Kirby: My 'little factory,' my business
I don’t remember how old I was when I figured out that God could see me naked. I do recall that it came as something of a shock. Even as a kid, it felt like a violation of my rights. Over the years,...
View ArticleWhat happened here? Man shoots self while beating wounded rabbit; AG bemoans...
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a quarter-century glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah this week in...
View ArticleKirby: Plenty to be thankful for when pie goes awry
My fondest memory of Thanksgiving is the smell of pies cooking. My grandmother made them. So did Mom. My wife, who surpasses them all, spent 48 hours leading up to the big day in the kitchen making...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: A stolen watchdog, escaped monkey and missing pilot
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a quarter-century glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah this week in...
View ArticleKirby: Take a minute to be ungrateful -- that's enough
Stupid pilgrims. Thanks to them, we have Thanksgiving. I don’t mean the actual feeling of gratitude for the positive elements of our lives. That’s a good thing. But it wasn’t started by the #*&@*...
View ArticleKirby: Some husbands have a real gift for screwing up the holidays
What’s the worst Christmas gift you ever bought for your significant other? If you’ve only been married or together a short time, the answer may be tough. It takes time to screw up this bad. For those...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: World War II comes to Utah
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah this week in 1916,...
View ArticleKirby: So 'feeling the spirit' is a real thing -- so what?
The first spiritual experience I had as a young LDS missionary was one of enormous dread. It occurred in the spring of 1973, as I walked toward the front door of the old mission home on North Temple....
View ArticleKirby: Utah has bad drivers -- but what about the pedestrians?
Based on the findings in a study by QuoteWizard, a website for comparing auto insurance, it’s now official: Utah has the worst drivers of any other state in the U.S. Kind of makes you proud, doesn’t...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: Not a good week for birds or robbers
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah that week in 1916,...
View ArticleKirby: Five kinds of ex-Mormons
One of the first columns I ever wrote about LDS culture was “Five Kinds of Mormons,” followed almost immediately by “Five Kinds of Non-Mormons.” The idea was to give people some idea of who they were...
View ArticleKirby: What's worse than coal in your stocking? Christmas on a Sunday
Based on my experience, Christmas is the most magical day of the year — for kids and grandparents. It’s not quite so magical for parents. Back when I was standing around watching my wife raise our...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: Murder sprees
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah that week in 1916,...
View ArticleKirby: Past church-sanctioned discrimination means Mormons will never be free...
I wouldn’t be writing this column but for a conversation/heated debate I had with a fellow Mormon last week, wherein he accused this newspaper of whipping up ill feelings toward the LDS Church by...
View ArticleKirby: The flying cat who saved Christmas
Ever buy yourself a Christmas present? Most adults have. Normally it’s something outrageously extravagant, like a new car, gun, Alaska fishing trip, Prada bag, etc. It’s an item so expensive that it’s...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas mayhem
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah that week in 1916,...
View ArticleKirby: Presents under the tree? Don't thank Santa -- thank Ben
It’s Christmas morning. You’re probably kicked back, watching family rip into their loot, thankful that the spending is over and Amazon got it to you on time. If you’re a kid, you’re giddy to the...
View ArticleKirby: Love hurts, especially when you're married to me
I’ve never hurt my wife on purpose. There are too many reasons not to, the first being that I love her. Yeah, even when I’m so mad at her that it feels like my head will implode. Note: You should...
View ArticleKirby's Disturbing History: Fear and suspicion intensifies in Utah during WWII
Editor’s note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah that week in 1916,...
View ArticleKirby: Here's my 2017 Mormon church manual
As unbelievable as it actually is, I’ve been approached by the LDS Church to participate in developing a new Sunday school manual titled “Fundamentals for the Foyer Faithful.” If I had to guess — and...
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