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Robert Kirby

Humor columnist

Fool-in-residence Robert Kirby has been lampooning life in Zion since 1994. He has won numerous literary awards of dubious note, but is most proud of blowing things up — particularly the tempers of those who take themselves too seriously.

Robert Kirby: Farewell, dear readers. I’m retiring. It’s been a load of laughs.

By Robert Kirby | February 13, 2021, 7:36 p.m.

Robert Kirby: 2021 is hardly the best of times, but it’s also not the worst

By Robert Kirby | February 12, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: I’m glad I married an ‘older woman’ — someone needed to be the adult

By Robert Kirby | February 9, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lego-day Saints — a new way to build faith

By Robert Kirby | February 7, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Don’t kiss off Valentine’s Day. Thank that special person for making you better.

By Robert Kirby | February 5, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Why we’re such suckers for conspiracy theories

By Robert Kirby | February 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: You haven’t a prayer of keeping me totally reverent at church

By Robert Kirby | January 31, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Riding a bike in traffic can be risky, so it may surprise you why I back a plan to change Utah law

By Robert Kirby | January 29, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: If you can’t afford a dog, try leasing one

By Robert Kirby | January 26, 2021, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: I’m back after surgery, and I’ve learned that not any doctor will do

By Robert Kirby | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: How we believe is more important than what we believe

By Robert Kirby | January 10, 2021, 2:01 p.m.

Robert Kirby: After Dad’s death in 2020, my thoughts turn to the afterlife

By Robert Kirby | January 3, 2021, 3:34 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Raise a glass to 2020 — bad to the last drop

By Robert Kirby | January 1, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: What did we learn from this year of the Great Pandemic?

By Robert Kirby | December 29, 2020, 2:04 p.m.

Robert Kirby: And you thought Christmas was over? Ask Mary and Joseph.

By Robert Kirby | December 27, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Sometimes, the best Christmas presents are the ones we didn’t ask for

By Robert Kirby | December 25, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Let’s delve into the history and mystery of Santa

By Robert Kirby | December 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: Who else should be in your Christmas Nativity sets?

By Robert Kirby | December 19, 2020, 4:08 p.m.

Robert Kirby: In praise of porches — places where neighbors schmooze and thieves ‘shop’

By Robert Kirby | December 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Robert Kirby: No chimney? Well, there are other ways to let Santa enter our homes and hearts

By Robert Kirby | December 15, 2020, 1:00 p.m.