Jim Hill

Oooooooooof.

‼️zomg. That’s going on the list for when I’m in town next

Bald guy here. The answer is no.

Meanwhile, in my inbox... 👽

Whooooooooa

When you’re too proud to be seen in the drive-thru but too lazy to properly feed yourself

How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back “Who the fuck are these men?”

Helluva story

Utah's statewide snowpack is no longer at a record low. It had been in record low territory since late January. Levels are still well below average for this time of year (4th percentile).

Snowpack across the Upper Colorado River Basin region remains record low, as seen in the second graph.

Senators advance bill restricting sales of ‘whippets’ following pleas for help COLUMBIA — A South Carolina bill that seeks to end recreational sales of nitrous oxide, or “whippets,” advanced to the Senate floor Tuesday after viral videos took a cheap high that’s been around for ...

Everything old is new again.

Buddy, you ain't joking. We finally got snow that actually stuck to the ground yesterday in SLC. In mid-Feb.

I grew up obsessed with the space shuttle and today is my birthday. Challenger will always be part of my makeup. It's astounding to me to still be learning things or coming across these kind of personal stories, even today. 👇

There has to be an absolute elite cabal that knows WD-40's formula, the 11 herbs and spices *and* the recipe for original Coke.

And, yes. I'm hearing this in my head right now.

These words started St. George’s decades-long Northern Corridor Highway fight A plan to build a highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George is back. But public lands law experts from across the country question if the Trump administration is missin...

Got to bust out a vertical timeline for this story. Gotta love a good vertical timeline. (There's damn fine reporting from @davidcondos.bsky.social, too. But dang ya'll. Diddya see that vertical timeline?)

To Make Homes Affordable Again, Someone Has to Lose Out Young Americans need home prices to fall. Existing owners don’t want to take a hit.

Not sure even Einstein could tackle this enigma --> "Frustration among young Americans who haven’t been able to buy their own homes needs to be tackled in a way that doesn’t puncture swollen housing equity."

KUER, PBS Utah announce layoffs, cutting jobs by 10% The cuts come six months after Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion of funding for U.S. public media.

It's been a day at my shop. I wasn't affected, but others were.

Support your local journalism.

There appears to be a misunderstanding here. Was that supposed to be a Datsun?

So does every generation of writers eventually feel like their job is just reminding people of things everyone used to just know

I say this as someone who has been to Arrowhead stadium during the foreboding months. Brrr...

How NFL players prepare for the coldest games of the year Even as beards freeze and fingers lose feeling, NFL players find ways to handle ridiculously cold temperatures.

You know, as new NFL stadium pushes put everything under domes, we lose the unpredictability and myth of cold weather football.

I grew up skiing in Colorado and remember the price consciousness of those early days (Gold C coupon lift tix!). So this was a fascinating read 👇

Huh. Tomlin and Harbaugh out in the same season. Do we need an NFL stability index now?

Wat?

Sun's out. Spuds out.

How the ‘Armpit of Kansas City’ Landed the Chiefs The NFL team’s decision to move from one Kansas City to its counterpart across the Missouri River came as an unexpected thrill for one native of KCK.

BWAHAHA. My parents are KCK, so this was the talk at Xmas. (Ironically, I'm a product of KCMO with sworn allegiance to Denver now).

Christmas Day in Colorado. *wild*

Editors will start tackling the 5% challenge — and it won’t be fun "Expect many newsroom leaders to become busy next year figuring out what exactly makes their brand stand out in the emerging sea of content."

True dat: "Unfortunately, 'stop doing' is among the hardest disciplines for any kind of enterprise."

Ohhhhhh… man. I felt this. I find Joe’s ideas intriguing and wish to subscribe to his brochure.

An NPR reporter told us the admin is different in person, than behind a keyboard. Macy gets to the here when it comes to immigration.

University of Utah Athletics inks a deal with private equity The University of Utah athletic programs could generate millions in new capital, but one industry observer says that could come at a cost for fans and smaller sports.

It's a biz, man. (still a *ton* of questions about what this'll mean)