Opinion
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The Okta Hack, was it Putin or a punk?
A hacker claimed to have broken into a computer system called Okta. Security experts say it could be a Russian operation, but Bloomberg isn't so sure.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Autonomous Airplanes
Autonomous airplanes might be in your future. Startups have raised billions to create autonomous airplanes that may eventually carry passengers.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: What? No Pasta? Stai scherzando!
Supply chain issues and shortages of durum wheat (out of Canada and Ukraine) may force you to choose another kind of pasta.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Frenzied farmers and headless tractors
Farmers can now buy a new piece of farming equipment; an autonomous tractor. Famers won't be lazying about though, there'll still be work.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Bravery in Russia
A staff member from a Russian TV station interrupted an anchor on air. Marina Ovsyannikova held up an anti-war sign and shouted behind the anchor.4 years ago
Sam Herrera
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: If you value your privacy, don’t use GasBuddy
People searching for lower gas prices might use an app like GasBuddy, but the app gathers users' data and not anonymously.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Inflation deflation
The new year-to-year inflation rate is approaching 8 percent. Wages and life at home might be affected by the rising rate.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Astronauts and cosmonauts in a tin can
Tensions from the invasion of Ukraine reached those involved in space programs, but it's hard to tell if it reached astronauts and cosmonauts.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Gas lines remind me of the 70s
Price hikes on gas are causing longer gas lines. The long wait is reminiscent of the gas lines of the 1970s.4 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: No more McDonald’s for Putin
McDonald's is one of the latest companies to duck out of Russia, albeit temporarily, to protest Russian aggression in Ukraine.4 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Eating organic food during inflation
You might think that food grown organically is experiencing the same rate of inflation as non-organic food. But it isn't!4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Speeding ticket excuses that won’t work
Editor’s note: This is an editorial piece. An editorial, like a news article, is based on fact but also shares opinions. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and are not associated with our newsroom. SALT LAKE CITY — It’s well documented Utah has had a problem with speeding lately. More drivers […]4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: A deadly career choice — journalists in Russia
Nearly two dozen journalists in Russia have lost their lives doing their jobs. Jeff Caplan explores what it's like to work in the country.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: What is an oligarch anyway?
An oligarch is a member of an oligarchy, or, a small group of people with control over a country, organization, or institution.4 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The ship that didn’t come in
A crewless ship on fire in the middle of the Atlantic contains precious cargo. Singed, expensive, eagerly awaited precious cargo.5 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Let Amazon drivers do their job
A TikTok trend has KSL NewsRadio's Jeff Caplan fired up. Why is it okay to demand Amazon drivers do anything but, drive and deliver?5 years ago
Amanda Dickson
Opinion: The common denominator driving misinformation is fear
The answer, says Amanda Dickson, is fear. She says we cannot let fear, in the guise of misinformation, lead us astray.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Vladimir Putin’s Super Bowl ring
This story is about how Russian President Vladimir Putin got hold of a Super Bowl ring, and what it tells us about the man.5 years ago
Amanda Dickson
Opinion: The psychology of choking during competition, or any high stress event
One researcher says that the most highly performing people in the world are most susceptible to choking under pressure, or during competition.5 years ago
Amanda Dickson
Opinion: Remembering Salt Lake 2002 during the opening ceremony in Beijing
Amanda Dickson remembers the excitement and the hope of Salt Lake 2002, as we prepare for the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony.5 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Silence as Tongans await return to the grid
A fiber optic cable the size of a garden hose connected Tonga to the grid before the volcano. It takes a special ship, and time, to repair.5 years ago
Jeff Caplan
My Minute of News: The qualities that made MLK’s famous speech so famous
The reason MLK's "I have a dream" speech is so famous, so enduring, boils down to the time, the place,and mostly, the words.5 years ago
Jeff Caplan
Astronaut wings being phased out, “too many people going to space” says FAA
The FAA will award astronaut wings for only a few more weeks because "too many people are launching into space," the agency said.5 years ago
