Bingham Canyon News

American Indian artifacts must not fall into the hands of profiteers. By John Saltas Anyone who has previously read this column knows I'm quite proud of being Greek.

T he Colorado River spent 6 million years carving the Grand Canyon. It's taken Utahans only a century to dig Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine.

Among the many dangers facing modern man is looking dumb and stupid when in the company of another modern man.

For its first 30 years, Fort Douglas represented federal authority in the largely Mormon Utah Territory.

MILFORD - Dave Jensen stood outside Western Utah Copper Company mill with a look of amazement on Thursday at the $60 million facility constructed where, two years ago, was only desolate ground.

A 20-year labor of love and dedication could reap big dividends for a central Utah community in desperate need of economic hope.

Salt Lake County ranks second among 100 counties on the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory.

While Utah lawmakers congratulated themselves for chiseling government spending in this tight budget year, they didn't shy away from whittling property rights either.

Rio Tinto spent $3.2 million last year on reclaiming and restoring sites at its Bingham Canyon Mine, including seeding 124 acres and moving mounds upon of mounds of waste rocks churned up in the mining process.

Dave Atcheson's Dec. 19 Compass article, "Mining should be held to same rules as other industries," requires a reply.

Minority Resource Officer Ruben Martinez at Utah State Prison in Draper leads a talking circle ceremony song with women inmates at the Timpanogos Unit.

Growing up in Bingham Canyon, I heard season's greetings uttered in many languages besides the Queen's English that I speak and write with to this very day.