This new year also happens to be an election year. And not just any election year, mind you; it’s a presidential election year. If the polling is any good predictor, it will be between Donald Trump, who is facing four criminal indictments, and Joe Biden, who is under an impeachment inquiry. ...
In Utah, an issue of paramount concern to every family and business is the affordability and accessibility of health care. Our state is facing a health care challenge — one that threatens to undermine the strides we've made in ensuring that our citizens do not have to choose between their ...
My 3-year-old granddaughter is a happy, rambunctious child. With wide-eyed wonder, she thrives on roaming through parks, jumping over streams and hugging the trees she passes. Though she loves to read, make art and help her mom cook, her favorite is to be outside. However, it is irresponsible ...
Imagine you are the defendant in a Utah courtroom where the police witnesses, the prosecutor, the judge and your lawyer all own stock in corporations that make more money when people are convicted of a crime and placed in a prison. In fact, this scenario is the reality in almost every courtroom ...
Every semester in my teacher education classes, I ask my students to raise their hand if they have ever heard of Utah civil rights icon, community leader, activist and educator Archie Archuleta. In the last three years, only one student raised their hand. To understand the educational ...
“Peace on earth, goodwill to men” has entered our thoughts many times in the past few months. It might be fading away now as this Christmas of 2023 passes. This lovely, well-meant phrase makes great decor. It lines up well on wooden plaques, on ornaments dangling from Christmas trees, on ...
There has plenty of good news to celebrate here at the end of 2023, the promise that populist movements can continue to catch fire. In a rebuke of socialism, Argentina elected libertarian Javier Milei. In a similar rebuke of globalism, the Netherlands elected nationalist Geert Wilders. And ...
Dear Ogden City employees and residents, It is my distinct pleasure and honor to address you as your mayor-elect of Ogden City. As I prepare to assume the role of Ogden City mayor, I am acutely aware of the challenges and responsibilities that come with this position and the importance of ...
Tradition, by definition, implies a sturdy longevity when, in fact, it is one of the most fragile and dynamic concepts I can think of. Fragile because traditions need to be tended to and treated with care in order to endure. Dynamic because they morph with each generation that chooses to carry ...
After 33 years of separation from incarceration, I still remain in awe that I am able to spend the holiday season with my dad outside of prison walls. I am extremely grateful for my father’s freedom. However, it would be misleading for me not to share that I am also still emotionally jolted ...
