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Guest opinion: Utah’s judicial future is in voters’ hands

“How can I vote for these judges when I don’t know anything about them?” is a sentiment commonly expressed after going through the list of national and local candidates. Fatigue and frustration set in as we seem to know less and less about the names we are voting for as we move down the ...

Johnson: We need community – Lesson from my studies abroad

Cuba was a curveball in my plans. Between my studies at Weber State University, my job as a marketing assistant at Lucky Slice Pizza, serving as president of the WSU Snowboard Club, and my hobbies in outdoor recreation and photography, life was already packed. But a friend once told me, ...

The Homefront: For the ultimate experience, find the good place

A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to the world’s largest balloon festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (A side note: If you’ve never been, go.) We went as guests of our daughter’s family — her, her husband and three children. The whole point of being at the balloon festival is not ...

Guest opinion: The Supreme Court and public opinion

Next month’s presidential election is likely to have a dramatic impact on the United States Supreme Court. Look no further than the Republican candidate Donald Trump, who appointed three justices while he was president. Trump’s appointments resulted in a new conservative super-majority, ...