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Americans distrust of government has deep roots

By Gregory Rodriguez (Los Angeles Times)
Last Edit: Feb 9 2010 - 12:58pm

Let me get straight to the point: Americans' profound distrust of government is neurotic -- irrational, defensive and born of emotional trauma.

That doesn't mean I discount other sources of our disabling distrust of Washington. I believe the scholars who cite watershed events like Watergate and Vietnam as having undermined our belief in governing institutions.

Reader ashamed of lawmakers he voted into office

Last Edit: Feb 9 2010 - 12:40pm

(UNEDITED)I have watched government grow in power and reach. Tragically what has been good for government is not good for America. Like Benjamin Franklin, I fear, that our democracy will failfrom within. A few will steal the freedoms from the masses. I have stood idly by and watched as our elected officials made a career out of politics. The problems of this great land I laid at there feet when in reality the failure was mine. When I phone a senator to register my concerns I am greeted by a voice that was not at all interested in my input but wanted me to understand my senators point of view. I am ashamed when I watch talks from our capitol and see people bickering back and forth

Keep wolves out, but allow radioactive waste?

Last Edit: Feb 9 2010 - 12:39pm

(UNEDITED)Utah State Senator Christensen (R-North Ogden) is noticeably passionate about keeping wolves out of Utah. His Senate bill 36 entitled Wolf Management sailed through the Senate, is now in the House, and appears to be on fast track for passing.

How sweet it would be if Senator Christensen, or any state legislator, had just a smidgin of passion to keep foreign radioactive waste out of Utah.

Thanks for help with Point-In-time Count of homeless

Last Edit: Feb 9 2010 - 12:38pm

(UNEDITED)Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I want to take a moment to express my thanks to those individuals who participated in the 2010 Point-In-Time Count of the Homeless in Weber County. There were many agencies that collaborated to make this count both successful and accurate. And there are some not-so-well known individuals and/or groups deserving of acknowledgement. There were thirty-six individuals who volunteered on Wednesday, January 30th, 2010 to go out into the community and approach and conduct a fifteen question survey of our often neglected residents.

Lawsuit keeps Boy Scouts out of National Parks

Last Edit: Feb 9 2010 - 12:37pm

(UNEDITED)Boy Scouts are Americans too, but some activists and government bureaucrats seem to think otherwise.

I first hiked in the back country of Yellowstone National Park as a 12-year-old boy from Camp Loll, which is near the park's southern border. Like countless others, I probably would never have experienced the wonders of this treasured environment except for my involvement in the Boy Scouts.

I was looking forward to hiking to Union Falls with my son and his troop this summer. Now, unless something changes, my son and thousands of other American youth will be barred from visiting this wilderness simply because they are Boy Scouts.

Cal's cartoons: February 2010

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See a collection of Cal Grondahl's February editorial cartoons.

OUR VIEW: No need for court change

By Standard-Examiner staff
Last Edit: Feb 8 2010 - 10:29pm
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Top of Utahn Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, is pitching a change to the way the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court is selected. Jenkins' proposal, Senate Bill 109, would allow Utah's governor to select a chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court, rather than continuing the longstanding rule of having the five justices who comprise the state Supreme Court decide who leads the court.

Large, flashing signs could warn drivers of curve at I-84 exit

By Richard K. Brimhall (Guest Commentary)
Last Edit: Feb 8 2010 - 8:39pm

On Friday, March 31, 2008, I had a guest commentary on the subject of the exit from I-15 to eastbound to I-84 published in the Standard-Examiner. That commentary was instigated after two truckloads of apples rolled over on the bridge. Now there has been at least three additional accidents. The design of the interchange does not meet the U.S. Government Bureau of Public Roads standard that states the interstate was to be designed for 70 miles per hour, except in the mountains where 55 mph could be used. In my mind, the I-84 exit does not meet that criteria.

Coyotes still kill thousands in livestock

Last Edit: Feb 8 2010 - 4:38pm

Hey, been reading articles in the Standard Examiner concerning wolves and the need to control them, when and if they enter Utah. I read about the introduction of senate bill 36, by Republican Senator Allen Christensen. Senator Christensen has stated that wolves are evil creatures and kill other animals for fun. He does not want them to be a detriment to anyone or thing in Utah. I wonder if the Senator has thought of, or is able to make a comparison to the killing by man, of the buffalo during the manifest destiny period in the history of America. We killed many of these animals just for the " fun of it".

We can' t ignore escalating health care costs

Last Edit: Feb 8 2010 - 4:35pm

As a medical transcriptionist, I transcribe dictated letters almost daily by physicians to their patients' insurance carriers who are refusing to pay for medical testing, hospitalizations and much needed medications. As a result, many of these patients are losing their life savings and homes to pay for their medical expenses; this, after their insurance premiums have increased substantially over the past few years.

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