Is everyone enjoying the elaborate redistricting machinations of the legislative and judicial systems in Utah? It's been quite the dance we've all been watching over the last seven years ... and I doubt there is any end in sight. Here's a quick recap of the redistricting timeline: ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about community in the last few weeks. We are just now wrapping up a municipal election cycle that occasionally got pretty divisive. I heard from and talked to many citizens of our cities as well as candidates about their ideas and often their frustrations. Almost ...

What do the end of daylight saving time and the 2025 municipal elections have in common? The obvious answer is that both occur every year in early November, with the time change officially happening early Sunday morning and the elections taking place on Tuesday. But I have been thinking about ...

For the last month, the Standard-Examiner has had a chance to spend significant time with all eight of the Ogden City Council candidates. During our interviews that lasted about an hour in each case, we asked many of the same questions to get as clear an idea as possible of how they view the ...

Ah, election season ... when so many thoughts turn toward yard signs, mailers and political advertisements. One of the issues that gets brought up regularly is how all of that is paid for. While legally obligated to be disclosed, campaign donations and expenditures can be a confusing ...

I can't say I've spent much time in Ogden Valley in the last couple of decades. I've visited a few times for recreation but certainly haven't been all that familiar with the political challenges of the area. That changed in the last few weeks as I was contacted and invited to be an impartial ...