Stan Jacobson

(UNEDITED) Years ago, a friend told me that he was told that he was only a Democrat because FDR brought the Social Security Act into existence. My friend said that was plenty of reason for him to be a Democrat. My maternal grandfather, Roscoe Boden, was elected to six out of eight terms as a Democrat in the 40's, 50's and 60's - three times as a Salt Lake County Commissioner and three times as Salt Lake County Surveyor. Grandad was smart, honest and had great common sense, so that was enough for me to be a Democrat. Grandad's philosophy was that the Democrats were always more for the common man and not the ultra rich. Not much has changed since the 40's, 50s and 60's.

My wife and I attended the North Ogden Arts Festival for the first time On Saturday, August 13. We looked at the exhibits, had our caricatures drawn with our dog and listened to a young female singer who sounded like Taylor Swift but better. There was a nice crowd there on an early, windy morning.

As to the word "sex" on a piece of artwork at the festival, it is much ado about nothing. Let's see, when our kids go to school, one of the questions asked on the registration form is "what sex are you?" On a drivers license, your sex is indicated by an "M" or an "F". My wife and dog being of the female sex and I being of the male sex are looking forward to attending the festival again next year.

I don't know what all the fuss is about with Wall Street giving their employees their huge bonuses this year. They said it would be about 4% higher than last year. You know, it takes seasoned employees to figure out how to screw the American public as bad as they do.

The media reports that there is still a fair percentage of members in our adult public who believe President Obama is a Muslim and was not born in the United States.