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Salt Lake City in 1980.
The skyline has changed a fair amount since then, but the mountains haven\u2019t, and I like to think that I\u2019m the same unpleasant, arrogant, and hateful wretch that I\u2019ve always been.
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16 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cUtah health officials report 747 new COVID-19 cases \u2014 highest daily increase since July\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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17 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cRecord 911 COVID-19 cases in one day a \u2018wake-up call\u2019 for Utah: Utah governor also calls spike \u2018a red flag warning\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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18 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cUtah topples daily record with 1,117 new COVID-19 cases: Governor calls high number \u2018alarming\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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From the Deseret News<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cIn our opinion: Utah\u2019s COVID-19 surge is unacceptable: Humans tend to tire quickly. Pandemic fatigue sets in. But this is a long fight.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow two 20-somethings and their dance parties helped set back Utah\u2019s pandemic progress\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBYU\u2013Idaho students have a \u2018duty\u2019 to battle COVID-19\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow COVID-19 attacks the brain: Researchers are scrambling to understand just how COVID-19 impacts the brain, and what scientists can do to prevent long-term damage.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow COVID-19 can damage the brain: Some people who become ill with the coronavirus develop neurological symptoms. Scientists are struggling to understand why.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cLung cell images show how intense a coronavirus infection can be: Microscopic views reveal virus particles coating the hairlike cilia of an airway cell\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cChanging someone\u2019s mind about COVID-19 might require people to do this: Want to stop people to stop have misconceptions about COVID-19? This trick might help\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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While I\u2019m on this general subject, I think that I\u2019ll empty my files of materials from back in August that I marked for future use:<\/p>\n

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\u201cLarge proportion of COVID-19 cases could have heart damage after infection, cardiologist says\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cPoll: 41% of Utahns already comfortable without mask in public: Officials express concern with complacency ahead of school year\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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From BYU:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHealth lobbyists swarming for COVID-19 funding, study finds:\u00a0Fueled by big pharma, health sector spent big for COVID relief money\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn a virtual funeral, joy comes in the mourning: In late July my father called to say my grandmother had tested positive for the coronavirus. Two weeks later, he called again.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c2,500 evangelicals sign pandemic statement warning: Don\u2019t ignore science\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Closely related:<\/p>\n

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\u201cJohn MacArthur claimed there is \u2018no pandemic.\u2019 He was politicizing science, experts say\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJohn MacArthur\u2019s COVID-disbelieving church loses round 1\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJudge grants injunction barring John MacArthur, Grace Community Church from meeting indoors\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cChristian musician Sean Feucht held defiant Seattle worship protest after concert was banned\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cScientific American<\/em> announces 1st-ever presidential endorsement in magazine\u2019s 175-year history\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fortunately, Big Pharma \u2014 one of the great creations of market capitalism \u2014 may yet save us from our own stupidity:<\/p>\n

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\u201cDr. Fauci: \u2018We may be able to put this coronavirus outbreak behind us\u2019 \u2014 but he says Americans must play a critical role: COVID-19 has now infected more than 30 million people worldwide\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cFauci would bet on effective and safe coronavirus vaccine by November or December: \u2018So you could get your answer sooner, or you can get your answer a bit later\u2019 he said\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 16 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cUtah health officials report 747 new COVID-19 cases \u2014 highest daily increase since July\u201d \u00a0 17 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cRecord 911 COVID-19 cases in one day a \u2018wake-up call\u2019 for Utah: Utah governor also calls spike \u2018a red flag warning\u2019\u201d \u00a0 18 September 2020:\u00a0 \u201cUtah topples daily record with 1,117 new 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