Editorials

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) FILE - Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument is shown on May 8, 2017, in Utah.

Tribune Editorial: The BLM Public Lands Rule is a common-sense solution

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | June 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah members of U.S. Congress, clockwise from top left: Rep. Blake Moore; Rep. Chris Stewart; Rep. Burgess Owens; and Rep. John Curtis.

Tribune Editorial: Utah’s congressmen take a stand against democracy

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | June 18, 2023, 2:26 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Voters in cars line up to drop off their ballots in Lehi, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

LDS leaders are showing faith in people when it comes to politics, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | June 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shelves of the Holy Bible and the Book of Mormon line the interior of the Wasatch facility chapel at the Utah State Prison in Draper in April 2004.

Tribune Editorial: Bible is banned. Where did we think this was going to end up?

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | June 2, 2023, 1:58 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
A cardboard fort dedicated to educating visitors about mental health and wellness is shown at the Gateway on Aug. 6, 2020.

Mental health should be treated like other diseases, including when it comes to insurance coverage, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | May 28, 2023, 12:21 p.m.

St. George Police Chief Kyle Whitehead (left) tells crowd at various times to “calm down,” “chill out” and “relax,” at a City Council meeting on May 4, 2023. This took place after the mayor recessed the meeting due to unruly behavior.

Enforced silence isn’t a solution, even if the speaker annoys, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | May 21, 2023, 11:09 a.m.

FILE - In this May 22, 2015 photo, a woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

Utah can do better: Let’s ensure coverage of breast cancer screenings, Editorial Board writes.

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | May 14, 2023, 12:06 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Zions Bank branch in Cottonwood Heights, Monday, March 13, 2023.

Zions should survive banking industry turmoil, experts say. For Utah’s sake it has to, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | May 7, 2023, 12:14 a.m.

Alisha Gorder joins Tribune Editorial Board

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | May 4, 2023, 12:04 p.m.

Florida Man | Pat Bagley

Utah’s dominant party, Editorial Board writes, leaves us no functioning government

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | April 30, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Utahns stepped up in this space, Editorial Board writes. But our work is not done.

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | April 23, 2023, 4:44 p.m.

(Big League Utah) Early concepts of a Major League Baseball park planned for Salt Lake City's Power District.

Salt Lake is a major league city, Editorial Board writes. Here’s why it deserves a Major League team.

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | April 13, 2023, 3:37 p.m.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune)

This June 3, 2011, photo shows the Huntington coal-fired Power Plant owned by PacifiCorp in Huntington, Utah.

Utah is abandoning coal power because it is no longer good business, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | April 10, 2023, 3:41 p.m.

Sample scripts provided for Utah lawmakers to read in videos requested by the government of Shanghai early in the coronavirus pandemic are photographed Feb. 13, 2023. As tensions with Washington rise, Beijing has focused its influence efforts on state and local officials. Security experts have warned that state lawmakers could be unwitting participants in Chinese government propaganda efforts.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

In business and government, the Editorial Board writes, Utah is vulnerable to Chinese influence

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | April 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

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Utah Speaker Becky Lockhart and Rep. James Dunnigan speak about Attorney General John Swallow's resignation, Thursday November 21, 2013 in Salt Lake City.

Ethics Commission should make it easier for Utahns to complain, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | March 26, 2023, 4:28 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks at the Utah Republican Party election night party at the Hyatt Regency in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Satan is not powering sustainable investment movement, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | March 19, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

We’re not talking your grandmother’s feminism, Editorial Board writes, but workplace equality

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | March 12, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate President Stuart Adams at the opening of the 2023 General Session, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.

Ending clergy exemption for reporting child abuse seemed like done deal, Editorial Board writes, until it wasn’t

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | March 5, 2023, 9:02 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Legislators applaud after Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Mathew Durrant gave his speech to the legislature, on opening day of the 2023 session, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.

Utah’s lawmakers choose to make poor use of little time they have, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | February 26, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Office Building, located at 50 E N Temple St, Salt Lake City, is home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Those who give to the LDS Church deserve an accounting of their money, Editorial Board writes

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | February 20, 2023, 11:08 p.m.