The praise and sorrow at the death of Salt Lake County Councilman Sam Granato is suitably effusive, from both sides of the political aisle. The businessman, philanthropist and politician - in the best sense of the word - will clearly be missed by his many friends - and more than a few of his rivals.
I didn’t even know Granato. A hazard of being an ivory-tower editorial writer. But I’ve still got a great story.
In 2013, when Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz were shutting down the government over some fit of pique, the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle did something that editorial writers almost never do.