George F. Will: The steep cost of cheap speech
Washington - At this shank end of a summer that a calmer America someday will remember with embarrassment, you must remember this: In the population of 325 million, a small sliver crouches on the...
View Article1 in 10 female students at Utah State University experience sex assault,...
Most Utah State University students feel safe on campus, according to a recent survey, but 7.4 percent — including 1 in 10 women — say they have experienced unwanted sexual contact since enrolling at...
View ArticleRSL's Joao Plata called up to Ecuador national team
Real Salt Lake winger Joao Plata hasn’t received a call-up to the Ecuador national team in two years — until now.Plata has been selected to the Equator national team for its final two 2018 World Cup...
View ArticleJazz's Rudy Gobert gets star reception from French-speaking elementary students
Nearly 200 children were clamoring for Rudy Gobert before he set foot in Foxboro Elementary School, chanting his name. He smiled as he ducked his towering frame in the door, causing the crowd sitting...
View ArticleWest High opens Thursday as school officials chase bat invasion
Health officials said Thursday they were tracking dozens of potential cases of bat exposure at Salt Lake City’s West High School after it closed its doors on late Wednesday so the custodial staff could...
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E.J. Dionne: Trump's tough talk makes us weaker
New York - The worst aspect of President Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday was not his immature taunting of a dangerous foreign leader when the stakes far outweigh those of a schoolyard...
View ArticlePrep football: West showing signs of turnaround after lengthy drought
When Justin Thompson took over the West High football program last year, his Panthers viewed the coach from east-side Skyline as an outsider.Especially when he started playing music at practice.“Just...
View Article5-year-old reported missing had wandered into a stranger’s house a half-block...
A 5-year-old who was reported missing after he wandered away from his parent at 900 South and 900 East was found in a house a half-block away Wednesday evening.The boy reportedly walked out the back...
View ArticleUtah school board gets earful after dropping middle school arts and health...
When Melanie Provost began junior high, she was overweight and terrified of the requirement to enroll in gym class. But before long, Provost said, she discovered an aptitude for basketball and...
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As divide grows among residents, Wellsville council votes to examine how...
Wellsville • Darren Parry momentarily looked up from the white sheets of paper with his prepared remarks and put his mouth close to the microphone: “Please don’t display us as savages,” he said. “We...
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After nurse’s arrest, Utah lawmakers will draft a bill that clarifies when...
Members of the Utah Legislature’s Judiciary Interim Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to draft a bill that will clarify when police may — and may not — draw blood without a driver’s...
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$35 million Book of Mormon manuscript sale called the ‘biggest game-changer...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now owns the printer’s manuscript of the Book of Mormon — for $35 million, the sellers say.The Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized...
View ArticleLetter: Bridge column? What about the horoscope?
Richard Heiner recently said: “I’m an older geezer who does not play bridge and have no interest in reading the bridge column, other than the first sentence. However, I miss the daily horoscope column...
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Kirby: We went digging for desert crystals, but found another kind of treasure
Sonny and I were sentenced to hard labor on a rock pile last Saturday. Our crime — apparently not having enough to do.We drove out to Topaz Mountain in Juab County, 70 miles west of Nephi. Sonny’s...
View ArticleLetter: Time to speak up on ADU zoning
Salt Lake City’s Planning Department and the City Council are moving to amend the accessory dwelling unit ordinance in which ADUs (rental units) are only currently allowed in homes zoned as a...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Cold and wet in the north, windy and cooler south
It may be autumn in the valleys of northern Utah, but there will be a decidedly wintry turn at the higher peaks of the Wasatch Front as the work week comes to a close.The National Weather Service...
View ArticleNews roundup: Why are Republicans in a rush to pass a new health care law...
Why are Republicans in a rush to pass a new health care law this month? Utah lawmakers are again looking at a bill to remove mentally incapacitated officials from office. Lawmakers pass bills to back...
View ArticleLetter: Make the link to climate change
In the recent events with Hurricane Harvey, there have been relatively few reports of the augmented effects of climate change on Hurricane Harvey. I believe the victims of Harvey should receive proper...
View ArticleLetter: Mormons aren't the only ones who help
The Sept. 4 edition of The Tribune had the most unusual headline on its front page.It read, in very large bold letters, that “It’s our mission to help others” above a picture of the damage of Hurricane...
View ArticleNoah Feldman: The Constitution is passing the Trump stress test
As Donald Trump’s administration enters its ninth month, it’s worth considering a surprising possibility: Things have never been better in the turbulent period since the president took office.Trump’s...
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