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Letter: Three heroes worth honoring if our democracy survives
Letter: Three heroes worth honoring if our democracy survives

This week from Bagley: Sen. John Curtis’ tight spot, Trump and Xi, secret lives of LDS Church leaders
This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Baglye.

An SLC worker accidentally poisoned 200 trees at the city’s front door. Two years on, a greener future is taking root.
An herbicide mix-up killed 200 trees on a major Salt Lake City street, but a new landscape will be in place just in time for one of the largest events in Utah's history.

‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
It’s the first documented outbreak of bird flu in captive mink in the U.S., and an advocacy group is raising concerns about Utah’s response.

How Wayshawn Parker battled through ‘extracurricular’ late hits to power Utah football over Iowa State
Wayshawn Parker had 239 total yards and three touchdowns as No. 15 Utah beat Iowa State 31-17 Saturday in Ames.

Gordon Monson: Go ahead and gripe a little. The psalmists did. God won’t mind.
The Good Book is full of laments — prophets and people complaining to God, notes Tribune columnist Gordon Monson. So maybe it's OK to murmur, grouse and gripe from time to time.

Kevin O’Leary argues no ‘reasonable viewer’ took his Chinese influence claims as fact in Utah data center fight
Kevin O'Leary walked back claims that Stratos opponents were getting funding from China. His lawyers say that doesn't prove defamation.

Real Salt Lake snaps its 13-game winless streak in a big way
Real Salt Lake beats the New England Revolution 3-0 to snap a 13-game Major League Soccer winless streak.

Harrison Taggart returns to the sideline as Utah State football’s tough season takes a turn for the better
The Utah State football team scores on its first offensive play, notches three interceptions, and beats Troy 21-10 for its first win of the season.

Wayshawn Parker set the tone. Then he put Iowa State away. 3 takeaways from Utah football’s 31-17 win over the Cyclones.
Wayshawn Parker starred, Devon Dampier showed off his arm and Iowa State nearly rallied. Here are three takeaways from Utah’s 31-17 win.

Major Expo lets students explore new departments and programs
On Wednesday Sept. 23, rows of tables filled the student union ballroom from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Major Expo. Representatives from every major, minor and certificate at the University of Utah were present to give students the opportunity to learn about different academic…

Tibetan and Nepalese communities host candlelight vigil downtown, attended by candidate Ben McAdams
Tibetan and Nepalese Utahns gathered in front of the mayor’s office on Sept. 23 to mourn the loss of life from the Nepal-Tibet border region avalanche and flood, which was triggered by a glacier collapse and 5.2 magnitude seismic tremor that occurred on Aug. 26th. Wednesday was…