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MURRAY: Suing and wooing media outlets isn’t patriotic

That Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press is a defining feature of the First Amendment. A free press is integral to a republic: the government should not be in control of the media because if the only information citizens receive about their government is from the ...

The Homefront: Kids find success when adults guide them to it

The sight of a mom squeezing her young son’s arm as he turned away from the sheep he’d just auctioned off was so subtle, but so full of love. Walking around the 4-H Davis County Annual Jr. Livestock Show and Sale last week, I noticed a young boy sitting quietly in a small pen with his ...

Guest opinion: Taxpayer-funded deals shouldn’t be this murky

Back in 2009, Ogden City set its sights on a river walkway project. Properties along 18th Street between Grant and Wall Avenues were acquired, families displaced, and vacant homes quickly became magnets for squatters, creating public outrage. Eventually, the houses were bulldozed, and the land, ...

Guest opinion: Aversion to the welfare state in the US

We are witnessing in political thinking and actions at all levels of governments, and among the median voter, that there is an increasing aversion against social spending to assist the poor or those at the lower end of the income distribution. This is even though it is well known that income ...

Guest opinion: Why I brought back Grillfest — and why Utah needs it

In the early 2010s, a group of us in Utah's underground music scene came together to transform a backyard into an amphitheater. We brought together all the things we loved most — tasty food, good music and each other. We called it Grillfest — a cheeky name for what was really just a family ...