Primaries for our local elections have already snuck up on us, as it hardly feels like late summer already.
THUMBS UP: The state’s Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force held is final town hall this week, ending in Orem at Utah Valley University. It concludes a tour of town hall meetings across the state as legislators Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard, R-Logan, and Rep. Francis Gibson, R-Mapleton, and…
THUMBS UP: Pioneer Days is here! The team at the Standard-Examiner has their cowboy (and girl) hats ready to ride along with all the festivities this week and the coming week. We have enjoyed learning new stories this year, particularly about Miss Rodeo Ogden and her special tributes to heroes.
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
THUMBS UP: This week police, detectives and other personnel with Salt Lake City were able to locate, test and confirm they had recovered Mackenzie Lueck's remains. The Utah student had been missing when police had already recovered some of her DNA last week in a man's backyard, who was subse…
Who deserves praise, criticism in Northern Utah this week?
THUMBS UP: It’s hard to believe it’s nearly here already, but tickets went on sale today for Ogden’s Pioneer Days Rodeo. We love summers in Utah, and rodeos are one of the best parts about it. Just 34 days until it starts!
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Utah has had the honor of hosting the sesquicentennial celebrations this week remembering the historic feat of completing the transcontinental railroad.
THUMBS UP: We were pleased to hear Ogden City was able to restart recycling while the city negotiates a new contract rate for residents. On March 26, Ogden announced a temporary suspension of the program after the city administration was notified of a 47 percent increase in recycling tipping…
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Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
In all the #MeToo talk about sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape, it dawns on me that one category of victim remains undiscussed, almost taboo to talk about: the victims of childhood incest.
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
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Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
On this Thanksgiving holiday, we would be remiss to not mention the blessings in our lives at this time in Utah. It is my favorite holiday.
THUMBS UP: More of us than others have been guilty of it, but it’s something we all as Utahns can improve upon: driving hands-free of our cellphones. There’s plenty on them to distract us — between messages, alerts, music, podcasts and, yes, still phone calls — while sitting and walking, muc…
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
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We as a community are not discussing the rates and impact of sexual assault in Utah as frequently as necessary.
Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?
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Who deserves praise, criticism in Northern Utah this week?
THUMBS DOWN: It’s not that far into the school year yet and weird things are happening. This week Weber High School students were evacuated after several randomly started falling ill from an unknown substance. While the others might have enjoyed getting out of school early that day, it’s unu…
Thumbs up & down: While it’s unfortunate that it’s taken as severe declines as Utah has seen, at least the governor and state are now paying attention to the problem of our teacher shortage. On Wednesday Gov. Herbert held a press conference with Envision Utah at the state Capitol to disc…
There’s work to be done in addressing Utah’s increasing rates of one particular violent crime.
Who deserves praise, criticism in Northern Utah this week?
This week residents of this great nation have mourned the death of former presidential candidate and Arizona Sen. John McCain, with statements and gestures of honor coming from all kinds regardless of party or camp.
THUMBS UP: It’s important that Ogden City Council continue to work on and plan for Ogden’s future water needs and the infrastructure that will require. According to a Standard-Examiner report, since Ogden’s last culinary water plan was adopted in 2012, construction of a new water treatment p…
THUMBS UP: It’s great to continue to see Utah’s economy performing well, and that unemployment rates, specifically in Northern Utah counties, are improving year over year as well. Morgan County saw a jump of employment increases by 11.5 percent!
Like many businesses, the Standard-Examiner has ebbed and flowed with the changes of time since its inception in 1888, but its commitment has always remained married to the community.
WASHINGTON -- President Trump took to television Tuesday to "clarify" his position on alleged Russian meddling in our 2016 presidential election, as stated at the Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin. The only thing he clarified was his astonishing ability to make matters worse for himself.
The new rising star of the Democratic Party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 28-year-old former bartender doesn't know much about politics -- this week, she bungled her way through an interview answer by referring to Israeli "occupation" of Palestine and citing her lack of expertise on the i…
The Trump administration revived calls for privatizing air traffic control services last month as part of a broader proposal to reorganize and modernize the federal government.
The indictment of a dozen Russian spies explained, in great detail, the extent of their interference in the 2016 election. Americans learned about the depth and extent of the Russian operation to interfere.
One of the Obama administration's greatest foreign-policy missteps was the failed "reset" button it attempted to hit with Vladimir Putin's Russia. President Donald Trump's meeting with Putin in Helsinki this week, and the calamitous press conference that followed, was far worse. Instead of a…
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First it was Republican Congressman Jim Jordan. Now it's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
As the political season heats up, Donald Trump is ramping up his lies through three amplifiers: his rallies, Fox News and his Twitter account.
Bad politicians do not translate automatically to bad policy. Scott Pruitt was not an acceptable administrator of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies — but that does not mean Trump should change them.
