AltWeeklies Wire
Bad Callnew
Coaches say a Salt Lake City high school ignored racism complaints.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
09-06-2011 |
Race & Class
The One Mighty and Strongnew
To put God’s house in order and fulfill his prophetic destiny, Brian David Mitchell needed to kidnap a virgin bride. He chose Elizabeth Smart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Carrier |
12-02-2010 |
Religion
Queer Elephantsnew
Some Republican candidates argue they are the better lawmakers for gay rights.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Weed Goes Westnew
Utah searches for its American Dream in California’s marijuana “Green Rush.”
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-05-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana
What You Don't Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt Younew
Why overburdened Utah regulators can’t keep the (bad) doctors away.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
09-22-2010 |
Science
Tags: HCR, dward Eyring
Fixing Legal Immigrationnew
GOP legislators argue states can fix illegal immigration by taking over legal immigration.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
09-15-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, John Dougall
Steam Dream: Utah's Geothermal Energy Potentialnew
Utah tempts entrepreneurs with its trifecta of renewable energy sources.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jim Catano |
09-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Raser Technologies
Major Layoffs Planned at Deseret Newsnew
The Deseret News, one of two Salt Lake City dailies, is planning 30 to 60 percent layoffs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Josh Loftin |
08-13-2010 |
Media
Tags: Deseret News
Gay Students vs. BYU Honor Codenew
Despite a 2007 gay-friendly update to BYU’s honor code, some students claim the discipline goes too far.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
07-08-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: BYU
Utah ACLU: All Barknew
Advocates worry that the ACLU of Utah has lost its bite.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
04-27-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Carol Gnade, ACLU
Gambling in Utahnew
Games of chance are illegal in Utah, but some players like their odds.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Randy Harward |
04-20-2010 |
Policy Issues
Suspicious Zoo Deaths Linked to Violent Orangutannew
Officials at Hogle Zoo, under fire for the skyrocketing mortality rates for their animal inmates, announced that a Bornean orangutan named Talukan, had been elevated to the status of prime suspect in the mysterious deaths last January of zebras Taji and Monty.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
D.P. Sorensen |
03-30-2010 |
Animal Issues
The LDS Church Eyes Barren Wetlands as a Future City Within Salt Lake Citynew
What is now home mostly to birds, mosquitoes and deer flies would eventually house up to 70,000 people in “a variety of neighborhoods with a range of housing types for a diverse population,” according to an update of the 2009 draft of the Northwest Quadrant Master Plan.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Katharine Biele |
03-16-2010 |
Religion
Man Says Epilepsy Caused Him to Grab Woman on Trainnew
A police report states that Lenny Fitzgerald Sorenson scared a female TRAX passenger with creepy glances, followed her when she moved, and finally grabbed her wrist and wouldn’t let go until other riders intervened, leaving the woman with a bruise. Sorenson’s wrists ended up in police handcuffs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
02-23-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Utah's Unstable Oil Refineries: Preventing the Next Blastnew
One loud explosion knocked pictures off Judy Averett´s walls. When she ran outside her Woods Cross home on Nov. 4, 2009, she saw black clouds rising from the ground directly in front of her, to the south and to the north.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
02-02-2010 |
Environment
