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  • Bring sense to budget

    Something about the state budget-writing process can cause lawmakers to lose sight of their fundamental purpose on Beacon Hill. That occurred to us as we perused the 725 (!) proposed amendments to the Senate budget proposal, debate on which begins tomorrow.To wit: One senator is seeking $15,000 to pay for signs that direct cyclists in the Pan Mass Challenge, a wildly successful cancer-fighting ...

  • On Olympic Anniversary End Hurdles for Saudi Women

    Now that the door is open to private school students, the Saudi Education Ministry should announce a long-promised national strategy to promote sports for girls in public schools and at all levels of education, both public and ...

  • Robert Bennett With public trust waning Swallow needs administrative leave

    Utah Attorney General John Swallow speaks out Jan. 14, 2013, in his office at the state Capitol about allegations that he was involved in improper ...

  • In our opinion Prepare for outdoors

    The warm-weather recreation season is beginning, and Utah families will be wise to take note that according to public health agencies, those most vulnerable to death and injury from recreation-related accidents are children under age 15. Already this month, a child was killed in an ATV accident and a teenager severely injured in a hiking fall. The National Weather Service has issued its annual ...

  • Minneapolis motorcycle death leaves many questions

    The driver of the motorcycle, Ivan Romero Oliveras, was killed during crash with a police squad at the intersection of 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue. His passenger, Joselin Torrejon, was injured and is listed as serious at HCMC. Friends and family left flowers and lit candles at crash ...

Movie Review

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm is Terry Gilliam's attempt to sell out to the Hollywood establishment by making a fully commercial movie. The fact that it doesn't quite reach sell-out status is a relief, although it isn't vintage Gilliam, either. Instead, it stands awkwardly in the mi ... ...

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  • Why USC and not a black college Dr. Dre

    Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records, left, stands with partner hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, as they announce a $70 million dollar donation to create the new "Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts and Technology and Business Innovation" at the University of Southern California during a news conference at in Santa ...

  • Endorsements The Times recommends

    Tuesday's election marks a runoff not just for mayor but for the two other citywide offices and for several City Council seats. The Times has endorsed Eric Garcetti for ...

  • Immigration A wider better welcome mat

    Congress is undertaking the first major overhaul of U.S. immigration law since 1986, we have an opportunity to reexamine policies that may be harming our competitiveness when it comes to foreign students and scholars, especially in science, technology, engineering and math - the so-called STEM fields. Unless we offer international students the opportunity to pursue their careers, pay off their ...

  • Dont judge my service industry career

    We’re in the midst of graduation season in Minnesota. With the metro area’s concentration of world-class universities and colleges, parents from all over the country and the world are attending their children’s graduation ceremonies. Once the relief of not having to fork over one more tuition bill wears off, the dread of "what’s next?" will set in. This past ...

  • Mental illness has many faces

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month - particularly noteworthy given the numerous news stories that we read online or see on the evening news. We have had our emotions stretched from fear to anger to sadness as we’ve heard about Aurora, Newtown, or any number of stories involving untimely deaths and heartache. I’d like to offer you a different face of mental illness. One in which a ...

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