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If you’ve been on the internet this month, you may have seen the General Motors ad that aired during the Super Bowl. It features a bearded Will Ferrell putting his fist through a globe out of frustration that Norway sells more electric cars per person than the United States, then rounding up Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina to help him take on the Norwegians.
Much as that made me laugh, I was even more enamored of the Chevrolet ad that debuted during “American Idol” last week.
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The 2021 Utah legislative session kicks off under unusual circumstances. Among the many items up for consideration are several police reform measures and an effort to put pressure on schools to resume in-person classes. Plus, a new president means a significant change in public lands policy, and a likely reversal of strategy for two Utah national monuments. And Camp Last Hope, a new kind of homeless encampment, takes shape in Salt Lake City.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Brian Maffly, Courtney Tanner and Taylor Stevens, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling (801) 355-TALK.
Letter: Suckers are back indeed
Paul Fraughton / Salt Lake Tribune Chad Landress, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources holds a June sucker. Biologists working with The June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program have been monitoring the annual June spawning of the fish,netting them weighing and measuring them and tagging them when necessary. Wednesday, June 20, 2012
By Mike Dunn | The Public Forum
| Jan. 6, 2021, 5:12 p.m.
When I glanced at Brian Maffly’s article in The Salt Lake Tribune about June suckers, I expected to read a story about Utah Rep. Chris Stewart.
He, like fellow Rep. Burgess Owens, joined a challenge against electoral votes in yet another attempt to keep Donald Trump in office. Maffly got the month wrong, however. We’re talking about January suckers. The challenge is not only a ridiculous long shot, it is yet another embarrassing demonstration of bottom-feeding by Stewart.
Here are The Salt Lake Tribuneâs most-read stories of 2020
List includes everything from the desert obelisk to this summerâs protests to the pandemic.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brandon McCormick was beat up by protesters after allegedly brandishing a bow and arrow, after driving his car into the crowd, Saturday, May 30, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 31, 2020, 3:47 a.m.
In 2020, you turned to The Salt Lake Tribune for news and information on the coronavirus, the earthquake, civil rights protests and local and state elections.
You also went beyond the news of the day. You read about the stateâs âtroubled teenâ industry, the loss of prominent Utahns and a mysterious sculpture in the desert. As we close the door on 2020, we are sharing a look back at the stories that drew the most online readers.
These are The Salt Lake Tribuneâs âmost Utahâ stories of 2020
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Catherine Eslinger at a rally and chocolate milk toast to Sen. Mitt Romney at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Well, here we are: The end of this most unusual, painful and newsy year.
Itâs a time for reflection, so we wanted to look back at those only-in-Utah stories â the pieces that went viral or that speak to the essence of this state. Good, bad, hilarious, and tragic: Letâs look back at some of the âmost Utahâ stories of 2020.