Letter: Don’t let the Dreamers down
Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, Reps. Mia Love, Chris Stewart and Rob Bishop, rescinding DACA threatens the lives of 894,000 immigrant children brought to this country.They put their trust in our...
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Family confirms body in Big Cottonwood Creek is missing Murray man
The body of Nick Kapos, an 82-year-old Murray man with dementia missing since Thursday, was recovered Wednesday from a stream in Millcreek. The Unified Police Department said they were still working to...
View ArticleLetter: More 'fake news' attacking regulations
In his op-ed on Sept. 3., William Shughart demonizes the 1970 Clean Air Act and the EPA for setting limitations on the amount of ozone in our air and thereby, in his words, severely impacting our...
View Article'I have decided,' Trump says of Iran deal _ before big talks
New York • “I have decided,” President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, announcing he’d reached a verdict on the Iran nuclear deal’s future even as top U.S. and Iranian officials headed into their...
View ArticleUtah lawmakers take another stab at bill to force removal of an elected...
A Utah legislative committee on Wednesday gave its initial support to the latest, scaled-back draft of a bill to allow just a handful of counties to remove elected officials who were deemed mentally...
View ArticleLetter: The supreme court is a monarchy of lawyers
Considering recent years, and long before “Law Day” rolls around again and lawyers (remember that judges in America are lawyers) revive propagandized worship of the legal system, poisoning of the...
View ArticlePBS president, visiting Utah’s KUED, warns federal funding fight isn’t over yet
Six months after the Trump administration released a budget that would eliminate funding for public television, PBS president Paula Kerger is “cautiously optimistic” that isn’t going to happen.“But...
View ArticleMarc Thiessen: Trump's UN speech promoted classic conservative ideas.
When Donald Trump ran for president, he criticized the interventionist policies of his Republican and Democratic predecessors, sparking fears that he would usher in a new era of American isolationism....
View ArticleLetter: Why aren't they citizens already?
My heart goes out to all illegal immigrants affected by DACA. I only question why, as brought to the U.S. illegally as children, the Dreamers, some now middle-aged, never attempted to become U.S....
View ArticleOne in the hospital, one in custody after Layton shooting
A 52-year-old man is in the hospital with injuries after being shot Wednesday afternoon in Layton.The victim is expected to survive. Layton police have taken a 19-year-old man in custody, confirmed...
View ArticleUtah lawmakers make quick work of special-session bills to support Operation...
A special session of the Utah Legislature on Wednesday passed bills aiming to help Operation Rio Grande attack crime and bolster services among the homeless in downtown Salt Lake City.Lawmakers in a...
View ArticleLetter: Academic freedom must be protected
The University of Utah’s Academic Senate is rightfully wrestling with securing assurances that academic freedom will be preserved in the face of accepting a major gift from the Koch family.The bigger...
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Young girl hospitalized by 105 mph foul at Yankee Stadium
New York • A young girl at Yankee Stadium was injured by a 105 mph foul ball off the bat of Todd Frazier during Wednesday’s game against Minnesota, leading some players to call for protective netting...
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Tribune Editorial: You could help save a life
Thirty-six.That is the number of children in Utah ages 10-18 who have committed suicide this year. And it likely would have been more if we didn’t have the SafeUT app available as a suicide-prevention...
View ArticleLawmaker, bail-bond industry fail to stop changes coming to Utah courts
Editor’s Note: After this story was published, lawmakers reviewed legislative interim rules and determined the motion to encourage the courts to halt bail changes actually passed. An updated story can...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Things That Go Repeal in the Night
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleCalifornia sues Trump administration to prevent border wall
San Diego • California sued the Trump administration Wednesday to stop construction of a proposed wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, arguing the federal government is overstepping its authority by...
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Michelle Quist Mumford: Hate crimes are more heinous because they attack an...
The rush hour subway car was packed with disinterested, sweaty New Yorkers. The car jolted to a stop and the doors opened with a sigh of relief. To the annoyance of those already in the car, the...
View ArticleUtah House Republican will propose bill to cut food tax, though details are...
A Republican lawmaker said he would propose eliminating the state’s portion of sales taxes on food while raising the sales tax on other goods to keep the flow of revenue steady.Colleagues on a...
View ArticleReal estate guru Koerber says he used some investor funds to make interest...
Former real estate investment guru Rick Koerber told jurors Wednesday in his federal court trial that he used investors’ monies to pay promised interest on loans, but he was not operating a Ponzi...
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