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Letter: Why the rush, necessity to kick out wildlife center?

Does the Eccles Dinosaur Park along the Ogden River Parkway really need another parking lot? And this has been planned for a few years? Anyone who frequents the parkway is likely aware that the existing lots are often empty. Would we really want to encourage more cars/parking/traffic? Isn't the ...

Letter: A way to reduce mass shootings in America

I’ll start by saying I’m a retired white male married 43 years with 5 daughters, 1 son, a registered Republican and gun owner. Mass shootings across America are increasing at alarming rates. Especially the up-tick in school and neighborhood shootings. The vast majority of Americans say ...

Letter: My Hometown Ogden volunteers a blessing to our community

Friendly smiles and greetings. Rakes, shovels, gloves and hard working people. Perspiration (okay, sweat!). Dirty hands. This past Saturday, May 6th, My Hometown Ogden sponsored thirty-some work projects across the Ogden community. Elim Lutheran Church, 575 23rd St in Ogden, was one of the ...

Letter: Pathetic leaders complain about illegal immigration influx

To those leaders who are on mainstream TV networks, complaining of how their cities are overrun by illegal immigrants, let me cite some statistics: Our southern border is over 1,930 miles long. The border wall that had $15 million appropriated in the prior administration has only about 458 ...

Letter: Protect technology to support Utah’s small businesses

During National Small Business Week and Month, we celebrate the contributions of Utah's small businesses and the impact they make on the fabric of our state’s culture and economy. It’s also a time to recognize the important role technology, including many startups and small tech firms ...

Letter: Realtors shouldn’t solve housing shortage on their own

After reading the article, "NWAOR: New legislation helping tackle Utah's housing shortage," I want to commend the realtors for their efforts in addressing the housing shortage. However, since the problem is so complex, we need everyone involved in multiple approaches and solutions. Although the ...

Letter: Veteran bronze medallion thefts discouraging

While visiting my parents’ grave in the Ogden City Cemetery this past Memorial Day weekend, I was upset to find the bronze military medallion I had requested for my father from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs missing from his headstone. His medallion could have been inadvertently ...

Letter: Parents should have authority over children, not the government

The anti-abortionists of several states and Idaho have put into law that it is criminal for doctors or anyone to help a woman have an abortion in or out of the state. As a past Children’s Protective Service worker I still struggle with this and I am not pro-abortion but recognize that ...

Letter: Ogden Express bus project already losing its luster

As a frequent rider on the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus system, I must express my profound disappointment in the so-called Ogden Express service. I was not a resident of Ogden in the early talks about new service between the Transit Station and the McKay Hospital via Weber State. As the ...

Letter: Carnivore nonprofit tries to gobble up wildlife neighbor

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah (WRCNU) has served our community from its current location since 2009. In March 2023, Ogden City gave notice that the Center had six months to close its doors and find a new location. The reason, Dinosaur Park wants to raze the building and ...