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Letter: Utah legislature needs to listen to constituents

Kudos to the Indiana Republican led Senate that refused to bow to pressure from the White House to redraw their congressional voting maps in favor of Republican candidates. Responding to their constituents, the Republican led senate refused. It is a good example of state senators responding to ...

Guest opinion: US failure to stop Russia in Ukraine war

When did we (the U.S.) stop wearing the white hat? Time for me to write about the Ukraine-Russia war and put my two cents in. I believe most of us acknowledge that the people most deserving and warranted for using the word 'sacrifice' belong to our women and men of the armed forces, law ...

WSU guest opinion: The foundations of affordability

“Affordability” has become the political word of the moment. Candidates from both parties promise more affordable housing and more affordable health care, and the frustration behind that rhetoric is real. But affordability has an economic meaning: lower prices. Econ 101 tells us there are ...

GARVEY: Mr. Trump goes to the grocery store

CCTV captured this (completely fake) conversation between President Donald Trump and a grocery store clerk yesterday. CLERK: That'll be $286.47, Mr. President. TRUMP: Did you swipe my customer rewards card? I thought the Twinkies were half off. CLERK: Yes, I did, but we're doing this ...

Guest opinion: Individual responsibility vs. entitlement

Regardless of how we define happiness and how we pursue it, individuals and a society are hurt when individual responsibility is over-run by a sense of entitlement. No one is entitled to another man’s effort or good luck. We are entitled to our own lives, our own liberty, and our own pursuit ...