The Ward Connection

An Orem immigration attorney’s advice pushes undocumented clients deeper into the shadows.

POSTED // Oct 6,2010 - S. Austin Johnson is a calm, bespectacled man in a rumpled jacket, whose only nervous tick is occasionally pushing his fringe of hair back.

Local Man Develops Solar-Powered 'Ecotrike'

Enviro-cruising: A small vehicle with big benefits.

POSTED // Oct 5,2010 - The solar-powered Ecotrike II travels at a maximum speed of 37 mph, will go 30 miles without a charge and ...

Congressional 3rd District Candidate Jake Shannon

Hypno-Candidate: Libertarian candidate searches for true conservatism in the 3rd Congressional District.

POSTED // Sep 29,2010 - Jake Shannon is somewhat of an anti-politician, unafraid to say things other candidates prefer to avoid ...

Attorney General's Office Threatens City Weekly With Criminal Charges, Prior Restraint

POSTED // Sep 28,2010 - It was a document the public’s tax dollars pay for but they (almost) never see: an expert’s opinion on whether a Utah doctor made an honest mistake or a negligent, incompetent screw up ...

Green Development or Green Wash: Jordan River Nature Restoration

Environmentalists lost the Salt Lake City soccer complex battle—but the larger war for restoration has just begun.

POSTED // Sep 21,2010 - Some are cheering the riparian restoration area planned to abut a soccer complex in north Salt Lake City, but one Jordan River expert calls the plan a tragedy.

New Mormon-Feminist Group Lobbies LDS Church

At least put baby-changing tables in men's bathrooms also, the group says.

POSTED // Sep 21,2010 - The sisters of Women Advocating for Voice and Equality have a simple mission: Make the F word—feminist—no longer an obscenity among members ...

Fixing Legal Immigration

GOP legislators argue states can fix illegal immigration by taking over legal immigration.

POSTED // Sep 15,2010 - At the Sept. 10 GOP Immigration Forum, Rep. John Dougall, R-Highland, was the only panelist to share a truly personal story of immigration ...

Dad Who Opposed Adoption Tries to Visit Adoptive Parents--and His Child

John Wyatt always wanted his child--but can't even get a visit.

POSTED // Sep 10,2010 - John Wyatt flew to Utah Thursday to appear before the Utah Supreme Court in hopes of dissolving the adoption of his child to a Utah family, which he always opposed. But...

Could a Transitional Jobs Program Curb Panhandling?

Salt Lake City government, homeless advocates differ on who would be responsible for program.

POSTED // Sep 8,2010 - Everybody gets the jitters when filling out a job application. While some may worry over references, others have bigger worries ...

NextFit vs. Lolo Burn: Animosity Simmers Between Fitness Startups

Former employees file wage claims, start rival company.

POSTED // Sep 8,2010 - In the halls of NextFit’s Sandy headquarters these days, there’s a disquieting calm. With more office space than workers to fill it, NextFit is beginning to show some premature gray as a 6