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Miller Motorsports Park: On the right track?

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:05:33 MDT

Miller Motorsports Park: On the right track?

by Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 10:05AM MDT

Tooele • Miller Motorsports Park is quiet this Memorial Day weekend. No high-pitched shrieks from bullet-like motorcycles. No riders pushing their machines down the long straightaway at nearly 200 mph. No worldwide media coverage. For the first time in six years, the race track that the late Larry H. Miller carved out of the Tooele Valley desert is not playing host to FIM World Superbike, one of the most high-profile motorcycle racing series on the planet. The event, however, never took off in U...

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Utah’s Memorial Day weekend expected to wrap up sunny, breezy

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:02 MDT

Utah’s Memorial Day weekend expected to wrap up sunny, breezy

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 10:00AM MDT

Meteorologists expect Utah’s Memorial Day weekend will conclude the way it started: warm and breezy. The above-normal temperatures and ample sunshine will continue into Sunday and Monday, with breezy conditions and the chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Utah. While northern Utahns can look forward to highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s, southern Utahns can expect to hit temperatures nearing 90 before the long weekend is over, according to the National We...

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E. coli’s in the water in Plymouth

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:56:02 MDT

E. coli’s in the water in Plymouth

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 09:56AM MDT

The people of Plymouth are under an order to boil their water — because there might be E. coli in it. The Bear River Health District issued the order at about 4:30 p.m. Friday after the latest sample from the Box Elder County town’s water was positive for the bacteria. “It was possibly — possibly — due to a water line break that we had a couple days ago,” said Mayor Hal Mason. To his knowledge, Plymouth hasn’t had an E. coli outbreak in decades, at least. But with word of the test result, the ma...

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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:09 MDT

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

by Greg Beacham The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 09:37AM MDT

Los Angeles • Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. He told The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the strong support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. Now Rogers is ready to accept his role as the league’s first openly gay player. “I don’t know what I was so afraid of,” Rogers said Friday. “It’s been such a positive ex...

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Indy 500 could be better than 2012’s epic race

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:05:29 MDT

Indy 500 could be better than 2012’s epic race

by Jenna Fryer The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 09:05AM MDT

Indianapolis • They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win. Sato pulled out of line, dipped inside of Dario Franchitti and tried to pounce as they headed into the first turn. Scott Dixon watched and waited from third, figuring he was now in position to slingshot past both for the victory. In...

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Hundreds running Boston Marathon’s final mile

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:59:02 MDT

Hundreds running Boston Marathon’s final mile

The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 08:59AM MDT

Boston • Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still running. More than 2,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain Saturday morning to run the final mile of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begins at Kenmore Square and concludes at the official finish line. Explosions near the ...

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Kragthorpe: Bingham adds to impressive tradition

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:53:55 MDT

Kragthorpe: Bingham adds to impressive tradition

by Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist

Published May 25, 2013 08:53AM MDT

Orem • The ball trickled into center field, and Bingham's Braxton McKee raced home with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Somehow, you just knew the Class 5A state championship eventually would be decided this way Friday. Bingham's 6-5 victory will be recorded as another example of the Miners' classic, fundamental style of baseball earning the school a 21st title – and just as accurately, a case of Layton's throwing it all away. The Lancers may have outplayed their opponents offensively, but...

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Short takes on the news

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

Short takes on the news

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Partners on the land • It seems Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah’s Rep. Rob Bishop are in sync about what they really want for the federal lands in the Beehive State. Bishop likes to call his concept a “grand bargain,” while Herbert and his cohorts in the Legislature refer to their initiative, incorrectly, as “taking back” title to federal lands. But, when it comes right down to it, their ends are the same, or as Herbert puts it, “complementary.” Bishop says he wants to bring together all sides of the...

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Ogden cop-shooting suspect Matthew Stewart dead in jailhouse suicide

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT

Ogden cop-shooting suspect Matthew Stewart dead in jailhouse suicide

by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Ogden • Matthew David Stewart had lost hope. He faced the death penalty for the slaying of a police officer and had spent more than a year in the Weber County jail as court proceedings chugged along. But a setback in his case this week proved overwhelming for the 39-year-old man, according to his family. He was found dead in his jail cell Friday, an apparent suicide. Officials said he was unresponsive about 12:50 a.m., hanging from a sheet. “We were supposed to see him this evening,” said siste...

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Municipal bond fund helps Utahns

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

Municipal bond fund helps Utahns

by Lyle Hillyard And Gary Cornia

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Utah has weathered the financial roller coaster of the last several years relatively well — especially in comparison to other states. We are consistently ranked one of the best places to work and live. Our unemployment rate is low. Our infrastructure is sound. And our state budget is balanced. Wise decisions by our state and municipal lawmakers are often touted as the primary reason Utah continues to lead the nation in economic vibrancy. And while government can definitely both help and hinder e...

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That’s the way it is on Utah federal land

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

That’s the way it is on Utah federal land

by Brian K. Jones

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

I spend most of the year working or playing on federal land in Utah and I don’t understand the need to switch ownership to the state. In fact, I find it terrifying. Here are a few examples of what all of us can enjoy on federal land in Utah. There are lots more. I just spent two weeks in the desert exploring ancient Anasazi ruins not listed on any maps. It’s another world and I only saw two other people on the trails while I was there. Although most of these ruins were abandoned toward the end ...

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The Commentariat: A sampling of reader comments posted on sltrib.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

The Commentariat: A sampling of reader comments posted on sltrib.com

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

“At least they didn’t have to worry about concealed weapons.” — Mototabby commenting on the May 23 sltrib.com article, “Police raid live sex show in Syracuse, arrest six” “Organizations like ALEC won’t be happy until all the garment sweat shops in Bangladesh are move to the states, and for the day when American workers beg for those $39-a-month jobs.” — max_cady commenting on the May 23 Tribune editorial, “Poor or rich?: In Utah, depends whom you ask” “It’s called redistributing we...

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Krauthammer: IRS scandal has legs

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

Krauthammer: IRS scandal has legs

by Charles Krauthammer The Washington Post

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

WASHINGTON — “Horrible customer service.” That’s what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency’s only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. In such grim proceedings one should be grateful for unintended humor. Horrible customer service is when every patron in a restaurant finds a fly in his soup. But when the maitre d’ screens patrons for their politics and only conservatives find flies paddle-wheeling through their consomme, the problem ...

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Cepeda: When leaders are seen as scolds

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

Cepeda: When leaders are seen as scolds

by Esther Cepeda The Washington Post

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

CHICAGO — Judging from reactions to remarks by the president and first lady during separate commencement speeches recently, I have to imagine that it’ll be a bit of a bummer for Hispanics if a Latino is ever elected president. I don’t particularly care for Barack Obama’s politics, but I hate seeing him ripped for not being “black enough,” not giving blacks enough favor or enough credit. In the days since Obama addressed Morehouse College graduates, he’s become a Bill Cosby figure, labeled a fing...

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Scott: Tenure case was not so troubling

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:07 MDT

Scott: Tenure case was not so troubling

by David W. Scott For The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In the May 18 Tribune, Scott Abbott, a professor of integrated studies at Utah Valley University, made his case for what he deemed was a flawed process concerning his friend Scott Carrier, a UVU employee who was recently denied tenure. Because Professor Abbott is a respected scholar at UVU, his opinion is valued. Generally, Abbott is a gifted thinker. But in this case, his analysis troubles to me. First, he makes a strong case that Carrier is an excellent journalist. I fully agree with this ass...

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Tuacahn gears up for three outdoor plays, one indoor production

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Tuacahn gears up for three outdoor plays, one indoor production

by Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

St. George • Outdoor amphitheater shows at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts are known for including flying actors, live animals, floods, fireworks and 3-D special effects. This summer, at least two of the three outdoor repertory productions should live up to the theater’s well-deserved reputation. Tuacahn’s five-month season opens Thursday with the premiere of “Mary Poppins.” The professional regional debut of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Starlight Express” starts its run a week later. And in a somewha...

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In memorium

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

In memorium

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

This year’s celebration of Memorial Day falls near the midpoint of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. That this major milestone is drawing greater attention in the East than in the West is only natural. Ours is a region roughly half a continent removed from the awful carnage that forged a new Union and put an end to slavery. In the West, there are no killing grounds on the scale of Cold Harbor, for example, where 7,000 attacking Union soldiers fell in windrows under Confederate canister and musk...

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On the Job: Learn how to avoid procrastination

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

On the Job: Learn how to avoid procrastination

by Anita Bruzzese Gannett

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Everyone has tasks they hate and put off for as long as they can, whether it’s cleaning out the garage or tackling expense reports at work. But what happens when that procrastination builds to the point your performance suffers on the job or you start to fall behind on your career plans? Procrastination often results when the task we are putting off evokes sadness, anger or fear, says Jude Bijou, a psychotherapist and author of Attitude Reconstruction. “Procrastination has been around forever,”...

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Small Talk: Made in the USA back in style for small businesses

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Small Talk: Made in the USA back in style for small businesses

by Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the U.S. And from Taiwan it was easier to ship to customers in Asia. But this year, his company, Reverie, began making some of its beds entirely in a factory in New York. Shipping costs from Taiwan have soared between 50 percent and 60 percent since the company was founded. “Shipping costs are tremendous,” he says. “...

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Cancer survivor

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Cancer survivor

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

I thank Dr. Jancie Byrne for her letter, “Ovarian cancer” (Forum, May 10). I hope to see more media attention and fundraising to battle all kinds of cancer. I, too, had ovarian cancer, stage 4. I had three tumors in my ovaries, stomach and liver. People thought I was a goner. I had a great primary care doctor who discovered the tumors and sent me to the specialists. I had my operation and six chemo treatments. As of now, I am cancer free. I thank the doctors, my loving husband, family and frie...

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Rolly: Matheson confounds GOP and Dems

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Rolly: Matheson confounds GOP and Dems

by Paul Rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Congressman Jim Matheson is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The only Democrat in Utah’s congressional delegation is befuddling in the sense that he not only is a constant target of Republicans who demonize him daily in attempts to knock him off his perch, he enrages Democrats as well. Yet, he keeps winning. The Republican National Congressional Committee, with an eye on the 2014 election, began zeroing in on Matheson almost the day he was sworn i...

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Moench: Big Utah polluters can cut emissions

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Moench: Big Utah polluters can cut emissions

by Brian Moench

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment has launched a campaign that every Utah resident should be able to endorse: “Clean Air, Clean Energy, Clean Future.” The relationship between the three is obvious. Meanwhile, the Utah Division of Air Quality recently announced that the state implementation plan, their strategy to reduce our severe winter particulate pollution, won’t do anywhere near enough. Then, DAQ announced that virtually the entire state has a serious problem with elevated ozone ...

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Time to get rid of caucuses

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Time to get rid of caucuses

by Tiani Coleman

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

It’s not surprising that Republican delegates at their May 18 state convention voted in favor of keeping the caucus system as is, and against increasing voter participation in selecting candidates for election. As Republicans hold every statewide office, five out of six federal offices, and a supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, they think, “It ain’t broke.” Even those in the “Count My Vote” group, which may file a citizen initiative to provide an alternate route for candidates to ge...

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Tribal dispute questions who controls ‘Indian Country’

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Tribal dispute questions who controls ‘Indian Country’

by Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

A long-simmering feud between the Ute Tribe and local authorities in eastern Utah has reignited into a flurry of suits and countersuits aimed at settling the vexing question of who holds jurisdiction in “Indian Country.” In papers filed last month in U.S. District Court, the tribe alleges Uintah and Duchesne counties, along with state and municipal officials, are unlawfully questioning and detaining tribal members. By practicing law enforcement in and around the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservati...

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Teacher heroism

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Teacher heroism

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In the stories from Newtown, Conn., and now Moore, Okla., we have seen teachers put their lives on the line for their students. Such stories of heroism don’t surprise me — I worked around educators for more than 30 years. But even heroism doesn’t translate into more value put on teachers by Utah’s Legislature. Legislators who want to put guns in teachers’ hands, to put them in harm’s way and make them de facto bodyguards for school kids, should put more money in their pockets, too. Parley Holma...

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IRS suspicion justified

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

IRS suspicion justified

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

I am amazed that everyone is criticizing the IRS for having the temerity to suspect that organizations with “tea party” in their name are principally political. Organization can only be granted 501(c)(4) status (tax exempt and not required to reveal donor names) if they’re primarily a social welfare institution and not a political one. Does anyone believe that the tea party groups are not organized to support the ultra-conservative wing of the Republican Party? The IRS was correct to suspect th...

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Disaster patriotism

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Disaster patriotism

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

When I heard the news on my car radio that President Barack Obama declared parts of Oklahoma a major disaster area, making available federal disaster relief funds, I wasn’t surprised. But no matter how expected, the action made me proud of the United States of America. I thought of patriotic phrases to articulate what I felt: How we’re one nation, indivisible. How this social security, where we’re all in this together, really makes us a nation by, of and for the people. Imagine if the Salt Lake ...

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Step up, lazy butts

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Step up, lazy butts

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

I agree with Micki Moulton that the circumstances surrounding Dr. Kermit Gosnell and his abortion clinic are sickening (“Use birth control,” Forum, May 21). However, her putting responsibility also on “the mothers of these murdered babies” invites a rewriting of her letter for fathers: Why are the fathers of these murdered babies never mentioned? Are they not complicit in this? Did none of them know their babies were born alive? No first-degree murder charge for fathers? If you do not want child...

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Gay Scout leaders

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Gay Scout leaders

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In “Scout campfire” (Forum, May 17), Rick Munukka reported on Scout troops from Herriman and Orem breaking camp and leaving their fires burning. If I had a son, I would rather that he be led by a gay Scout leader who is responsible enough to follow the basic outdoor, and Boy Scout, rule of making sure your fire is out dead out before you leave it than by a straight “leader” who cannot even grasp and teach that basic rule. Bryan Boucher Helper

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‘Jersey Boys’ follows The Four Seasons in Utah musical premiere

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

‘Jersey Boys’ follows The Four Seasons in Utah musical premiere

by Ben Fulton The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

All musicals build tension and excitement through dramatic song cycles of conflict and resolution, hope and elation. “Jersey Boys,” based on musical life and times of The Four Seasons, is no exception. But it’s arguably exceptional in the way it matches form and content for a front-row seat to the rise and fall one of America’s best-known pop acts. The musical, which opened in 2005 on Broadway and clenched four Tony Awards — including Best Musical — the following year, makes its Utah premiere J...

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Same-sex marriage

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Same-sex marriage

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

The United States rarely looks to Mexico for an example of how to do things, but sometimes it should. For example, because of Mexico’s history with its dominant and dominating religion, Mexico has long had strong laws that emphasize separation of church and state. In marriage, that means the state only recognizes civil (not religious) marriages, which are performed by the Registro Civil. Religious officials are not empowered to legally marry couples (they may officiate in a separate religious c...

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Eating on $4.44

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Eating on $4.44

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

When I read “SNAP Challenge: Could you eat on $4 a day?” (Tribune, May 20th), I thought: Yes, you can, and well. I feed my family of three on $400 a month — $4.44 a day per person. We eat three filling and nutritious meals, with fresh or homemade snacks in between. When we don’t eat our homegrown and preserved fruits and vegetables, we buy organic ones (conventional store veggies are much cheaper and work, too). Some days we eat steak, but we also eat rice and beans. We eat nothing processed a...

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In case of stroke

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

In case of stroke

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

May is Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is a disease affecting the brain’s arteries. Stroke is the fourth cause of death and a leading cause of disability. Preventing a stroke is imperative to not have brain tissue loss. Changing a stroke’s risk factors reduce the chance for a stroke. Some risk factors can be modified, including: high blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity. Ask your doctor about simple blood tests to know your numbers. Familiarize y...

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Abused workers

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Abused workers

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

As Michael Jeffries, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was responding to nationwide outrage over his statement that Abercrombie’s “exclusionary” clothes are meant for “the cool kids … the attractive all-American kids,” the death toll rose to more than 1,000 from the collapse of a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that was making clothing for Western retailers. While Jeffries’s remarks called attention to the brand’s controversial marketing in America, the Bangladesh tragedy shed light on something furthe...

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Cartoon convention

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Cartoon convention

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

It was upsetting to see so many of my fellow delegates at the state Republican Convention vote to keep the status quo, the unrepresentative caucus system for selecting candidates (“Utah GOP again rejects reforms to nomination process,” Tribune, May 20). Delegates endowed with so much power have no incentive to dilute it. It was dismaying to realize that these votes were being cast by delegates who don’t well represent the average GOP voter, let alone the average voter. An animated cartoon shown...

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Utah’s STEM problem

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Utah’s STEM problem

by Matt Berry

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Earlier this year, Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee came out as strong supporters of the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013, a proposal focused specifically on America’s shortage of high-skilled workers in science, technology, engineering and math — the STEM fields. But the immigration debate has changed in Washington, and we need continued engagement and leadership from our state’s U.S. senators to fully address this chronic crisis. As head of a healthcare technology startup based in ...

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Exposing kids to gays

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Exposing kids to gays

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

In “Married, not married” (Forum, April 26), Brendan Frye is troubled that “if a legally married same-sex couple with children moved from New York to Utah, their marriage is dissolved. Think of the chaos for that family, the children learning their parents are no longer married.” Let’s talk about children adopted by gay couples. Do they have a say in being adopted by a gay couple? No, they don’t. Let’s talk about rights. Where are the rights of the children being forced into a lifestyle of homo...

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Jihadists of yore

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Jihadists of yore

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

To many Americans, the animosity that exists between the West and Islam is a new phenomenon, but it goes back to the early days of our republic. As a U.S. ambassador in France, Thomas Jefferson tried to negotiate with the Northwest African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States, whose pirates were raiding U.S. ships. Tired of paying protection money, he inquired about the “ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury.” Jefferson reported...

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What about the banks?

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

What about the banks?

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

It is interesting that when the IRS slows up the approval process for some groups seeking tax-exempt status that members of Congress want people put in jail and demand more oversight. But when the too-big-to-fail banks (which are still too big to fail) almost destroy our country’s economy because of lack of regulation and oversight, the politicians have a lot of bark but no bite. We still have not seen any of the individuals who profited from the bank collapse and bailout held accountable, and...

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Hiding the truth from a 5-year-old

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Hiding the truth from a 5-year-old

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Dear Carolyn • My ex remarried and had a child, now 5; we don’t live in the same town. My ex and I are parents of a 20-something. I just learned that Ex and the new spouse have never told the 5-year-old that I exist; the child thinks the parents are the only set. Shouldn’t a 5-year-old know something by now? I know it’s not my child’s place to have said anything, especially when specifically told not to do so, but why does this hurt my feelings so much? Invisible Woman Dear Invisible Woman • Y...

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Trib ignored holiday

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Trib ignored holiday

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

After reviewing the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (May 17-20) editions of The Salt Lake Tribune, where was any coverage of Armed Forces Day (May 18), either a schedule of or coverage of local events honoring this patriotic day? Just one short article about Hogle Zoo giving free admission for all military families. Unbelievable, disappointing and disturbing. Michael J. Burn Salt Lake City

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UDOT hung tough

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:03 MDT

UDOT hung tough

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Re “Green activists, neighbors blast new West Davis freeway plan” (Tribune, May 17): Concerning the northwestern extension of Legacy Parkway, the Utah Department of Transportation listened to the public outcry that supported starting the freeway at Glover Lane instead of farther north at Shepard Lane. UDOT’s legal position is solid because it presented plans and listened to public comment. UDOT’s plan balances the interests of existing homes and neighborhoods and environmental groups. Wetland...

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Do Utah’s high school seniors dream of technology, math careers?

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:02 MDT

Do Utah’s high school seniors dream of technology, math careers?

by Lisa Schencker and Ray Parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

As thousands of Utah high school seniors march across stages to graduate in coming days, they’ll dream of summer, sun and STEM. Or at least Utah leaders hope they’ll think about STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Leaders in Utah and nationwide have been pushing for more education in STEM, saying that’s where the jobs openings lie and what the economy demands. Some believe more Utah students would pursue STEM fields if they knew about the great demand for such...

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Rejecting Nevada water deal hurts Utah, critics say

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:02 MDT

Rejecting Nevada water deal hurts Utah, critics say

by Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT

When Utah Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed a water-sharing agreement forged with Nevada over Snake Valley’s groundwater, he said he was acting in response to locals’ desires and to ensure that water that flows into Utah stays in Utah. But the governor’s move, which was hailed by both West Desert ranchers and environmentalists, could jeopardize Utah’s own aims on the Colorado River, according to critics in the water-development community. By failing to cooperate with an important neighbor, Utah could sac...

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Flawed genius

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:44:03 MDT

Flawed genius

by G. Pascal Zachary San Francisco Chronicle

Published May 24, 2013 11:44PM MDT

Robert Oppenheimer lives in the American imagination as a symbol of the power, the glory and the (surprisingly) humbling experience of doing Big Science. The child of national needs, funded by taxpayers and born often in the fog of war, Big Science blends science and engineering, entrepreneurship and raw ambition. The classic instance is the making of the atomic bomb, the outcome of the Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer, as the scientific director of the project, played perhaps the decisive role in...

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Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:01:03 MDT

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide

by John Carucci Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 11:01PM MDT

New York • Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter. “It was very tough because I had to revisit what that period was and go deeper into it,” he said of his daughter Nikki’s premature birth, years of emotional issues, and eventual suicide at the age of 40. The 84-year-old award-winning music composer of such classic...

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Review: Utah Symphony delivers a vibrant closing performance

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:59:02 MDT

Review: Utah Symphony delivers a vibrant closing performance

by Catherine Reese Newton The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 10:59PM MDT

Saturday night, May 25, is your last chance to hear the Utah Symphony on its home stage in Abravanel Hall this season, and there are a couple of reasons you shouldn’t pass up that chance. First, there’s the soloist, Augustin Hadelich. The German violinist is making his second appearance with the Utah Symphony; two years ago, he gave a sensational performance of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. This time he’s playing the Dvorák Violin Concerto, and his musicianship on Friday was every bit as stunn...

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New warrants show Powell investigation was focused on Josh, Steve

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:54:02 MDT

New warrants show Powell investigation was focused on Josh, Steve

by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 10:54PM MDT

Just days after Susan Powell vanished without a trace in 2009, police tracked her husband Josh Powell with an airplane as he tried to evade authorities on his way to a Nevada strip club. Those were among the new details to emerge in hundreds of pages of search warrants released Friday that were part of the investigation into the West Valley City woman’s disappearance. The warrants add to the thousands of documents that became public Monday when police ended their investigation into Powell’s di...

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Peg McEntee: Discrimination lives on in the Boy Scouts

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:37 MDT

Peg McEntee: Discrimination lives on in the Boy Scouts

by Peg Mcentee The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 10:09PM MDT

So, you can be out and a Boy Scout. But when you turn 18, you’re out for good. The Boy Scouts of America is being heralded as a forward-thinking organization that, after much deliberation, decided to let openly gay boys join a troop, go to camp, earn merit badges and learn to love campfires and charred hot dogs. But in excluding men of 18 and over, it returns to open discrimination against gay men who are presumed guilty of something — being a normal guy and sexually active — and the BSA is per...

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NBA playoffs: Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:41 MDT

NBA playoffs: Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:58PM MDT

Miami • David West’s right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 points, George Hill added 18 and West finished with 13 for the Pacers, who handed the Heat just their fourth loss in th...

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NHL playoffs: Penguins rout Senators to advance to Eastern Conference finals

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:02 MDT

NHL playoffs: Penguins rout Senators to advance to Eastern Conference finals

by Will Graves The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:49PM MDT

Pittsburgh • The Pittsburgh Penguins expected desperation. Instead, the listless Ottawa Senators offered little more than resignation. Swarming the Senators from the opening faceoff, Pittsburgh roared to a 6-2 victory Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. James Neal picked up his first postseason hat trick as the Penguins capped a five-game onslaught against one of the NHL’s best defensive teams to stroll into the conference finals. Pit...

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N. Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:43:02 MDT

N. Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

the Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:43PM MDT

Beijing • A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae’s three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program. Choe returned to Nort...

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Photos of the day - May 24, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:02 MDT

Photos of the day - May 24, 2013

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 09:42PM MDT

A colection of some of the best photos of the day, from throughout the world.

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Utah video game makers stay ahead by going mobile

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36:42 MDT

Utah video game makers stay ahead by going mobile

by Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 09:36PM MDT

Scott Campbell, the president and CEO of Salt Lake City video game studio Eat Sleep Play, saw where the future of gaming was heading. For nearly two decades, Campbell had been designing games for consoles, from the original PlayStation in 1994 to the PlayStation 3 last year. But of late, the industry was clearly in transition — it was moving from the living-room boxes such as Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360, to tiny screens on mobile phones and computer tablets. Gaming-on-the-go is now king. “The deci...

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Does Costco save you money?

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36:42 MDT

Does Costco save you money?

by Jennifer Napier-pearce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 09:36PM MDT

Think about your last visit to a Costco or Sam’s Club, their brightly-lit stockrooms with aisles wide enough for a small flatbed, near the variety of a Middle Eastern bazaar without the haggling, and enough free samples to cover lunch on a Saturday. The charms of the warehouse experience tempt even the most ardent ‘local first’ consumers. But the question vexing cost-conscious shoppers remains, are you saving money? For the uninitiated, warehouse companies embrace a “stack ‘em deep and sell ‘em...

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Five months after Sandy Hook, Emilie’s sweetness lives on

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36:42 MDT

Five months after Sandy Hook, Emilie’s sweetness lives on

by Kimball Bennion The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 09:36PM MDT

Emilie Parker was always a planner. As far back as September, she began devising the theme of her seventh birthday party. It was going to be all about Harry Potter. That birthday never happened for Emilie. She and 25 her classmates and teachers were gunned down Dec. 14 in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. But when Emilie’s birthday came on Mother’s Day, May 12, her parents, Ogden natives Robbie and Alissa Parker, took their two youngest daughters to Universal Studios’ Harry ...

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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:28:03 MDT

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:28PM MDT

Washington • Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and Texas have had more. The state is No. 1 in tornado disasters and No. 3 for flooding, according to a database of presidential disaster declarations handled by the Federal Emergency Management Agenc...

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Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:27:03 MDT

Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

by Wayne Parry The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:27PM MDT

Seaside Heights, N.J. • New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie and a host of volunteers carried out a ceremonial ribbon cutting that broke the Guinness World record for the longest such undertaking. The 5.5-mile ribbon symbolically tied together some of the hardest-hit towns by Sandy, and bested the previous record-h...

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MLS: RSL ready to douse the Chicago Fire

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:49 MDT

MLS: RSL ready to douse the Chicago Fire

by Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 08:32PM MDT

At times, Real Salt Lake has been known to let down its guard. With Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and others out of the lineup for the L.A. Galaxy earlier this year, an RSL letdown allowed two early goals in a disappointing home loss. So going into last-place Chivas last weekend, RSL defender Tony Beltran said he and his teammates were focused on “getting up and not taking them too lightly.” The same could be said this week as the Chicago Fire come to Rio Tinto Stadium. The Fire sit in the Easter...

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Soldier’s slaying prompts U.K. security review

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:03 MDT

Soldier’s slaying prompts U.K. security review

by Paisley Dodds | The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 08:09PM MDT

London • Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain’s domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what — if any — lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying Wednesday. Authorities in the U.S. have similarl...

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Obama’s drone rules leave unanswered questions

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:08:02 MDT

Obama’s drone rules leave unanswered questions

by Julie Pace The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 08:08PM MDT

Washington • President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it’s imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolving fight against terrorism. But civil rights advocates argue too little has been revealed about the program to ensure its legality, even as the pres...

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Police, FBI, arrest bank robber who hit Sandy, SLC

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:15 MDT

Police, FBI, arrest bank robber who hit Sandy, SLC

by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:56PM MDT

Police and FBI agents have arrested a man for allegedly robbing banks in Salt Lake City and Sandy earlier this month. Officers took the man into custody Thursday while he was at work, according to FBI spokeswoman Debbie Dujanovic Bertram. The most recent robbery reportedly happened Wednesday, when the man allegedly help up the Zions Bank at 8955 S. 700 East in Sandy. He also allegedly robbed the U.S. Bank at 888 E. 4500 South in Salt Lake City, on May 3. Officers from the Sandy City Police Dep...

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Salt Lake airport: Man tried to fly with gun strapped to fake leg

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:32 MDT

Salt Lake airport: Man tried to fly with gun strapped to fake leg

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:54PM MDT

For the third time in a week, a passenger has been arrested for trying to carry a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Salt Lake City International Airport — this time hidden next to his artificial leg. Lorie Dankers, a spokeswoman with the Transportation Security Administration, said the latest incident came Thursday night when TSA screeners discovered a man with a loaded .22-caliber pistol strapped to his prosthetic leg inside a boot. The firearm was spotted as the man, en route to Charlotte, N...

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Utah veteran cemetery now has a scattering garden

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:26 MDT

Utah veteran cemetery now has a scattering garden

by Kristen Moulton The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:52PM MDT

Bluffdale • Families of veterans who want to scatter their ashes but still honor their memories with markers have a new option: the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale. Just in time for Memorial Day, the cemetery has finished a $4.5 million project to expand and upgrade the cemetery, including a hillside landscaped in bark, trees and flowers, where cremated remains can be scattered. Names of those whose ashes are spread there can be etched in panels on a nearby monument. No one ...

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Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen now a playoff force for Miami Heat

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:01 MDT

Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen now a playoff force for Miami Heat

by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:50PM MDT

Miami • When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat, a heavy metal guitar riff blares through their arena. Some children have shown up for games with replicas of his tattoos drawn upon their bodies. Others have gotten their hair gelled and shaped to match his Mohawk ‘do. His style is unmistakable. His numbers are pretty eye-catching as well. With a career that once looked like it would be inevitably cut short by his own mistakes, and in a season that started wit...

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Jude: Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:32 MDT

Jude: Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos

by Jacques Billeaud and Walter Berry The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:37PM MDT

Phoenix • A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s critics have made for years that his officers violate the constitutional rights of Latinos in relying on race in the...

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Sports briefs: Gay player Robbie Rogers to join L.A. Galaxy

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:31:03 MDT

Sports briefs: Gay player Robbie Rogers to join L.A. Galaxy

Published May 24, 2013 07:31PM MDT

Robbie Rogers is expected to join the Los Angeles Galaxy and become the first openly gay player on a major men’s professional team in North America. The Galaxy are expected to introduce Rogers, 26, as a member of the Major League Soccer team at a news conference Saturday. Rogers announced that he was gay in February, when he also announced his retirement from soccer. Rogers played in MLS with the Columbus Crew before moving in 2011 to England. Jason Collins, the NBA player who announced that he ...

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Stewart is fourth suicide at Weber jail in six months

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:14 MDT

Stewart is fourth suicide at Weber jail in six months

by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:30PM MDT

Matthew David Stewart is the fourth inmate to apparently kill himself at Weber County Jail in the past six months. “I’ve been practicing in Weber County the last 22, 21 years, and I’ve never seen a rash like this,” said attorney James Retallick, who represented Jeffrey Dean White before the inmate hung himself in November. In December, Ieve Dominguez killed himself, also by hanging. In January, Justin Tilley committed suicide, according to the Standard-Examiner. At the jail’s request, investigat...

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A first: GOP lawmaker calls for Utah A.G. John Swallow to resign

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:14 MDT

A first: GOP lawmaker calls for Utah A.G. John Swallow to resign

by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:30PM MDT

Rep. Paul Ray said Friday that it is time for Attorney General John Swallow to resign for the good of his office and the state. The Clearfield Republican becomes the first lawmaker of either party to publicly call for Swallow’s departure amid a monthslong scandal and a federal and state investigation into alleged wrongdoing. “It’s to the point he needs to step down. He needs to resign,” Ray said. “I think the evidence is overwhelming from the stories we’ve seen and similar stories from different...

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:02 MDT

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

the Associate Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:21PM MDT

Washington • Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians. President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair. The three 14-year-olds and an 11-year-old were killed Sept. 15, 1963, when a bomb planted by white supremacists exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Se...

Timeline: Matthew David Stewart case

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:17:02 MDT

Timeline: Matthew David Stewart case

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 07:17PM MDT

Jan. 4, 2012 • Members of the Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force serve an evening “knock and announce” warrant at the Ogden home of Matthew David Stewart. Officer Jared Francom is killed and five other lawmen are injured: Jason VanderWarf, Shawn Grogan, Kasey Burrell, Michael Rounkles and Nate Hutchinson. Jan. 10 • Weber County Attorney announces he will seek death penalty for Stewart. Jan. 14 • Stewart charged with aggravated murder, seven counts of attempted murder and one charge of pro...

NBA playoffs: Grizzlies ready to ‘believe’ vs. Spurs

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:09:03 MDT

NBA playoffs: Grizzlies ready to ‘believe’ vs. Spurs

by Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:09PM MDT

Memphis, Tenn. • The towels are showing up all around Memphis. They hang over neighborhood signs and even at a door to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The sentiment? Believe Memphis. The Grizzlies certainly do. Yes, they are down 0-2 to San Antonio in their first Western Conference final, but they take heart in knowing they dug themselves out of an 0-2 hole in the first round against the Clippers. No NBA team has won separate series in the same postseason after losing the first two games....

4A baseball: Huge deficit fails to deter Maple Mountain

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:23 MDT

4A baseball: Huge deficit fails to deter Maple Mountain

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 06:50PM MDT

Orem • It wasn’t much use calling in the Maple Mountain baseball team. The Golden Eagles’ season just had ended in a bitterly disappointing 14-10 loss Friday. As their coaches yelled across the field for them to come accept the Class 4A state runner-up trophy, they didn’t move from their huddle in shallow left field. They just were savoring a few more moments together, as a team, even if it was a moment of defeat. “It’s kind of hard to know I might not see these guys again,” senior K.J. Hall sai...

4A baseball: Salem Hills secures state title (with video)

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:23 MDT

4A baseball: Salem Hills secures state title (with video)

by Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 06:50PM MDT

Orem • It was a bittersweet moment for Scott Haney as he chatted with his players while they took one last batting practice on the Salem Hills field Friday morning. Haney knew months ago that the Skyhawks’ 10 seniors had talent. “We started in August and said, ‘We know we’ve got the skill level,” the baseball coach recalled, “but if you come together and are unified, then special things are going to happen.’ ” In the end, it was around their coach that the Skyhawks coalesced. Haney never had won...

Pyle: Lost in Our Nation’s Capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:02 MDT

Pyle: Lost in Our Nation’s Capital

by George Pyle The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 06:37PM MDT

Some notes from a week off: It was one of those moments when you realize that you have become your father. When my dad, who lived in Kansas City for most of the 1950s, would visit me there in the 1980s, he was often upset to find that he couldn’t find his way around the way he used to. Some things he probably didn’t remember accurately. But he had worked at City Hall for years, and was very much aware of where things were and how the city was laid out. Thirty years on, a lot of it had chan...

A good first step

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:26:01 MDT

A good first step

Published May 24, 2013 06:26PM MDT

The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay boys to join in the pursuit of merit badges just like any other boy is a giant step forward for an organization that has struggled to remain viable in a society less willing to tolerate discrimination based on sexual orientation. Though commendable, as it undoubtedly is, Thursday’s decision by roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA’s national council to adopt the proposal of the governing executive committee is only a partial victor...

Trucker bumped I-5 bridge, saw the horror in rearview mirror

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:03 MDT

Trucker bumped I-5 bridge, saw the horror in rearview mirror

by Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 06:09PM MDT

Mount Vernon, Wash. • The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Amazingly, nobody was killed. The three people who fell into the water escaped with only minor injuries. Officials are trying to find out whether the spectacular collapse of a bridge on one of the ...

Living History: An Emigration Canyon railroad inspires the Pinecrest Inn

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:02 MDT

Living History: An Emigration Canyon railroad inspires the Pinecrest Inn

by Eileen Hallet Stone The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:50PM MDT

Emigration Canyon, long associated with the emigrant trail, Donner-Reed Party, the 49ers, Johnston’s Army and the Pony Express, was early on abuzz with commerce, from timber rights and sandstone quarries to the Emigration Canyon Railroad and the Pinecrest Inn. In 1907, during Salt Lake City’s building boom, the Utah pioneer jurist LeGrand Young built a 14-mile narrow-gauge electric railway to better serve the city’s increasing demands for building foundation sandstone (see May 12, 2013, Salt L...

Three students face charges in West Valley school food fight

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:39 MDT

Three students face charges in West Valley school food fight

by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:47PM MDT

Three students are facing charges ranging from assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest to disorderly conduct after allegedly igniting a food fight involving hundreds of kids at West Valley City’s West Lake Junior High School. West Valley City police Lt. Rick McLenon confirmed Friday that the three students were arrested during the Thursday afternoon cafeteria free-for-all. One officer sustained a minor ankle injury while helping take one of the resisting students into custody. McLeon s...

Forest Service overhauls fees at Utah’s Mirror Lake, American Fork

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:39 MDT

Forest Service overhauls fees at Utah’s Mirror Lake, American Fork

by Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:44PM MDT

The U.S. Forest Service has eliminated long-standing fee areas on the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway and American Fork-Alpine Loop after a review found it may not be appropriate to charge everyone visiting these popular mountain corridors an hour from Salt Lake City. Under a plan released Friday by the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, land managers propose a new system requiring fees only at specific recreational destinations, such as Cascade Springs and Mirror Lake’s fishing site and picnic area....

Utah awarded $2.5 million HUD grant

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:37:21 MDT

Utah awarded $2.5 million HUD grant

by Cathy Mckitrick The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:37PM MDT

Within its six-state region, Utah was the lone recipient of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to target lead and other health hazards in low-income housing. Salt Lake County Housing Manager Randy Jepperson, who applied for the grant, said he shouted out in jubilation Thursday when he received the call from Ruth Ann Norton, executive director of the national Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, regarding Utah’s $2.5 million award. “We went up against some of the biggest c...

Business news briefs

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:02 MDT

Business news briefs

staff And News Services

Published May 24, 2013 05:17PM MDT

Dreamliner flights to resume in May Japan’s All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing’s 787 “Dreamliner,” will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering batteries. ANA said in a statement that it will run five commercial 787 flights in May, before regular, scheduled services begin on June 1. News Corp. OKs split in businesses News Corp. has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing busine...

EnergySolutions: Acquisition by ECP completed

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:02 MDT

EnergySolutions: Acquisition by ECP completed

by Steven Oberbeck The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:16PM MDT

EnergySolutions Inc., the Salt Lake City-based nuclear waste company, said its acquisition by the private equity firm Energy Capital Partners was completed Friday. As a result, EnergySolutions said it notified the New York Stock Exchange it was withdrawing its common stock from listing. In a letter to the company’s employees, CEO David Lockwood said EnergySolutions was fortunate to have found a strong financial partner to help grow its business in the years ahead. “In addition to purchasing all ...

Two dead in RV crash on southern Utah’s I-15

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:17 MDT

Two dead in RV crash on southern Utah’s I-15

by Bob Mims and Donald W. Meyers The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:13PM MDT

In a deadly start to the Memorial Day weekend, two people were killed and eight injured when their motor home crashed through a fence line and into a residential area off Interstate 15 in southern Utah. Utah Highway Patrol troopers believe a blown right front tire may have caused the vehicle to veer off the right side of southbound I-15, 7 miles north of the Utah-Arizona state line about 5:50 a.m. Friday. The RV, which also was hauling a Jeep, crossed a frontage road, plowed through a cinder b...

Zions’ chairman defeats challenge to his leadership

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:10:03 MDT

Zions’ chairman defeats challenge to his leadership

by Paul Beebe The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 05:10PM MDT

Zions Bancorp’s Harris Simmons on Friday easily beat another proposal to strip the role of chairman from him, when shareholders voted by a margin of two to one to reject the idea. Just 34 percent of the votes cast during the regional bank’s annual shareholder meeting favored activist shareholder Gerald Armstrong’s second proposal in three years to cleave the role from Simmons’ other duties of president and chief executive officer. Armstrong first proposed splitting the roles at Zions’ 2010 annua...

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:08 MDT

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

by Nedra Pickler The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 04:37PM MDT

Annapolis, Md. • With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has “no place in the greatest military on earth.” The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, telling the 841 men and 206 women that they have proven themselves morally by meeting rigorous standards...

Business events in Utah this week

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:25:02 MDT

Business events in Utah this week

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 04:25PM MDT

Convention Calendar Sunday Conduit 2013 Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City downtown Attendance • 350 Runs through • Monday Tuesday Congress for the New Urbanism 2013 New Urbanism Congress The Grand America Attendance • 1,500 Runs through • June 3 Economic Calendar New economic numbers to be released this week include: Monday U.S. stock and bond markets • Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday S&P/Case-Shiller • Index of home prices for March and first ...

Arena football: Blaze’s defense starting to assert itself

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:21:02 MDT

Arena football: Blaze’s defense starting to assert itself

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 04:21PM MDT

As the Blaze offense continues to work out the kinks, it’s been the defense that has kept the team afloat. In fact, it’s been the defense that has dominated offenses over the course of the last four games. Nineteen turnovers. Eight turnovers on downs. The Utah defense, after being torched early on in the season, has finally figured it out. “I felt we’ve had that ability,” said Blaze coach Ron James. “If we can get the offense on track on the way it was last year, those landslide wins can return....

Utah Pride Festival drops blogger over Mormon comments

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:18 MDT

Utah Pride Festival drops blogger over Mormon comments

by Ray Parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 04:14PM MDT

Joe Jervis writes an award-winning blog from Manhattan called Joe.My.God., which chronicles the ups and downs of the gay-rights movement. And given his cred with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, Jervis seemed like a no-brainer to participate in next weekend’s Utah Pride Festival as one of its grand marshals. But then he got dropped like a political hot potato. In the past seven years, Jervis said he has written about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mormo...

Coca-Cola 600: Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:02 MDT

Coca-Cola 600: Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title

by Pete Iacobelli The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 04:05PM MDT

Concord, N.C. • Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he’s still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don’t bear that out. Keselowski is winless and seventh in points heading into the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. He opened the season with four straight top-four finishes and seven top 10s in the first eight races. Recently, he’s struggled to stay near the top with a 33rd -place finish at Richmond, an 11th at Talladeg...

Scott D. Pierce: ‘24’ started strong, ended super stupid

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:02 MDT

Scott D. Pierce: ‘24’ started strong, ended super stupid

by Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 04:03PM MDT

Kevin Reilly was president of Fox Entertainment when the last two seasons of “24” aired, but maybe he wasn’t watching the show. When he announced recently that “24” will return as a 12-episode “event” in May 2014, Reilly gushed about how it remained “creatively vibrant” and finished “strong” after eight seasons. Reilly must have had taken a recent blow to the head because “24” did not go out strong, it limped away, a shell of its former self. (Actually, Reilly is one of my favorite network exe...

Indiana’s Carpenter on pole for Indy 500

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:01:02 MDT

Indiana’s Carpenter on pole for Indy 500

by Dave Skretta The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 04:01PM MDT

Indianapolis • He’s the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and die-hard Indiana Pacers fan who has put his modest, one-car program on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 ahead of powerhouse programs from Penske Racing and Andretti Autosport. There’s more, though, and it runs as deep as blood. The unflappable Ed Carpenter is also the stepson of series founder Tony George. That means his family tree has roots tracing all the way back to Tony Hulman, who bought Indianapolis Motor Speedway afte...

Roy teacher needs Facebook votes to win $5K for student lab

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:25 MDT

Roy teacher needs Facebook votes to win $5K for student lab

by Carol Lindsay Special To The Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 03:56PM MDT

Roy • If Maggie Huddleston wins a national award of $5,000 for her science lab, she knows one thing she won’t spend the money on — textbooks. The integrated science teacher at Sand Ridge Junior High doesn’t think books are the best way to teach science. Instead, she likes to be outside doing real-life experiments. She enjoys her job and her students know it. “Oh my gosh I love science! We do lots of hands-on stuff. I’m kind of crazy, I’m not afraid to sing, dance and do cheers; we like to be i...

Kragthorpe: SLCC softball keeps coming close

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:39:16 MDT

Kragthorpe: SLCC softball keeps coming close

by Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist

Published May 24, 2013 03:39PM MDT

Nobody’s sure how to greet Mary Kay Amicone these days, after her Salt Lake Community College softball team finished second in the NJCAA tournament for the third year in a row. Congratulations? Condolences? Consolation? She’ll accept any combination of those expressions. Amicone realizes how difficult it is to reach the finals every year, with a revolving group of sophomores bouncing back and doing whatever it took to get there again. But losing hurts, obviously. The pain extends through a suppo...

5A baseball: Bingham outlasts Layton for title (with video)

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:39:16 MDT

5A baseball: Bingham outlasts Layton for title (with video)

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 03:39PM MDT

Orem • Bending each side of his blue Bingham baseball cap, Joey Sato took a very deep breath and instructed his Miners, celebrating the school’s 21st state championship, to move the hooting and hollering off the mound. It was a long, wild and wacky game that delivered Bingham the Class 5A baseball state championship, a back-and-forth, error-filled extravaganza that the Miners eventually won 6-5 over a gritty group of Layton Lancers. “They knew the task,” Sato said. “I wanted them to have good, q...

Former Utah Scout: Next challenge is making gay youth welcome

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:34 MDT

Former Utah Scout: Next challenge is making gay youth welcome

by Ray Parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 03:23PM MDT

Dylan Lukes of South Jordan dropped out of his Boy Scouts of America troop two years ago after another Scout found his journal, where he had written about being gay. “The other parents freaked out and were not comfortable,” said Lukes, now 17. “I wanted to get my Eagle [Scout] badge … but I just stopped going because I felt uncomfortable.” In a historic decision Thursday, selected leaders of the BSA voted to ease an increasingly controversial ban and allow openly gay boys to join, while conti...

Alleged cop killer Matthew Stewart hangs self in jail cell

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:28 MDT

Alleged cop killer Matthew Stewart hangs self in jail cell

by Jessica Miller And Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 03:22PM MDT

Ogden • Matthew David Stewart, awaiting trial in the slaying of a police officer during a botched 2012 drug raid that ended in a shootout, died late Thursday night after apparently hanging himself in his jail cell. Erna Stewart, Stewart’s sister-in-law, said Stewart’s parents were informed of the death by Weber County Sheriff’s authorities Friday morning. Stewart was found hanging from a bed sheet in his cell at 12:50 a.m., according to Weber County Attorney Dee Smith. He was awake and alert dur...