http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/articles.sec-8444-1-editorial.html By John Rasmuson

The genesis of this column was a report of fixed-gear bikes—fixies—becoming the favored accessory of hip urbanites in Paris.]]> By Jim Catano

I really shouldn’t be writing this. I’ve been helping Rocky Anderson compose copy for his presidential campaign under the banner of his newly formed Justice Party.]]> By Jerre Wroble

While on a recent overseas vacation, I inquired of some fellow travelers, “How do you think your life will change when you go home?” Their blank stares suggested that their lives were good, and they hoped like hell that nothing would change.]]> By City Weekly Staff

The crossword puzzle in this week's issue was inadvertantly printed with strange characters instead of the usual Arabic numbers. For an extra-challenging puzzle, you can figure out which symbol corre]]> By Rebecca Walsh

The joke is on Utah girls. Fed a fairy tale about motherhood from the time we’re handed our first Baby Alives and Easy-Bake Ovens ...]]> By John Rasmuson

I think a well-lived life needs at least one transformative moment. What I have in mind is the uncommon, the extraordinary, the act of will that distinguishes one life from others and is distinguishing in and of itself.]]> By John Rasmuson

For 15 years, I lived in a house in Massachusetts that was heated by a woodstove instead of a furnace.]]> By John Rasmuson

Richard Louv’s lecture keynoted a symposium called Exuberant Sustainability, sponsored by the University’s Office of Sustainability. So I was startled when the first words he spoke disparaged the noun “sustainability.” Louv said that the word has been watered down over the years to the point it suggests a kind of stasis.]]> By Jerre Wroble

Walking along the faux creek bed prior to City Creek’s grand opening, gazing up at the retractable glass roof, even the most jaded reporters were wide-eyed and curious. The creek, after all, is stocked with trout that were no doubt waiting for their cue to bob to the surface as mall developer and CEO Robert Taubman led a coterie of media around the mall.]]> By John Rasmuson

Kara Miller, a teacher at Babson College in Massachusetts, wrote an op-ed in The Boston Globe describing students whose lack of preparation for college-level work was exacerbated by their laziness. &l]]> By Rebecca Walsh

Chuck and Judy Cox have been giving West Valley City Police the benefit of the doubt for two years.]]> By Jim Catano

A year ago, northeastern Japan was rocked by the fourth-largest earthquake ever recorded. It triggered a massive tidal wave that swallowed entire cities and swamped the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three reactors melted down, causing explosions and fires that spewed radioactive contaminants that mostly headed west by air and sea toward the United States. ]]> By John Rasmuson

While walking across an empty parking lot recently, I came across two pennies lying side by side.]]> By Rebecca Walsh

Anti-sex-education crusader Bill Wright would have loved me. In seventh grade, I was just like the tiny blond granddaughter the Republican legislator from Holden hauled up to Capitol Hill ...]]> By Bob Sawatzki

The “War on Drugs” has entered a new phase in Utah, pitting hometown, combattrained young men against each other in a backyard battle.]]> By Wina Sturgeon

So, what is Martin Luther King Day? King was part of the civil-rights movement, gave a speech called “I Have a Dream” and was assassinated. But, of course, there is more. King was key to one of the most momentous times in American history.]]> By Jim Catano

In the obvious absence of an attorney’s advice, I publicly declare: I want to be found guilty in Salt Lake City Justice Court.]]> By Jerre Wroble

In 2011, Elizabeth Smart came into her own.]]> By John Rasmuson

A few years ago, the Ghost of Christmas Present paid my family a surprise visit, just as it did to Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ famous 19th-century novel.]]> By Jerre Wroble

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Those old enough to have taken a typing class remember that drill. Rocky Anderson knows the drill, too. ]]>