Letter: Utah doesn’t know enough about cougars to have a plan
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has voted to increase permits for hunting cougars this year from 531 to 581. Aside from the arrogance of ending an animal’s life for no reason beyond trophies...
View ArticleRSL beats Portland, jumps back into Western Conference playoff race
Sandy • Real Salt Lake jumped the red line with a 2-1 win over Portland at Rio Tinto Saturday.RSL (11-14-5, 38 points), which has been fighting to keep its playoff hopes alive for weeks, slid into the...
View ArticleCommentary: Utah faces a crisis shortage of skilled nurses
The Tribune’s continuous coverage of nurse Alex Wubble’s arrest for doing her job, begs for kudos to Wubble and further commentary about the profession she personifies.Sadly, skilled nurses like Wubbel...
View ArticleCommentary: National earthquake program is vital to Utah
The earthquake threat in Utah is real. The chance of one or more large earthquakes of magnitude 6.75 or greater in the Wasatch Front region in the next 50 years is 43 percent, according to a 2016...
View ArticleLetter: Why put coal mining ahead of everything else?
People flock to Utah from around the globe to enjoy our incredible natural wonders. Residents hear that economic interests are the most important considerations and that business opportunities are...
View ArticleGolovkin and Alvarez fight to a brutal draw; rematch to come
Las Vegas • Gennady Golovkin retained his middleweight titles Saturday night, fighting to a draw with Canelo Alvarez in a brutal battle that ended with both fighters with their hands aloft in...
View ArticleUtah safety Hansen sidelined for San Jose State game
The last Ute to leave the field at the conclusion of pregame warmups did so in a black Utah cap, street clothes and a football in hand. Chase Hansen walked slowly into the tunnel more than an hour...
View ArticleCommentary: Increasing access to hunting, fishing and recreation
Millions of Americans from all walks of life have grown up hunting and angling, hiking in the woods, canoeing or kayaking, or birdwatching with their parents and grandparents, and in turn have passed...
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Protests turn violent in St. Louis for a second night
St. Louis • Protests turned violent for the second night on Saturday in reaction to the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man, as a small group of...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes have more to prove on offense, even after easy win
Knowing they will begin Pac-12 play Friday at Arizona, the Utah Utes went into Saturday night’s game vs. San Jose State needing to solve some offensive issues.They were hoping to hang onto the...
View ArticleHuntley and Carrington the Utes' offensive dynamic duo
Comfort zone, security blanket, whatever you want to call it, the addition of Darren Carrington II continues to pay off and ease whatever nerves may exist for quarterback Tyler Huntley.For the...
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Leonard Pitts: What, pray tell, did Jemele Hill get wrong?
Let’s consider the evidence.He was sued for systematically refusing to rent to African Americans and settled out of court.He demanded the death penalty for five black and Hispanic kids charged in the...
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Mormon apostle’s gay brother shares his religious journey, preaches love for...
Tom Christofferson has a message for Mormon parents of gay children: You don’t have to choose between your offspring and your church.You can love both.Because the LDS Church teaches that being gay is...
View ArticleUtah quietly tells feds: Trim Bears Ears monument by 90 percent
If maps Utah has submitted to the Interior Department are a guide, Bears Ears National Monument will be drastically cut in size. The state’s vision, shared with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, is to...
View ArticleNo need to fear. These are two words you’ll never hear: Bishop Kirby.
A woman stopped me in the grocery store last week and said that she wished I were her Mormon bishop. We had a good laugh, but I think she was serious.Doesn’t matter because it’s never going to happen....
View ArticleLetter: Bridge column is a waste of Tribune's space
After all of the soul searching and controversy about reducing the size of The Tribune by removing comics and other content, I am very surprised to see the Bridge column in our paper. I have to believe...
View ArticleLetter: Cutting off trade with China would not be smart
Steve Mnuchin and Donald Trump are threatening to cut off all trade with China. Since China controls 97 percent of the world’s rare minerals, have our national leaders rationally considered what would...
View ArticleCommentary: How we can invest in citizenship
The United States is a nation of immigrants. Utah is not only a state made richer by the diversity of what immigrants have brought here, it is also a place where past refugees fleeing persecution found...
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A stranger in the wilds of Utah creates comedic chaos in ‘The Tavern’
Cedar City • On a dark and stormy night, a mysterious actor known only as The Vagabond walks into a ramshackle Southern Utah tavern. The appearance of the stranger, an actor with Shakespearean flair,...
View ArticleOfficial: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in France
Paris • Four young American women were attacked with acid Sunday in the French city of Marseille by a woman who has been arrested, the Marseille prosecutor’s office said.Two of the tourists were...
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