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Liquor. Gambling. Lying. Bigotry. Torture. Soda pop.

Public houses: City should allow more pubs — Salt Lake Tribune Editorial

It has taken members of the Salt Lake City Council several weeks to hash out the proper wording of an ordinance that would allow enterprising businesspeople to open a few pubs in neighborhoods that now lack such basic amenities of civilized life.

The fact that council members might have gotten the job done sooner had they been able to gather in the corner booth of a really good neighborhood bar does not lessen the fact that they seem poised to do the right thing. [Read the rest ...]

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