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Letter: Stark comparison between Biden and Trump

I find it interesting that today, Joe Biden is trying to hold on to the presidency any way he can. He is embarking on a campaign today with Obama and Clinton to raise money to help him fund to hold on to the presidency, Donald Trump is attending a very sacred service a New York police officer ...

Letter: Ogden pastors oppose inland port in Weber County

The God of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures is quite clear: choose life, that ye may live (Deuteronomy 30:19). We are Protestant pastors who serve two churches in Weber County, and we are concerned about the almost 9000-acre “inland port” being planned for the eastern shores of Great ...

Letter: Honest politicians have always been difficult to find

When Diogenes climbed out of his bed in a large water jar, he went for a walk around Athens; with a lantern. He had become so disgusted with the moral character of senators that he wandered looking for an honest man so he could light him up for recognition. That was 2300 years ago and I have ...

Letter: Loving the writings of Standard-Examiner columnist

In the current political climate as well as all the other "normal" days, it's always a breath of fresh air to read D. Louise Brown's columns. Funny, poignant and relatable stories about life, its challenges and its beauty are perfectly articulated by this gifted and down to earth writer. D. ...

Letter: ‘No-kill’ animal shelter policies do more harm than good

Dana Fuchs’ March 22 guest column is dangerous, hateful propaganda. No one wants animals to be euthanized for lack of homes—least of all, the compassionate people who must perform this act of mercy in order to keep shelters’ doors open to the endless stream of animals in need. But forcing ...

Letter: Values in Republican Party platform don’t match Trump

The Utah Republican State platform states in the preamble, it "supports a government based upon a moral and spiritual foundation". In the section on Ethics and Standards, the party states, "We demand honesty, integrity, morality and accountability of our public officials." Under Equal Rights, ...

Letter: Dealing with America’s astronomic debt won’t be easy

If you started right now from one, and continued counting every second of every day, it would take you ≈ 11.5 days to count to one million; ≈ 31 years to count to one billion; and ≈ 31,000 years to count to one trillion. As of 2024 — and per the government’s own projections — the ...

Letter: Blake Moore smartly addressing the growing US debt

What a compliment it is for Utah that our Congressional representatives are tackling the national debt head-on, as reporter Gitanjali Poonia explained in her January 22 article, “Rep. Blake Moore proposes a bipartisan bill to revamp the congressional budgeting system.” Republicans were ...

Letter: Republicans must abandon Trump, stand up to Putin

Enough already! Is there any doubt that the GOP is now the FOP? The FRIENDS OF PUTIN (FOP) party: (1) Has blocked aid to Ukraine in its continuing war to stop Russia’s illegal expansion of its borders, aggression against democracy, and future threats to NATO, and (2) is about to embrace ...

Letter: You can trust that elections in the US are secure

As regards Bill Heersink's letter on March 14 in which he says he is unsure how to know if the 2020 election was the victim of fraud and how can he trust elections with this doubt? Mr. Heersink, there are a number of ways you can feel secure about the election. Claims of fraud in 2020 have ...