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Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (MET, 1975.1.2474)
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U.S. churches enjoy tax-exempt status for a variety of reasons. One is that they don’t make official political endorsements. But now the IRS says they can.
  • One of Utah’s most powerful lawmakers faces calls to resign because of his involvement in a law change that benefited a relative facing serious legal charges.
  • In 1987, the Salt Lake Trappers were an unaffiliated rookie league team at the very bottom of the ranks. By the end of their season, they had earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the longest winning streak in the sport’s history. Thirty-eight years later, that record is still unbroken.
  • Writer Caroline Crampton survived cancer, but she still didn’t feel well. Instead, she was stuck with a persistent, anxious fear that the cancer would come back.
  • Do you find yourself struggling in conversations? Fear not. There’s actually science to help you get better at the art of talking with other people.
  • In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, John Williams, a wilderness survival trainer from Utah, embarked on a dangerous mission to infiltrate American militias. Posing as an ally, Williams spent years undercover within groups like the Oath Keepers.
  • In 1974, a group of students organized a new project to discuss what Mormonism meant to them — a magazine called Sunstone. The magazine’s goal was to “raise the questions, pursue the discussions, and bear the witness worthy of a living faith that is both intellectually vigorous and spiritually discerning.”
  • Multilevel marketing is something of an American tradition. A new book tells the story of the money-making schemes that continue to ensnare people today.
  • New Age spirituality is everywhere these days, from tarot cards and crystals, astrology and energy healing. A new book traces the history of New Age movements.
  • One of Utah's many oddities is its state bird: the California gull. But did you know that the humble gull is the hero in its own miracle tale?
  • When J.D. Vance’s memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” came out in 2016, it made waves by humanizing the white working poor. At the time, Vance was firmly anti-Trump. Now he’s the Vice President.
Stuart Adams
Utah Reps
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Wikimedia Commons
One of Utah’s most powerful lawmakers faces calls to resign because of his involvement in a law change that benefited a relative facing serious legal charges.
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