Commentary: Congress must end the Cadillac tax before it’s too late
There’s nothing worse than being tricked. That’s exactly what the so-called “Cadillac tax” is: a deceptively named trick that will utterly destroy what is left of America’s private employer-based...
View ArticleLetter: Combating credit card fraud with technology
Two years ago I had dinner in a sushi restaurant: the server takes my credit card on a plastic tray, brings me my receipt — to which I add gratuity — then my card and final receipt are left for me on...
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Book world hopes for literary breakthrough in the fall that cuts through the...
As the book world’s most literary season approaches, the industry still awaits the year’s big literary publication.While critics have celebrated Mohsin Hamid’s “Exit West,” George Saunders’ “Lincoln in...
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Appellate attorney withdraws from Utah death penalty case, saying, ‘I had to...
A judge last week granted a lawyer’s request to withdraw from representing a Utah death row inmate after the appellate attorney said payment issues were causing a conflict of interest.Attorney Samuel...
View ArticleLetter: Political correctness over privilege has reached Orwellian levels
I must have missed the notice, but apparently it was “check your privilege” week at The Tribune.Mary Jane Taylor, (Public Forum, Aug. 9) assails Garrison Keillor (a true liberal) for encouraging people...
View ArticleGomberg: Name change after marriage or not, isn’t it the choice that makes it...
When my wife and I married in 2009, we had decided that we’d each keep our own surnames. We’re modern, independent feminist women. It’s how we roll, and that was that.Or so we thought.She was already...
View ArticleLetter: Socialism doesn't work? Tell that to European countries
On Aug. 9. David W. Haughey writes, “Socialism, widely espoused by the left, simply doesn’t work and never has.”Tell that to our Norwegian friends and their neighbors in Scandinavia. And because it is...
View ArticleTrump seeks an initial $7.9 billion in Harvey aid
Washington • President Donald Trump has sent lawmakers an initial request for a $7.9 billion down payment toward Harvey relief and recovery efforts.The request, expected to be swiftly approved by...
View ArticleWrong-way driver killed, two others injured in Friday night crash on I-215
A wrong-way driver was killed and two others riding in a separate vehicle were in critical condition following a head-on crash on Interstate 215 Friday night, authorities said.About 11 p.m. a Utah...
View ArticleCommentary: The EPA continues to run amok
Think the days of over-regulation are numbered? Not so fast. State and local governments face severe economic penalties if they fail to comply with a recently issued national ambient air-quality...
View ArticleLetter: Trump voters, this is on you
It doesn’t matter if you’re an independent, moderate Democrat, any flavor of Republican or a member of the alt-right; if you voted for Donald Trump, this is on you.The fact you couldn’t see it coming...
View ArticleSouth Salt Lake police catch suspect in hit-and-run crash that left...
South Salt Lake police on Friday arrested a man suspected of hitting a pedestrian while driving a stolen motorcycle then speeding off earlier this week.Officers spotted the man late Friday afternoon as...
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He broke the Utes' hearts last fall. Now Darren Carrington II wants to make...
There is one play from last year that stands out in the mind of Utah receivers coach Guy Holliday as the difference between a great season and a good one. It is a clear, autumn afternoon. It starts...
View ArticlePrep football: Lehi’s Cammon Cooper prepares for Washington State with his...
Lehi • It was a typical Sunday, and Cammon Cooper was throwing a football in his grandparents’ yard to the tune of his uncles’ and grandpa’s rundown of his performance on the field Friday.“It’s like...
View ArticleCrews near full containment on Bountiful blaze, which remains under...
Firefighters had the Bountiful-Summerwood Fire 75 percent contained Saturday as they fought the 56-acre blaze for a fourth day.The human-caused fire was sparked Tuesday afternoon in steep, rugged...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Food should be eaten — not taxed
The Legislature is once again talking about the sales taxes Utah levies on groceries, except this time a Republican legislator offered the idea of eliminating it altogether. In a Wednesday committee...
View ArticleCommentary: CMS misses opportunity to help cure many cancer patients
Although science has provided immeasurable hope for cancer patients whose illnesses would have once been incurable, recent actions – or rather inaction – by Medicare signals a clear misunderstanding of...
View ArticleLetter: Engage in honest dialogue to heal the divide
Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., have horrified many Americans. We are saddened to witness the hatred and resulting injuries and death to citizens with opposing views regarding the role of...
View ArticleCommentary: Failure to vaccinate children endangers others
As summer comes to an end, many of us look forward with bittersweet anticipation to a school year filled with growth and excitement. And while we prepare for the school year, keeping our children safe...
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Kragthorpe: How did current Denver Bronco and former Ute Garett Bolles become...
Garett Bolles was crying, with grass stains covering his uniform and his nose bloodied from competing against older, bigger players in his first season of tackle football in Utah County. His father...
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