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Good morning, Utah Today readers! Here’s today’s forecast:

⛈️ 60 – 89° in Logan |💧 50% chance

⛈️ 73 – 92° in Salt Lake City |💧 50% chance

⛈️ 77 – 97° in St. George | 💧 30% chance ⚠️Flood Watch

As much as I love living in Utah, I have always wanted to live by the seaside. I love rainstorms — even if the thunder and lightning scare me a little. I served four months of my mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a coastal province in the north of Spain where it was constantly raining, and I grew to really love it — especially how picturesque it makes the landscape right after a storm.

Naturally, I love days like today where we’re expecting a ton of rain! ☔️

Tell me: Do you have any good photos of the recent weather? Send them in and I’ll share them in Utah today throughout next week.

By the way: We got some great Wordle starter words last week! Here’s what you shared:

Clark M. said, “My favorite word is "SOARE" — three vowels and two commonly used consonants. On Secordle, I use SOARE, PITHY and FLUNK to get all of the vowels with no overlap.”
Pam W. gave a great starting answer, which made me laugh, but I don’t think I can publish the word here. But to give you a hint, it’s part of the name of this terrifying reptile. She said, “It completes the search for the vowels that are available in the alphabet and it also has the letter H which is often associated with CH, PH, RH, SH, TH and WH words. Also the N and R are frequently used letters of the alphabet.”

Also on our minds: Mike Lee and Evan McMullin get in a Twitter fight, the storied history of the Manti temple and why are people talking about these 87,000 new IRS agents?

Perspective: Did you see what they said after the stock market crash in 1929?

So … are we in a recession or not? Pundits, politicians and government officials have debated the economy one way or the other, leaving the average American unsure of where we stand financially. Jay Evensen believes we should take a warning from the pages of the Nov. 15, 1929, issue of The New York Times (and especially what happened after that fateful issue) and not get comfortable quite yet.

Read his take on the economy.

Do you agree with his take on the economy? Reply and tell me your thoughts on this perspective piece.

Should the U.S. get rid of the Electoral College?

A record 63% of Americans think that it’s time to ditch the Electoral College and elect the president by popular vote instead, according to Pew Research. The perspective on whether or not the country should adopt a popular vote model has come up against significant debate. Pew found that age and political affiliation play a large role in whether or not someone believes we should change the system.

More in Politics:

Did Democrat money sabotage the Republican primaries? (Deseret News)
‘Based’ Mike Lee criticizes FBI search of Trump home, spars with Senate opponent on Twitter (Deseret News)
Gov. Cox weighs in on FBI's search of Trump estate, Utah's water situation in online Q&A (KSL)

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Perspectives:

Austin Stone, W.B. Allen: Racial fault lines are real, but solutions aren’t found in despairing narratives (Deseret News)
Jennifer Graham: Why 87,000 new IRS agents are being linked to the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago (Deseret News)

Faith:

Prayer, study and faith: How people are responding to President Nelson’s invitation to strengthen their testimonies (Church News)
The widow’s mite: Texas missionary honored for giving his all during service mission (Church News)

Health:

There’s a new virus in China. Here’s what you need to know (Deseret News)
Report warns of mental health ‘pandemic’ among children (Standard-Examiner)

Education:

These 6 Utah schools are putting $31K state grants to work improving safety training (KUER)

The Economy:

What does the Inflation Reduction Act do to your chances of an IRS audit? (Deseret News)

The Courts:

Facebook gave police access to private messages to prosecute teen and her mother in abortion case (Deseret News)
Was the search in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home legal? (Deseret News)
Police acted with bias, failed to analyze shooting scene after Provo protest, attorney says (KSL)

Central Utah:

History of the Manti Utah Temple (Deseret News)

Sports:

Why BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick loves his ’no-name’ offense (Deseret News)
How Kalani Sitake fosters competition during fall camp (Deseret News)
What has it been like for Taysom Hill in transitioning over to tight end? (Deseret News)

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— Kathleen