Monson: I'm laughing at Utah fans who are obsessed with BYU
Borrowing words from that great guitar-strumming football fan, Jimmy Buffett, around these parts, there have been changes in football latitudes, changes in football attitudes.Especially in the...
View ArticleLetter: Hurricane Harvey is an unnatural disaster
Hurricane Harvey is an unnatural disaster. Climate change, caused by fossil fuels, raised the sea level contributing to Harvey’s intense rainfall.Over 6 million people have been affected. The flood...
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Horror makes a big, bloody splash at movie theaters this fall
Fall is arriving at the movie theaters, and for some moviegoers, it’s time to scream.Horror movies are making a big splash at theaters, most of them before Halloween — with classic titles getting...
View ArticlePope Francis to Colombians: ‘There has been too much hatred and violence’
Bogota, Colombia • Pope Francis urged Colombians on Thursday to come together to heal the divisions spawned by five decades of armed conflict and address the entrenched inequality that sparked Latin...
View ArticleEvangelicals fear Muslims; atheists fear Christians: How Americans mistrust...
Evangelicals look down on atheists’ values. Nonreligious people fear that conservative Christians want to limit their freedoms. Republicans worry that Muslims pose a threat to their physical safety.In...
View ArticleDeVos expected to share plans on Title IX enforcement
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said Obama administration guidance on how colleges should handle sexual assault complaints isn’t working and suggested it needs to be revised.She was expected to...
View ArticleHere's what you'll be watching at the movies this fall — all 83 titles and...
From action and horror movies to Oscar-seeking dramas, the fall is chockablock with viewing options.Here’s a rundown of the big and little and scary titles expected to arrive in Utah theaters between...
View ArticleLetter: Hunting cougars is an ill-chosen revenue source
I spent 3.5 hours recently waiting to hear why the Utah Wildlife Board wants to raise the number of annual cougar hunting permits to 581. Usually the rationalization is that they must protect the mule...
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Retreads and raunch and a certain Amazon princess — lessons learned from a...
Based on a highly unscientific poll of high school students (the two living in my house), I’ve reached the conclusion that the old “what I did on my summer vacation” essay is a thing of the past.That’s...
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Utah surging, BYU slumping going into Friday's rivalry soccer match
Provo • BYU’s football team isn’t the only squad on campus enduring a troubling scoring drought heading into a showdown with its rival.Having scored two goals through five games, the Cougars’...
View ArticleLetter: Glad bridge column is back
My wife and I would like to thank you for bringing Phillip Alder’s column back to The Tribune. He is a very insightful bridge commentator, as well as a gifted teacher of the game.Robert N. and Veda...
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Traffic warning: The 10600 South interchange of I-15 will close Friday, the...
The busy 10600 South interchange on Interstate 15 is closing for 16 days to allow a relatively quick installation of a new underpass that crews will slide into place.The Utah Department of...
View ArticleLetter: Trump is the one with 'loose lips'
In what must be viewed as published at an inopportune time, Rep. Chris Stewart’s piece on “loose lips sink ships” was published a few days after President Trump’s press conference in New York where he...
View ArticleBowls of meat and beans help fight homelessness during Salt Lake Chili Affair
Warm your belly and help the homeless by participating in the annual Salt Lake City Chili Affair on Wednesday, Sept. 13.The event, now in its 31st year, attracts nearly 2,000 guests and features chili...
View ArticleHurricane aid measure grows to $15B as Irma bears down
Washington • Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the storm...
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BYU football notes: Cougars wary of Utah’s new offensive playmakers
Provo • This isn’t the Utah offense that the BYU Cougars thought they were going to see.When the Utes roll into LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday night (8:15 p.m., ESPN2) for the annual rivalry game,...
View ArticleAs the devastating Uintah Fire smolders, last of Utah evacuees ‘both grateful...
When Sally Wright drove away from her hilltop home Tuesday with her children and pets packed into her car, she thought she might be overreacting.At about 7:15 that morning, the lights flickered while...
View ArticleTrump Jr. tells senators 'no collusion' with Russians
Washington • President Donald Trump’s eldest son told lawmakers Thursday he was open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton’s “fitness, character or qualifications” in a meeting with a Russian...
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Conductor talks about film and music, and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ with the...
When Indiana Jones cracks his bullwhip in Abravanel Hall this week, he’ll be doing it over the heads of the musicians of the Utah Symphony.The Utah Symphony launches its Films in Concert series...
View ArticleLetter: Erect statues of slaves
There has been a lot of heated debate lately about whether statues honoring Confederate generals and other leaders should be taken down or preserved as part of our history. I have a solution.If you...
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