Look, this was all an accident. But somehow, people have sent me $49,330.66 over the past 24 hours... because they trust me to do good things with it. Seriously. That’s a crazy sum of money, not too far off my Tribune salary, actually. Here’s the story. This weekend, my sweet mom in Riverton told me she had found a Spongebob Squarepants box in my childhood bedroom filled with change. Out of what I assume was pandemic-induced boredom, she counted the money inside and found there was $70 in coins, along with some rocks, a Utah Jazz pin, and a battery. Sweet! I picked up the box. I also have a...…Look, this was all an accident. But somehow, people have sent me $49,330.66 over the past 24 hours... because they trust me to do good things with it. Seriously. That’s a crazy sum of money, not too far off my Tribune salary, actually. Here’s the story. This weekend, my sweet mom in Riverton told me she had found a Spongebob Squarepants box in my childhood bedroom filled with change. Out of what I assume was pandemic-induced boredom, she counted the money inside and found there was $70 in coins, along with some rocks, a Utah Jazz pin, and a battery. Sweet! I picked up the box. I also have a...WW…

Five hundred dead. After Thursday’s report, Utah officially passed that threshold, with 501 official COVID-19 deaths in our state. And the medical examiners are very clear: these are deaths that would not have happened if it weren’t for COVID-19. Let’s break down those deaths to try to further understand the toll of the pandemic. How does that compare to other causes of death in Utah? How old were those who died, and how healthy were they? Were men or women more affected, and which ethnicities suffered the most? And where and how did those 500 people live? In typical Andy Larsen style,...…Five hundred dead. After Thursday’s report, Utah officially passed that threshold, with 501 official COVID-19 deaths in our state. And the medical examiners are very clear: these are deaths that would not have happened if it weren’t for COVID-19. Let’s break down those deaths to try to further understand the toll of the pandemic. How does that compare to other causes of death in Utah? How old were those who died, and how healthy were they? Were men or women more affected, and which ethnicities suffered the most? And where and how did those 500 people live? In typical Andy Larsen style,...WW…