The White House Correspondence Dinner doesn’t need a ballroom with state of the art bulletproof glass; it just needs to die out as an event altogether. This year’s event as we all know by now was interrupted by an assassination attempt on President Trump (and his cabinet). Of course, the ...
This article is the fifth in a series designed to help parents, family members, educators, and community members better understand gender differences so we can more effectively support the children, youth, and families in our lives. The first editorial examined how boys and girls see the world, ...
Last month, The New York Times published an analysis of the number of F-words used by politicians on social media. The F-word is referred to as “THE word, the big one, the queen mother of dirty words” by Ralphie in “A Christmas Story.” Even though people say President Donald Trump is ...
Celebrating mothers just one day each year seems sparse. But we’ll take that day because we’re that needy. My daughter shows up at my office door. “I’m hiding from my kids,” she tells me. Wordlessly I motion her in. This is not the first time. We both know the drill. She stays ...
It’s amazing (and terrifying) what we pass on to our children. We only have one child. I’m proud and irritated to say that she has taken everything I may be marginally good at and surpassed me. This is great when it comes to cooking which I get to eat, irritating when she displays talents ...
Most days on the job, I spend my time exploring the parts of Weber State University and higher education that demonstrate measurable returns on investment for Utahns. I work to ensure that Weber State’s programming aligns with regional workforce needs and state-level priorities. But this past ...
