3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and letters of recommendation
Ever ask anyone for a letter of recommendation? I try not to. I already know what even my closest friends would say to a potential employer.“Hire him if you want. Just make sure he takes his meds. And...
View ArticleYou could read Warren Jeffs’ latest revelation from prison, or you could just...
From time to time throughout his incarceration — 11 years and counting — Warren Jeffs has told us all how this world is going to hell. Jeffs is the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
View ArticleLetter: The people are the clients
As a resident of Wayne County, I much appreciate The Tribune’s editorial of July 29 concerning the former Wayne County attorney. However, I believe that an essential element of American democracy was...
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Utah governor extols National Guard staff sergeant killed in booby-trapped...
Draper • The 27-year-old Utah Special Forces soldier killed Wednesday fighting Islamic State group loyalists in Afghanistan had always dreamed of joining the military, his family said.Staff Sgt. Aaron...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: What's Your Fascist Quotient?
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Utah's Civil War Monument
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleLetter: It’s a matter of human rights
It takes an incredibly brave and dedicated individual to put his/her/their life on the line to protect the safety and well-being of the people of this country. However, it takes an incredibly ignorant...
View ArticleFinnish police shoot man who stabs 8 people in Turku; 2 dead
Helsinki — A man stabbed eight people Friday in Finland’s western city of Turku, killing two of them, before police shot him in the thigh and detained him, police said. Authorities were looking for...
View ArticleStrategist Steve Bannon leaves Trump's turbulent White House
Washington — Steve Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence in President Donald Trump’s White House, is leaving.Trump accepted Bannon’s resignation on Friday, ending a turbulent seven months for his...
View ArticleState urges all Utah schools to test water systems for lead after detecting...
State officials have asked Utah’s public schools to test their drinking water for lead contamination — preferably before Labor Day — after spot tests over the summer found high levels of lead at...
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Idina Menzel has encouraged women, girls to defy gravity for 20 years
Every artist strives to make an impact on the world.Idina Menzel has done that in every decade since she first stepped foot on the Broadway stage with “Rent.”The 1996 Broadway musical about life in...
View ArticleCiting Trump remarks, entire president's arts council quits
New York — Another presidential advisory committee appears to be breaking up.Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and the entire membership of the President’s Committee On the Arts and Humanities have...
View ArticleCommentary: The Antiquities Act was meant to protect Indian history
Bureaucrats and politicians currently threaten the heritage of Native Americans — the groups whose histories the Antiquities Act of 1906 was intended to protect.Earlier this year, President Trump...
View ArticleLetter: Our own Idi Amin?
I just returned from vacation to learn that President Donald Trump in a tweet has floated the idea of pardoning himself. He doesn’t seem to believe he has ever done anything wrong; he’s a celebrity,...
View ArticleDish of the Week: Red curry with soft-shell crab at Fav Bistro in Holladay
Red curry with soft-shell crab • $18.95Fried soft-shell crab isn’t a common dish in our desert state, so this is a treat. One whole crab comes perched atop a pool of moderately spicy red curry sauce...
View ArticleEat your way around the globe at Wasatch International Food Festival in West...
The second annual Wasatch International Food Festival offers a diverse menu whether you’re hungry for gourmet food or street eats.During the two-day event, at the Cultural Celebration Center in West...
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Chicken Little folk tale inspires Salt Lake City artists for annual Rose...
Against the national backdrop of protests turning violent, immigration raids and presidential claims of “fake news,” six Salt Lake City performing arts groups considered themes for their annual Rose...
View ArticleSierra Leone death toll now up to 450 after mudslides
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Rescue officials in Sierra Leone warned Friday that the chances of finding survivors in the debris of this week’s mudslides “are getting smaller every day,” as bereaved and...
View ArticleLetter: Stop falling for the Fox
Once upon a time, far away in the land called Ideology, there lived a young man. He was happy. Life was good. Each day, he spent hours listening to his trusted friend, the fox, who counseled him with...
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