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Labor Day means fun and food

By Christopher Smart
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Sep 6, 2010 08:23PM MDT
If you look up Labor Day in Webster’s Dictionary, you will learn that it’s a legal holiday in the U.S. and Canada honoring working people, first celebrated in 1882 in New York City.
But ask people on the street — or on the beach — what Labor Day is and you get something else: It’s summer’s last gasp, some say.

Some school districts already spending federal aid

By lisa schencker
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Sep 8, 2010 09:26PM MDT
Some Utah school districts are heeding legislative leaders’ advice to hold off on spending $101 million in federal cash for schools until lawmakers formally approve and decide how to use it.
Others, however, are already spending the anticipated dollars, saying schools and children need the money now.

Town sidesteps immigration showdown

The Associated Press
Updated Sep 9, 2010 05:41PM MDT
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SC town: no action on banning illegal immigrants
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By BRUCE SMITH
Associated Press Writer
SUMMERVILLE, S.C.

Cultural meet-up: Liberals gang up to find alternative culture in a right-leaning state.

By Glen Warchol
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Sep 7, 2010 12:00AM MDT
The curiosity of this online social club starts with the name: SLC’s Liberal-Minded Culture Seekers.
Before you dismiss the group as “Liberals Doing Things Liberals Like,” consider this: Once-lonely Nancy Haremza says the group has expanded her sense of community and amped up her love life.
“I was doing online d

Florida governor worries about safety over Quran burn

By MITCH STACY
The Associated Press
Updated Sep 9, 2010 11:00AM MDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Girls’ soccer: Timpanogos overwhelms Timpview in 4-0 victory

By Brenda Fisher
Special to The Tribune
Updated Sep 9, 2010 10:54PM MDT
Timpanogos struck early and often against Timpview, shutting the Thunderbirds out 4-0.
The Timberwolves kept Timpview on its toes the entire game, taking shot after shot against Timpview keeper Nisha Bindraban and testing its defense for most of the game.
“I was expecting a lot of shots on goal and wasn’t really surprised by how har

Judge refuses to toss out Killpack traffic stop

By Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Sep 7, 2010 04:16PM MDT
A judge refused to throw out the traffic stop that led to former Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack’s drunk driving arrest, meaning the case will go to a jury next month.
Killpack’s attorney, Ed Brass, had argued that his client should not have been stopped on Jan.

Appeals court allows stem cell funding for now

By PETE YOST
The Associated Press
Updated Sep 9, 2010 02:46PM MDT
WASHINGTON • A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge’s ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds.
Thursday’s temporary court action may be a legal reprieve but not one for laboratories.

Utah football: Quarterback Wynn slowed by sprain

By Lya Wodraska
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated Sep 6, 2010 08:34PM MDT
Utah quarterback Jordan Wynn was on the field with his teammates Monday, but he practiced sparingly and continues to be listed as day-to-day for Utah’s game against UNLV Saturday.
Wynn, who was 21-for-36 for 283 yards and three touchdowns in the Utes’ 27-24 win over Pitt on Thursday, sprained his thumb in the upset of the No.

NFL ticket sales declined for third straight year

The Associated Press
Updated Sep 8, 2010 10:24PM MDT
Third down has a new meaning in the NFL this season.
Season ticket sales declined for the third year in a row as teams struggle to get fans to the stadium in a weak economy.
Depending on the final numbers, season ticket sales will be down between 1 percent and 2 percent, according to Eric Grubman, the league’s executive vice president for business ventures.
“I wouldn’t sa