City Weekly - Hits & Misses http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/articles.sec-8418-1-hits-misses.html <![CDATA[Church vs. 'Hood]]> By Katharine Biele

One thing for sure: Paul Mero knows a duck when he sees one. That’s why the head of the Sutherland Institute weighed in on the morality of rebuilding the Provo Missionary Training Center.]]>
<![CDATA[Drunk Not Disorderly]]> By Katharine Biele

One of the comments on the Deseret News story regarding neighborhood bars noted that there are plenty of bars along State Street.]]>
<![CDATA[Points for Trying]]> By Katharine Biele

As Utah Republicans become more and more self- righteous, it’s refreshing to hear that some actually listen to their constituents with a—dare we say—open mind.]]>
<![CDATA[Yes to Violence?]]> By Katharine Biele

Is there no end to Sen. Mike Lee’s reading and apparent memorization of the Constitution?]]>
<![CDATA[Lost Funds]]> By Katharine Biele

Women around the nation reacted when the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure decided to pull funding from Planned Parenthood.]]>
<![CDATA[Must Be Mormon]]> By Katharine Biele

Not to diminish the candidacy of boy wonder Ben McAdams, but when are Democrats going to get off the Mormon bandwagon?]]>
<![CDATA[Positive Attention]]> By Katharine Biele

Suddenly, there’s a whole lot of interest in an association that’s been around since 1973. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is coming to Salt Lake City ...]]>
<![CDATA[Sign of the Times]]> By Katharine Biele

Some code words from yesteryear are just hard to get rid of. Take “multiethnic,” for instance.]]>
<![CDATA[Artistic Liberties]]> By Katharine Biele

Take one look at the painting, and you’ll want to say again, “Oh, just get over it!” We’re talking about Jon McNaughton’s picture ...]]>
<![CDATA[Controversial Cartoon]]> By Katharine Biele

No, it wasn’t just a Utah thing that kept a controversial Doonesbury strip from the comic pages.]]>
<![CDATA[Party Runoff]]> By Katharine Biele

It’s been a bad week for Utah Democrats, although Republicans have had a few glitches, too.]]>
<![CDATA[Beer Fear]]> By Katharine Biele

Utah’s liquor laws are legendary, but that doesn’t keep the Legislature from standing firm against access to alcohol.]]>
<![CDATA[C'mon, You'll Like It]]> By Katharine Biele

You may remember when West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder was writing glowing newspaper ads in defense of EnergySolutions ...]]>
<![CDATA[Scam Wow]]> By Katharine Biele

It’s kind of an inside joke here that Utahns are easy targets for fraud. Sad, but true ...]]>
<![CDATA[Open Up]]> By Katharine Biele

If you’ve seen the 2004 HBO movie Iron Jawed Angels with Hilary Swank, well, you won’t ever want to be force-fed.]]>
<![CDATA[Republican Pollution]]> By Katharine Biele

What is it about Salt Lake City that turns Republican lawmakers into hateful, controlling hypocrites?]]>
<![CDATA[The N-word]]> By Katharine Biele

Gov. Gary Herbert didn’t exactly use the n-word, but everyone could see he wants nuclear in his energy bag of tricks. During his State of the State address, Herbert cleverly tied “safer and cleaner ways to extract natural resources and utilize energy” to the issue of air quality.]]>
<![CDATA[Chump Change]]> By Katharine Biele

Nevermind if you’ve won awards and accolades—change for the sake of change must be good, huh?]]>
<![CDATA[Reclaimed Art]]> By Katharine Biele

What goes around comes around, and that’s never more true than with the Spiral Jetty. The earthen artwork by Robert Smithson is rising again ...]]>
<![CDATA[Choice Words]]> By Katharine Biele

Royce Van Tassell of the Utah Taxpayers Association aired his frustrations in a post on Facebook.]]>