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No-no for a man to have a business lunch with a woman not his spouse? Such...
For decades, LDS Church authorities cautioned every Mormon man not to be alone with a woman who wasn’t his spouse. Don’t drive with her. Don’t dine with her. Don’t stay at the same hotel when traveling...
View ArticleA real trial of faith: Sitting through yet-another boring Sunday school...
At some point in my church life, I concluded that the phrase “Sunday school” was an oxymoron. I think I was about 12 and sullenly trapped in some church class on what was otherwise a lovely...
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Some Utahns say men and women should keep their distance at the office and...
Keep the door ajar and the shades up. Invite a third person to a work lunch or dinner. Hold meetings in a glass-walled conference room. Avoid one-on-one interactions altogether.These are all tactics...
View ArticleVirginia police criticized for slow response to violent ‘pro-white’...
Charlottesville, Va. • Police in Charlottesville, Virginia, came under criticism for failing to keep apart warring white nationalists and counter-protesters who battled it out in the city streets on...
View ArticleWhat we've learned about BYU football as Cougars camp enters final week
Provo • Unlike last year, when there was a marquee starting quarterback battle and uncertainty at almost every position group, there hasn’t been a lot of drama at BYU’s preseason training camp in...
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Leonard Pitts: With this president, subtlety would be the greater sin
A few words on trash-talking the president.Said words are occasioned by emails from a large number of readers who have noted an increased propensity toward that practice in this space. Many found that...
View ArticleLetter: Take care of the trees
In 1846 the only trees along the valleys of the Wasatch Front were growing by streams and springs. The pioneers built canals and planted and tended trees in what was desert grassland.Orchards were...
View ArticleLetter: Don’t repeal and replace —rename and stabilize
The current Congress and administration may be more successful at passing a new health care program with the following changes:Rename the current law and pass it as is. Re-instate TV and advertising...
View ArticleLetter: Birth control is the moral choice
It is rare that I am excited about policy championed by Republican lawmakers, but I am writing to express my strong support for Rep. Ray Ward’s proposal to expand access to birth control for poor Utah...
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Utah football: Safety Josh Nurse one of big camp surprises, despite not...
University of Utah sophomore transfer Josh Nurse made an 180-degree shift from wide receiver to free safety this week. A raw play-maker as a wide receiver, he’ll now change gears from trying to make...
View ArticleTrump faulted for not explicitly rebuking white supremacists
Bedminster, N.J. • President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Republicans and Democrats for not explicitly denouncing white supremacists in the aftermath of violent clashes in Virginia, with...
View ArticleBook review: Karin Slaughter’s ‘Good Daughter’ has solid plot
Each Quinn sister, in her own way, tries to be the good daughter but neither of these complicated, often prickly, women has come to terms with the horrific crime that changed their lives in Karin...
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Salt Lake County sheriff pick Rosie Rivera supports community policing to...
Sandy • Salt Lake County Democrats on Saturday chose Unified Police Deputy Chief Rosie Rivera to lead one of the state’s largest law enforcement agencies as county sheriff through 2018.Once the County...
View ArticlePrep football: Emery Spartans preview
A graduating class of 18 players is a big deal if a school only has 45 to 55 in the entire football program.And that’s the predicament facing the Emery Spartans as coach Jon Faimalo enters his second...
View ArticlePrep football: Grantsville Cowboys preview
After Kody Byrd got the job as the Grantsville coach after serving as an assistant at Spanish Fork, he made the decision not to rehash the recent past at his new school.And that extends to how the...
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Remembering the Virginia state troopers killed in a helicopter crash while...
Two Virginia State troopers killed doing surveillance work during Saturday’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville were well-known to Gov. Terry McAuliffe.H. Jay Cullen, 48, was a veteran pilot...
View ArticlePrep football: Union Cougars preview
Returning starters almost always are good for a high school team. If those regulars still are young, there’s major upside for the future.So it should be no surprise that Union High, despite only...
View ArticlePrep football: North Summit Braves preview
Gary Crittenden was a longtime football assistant in Morgan, but living in Coalville knowing that North Summit needed a coach was making it tougher and tougher for him not to do anything about it.“My...
View ArticleNFL: Chiefs showcase deep ball in apparent change of mindset
St. Joseph, Mo. • Patrick Mahomes II was poised to enter his first NFL game, the butterflies no doubt waltzing in his stomach, when Andy Reid sauntered over and asked him about the first play he would...
View ArticleNBA heads to the Holy Land to develop talent, promote values
Jerusalem • The NBA is heading to the Holy Land this week, bringing together some of the top emerging talent from across Europe as part of the league’s push to attract more foreign players and expand...
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