Major props to Bethany Baker and Leah Hogsten for winning an Excellence in Video award from APSE for their piece on Kiki Feliciano. They more than deserve it. youtube.com/watch?v=lVP0zB…

An oldie but a goodie. I hear this photo I took in 2016 is circulating the #utleg #utpol . Thanks for the heads up Nate Blouin!

I got to spend 20+ years at my hometown newspaper, including the past 5.5 in my dream job as an NBA beat writer. Today, I’m leaving The Salt Lake Tribune. Thank you to my coworkers, Jazz beat writers, and to you. I don’t know what is next. You can follow me Eric Walden. 🤘🏻

Leading News Outlets Are Doing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Greenwashing theintercept.com/2023/12/05/fos… by Amy Westervelt, Matthew Green

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the weber county commission approved a measure last night to rezone 20 acres of farmland into a mixed-use development village with condos, retail, a hotel and neighborhood.

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Researchers examine the self-serving fiction of ‘objective’ political news cjr.org/analysis/elect… via @cjr

Evidence of the life-changing tiramisu, and other plates on Bambara's summer menu from Leah Hogsten :

I am very proud of the investigative work here by my colleague Jessica Miller and fellow journalists at ProPublica.
A Utah Therapist Built a Reputation for Helping Gay Latter-day Saints. These Men Say He Sexually Abused Them. propublica.org/article/utah-t…

Kiki Feliciano doesn’t want to lose what’s left of her right lung.
As she sprints to beat a ground ball, her first at-bat in months, the sophomore at Herriman High is breathing fine. Her joints ache from the chemo, but she’s playing the game she loves. 1/4
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You can read more about the legacies of these two notorious women here:

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'What has made Ogden stand out from the rest of Utah since its inception? It’s that notorious, rugged sort of thing.'

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📷 Leah Hogsten

Utah flooding: Salt Lake City mayor issues emergency order as Wasatch Hollow sees evening flooding.
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Here is The Tribune's free flooding resource guide, with tips on what to do before, during and after a flood to protect yourself, your home or business, your family and pets, and your belongings.
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Stephanie Mateer was 19 years old and about to be married when she visited Dr. David Broadent. She alleges that the OB-GYN sexually assaulted her during that 2008 exam. 1/6
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The LDS Church has a huge stake — and could have a huge say — in the Great Salt Lake’s survival.
Gov. Cox is meeting with church leaders about the lake, but neither party is sharing its joint efforts.
Would you like to see the church take a more active role in saving the lake?

In case you missed it this morning, from Peggy Fletcher Stack and Leia Larsen:
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This is the timeline for Salt Lake City to start closing elementary schools

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The next session of the Utah Legislature gets underway Jan. 17. What do you consider the MOST important issue for lawmakers to address?
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Tribune Editor lauren gustus: In 2022, about 60 Tribune reporters, editors and visual and digital journalists worked together to publish more than 5,500 stories about Utah.
Every day we try to share reporting that makes a difference. 1/5
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