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Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures:

🌤️ 58 – 86° in Logan | 20% 💧

🌤️ 68 – 90° in Salt Lake | 20% 💧⚡

☀️ 75 – 100° in St. George

Want a unique spot to practice your piano skills? For the month of September, that spot could be Abravanel Hall in Downtown Salt Lake City.

The Key Changes project has placed six pianos outside the concert hall for the public to use in an effort to make art and performance more accessible in the community.

Six local artists up-cycled the pianos, which look more like art fixtures than traditional instruments. Every Friday in September, you can see these pianos and a free concert at Abravanel Plaza.

See photos of these pianos taken by Brice Tucker, here.

Also on our minds:

Parents, beware: Inside the troubling rise of ‘smut books’ among teens
A look at how nurturing young people's spirits through education helps develop the whole child
PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau's jury trial date in multimillion-dollar lawsuit moved to October 2025

All eyes on Montana: How Sen. Tester’s last stand could decide more than who controls Congress

Brigham Tomco writes: "The U.S. Senate race in Montana will almost certainly decide who controls the chamber in 2025. It may also mark the beginning of the end of split-ticket voting in an age where every down-ballot election has become intimately tied to the fight over the presidency.

"Since 2006, Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, has narrowly survived three Senate general elections in his solidly Republican state by outperforming Democratic presidential candidates by up to 20 percentage points.

"He is attempting to do so again this year by disassociating himself from the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, who trails former President Donald Trump by roughly 20 percentage points in the state, polls show. But it might not be enough.

“'I would certainly say that Jon Tester is the most vulnerable Democrat out there in the country,' said Chuck Denowh, a Republican consultant in Montana who worked on the 2020 campaigns of Montana Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Matt Rosendale. 'His strategy is to distance himself, and pretend to be something that he hasn’t been for the last six years, but I think the voters here get it.'”

Read more about the U.S. Senate race in Montana.

The cases for and against a Utah constitutional amendment

Hanna Seariac writes: "Should the Utah Constitution say the Legislature can amend or repeal citizen-led initiatives and foreign (out of country) influence should not be allowed to sway Utahns on voting for or against initiatives?

"That is a question Utah voters will have to answer on their ballots.

"The Deseret News has spoken with Utah majority leaders about why they believe the amendment should be passed, as well as leaders from Better Boundaries, a group opposing the amendment.

“'We, the people, are the final check on the power of politicians,' said Katie Wright, executive director of Better Boundaries. 'And that is why it’s so important that when we’re trying to form or reform the very government that is for us and by us, that we have the final say.'"

More in Utah

Letter to the editor: Utahns deserve a government that respects our voices (Deseret News)
1 year since Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt arrested for child abuse: Where the case stands (KSL News)
Opinion: Celebrate the freedom and prosperity of Utah’s Right to Work law on Labor Day (Deseret News)
Photo gallery: Now more pianists than ever can play Abravanel Hall (Deseret News)

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Politics

Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s sudden embrace of Trump (The Associated Press)

The U.S.

Deseret News archives: Labor Day legacy one of lobbying for workers (Deseret News)
Red Lobster is closing more restaurants after bankruptcy. Where does that leave its beloved Cheddar Bay biscuits? (Deseret News)
Tracy Stone-Manning: A vision for conserving public lands we can all agree on (Deseret News)

The World

Jay Evensen: For Sweden, Russian aggression is a daily worry (Deseret News)
‘Moving in the Dark’: Hamas Documents Show Tunnel Battle Strategy (The New York Times)
Ukraine’s children return to school as Russia launches drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv (The Associated Press)

Sports

Jury trial date in multimillion-dollar lawsuit against PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau will be moved from October to 2025 (Deseret News)
Utah cornerback Kenan Johnson out for the season (Deseret News)
Jaren Hall is back in the NFL (Deseret News)
‘Shocking’: Kyle Whittingham wishes Jay Hill the best, knows he’ll ‘bounce back’ from heart attack (Deseret News)
Aggie running back out for the season (Deseret News)

Faith

How camping is blessing Latter-day Saint young men to build faith and experience spiritual growth (Church News)
The growing movement to make spirituality part of education (Deseret News)

Health

Four Key Nutrients Lacking in Diet of Two-Thirds of Adults: 'Alarming' (Newsweek)
Simple ways to help your child eat healthier (KSL News)

Entertainment

Rebecca Heiner: Inside the troubling rise of ‘smut books’ among teens (Deseret News)

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The cases for and against a Utah constitutional amendment

More in Utah

1 year since Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt arrested for child abuse: Where the case stands (KSL News)

Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s sudden embrace of Trump (The Associated Press)

Sports

Faith

Entertainment