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Wednesday on TV: A member of the "Modern Family" passes away in the season finale

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:35:03 MDT

Wednesday on TV: A member of the "Modern Family" passes away in the season finale

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 09:35AM MDT

Things get serious on the season finale of Modern Family (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) when Phil's mother dies. The family travels to Florida for the funeral.Viewers never got to meet Phil's mom, although we've seen his dad multiple times. And Fred Willard returns tonight in that role.This is one of TV's best comedies, and - not surprisingly - there are lots of laughs as well. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to conten...

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Kragthorpe: Chickening out? Bronco won’t say so, but why not?

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:24:13 MDT

Kragthorpe: Chickening out? Bronco won’t say so, but why not?

By Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist

Updated May 21, 2013 12:24AM MDT

When coach Bronco Mendenhall addresses crowds of BYU followers this week during Cougar Fan Fest events in Spanish Fork and Sandy, he’s unlikely to say anything memorable. There’s a lot of provocative material going around elsewhere in college football these days, though. And I love it. Florida offensive line coach Tim Davis referred to Alabama’s Nick Saban as “the devil himself.” Michigan coach Brady Hoke spoke of Notre Dame’s “chickening out” of the traditional rivalry. Davis’ boss, Florida co...

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Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:09:57 MDT

Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 19, 2013 11:09PM MDT

Zephyrhills, Fla. • Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn’t Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the Publix. He shook his head when asked about the jackpot. “It’s crazy, isn’t it?” he said. “That’s so much money.” It’s an amount too high for many to imagine. Compare it to the budget for t...

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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:05:41 MDT

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 19, 2013 01:05AM MDT

Des Moines, Iowa • It’s all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O’Connell. She told The Associated Press by telephone that more details would be released later. “This would be the sixth Florida Powerball w...

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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:03:55 MDT

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 19, 2013 10:03AM MDT

Des Moines, Iowa • It’s all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O’Connell. She told The Associated Press by telephone that more details would be released later. “This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner a...

Utah Football - Former Ute player, coach, causes national stir

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:56:42 MDT

Utah Football - Former Ute player, coach, causes national stir

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 12:56PM MDT

Most Utah fans remember Tim Davis as a two-time offensive line coach for the Utes, once in the 1990’s and then again in 2011. Now, he will be remembered for something different. Now the offensive line coach at the University of Florida, Davis made national news this week, referring to Alabama coach Nick Saban by the name of Satan. According to Sports Illustrated, Davis was addressing a booster club in Melbourne Florida when he made the controversial comments. “I’ve always wanted to work with Wil...

An ominous milestone

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

An ominous milestone

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Milestones are usually to be cheered, but not the one the world reached at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. For the first time in millions of years the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere reached above 400 parts per million. So what, you say? It’s just a bunch of scientific numbers. Not really. What these numbers tell us is that within 25 years, if we continue to produce CO2 at our present rate, we can expect significant alterations in our climate. Our seas will rise as the Earth heats ...