POSTED // Sep 26,2007 - The hulking remains of a long-dead reptile lay at the bottom of a dry wash in the desert country north of Moab. It was buried several feet below the soft mud deposits of what used to be a flood plain. The bones lay not far from a local road where Lin...

POSTED // Sep 26,2007 - Before the information revolution, writers and thinkers like John Dewey and Albert Einstein not only worked in their fields of study but also weighed in on the political, cultural and social issues of their time. City Weekly asked Kobe Cohen, visiting...

POSTED // Sep 19,2007 - As teachers and public-school advocates rally against the controversial private-school voucher referendum coming up for vote in the Nov. 6 statewide election, another battle is simmering among teachers—or at least between the unions representing...

POSTED // Sep 19,2007 - American Indian art, ritual and culture have long held fascination for non-Native Americans. City Weekly asked Aurelia Watchman, who works at TP Gallery at 252 S. Main, why this was so: I think white Americans are drawn to Indian culture because it...

POSTED // Sep 5,2007 - While most countries around the world celebrate Labor Day on May 1, the United States chose in 1894 to fix its tribute to the working man three months later in the year. But the Labor Day, or international workers’ day, celebrated by most of the...

POSTED // Sep 5,2007 - Dave Buhler "Not a crusader." Born July 13, 1957—Cancer Married, five children B.S. in political science from U of U, M.A. in public administration from BYU Adjunct U of U political science professor Active LDS Republican Current Salt...

POSTED // Sep 5,2007 - Keith Christensen "He wins. We all win." Born Dec. 7, 1950—Sagittarius Divorced, married for second time, two children B.S. in management and finance from BYU, law degree University of Puget Sound Inactive LDS Former two-term Salt Lake...

POSTED // Aug 29,2007 - On any day, at any moment, 7,000 airplanes fill the skies of this country, according to figures from the Federal Aviation Administration. Keeping those planes from colliding in those crowded skies are more than 15,000 air-traffic controllers in the United...

POSTED // Aug 22,2007 - Used syringes, vials of blood, scalpels and latex gloves littered the pavement at the base of a Dumpster behind a West Valley City Albertsons. The cover of the container was flipped open. Inside sat 75 pounds of infectious waste, wrapped in red plastic...

POSTED // Aug 22,2007 - In the Salt Lake City mayor’s race, candidates seem to be trying to make themselves more like outgoing Mayor Rocky Anderson or distancing themselves from his faults. City Weekly asked tax attorney David Lyon—not a resident of Salt Lake City—what...