
Opinion


MCCARTHY: Columbus Day celebrates our civilization

Guest opinion: The Soul of a University: Cutting arts and humanities from Utah’s public universities is a grave mistake

Letter: Remembering the good old days — which for many were not that good

Letter: Military time would be better spent than in Hegseth meeting

Letter: Emphasizing born-again Christian beliefs

LLOYD: A vote of confidence for the new Ogden Valley City

WILLIAMS: The Myth of Falling Crime: Why Americans don’t trust the numbers

Guest opinion: To honor Pres. Nelson’s life, we must strive to be peacemakers
Guest opinion: Lessons from our cohabitants
MCCARTHY: Columbus Day celebrates our civilization
Battles over Columbus Day aren't really about Christopher Columbus at all -- they're about whether America should exist. "Columbus's journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the Atlantic into the Americas -- paving the way for the ultimate triumph ...
The Homefront: The power of touch exceeds all other senses
We are giving ourselves away one sense at a time. We’re giving our eyes away to our screens — phone, computer, TV. I watched an entire family at a restaurant fixated on their individual phones, the glow of their screens reflecting in their eyes as they retreated to different places, ...
Guest opinion: The Soul of a University: Cutting arts and humanities from Utah’s public universities is a grave mistake
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 ...
Letter: Emphasizing born-again Christian beliefs
Ryan Comer, S-E’s Faith Columnist, responded to the tragic attack on an LDS meetinghouse. The attack was beyond horrible and showed a reckless disregard for humanity and many Bible verses including “thou shall not kill.” Comer then expresses a defense of the LDS faith to show the ...
Letter: Military time would be better spent than in Hegseth meeting
My husband and I found it very interesting to see the top military brass attend the recent meeting called by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. We are sure the military officers could have made better use of their time rather than listen to the Secretary of Defense talk about, among other ...
Letter: Remembering the good old days — which for many were not that good
My parents worked and lived in Salt Lake City. They had a large family of six children. When the depression of 1929 hit, they both lost their jobs and were forced to move the family to the small town of Loa in southern Utah. They had both been raised there and still had family there. They were ...