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Tornado a symptom of a national disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Tornado a symptom of a national disease

By KYRIE O’CONNOR

Updated May 23, 2013 01:01AM MDT

By Kyrie O’Connor Houston Chronicle Today is not the day to pile onto the troubles of tornado-torn Moore, Okla., and that’s not my intent. I will, however, say this: To me, the least surprising aspect of the tragedy is that in a town struck by four tornadoes since 1998, including one that took a nearly identical path, there was no real plan for shielding some of the schoolchildren. The city website touts that all the schools have a tornado plan, but what they really had was the illusion of a p...

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Prep boys’ soccer: Miller draws motivation from season’s premature end

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:02 MDT

Prep boys’ soccer: Miller draws motivation from season’s premature end

By Anthony Cusumano Special to The Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 02:49PM MDT

As an underclassman, Alta’s Marshall Miller soaked up all he could from the senior leaders on his soccer team. The leadership conveyed was vital because he was learning what it meant to play the forward position. The junior responded with a team-leading 15 goals, and he said he owes much of his success to the knowledge he received from his teammates. “Leadership was really a big aspect of this year,” Miller said. “It all came together so quickly. We started winning games and started to believe w...

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Tribune and KUED kick off ‘The Utah Bucket List’

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:40:46 MDT

Tribune and KUED kick off ‘The Utah Bucket List’

By Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 20, 2013 03:40PM MDT

About a year and a half ago, Salt Lake Tribune outdoor writer Brett Prettyman was having coffee with KUED-Channel 7’s Ken Verdoia and pitching him a few ideas for documentaries. “I kind of envisioned that he wanted hard-core news,” Prettyman said. “Big issues.” He suggested federal lands in Utah. Verdoia said no. Prettyman proposed wolves in Utah. “And he said, ‘Nah. Let’s have some fun. Let’s do something cool,’ ” Prettyman said. “So I said, ‘What about a Utah bucket list?’ ” Verdoia jumped at ...

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Quit your fulfilling career and be a man

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Quit your fulfilling career and be a man

Updated May 21, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Dear Carolyn • I’ve been thinking of asking my girlfriend to marry me, after several years of happy and fulfilled dating. The other day, for the first time, my girlfriend expressed that she really didn’t like that I work at home. I freelance and really love it. She said she couldn’t understand the perspective of someone who didn’t go in to an office every day and who didn’t have to bear the burden of working under a boss. She made it clear that she wouldn’t care if I made less money, only that I...

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Singer screws up the national anthem really badly before Portland hockey game (VIDEO)

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:50:08 MDT

Singer screws up the national anthem really badly before Portland hockey game (VIDEO)

By Karen Workman Digital First Media

Updated May 20, 2013 09:50AM MDT

She’s not American, she doesn’t normally perform in English and she really, really screwed up “The Star-Spangled Banner.” <freeform><script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3639/”></script><noscript><h1>Singer screws up the national anthem really badly before Portland game (VIDEO)</h1><h2>Canadian musician Alexis Normand's recent rendition of the...

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Utah soldier confirmed dead in explosion in Afghanistan

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:20 MDT

Utah soldier confirmed dead in explosion in Afghanistan

By Jennifer Dobner The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:45PM MDT

To the kids near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Army medic Pfc. Cody Towse was known as the “Candy Doctor” — a name he earned by showering the children with countless handfuls of fruity or chocolate treats. “He loved the kids,” his father, Jim Towse, said on Saturday. “His birthday was May 8, and I asked what he wanted. He told me more candy and a jar of Miracle Whip.” Cody Towse, 21, died Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated. Military officials, who initially deemed him missing in ac...

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Needing Medicaid

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:09:58 MDT

Needing Medicaid

Updated May 19, 2013 11:09PM MDT

Medicaid provides health care for families and individuals with low income and resources. Many across the country wouldn’t otherwise have health care. Yet some say they don’t want to pay for others’ health care because people are too lazy to pay for it themselves. But Medicaid actually goes to those who really need it. When he was a year old, my little brother was adopted by my parents through Utah Foster Care. He came with many drug-related problems due to his birth mother’s addiction. In his ...

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On the Job: Don’t kiss off the Q&A

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

On the Job: Don’t kiss off the Q&A

By anita bruzzese Gannett

Updated May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT

You’ve just finished your big presentation and take a quiet breath of relief. Not so fast. A critical part of your presentation is about to take place. And if you’re not careful, it could spin out of control and undo all your hard work. That’s because it’s now time for the question-and-answer period. Many speakers believe that once they’ve gone through their PowerPoint, they’re off the hook. They can answer a few simple questions and head for the exit. But speakers can make many mistakes when s...

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Peg McEntee: Grass-roots Mormons preach Earth-friendly gospel

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:26:58 MDT

Peg McEntee: Grass-roots Mormons preach Earth-friendly gospel

By Peg McEntee Tribune Columnist

Updated May 16, 2013 06:26AM MDT

Just a few months ago, the Legislature repeated its demand that the federal government surrender 30 million acres of public lands to Utah so the state can make more money on them. That’s just the sort of thinking that the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance (MESA) deplores, and why it wants its followers — more than 1,300 in more than 15 countries — to remember LDS teachings to revere the Earth, its sanctity, its people and the need to preserve it for generations to come. And, given that ...

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Golden Gloves: Meet U.S. amateur boxing’s ‘Mr. Awesome’

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:41:50 MDT

Golden Gloves: Meet U.S. amateur boxing’s ‘Mr. Awesome’

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 08:41AM MDT

He climbs into the boxing ring with his own long, braided hair flowing beneath bright pink headgear to promote breast cancer awareness. If he’s feeling like it, he will sport a flashy pink or purple cape, and almost always he immediately searches for the nearest camera to do a little pre-fight posing. Four months ago Thursday, the dynamic, 24-year-old super heavyweight who was born in Long Island, N.Y., but has lived in Kansas City the past five years to work with renowned trainer John Brown leg...

Prep baseball: Kyle Hoffman’s versatility a great asset for Taylorsville

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:09:22 MDT

Prep baseball: Kyle Hoffman’s versatility a great asset for Taylorsville

By Neil K. Warner Special to The Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 04:09PM MDT

When Kyle Hoffman said he would do anything to help his team win, he wasn’t exactly sure what that would require. When Taylorsville needed him to catch, he put on the gear. When the Warriors had a hole at second base, he got out his infielder’s glove. And when the Warriors needed a shortstop, he moved over to anchor the defense. But the versatile senior leader still had something more to offer. Sensing that his team could be short on pitching, he fired up his arm. Even though he hadn’t pitched s...

Prep boys’ tennis: Third-place finish satisfies Alta

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:04 MDT

Prep boys’ tennis: Third-place finish satisfies Alta

By Jon Clifford Special to The Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 02:45PM MDT

For Alta, close was good enough at the Class 5A boys’ tennis state tournament last weekend. The third-place finish behind champion Viewmont and perennial power Brighton left the Hawks with a sense of satisfaction rather than disappointment. It was the Hawks’ second consecutive third-place finish, bolstered by the play of Andy Ovard at No. 2 singles and Connor Pulsipher at No. 3 singles. Both reached the final in their respective bracket to earn eight of the team’s 11 points. Viewmont won the eve...

Prep boys’ soccer: Hunter’s freshman keeper a surprise sensation

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:52 MDT

Prep boys’ soccer: Hunter’s freshman keeper a surprise sensation

By Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 01:49PM MDT

West Valley City • Sometimes Justin Motzkus dives in front of a shot and makes the save and his Hunter teammates taunt the shooter, sarcasm thick in their voices. “But that wasn’t supposed to happen,” they say. “He wasn’t supposed to save it. He’s just a freshman!” They’ve gotten to teasing their opponents now, but it wasn’t long ago when the 14-year-old goalie was a near-anonymous newcomer in tryouts. “I was just ready to play JV,” Motzkus said. “But I wanted to take anything I could get.” Seni...