Utah Senate staff chief leaves to take on same role in AG's office
Ric Cantrell, chief of staff of the Utah state Senate, is leaving his post after 14 years working for the legislative chamber to take on a similar role for Attorney General Sean Reyes.He will be...
View ArticleKirby: Dear missionary, read between the lines
Editor’s note • Robert Kirby is recovering from rocket-related activities. This is a reprint of an earlier column.I just received a letter from an LDS missionary. Because he wants to continue being a...
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Mayor Ben McAdams posed as a homeless person for 3 days and 2 nights. Here's...
The first piece of advice he got was “Don’t take off your shoes.” The second, “Don’t go to the bathroom after dark.”Though Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams heeded both, it didn’t make him feel any...
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How do drug addicts fall to Rio Grande Street? It can be a quick trip, they say
She used to be the lady next door. Now she’s strung out on Rio Grande Street.Old stereotypes of drug addicts are fading away as the pharmaceutical painkiller epidemic sweeps across all social strata in...
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Critics say syringe exchange ‘party packs’ enable drug use and add needles to...
House Speaker Greg Hughes says he “laughed out loud” when Rep. Steve Eliason first broached the idea of handing out clean needles to drug addicts. It proved to be no joke.Eliason won over his fellow...
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Summer program pays high school students cash to get a head start on classes
Midvale • Ben Fuentes starts high school later this month — and he’s actually feeling confident. For the past six weeks, Fuentes and fellow soon-to-be freshmen at Hillcrest High School have spent their...
View ArticleLetter: Don't let Rocky Mountain Power gouge us
Rocky Mountain Power’s dishonest attempt to gouge solar customers with an unreasonably high service fee and arbitrary demand charge is unfair.I live in Salt Lake City in a house that has solar panels...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: The political crisis of gerrymandering
Obviously there are several reasons underlying our present political crisis. One factor has not received much attention: congressional districts. What, you say? Yes, the 2010 redistricting.The...
View ArticleLetter: What Kim knows about Donald Trump
Utahns should be concerned about the North Korean nuclear threat. In addition to this nuclear threat, Utahns should be concerned that the North Korean leader, Kim Young Un, may well listen to his...
View ArticleTour of Utah: Late bloomer Kiel Reijnen gains confidence in taking Stage 5
Bountiful • Stage 5 winner Kiel Reijnen overflowed with charisma and composure after the race. The mannerisms screamed of someone who has been around the sport for a long time.And he definitely has...
View ArticleGregory Alan Isakov returns to Red Butte recharged
Gregory Alan Isakov hasn’t considered hosting his own Woodstock Festival on his farm in Colorado, but he often has friends and fellow musicians over to jam. In his second visit to the Red Butte Garden...
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Celebrate Utah’s beer culture during Food Truck and Brewery Battle on Aug. 12
A hot night deserves a cool beer, and four of Utah’s best breweries will have sips for sale during Salt Lake City’s inaugural Food Truck and Brewery Battle on Saturday, Aug. 12.The brewers will gather...
View Article'We Love You, Sally Carmichael!' — set and filmed in Salt Lake City — is a...
A writer struggles with fame — his and others’ — in “We Love You, Sally Carmichael!,” a pleasantly cute little comedy filmed in the Salt Lake City area.Former “Ugly Betty” and “Covert Affairs” co-star...
View ArticleUtah-born Amanda Righetti starring in Hallmark movie ‘Love at the Shore’
Amanda Righetti was born in southern Utah, and she’s the youngest of eight children. But the answer to the question pretty much everyone who’s ever lived in Utah is asked is “no.”“The town we lived in...
View ArticleVideo: With some luck, group of hikers survives flash flood in southern Utah
Buckskin Gulch is one of Utah’s great backcountry hikes. But it’s pretty much one, long slot canyon — and that means it’s prone to flash floods. On July 29, such a flood came through. Seven hikers, who...
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Women’s Redrock Music Festival: ‘Come down to the desert and be a part of...
Torrey is a town of a little more than 200 people located a little more than 200 miles south of Salt Lake City, along State Route 24 in Wayne County.When the Women’s Redrock Music Festival takes place...
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Utah football: Lowell Lotulelei looks to cement his own legacy in his senior...
Lowell Lotulelei joined the Utah football program known as Star’s little brother. As he enters his senior season, he’s established himself as a big brother to a lot of his teammates.The 6-foot-2,...
View ArticleMissionary dies in Guatemala after contact with live electrical wire
A 22-year-old missionary has died in Guatemala after she came in contact with a live electrical wire. Sister Heidi Andrea Ortega Huber died Saturday despite attempts by missionaries and first...
View Article6-month-old girl dies at Utah nonprofit shelter
Ogden • Utah emergency personnel responded to a cardiac arrest call. The victim of that call was a 6-month-old girl.Weber Area Dispatch says the call came about 10 a.m. Friday at the Lantern House...
View ArticleNFL: Jay Cutler postpones retirement, signs with Dolphins
Davie, Fla. • Jay Cutler has decided to postpone retirement for the chance to be Ryan Tannehill’s replacement.Cutler agreed to terms Sunday on a contract with the Miami Dolphins, a person familiar with...
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