John Saltas

For Our Babies

• By John Saltas
Not 10 percent of Utah's population, but near 100, will, during their lifetime, be affected either directly or through a family member by the pain of cancer, a different maddening disease or from blowing out a knee at Brigham Young University.
• Tags: Private Eye

Hurts So Good

The time for legal medical cannabis in Utah is now.

• By John Saltas
OK, mom. You can stop reading now.
• Tags: Private Eye

Terrible Terry

Remembering an old friend and early City Weekly ally.

• By John Saltas
Many years ago, we ran an advertisement that people talked about for years.
• Tags: Private Eye

Headlines Matter

• By John Saltas
Even though I've been publishing newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years, it's only recently I've become enamored with headlines.
• Tags: Private Eye

Eat Goat

Is America cursed?

• By John Saltas
When I used to get the daily paper delivered to my home, the first thing I'd do was check on how my favorite baseball teams had done the night prior.
• Tags: Private Eye

Stay Proud

Raising the Barr on divisive rhetoric.

• By John Saltas
As far as I know, I've only been blocked twice on Twitter.
• Tags: Private Eye

True Liars

People should not be allowed to have Greek-sounding names if they're not Greek.

• By John Saltas
What you're about to read is the honest to God's truth: You can't believe a word I write.
• Tags: Private Eye

Crying Foul

• By John Saltas
I haven't paid attention to anything at all of late, being so preoccupied with all that is right and wrong with the world, my cholesterol and blood pressure, how the newspaper and magazine industry is faring, why it is I've gained weight yet people keep saying, "Wow, look how skinny you are."
• Tags: Private Eye

Mr. Huntsman

Jon Huntsman Sr. and I spoke numerous times, each one my mind emblazoned with how willing he was to listen and to learn.

• By John Saltas
Jon, the barefoot billionaire, was just like them. He rose from nothing and encouraged all of us to rise, too.
• Tags: Private Eye

Body Slams

• By John Saltas
This past September, I spent 17 days in Greece as host of the third City Weekly Greece tour (watch for info on our 2018 tour coming soon, he parenthetically adds in shameless plug).
• Tags: Private Eye