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When journalists and comedians become friends with politicians, trust none of them.

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I am not one to go to a rally—or even a football game for that matter—just for the hell of it. And this past weekend, I didn't attend the "Fight Oligarchy" event at the University of Utah Huntsman Center.

Utahns of all stripes are fed up and ready to protest Donald Trump

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The first time I saw a mass protest was certainly during one of the many miners' strikes that occurred in Bingham Canyon when I was growing up.

Tesla-driving Republicans can't handle Salt Lake City's speed bumps.

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I learned how to drive a car in Bingham Canyon, Utah.

'La Migra' is back in town, but Utah's economy can't function without immigrants.

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In the mid-70s, I was a full-time student at the University of Utah, paying for schooling as a full-time blackjack dealer in Wendover, Nevada.

Enjoy the new-year Top 10 lists, but don't forget to read the news too.

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In the waning hours of every year, people take time to ponder upon the 8,736 hours that filled their previous 364 days of breathing.

For Utahns with seasonal depression, brighter days are here at last.

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As a lifelong sufferer of SAD—Seasonal Affective Disorder—I've never fully enjoyed this time of year.

Thanks for those prayers, Gov. Cox. America has never disagreed better.

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Just over a month ago, most Democrats, many Independents and a blessed few of our fellow Republicans awoke to the news that Donald Trump had won the 2024 presidential election.

Bundle up Bluetah, it's going to be a long, cold four years.

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It's only been two weeks since election day—and just 206 weeks away from our next presidential election (should we even have another)—and, by golly, it appears winter did indeed come early to Utah.

Another election means another missed opportunity for Utahns to reject one-party rule.

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By the time you read this you will know the results of Tuesday's election, so there's no point in me waxing about how you might consider voting this way or that.

With or without newspaper endorsements, it's time to say "no" to fascists.

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On Monday, October 28, all of Greece—plus Greeks and Hellenes worldwide—celebrated Oxi Day.

Mama Saltas couldn't stand Trump and she'd have plenty to say about Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

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One year ago today—October 15, 2023—my mother Stella Nepolis Saltas died. All of her children were there.

Utah's Mike Lee serves up another round of climate change denialism.

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About 60 great folks (split into two overlapping groups in Athens) came along for the annual City Weekly Trip to Greece.

Spooked by democracy, Utah lawmakers swarm like angry wasps.

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I'm not one to make excuses for my lack of cogent thought or for the weaving meanderings that occur when I take to typing.

The Republican perpetual outrage machine shifts from Paris to phony claims of 'stolen valor.'

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Today I celebrate—along with my youngest son Mikey—National Lefthanders Day.

Gov. Spencer Cox flunks the art history test with freakout over Paris Opening Ceremony.

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In September I'll join the annual City Weekly Trip to Greece in order to get my bearings straight, relax, hit a beach, have an ouzo if I want and to otherwise cavort pretty carefree, as anyone would do on their own vacation.

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