The Chicago Tribune reported a big drop in violence in Chicago this past weekend. Forty people were shot.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, a man dressed like a construction worker, carrying a pickax, destroyed Donald Trump’s sidewalk star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce promptly replaced it. Just three weeks ago, a different man, presumably with a different…
Less than a month into his term, President Donald Trump ramped up his “fake news” battle with several national media outlets, referring to them at that time as the “enemy of the people.” The rhetoric continues 18 months later as the term “fake news” now permeates all aspects of our national …
Social Security is running out of money.
When Donald Trump isn’t blaming foreigners for everything that ails America, he’s blaming regulations.
Recently, I had an individual tell me I should stop focusing on our differences and focus instead on our similarities. She said it made her uncomfortable when I talked about my ethnic background or when I questioned if something might have sexist, racist or homophobic implications — because …
Here’s an idea: Instead of turning our schools into fortresses to try to prevent the next school shooting, how about we do more? As we contemplate adding metal detectors and bulletproof safe rooms to schools, how about we try an additional approach?
In the fourth century, the theologian Athanasius wanted Christians in the western Roman Empire to use the Greek word homoousios, meaning “of the same substance,” to describe the Trinity (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit). Some wanted to use the word homoiousios, meaning “of a similar substanc…
I really enjoy your section Go! and I look forward to reading about upcoming activities, especially for my grandkids. What I’ve noticed lately is that the photos you have been choosing to put on the front cover (as well as on the inside pages) to advertise movies and upcoming events are show…
In response to letter from Rulon Dye: thank you. I have lived in my home for 30 years and at that time my taxes were $900 and now $2,000. I am 75 years old and on Social Security only, no retirement income, and it is getting hard to keep up with the cost of living.
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Given the foolish consistency that comes with being the hobgoblin of little minds, there was no chance that our big-brained president would be consistent on the issue of “chain migration.” In November, President Donald Trump decried the practice of immigrants sponsoring other family members …
The behemoths of the internet have shunned Alex Jones, the worm-tongued, often shirtless conspiracy theorist and paranoia monger who hosts a show called “Infowars.” The debate over this cartel-like decision is much larger than Jones now, and it’s taking place mostly on the right.
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Hollywood is getting out of prison this week. That’s the name a friend of mine went by. Having a prison “handle” somewhat designates that you’ve embraced the whole prison experience, and couldn’t hold more true in this situation. Hollywood was my cellie in my first housing unit in Gunnison a…
Golly, the political landscape of Ohio is confounding.
“Have any big plans for the summer?” people sometimes ask by way of small talk. I reply literally: “Yes, housetraining a new puppy.”
Just in time for the impending War in Space, along comes …
I would like to thank the Ogden Pioneer Days committee for the opportunity to serve as the grand marshal for 2018. It has been a privilege and honor and has provided a wonderful experience and great memories for myself and my family. We live in an extraordinary community with a great heritage.
I encourage the citizens of Utah to vote “Yes” on Proposition #3, which will be on our statewide ballots this fall. Proposition #3 will expand Medicaid health coverage to those 150,000 Utahns whose meager incomes fall in a gap between the poorest of the poor (who currently qualify for Medica…
As I mosey around town I cannot help but notice how many Trees of Heaven there are growing rampant all over town. I did a little research on those stinky trees and found they were brought to America in the 1700s to grow silk worms. They are horribly invasive. You pretty much cannot kill them…
VANCOUVER, Canada — Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador last weekend, recalled its own ambassador from the Canadian capital, halted new trade with Canada, suspended flights to Toronto, and suspended scholarships for Saudi students attending Canadian universities. The sudden uproar …
Property taxes are unfair. I can't keep quiet any longer. Something has got to be said about Weber County property taxes. A 35.5 percent increase in two years is out of proportion with our earnings. While property tax has gone up 35.5 percent, my retirement income has gone up 2 percent. My p…
Many of the nation’s colleges have become a force for evil and a focal point for the destruction of traditional American values. The threat to our future lies in the fact that today’s college students are tomorrow’s teachers, professors, judges, attorneys, legislators and policymakers. A rec…
WASHINGTON — Democrats who were looking to Tuesday’s mixed bag of special and primary elections for firm confirmation of their much-sought “blue wave” of public Trump rejection had to settle for an interim maybe.
I'm new to Utah, about nine months, and I am dismayed and shocked to see the lack of caring Utahns display. The Standard-Examiner ran a front page article explaining that the worst day for pollution is July 4, and fireworks are a strong contributor, but we have fireworks anyway. Now into Aug…
I have been watching the TV news and reading about President Trump’s meeting with President Putin at the Helsinki Summit, and I can’t help thinking about the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” I wonder if “What happens in Helsinki stays in Helsinki”?
I went on a hike up Beus canyon recently. I came upon a lady with a dog. The dog came at me, and the lady was barely able to hold him back. The dog was on a leash but still almost got me. About 5 minutes later I came upon a man with three large Lab dogs. They didn’t try to eat me like the la…
Apple has become the first U.S. company in history to attain a trillion-dollar valuation. Here are a few thoughts about the relevance of this to our country today.
The New York Times, for its editorial board, hired a 30-year-old tech writer named Sarah Jeong, an American immigrant from South Korea. But Jeong, only a few years ago, posted a series of offensive, anti-white tweets.
What’s the most worrisome foreign intrusion into the United States — unauthorized immigrants, Chinese imports or interference in our democracy?
The Trump administration has reportedly instructed its top diplomats to engage in direct talks with the Taliban. That’s a welcome and important step toward ending the wasteful war in Afghanistan.
When people think of corruption in high places, they tend to think of elites feathering their own nests. Bill and Hillary Clinton monetized political power into a personal fortune of hundreds of millions, and played the system better than any couple since Napoleon and Josephine. Paul Manafor…
Last week, you walked off that plane with the biggest smile on your face. Your hug was stronger and taller than last time, proof of a growth spurt in the past six months that just stretched on forever, I swear.
Women in America are having so few babies that the birth rate has hit an historic low, and that does not bode well for the nation’s future. Fewer babies now means fewer adults later to work, pay taxes, and make sure the country’s future remains bright.
I’ve run across so many people who feel going to prison is just about the worst thing that can happen to someone. I personally don’t see it that way. Of course, I can only go off of my own experiences. In the case of drug addicts, which is a large portion of the prison population, if the tim…
“For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
The devastating Carr fire in Northern California continues to ravage the countryside, nearing — if not already surpassing — 100,000 acres, destroying at least 874 buildings and, even more tragically, killing six people with an additional seven people unaccounted for.
It’s begun. We are having a debate over socialism.
Have you heard? A woman who recently ran for president got nearly 3 million more votes than Donald Trump. Only the Electoral College — actually, a few thousand ballots in three key states — delivered the presidency to the current POTUS. And that was with an assist from Russia.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson won re-election on the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War,” though he didn’t. Four months later, he joined the Allies against Imperial Germany with another slogan: “To Make the World Safe for Democracy.” That didn’t work out either.
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Department decided to exempt certain nonprofits from having to disclose their major donors, making it even easier for these organizations to hide the “dark money” they spend to influence elections.
Poverty is no mystery, and it’s easily avoidable. The poverty line that the Census Bureau used in 2016 for a single person was an income of $12,486 that year. For a two-person household, it was $16,072, and for a four-person household, it was $24,755. To beat those poverty thresholds is fair…
Two black sisters at an Oakland, California, subway station were attacked by a knife-wielding white man. He killed one sister, Nia Wilson, and injured the other. The Bay Area Rapid Transit police arrested him. His family reportedly told authorities that he suffered from mental problems. The …
When I read that the economy is growing strongly, it makes me happy.
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