Strong Beer on Tap? DA’s Boiling Pot, and Trailhead Menaces
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is in Republican legislators’ crosshairs after a controversial tweet. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means ask if a new law is being repurposed to punish him. Plus, bartenders’ 2034 Olympic dreams, exercises in trailhead patience, and Park City’s best mountain biker.
Resources and references:
- Utah GOP leaders call for Salt Lake DA’s resignation after controversial post on Trump [Utah News Dispatch]
- First Olympic Scandal? Fairpark Tree Accident, and Béisbol en Salt Lake [City Cast Salt Lake]
- How should visitors to the 2034 Winter Olympics get a drink? Bar and brewery owners have a wishlist. [Salt Lake Tribune]
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