Commentary: Time to consider the peace option
Our president is threatening nuclear war against North Korea: ”North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has...
View ArticleTrump isn’t ruling out ‘military option’ to deal with strife in Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not rule out a U.S. “military option” for dealing with ongoing strife in Venezuela, where President Nicolás Maduro has cracked down on nationwide...
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: Feel-good ideas that need a hardheaded examination
Washington • Extracting more money from evil, exploitative capitalists has become a rallying cry for much of the grass-roots left. In the meantime, though, it’s largely ignoring other important...
View ArticleBelieve it: Americans finish historic 1-2 in steeplechase
London • Rolling on the ground, still gasping for breath, Courtney Frerichs hugged Emma Coburn and shouted into her ear: “Am I dreaming? Am I dreaming?”Nope. That really happened.The two Americans...
View ArticleJudge makes accused fraudster Koerber choose between attorneys
Facing jury selection in nine days, former real estate investment promoter Rick Koerber was given a choice by a federal judge — keep his publicly paid attorney or go with his former attorney who had...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Self-care is essential to creating white space in your life
This week a friend called me, asking how to navigate some difficult waters and spoke of the weariness she was experiencing, both physically and emotionally. As we visited, I asked her what brought her...
View ArticlePGA Championship turns into a track meet before dark
Charlotte, N.C. • Jason Day remembers hustling to finish rounds of golf in the dark as a kid. He just never thought he would be doing it on the 18th hole of a major championship.But the second round of...
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Human activity — racing included — is shrinking the Bonneville Salt Flats, U....
After nearly two years of researching on the Bonneville Salt Flats, University of Utah geologist Brenda Bowen says she’s increasingly convinced that the ecosystem is more sensitive to human...
View ArticleLetter: Silly, immature, senseless rules
Oftentimes, Utah overcompensates its rules and regulations when it comes to alcohol consumption (“Beer ban a sobering subplot for Utah ‘Book of Mormon’ fans,” The Tribune, Aug. 4). Why not utilize the...
View ArticleLetter: Do we even qualify as a civilized nation
We need to be reducing — with a goal of completely doing away with — nuclear weapons, not adding to them. Do we even qualify as a civilized nation? We could be and should be trying to save our...
View ArticleLetter: Beware the Koch influence on campus
I am disturbed to read that the University of Utah is accepting money from Koch Industries. Let’s get a few facts straight about Charles and David Koch.They inherited an oil empire from their father...
View ArticleLetter: Some safety tips for the eclipse
As we all know, a total solar eclipse will cross our continent on Aug. 21. It will show about 95 percent here in northern Utah about 10:30 a.m.Warnings from your friend here:1) Don’t look directly at...
View ArticleLetter: Hatch has been in Congress too long
Sen. Orrin Hatch needs to retire for a multitude of reasons. He is no longer the man who worked with Sen. Edward Kennedy to improve our country.Visual evidence is the video of him trying to answer a...
View ArticleFederer, Canadian teen Shapovalov reach semis in Montreal
Montreal • Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup and was joined later Friday by Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov, who followed his upset of Rafael Nadal with another three-set...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake coach Mike Petke fined $3,000 for criticizing officials
Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke expected the fine. Now Major League Soccer’s decision has finally arrived.MLS Commissioner Don Garber fined Petke for his public criticism of the officials, the league...
View ArticleRape victim says she was sixth to report Utah State student, sues school for...
Almost a year before Victoria Hewlett was raped by fellow Utah State University student Jason Relopez, school officials were discussing an earlier sexual assault allegation made against him, according...
View ArticleCraft Lake City kicks off at the Gallivan Center
The ninth-annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival kicked off Friday at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City.The market brings together more than 200 Utah-based artists, tinkerers, food producers...
View ArticleAttorney general’s office asks for rape victim’s suit against Utah State...
The state attorney general’s office filed a motion late Friday night asking a federal judge to dismiss a complaint from a rape victim against Utah State University.Victoria Hewlett, a former USU...
View ArticleUtah State denies it knew about multiple reported sex assaults, asks for...
Utah State University is asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former student who accuses school officials of not taking action to prevent her sexual assault.Victoria Hewlett sued the Logan...
View ArticleProsecutors say former Utah State player Green followed a pattern in 7...
Similarities between cases pending against Torrey Green by The Salt Lake Tribune on ScribdHe'd met her before, but only recently — on Tinder or on Utah State University's campus in Logan. They ended up...
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