(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox removes his mask at a news conference on Feb. 25, 2021. Cox issued an executive order on May 13, 2021, that said Utah school districts could stop requiring masks for the last week of the school year — which is next week for Bear River Middle School in Tremonton, where faculty and students marked the shift with a celebratory mask burning Friday after school.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.