John Saltas is the founder and president of Salt Lake City Weekly, a publication focused on local news and culture in Utah. With a background as a Bingham Canyon native and miner, John brings a unique perspective to his articles, which often touch on political issues, environmental concerns, and personal experiences. As an independent Democrat, he is known for his outspoken and sometimes controversial opinions.
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By: John Saltas
In late 2023, it was announced that the former Utah State Prison site in Draper may become the home of a 300-foot-tall aluminum monument to be named the Statue of Responsibility. The statue was originally targeted to be constructed somewhere along the California coast—where it never found a home—as an offset to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Together, those statues would represent the conjoined twins of freedom: liberty and responsibility. Sounds nice.
By: John Saltas
Last week's Private Eye column got more than a few people talking about the proposed Statue of Responsibility that may be built at the old Utah State Prison site in Draper. The statue—set to stand a mighty 300 feet tall—is an interpretive art piece of two interlocking hands, ostensibly inspiring an observer to cogitate about helping efforts in two directions, up or down. It also is of a form that some persons interpret as being sexual, intended or not.
By: John Saltas
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By: John Saltas
My first job was cleaning the floors and toilets in the Moonlight Gardens tavern in Lead Mine, up in Bingham Canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains. I was 12.
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By: John Saltas
In September I'll join the annual City Weekly Trip to Greece in order to get my bearings straight, relax, hit a beach, have an ouzo if I want and to otherwise cavort pretty carefree, as anyone would do on their own vacation.
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
By: John Saltas
Today I celebrate—along with my youngest son Mikey—National Lefthanders Day. Given the nature of our country in these charged times, I'm hesitant to celebrate with lefthanders around the globe, lest I am deemed to be one of those, you know, left-wing anti-American globalists.
This week's column is going to be more difficult to read than normal. It's never easy to read in the first place.
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