Churches and charities may receive fewer donations under the Republican tax...
Washington • A Republican tax plan being debated on Capitol Hill maintains the deduction for charitable giving but still may have an unintended consequence that could hurt donations to churches and...
View ArticleGehrke: There are plenty of good reasons Salt Lake should go for Olympic gold...
I wasn’t living in Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympics and, even though I promised to practice really, really hard and pay for my own skate rental, the U.S. Men’s Speedskating Team opted to “go another...
View ArticleNews roundup: On day of planned Capitol Hill visit, Trump tweets that...
On day of planned Capitol Hill visit, Trump tweets that Tennessee senator ‘couldn’t get elected dog catcher.’ Jason Chaffetz takes the early lead in polling for Utah’s 2020 gubernatorial race. Majority...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Warm autumn days, golden skies and a carpet of color
Mild autumnal weather, golden with both its sunshine and a thickening carpet of dying foliage, blazing in its colors, will rule Utah through the midweek.This is the time of fall’s “great...
View ArticleAnn Cannon: With Halloween near, here are nine things that used to scare me
With Halloween just around the corner (can you even believe it?!), I have been thinking about all the stuff that used to scare me when I was a kid. In case you’re interested, here were a few of the...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Why was 1-6 BYU vs. 1-6 ECU on national TV?
I kept hearing this question on Saturday: Why in the world was a matchup of 1-6 BYU and 1-6 East Carolina on national television? The easy answer is — it was in the contract. The American Athletic...
View ArticleSwallow asks judge to toss FEC lawsuit, says it violates his right to free...
A judge should dismiss a federal election-fraud case brought against former Utah Attorney General John Swallow because the rule he’s accused of breaking violates his right to free speech and shouldn’t...
View ArticleLetter: What will it take for leaders to disown NRA?
When will Congress have the courage to stand up for human rights? When will Congress face up to the NRA and use common sense? Yes, common sense? Does Congress actually believe that the Founding Fathers...
View ArticleLetter: When it comes to taxes, demand the full loaf
Once again Republicans are trying to push through a tax package with the erroneous promise that giving the wealthy (and corporations) more money will lead to better conditions for the economically...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Get those dirty needles off the street
People who insist on seeing drug abuse and addiction as strictly a law enforcement/interdiction issue may never be sold on the idea.But folks who know that the problem is a growing public health...
View ArticleGhosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
New York • For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn.The ghosts of Vietnam...
View ArticleLetter: Mormon abusers will claim ‘The Eyring Pass’
President Henry B. Eyring states at the most recent LDS General Conference, “It takes faith to believe that God calls imperfect people into positions of trust ... I try not to judge servants of the...
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Commentary: After Niger, ramping up U.S. ‘aggression’ in Africa is a really,...
Some of us Africa-watchers were hoping that President Donald Trump and his administration, laden with military generals, would not set its sights on Africa. Apart from a reference to the imaginary...
View ArticleLetter: Remember where sanctions got us with Japan?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because of the sanctions that were imposed on them by the United States. Now the same sanctions are being imposed on North Korea. Stupidity is doing the same thing again...
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Greg Sargent: Sen. Corker says it again: Trump is unfit. Okay, now what?
Donald Trump is again tweeting angrily at Sen. Bob Corker. That’s because Corker Tuesday went on national television and reiterated his view that Trump is unfit to serve as president.Yet Corker,...
View ArticleMark Wahlberg hopes God forgives him for 'Boogie Nights'
Chicago • Mark Wahlberg hopes God will forgive him for his turn as a porn star in the 1997 film “Boogie Nights.”Wahlberg told the Chicago Tribune ahead of an event with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich on...
View ArticleMan charged in crash that hospitalized former BYU star Harvey Langi
Foxborough, Mass. • A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a car crash that injured five people, including New England Patriots rookie linebacker Harvey Langi and his wife,...
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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge a throwback to when politicians were united...
Brigham City • The sign, constructed in 1928 after Utahns lobbied Congress hard to establish a new federal refuge on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, reflects a pride in federal lands not often seen...
View ArticleConjoined twins survived one of the world's rarest surgeries. Now they're...
Abby Delaney can roll onto her stomach, hold up her head and turn pages in her favorite books.Her sister, Erin, can now sit up on her own, and she is starting to think about crawling — learning to hold...
View ArticleOgden Canyon highway to close on Sunday
The Ogden Canyon highway, State Road 39, is schedule to close on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.The closure is to allow work on roadside ditches, which are used to pile snow removed during snowplowing...
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