Clik here to view.
Erin Alberty: Do you have what it takes to eat an acorn?
It’s September, and the snaps and cracks echoing from the ground can mean just one thing: acorn time!Yes, you can eat them, and yes, they do have a distinctive flavor.But before you get too excited...
View ArticleDescendant of Robert E. Lee resigns as pastor over racial justice comment
Raleigh, N.C. • A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has stepped down as pastor of a North Carolina church after negative reactions to his comments supporting racial justice during an MTV...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ann Cannon: As summer winds down, an appreciation for the parks where we can...
We lived in Salt Lake City until I was 6 years old. Many of my memories from that time revolve around Liberty Park, where our family often went. Here’s one of those memories.My mom, who is hugely...
View ArticleTooele County egg farm burns, thousands of chickens killed
An early Tuesday morning fire destroyed two large structures housing hens at the Fassio Egg Farm in Tooele County, killing an estimated 200,000 chickens.All employees have been accounted for and no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Will aging, ailing Mormon prophet Thomas S. Monson attend the coming General...
With the start of fall’s LDS General Conference less than a month away, Mormons everywhere wonder: Will their frail prophet-president speak or even attend?Slowed by advancing age and declining health,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Catherine Rampell: Ivanka Trump has learned well from her father's cons
Washington • Ivanka Trump is for working women the way her father is for the working class: In both cases, the Trumps really just want their money.President Trump’s daughter built her brand around...
View ArticleLetter: No standards for The Public Forum?
I get it. You have tough jobs, with tough choices to make. You certainly can’t publish everything that comes your way, or make everyone happy all of the time. You want to be balanced, fair, and you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Irma strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, nears Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a...
View ArticleLetter: Seeing the eclipse in another light
It’s great to see and read how moved eclipse viewers were by the direct sight of the moon blocking out the sun. This allegedly constituted an at least momentary realization of science, here and...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake: Lalo Fernandez expected to transfer to Tigres
Lalo Fernandez is expected to sign with the Liga MX club Tigres, according to multiple Mexican news outlets.Real Salt Lake’s third-string goalkeeper already has gone through the team’s medical and...
View ArticleLetter: Hitting a child is never the best choice
A front-page headline in the Aug. 12 Tribune reads, “Spanking a child is not abuse, says Utah high court.” The article goes on to clarify that in this particular legal case, there was not enough...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Immigrants are sought for labor shortage in Harvey recovery
Houston • As a parade of motorists rolled down their windows on the edges of a Houston Home Depot parking lot offering cash, the crowd of day laborers had slowly thinned to about a dozen by...
View ArticleA recipe to make Steak Diane fashionable again
I have been thinking about steak recipes with pedigree and history, such Steak au Poivre, Steak with Sauce Bordelaise and Steak Florentine, and the words Steak Diane popped into my brain. I had no idea...
View ArticleLetter: Aren't the police supposed to protect and defend?
A nurse at a local hospital is forcibly accosted, handcuffed and arrested because she will not comply with the police officer’s illegal request.Why are we hearing about this more than a month after it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ending Obama-era DACA for young immigrants bad for Utah, supporters say
Francisco Juarez hasn’t been to Mexico since he fled the country in his parents’ arms as a 6-month-old baby. Now he fears being deported back to a place he’s never really known.“I’m American in every...
View ArticleLetter: Liberal drivel in rare form
George Pyle’s progressive positions and liberal drivel were in rare form in his Aug. 13 column.Pyle feels President Trump is wrong to clearly state the United States will not accept North Korea having...
View ArticlePac-12 football: USC’s Jake Olson makes Pac-12's perfect weekend even better
Even after Western Michigan’s third-quarter lead made USC’s season opener much more interesting than the Trojans planned, the game became more memorable.Jake Olson, who lost his vision at age 12,...
View ArticleLetter: Different examples of the abuse of power
Reading the Tribune Friday morning, two articles resonated on the same chord.First, the disturbing story of University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels’ arrest for refusing a Salt Lake City police officer’s...
View ArticleBrazil, France allege Rio Olympics vote-buying scheme
Rio de Janeiro • Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegation to...
View ArticlePutin says Trump 'not my bride, and I'm not his groom'
Moscow • Russian President Vladimir Putin refrained from criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump at a news conference in China on Tuesday, but said a decision to shutter Russian diplomatic outposts in...
View Article