Julie Jag
Olympics and Enterprise Reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune
Olympics and enterprise reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, lover of words and challenges
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3 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Julie Jag
Barely able to breath through the wall of summer humidity, the cloud of gun smoke and the heft of their thick, wool uniforms, American troops led by Theodore Roosevelt steeled themselves for a surge against the Spanish forces near Santiago de Cuba at the southern tip of the Cuban island. At Roosevelt's signal, the combination of his volunteer Rough Riders and all-Black Buffalo Soldier regiments charged up Kettle Hill and planted an American flag, claiming it for the United States.
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3 weeks ago |
moabtimes.com | Julie Jag
For more than a third of her life, Tina Hunt has made a tradition of visiting the Southwest for her birthday. When the 59-year-old started daydreaming about this year’s 10-day trip last fall, she felt called to return to St. George, where she and her husband enjoy mountain biking, hiking and sightseeing. Yet when the Vancouver, Canada, residents boarded the plane in April, it was bound for Costa Rica. And at no point would they touch down on United States soil. Hunt made sure of that.
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1 month ago |
sltrib.com | Julie Jag
Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt thought back to the night of the Closing Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. From where he sat in the south end zone of Rice-Eccles Stadium, the fireworks were abundant, bright and loud.
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sltrib.com | Julie Jag
Rob Katz is retaking the reins of Vail Resorts. The company, the parent of Utah's Park City Mountain, announced Tuesday that Katz will replace Kirsten Lynch as its CEO. Lynch, a former chief marketing officer, replaced Katz as Vail Resorts' CEO in 2021. Katz has remained the executive chair of the board of the publicly traded company since that transition and will continue in that role.
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1 month ago |
sltrib.com | Julie Jag
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Utah's Tom Hart officially skied 10 million vertical feet in a year, and he did it before his May 31 self-imposed deadline. Catch up here: https://t.co/vYRvXXXlGd
🏆Racer Tom skied 10 Million vertical feet! We witnessed greatness and celebrated when Tom crushed the 8 million mark on our closing day, but this legend wasn’t finished! After conquering our slopes, he carried his mission to our friends over at @snowbird and @brightonresort⬇️ https://t.co/iFtXcsMwXc
The Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Olympic Committee recently bumped up the amount of money it plans to milk from donors. Organizers say tariffs aren't the reason. My story: https://t.co/Rl95CFXVdo @sltrib #Olympics2034 #SLC2034 #Utah2034
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