Holly Richardson: It’s on all of us to eradicate racism
I am the white mother of black children. I am also the mother of Asian children, Hispanic children and caucasian children. Racism has touched our lives just as surely as immigration has.Over three...
View ArticleGolf: Utah Women’s Open makes its debut in Provo
Provo • Organizers of the Utah Women’s Open had a modest goal of attracting a 40-player field in the golf tournament’s first year, and they came close to achieving it.The breakdown between pros and...
View ArticleErik Jones wins first Cup pole in critical Bristol race
Bristol, Tenn. • Erik Jones’ timing was perfect for first career pole in the NASCAR Cup Series — at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he’s fighting hard for a playoff position.The rookie turned a lap at...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: It's time to join the homeless effort
As government officials continue to monitor the homeless situation in the downtown Salt Lake City Rio Grande area, one notable Utah family has stepped up.On Thursday, the Miller family, which owns the...
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John Curtis locks down the Republican nomination in the 3rd District race, as...
Another big batch of ballot results posted Friday did little to change Provo Mayor John Curtis’ already lofty lead in the Republican primary to replace retired Rep. Jason Chaffetz. His claim on the...
View ArticleRepublican primary shows new Utah system allows moderates to win
A Republican primary election win this week by a moderate mayor seeking to replace Jason Chaffetz in Congress shows once again that Utah’s new dual-track political nominating system allows more...
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O.C. Tanner, already supporting refugees in college, will now help them...
Not fluent in English but needing a job, Selma Mlikota had been a Bosnian refugee in Utah for less than a year when O.C. Tanner hired her in August 1998 to make commemorative rings.That initial break...
View ArticleWhy hate came to the progressive island of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Va. • The white nationalists behind last weekend’s violent rally found an appealing target in the historic town where Thomas Jefferson founded a university and an outspoken,...
View ArticleIcahn steps down as unofficial Trump adviser
Washington • President Donald Trump has lost another informal adviser from the business world: billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who gave the White House guidance on its deregulation efforts.Icahn said...
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Mia Love says she’ll support ‘any changes’ in the White House after Bannon...
Utah Rep. Mia Love supported the firing of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon by chief of staff John Kelly on Friday. During an appearance on CNN, the congresswoman made it clear that she thinks...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for the leadership, Al
Congratulations to Al Gore on his new movie sequel to an ”Inconvenient Truth.” As we all know, Gore spent a number of years as a congressman prior to service as Bill Clinton’s vice president.Gore...
View ArticleLetter: Give Melania the football
There is a medical adage that says,“If a disease is incurable, prevention is the only proper course.”Since the 1950s, this was the approach various antiwar organizations (e.g., Physicians for Social...
View ArticleOlympians J.R. Celski, Jessica Kooreman star in World Cup speedskating qualifier
Kearns • Three-time Olympic medalist J.R. Celski held back when discussing this stage of his career with the Pyeongchang Games rapidly approaching in February. This will be his third Olympics, barring...
View ArticleLetter: Blame Utah women for wage gap
The women of Utah have no one to blame but themselves for the wage gap that harms their families. The women of Utah are totally responsible for receiving pay unequal to the pay men receive for doing...
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Indian speedskater chases Pyeongchang 2018 dream at the Utah Olympic Oval
Kearns • Lap after lap, day after day, Stephen Paul looks up and hopes he’ll soon see the orange, green and white stripes of the Indian flag high above his head. In his four and a half years training...
View ArticleLeaders say crackdown brought ‘remarkable’ change near SLC homeless shelter....
By Thursday, four days into an unprecedented crackdown on the brazen drug dealing near Salt Lake City’s downtown homeless shelter, the hottest trade in the Rio Grande neighborhood was the eclipse...
View ArticleLetter: Some can’t afford more taxes
This is a letter to the people of Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. I see that the Our Schools Now people are saying that we need to raise taxes for the schools.I just received my tax statement...
View ArticleFrancis Bernard wants to leave BYU for Utah instead of redshirting, brother says
Provo • The brother of BYU football star Francis Bernard says the Cougars’ junior linebacker is being forced to redshirt against his will and wants to transfer to rival Utah.James Bernard, 25, a former...
View ArticleRescuers use dish soap to free woman trapped for 12 hours in Utah slot canyon
A woman was wedged in a slot canyon in the southern Utah’s San Rafael Swell for 12 hours this week before rescuers were able to wrestle her out with the help of a gallon of dish soap.The 24-year-old...
View ArticleLetter: Put a price on carbon
Getting nuked isn’t Guam’s only major concern from this administration of fools. Global warming is already causing sea level rise and coral bleaching and will only get worse if ignored any longer. This...
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