HB 497: The long arm of the law overstretched

by BILLY YANG The Salt Lake City Police Chief spoke to a group of students at the University of Utah about topics ranging from gangs to his stance on HB 497, a harsh anti-immigration bill he views as ripe for encouraging the practice of racial profiling. Chris Burbank, 46, has been a vocal opponent of [...]

Truthfulness, compassion, tolerance: How Falun Gong saved a life

by KEITH R. ARANEO-YOWELL Lang-hao Lin shifted uncomfortably in her seat when she flipped to the page in a Falun Gong history book with an image of a young girl bound to a chair with rope, and surgical tubing going into her bloody nostril. “This is similar to what happened to me,” Lin said. “They [...]

Finding her way out

by EMILY A. SHOWGREN It seemed fun and exciting. Meeting someone online, chatting for some time, greeting him when he traveled from Utah to Australia for a visit. This woman had fallen in love. Harmony, who asked that her full name not be used for safety and legal reasons, was 36 at the time. She [...]

Local exhibit promotes acceptance, offers historical perspective

Story and photo by JEFF DUNN It’s been almost two years since the largest public demonstration in Utah’s history. On April 9, 2006, roughly 43,000 Latinos marched in Salt Lake City, promoting unity in the Hispanic community and petitioning the state for comprehensive immigration reform. This year, Armando Solorzano is bringing the rally back to [...]

Mundo Hispano publisher discusses her life, newspaper

by JAIME WINSTON Sandra Plazas is the coach of a soccer team for at-risk youth, vice president of an advertising agency and publisher of Mundo Hispano, a newspaper she owns with her mother. Large businesses advertise in the publication, including Nordstrom and Coca-Cola. The advertising agency, Hispanic Marketing and Consulting-La Agency, has been Plazas’ most financially [...]