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October 21, 2011 • The Salt Lake Tribune
Poet at City Art Reading Series
Travis Mossotti, a May Swenson Prize winner, will read from his collection of poems as part of the City Art Reading Series. His work has been published in literary journals around the country, also winning the James H... Full Story
October 28, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
Some three months after polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls he took as plural wives, attorneys have filed their opening arguments with a federal appeals court in the group's long-running communal pr... Full Story
November 1, 2011 • Tribune And Wire Reports
Robert Lee, Texas • During the second day of trial for a former polygamous sect bishop, Texas Rangers testified about their discovery of what would amount to more than a billion pages of documents housed behind a thick vault door on a polygamous sec... Full Story
April 6, 2011 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Utah Compact may yield America's Compact. House may override Herbert veto. Huntsman to NH.
Happy Wednesday. With both sides digging in, your federal government may be shuttered — for the most part — come Saturday. What does that mean? The NY T... Full Story
June 15, 2011 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Huntsman's Reagan approach. Levin backs Hatch. Study: High court's gender bias.
Happy Wednesday. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. plans to make his White House intentions official on Tuesday at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, a spot some... Full Story
November 6, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
The Safety Net committee will host an open house in southern Utah this week for those interested in becoming host families for an increasing number of people leaving or being kicked out of the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs.
"Hopefully we can g... Full Story
November 10, 2011 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Perry's 'oops heard round the world.' Fund-raising ban may for lawmakers out. Herbert floats veterans job plan.
Happy Thursday. A note to all candidates: when you plan to name three things on stage at a nationally televised debate, rem... Full Story
December 9, 2011 • The Cricket by Sean P. Means
Most home-video releases give you the choice: DVD or Blu-ray.
The release of the documentary "Sons of Perdition," about teens exiled from Warren Jeffs' FLDS Church, comes with a choice: Full of swears or Utah nice.
The movie was given an R ratin... Full Story
November 23, 2011 • By Erin Alberty The Salt Lake Tribune
A Canadian judge dealt a blow to polygamy advocates Wednesday by upholding the country's ban on plural marriage.
In a landmark decision, British Columbia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman wrote that the ban prevents "sundry harms" relat... Full Story
December 2, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah attorney general is fighting a court order requiring the state to pay more than $5.5 million for outstanding debts to the accountant appointed to run a polygamous sect's communal property trust.
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says tax... Full Story
December 5, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A judge has rebuffed the Utah attorney general and affirmed a ruling ordering the state to pay more than $5 million to the court-appointed administrator of a polygamous sect's property trust to cover outstanding debt.
In a decision made public ... Full Story
December 15, 2011 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Romney would see 'The Book of Mormon.' Huntsman gains in New Hampshire. Utah sues feds over roads.
Happy Thursday, we have advice for our pundit friends out there. Comparing the rhetoric of leading political candidates to the KKK is dicey... Full Story
December 21, 2011 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Poll: Not all Dems sold on Obama. Romney's closing argument. Candidate highlighting 'craziest Mormon beliefs.'
Happy Wednesday. The Tribune begins today to roll out results of a nationwide survey on voters feelings about the presidenti... Full Story
December 22, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A state-controlled polygamous sect's property trust owes more than $2.2 million in back taxes and, under a Utah judge's new ruling, people could be evicted from their homes along the Utah-Arizona border if they don't pay their bills.
... Full Story
December 22, 2011 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
In a sign of widening rifts and increasing tension in the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs, the Washington County sheriff and county attorneyresponded to Hildale this week to halt a standoff between members of the sect and those recently excommuni... Full Story
December 23, 2011 • By Terry Orme The Salt Lake Tribune
This is the time of year when journalists revisit the past. The Top-10 stories of the year. The newsmakers of 2011.
It satisfies some deep-seated need to sum up, to place events in a neat package and put a bow on top.
Around the world, it was the de... Full Story
January 3, 2012 • The Salt Lake Tribune
1. 'Mormon moment' arrives
First, Mitt Romney starts running for president again. (Did he ever stop?) Then another Mormon, Jon Huntsman, joins him in the 2012 race. With two LDS Republicans in the White House hunt, it becomes open season ... Full Story
December 31, 2011 • By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune
In January, Rep. Becky Lockhart became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Utah House of Representatives. What was the biggest obstacle she had to overcome?
A) To this male-dominated Legislature, girls are "icky."
B) A strong desire among la... Full Story
January 5, 2012 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Hatch's tough test. Wimmer leaves the Legislature. The Deseret News one year later.
Happy Thursday, after his narrow victory in Iowa, Mitt Romney rolled into New Hampshire as the big favorite and that was before he announced the endorsement o... Full Story
January 30, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
An Arizona judge is weighing whether to remove prosecutors from a public corruption case against a pair of polygamous town officials due to what the defense calls a conflict of interest.
Colorado City Fire Chief Jacob Barlow and town Manager David D... Full Story
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