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Voices: I’ve seen the Disability Law Center change lives. Utah must preserve its independence.
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (171+ words) Voices: I've seen the Disability Law Center change lives. Utah must preserve its independence.The Salt Lake Tribune Voices: I've seen the Disability Law Center change lives. Utah must preserve its independence. People with disabilities deserve advocates who can fight…...
Voices: Utah was the best place to start my family 35 years ago. My children face a different reality.
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (474+ words) (Jud Burkett | Special to The Tribune) The Desert Canyons neighborhood of St. George, Thursday, March 20, 2025. Add as Preferred Source Thirty-five years ago, raising a family in Cedar City felt " possible. Housing was attainable. One income could stretch far enough. Child…...
Opinion: Want more babies? Abolish commutes.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (237+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rush hour traffic on I-15 on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Panicked by falling fertility rates " which hit a record low of 1.6 children per woman in 2024 " the administration has floated all kinds of ideas to encourage babymaking, from…...
Voices: Utah open enrollment needs to be more parent-friendly
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (435+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Classroom tools at Desert Sky Elementary, Eagle Mountain's new elementary school on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Utah legislators are tackling many education issues this session, from a bell-to-bell cell phone ban to reading proficiency, fights over…...
Neglectful Utah caseworkers have ‘put children in danger,’ critical audit charges
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1077+ words) (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The building that houses offices of the Utah Division of Child and Family Services in Salt Lake City, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Child welfare workers have put thousands of Utah kids at risk of harm " including…...
Curses! Here’s when the ‘Harry Potter’ play is coming to the Eccles Theater
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (571+ words) (Broadway Across America) The next generation of Hogwarts students " from left, Delphi Diggory (Julia Nightingale), Scorpius Malfoy (Aidan Close) and Albus Potter (Emmet Smith " dabble in spells, in the touring production of the Broadway play "Harry Potter and the Cursed…...
Utah’s adoption industry is facing scrutiny. Here’s what to know about ‘adoption tourism.’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1414+ words) (Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) An illustration of partial headlines from various news organizations reporting on Utah's adoption industry. Utah's striking landscapes draw millions of visitors each year, but the Beehive State has also become a leading…...
Pregnant, alone and bused to Utah: How the state became a hub for out-of-state adoptions
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1828+ words) (Kaylee Greenlee | Special to The Tribune) Lakaiya Thompson stands for a portrait at her home in Killeen, Texas, in December. A Utah adoption agency paid for Thompson to come to Utah during her pregnancy so she could place her child…...
BYU-Hawaii students left in immigration limbo after Trump’s Tonga travel ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (972+ words) (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An aerial view of BYU'Hawaii in Laie, Oahu, in March 2025. The university's website lists Tonga, a majority Latter-day Saint country, second among the top 10 nations represented within its student body. For Tongan…...
Letter: Mike Schultz says it’s common sense that minors shouldn’t be transitioning. Lots of travesties were once passed off as common sense.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (216+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, during a special session at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. "Common sense is common sense. I don't need a report, one way or the…...