Recent columns
Lee Benson
Feb. 9: Salt Lake City knife-sharpening business turns 100
The Lorenz Co. is a knife-sharpening business that has been a fixture in downtown Salt Lake City since 1910.
Doug Robinson
Feb. 9: Running game is missing from today's football
I hate to rain on the Super Bowl parade, but am I the only one who doesn't think it was a great game?
Bob Bernick Jr.
Feb. 9: Utah Legislature: House formally questions global warming
With most Democrats voting no, the Utah House approved a resolution Tuesday that questions global warming while asking…
Greg Kratz
Feb. 9: Reader ponders frequency of retirement distribution
There was a time, not so very long ago, when it was easy to believe the stock market would keep going up forever. There…
Valerie Phillips
Feb. 9: Inexpensive and sweet ways to treat your sweetie
Here's a fast and fun Valentine's Day treat: a brownie in a mug. It's an inexpensive way to say "I love you."
Scott D. Pierce
Feb. 9: 'Faces of America' host recommends asking Mormons for help with genealogy
Henry Louis Gates has an obvious interest in genealogy.
Marjorie Cortez
Feb. 9: Listen to my Mark: Get your heart checked out
Mark Sanchez shared his heart with me Sunday afternoon, and I can't stop thinking about him.
Dick Harmon
Feb. 8: Mountain West Conference race shaping up like 'Survivor' contest
Crinkle, crack and pop.
John Florez
Feb. 8: Don't sacrifice education just to save money
Don't throw our Utah families under the bus.
Mike Sorensen
Feb. 7: Let's talk college hoops today
I know it's the day after the Super Bowl, but today we're talking college hoops. …
Amy Donaldson
Feb. 7: Snow women's hoops team is filled with the right stuff
When Cindy Lindsay was out recruiting basketball players, she looked for a lot of attributes.
Ann Cannon
Feb. 7: Guys: Gesture does matter for Valentine's
Ever since I had my surgery, I've spent a lot of time online because being online is one of those things that doesn't…
Erin Stewart
Feb. 7: Being a champion is not about winning race
I learned a life lesson at an unlikely moment this week while my daughter and I watched a swim meet at the local pool.
Jay Evensen
Feb. 7: States' rights battle was lost a long time ago
All the "message" bills floating around the state Legislature this year seem to be screaming only one real message: Get…
Pignanelli & Webb
Feb. 7: How long can governor, GOP stay on good terms?
Republican legislators and Gov. Gary Herbert seem to have a lovefest going in the early days of the legislative session.…
Brad Rock
Feb. 6: Kirilenko keeps smiling, and so do the Jazz
Who would have figured that at this point of the season, one of the Jazz's big accomplishments would be to beat Denver…
Talking pictures
Jeff Vice Feb. 6: 'Avatar' wins at box office — Oscar, too?
One movie made just as much at the box office as eight of the other nine Best Picture Oscar nominees combined.
Joseph Cramer, M.D.
Feb. 6: Galactic answer to health care is 41
Suddenly there are 41. In Douglas Adams' bizarrely funny "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," the answer to the search of…
Jerry Earl Johnston
Feb. 5: Maybe Hollywood is listening
This year, the Academy Awards will feature 10 nominees for the best picture award.
Radio dial
Lynn Arave Feb. 4: Are portable radios dinosaurs?
Are portable radios going the way of the dinosaur?
Music notes
Scott Iwasaki Feb. 4: Zombie returns to music with 'Deluxe' gore
OK, OK. I know Halloween was four months ago (or eight months from now), and it's nearing Valentine's Day, when a lot of…
Film review
Jeff Vice Feb. 4: 'Dear John' a lifeless and exploitative story
Someday, someone just might make a truly good movie out of a Nicholas Sparks novel. That day is not today, however, and…
Chris Hicks
Feb. 4: 'Napoleon Dynamite' still defines Jon Heder's career
Several comic actors play wacky geeks in "When in Rome," and according to one national movie critic, "Jon Heder as a…
Joe Cannon
Feb. 4: The gospel in words: 'Natural'
Joseph A. Cannon on MormonTimes.com: "The natural man is an enemy to God." (Mosiah 3:19) The Oxford English Dictionary…
Orson Scott Card
Feb. 3: A Christmas card above all others
This past Christmas, we received a lot of Christmas cards and Christmas letters. It was good to hear from friends, to…
Sherry Young
Jan. 31: Discipline of football can form character
Recently my husband, Grit, and I ran into Todd Britsch, an emeritus professor from BYU who went to high school with Grit.
Lois Collins
Jan. 28: Those who help out in crisis are best role models
Helen Thayer once met three polar bears on a single day. And had not her spunky dog Charlie been there, things could…
Jim Rayburn
Jan. 25: BYU basketball: Cougars climb to No. 12 in AP, 10th in coaches' poll
PROVO — Fans of BYU basketball are probably a bit more trustworthy right now of what the nation's college coaches…
Loren Jorgensen
Jan. 16: The NBA for good and bad
It's been a memorable week in the NBA — for both good and bad. Locally, fans were treated to perhaps the best-ever…
- Lakers could be without Kobe 1:01 a.m.
- Boozer plays like All-Star 12:24 a.m.
- Blog: More on Fesenko's "jackpotting'' 12:19 a.m.
- 'Ticky' Burden still not elite 12:18 a.m.
- Boylen wants consistency from Utes 12:13 a.m.
- Editorial: Keep health reform local 12:12 a.m.
- Teach good grammar 12:12 a.m.
- Shoveling snow makes men happy 12:12 a.m.
- Afterthoughts 12:12 a.m.
- Letters: Rein in lawyers 12:12 a.m.
- High school players commit to BYU
- Utah Jazz Ironmen
- 15-month-old Rachel Toone dies
- LDS veggie program helps Bolivians
- Teacher merit pay debated
- SLC's City Creek moves ahead
- Utahn's 'Caveman Diet' catching on
- 'Faces of America' recommends LDS
- MWC race shaping 'Survivor' style
- Kaman, not Boozer, on All-Star team
- Teacher merit pay debated
194 - UNLV bombs BYU into loss186
- Countering attacks on LDS scholarship163
- White House mocks Sarah Palin102
- High school players commit to BYU92
- Rally in opposition to benefit cuts90
- Let's talk college hoops78
- BYU's prime postseason position?77
- Possible Constitution draft found72
- Who Dat! Saints beat Colts71
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Boylen wants consistency from Utes
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