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Guest opinion: Concerns of the middle class

In 2023, the national median household income was $74,225, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Using their formula, this means that if your yearly household income fell between $50,000 and $150,000, you were considered to be in the middle class by the government. About 51% of American adults ...

ROBERTS: The tangled web of tariffs

During the early 20th century, the sugar industry in Utah was thriving. The Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., with strong backing from leaders in the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became one of this state’s most important businesses. But it faced growing competition from cheaper ...

GARVEY: Lunch lady for a day

Sometimes, I pretend to be a lunch lady. I volunteer for shifts helping out at my boys' elementary school, work that entails helping the other lunchroom workers get set up for the rush, dishing out the food when the kids get there, and then helping restock the fresh fruit and veggies before I ...

ERICKSON: Distrust and accountability

CNN's Kasie Hunt interviewed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the other day. She confronted him about allegations of a meeting with former President Joe Biden that should have raised alarms about Biden's fitness for office. "We're moving forward," Schumer replied. He would not answer the ...

BARONE: On education, Mississippi shows the way

Mississippi leads the nation. That's not a typographical error. And it's not just a gotcha phrase, preparing the reader for learning that Mississippi leads the nation on all sorts of negative things. Once upon a time, that was true, and in some respects it still is. Mississippi has the lowest ...