Last April — in a move that should alarm anyone who believes education is more than a pipeline to a paycheck — Weber State University followed the dictates of the Utah State legislature and HB 265 and SB 334 cutting 89 courses. In anticipation of those cuts and earlier that month, Professor ...
When I was a missionary, I compiled my favorite General Conference talks into a binder so I could frequently refer to them for inspiration and comfort. Very quickly, Russell M. Nelson, then an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became one of my favorite speakers because ...
In my last column I described a “Swimming with the Sharks” adventure I enjoyed with my husband and daughter in Hawaii. As I was writing, I found myself thinking about my mother. She’s gone now, but I couldn’t help imagining what might have happened had she come with us. You have to ...
“Who’s a pretty bird?” This was the typical refrain when my family and I would visit Cronk, the resident raven at the Ogden Nature Center. From his enclosure’s perch, Cronk would reply with a twist and turn of his head, inverting his view and adding his whimsy to the exchange. My kids, ...
I can't believe we make things so difficult! These redistricting efforts cost too much time, effort, print, confusion, and discontent every 10 years and we are still no better off now then any time in the past as to who represents us or answering the question of 'Are we being represented ...
When I was seven years old growing up in Orem, I remember driving past Utah Valley University and thinking: college isn’t for kids like me. My dad worked in construction, my mom cleaned houses, and no one in my family had gone to college. A university degree felt like a distant dream that ...
