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Books for all: Initiatives launched to counter Utah public school book bans

OGDEN — Several books have been removed from school libraries across the state in recent years, but two groups are launching initiatives to see to it that youth across the state still have access to books. During last weekend's Ogden Pride Fest, two groups rolled out and promoted their initiatives — the Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce had a booth promoting its Read Between the Bans program while Ogden Pride cut the ribbon on its Banned Wagon Mobile Library. Read Between the Bans Liz Pitts, president and CEO of the Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce told the Standard-Examiner, that ...

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Letter: It’s important to protect the Roadless Rule

The bombardment from this administration is so constant, it makes me want to hide out for the next two years. But I cant. I feel we all have a responsibility to ourselves and to future generations to protect the beautiful lands we enjoy in Utah and across the nation, and to hold them for future ...

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