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Fed-up customers taking action against big banks

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Oct. 20 - By paul beebe The Salt Lake Tribune Published Oct 19, 2011 07:41PM MDT Public anger that sparked the Occupy Wall Street protest is spilling over into direct action against Utah and U.S. banks, especially ones that took federal bailout money and charge high bank fees to make up for lost income while cutting back on lending and paying big bonuses. The fury is showing up in calls for customers to move their deposits to other banks or credit unions as a way to strike back at financial institutions that activists say have too much power in Washington. The latest moveme... ...

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Poll: Obama faces trouble with key voters

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Aug. 28 - By KEN THOMAS and JENNIFER AGIESTA The Associated Press Published Aug 27, 2011 05:13PM MDT Washington • Whites and women are a re-election problem for President Barack Obama. Younger voters and liberals, too, but to a lesser extent. All are important Democratic constituencies that helped him win the White House in 2008 and whose support he’ll need to keep it next year. An analysis of Associated Press-GfK polls, including the latest survey released last week, shows that Obama has lost ground among all those groups since he took office. The review points to his vulnerabilities and prob... ...

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Wendover’s nuclear secrets revealed

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Aug. 28 - By Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune Published Aug 27, 2011 04:59PM MDT Wendover • For the first time in decades, Historic Wendover Airfield revealed its nuclear secrets to a small group of guests who got a look at what’s on the south side of the still-operational runway. And a peek at pieces of American history. Wendover is where flight crews trained to drop the atomic bombs that ended World War II and where those bombs, Fat Man and Little Boy, were developed and assembled (with the exception of the atomic warheads). “It’s awesome,” said Faye Sanders, of Salt Lake ... ...

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Huntsman hits Perry on climate change, Fed

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Aug. 21 - The Associated Press Published Aug 20, 2011 06:07PM MDT Washington • Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is pounding away at rival Rick Perry’s skepticism of manmade global warming and criticism of the nation’s central banker, saying those stands hurt the GOP and make the Texas governor come off as a not-so-serious national figure. Huntsman, a former Utah governor who was President Barack Obama’s first ambassador to China, has trailed in early polls nationally and in early voting states, leading his campaign to pledge more aggressive attacks on the t... ...

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Fear of the tea party

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Aug. 08 - Published Aug 7, 2011 09:20PM MDT Shame on the Utah Republican members of Congress who voted against the bill to raise the nation’s debt limit. Contrast that to Rep. Jim Matheson and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who put their country first above petty politics. Giffords, recovering from an assassin’s bullet, said she voted for the measure because “I could not take the chance that my absence could crash our economy.” Conservative-loving Utahns have been sold out by their so-called leaders in Washington who would not support ... ...

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Global warming disease

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Sherman Bloom - Jul. 12 (Opinion) - If your granddaughter has a fever of 105, is comatose, and has symptoms of meningococcal meningitis, do you wait for still more proof of the disease, or do you start treatment immediately? If you wait one day, the child may be dead. You want treatment now! How about a planet undergoing scientifically diagnosed global warming ...

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Why the Southwest is burning

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Jul. 09 - By william debuys Writers on the Range Published Jul 8, 2011 04:25PM MDT No big thing happens for just one reason. This season’s fires, cutting broad swaths across the Southwest, result from the convergence of three powerful forces: climatic drought, institutional tunnel vision, and old-fashioned human frailty. On the face of it, the drought is simple: There hasn’t been much rain or snow across much of the region, and the forests are tinder dry. Many people ask if climate change might be a factor. A definite answer is both impossible and obvious to give — impossible ... ...

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Campbell: Time for sun to shine on legislative caucuses

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Jun. 04 (Opinion) - By Joel Campbell Special to The Tribune Published Jun 3, 2011 07:16PM MDT In a state where a supermajority of Republicans controls both chambers of the Legislature, it is time for citizens to demand that legislators hold open caucuses. Years ago, legislators exempted political caucus meetings from the open meetings law. Senate minority leader Ross Romero hoped to push SB254 during the 2011 session, but the bill never got beyond its title. Romero wants political caucuses subject to the same sunshine-in-government rules that govern meetings of everything from the local... ...

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Taliban attack US vehicles in Pakistan

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Riaz Khan, Nahal Toosi - May. 20 (News) - A Taliban car bomb struck an armored vehicle taking American government employees to the U.S consulate in northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said, in a strike the militants said was in revenge for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

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Student deaths spark suicide prevention campaign

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Rosemary WInters - Apr. 02 (News) - Extra counselors have been dispatched to the school of 850 students to offer one-on-one and small-group counseling throughout the day. The school also plans to launch a program called “Tell Someone” that will encourage youths to speak to an adult when they are feeling depressed or struggling with other problems.

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Interior: Drillers sitting on millions of leased acres

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Thomas Burr - Mar. 29 (News Report) - A new Interior Department report says more than half the public lands leased to oil and gas companies are sitting idle while the industry and congressional critics are clamoring to open more federal swaths for exploration. But Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, who heads a House subcommittee over public lands, says those numbers are bunk and blasted Interior for playing politics with America’s energy sector.

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‘Grandparent economy’ helps drive the financial system

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Salt Lake Tribune - By Anita Creamer - Dec. 25 (Special Report) - America’s 70 million grandparents divvied up the $52 billion they spent on their grandkids in 2009, according to a study that was commissioned by Grandparents.com. With that kind of spending power, even in the recession grandparents are clearly a key force driving the broader economy.

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Don’t let your turkey make you sick

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Salt Lake Tribune - By Heather May - Nov. 23 (News) - The Salt Lake Valley Health Department is reminding people to properly store their Thanksgiving leftovers so they don’t become one of the estimated 400,000 Americans sickened by turkey-related food poisoning each year.

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Voters have interest in politicians’ loyalty to religion

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Salt Lake Tribune - By Ross A. Collier - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - Personally, I want to know when religious beliefs influence the policy preferences of government officials and candidates. My justification for the appropriateness of this line of inquiry from the public and the press is as follows.

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Recession’s over

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Sep. 25 - Updated Sep 25, 2010 12:07AM MDT A clutch of egghead economists has declared that the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. If you’re out of a job, that’s small comfort. Ditto if you are upside down in your mortgage and facing foreclosure. Nevertheless, it’s good news that the U.S. economy stopped shrinking 15 months ago and has been growing ever since. The trouble is that it is growing at a painfully slow pace, not fast enough to generate the new jobs that many Americans desperately need. The Wall Street Journal pu... ...

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The DREAM can wait no longer - Salt Lake Tribune

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Sep. 18 (Opinion) - Boston GlobeThe DREAM can wait no longerSalt Lake TribuneOver the past few months, the topic of immigration has continued to fuel debate among legislators, the media and the American public. ...Obama, Reid support encourages Dream Act watchersRedlands Daily FactsSenate Democrats hope to score points with DREAM Act debateMiamiHerald.comWhy We Need The DREAM Act NowILW.comSan Gabriel Valley Tribune?-CounterPunch?-1888 Press Release (press release)all 460 news articles??

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Sorry, immigration reform is a federal responsibility

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:58:55 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Sep. 18 - MSU State NewsSorry, immigration reform is a federal responsibilitySalt Lake Tribune“Immigration is not about them: it is about all of us.”— Javier de Lucas, professor of law, University of Valencia, Spain The federal ...SJPD Policy on Immigration Law EnforcementSan Jose InsidePrison Industry Ties to Anti-Immigration BillsThe Washington IndependentArizona immigration law appropriateMaroonMSU State News?-Emporia Gazette?-US Money Talk Newsall 26 news articles??

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Illegal immigration

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Sep. 03 - Updated Sep 3, 2010 12:01AM MDT The Pew Hispanic Center reported the other day that the estimated number of illegal aliens in the United States has declined from 12 million in 2007 to 11.1 million in 2009. The number of people coming into the country illegally every year also has shrunk by about two-thirds. About 850,000 were arriving every year early in this decade, compared to about 300,000 now. It is ironic, then, that the political fervor in Utah to stem the tide of illegal immigration has peaked just as that tide is ebbin... ...

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Robles, Chavez-Houck blast illegal immigration bill

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Aug. 17 (News) - Implementing proposed immigration legislation modeled after Arizona's controversial law could cost Utah millions of dollars.

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There are two legitimate perspectives on ‘the list’

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Jul. 31 (Opinion) - By kristen cox Updated Jul 31, 2010 12:55AM MDT The list of suspected illegal immigrants leaked to the public struck a nerve on both sides of the immigration debate and represents the complexity of this issue. For some, the list symbolizes inconsistent and often contradictory federal policies. For others, the list was a breach of confidentiality and due process and triggered fears of bigotry. Both perspectives have merit. The federal government’s approach to illegal immigration is inconsistent, at best. Washington spends millions to prevent ... ...

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Guv: At least 2 state workers behind ‘The List’

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Robert Gehrke - Jul. 17 (News) - The state has identified and placed on leave two employees from the Department of Workforce Services who accessed state data to compile a list of 1,300 people who were purportedly in the country illegally. At least two more workers are suspected. “These tactics by these rogue employees to go out and single out individuals and their families and, in some cases, falsely accusing people of an illegal status is deplorable and is counterproductive to the issue that ought to be the focus,” Gov. Gary Herbert said at a press conference. Two employees were escorted from their state offices and have been put on administrative leave pending completion of the full investigation, said DWS executive director Kristen Cox. She said it is uncertain if their leave would be unpaid.

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Nation’s founders: How religious were they?

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By Peggy Fletcher Stack - Jul. 05 (Investigative Report) - Were the framers orthodox Christian believers who intended to build the new nation on theological principles, or were they religious skeptics eager to cast off centuries of tradition? Was Jesus Christ guiding their actions, or was he merely an ancient moral teacher?

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Weather forecasts unsettled, but not climate science - Salt Lake Tribune

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:25:25 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - Apr. 10 - Weather forecasts unsettled, but not climate scienceSalt Lake TribuneBennett finishes with his conclusion that the "science surrounding the effect of human greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the global climate is still ...Climate change science more certain than everThe Turlock JournalFLASHPOINT: More heat for the climate change debateTerre Haute Tribune StarClimate Policy: If you don't like Copenhagen, try AsilomarScienceBlog.com (blog)all 15 news articles??

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Taliban: Kandahar bombings are a warning

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Salt Lake Tribune - By webmaster@sltrib.com (By Noor Khan And Kay JohnsonThe Associated Press) - Mar. 15 - Kandahar, Afghanistan » The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO's top general that the insurgents are ready for the war's next major offensive in their heartland.

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Scientists: Nuke panel owes Utahns an apology

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Salt Lake Tribune - By Judy Fahys - Nov. 09 (News Report) - Three scientists say federal nuclear regulators owe Utahns an apology -- and a policy change -- for allowing shallow burial of depleted uranium, including the 49,000 tons already at EnergySolutions Inc.'s landfill in Tooele County.

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