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UTAH – Utahns would not need a permit to carry a concealed gun under a bill making its way through the state Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St.George, got the green light from a legislative committee Friday after nearly two hours of debate. It passed 8-3 along party lines. The Legislature passed a similar bill in 2013, only to have it vetoed by then Gov. Gary Herbert. “We do need to go back to trusting our law abiding citizens,” Brooks said. “They are responsible. No matter if you have a permit or not, you are not removed from…

UTAH – The day some 10 years ago was memorable. The man who made it that way, not so much. It was one of the biggest moments in Utah sports history, the day the Utes were officially invited from the backwater Mountain West into what was supposed to become the big-time Pac-12. And the league’s commissioner, Larry Scott, was front and center, leading the festivities. He will lead no longer. Not after June, 2021. His deal, the one that made him the highest-paid commissioner in all of college sports, at one point enabling him to collect more than $5 million…