Letter: Not standing for anthem isn’t against the law
In response to Kevin Greer’s letter to the forum (“Kick them out, fire them,” Oct. 2): I, for one, stand when the national anthem is being played, and also look down on people who don’t. But to not...
View ArticleLook out! 7 of the dumbest threats to humanity in disaster movies
Why watch a disaster movie about wildfires or tornadoes or hurricanes — things you can see on the nightly news — when there are some really wild cataclysms out there?Consider this week’s newest entry...
View ArticleU.S. unemployment claims fall to 222,000, lowest in 44 years
Washington • The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president.The numbersThe Labor Department said Thursday that claims for...
View Article'That's a dumb question': John McCain's frustration with Fox News boils over
Let's just establish, up front, that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., thinks pretty much all questions about President Donald Trump are dumb.Recall that between Election Day and New Year's Day, McCain went...
View ArticleLetter: Hatch's condolences to Vegas victims ring hollow
Sen. Orrin Hatch, your words of condolence and sorrow regarding the Las Vegas massacre ring hollow and hypocritical in light of your continued support of the absence of control over automatic weapons,...
View ArticleGov. Herbert says lawsuit is right way to solve dispute over secret AG’s...
Gov. Gary Herbert says it is unethical for the attorney general to represent both him and the Legislature when the two are in conflict, as they are currently on whether Herbert overstepped his...
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Jennifer Rubin: Will the president fix the ACA mess he made?
The compromise from Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., would provide states with greater flexibility under the Affordable Care Act in exchange for authorizing cost-sharing...
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‘Is that alive?’ Giant red iguana to invade Utah’s most photographed restaurant
As if the Red Iguana weren’t already Utah’s most photographed dining spot.Now, a giant, scaly-skinned iguana will be installed in the parking lot of Red Iguana 2, 866 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City,...
View ArticleLetter: When will our leaders stand up to NRA?
Until we acknowledge that the common American person does not need automatic weapons that have rapid fire capacity and can kill or maim hundreds in a matter of minutes, we will be known around the...
View ArticleMormon missionaries evacuated because of Madagascar plague
An outbreak of pneumonic and bubonic plague has forced evacuation of nearly 80 Mormon missionaries from the southeastern African island nation of Madagascar.LDS Church officials stressed Thursday that...
View ArticleLetter: We need the federal government's protection
There is much talk lately about turning over to the states some of the functions of the federal government. Health care decisions for example. I for one hope that it doesn’t happen.I believe that we...
View ArticleMexicans see models of Trump's 'impenetrable' wall, and they're not impressed
San Diego • The prototypes of the Trump border wall are taking shape this month in a sun-baked swath of scrubland abutting a run-down neighborhood of Tijuana. Lined up next to each other, the...
View ArticleTrump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
Washington • If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major “Obamacare” health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage available to more...
View ArticleJazz general manager Dennis Lindsey talks about Ricky Rubio, Donovan Mitchell...
Close to this time last season, the leadership in the Utah Jazz organization sat down with Joe Ingles to tell him a hard truth: He was penciled in as the fifth wing in the rotation.A year later, Ingles...
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ICE interested in more detention sites for immigrants, including in Salt Lake...
New policies from the Trump Administration mean that more immigrants are being arrested and detained.With the influx of inmates, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking at the Salt Lake City...
View ArticleMonson: Jazz know what they are, who they are, and they like it
So this is the way it’s going to be.The Jazz actually are going to rely on defense for their offense.And that counterintuitive mind-pretzel isn’t some manufactured bit of BS a coach likes to say and...
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Former Salt Lake City councilman convicted in New York in $2.5 million fraud...
Former Salt Lake City councilman Eric Jergensen and a co-defendant were convicted Wednesday in New York of conspiring to defraud an aerospace company of $2.5 million.A jury returned the guilty verdict...
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Arizona State's Harry, Ballage could cause Utah’s defense some headaches
Phillip Afia didn’t flinch. Not that he was supposed to.“There’s never a challenge or anybody in front of us that I’d ever be afraid of and think, ‘Oh no, what are we going to do?’ Never,” said Utah’s...
View ArticleGary Ott dies after Alzheimer’s battle; former top aide blames his family
After years spent suffering from a progressive neurodegenerative disease, mostly hidden from public view, former longtime Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott died Thursday morning in hospice care in St....
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Double duty: Miles Teller plays real-life heroes in two movies this month
Filming back-to-back movies — one about firefighters battling wildfires, the other about U.S. soldiers returning from combat and facing PTSD — the actor Miles Teller had an unusual resource at his...
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