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This election is so polarizing, even the dead are speaking out. Utah GOP chair meets with Trump. Utahn to head Republican Convention Rules Committee.

Happy Monday.This presidential election is so polarizing in American, even the dead are speaking out. "Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God," one obituary read. More and more people are telling family members they want to include a little political jab in their obituaries. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/disdain-for-trump-and-clinton-is-so-strong-even-the-dead-are-campaigning/2016/06/19/39854ad2-2d91-11e6-9de3-6e6e7a14000c_story.html">WaPost</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Utah Republican Party Chairman James Evans spoke to Donald Trump about the state's tossup status in the presidential elections. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4022055-155/utah-republican-chairman-talks-with-donald"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Former Utah Congresswoman Enid Mickelson promises to be fair as head of the Republican National Convention's Rules Committee, which puts her in the middle of the "anyone but Trump" argument. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4019395-155/former-utah-congresswomans-new-role-could"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Count My Vote is coming to the aid of four Republican candidates who have been ostracized by their party because they gathered signatures to get their names on the ballot. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4019370-155/count-my-vote-going-to-bat"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the weekend:</strong> From <a href="https://twitter.com/ianbremmer"; target="_blank">@ianbremmer</a>: "US campaign after Orlando: country more divided. Brexit campaign after Jo Cox attack: UK comes together. US could take some lessons here."

From <a href="https://twitter.com/Zachw56"; target="_blank">@Zachw56</a>: "I love that @<a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">SpencerJCox</a> speech has blown up. I thought it awesome and something our country needs right now with nastiness everywhere."

From <a href="https://twitter.com/JoePerticone"; target="_blank">@JoePerticone</a>: "Bernie Sanders: the golden state warriors should stay in the finals until Philadelphia."

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>to s<span class="s1">tate Sen. Stephen Urquhart and state Sen. Jerry Stevenson. </span>

<strong>Opinion section: </strong>Judy Mahoskey, a recently retired elementary school teacher, gives insight into why Utah's teachers are leaving the profession. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4010280-155/op-ed-why-do-teachers-leave-teachers"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Michael A. Kalm, a psychiatrist and clinical professor at the University of Utah, says restrictions should be placed on the types of guns everyday citizens can buy. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4010672-155/op-ed-a-ban-on-guns-how"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Janalee Tobias, a Republican activist, and G.G. Panos, a writer and Republican free-market skeptic, say Utah's mail-in voting is taking the competition out of democracy and giving incumbents an overt advantage. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4010664-155/op-ed-mail-in-voting-kills-challengers-chances"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> George Chapman, a former Salt Lake City mayoral candidate, says the legislature is making too many decisions without consulting the public. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4010679-155/op-ed-too-many-public-decisions-are"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Matthew Weinstein, state priorities partnership director for Voices for Utah Children, says Utah and Colorado can learn from each other. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4010690-155/op-ed-how-does-utah-stack-up"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Johnny Townsend, author of "Let the F——— Burn," says America needs to learn several important lessons from the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4011334-155/op-ed-will-we-learn-from-orlando"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Lynn Stoddard, a retired educator, says if Utah wants to attract more teachers, it needs to develop a system that supports and trusts teachers. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656378/My-view-How-to-attract-and-keep-the-best-teachers.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Jenet Erickson, a family sciences researcher, says a close father-child relationship is vital for the child's development. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656495/My-view-Dads-matter-1-especially-as-they-stay-close-to-their-children.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Boyd Matheson, president of Sutherland Institute, says Americans need to take time to mourn the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., before starting political debates. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656377/My-view-Each-of-us-should-make-time-to-mourn-and-weep-and-grieve-with-the-nation.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> Paul Rolly speculates as to what would happen if the media stopped reporting on Donald Trump. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4011200-155/rolly-what-if-trump-had-a"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] Rolly also notes how Salt Lake City is giving a tax subsidy to remake the home of the Utah Jazz but didn't do so for Real Salt Lake when it looked at locating there. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4014908-155/rolly-miller-group-gets-tax-break">Trib</a>]

-> Pat Bagley comments on Bears Ears National Monument opponents' theory that badgers are responsible for looting and destroying archaeological sites. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4019419-155/bagley-cartoon-bad-badger-infestation"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Frank Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb break down the important figures of Utah's political scene. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656490/Pignanelli-and-Webb-Updating-an-old-column-to-preserve-print-journalism.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

<strong>Weekend in review: </strong>Utah officials debate whether or not to meet with the Dalai Lama for fear of a backlash from China. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4019359-155/walking-a-diplomatic-tightrope-utah-and?fullpage=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] Still, thousands of people are expected to attend the Dalai Lama's speech at the University of Utah on Tuesday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4019742-155/why-utahns-of-all-stripes-are"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] The Dalai Lama suggests his next incarnation may be a woman or outside of Asia — if he comes back at all. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4019910-155/the-reborn-identity-dalai-lama-hints"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> More than half of Utahns are critical of how BYU has handled sexual assault cases and want the university to adopt an amnesty clause to protect victims, according to a Tribune poll. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4014817-155/poll-more-than-half-of-utahns"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah schools work with transgender students on a case-by-case basis, but these students are treated differently in different parts of the state. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3983987-155/whats-it-like-to-be-a"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah Valley University is adding seven gender-neutral bathrooms to its campus. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4018595-155/utah-valley-university-adding-new-gender-neutral"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/college/uvu/utah-valley-university-adding-seven-gender-neutral-bathrooms/article_edc7131f-d4b5-5d87-9928-f3b8ee7a7fb6.html"; target="_blank">DailyHerald</a>]

-> Experts say Utah's tax structure needs to be updated. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656442/Informed-decisions-Are-Utah-taxpayers-paying-too-much-or-too-little.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> The San Diego attorney who defended Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper has been arrested for allegedly possessing and intending to distribute child pornography. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4016871-155/san-diego-attorney-who-once-defended"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Three wildfires continue to rage on around Utah. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4021825-155/three-utah-wildfires-continue-saturday-one"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> ISIS is urging its supporters to attack U.S. and NATO air force facilities around the world after it hacked into secure databases to collect data, according to South Korea's intelligence agency. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/asia/south-korea-isis-threats/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

-> Donald Trump has hit a wall with Nevada's Mormon population. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-mormons-nevada-224504"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]

-> Websites and apps that allow women to obtain birth control without seeing a doctor are growing under the political radar. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/health/birth-control-options-websites.html"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

-> One in every 113 people around the world is forcibly displaced, largely due to conflict. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/20/1-in-every-113-human-beings-right-now-is-forcibly-displaced-from-their-home/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

<ul>

<li>Rep. Jason <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse"; target="_blank">Chaffetz</a></strong> attends a candidate forum at the University of Utah.</li>

<li>Rep. Chris <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank"><strong>Stewart</strong></a> visits the Kairos Academy to deliver the books donated during Stewart's book drive. Later he tours Camp Kostopulos.</li>

<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> holds a Q&A session with Utah technology leaders. He spends the rest of the day campaigning in Salt Lake County.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> spends the day campaigning in Weber and Salt Lake counties.</li>

<li>SL Co. Mayor Ben <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBenMcAdams"; target="_blank">McAdams</a> </strong>hosts a Cabinet meeting. Later, he meets with Ruth Ann Norton, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>delivers remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit at the Washington Hilton in Washington.</li>

</ul>

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