News roundup: How does the U.S. launch a nuclear attack? The president orders...
Happy Friday. How does a president order a nuclear attack? He just does. If the president wants to strike, his senior military advisers have few options but to carry it out or resign. As the rhetoric...
View ArticleWhat’s a little petty larceny when you’re a little boy sent to the store on...
I was 7 the first time my mother sent me to the store. It was a bakery near where we lived on Fernando el Catolico in Zaragoza, Spain. Being the eldest of her children, it fell to me to run the...
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After being gouged, Utah lawmaker seeks to limit ticket scalping markups
State Rep. Lynn Hemingway was eager to see his actress daughter-in-law, Rose Hemingway, in the traveling Broadway production of “Kinky Boots” when it came this year to the new Eccles Theater in Salt...
View ArticleSLC Council challengers beat the bushes for District 5 votes. In District 1?...
Salt Lake City Council members Erin Mendenhall and James Rogers appear to have some significant advantages over their challengers as Tuesday’s primary election approaches.Mendenhall won 82 percent of...
View ArticleSalt Lake County sheriff candidate booted from contest over police credentials
One of the six candidates seeking the job as Salt Lake County’s interim sheriff has been disqualified from the race because he does not hold a current peace officer certification.The Salt Lake County...
View ArticleClinton woman found dead, husband arrested on unrelated charges
Police confirm they found a woman dead in a Clinton home, but they do not believe her husband — arrested on unrelated warrants and other charges — was responsible for her death.Clinton police Lt. Shawn...
View ArticleAsk Ann Cannon: Enough with the constant talk of politics
Dear Ann Cannon • I work on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and have to deal with politics all day long. When I get home, people want to talk shop with me. I just want to play Xbox. How do I make it...
View ArticleSpanking a child isn’t abuse unless there’s proof of harm, Utah Supreme Court...
Spanking isn’t abuse if there isn’t evidence that a child was harmed, the Utah Supreme Court says.The court’s ruling, released Wednesday, reversed an earlier finding by a juvenile court, which said...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: ABC gets 'cheeky' about sexual misconduct allegations at...
After delaying the premiere of “Bachelor in Paradise” to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct, the folks at ABC decide the way to welcome the show back to the schedule was to run a “cheeky” ad...
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 ArticleOfficials: Baby found in plastic bag in New York doing 'remarkably well'
Elmira, N.Y. • Officials say an 8-month-old baby found abandoned in a plastic bag left in the backyard of a New York home is doing “remarkably well.”Chemung County Assistant District Attorney Terry...
View ArticleBeyond bluster, US, North Korea in regular contact
Washington • Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist...
View ArticlePrep football: Fremont Silver Wolves preview
Don’t be surprised if new coach Ross Arnold preaches versatility and adaptability during Fremont practices.“Something we try to teach our players at one point or another is that if you truly want to be...
View ArticlePrep golf: Weber's Connor Howe shoots for rare state three-peat
Connor Howe’s best score in a competitive round of golf is 62. He shot it as a Weber High sophomore to set a state tournament record and win the first of his two state titles.He also shot the same...
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Three Mormon-rooted religions move past conflicts to find cooperation in tug...
Independence, Mo. • There is an open patch of grass at the intersection of River Boulevard and Walnut Street in this Kansas City suburb. It looks like a vacant lot — no structures, no landscaping, no...
View ArticleCreole-inspired food truck lets owners embrace and share their roots
Helena Carter believes everyone is put on Earth to share their gifts, but she didn’t always think that sharing cooking was for her.Carter discovered a love for it early on while helping her chef mother...
View ArticlePesky FrontRunner delays due to 'mechanical issues,' but repairs made
For much of this week, FrontRunner commuter trains experienced periodic delays blamed by Utah Transit Authority primarily on “mechanical issues.”By late Friday morning, however, maintenance crews...
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Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers ‘stopped being afraid’ and made a solo album
Amy Ray, one-half of the folk rock/Americana duo Indigo Girls, has never been shy about also just being an Indigo Girl, with six solo albums to her credit. But her cohort, Emily Saliers, never followed...
View ArticleTrump threatened 'fire and fury.' Here's why to some that's perfectly Godlike.
In President Donald Trump’s war of words with North Korea lies a key to understanding some of the religious dynamics of the Trump era. It has to do with the character of God.During the ongoing public...
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Gehrke: Regulators should reject Rocky Mountain Power’s plan and keep...
A couple weeks ago there was a knock on my door, the kind I’m sure we’ve all had, from a young man interested in selling me rooftop solar panels.The pitch made sense — get off the grid, produce clean...
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