There’s a simple, time-tested principle that good government should live by: “One man’s rights end where another man’s nose begins.” Unfortunately, Ogden City government seems to have forgotten this basic moral truth. For years, Ogden has operated under a tax-and-spend model that ...

With temperatures spiking and officials predicting an above average wildfire season in Utah, residents are bracing for the unexpected. While many residents do have an emergency plan, it’s just as important to be financially ready. Here are five tips to help you financially prepare ahead of ...

Across the state, emergency room nurses like myself have simultaneously been preparing for and dreading this day: Utah has now confirmed its first three measles cases in the current outbreak. There is good reason why even one case of measles triggers a heightened response. Measles is one of ...

I recently had a leisurely lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant with a brilliant former Weber State University English student. The place is known for its cocktails but the searing sun suggested sluggishness would follow a midday drink. I never regret a glass of water in the Utah summer, and so ...

“At 11 years old I was hired out at shoe binding. The fall and winter being the busiest season, we sometimes had to work until 12 or 1 o’clock in the morning. The young mistress used to whip me because I did not understand as much about the work at 11 years as she did at 35. Once the master ...

There are some things in life that just shouldn’t be mixed. Eating out and human body parts are a good example. When our daughter was little, we liked to eat at a certain Chinese buffet. The food was good and the ambiance was at least as nice as your average service station waiting ...