Review: Aimee Mann offers delicate takes on ‘Mental Illness’
Aimee Mann plays to an illusory type on "Mental Illness," a serene album of delicate, mournful songs with characters walking off cliffs, stuck in holes and escaping to amusement parks.Aiming to write...
View ArticlePlanning is key for spring-break travel to southern Utah
Few places in the West receive quite as much visitation as the lands around Moab during spring break.So visitors who are planning a trip to Moab or, for that matter, any southern Utah destination...
View ArticleGreat gray owl is confirmed in Utah for first time in 28 years
Bird lovers in Morgan County have been watching a little history lately.The great gray owl has been spotted in the town of Mountain Green, marking the bird's first confirmed Utah appearance since 1989....
View ArticleConcert preview: Aimee Mann masters the sounds of sadness
As Aimee Mann listens to review highlights that variously label her new album, "Mental Illness," as "punishingly sad," "an exquisite wallow," "portraits of tormented characters," even "a well-crafted...
View ArticleBYU students who reported sex assaults say they faced presumption of guilt
E.M. recalls being shaken by her freshman-year boyfriend's patchy affection for her — his sudden swings from adoration to contempt.There was the "play" wrestling, which escalated repeatedly to painful...
View ArticleRV Show heralds new outdoor season
Sandy — Can spring be far behind?The 52nd annual Utah Sportsmen, Vacation and RV Show opens its four-day run Thursday at the South Town Expo Center.While the emphasis is on recreation vehicles, the...
View ArticleAlberty: How to catch the spectacular and punctual snow geese show in Delta
Delta • Snow geese are nothing if not punctual.They migrate like clockwork every year along various narrow "skyways" up and down North America, arriving at their stopping points so reliably that...
View ArticleWatching the eclipse? Eye experts giving away free protective eyewear
Residents across Utah and the Intermountain West planning to watch the rare solar eclipse on Aug. 21 should take heed of Nina Waters’ story.Thirty years ago, the resident of Rostov-on-don in southern...
View ArticlePoll: 87% of Utahns are concerned about North Korea's nuclear threat
Washington • Most Utahns are concerned that North Korea poses a real threat to the United States, a new poll shows as the so-called hermit kingdom is testing missiles that could deliver a nuclear...
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View ArticleState evaluating new voting machines for purchase but counties may have to...
In 2005, just a few Utah absentee voters cast ballots by mail. And Utah and its counties had just bought new voting machines — helped by nationwide federal grants after the hanging-chad plagued Bush...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: The lethal contradictions of Trumpian politics
WASHINGTON • John Kelly, President Trump’s new chief of staff, is focused on ending chaos in the White House. Given that his boss is the self-disrupter in chief, good luck with that.And Trump world’s...
View ArticleRiders not wearing helmets make up more than 50 percent of motorcycle crash...
Of the 19 motorcyclists who died in crashes so far this year, 12 were not wearing helmets. This number is on pace to be a slight decrease from last year — when 41 riders died in crashes — but is part...
View Article‘Naked,’ ‘Curie’ wow at Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival
Agree? Disagree? Comment on this story or the Salt Lake Tribune Facebook page.To attend Fringe, you’ll pay $5 for a temporary tattoo, with proceeds earmarked for operating costs. Each show costs $10...
View ArticleAirport says it's time to make 'emergency' taxi fare limits permanent
For the past two years, Salt Lake City International Airport has declared price gouging by cabs there as an official emergency — so that it could use emergency powers to limit taxi fares within the...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: Our diminished trust in government can be traced to the...
One day [Marine Theodore Wallace] saw an officer casually aim his rifle and try to shoot a Vietnamese boy in the distance.“Sir, what are you doing?” he’d asked.“He’s probably supplying the [North...
View ArticleMosquitoes carrying West Nile detected in Utah County
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found in Utah County during the last week of July, county health officials confirmed Wednesday, for a total of six counties in Utah where the virus has been...
View ArticleUtah football: California running back Kenyon Sims commits to Utes
Kenyon Sims liked to watch former University of Utah running back Devontae Booker tear through Pac-12 defenses in 2014 and 2015. Now, Sims plans to follow in Booker’s footsteps.Sims, a 5-foot-11,...
View ArticleRicky Rubio has settled in quickly since being traded to the Jazz
On the day he was traded, some questioned if Ricky Rubio’s tension with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert — the player he once called a “no class act” — was behind him.It’s not. At least not completely.“I’m...
View ArticleRobert Britton wins Stage 3 of the Tour of Utah, claims yellow jersey
Brighton • Robert Britton peeled around the final corner of the Tour of Utah’s 5.5-mile uphill time trial on Wednesday and sucked in as much oxygen as he could for the final push to the ski resort at...
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