Letter: Every member of Congress had their fingers on that trigger
Make no mistake about it, every member of Congress who has been bought or intimidated by the NRA had their fingers on the trigger in Las Vegas that killed 50 plus and injured 400 more. They should be...
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Dana Milbank: President Trump cooks up a soufflé of dysfunction
Washington • I had dinner over the weekend at the “soft opening” of a buzzy new restaurant, where a pedigreed chef offers an ambitious menu at a price of nearly $40 per entree.It was more soft than...
View ArticleInternal White House documents allege manufacturing decline increases...
Washington • White House officials working on trade policy were alarmed last month when a top adviser to President Donald Trump circulated a two-page document that alleged a weakened manufacturing...
View ArticleUtah cops stopping homeless to see their ID, but are they breaking the law in...
Scruffy-looking pedestrians along North Temple and elsewhere in Salt Lake City should be prepared to show identification — despite their legal right not to carry ID.Since the onset of Operation Rio...
View ArticleSecond judge rules against latest travel ban, saying Trump's own words show...
A federal judge in Maryland early Wednesday issued a second halt on the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban, asserting that the president's own comments on the campaign trail and on...
View ArticleLetter: Trump has no character to erode
Three types of acts for which I have no tolerance are cheating, deliberate cruelty and self-aggrandizement at the expense of others. Engaging in even a single such act seriously erodes one’s character....
View ArticleLetter: Two LDS positions that cannot be reconciled
OK, help me out here. In The Salt Lake Tribune it was reported on Oct. 1 that “Mormon opposition to gay marriage will never change. A divine decree that will stand forever.”On Oct. 2, a front page...
View ArticleGord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, has died
Toronto • The widely revered lead singer and songwriter of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip has died. Gord Downie was 53.Downie became a part of Canada's national identity with about...
View ArticleMcKayla Maroney says USA Gymnastics team doctor began molesting her at the...
Inspired to speak out by the burgeoning #MeToo movement, former Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney announced early Wednesday on Twitter that she had been molested by Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty...
View Article3 killed, 2 wounded at Maryland office park shooting
Edgewood, Md. • A gunman opened fire at a Maryland office park on Wednesday morning, killing three co-workers and wounding two others, authorities and the business owner said.Harford County Sheriff...
View ArticleJewish neo-Nazi renounces white supremacist past — and comes out as gay
Kevin Wilshaw first became interested in Nazism as an 11-year-old. His father was "very right wing," and he wanted to emulate him, he told Channel 4.Since then, the British man's life has revolved...
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Rock climbing, surfing, trains and burgers, how to fit a weekend’s worth of...
Ogden • The woman who checked us into the Ben Lomond Suites demanded that my 8-year-old jump on the bed. The man at the juice bar reopened the spot on Historic 25th Street when he saw me try to enter...
View ArticleLetter: Protesting players are protected by the Constitution
Our flag is not our Constitution. The original protests during the national anthem were not anti-flag, nor against the president of the United States, but against the perceived, or real injustices...
View ArticleLetter: End the tax loophole for employer-provided health insurance
Along with sabotaging the ACA, the next thing President Trump needs to do is start taxing employer provided health care benefits. Why have none of the GOP talked about this subsidy? The government...
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Leonard Pitts: When making people 'uncomfortable' is the point
It “makes some people uncomfortable.”That was the explanation Kenny Holloway, a school board official in Biloxi, Mississippi, gave the Sun Herald newspaper last week, for the board’s decision to remove...
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There’s a day each month dedicated to gnocchi? This Salt Lake City cook is...
Ana Valdemoros spends most days thinking about the savory meat and vegetable-filled pastries she sells at Argentina’s Best Empanadas.Once a month, though, her thoughts turn to gnocchi.In Argentina, the...
View ArticleUtah won’t say how it’s trying to tempt Amazon — but outdoor recreation,...
Utah officials working to lure Amazon to the Salt Lake City area are keeping details of their bid under wraps but economic development officials say recreation opportunities play a big part in their...
View ArticleLetter: Trump is shooting the messenger
I have great respect for the office of president of the United States. I do think Donald Trump has been too quick to shoot the messenger rather than listen to the message. While he may not agree with...
View ArticleUtah group seeks audit of Lake Powell Pipeline project, water data after...
Backers of the proposal to build Utah’s Lake Powell Pipeline appear to have provided conflicting water-use data to state and federal regulators in an apparent attempt to garner support for the project,...
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Family of slain sergeant says Trump showed 'disrespect'
Washington • The mother of an Army sergeant killed in Niger said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, in a call offering condolences, showed “disrespect” to the soldier’s loved ones as they drove to...
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