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McEntee: West Valley police’s baggage mars end of Powell probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:56 MDT

McEntee: West Valley police’s baggage mars end of Powell probe

By Peg McEntee Tribune Columnist

Updated May 21, 2013 06:00AM MDT

If only a searing scandal about rogue cops hadn’t tainted the West Valley City Police Department, there may have been more sympathy for the officers who announced Monday that the active search for Susan Powell, and whoever is responsible for her disappearance, is over. Susan Powell vanished from her West Valley City home in December 2009 and has never been found. Her husband, Josh Powell, was the only person of interest ever named in the case, and he refused to cooperate with investigators. And...

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Peg McEntee: Be brave, Disney, don’t ‘sex up’ female heroes

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:48:15 MDT

Peg McEntee: Be brave, Disney, don’t ‘sex up’ female heroes

By peg mcentee Tribune Columnist

Updated May 20, 2013 10:48AM MDT

Fans of the film “Brave” are outraged that Disney did a sexy makeover of Merida, the Scottish princess, expert archer and horsewoman who not only saves the day but also convinces her parents that she alone will choose the man she’ll marry. Brenda Chapman, who worked with the Disney-owned Pixar to make her film, says she based Merida on her 13-year-old daughter and intended the character to be a role model for all little girls. For her effort, Chapman won an Academy Award this year for writing ...

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Peg McEntee: Grass-roots Mormons preach Earth-friendly gospel

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:26:58 MDT

Peg McEntee: Grass-roots Mormons preach Earth-friendly gospel

By Peg McEntee Tribune Columnist

Updated May 16, 2013 06:26AM MDT

Just a few months ago, the Legislature repeated its demand that the federal government surrender 30 million acres of public lands to Utah so the state can make more money on them. That’s just the sort of thinking that the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance (MESA) deplores, and why it wants its followers — more than 1,300 in more than 15 countries — to remember LDS teachings to revere the Earth, its sanctity, its people and the need to preserve it for generations to come. And, given that ...