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QUICK FACTS (via Freebase)
The Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group. For almost 100 years it was a family-owned newspaper held by the heirs of U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns. After Thomas Kearns died in 1918 the company was controlled by his widow, Jennie Judge Kearns and son Thomas F. Kearns. The newspaper's long-time publisher was John F. Fitzpatrick, who started his career as Senator Kearns' secretary in 1913.
The newspaper's motto, at the top of its masthead, is "Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871."
A successor to Utah Magazine (1868), the publication was founded in 1870 as the Mormon Tribune by a group of businessmen led by former LDS Church members William Godbe, Elias L.T. Harrison and John Tullidge who disagreed with The Church of Jesus Christ of...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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32 days ago |
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Salt Lake City named America's 'gayest' burg - — “While those unfamiliar with the Beehive State are likely to conjure images of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, far-less-oppressive-than-it-used-to- be Salt Lake City has earned its queer cred,” writes Matthew Breen for The Advocate … |
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43 days ago |
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Romney has six. Jon Huntsman has four. And Rick Perry has one. - — It may not be like capturing the upcoming Iowa caucuses, but Mitt Romney at least wins among Republican presidential candidates for having the most U.S. presidents in his distant family history with six. |
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153 days ago |
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Parents upset over 'leftist propaganda' video - — Education » Principal apologizes for showing ‘I Pledge’ to students. — A school principal has apologized for showing a video at an assembly that a politically conservative group leader is calling “radical, leftist propaganda.” |
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263 days ago |
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Huntsman to accept ambassadorship to China - — Announcement Saturday » Gary Herbert to become Utah governor — Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will resign from office to accept a nomination to become the ambassador to China. — Sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune that an announcement is scheduled for Saturday. |
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347 days ago |
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Buttars loses two panel posts, refuses to apologize - — Anti-gay fallout » Embattled lawmaker says he ‘totally’ disagrees with GOP leadership's action. — Utah Senate leaders ousted Sen. Chris Buttars on Friday from two committees that he heads in response to outrage and embarrassment … |
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349 days ago |
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Utah Legislature snuffs out final gay-rights bill - — The Legislature dealt a final blow Wednesday to the Common Ground Initiative, possibly the most expansive push for legal protections for gay and transgender Utahns in state history. — A House committee rejected Rep. Jennifer Seelig's HB160 … |
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106 days ago |
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A simple choice: The nation needs Barack Obama in the White House - |
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