Letter: Act more like a team
So, it amazes me how we’ve all become so team-oriented in our mono vision perspectives drawn unconditionally down political/party lines. On everything. An example is the idea that a new president is or...
View ArticleRich Lowry: Mothball the Confederate monuments
Robert E. Lee wasn’t a Nazi, and surely would have had no sympathy for the white supremacist goons who made his statue a rallying point in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.That doesn’t change...
View Article‘Operation Rio Grande’ has disrupted a drug treatment program for Salt Lake...
Dozens of men who had been participating in a substance-abuse program in jail in Salt Lake County haven’t received that treatment since being moved elsewhere last week as part of a what’s been...
View ArticleOn Day Two of Operation Rio Grande, leaders reiterate that they’re in it for...
Standing before a three-story climbing wall that has been as inaccessible as the most remote face in the Himalayas, House Speaker Greg Hughes gestured at the mammoth vacant interior once occupied by...
View ArticleYoung NBA star Jabari Parker shares message of diversity and love at...
Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker took the stage at Monday night’s anti-racism rally at Salt Lake City Hall, speaking briefly to the crowd of nearly 2,000 people about the importance of diversity...
View ArticleFreshman tight end Matt Bushman the surprise of BYU camp
Provo • Matt Bushman got his fair share of hype after signing to play college football for BYU out of Sabino High in Tucson, Ariz., a few years ago.But the three-star recruit seemingly was forgotten...
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Monson: BYU's Butch Pau'u will hammer you hard, grin all day, and play you a...
ProvoButch Pau’u has the perfect name for his game, the perfect game for his name. You couldn’t imagine a better label for the way he does the whole football thing. Ladies and gentlemen … BYU...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Senior defensive back Boobie Hobbs has grown into a starter
More than two weeks remain before the University of Utah football team opens its season against North Dakota, but coach Kyle Whittingham identified senior Boobie Hobbs as the starter at nickelback if a...
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Spotlight will be on Utah's wide receivers in Troy Taylor's offense
Whichever quarterback Utah settles on to run the offense of first-year offensive coordinator Troy Taylor, he might turn out to be only the second-most important part of the equation.Utah’s identity in...
View ArticleMonson: Stop the charade and name Troy Williams the Utes starting QB already
Troy Williams says he is not an angry man.Maybe he should be.The quarterback insists he’s trying to hold steady, to work hard on his circuitous route to winning the starter’s job at Utah, again, the...
View ArticleDanica Patrick to honor NASCAR Hall of Famer at Darlington
Columbia, S.C. • Danica Patrick will honor NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Robert Yates at NASCAR’s throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500.Patrick’s No. 10 Ford will feature the...
View ArticleMike Trout says it's 'good for baseball' Bryce Harper's injury isn't bad
Washington • Mike Trout watched as Bryce Harper injured his left knee slipping on a base and remembered his own experience.The Los Angeles Angels’ center fielder jammed his left thumb sliding into a...
View ArticleNew lawsuits say Mormon church failed to protect American Indian children
Flagstaff, Ariz. • The number of lawsuits alleging Mormon church leaders failed to protect children from sexual abuse has grown to include two more Navajos and a member of the Crow Tribe.Thousands of...
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Black Mormons applaud as LDS Church condemns white supremacy as ‘morally...
Black Mormons celebrated — some even wept for joy — as their church updated an earlier anti-racism statement Tuesday and pointedly disavowed groups that promote white supremacy.“It has been called to...
View ArticleUnion appeals Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott's 6-game suspension
New York • The NFL Players Association has appealed Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension over the league’s conclusion that its 2016 rushing leader injured his former...
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University in India honors Mormon church for humanitarian outreach
In a world stained by hate and violence, the unfettered practice of “true religion” plays a critical role in building peaceful societies, a top LDS Church leader said in accepting the Philosopher Saint...
View ArticleLeBron blasts Trump, calls him 'so-called president'
Sandusky, Ohio • Speaking from his heart and for unity, LeBron James went after President Trump, calling him the “so-called president” while calling for unity in light of the Charlottesville...
View ArticleGame of Thrones: What you don’t know could get you killed
Washington • Samwell Tarly knows more than the maesters of the Citadel. Littlefinger knows more than Arya. And Bran knows more than anyone in “Game of Thrones.”The imbalance in knowledge is what...
View ArticleLetter: A welcome return of the bridge column
A while back, I wrote a letter to the editor(s) expressing my anger and sadness about the removal of the daily bridge column. Today I am writing again to express my feelings.This time I am speaking not...
View ArticleGehrke: Why we can all celebrate John Curtis' win in the 3rd District...
There are still ballots to count, but barring some drastic change John Curtis was not the only winner in the Republican 3rd District primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz.Yes, the Provo...
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