If Davis County Republicans feel that it is crucial on April 10 to fill former state Rep. Kevin Garn's District 16 Utah House seat for the rest of his term, then the person selected should be a short-term replacement who should agree not to run for the seat this fall.

(UNEDITED)Job Corps is a place where good ideas come together. That is why my recent visit with approximately 300 young people at a USDA Job Corps Center in Idaho was so encouraging. In Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers, there is rare alignment of real life solutions to the challenges of youth unemployment, an uncertain economy, and the nation's need for a greener, energy-efficient future. Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers work for young people and for America.

House Majority Leader Kevin Garn admitted to paying $150,000 to Cheryl Maher to keep their skinny dipping incident confidential in hopes the young woman could find healing. Garn's cronies and peers gathered around him to protect and support the fallen legislator in hopes that he, too, can start the healing process.

When is it Utah's turn to heal?

Senior House Democrats are showing two ways to handle a politically dicey remake of the U.S. health-care system.

There's the Chet Edwards way, which is to stand up and put his name next to his intent. In his case, that means defying intense White House lobbying and his party leadership and voting no on the reform bill passed over from the Senate.

Yes, Edwards represents the most Republican-leaning House district held by a Democrat, so we would not dismiss political motivation as he faces what could be a stiff re-election challenge. We would encourage you to not dismiss his stated rationale, that the reform bill -- even with anticipated House "fixes" -- does not do enough to control future costs and reduce the deficit. Those are the same reasons we can't sign on to the massive mishmash of legislation that promises radical changes to one-sixth of the nation's economy.