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TYRA SIMMONS   Watch and feel moved. Maybe even shed a tear that compels those fingertips into action. Retweet. Repost.

  To the editor:   My experience — both in my own flesh, so to speak, and vicariously through my

STEVE SPORIN   On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, The Utah Statesman published Liz Emery’s column, “Not All Religious Practices are

MIKE BURNHAM   You’re a racist. Don’t worry, we are all racists – subconsciously, that is. Many studies have shown

ANDREW IZATT   The tragic shooting of a black teenager, Trayvon Martin, is a rapidly developing story that is quickly

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