Barb Guy's Trib Columns

All of Barb Guy's columns appear here. There are 159 of them, beginning in 2003 and ending in 2013. The newest one is on top and you can work your way backwards if you like.

May 4, 2008
3 min

We can encourage businesses to do the right thing

When Chris and I visited a rugmaker's gallery in Morocco in 1995, we were enchanted by the rich colors, the gorgeous patterns, the acrid...

Apr 13, 2008
3 min

Overcoming the bigotry inside myself

Two teenagers, a 16-year-old female and an 18-year-old male, vandalized a local church, causing $1 million in damage. They broke in and...

Mar 16, 2008
3 min

The passing of a beloved pet brings back bitter-sweet memories

This week we said “Adios” to Cinco. Our fluffy eight-pound terrier mutt had become the punch line to a sad joke. He was epileptic, had...

Feb 24, 2008
3 min

Feminist's dilemma: Why I'm not voting for Hillary

I was a good student in fifth grade. I sat in my East Millcreek classroom, paying attention to the teacher. One day she told us any...

Feb 18, 2008
3 min

Picture told the ugly story of Utah's cultural divide better than words

I’m looking at a photo of Chris Buttars and he looks like he has just been served a dog poop burrito. Really, like he has just taken a...

Dec 17, 2007
3 min

Let's end this useless grudge we have against Cuba

Recently about 40 Utahns and another 10 or so friends from around the country received U.S. visas to legally tour Cuba for a week. My...

Nov 19, 2007
3 min

Lending a hand to runaway and homeless youths

Behind our house, past the back yard proper, is a space that was called a dog run when we bought our place. We were excited, but our...

Oct 14, 2007
3 min

A soft purple gift of love, faith and healing wishes

I am wearing a gorgeous, impossibly soft, purple shawl. It’s a prayer shawl, actually. I don't wear shawls normally, and if you must...

Sep 30, 2007
3 min

Meet Grecia, an everyday hero

We’re smack in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15). I've written previously about my admiration for the great...

Aug 26, 2007
3 min

The hand in the dark that matters the most

I am married. The thought comes to me in the charcoal black of my bedroom as I realize I’m awake. My thumb is curled around Chris’s,...

Jul 22, 2007
3 min

Fear, hope and humor in face of cancer

We tick errands off our list as we accomplish them and we feel so satisfied. Credit union, tick. Grocery store, tick. Haircut, tick. ...

Jul 8, 2007
3 min

Fourth of July fruit salad: Apples, oranges and sour grapes

Next year on Independence Day we'll still picnic, we’ll still watch fireworks, we'll still fight wildfires and George Bush will be...

Jun 17, 2007
3 min

What message should go up in all Utah classrooms?

If you were the type to insist that one crucial message be posted in each and every Utah classroom, what would your message be? For one...

Jun 10, 2007
3 min

Farewell to the anti-war movement's imperfect heroine

This year on Memorial Day, Gold Star mother and activist Cindy Sheehan resigned from the peace movement. In an open letter to the...

May 20, 2007
3 min

How do you say ‘I'm sorry about George Bush’ in Italian?

A few years back I gave a lift to a lost Italian woman who was vacationing in Salt Lake City. We struggled to speak to one another, each...

May 6, 2007
3 min

Upload a virtual toast to the men and women in uniform

On the Internet there's a place where everyone's proposing a toast to U.S. troops overseas. You can join in, if you want. It doesn’t...

3 4

6 7

Search by Tags

Tribune Column Archive