Opinion
JOECKS: Give thanks for the fossil fuel industry
The Homefront: Feeling grateful even when the answer is “no”
Guest opinion: Liberty in the United States was expanded by nationalists
SHAPIRO: The Epstein grifters
BARONE: Enforcing immigration laws is not the moral equivalent of the Holocaust
Guest opinion: What constant comparison is doing to Utahns, even in our healthiest communities.
HOLLIS: If you don’t understand entrepreneurship, you don’t understand America
COMER: Has socialism already reached Utah?
Guest opinion: Utah, wildfire, and the Roadless Rule
JOECKS: Give thanks for the fossil fuel industry
Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. You live in the richest country in the history of the world -- and one of the freest. Despite what the left claims, the benefits of wealth aren't limited to the 1%. The amenities most people take for granted -- a ...
WSU guest opinion: Remembering our military as a reason for gratitude this season
In my classes this semester we’ve read a few stories about the lasting impact of war on individuals. Ernest Hemingway's WWI short story masterpiece “In Another Country,” or Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War story “The Things They Carried,” point to the cost of military service, especially ...
Guest opinion: Liberty in the United States was expanded by nationalists
Prior to Abraham Lincoln's presidency there was no national Thanksgiving day. The commemoration of Thanksgiving varied from state to state according to the discretion of state leaders. Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, wanted to increase national power over state power; he was one ...
The Homefront: Feeling grateful even when the answer is “no”
Sometimes we’re thankful for the things we don’t get. This usually occurs in hindsight… Years ago, my husband and I thought we should move. We didn’t have a solid reason; we just wanted a change, a new perspective, a new ... something. We thought a new home would be the answer. So ...
Guest opinion: What constant comparison is doing to Utahns, even in our healthiest communities.
Utah is known as one of the healthiest and most outdoors-oriented states in the country. We ski, hike, bike, fish, paddle, and live close to mountains that people travel thousands of miles to see. Communities from Ogden to Park City to Logan take pride in staying active and connected to the ...
SHAPIRO: The Epstein grifters
There are plenty of serious questions to be asked about Jeffrey Epstein. Where did he get his money? Why did so many major figures hobnob with him long after his plea agreement on sex charges with minors? But when it comes to the ongoing Epstein fallout, there's something else going on: an ...