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Commentary: Are Latter-day Saints heeding their prophets’ call and leading out against racism?
Latter-day Saints have been directed to their top leaders to "lead out in abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice.” Are they doing so? Despite some progress on the issue, a religion scholar has his doubts.
Voices: My ectopic pregnancy nearly killed me. Utah’s abortion laws must leave room for doctors to act.
“I’m a lawyer. I understand the instinct to write statutory exceptions narrowly,” one Utahn writes in an op-ed. “But I know what it costs to build that certainty in real time, in a body quietly bleeding internally while everyone waits for enough proof.”
Letter: Recovery shouldn’t be political. And it does not start with an executive order.
Sen. Jen Plumb: There is a difference between accountability someone takes on themselves because they are ready to make a change and “accountability” imposed from the outside through pressure or withheld support.
Gordon Monson: The Battle of the Billionaires. Who should bring Major League Baseball to Utah — the Millers or Ryan Smith?
The Millers have been pursuing Major League Baseball for years. Now Ryan Smith appears to have baseball ambitions of his own. A billionaire battle is brewing in Utah.
Letter: Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children. Let’s keep it in focus.
Letter: We need our Utah communities to come together to turn awareness into continued support for childhood cancer research, survivors and their families rather than ending the conversation at the end of the month.
Gordon Monson: Nine things that should be said at LDS General Conference — but likely won’t be
Tribune columnist Gordon Monson has a wish list of things he hopes Latter-day Saint leaders will say at General Conference — but he's not holding his breath.
Latest from Mormon Land: Why a former prime minister left the LDS faith; church buys luxury apartments
New Zealand's former prime minister opens up about her exit from the LDS Church, and a slew of stories to get ready for General Conference.
Christmas in October? A Utah radio station is already playing holiday music, because ‘there’s a demand’
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. OK, not yet, but a Utah radio station has already launched into the holiday playlist.
Utah Jazz rookie Darryn Peterson was a self-described ‘anti-social loner.’ But he’s finding his people in Utah.
Darryn Peterson has already lived up to expectations. Just ask his teammates.
Commentary: Cold War may be over, but anti-communism is hot again — and Latter-day Saints are in the thick of it
Latter-day Saints have played a crucial role in the fight against communism, a fight that has resurfaced again.
Opinion: The Democrats’ policy on Palestine is detached from reality
Opinion: The Democrats’ policy on Palestine is detached from reality
Opinion: Affordability is a winning message for Democrats. But there’s an even better one.
Opinion: Affordability is a winning message for Democrats. But there’s an even better one.