What type of person do you want to represent our country as president? Children are taught to look up to presidents and encouraged to emulate the leaders of our country. How do we want people to act in our communities and to treat one another? I hope that all of us will not take anything at ...

Ever wonder why Trump is so chummy with the world’s dictators? Anne Applebaum, in her book, “Autocracy Inc., The Dictators Who Want to Run the World” (Random House, 2024) explains how and why Trump wants to be a player in the worldwide autocracy movement (it’s real). Motivated by greed ...

I’ve had the privilege of serving as a Weber County Commissioner I know what it takes to serve the people of Weber County. It requires dedication and total commitment to working in behalf of the citizens of Weber County. It’s a Full Time job! I believe Steve will be present and bring ...

Candidate Donald Trump has promised to help the middle-class and the poor of America by lowering the taxes on the rich. This is called the trickle down theory of economics. The richer people get, the more generous they become. They spend more and invest more and that money filters down to us ...

Editor my views on a few things! Everybody should read Mr. Serda's and Mr. Waterfall's Letters to the Editor in the October 22, 2024 Standard Examiner! Two men with excellent thoughts about what has happened to the Republican Party! The Republican Party no longer exists! It seems to have been ...

Changes in our elected officials don't occur very often. In fact, the past two Ogden mayors were in office for about 12 years each, and in Caldwell's case, not for the right reasons. We have an opportunity for change now in our Weber County commissioners and need to take advantage of it. Never ...