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Emily Anderson Stern, Carmen Nesbitt and Jordan…

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DeSantis vs. Trump, new energy rebates, and SLC’s hottest spots

July 28, 2023 JCE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes a shot at Donald Trump during a Utah campaign event, saying that a GOP wave can happen with “no distractions.” A Rocky Mountain Power program gives rebates to customers who let the utility use their home-battery systems when needed. And citizen scientists are identifying Salt Lake City’s hottest places. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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LDS Church wealth, Utah horse sanctuary and unusual wildfire prevention tactics

July 21, 2023 JCE

According to a new report, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on its way to becoming a trillion-dollar faith. A Utah sanctuary is rescuing horses from becoming human food. And Utah lawmakers gave millions to support a private landowner’s unusual wildfire prevention method. Does it work? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony…

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Redistricting, a canyon gondola and how Native tribes have been mistreated

July 14, 2023 JCE

The Utah Supreme Court hears arguments over the challenge to how the state’s majority-Republican Legislature went about drawing new congressional districts. Analysis shows that Ute Tribe schoolchildren have been failed by public schools more than any other students in the state. The Paiute Tribe considers “how best to honor and memorialize” children who died at a former boarding school site. And the Utah…

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New USU leaders; school sex suit; and bye-bye, birdies

July 7, 2023 JCE

Incoming Utah State University leaders come from an Arizona school rocked by an on-campus slaying. A Utah teen had sex at school; his Latter-day Saint parents sued the district — and lost. And thousands of nesting birds have vanished from the Great Salt Lake’s Gunnison Island. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Jacob Scholl, Michael Lee and…

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Long-term-care lapses, Medicaid misses and housing hopes

June 30, 2023 JCE

In Utah, “inadequate” long-term care facilities see lax oversight, the Disability Law Center reports. Vulnerable residents rely on Medicaid for health coverage, but tens of thousands are losing it. And how an emerging housing approach is making homeownership attainable. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Paighten Harkins, Emily Anderson Stern and Sofia Jeremias join Utah Public Radio’s Tom…

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Boosting schools, diversifying outdoor rec and revitalizing Ogden

June 23, 2023 JCE

Utah education was “already a leaky boat” before the COVID-19 pandemic. Camping in Color and other initiatives aim to diversify outdoor recreation, but are they working? And does the notorious past of Ogden’s 25th Street play a role in its present walkability? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Megan Banta, Julie Jag…

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Talk of a new national park; a closed abortion clinic; and dangerous dams

June 16, 2023 JCE

Does Utah need (or want) a sixth national park, in this case enshrining the Great Salt Lake? Utah’s only abortion clinic outside Salt Lake City is “temporarily” closed, and people are finding that out the hard way. In addition, 81 “high hazard” Utah dams need safety upgrades. Fixing them could cost $450 million. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…

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