Nicholas Rupp

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I have questions.

#PrideInPublicHealth

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One of the most fascinating places to ever exist in SLC—Ralphael Plescia’s Christian School—is gone.

I know it was inevitable after his death in 2022, but I’m still really sad about it.

I hope someone got most everything out, and at least we have photos.

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My favorite time of year!

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The really frustrating thing is that there’s still SOME (naturally occurring) fluoride in much of our water, but it varies by source and we can no longer make the amount of consistent countywide.

So this bill increases uncertainty—and prevents us (esp. poor kids) from having stronger teeth.

Anybody know the metrics used by #SLC to determine which neighborhoods are eligible for the "Love Your Block" mini grants?

Was it police calls? Average income level? Tenancy? Dominant zoning density?

What happened two weeks later?! 🙄

... I snipped these from a related application (Record PLNHLC2025-00330 in SLC's Accela Citizen Access Portal, if you're curious) and the scans in that application were awful. (2/2)

Some good things here in Trolley Square's plans for redeveloping its big, south parking lot into "Trolley Village Condominiums."

And some concerning things (such as removing the Sego/Ely midblock connection between 600 and 700 East) that #SLC should deny.

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From fluoride bans to staff cuts… it’s been a hard week in public health.

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I’m thinking about hanging the historic flag of Cusco, Peru.

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Protect yourself and your loved ones from measles! This virus spreads very easily, even before symptoms appear. Make sure you're protected with the MMR vaccine, which is over 97% effective in preventing measles.

It’s infuriating that Sen. Pitcher joined the Republicans in ignoring an overwhelmingly clear scientific consensus AND overruling Salt Lake County voters…all in the same vote.

This Valentine’s Day, protect your health by getting tested and using protection. Many STIs have no symptoms, but regular testing can help you stay ahead and keep the love hot—not your symptoms.

In retrospect, the U.S. may have peaked during the Clinton years... after the Cold and Gulf Wars and before 9/11 and the War on Terror.
There were definite bright spots during the Obama years (e.g., ACA, marriage equailty), but it's increasingly looking like it's all downhill from the late '90s.

They won’t even try; they’re too busy licking the boots on our necks.

Unless it means significant TV time for The Troy Show™, then they might try a little.

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The real estate MLS should have a comment feature so we can all let sellers know they have hideous taste and completely destroyed the character of that home.

They changed it like a week after I first took a photo of it! It was so sad.

So that's how it happened.

That's how, 11 years ago, I got married in front of the women's restroom at my work, with 20 minutes' notice, while wearing my employee ID badge on a lanyard around my neck.

And I wouldn't change a single damn thing about it.

When we left the clerk's office with that precious license, we ran into more friends and loved ones in the hall, including close friends who'd just been married and a minister neighbor who was offering her services to anyone in need. So we now had witnesses and someone to perform the ceremony.

He realized I'd genuinely wanted this before we knew about the ruling, and he saw that I'd made plans to ask him regardless of the legal recognition and timing.

Michael's jaw dropped, and he (fortunately) said yes. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure he would have said yes if I hadn't had the rings. They let him know I wasn't just asking to take advantage of the historic moment.

Except while I was home, I'd also grabbed what I had intended to be a surprise Christmas gift: a ring box holding two rings.

"I was going to give you this for Christmas," I said as I pulled the box out of my pocket. "But Judge Shelby bumped up my timeline by 5 days. So... will you marry me?"

After she left us alone at the counter, Michael turned to me, eyebrows raised, and said, "ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS?!?"

When we turned in the application, we learned that we'd been misinformed: only one form of ID was required, so my trip home had been unnecessary.

When we handed in the application, I thanked the clerk's office employee for staying after hours for us all, and she smiled sincerely and said, "We're so happy to be here to do this for you. Let me take this to my computer to enter it and I'll be right back."

“I don’t know,” he said. Because he didn’t.

But I came back, eventually, and quickly signed my part of the application as we approached the counter for our turn.

He looked at our friends and said, "Was that a proposal?"

Driving home and returning with passports took too long, of course. So Michael reached the front of the line, alone, before I returned. As he let each couple behind him move ahead, several people asked him if he’d been left at the altar.