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George Pyle: New Orleans resident politely requests the Utah Jazz return its...
A letter from a friend of The Tribune, who prefers to be known only as Chris G from the French Quarter, notes that a lot of Utahns may be visiting the New Orleans Superdome Saturday for the hastily...
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: Republicans have only one idea. And Trump's pitch for it...
Washington • Republicans have one idea and one idea only: That we should cut taxes for the rich. The only thing that changes is the sales pitch.And the latest pitch, offered by President Trump on...
View ArticleBYU student Nadia Khristean using her (singing) voice to make a difference
One Christmastime just after the start of the new millennium, a young Nadia Khristean was sitting on the kitchen counter of her South Jordan home having her father try to explain the war in Iraq to...
View Article‘Who doesn’t want to hit a politician?’: Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes is...
Holladay • For Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes there are some strong similarities between politics and what he calls the sweet science of his beloved sport of boxing.Both require tenacity, discipline...
View ArticleRemember the day you said ‘I do’? Well, your wife does, So don’t forget that...
Robert Kirby is off doing … something (legal, we hope). This is a reprint of an earlier column:It’s time for another important interpersonal relationship test for men. Question: If you are married,...
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Foster the People approached new album as though ‘no one’s ever heard our...
Foster the People’s laid-back indie-pop tune “Pumped Up Kicks” became a viral sensation in 2010, which subsequently meant that, as multi-instrumentalist Isom Innis put it, “things kinda blew the...
View ArticleU.S. job growth slows to 156K, unemployment up to 4.4 percent
Washington • U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, though still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an economy now in its ninth year of recovery from...
View ArticleOff-duty police officer finds body on Riverton trail
An off-duty Murray police officer found a body on a trail in Riverton on Friday morning. Investigators don’t believe the 60-year-old male’s death is suspicious, said Unified Police Detective Ken...
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‘Unmuzzled’ with ‘an open throttle full of heart!’ — Brenda Wong Aoki making...
Brenda Wong Aoki doesn’t just tell a tale. She lives it. Onstage. Out loud.Just watch her narrate the traditional Japanese story “Mermaid Meat,” for example. At first she is the fisherman, heaving and...
View ArticleCedar Breaks celebrates new trail as part of 84th anniversary
Cedar Breaks National Monument recently celebrated its 84th anniversary by dedicating a new paved all-access trail.Franklin Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to designate the Cedar City-area park as a...
View ArticleJohn McCain: A charge to my fellow members of Congress
Americans recoiled from the repugnant spectacle of white supremacists marching in Charlottesville to promote their un-American “blood and soil” ideology. There is nothing in their hate-driven racism...
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Sen. Orrin Hatch tells Trump to save DACA program for young immigrants
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch called President Donald Trump on Thursday and urged him not to dissolve an Obama-era program protecting young immigrants from deportation.“Like the president, I’ve long advocated...
View ArticleSalt Lake City’s mayor, police chief apologize for officer handcuffing nurse...
Hours after Salt Lake City’s mayor and police chief apologized for an officer handcuffing a hospital nurse for refusing to take blood from an unconscious patient, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim...
View ArticleCrews making slow, steady progress on Utah wildfires
Crews were making slow, steady progress in containing several active wildfires in northern and central Utah heading into the Labor Day weekend.The largest, the lightning-sparked Tank Hollow Fire, had...
View ArticleMcDonald's offers free back-to-school breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 6
McDonald’s restaurants in Utah, western Wyoming and eastern Nevada will give free “Back-to-School” breakfasts to elementary and middle-grade students on Wednesday, Sept. 6.The free breakfast is...
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Scott D. Pierce: Trump is now part of FX’s ‘American Horror Story’
After six seasons filled with ghosts, demons, witches, mutants, aliens and vampires, “American Horror Story” is going in a different direction. Season 6, subtitled “Cult,” has no supernatural...
View ArticleStericyle wins approval of air, waste permits for moving its medical-waste...
Stericycle’s embattled medical waste incinerator in North Salt Lake is one step closer to moving to a larger, more rural facility in Tooele County.Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality on Friday...
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New arena adds entertainment options at Utah State Fair
Rodeo is back at the Utah State Fair, thanks to a new 10,000-seat outdoor arena on the Fairpark grounds.The new Days of ’47 Arena “opens up the door for a lot of opportunities, for a lot of different...
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Spoon serves up a big portion of ‘creative freedom’ with ‘Hot Thoughts’
Review-aggregate website Metacritic dubbed Austin-based indie-rockers Spoon the most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.Story after story refers to the group as “one of the most consistent bands...
View ArticleBrewvies celebrates liquor lawsuit win with festival pairing beer and...
Brewvies Cinema Pub will hold a free film festival to celebrate Thursday’s federal court decision, one that allows the Salt Lake City business to serve alcohol during R-rated movies without fear of...
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