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The Homefront: If you haven’t voted, get your body to the booth

Today is Tuesday, November 3. That should ring a bell, especially if you receive land mail, spend time online, watch TV, listen to the radio or are plugged into the world in any way at all. Today is Election Day. It’s the day candidates have anticipated with an emotional mix of hope, dread, ...

Guest opinion: Voting for Amendment B would diminish your rights

During the summer, I drove with my family across a few states for a family church event. A sign I saw gave me hope: "No Kings on Sovereign Land." We often have political discussions in our family, with the passion of others who have fought hard for women's rights and voting It is ever more ...

Guest opinion: AI ain’t perfect

My friend Kristie went out on a girl’s night and took a picture of her group hanging out with Elvis. The photo was a blurry, so she—cue in unnerving music here–asked AI to enhance the picture. A few seconds later PRESTO! She and her friends had all become Asian women, including Elvis! ...

Guest opinion: Voting for Amendment B would make fighting data centers harder

On the ballot in November the Utah legislature has put before voters a constitutional amendment that would make Utahn's fight against data centers even more difficult.  This spring, the Stratos Project was revealed to Utahns. As proposed, it would be the largest data center complex in the ...

WSU guest opinion: Finding gratitude in higher education leadership

I spend a lot of my time thinking about what isn't working. That probably isn't surprising. As a university leader, much of my job involves identifying problems, finding solutions, and figuring out how we can do things better. There are enrollment numbers to watch, budgets to balance, ...