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Wednesday, November 4,2009
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My Greek DNA Beats Yours

Dear U of U: You don't have to be born in Greece to be a Greek.

By John Saltas

A couple of years ago, I and other family members traced our DNA through FamilyTree.com.

Wednesday, October 28,2009
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War Is Hell. So Is Inaction

Without knowing what the end game is in Afghanistan, why do it?

By John Saltas

I don't know firsthand if war really sucks or not, as I'm nonmilitary. But from what I'm told by my friends...

Wednesday, October 21,2009
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Dallin Oaks, Foot in Mouth

LDS apostles’ birthright: Alienating and angering anyone who isn’t LDS.

By John Saltas

When I was in Greece this summer, I bought Pat Bagley a set of Greek worry beads...

Wednesday, October 14,2009
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Bingham High Memories

Pay Dirt: Forward, forward, the Bingham Miners go.

By John Saltas

The first thing my wife asked me this morning was if I were ready to hit "pay dirt."

Wednesday, October 7,2009
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Catch 22 Health Care

Americans think it’s more noble to die without health care than live with the government.

By John Saltas

For her own reasons, my wife pays no attention to me whatsoever except on Tuesdays...

Wednesday, September 30,2009
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Utah Liquor Licenses Unfairly Withheld

Salt Lake City's The Hotel is the latest victim of a silly alcohol-regulation system.

By John Saltas

I didn't sleep so well last night. After tossing and turning while watching the clock remain frozen on the same hour...

Wednesday, September 16,2009
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Shurtleff's Lost It, Folks

Has the AG forgotten he benefits from the same “socialist” government health care Utahns seem to oppose?

By John Saltas

The only time I shared oxygen with Sen. Bob Bennett, he was speaking to a group of student journalists at the University of Utah.

Wednesday, September 2,2009
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Newspapers Gone Wild!

Big Utah dailies are making big blunders as they scramble for profits.

By John Saltas

A few years ago, Ann Poore, a former copy editor at City Weekly, occasionally suggested that I should meet Connie Coyne.

Wednesday, August 26,2009
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University of Utah football rules

Cheering for the SLC team is a basic building-block for a happy childhood.

By John Saltas

Hello from my desk. It's nice to be home from abroad, and equally nice to nearly be over the jetlag...

Wednesday, August 19,2009
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Bookends

Vacation over, lessons learned, Utah's still home

By John Saltas

Hello from 36,000 feet above Manitoba. By writing this, I effectively join the newest variant of the Mile High Club—people who work on airplanes but don't work up a sweat...