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Lisa Riley Roche writes: "When Gov. Gary Herbert set up the structure for Utah to bid for another Olympics a decade after the 2002 Winter Games, he didn’t really think it would be coming back to the state.

“'I didn’t. It was kind of like you’re one and done,' the former governor told the Deseret News about his assessment then of the chances the International Olympic Committee would let Utah host again. But during his weekly tennis game with Utah Sports Commission Chairman Jeff Robbins, he decided, why not try?

"After all, Herbert reasoned, Utah taxpayers had spent $59 million building venues for 2002 that were still used by community and elite athletes, thanks to Winter Games profits used to repay the investment and establish an endowment to keep them up and running. Maybe, he thought, that could help convince the IOC to come back to Utah 'rather than go through all this rigamarole.'"

Read more about Utah's Olympic bid process.

From relocation to renovation: Utah's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center fights to rebuild

Gabby Peterson writes: "The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah is working around the clock to be able to resume nursing Utah’s injured wildlife back to health at its new home after having to relocate — and for the center’s staff and community volunteers, that process has included putting in a lot of elbow grease.

"'I didn’t have power tools before this, and now I’ve got power tools,' DaLyn Marthaler, executive director of the nonprofit center, said in an interview with the Deseret News.

"In early 2023, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah was notified by the city of Ogden — the owner of the center’s previous location at 1490 Park Boulevard — that it would need to vacate the building that it had called home for more than a decade to make way for the expansion of its neighbor, the George F. Eccles Dinosaur Park.

“'I was in shock,' Marthaler said. 'Gut punched and sick. Could not believe it was real, I can’t even describe it.'"

Read more about Utah's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

More in Utah

Utah's unemployment edges up as labor market softens (Deseret News)

Church joins Miller and Walker funds in multimillion-dollar donation to reduce homelessness (Deseret News)

Utah among 6 finalists announced to host future Sundance Film Festival (KSL)

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Faith

'Utah Women Save the Day': Minerva Teichert painting the legacy of pioneer women (Deseret News)

The average American spends about 63 times more time on television than personal religious practice (Deseret News)

Photo Of The Week Gallery: St. Anna’s Greek Orthodox Church opening (Deseret News)

Politics

Biden’s campaign manager insists President Biden will stay in race despite declining support (Deseret News)

‘We’re tighter as a party’: What Utah’s delegates had to say about the RNC (KUER)

The Nation

Airlines, government and businesses rush to get back on track after global tech disruption (CBS News)

U.S. Supreme Court is making it harder to sue — even for conservatives (Reuters)

The World

IOC President Thomas Bach and Pope Francis call for world peace ahead of 2024 Olympics (Deseret News)

IDF says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks (NBC News)

Sports

Big 12 team preview: Here's why expectations are high for star-less Kansas State (Deseret News)

Who showed up to watch the Jazz Summer League squad in Vegas? (Deseret News)

‘It’s different for everyone’: Women athletes — when to play on and when to move on (Deseret News)

Who is U.S. Olympian and Utah native Taylor Booth? (Deseret News)