Letter: The President Song
The President Song, sung to the song “Mother”:P is for the promises you’ve broken,R is for the rotten way you talk,E is for the evenings you have wasted sending nonsense tweets around the clock.S is...
View ArticleLetter: Utah should stop taxing food
Utah’s tax code might get a whole lot fairer and simpler. The Legislature’s Interim Taxation Committee is contemplating eliminating a tax that hurts Utah’s poor disproportionately, the food tax. Utah...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: The priority is still to save Obamacare
Washington • Before supporters of universal health coverage get all wrapped up debating a single-payer system, they need to focus on a dire threat to the Affordable Care Act likely to come up for a...
View ArticleLetter: U. must take a stand to protect its own students
Is it the University of Utah’s job to protect its students? It appears that they don’t think so. Concerns over sexual assault last year led the university to offer free self-defense classes to any...
View ArticleLetter: The dumbing down of America
After reading the letter President Obama left for Donald Trump after he was elected, I now have doubt that he really was elected, however he is there and we are all left having to deal with that...
View ArticleBritish police arrest second man in connection with London subway attack
London • Following a fast-moving investigation and manhunt, British police on Saturday arrested a second man in connection with a detonation on the London subway during the Friday morning rush hour, in...
View ArticleWest Valley City police: 14-year-old autistic boy found safe
West Valley City police have found a 14-year-old autistic boy who went missing Sunday afternoon.Gage Gordon was found safe and returned to his family late Sunday night, police confirmed early Monday...
View ArticleBroncos' Bolles, former Utes star, injured in rout of Cowboys
Denver • Broncos rookie left tackle Garett Bolles was carted off the field with a lower left leg injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s 42-17 rout of the Dallas Cowboys.Bolles was hurt on a running...
View ArticleUrban Arts Festival showcases the diversity of Salt Lake City and its people
Look beyond the concrete towering above and asphalt sprawling below, and you’ll notice Salt Lake City’s got plenty of character, best exhibited by the vibrancy of its people and culture.And the Urban...
View ArticleBroncos crush Cowboys 42-17
Denver • Trevor Siemian tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Denver Broncos held Ezekiel Elliott to the worst game of his career — 8 yards on nine carries — in a 42-17 blowout of the...
View ArticleLetter: Keep the Medicare Special Needs Plans
It is important to me that all seniors are aware of their option, Medicare Advantage, especially those with chronic conditions like myself. Under Medicare Advantage, beneficiaries who have certain...
View ArticleLetter: Taking away health care amounts to murder
We, the people our Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee in theory represent, do not share anywhere near the kind of health care plan they receive, compliments of our tax dollars. They do not deserve and have...
View ArticleLetter: Government programs promote dependency
I attended Rep. Rob Bishop’s town hall meeting recently in Brigham City. Good for him for doing them despite some not-so-polite attendees.His response, and especially the response of the crowd to one...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: What Advertisers Want a Woman to Want
I see there is yet another “What A Woman Wants” expo taking place locally. As I read the ad it seems women want a lot of information about shopping, fashion, beauty among other topics. I found this...
View ArticleUtahn Finau advances in playoffs, earns Masters invitation
Tony Finau produced one of the best rounds of his professional golf career at a very good time Sunday.The West High School graduate chipped in for a birdie on the 18th hole and posted a 7-under-par 64...
View ArticleBelgium sets up Davis Cup final against France
Paris • David Goffin and Steve Darcis won their reverse singles matches as Belgium came from behind to defeat 28-time champion Australia 3-2 in the Davis Cup semifinals on Sunday, setting up a title...
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Penny Chenery, owner of Triple Crown champ Secretariat, dies
Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.Chenery...
View ArticleMartin Truex Jr. opens NASCAR's playoffs with win at Chicagoland
Joliet, Ill. • Martin Truex Jr. stretched his arms to his side and waited for a shower of green slime , the colored goop traditionally poured over the heads of game-show contestants and A-list...
View ArticleFederal land boss recommends Trump shrink Utah’s Bears Ears, Grand Staircase...
Washington • Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Donald Trump modify 10 national monuments created by his immediate predecessors, including shrinking the boundaries of at least...
View ArticleFalcons deliver repeat performance in 34-23 win over Packers
Atlanta • Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons picked up where they left off against the Green Bay Packers, building a big halftime lead on the way to a dominating victory Sunday night.The rematch of last...
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