Now that Dr. Andrea Easter-Pilcher is no longer employed at Weber State University and is no longer my boss, I can finally say what I really think about her. I’ll begin by stating publicly that I didn’t think it was a good idea to hire her as dean of the university’s College of Science. ...

Heaven help me, I married a grammar guy. I did NOT know about this defect in his character before we were married. Luckily, he doesn’t go around correcting the grammar of strangers, so I can mostly overlook this fault. Also, thanks to my dad the linguist, my vocabulary is better than his, so ...

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Unfortunately, our region continues to experience an increase in the number of individuals who need support and care. Social isolation, mental illness and difficult life transitions can play a role in the increased risk for suicide, but we ...

Last month I dropped my child off at college at the University at Albany in upstate New York, 1,951 miles away. I’m not as devastated as I could have been, because she’s gone home — I, my father, my grandmother and my great-grandmother all graduated from the University at Albany. When my ...

Raising kids is the world’s toughest job. It doesn’t help that the timing always seems off. It starts when they’re born. You’ve just been through the most traumatic physical event of your life to that point, and now, as you limp back home, you’re saddled with the assignment of 24/7 ...

In Utah politics, the letter “R” on the ballot carries enormous weight. Our state is one of the most Republican in the nation, and for good reason: Utahns value limited government, personal responsibility, free enterprise, and strong families. Voters trust that when someone runs as a ...