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NBA: Jazz to work out Syracuse point guard Carter-Williams

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:33:03 MDT

NBA: Jazz to work out Syracuse point guard Carter-Williams

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 08:33PM MDT

The Utah Jazz will work out six players Tuesday morning, including Syracuse point guard Michael Carter-Williams, as the team continues preparations for the NBA Draft on June 27. Joining Carter-Williams will be Azusa Pacific’s B.J. Porter, Syracuse forward James Sutherland, Kentucky guard Archie Goodwin, Miami guard Durand Scott, Kansas guard Elijah Johnson, Evansville guard-forward Colt Ryan and Princeton forward Trent Lockett. Carter-Williams is considered a likely top-10 pick. He averaged 11.9...

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Great Salt Lake causeway bridge idea kicks up controversy

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:46:58 MDT

Great Salt Lake causeway bridge idea kicks up controversy

By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 11, 2013 09:46PM MDT

Federal regulators are rethinking a decision to let Union Pacific Railroad build a bridge as part of a plan to shore up the Great Salt Lake causeway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the project, has fielded concerns about the railroad’s plan from industry, government agencies and environmental groups. The fear? The new design might choke the flow of salty lake water, along with its economic and ecological benefits — values recently estimated at around $1.3 billion. “It’s quite a...

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Mormon historians gather to talk polygamy, the Pacific, modesty and Mountain Meadows

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:45:03 MDT

Mormon historians gather to talk polygamy, the Pacific, modesty and Mountain Meadows

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated Jun 6, 2013 09:45AM MDT

Ever wonder how the Chinese got to Utah, how Mormons relate to Freethinkers, or how single LDS men fit into the faith’s intellectual landscape in the 19th century? If so, you can join hundreds of historians from all over the country at the Mormon History Association’s annual conference, which began Thursday at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. The three-day conference — organized under the theme “The Crowded Landscapes of the Mormon West(s): Agency and Action From the Wasatch Front to the P...