Ask Ann Cannon: Enough with the constant talk of politics
Dear Ann Cannon • I work on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and have to deal with politics all day long. When I get home, people want to talk shop with me. I just want to play Xbox. How do I make it...
View ArticleSpanking a child isn’t abuse unless there’s proof of harm, Utah Supreme Court...
Spanking isn’t abuse if there isn’t evidence that a child was harmed, the Utah Supreme Court says.The court’s ruling, released Wednesday, reversed an earlier finding by a juvenile court, which said...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: ABC gets 'cheeky' about sexual misconduct allegations at...
After delaying the premiere of “Bachelor in Paradise” to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct, the folks at ABC decide the way to welcome the show back to the schedule was to run a “cheeky” ad...
View ArticleYou could read Warren Jeffs’ latest revelation from prison, or you could just...
From time to time throughout his incarceration — 11 years and counting — Warren Jeffs has told us all how this world is going to hell. Jeffs is the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
View ArticleOfficials: Baby found in plastic bag in New York doing 'remarkably well'
Elmira, N.Y. • Officials say an 8-month-old baby found abandoned in a plastic bag left in the backyard of a New York home is doing “remarkably well.”Chemung County Assistant District Attorney Terry...
View ArticleBeyond bluster, US, North Korea in regular contact
Washington • Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist...
View ArticlePrep football: Fremont Silver Wolves preview
Don’t be surprised if new coach Ross Arnold preaches versatility and adaptability during Fremont practices.“Something we try to teach our players at one point or another is that if you truly want to be...
View ArticlePrep golf: Weber's Connor Howe shoots for rare state three-peat
Connor Howe’s best score in a competitive round of golf is 62. He shot it as a Weber High sophomore to set a state tournament record and win the first of his two state titles.He also shot the same...
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Three Mormon-rooted religions move past conflicts to find cooperation in tug...
Independence, Mo. • There is an open patch of grass at the intersection of River Boulevard and Walnut Street in this Kansas City suburb. It looks like a vacant lot — no structures, no landscaping, no...
View ArticleCreole-inspired food truck lets owners embrace and share their roots
Helena Carter believes everyone is put on Earth to share their gifts, but she didn’t always think that sharing cooking was for her.Carter discovered a love for it early on while helping her chef mother...
View ArticlePesky FrontRunner delays due to 'mechanical issues,' but repairs made
For much of this week, FrontRunner commuter trains experienced periodic delays blamed by Utah Transit Authority primarily on “mechanical issues.”By late Friday morning, however, maintenance crews...
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Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers ‘stopped being afraid’ and made a solo album
Amy Ray, one-half of the folk rock/Americana duo Indigo Girls, has never been shy about also just being an Indigo Girl, with six solo albums to her credit. But her cohort, Emily Saliers, never followed...
View ArticleOwners walk away from debt-ridden, unsafe Utah coal mine
Helper • Nearly five years after it was closed amid a swamp of defaulted debt and safety violations, Carbon County’s Horizon coal mine remains dormant while state regulators and federal land managers...
View ArticleTrump threatened 'fire and fury.' Here's why to some that's perfectly Godlike.
In President Donald Trump’s war of words with North Korea lies a key to understanding some of the religious dynamics of the Trump era. It has to do with the character of God.During the ongoing public...
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Gehrke: Regulators should reject Rocky Mountain Power’s plan and keep...
A couple weeks ago there was a knock on my door, the kind I’m sure we’ve all had, from a young man interested in selling me rooftop solar panels.The pitch made sense — get off the grid, produce clean...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Time for term limits for Congress
Term limits are undemocratic. If citizens don’t want an elected official in office, they should have the good sense, and nerve, to vote him out. That’s how it is supposed to work.But a senator serving...
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George Pyle: To solve a problem, pretend it's war
In case you remember Andy Rooney as just an old grouse. ”An Essay on War,” 1971:“I launched the phrase, ‘The war to end war.’ And that was not the least of my crimes.” — H.G. WellsThe tender-hearted...
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CHG Healthcare opens new employee-friendly headquarters
CHG Healthcare has opened its new employee-friendly headquarters in Midvale consisting of two five-story buildings just off Interstate 15 at 7200 South.The company that bills itself as the nation’s...
View ArticleUDOT: A whole lot of construction going on this weekend
Motorists will need patience and a measure of road savvy during a construction-heavy weekend on northern Utah’s highways and interstates.Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason...
View ArticleSolar advocates ask state regulatorsto delay Rocky Mountain Power's net...
A group of solar advocates and other parties opposed to Rocky Mountain Power’s request to change electric rates for rooftop solar owners is seeking to delay regulatory hearings on the controversial...
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