Another emergency homeless shelter opened in Salt Lake County this week. The new winter overflow facility is on the west side of Salt Lake City and can house 120 people.
Robert Gehrke: Your last-minute gift guide for these Utah politicians
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.
| Dec. 24, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
Did you put off those hard-to-shop-for people on your list? Are you struggling to find just the perfect gift for that special Utah politician in your life?
We’ve all been there.
In honor of those elected and un-elected folks who bring us so much joy, I put together this last-minute gift guide so you can finish up your shopping and enjoy some quality time with your family provided they’re in your immediate household.
Sen. Mitt Romney has burned a lot of bridges with the hardcore Utah Republican crowd, from his vote to impeach President Donald Trump on down to this post-election criticism of the president. Mitt could use a friend. But Harry Truman said it best, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” So get Romney a puppy, as long as he promises not to put it on the roof of the family station wagon.
KUER
Yes, 2020 was the year of COVID. But here’s a timeline of the other interesting stuff that happened in Utah last year, too.
January: Impeachment, Sundance and Condomgate
Jon Reed
The Sundance Film Festival drew more than 100,000 people to Park City Utah.
The year began with the end of the controversial Southern Red Sands Mine project in Kanab, and by the middle of January there was just one thing at the top of people’s minds: Impeachment.
It was also this month that the Utah Department of Health faced its first crisis of the year: Condomgate. Gov. Gary Herbert quickly blocked the HIV prevention campaign that sent out thousands of condoms with sex-positive, Utah-themed packaging. But his plan to protect Utahns from such tastlessness wasn’t entirely effective full sets of the profalactics with messages like “Greatest Sex on Earth and “Explore Utah’s Caves” appeared on Ebay days later.