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Guest opinion: Davis schools want more tax, but first owe us transparency

What if you invested in a company, got a questionable return and were later asked for more money? You might ask, “Do I look like a sucker?” That’s exactly where we are in Davis County as voters face another proposed school tax hike, with a public hearing scheduled Aug. 19. In 2021, the ...

JOHNSTON: Our lives, hand in hand

I took a dumb fall last week, a hard tumble on rocks of the high Uintas, as if they’d been piling and solidifying for hundreds of millions of years just for the opportunity to throw me down upon the polished slabs. Now I’m pecking this column out with a fractured right thumb dangling above ...

Guest opinion: The right to life or the right to bear arms?

Since its inception, America’s Constitution has been dynamic. History reveals our Constitution has been amended and modified to meet the demands of our changing society. The 21st century has been filled with change. From the genesis of technology, which has literally placed good and bad ...

Guest opinion: Robot uprising

Hey! Not to brag or anything, but I actually got artificial intelligence to do what I wanted yesterday! I wanted a picture and, if you can imagine such a thing, there was a free website that was really free (Craiyon) and it gave me just what I wanted. I realize that this experience is the ...

Guest opinion: Condemn all imperialism

For over five centuries, no man-made force has caused more suffering than imperialism. Imperialism occurs when one nation tries to control the people and resources of another nation to enrich itself. After Columbus came to America, Spain, and other European nations made every effort to enslave ...