Jennifer Rubin: Just when you think Republicans can't get more irresponsible …
If you thought it absurd and incredibly irresponsible for Republicans to propose last week a slipshod, radical health-care bill that would not even allow for a Congressional Budget Office score, then...
View ArticleCoziness between the Mormon church and the Legislature? Why does this song...
Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart’s recent revelation on his Facebook page about the secretive lobbying nature of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revived an old controversy but it still...
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After 32 years with the same hymns, many Mormons are wishing for different...
Despite the rumors you’ve been hearing since the day the LDS Church published its current hymnal in 1985, there are no new editions on the near horizon.Church staffers still are translating hymn texts...
View ArticleNBA players express frustration with Trump's words
LeBron James is not backing down on his comments about President Donald Trump, and countless other players and coaches in the NBA made it clear at media days around the league Monday that they are...
View ArticleNew 2017 grades issued for Wasatch Front high schools
The Utah Board of Education released statewide school grades on Monday, with scores generally down compared to 2016.Below is a list of new grades for Wasatch Front high schools, listed in order for...
View ArticleReport: Salt Lake City police can build public trust through better training...
In 2014 and 2015, a spate of deadly shootings by police officers grabbed headlines in Utah and put the public on edge. Two of the shootings occurred in the capital city and led to an investigation by...
View ArticleWeber State football: Wildcats remain No. 18 in FCS coach's poll, move up to...
After a dominating 41-3 win over UC Davis in its Big Sky football opener Saturday, Weber State continued to climb in the national polls.The Wildcats remained ranked 18th in the nation in the FCS...
View ArticleHatch says it may be ‘virtually impossible’ to pass Obamacare replacement
Washington • Just before he began the first hearing on the latest GOP health-care bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch said it may be “virtually impossible” for the Senate to pass an Obamacare replacement this week...
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Petula Dvorak: Trump ignores Puerto Rico's devastation to tweet about the NFL
“Puerto Rico is a fantastic place and deserves the best, which is what we will deliver. Every detail will be important to me.”If only.President Donald Trump said this about his failed golf course in...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Secondary again looking like a big-play unit for the Utes
Utah’s reconstructed secondary, featuring a bevy of first-year starters and newcomers to the program, started Pac-12 Conference play by forcing five turnovers and scoring a defensive touchdown against...
View ArticleDodo Dash 5K fun run to benefit Parley’s Trail in Salt Lake City
The Dodo Dash 5K fun run at Sugar House Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, will raise funds for the developing Parley’s Trail system, which is celebrating the completion of two more sections this...
View ArticleInterior boss blasts fired Utah BLM law enforcement agent
A top Interior Department official has singled out the recent firing of a controversial Bureau of Land Management agent over Utah to illustrate a renewed commitment to hold accountable senior employees...
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Fred Hiatt: How to blow up a two-party system
As I listened to the youthful leader describe his program for positive, constructive reform, I thought: Why don’t we have anyone like him?In the past year, President Emmanuel Macron of France has...
View ArticleOlympic Summit notes: Veteran halfpipe medalist Kelly Clark still has some...
Park City • Kelly Clark slammed into the giant inflatable airbag at the base of a halfpipe over and over this summer, praying she could turn the clock back nearly two decades. The 34-year-old...
View ArticleFeds send aid to Puerto Rico amid growing requests for help
Washington • The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico while the Trump administration sought to blunt criticism that its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen...
View ArticleTwo men sexually assaulted drunken Utah teen while third man recorded it,...
Three men are facing charges after two of them allegedly sexually assaulted an intoxicated 14-year-old girl, while the third filmed it.The teen told police she’d been communicating with the men via...
View ArticleConservative theologians accuse Pope Francis of spreading heresy
Vatican City • Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly...
View ArticleUtah man charged with manslaughter in step-father's beating death
A 27-year-old American Fork man has been charged in connection with the fatal beating of his step-father last month.Jace T. Zeeman was charged Monday in 4th District Court with second-degree felony...
View ArticleCommentary: I called for Christians to love gay people. Now the Catholic...
After a gunman killed 49 people at Pulse, a predominantly gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016, I found myself disappointed that more Catholic leaders did not offer support to the LGBT community. And that...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: The United States must take care of its own.
American citizens have had their lives ravaged by a Category 4 hurricane that flooded their cities and destroyed their homes. The devastation is total. Many packed their bags, waited for evacuation...
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