Orrin Hatch: Obamacare doesn’t deserve a bailout
Since the day Obamacare became law — having passed with only support from Democrats — Republicans have worked to repeal the partisan law and replace it with patient-centered reforms. While the effort...
View ArticleLetter: Removing statues is not rewriting history
Recent polls indicate that 60 percent of Americans do not think that Confederate statues should be taken down. In President Trump’s defense of the monuments, he poses the question, “Where does it...
View ArticleLetter: Religions should promote their teachings about helping others
This is a call out to all church leaders and to all church congregations everywhere. Let’s work together to bring the teachings of Jesus Christ, Abraham and Mohammed to our congregations and to...
View ArticleLetter: Bagley spreads discord
Who is responsible for editing Pat Bagley’s political cartoons?His recent offering (The Tribune, Sept. 3) is a classic example of the primary reason for the American media being accused of reporting...
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What a Utah National Guard crew experienced as they rescued people after...
Houston • They’d been to war zones and they’d trained for years. But members of the Utah National Guard’s air unit based in West Jordan had never seen anything like the mission in Houston.The men from...
View ArticleAnne Applebaum: The case for Trump-Russia collusion: We're getting very, very...
We now know the motives. In backing Donald Trump, Russia’s oligarchical class sought not only to disrupt U.S. politics but also to reverse sanctions, both those applied in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
View Article‘Water is rushing in’: Discovery of body ends Harvey mystery
With Harvey’s floodwaters rapidly flowing into the Houston hotel where she worked, Jill Renick reportedly made a frantic cellphone call to a fellow employee: “I’m in an elevator. The water is rushing...
View ArticleForecasters say Irma’s prime target is now Tampa, not Miami
Miami • With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a new projected track that could put the Tampa area — not Miami — in the...
View ArticleUtah’s ‘ag-gag’ law — which banned secret filming at farms — is dead
Utah won’t appeal a decision striking down a law banning secret filming at farm and livestock facilities.The Utah Attorney General’s Office says in court documents they’re not planning to challenge the...
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Head-on crash kills drivers of both vehicles
A head-on car crash in Millcreek that killed two people Saturday morning closed the road for several hours.The crash, which occurred about 6:30 a.m., closed southbound 700 East at 4200 South, according...
View ArticleSLC detective’s attorney says officer wanted blood drawn to help the...
An attorney representing Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne said Friday that his client wanted a blood sample from an unconscious semi driver who had been admitted to University Hospital so the...
View ArticleWatch commander on duty during nurse arrest has been placed on leave;...
As criticism continues after the surfacing of a video showing a Salt Lake City police detective arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient, an attorney for one of the...
View ArticleCommentary: Utah is a great place to be a Republican — especially after 3...
We moved to Utah about two months ago after living in Oregon for over 30 years. So far, we are loving it.The Willamette Valley where we lived in Oregon was beautiful and green, and we sat between the...
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Stephen King talks ‘It’ and other adaptations
The most-adapted author alive introduces himself on the phone as “Steve King.”More than 60 of Stephen King’s novels and short stories have been made into movies or TV series over the past 40 years,...
View ArticleLetter: Advertisement published in Tribune is offensive
Does The Tribune consider the appropriateness/objectionability of ad content? If so, can we talk about “Senorita Makita” in the quarter-page M & M Tool and Machinery ad on A7 of the Sept. 6...
View ArticlePrep girls' soccer: State rankings for Sept. 10
Class 6A1. American Fork (9-0) • Easily handled Westlake 5-2 in its only match of the week. Next up is the big test at Pleasant Grove.2. Pleasant Grove (6-2-1) • Upended Lone Peak 3-2 before settling...
View ArticleUtah vs. BYU is a popular bet at Nevada casinos
Move over Donny and Marie, Penn and Teller.One of the most popular tickets in Nevada this week has been Utah-BYU.This weekend’s rivalry game in Provo has drawn plenty of interest from bettors....
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Utahns keep memories of 9/11 alive with community service projects
A bundle of energy, 8-year-old Alex Owen bent over and stared at the roots of an expansive weed Saturday morning as naturalist Lewis Kogan showed a community-cleanup group how best to pull puncturevine...
View ArticleRodney Hood, challenged by Jazz GM to improve, rededicates himself
Dennis Lindsey’s honesty stunned Rodney Hood.The Jazz general manager told Hood he needed significant all-around improvement in what was a frank exit meeting the day after the Golden State Warriors...
View ArticleBYU police cite four people for spray-painting Utah logo on cougar statue...
A statue of a cougar on Brigham Young University’s campus was vandalized Saturday morning, and police say the suspects were literally caught red-handed.The statue, near LaVell Edwards Stadium, was...
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