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Letter: Becoming an American citizen

Editor: A response to a letter 2-25. In order to become an American citizen, there is a process in which to do so. First you apply for and complete a rigorous agenda. Is it an easy task? No. However you must first be able to speak read, write, and understand our language called English. Then ...

Letter: Urging support for the Congressional Review Act

Utah is home to more than 352,000 small businesses that are vital to not only the state’s economy but the country as a whole. These small businesses are experiencing natural disasters frequently and facing an insurance crisis. However, there is a tool they can use to help alleviate the ...

Letter: Not impressed with Blake Moore during town hall

My wife and I called into Rep. Blake Moore’s “tele town hall” on Feb 25. If you did not have time or had other reasons for not attending, no worries. You did not miss much. He did what folks who served in the military used to call “tap dancing.” However, he did say three things that ...

Letter: Churches’ broad power puts them above the law

People don’t realize it, but church denominations function very much like political parties. In America churches have been given a lot of religious freedom. With a lot of money in their coffers and ambitious men in leadership positions, they often feel like they are above the law. Churches ...

Letter: Utah is coming for your health and money

As soon as my husband and I entered the wide-open space of Bear River Refuge, I felt a release of tension. It was tranquil, and beautiful in its openness and solitude. Studies report on the positive health effects of the outdoors. Nature is a tonic. The outdoors is also an economic driver in ...

Letter: Only two genders because Trump says so!

Recently, President Donald Trump announced, “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.” The president used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader idea of gender. The order says a ...