John Harrington

FLASHBACK 1997: The District Attorney botched the Giftgate probe but now says maybe Deedee should be indicted.

Saved from the Law

• By John Harrington
• City Weekly has learned after an exhaustive examination of Gunnarson’s look into the mayor’s activities—that, not only did Corradini know much of what Gunnarson was doing while his allegedly independent, secret probe was underway—the mayor actually helped Gunnarson conduct his investigation of her.
• Tags: City Weekly REWIND

FLASHBACK 1998: A majority of Utahns have been led to believe that you can't be a "good" Mormon and a Democrat, too

One-Party Disaster

• By John Harrington
• If balance isn't restored in Utah, democracy is over, whether you're a Mormon or not.
• Tags: City Weekly REWIND

FLASHBACK 1997: Robbing dignity and taking profits at the state alcohol dispensary

Liquor Store Blues

• By John Harrington
• Hey, booze boys, if you don't like the job or the location, put in for a transfer. Or, better still, why don't you ask the question everybody should be asking: "Why is the State of Utah even in the retail booze business?"
• Tags: City Weekly REWIND

FLASHBACK 1991: The media execution of a news anchor

Why Phil Fell

• By John Harrington
• In the soon-to-be hateful spirit of consultant-controlled KTVX, did arise the line of thinking that led, ultimately, to the news execution of Phil Riesen.
• Tags: City Weekly REWIND

Peace on Earth

Utah's pro-gun lawmakers don't always love guns.

• By John Harrington
• With all this gun-toting safety legally and lovingly enveloping the Legislature, why is the state spending $2.8 million tax dollars to fortify the exterior of the Utah Capitol?
• Tags: Opinion

You're on Your Own

One man found couldn't stop a crime in progress when he dialed 911.

• By John Harrington
• Tags: Opinion

A Matter of Source

Monson's lazy faux reporting is a disservice to Utah athletes

• By John Harrington
• My approach, also known as journalism, is clearly not one in practice over at the Trib, or what is left of the Trib, as it relates to Monson's writing about what may or may not be happening within the University of Utah's football program.
• Tags: Opinion

Got Juice?

• By John Harrington
• I always saw the paper as a way to tell stories nobody else would tell. I always used it as a way to give a voice to the voiceless, or to keep the spotlight on things...
• Tags: Cover Story, The Private Eye, City Weekly, never

The Devil’s Dirt

Southern Ute tribe fights for removal of toxic waste from ancient burial ground.

• By John Harrington
• It is said there is a common bond among aboriginal peoples the world over, a spiritual connection to the earth and natural forces shared across far-flung lands and millennia of time. The bond forms the basis for many similar religions practiced among...