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Dispatch from the parched Wasatch Front: The water war is on.
Taking a Gander
In case you haven't stepped outside lately—or perhaps you’ve been living in a walk-in freezer—I have a brief, slightly breathless announcement: Utah is a desert. I know, I know. It’s a real plot twist. You’re likely as stunned by this revelation as I am to see some of you out there at 2 p.
m., running your sprinklers non-stop while the sun is busy turning our asphalt into a simmering pot of neighborhood soup. I’ve been watching the irrigation displays from my porch, and I must confess: I’m impressed. The community commitment to head-up-the-butt denial is truly staggering.
Some of you seem to be…
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