I live less than a mile from a fire station. Our street is the main route to get to certain parts of our community, so seeing fire trucks and ambulances racing past with lights flashing and sirens blaring is a common occurrence. It has meant being awakened a few times — but it also means our ...

Utah likes to pretend it does not have a marijuana problem. Cannabis is still illegal here, at least on paper. But anyone with modest money, Medicaid, or basic persistence can obtain a medical marijuana card without much difficulty. I know, because I have one. What Utah has built is not a ...

"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice ... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the socialist dream. What will replace capitalism and individualism? One model is the commune ...

Keeping men out of women's sports is smart policy and smart politics. Just look at what happened recently in Nevada. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo recently rolled out the Protect Girls' Sports initiative. As the name implies, he wants to amend the Nevada Constitution to keep biological boys and ...

Last year we went through the longest government shutdown in history. The point of contention was the extension of what were supposed to be temporary additional Obamacare subsidies enacted during COVID-19. "Temporary" in Washington means forever. This is what must change. The ...

How do we loathe President Donald J. Trump, let us count a few ways. 1. We agree with his sister, a former federal judge, and his niece, a psychologist, who wrote that he hasn’t changed since he was three years old. 2. He will use name calling and insults and say things that are not true ...