Letters

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People march around the State Capitol in Salt Lake City in support of abortion rights on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

Letter: Access to reproductive health care and affordable child care is crucial for women’s entrepreneurial success

By Cheyenne Smith | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Stuart Ruckman and James A. Martin | The Times-Independent) A Criollo cow at the Dugout Ranch in Indian Creek.

Letter: Practicing the same management policy with a different breed of cow does not replenish the land

By Kaki Hunter | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

This undated microscope image provided by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in January 2018 shows a trophectoderm biopsy, in which cells from the outer layer of an embryo that develop into the placenta and amniotic membranes are removed and can be used for genetic testing. (ASRM via AP)

Letter: For the sake of diversity and minority health outcomes, genetic testing must be accessible to all

By Julane Machado | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Letter: Climate change affects us all. A bipartisan policy is the solution.

By Peter Garrett | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Pamela Yuen, with the American Association of University Women, holds a sign in favor of affirmative action outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Letter: In post-affirmative action America, offering benefits based on low-income status might be the answer

By Stephen Holbrook | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The area in Parleys Canyon, Nov. 22, 2021 where a proposed open-pit limestone quarry would be located, according to Utah mining regulators.

Letter: For the health and safety of the public, Parleys gravel pit must be denied

By Joel Wyner | The Public Forum | July 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thousands of shore birds and waterfowl take flight near the outflow of the Weber River where it meets the Great Salt Lake where critical shallow bird habitat has been covered with a few inches of water on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, following a record breaking snowpack year.

Letter: We cannot simply rely on nature to save the Great Salt Lake

By Zac Smith | The Public Forum | June 29, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Highland High School's book depository, Sept. 27, 2022.

Letter: Here’s how book selection — and school librarians’ role in it — works

By Randy LaLonde | The Public Forum | June 29, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Letter: Given the threats to our democracy, “God bless America” needs a tweak

By Frank Fish | Public Forum | June 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The area in Parleys Canyon where Granite Construction is proposing to excavate a limestone quarry, Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

Letter: The fact is we need both gravel and clean air

By Michael Brehm | The Public Forum | June 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

FILE - This Oct. 3, 2013, file photo shows a custom made semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine, displayed at TDS Guns in Rocklin, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Letter: Want to have a military-style weapon? Be ready to serve in the armed forces.

By Susan Sandack | The Public Forum | June 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

The Former Guys | Pat Bagley

Letter: Vote like your life depends on it

By Peter R. Finn | The Public Forum | June 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The 119 Steam Engine chugs down the track at the Golden Spike National Historical Park during one of the winter steam locomotive demonstrations, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

Letter: Assertion about incompatible rails in Ogden’s railroad past is curious

By Michael Wilson | The Public Forum | June 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum) Former President George W. Bush.

Letter: Keeping the Bible accessible won’t hurt children

By Karl R. Walker | The Public Forum | June 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, center, arrive for the Celebration of the Life of Robert F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Letter: RFK Jr. is more than just a conspiracy theorist

By Atticus Scott | The Public Forum | June 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Surf lake, the second largest of three lakes at Southern Shore featuring a wave generator, is a new development being built in Hurricane, is the first private luxury surfing community in Utah.

Letter: Water-hungry playground in the desert is sure to be received with open arms by the Utah Legislature

By Christopher Rohr | The Public Forum | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

FILE — A banner of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023. (Mark Peterson/The New York Times)

Letter: Having Trump tried by a jury of his peers doesn’t seem possible

By Frank Heath | The Public Forum | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left, Dallin H. Oaks, Russell M. Nelson and Henry B. Eyring lead the spring General Conference Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Letter: LDS Church’s warning against straight-party voting should be followed by a denunciation of gerrymandering

By Paul Wright | The Public Forum | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Stefani Reynolds | The New York Times)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) at her office in Washington, July 20, 2021.

Letter: Political horrors suggest June might be the cruelest month

By Craig K. Rushforth | The Public Forum | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The large rainbow flag that takes up the rear of the Utah Pride Parade is carried in Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

Letter: For too long, queer people have been pummeled by waves of criticism and thrown crumbs of acceptance

By Savannah Sanford | The Public Forum | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.