Spanish Fork Canyon fire reaches 3,000 acres
A wildfire burning in the Sheep Creek area of Spanish Fork Canyon grew 1,300 acres on Friday, and officials called in 105 more firefighters to help Saturday when the blaze nearly grew 50 percent.The...
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU’s offense makes fans sweat one out in unsatisfying season opener
ProvoLaVell Edwards loved afternoon football, but this was the wrong kind of tribute to the legendary coach in BYU’s first game since his passing in December.The Cougars’ partnership with ESPN...
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Dana Milbank: Trump charts a course to oblivion
Washington • Deep in the heart of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick must have thought they had a political winner.Patrick, a conservative crusader and talk-radio host, got Abbott to call...
View ArticleLufkin, Texas, rallies to beat Greenville, NC, 6-5 at LLWS
South Williamsport, Pa. • Rounding second base with big strides, Mark Requena knew he had just given his teammates, and all of Texas, something to smile about.Requena hit a two-run, go-ahead home run...
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‘He showed us how to live’: Family lays fallen Utah soldier Aaron Butler to rest
Monticello • If Aaron Butler were to give his own eulogy, his sister said, it would have been simple: “I came. I lived. I killed bad guys. I died.”But Shannon Young had much more than that to say about...
View ArticleLetter: Target white collar crime
After endless information being rained down upon us concerning health care, ACA (Obamacare), Trumpcare, TrumpIdon’tCare, Republicare and the rest, I’ve come to the conclusion that what Obama did with...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: Trump, the novice protectionist
Washington • Sooner or later, and the later the better, the president’s wandering attention will flit, however briefly, to the subject of trade. So, let us try to think about the problem as he seems...
View ArticleMonson: In the agony of victory, more questions than answers for BYU
ProvoDarn near everyone here was surprised/shocked/freaked out by what happened at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday. And some, while wishing complete safety for the people of Texas, wondered if it...
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Cougars play without several expected contributors
Provo • BYU defeated Portland State 20-6 Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium without four players who were expected a few weeks ago to be key contributors this season.Of course, linebacker Francis...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Democrats might not lose any ground in the Senate
Conventional wisdom has it that Senate Democrats, who will have to defend 25 seats, including 10 in states that Trump won in 2016, are likely to lose ground in the 2018 midterms. The numbers alone...
View ArticleLetter: Trump is an existential threat to the whole world
“Fire and fury like the world has never seen.” By these words President Trump has shown himself to be an existential threat to the entire bloody world. This is terrifying language from the president of...
View ArticleLetter: Time for the Democrats to buck up and fight
Democrats, you can come out of your hiding places. The election is over, and you lost. This is the time to start rebuilding the Democratic Party.While Trump is dismantling the Republican Party, you...
View ArticleLetter: No mention of Broadway star Cook?
I searched the Aug. 8 Tribune for a few words about the passing of the great Broadway legend Barbara Cook — and nothing.Hey, Tribune readers, she was the first Marian the Librarian in “The Music Man.”...
View ArticleLetter: Congress should protect America from Trump
All members of Congress, please help protect America and the world from Trump’s reaction dealing with North Korea or any international threats. The way that Trump is acting is more dangerous than North...
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FBI identifies body found in eastern Utah
The FBI on Saturday identified a body found near Whiterocks and arrested a woman in connection with what police believe to be a homicide. The body of Sukakee Manyhides, 20, was found under suspicious...
View ArticleStuart Reid: The Russian Triad has infiltrated American society
The Russian Triad, made up of Vladimir Putin’s regime, the Russian mafia oligarchy and the Russian Orthodox Church, has not only taken control of nearly every element of Russian society, it has...
View ArticleBYU golfer Patrick Fishburn surges to big lead at Utah Open
Provo • Patrick Fishburn apparently was not kidding when he said he wanted to follow his opening-round 63 with a 62 in the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open.He settled for a second-round 64.The BYU...
View ArticleRSL sticks with David Horst and Danilo Acosta on the back line
Sandy • Real Salt Lake center back Marcelo Silva was out of the lineup again Saturday with a hamstring injury, so coach Mike Petke stuck with the solution he found in Wednesday’s win.David Horst took...
View ArticleHarry E. Fuller: Trump puts us on a more treacherous road in Afghanistan
In a particularly crucial regard, the Trump Doctrine differs from the Obama Doctrine for U.S. involvement with Afganistan — the American troop presence shifting from a determined to an indefinite...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: I do desire we may be better strangers.
Not so much brain as earwax. So, Robert Kirby, you don’t like Shakespeare’s “archaic words” (The Tribune, Aug. 17)?Thou art a boil, a plague-sore, an embossed carbuncle, a crusty botch of nature....
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