George Pyle

Editorial page editor

George has been an editorial writer, columnist and blogger for The Tribune's Opinion Section since 2002 (with a four-year diversion to do the same things for The Buffalo News in Buffalo, N.Y.).

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Work on 650 Main, an office project at 650 S. Main Street. Salt Lake City's skyline will change in 2021 with several new skyscrapers and midsize towers going up across Utah's capital city.

George Pyle: Utah has a gobs of cash on hand. Should we reinvest it or give ourselves a tax break?

By George Pyle | January 19, 2021, 12:03 a.m.

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This Jan. 8 image shows the suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. The social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence."

George Pyle: It used to be much easier to spot lies

By George Pyle | January 15, 2021, 9:57 p.m.

(Jose Luis Magana | AP photo)

In this Jan. 6 photo, rioting supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Historians say Trump’s legacy and his electoral undoing will be largely shaped by rhetoric aimed at stirring his largely white base that tugged at the long-frayed strands of race relations in America.

George Pyle: Stewart and Owens must go. And take Trump with them.

By George Pyle | January 12, 2021, 12:58 a.m.

This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

George Pyle: The whole world needs to be watching. A free press is the way we do that.

By George Pyle | January 8, 2021, 7:59 p.m.

(Susan Walsh | AP photo) Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, holds up the transcript summary of the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, at the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.

George Pyle: If Joe Biden’s election is fishy, so is Chris Stewart’s.

By George Pyle | January 4, 2021, 11:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and Gov. Gary Herbert at an election night event in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

George Pyle: Utah’s new governor is our friend. But is he our leader?

By George Pyle | January 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

George Pyle: Tribune Opinion section is still your soapbox

By George Pyle | December 20, 2020, 1:01 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tensions flared between protesters and police in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 as dozens of people experiencing homelessness were forced to leave the camps where they were living.

George Pyle: Poverty is the virus that threatens us all

By George Pyle | December 16, 2020, 12:54 a.m.

A woman looks at a section of the "Americans" exhibit that explores the historical context of the Trail of Tears, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Washington. A new exhibit uses images of Natives to show how the population permeates American culture. The "Americans" exhibit has received good reviews, but some say the accompanying website falls short in its characterization of an 1830 U.S. law that forced thousands of American Indians off their lands. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

George Pyle: Utah to America: We’re sorry

By George Pyle | December 13, 2020, 1:01 a.m.

Gabriel Sterling a top Georgia elections official speaks on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, during a news conference in Atlanta. On Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, Sterling called on President Donald Trump to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

George Pyle: Utah Republicans should see that winning an election is not cheating

By George Pyle | December 6, 2020, 12:00 p.m.