Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Ten years have gone by since I began my first job as a newspaper reporter. That’s 10 mostly sedentary, fast-food-fueled, sleep-deprived and deadline-pressure-filled years. It’s a lifestyle that would take a toll on anybody, but especially if...
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Thursday, September 8th, 2016
Over Labor Day weekend, I was lucky enough to take a road trip to Yellowstone National Park with my wife and friends from Seattle. It was the fun, loosely-planned type of trip that’s much easier to make...
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Thursday, September 1st, 2016
I had a leisurely chat with Utah Gov. Gary “Available Jones” Herbert, and it didn’t even cost me a nickel. It was June 28, primary election day in Utah. Being a Tuesday, I was at my desk early...
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Thursday, August 4th, 2016
There perhaps is nothing more personal, yet so universal, than losing your last living parent to either illness or time. So I’ll bet any good money the next few words aren’t felt only by me. For my...
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Thursday, June 30th, 2016
I went to Mexico City last week. My friend Sara Djurich and I had originally planned to go to the state of Oaxaca for a wedding, but after some teachers went on strike and the police responded with...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
I’ve decided to take my talents into coaching — track and field, to be specific. But to be clear, I won’t be leaving my sports editor job at the Tooele Transcript Bulletin. I’ve gone to more track...
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
For most of the past decade and a half, I’ve been writing about sports. I haven’t been playing sports, however. I had long since decided that my place was in a press box or with a clipboard...
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Thursday, June 9th, 2016
As the days get hotter and longer, a strange thing happens with the radio in my car on the commute to work. While it still plays a good amount of National Public Radio, especially in the mornings,...
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
My phone rang yesterday. The one with a chord attached to it that sits on my desk at work. I picked up the receiver and met my newest friend, Lewis Atkinson. He goes by “Lewie.” If you...
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Thursday, April 28th, 2016
I tell anyone who cares to listen: The only way to really see Tooele County is never from the inside of a car. You have to get up and go out. You have to scuff the boots, crunch...
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