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Managing editor @deseretmagazine. Grateful husband, father and friend. News hound. #Bluegrass fan.

 Salt Lake City, Utah
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It's been done before. apnews.com/article/trump-pri…

Running for US president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago

Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and current presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be.

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FIRE
@TheFIREorg8 Apr 2024
BREAKING: Reports are coming in that the moon has censored the sun. FIRE is looking into it and stands by to assist if any other celestial bodies face censorship.
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A signal that the end of the rebuild is in sight. deseret.com/faith/2024/04/02…

Angel Moroni statue returns to the top of the Salt Lake Temple

The 12-foot, 5-inch statue was absent the past four years during intensive work on the temple’s foundation during the ongoing renovation.

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Bad advice from the state auditor after his study confirms not just Utah but the West would cease to exist without federal largesse. ksl.com/article/50961011/uta… via @KSLcom

Utah has a 'heavy dependence' on federal funds, state auditor finds

The Utah auditor recommends lawmakers consider not relying so heavily on federal funds for the state budget, given the

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The March Madness you’ve never heard of deseret.com/magazine/2024/03…

The March Madness you’ve never heard of

The journey to Alaska’s most remote basketball tournament.

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Although @TBdownwinders in New Mexico were the first victims of nuclear weapons testing, they have never been included the fed compensation program. That may change: deseret.com/the-west/2024/03…

Military spending shaped the West. Then came the fallout

The ongoing struggle to address the harm from nuclear weapons testing is probably the highest-stakes example of the complicated relationship that has evolved over the past two centuries between the...

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Merry Christmas! deseret.com/indepth/2023/12/…

Where the love light gleams

From Bing Crosby to Brandon Flowers, the unlikely story behind a Christmas classic

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From the historic Downwinders trial to a hearing held outside on the Burr Trail, covering a case presided over by Judge Jenkins was always memorable for lots of reasons. RIP. ksl.com/article/50780377/for… via @KSLcom

Former state senator and US District Judge Bruce S. Jenkins dies

Former state senator and U.S. District Judge Bruce S. Jenkins, the last Democrat to be president of the Senate, has died at age 96.

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An exclusive Q&A with the Whaleathon runners. deseret.com/2023/10/24/23930…

Four runners spent Saturday running 630 laps around the Whale. Why? We have answers.

An interview with Wyn Barnett, one of four runners to descend on Salt Lake City’s favorite art installation and run a marathon around it

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Plea-deal tic-tac-toe. (Revised)
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When #DEI backfires by @EbooPatel deseret.com/2023/10/11/23873…

The paradox of privilege

Is the push for diversity training working?

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Speaking to a room full of Republican donors and influencers, Utah @SenatorRomney made another plea for his party to coalesce around a single choice to take on President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. | By @SuzeBates deseret.com/2023/10/10/23910…

Sen. Mitt Romney urged Democratic senators to challenge Biden — and he named names

At the Park City E2 Summit with Republican donors and influencers, the Utah senator made another plea for the anti-Trump crowd to coalesce around a single opponent to Trump.

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"He went to a rave with a number of friends, and that’s where innocent blood was shed, at a rave, for God’s sake." deseret.com/utah/2023/10/10/…

Israeli who recently relocated to Utah killed in terror attack, rabbi confirms

Lotan Abir, 24, had relocated to Utah following his military service in Israel. He lived in the Beehive State the past 6-8 months and had been working as a locksmith, according to Rabbi Avremi Zippel...

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I tolerate Pop Tarts when camping, which is why I loved this story! Thanks @lauramholson nytimes.com/2023/10/06/dinin…

Confessions of a Pop-Tarts Taste Tester (Published 2023)

When my family was enlisted nearly 60 years ago, little did we suspect that the pastry would become a pop-culture phenomenon and inspire a Seinfeld movie.

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It can be done. ksl.com/article/50745686/too… via @KSLcom

Tooele officers take armed man into custody without using deadly force

Tooele police say well-trained officers were able to arrest a man without using deadly force, even though he appeared to have a gun and a pipe bomb and was threatening to shoot police.

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The unfortunate timing of today’s #emergency alert test. m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
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A comprehensive overview of the how we got here and what's ahead in #artificialintelegence. Note that the illustrations were generated from computer prompts. deseret.com/2023/10/3/238746…

The future is here

AI promises to remake the world. In many ways, it already has. Do we like what we’ve created?

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The emergency alert test worked on my phone!
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Rep. John Curtis says he won't run for Mitt Romney’s Senate seat deseret.com/2023/10/2/238999…

Rep. John Curtis says he won't run for Mitt Romney’s Senate seat

Curtis made the announcement in the Deseret News Monday.

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I finished reading "Vengence is Mine" last night. It is a worthy follow-up to "Massacre at Mountain Meadows." Kudos to @returley & @bjonesbrown for a well research & well written book that covers an extremely difficult period in Latter-day Saint history.
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