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Letter: Trump and California water

Utahns hate it when federal officials in Washington D.C. stick their noses into our affairs. They should be worried, then, by the recent order by President Trump to release water from federally controlled dams in California. Responding to fires in Los Angeles, in Southern California, Trump ...

Letter: Time for a national CEO? No, reject Vance’s ploy

As we watch the new president’s attempts to concentrate the power of the US Government in the White House, Rachel Maddow’s recent exposure of the source of VP J. D. Vance’s ideology is particularly chilling. Two takeaways from her reporting are: (1) Vance is a both a product and champion ...

Letter: Concern prompts reconsideration of party loyalties

Ever since obtaining citizenship and qualified to vote, I have found my values to be more in line with those of the Republican Party. However, in recent years, it seems the Utah GOP seems to be more and more concerned about having to share their power with the public. Their most recent move ...

Letter: There will be squealing but budget cuts are essential

Is there a single person out there that doesn't believe our government doesn't have FAT that can be trimmed from the budget? Decades of irresponsible spending have slashed the value of our dollar. That devaluation causes our prices to skyrocket, and we ignore that it will be even worse for ...

Letter: Utah GOP should reconsider attack on public workers

It is hard to understand why the Utah Republican Party has declared war against Utah's public workers. Police, firefighters, teachers and other public workers are being threatened for speaking out about the needs of their professions. A member of the State School Board who is a career educator ...

Letter: Letter didn’t tell the truth about California wildfires

Russ Larsen seems to be in error on a key point of his letter about who is responsible for the current fires in the LA area of California. Contrary to what Russ provided as fact, indeed California does not prohibit controlled burns. Half truths are harmful in this dire situation. All that I ...