Washington Post Commentary: A Labor Day goal: Paid family leave
None of us should have to choose between the job we need and the family we love. That’s the concept behind paid family leave. It provides a safety net for when life happens - when a baby arrives, a...
View ArticleOn ‘TODAY,’ nurse Alex Wubbels again says police need to police themselves to...
Alex Wubbels, the University Hospital nurse whose arrest by a Salt Lake City police detective over refusing to draw a patient’s blood caused nationwide criticism last week, on Monday again refused to...
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University Hospital boss talks changes after nurse arrest, says ‘this will...
Administrators at University Hospital said Monday they have already changed policies so nurses, like the one who was arrested earlier this summer for refusing to draw a patient’s blood, no longer...
View ArticleU.S. envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is 'begging for war'
New York • North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the country with even...
View ArticleU.S. men’s soccer team needs at least a point in Tuesday's World Cup...
New York • Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and...
View ArticleWashington Post Commentary: An issue Democrats can love: Overtime
There’s energy in the Democratic Party around big ideas, such as single-payer health care or a universal basic income. But the most significant thing Democrats could do to help working families right...
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Utah football notes: Corrion Ballard stayed focused on his first start...
Utah junior safety Corrion Ballard’s biggest opponent in the first week of the season wasn’t necessarily North Dakota. It was keeping his mind on the game.The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Ballard, who...
View ArticleBYU football notes: Micah Hannemann will miss first half vs. Utah, but Kalani...
Provo • A targeting penalty on BYU safety Micah Hannemann in the third quarter of Saturday’s 27-0 loss to LSU that will cause the senior to miss the first half of this week’s rivalry game against Utah...
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Albert Hunt: U.S. political stability may depend on wages
Labor Day 2017 might be a cause for celebration. This is the third-longest economic expansion in history — almost 100 months. Unemployment is approaching a 16-year low, and employers are looking to...
View ArticlePark City celebrates Miners' Day with the Running of the Balls
Park City • Park City has long had a reputation for being, well, a little bit different than the rest of Utah. And it did nothing to dispel that impression on Labor Day.Drawing on its past as a mining...
View ArticleKragthorpe: After BYU’s latest misfire, Kalani Sitake’s message to his...
ProvoThe Sitake cousins’ football teams produced an impressive total of 76 points Saturday, the only problem being the distribution. The Weber State offense coordinated by Fesi Sitake scored all 76 of...
View ArticleWoman identified in Ogden Canyon fatal motorcycle crash
A 64-year-old woman who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday in Ogden Canyon has been identified at Jennifer Flinders.The crash occurred about 1:45 p.m. near 600 Ogden Canyon, between the Alaskan Inn...
View ArticleFresno Grizzlies beat Salt Lake Bees 9-7 in season finale
In the season finale, a slugfest occurred between the Salt Lake Bees and Fresno Grizzlies at Smith’s Ballpark. The home team had plenty of thump in its bats for Fresno starting pitcher Cy Sneed,...
View ArticleLawrence Summers: Why we need unions
The central issue in American politics is the economic security of the middle class and their sense of opportunity for their children. As long as a substantial majority of American adults believe that...
View ArticleHarvey victims leave shelters but face dire housing needs
Houston • While the number of evacuees seeking refuge in Houston’s emergency shelters dwindled 10 days after Harvey struck, many people who had left by Monday still faced dire housing needs.Some...
View ArticleLetter: Admit it, this administration is a complete embarrassment
I have a few questions for the majority in this state. How’s that Trumpy thingie workin’ out for ya? I get it, you were tired of the status quo. You voted for a reality TV star known for being...
View ArticleUtah State football notes: Aggie offensive line gets kudos for play vs....
There generally aren’t many positives that come out of a 59-10 loss, but Utah State was able to cite a few after Friday’s blowout at the hands of Wisconsin.One was the performance of USU’s...
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Commentary: Let us not add exclusion to the suffering of war
When my grandfather, Andrew Wesley Willis, returned from World War I with the 148th Artillery division by boat and then train, his back tall and straight, four battle stars were pinned to his uniform...
View ArticleHispanic Utah legislators implore congressional delegation to oppose Trump’s...
Four Utah lawmakers on Monday sent a letter to the state’s members of Congress, calling for “immediate action” to defend the President Barack Obama-era program that protects some young immigrants from...
View ArticleGolf: Justin Thomas wins Boston for 5th title of the season
Norton, Mass. • The victories keep piling up for Justin Thomas, and all that does is make him want more.In a Labor Day finish that was harder than the final margin suggested, Thomas kept his patience...
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