For 150 years, The Salt Lake Tribune reported the news independently of the Mormon Church that dominates Utah politics and culture. Former political reporter O.N. Malmquist recorded the first part of that uneasy relationship in "The First 100 Years: A History of the Salt Lake Tribune, 1871-1971." In this lighter, no-holds-barred memoir, The Tribune's first female education editor and editorial writer covers much of the next half century. Cole's critical, mischievous eye captures irreverent, often hard-drinking characters in the throes of major transition at Utah's largest newspaper. She resurrects the tension of women, minorities, professionals and computers infiltrating the newsroom, and she addresses the financial and religious manipulation that altered the paper's course yet rewarded her personally. She describes the dizzying effect of instant wealth for staffers used to living paycheck to paycheck. At her invitation, many Tribune staffers contributed memories, remarks and graphics to this project. The result is an often humorous insider look at a swath of Utah history, politics and personality. This second edition includes updates and an index.