The world uses nearly 100 million barrels of oil every single day, a mind-blowing statistic that equates to 4.2 billion gallons of consumption every 24 hours! Now imagine if demand for oil were to double in the next decade. Before you spit out your coffee, take a deep breath — because ...
My favorite mystery writer is the great Agatha Christie. I don’t know what it is about mysteries and word games that go so well together. Maybe a puzzle is a puzzle. Agatha used nursery rhymes and children’s songs in her books. Lots of modern mysteries in the “cozy” style are based on ...
In Utah, where community values and pragmatism are deeply rooted, the focus of our national policy, specifically as addressed in the State of the Union, should reflect its people's immediate and pressing needs. While noble in its intent to eradicate the scourge of cancer, the Cancer Moonshot ...
Thankfully, the 2024 Utah legislative session has ended. While good bills passed, others harmed vulnerable groups. Further, many of the bills comprise pieces of a puzzle that, as they come together, form a terrifying picture of nationwide efforts to replace our democracy with an autocratic ...
Last month, the coolest thing happened: Tracy Chapman showed up on stage at the Grammys to sing “Fast Car” with Luke Combs. Listening to that took me back to eighth grade when I heard it for the first time. The angst I felt in my soul then resurfaced and I processed some of my teen feelings ...
Be kind to your kids. They’re the ones who someday choose your rest home. That used to be funny — until my husband and I spent a couple of (pricey) hours with an attorney last week deciding which of our children will do just that — choose our rest home, along with a whole load of other ...
The indispensable line between politics and criminal justice in America is disintegrating. Politicians, pundits and everyday people — from both sides of the tribal divide — increasingly want their political opponents prosecuted. Winning elections, legislative victories, and hearts and minds ...
On Feb. 8, 2024, in Oklahoma, Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary student tragically passed away. The day before, they had been in a physical altercation with three students in a bathroom. According to their mother, Benedict had been bullied at school over their gender identity. Just months ...
In the state of Utah, we typically talk about WalletHub’s “Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality,” which we have continuously ranked dead last (50th of 50) for nine years running. Although some people dismiss and excuse these rankings away, our own in-depth research in 2021 ...
On Aug. 19, 1977, Time magazine published a cover story, “The American Underclass.” People in this group came from “all races and live in many places,’’ but it mostly consisted of poor “urban blacks.” This minority of “people who are seen to be stuck more or less permanently at ...
