SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The International Olympic Committee was effusive Wednesday in its support for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah’s capital city in 2034.

Unlike so many other past hosts that have decided bringing back the Games isn’t worth the time, money or hassle, Salt Lake City remains one of the few places where Olympic fever still burns strong. Olympic officials praised the city for preserving facilities and public enthusiasm as they kicked off their final visit ahead of a formal announcement expected this July.

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Letters and reminders

Letters and reminder strategy

The mailing approach follows Ipsos’ standard push-to-web methodology:

1. An initial invitation letter is issued to sampled addresses inviting up to two adults to go online and complete the online questionnaire.  
2. The first reminder letter is issued around 2 weeks after the initial invite. issued. Reminder letters are only sent to non-responding addresses and addresses where one adult has completed the online questionnaire but not a second adult (the presence of an eligible second adult is determined in the first questionnaire). 
3. The second reminder letter is only sent to non-responding addresses and addresses where one adult has completed the online questionnaire but not a second adult. All of these letters are…

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Former Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt reacting in the middle of a college football game.

The New York Jets have been doing some serious homework on the 2024 quarterback class ahead of April’s draft.

Ryan Fowler of Bleacher Report shared on social media that Gang Green is hosting Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt on a top-30 visit. “[The] talented signal-caller is expected to hear his name called in the middle rounds,” Fowler said.

Pratt Is an Intriguing Young QB Option for the Jets…

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