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Paul Rolly: School bus vandalism yields an unlikely culprit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:03 MDT

Paul Rolly: School bus vandalism yields an unlikely culprit

by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist

Published Jun 18, 2013 04:16PM MDT

When a school bus is vandalized, the usual suspects include unruly students, gang members or dropouts with too much time on their hands. But when vandalism occurred on the school bus that carried the Jordan School Board in the South Jordan Parade on Saturday, the offender was a school board member. Admittedly so. District transportation employees noticed an advertising placard on the side of the bus had been torn and partially pulled off. A handwritten note on the advertisement was addressed to...

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Paul Rolly: No more Andrew Jackson for Utah Democrats

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:31:41 MDT

Paul Rolly: No more Andrew Jackson for Utah Democrats

by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist

Published Jun 16, 2013 04:31PM MDT

Without much fanfare and virtually no press attention, the leaders of Utah Democratic Party have dumped “Jefferson-Jackson Day” as the official name of the party’s annual fundraiser, largely because they can no longer honor the racist and genocidal legacy of Andrew Jackson. The new name of the event is the Taylor & Mayne Awards Concert and Celebration, which takes place Thursday at the Gallivan Center. It is named for Todd Taylor, the executive director of the Utah Democratic Party for 22 years...

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Paul Rolly: Sleeping with the enemy? ATV riders honor BLM

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:21:02 MDT

Paul Rolly: Sleeping with the enemy? ATV riders honor BLM

by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist

Published Jun 13, 2013 06:21PM MDT

Utah’s stalwart protectors of truth, justice and the American way have been dauntless in their defense of state sovereignty against those vile federal agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency that would enslave us all. Our heroes like state Reps. Mike Noel and Ken Ivory, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop have been on the front lines to take back our state lands from the carpetbagger feds and let us, the true stewards of the lan...

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Paul Rolly: Did Salt Lake County show too much pride?

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:55:01 MDT

Paul Rolly: Did Salt Lake County show too much pride?

by Paul Rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 12, 2013 06:55AM MDT

Salt Lake County Council Chairman Steve DeBry has asked county officials to determine the legality of the county’s participation in the Pride Parade, which celebrates equality for gays and lesbians. DeBry was the only council member to vote against the county registry that allows couples to enroll to share benefits and other privileges regardless of marital status. But, he says, the nature of the organization behind Pride Day events has nothing to do with his inquiry. He said he is acting on th...

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Paul Rolly: More questions on Utah Legislature forgery

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:15:16 MDT

Paul Rolly: More questions on Utah Legislature forgery

by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist

Published Jun 8, 2013 11:15PM MDT

Besides the “whodunnit” suspense surrounding the alleged forgery of Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham’s name on a ballot initiative petition for an ethics reform law, unanswered questions include “who knew what” and “when did they know it.” Just a few days before a Supreme Court hearing on issues to determine whether signatures should be allowed to count to get the initiative on the ballot, the Utah Attorney General’s Office filed a motion to have Durham recused because she had signed...

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:15:56 MDT

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

by Paul Rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 7, 2013 07:15AM MDT

The Perry Mason-type drama swirling around the disputed speeding ticket of Murray Mayor Dan Snarr will be continued until fall season, keeping us as spellbound as the suspenseful wait to find out who shot J.R. Ewing. In the Caper of the Mysterious Missing School-Zone Light, Snarr’s date with destiny in Salt Lake City’s Justice Court was to reach its climax Thursday. But Snarr was granted a continuance until Sept. 5 so he could attend Murray High School’s graduation ceremonies one last time as m...

Paul Rolly: Swallow’s spokesman, conservative blogger get into Twitter tiff

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:09:02 MDT

Paul Rolly: Swallow’s spokesman, conservative blogger get into Twitter tiff

by Paul Rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 4, 2013 04:09PM MDT

Paul Murphy, communications director for Utah Attorney General John Swallow, has been eager to defend his embattled boss and his former boss, previous Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. Perhaps he’s been too eager. Murphy sent out a tweet Saturday night critical of the news media’s coverage of Swallow and then got into a Twitter exchange with former legislator and conservative blogger Holly Richardson, who is a member of the State Records Committee. Richardson questioned Murphy on the wisdom of t...