<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and other leaders at the state, county and city levels taking proactive steps to stem the spread of COVID-19. The inconveniences are many, as events are being canceled at the last minute and parents begin looking ...

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To those who participated in Tuesday’s presidential primary election. I could go on about how important it is to participate in the democratic process but instead will say that Utah’s contributions on Super Tuesday have increased the ...

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> Congrats to League of Women Voters members in Utah celebrating the organization's 100th anniversary. We applaud their commitment to the community and desire to drive out indifference to major political issues that impact many local ...

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> Northern Utah’s health departments, private care providers and other institutions continue to do a thorough job of making sure that as many people as possible get flu shots each year. This community-wide effort saves lives and reduces ...

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> We’re happy to see the mountains glowing with fresh snow this month. As of Jan. 1, Utah’s snow water equivalent was 29% higher than normal, which is great news after the relatively dry November and December we had. We hope the snow ...

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> Happy New Year from the staff at the Standard-Examiner. We hope 2020 is filled with progress on Northern Utah's utmost issues, from insightful planned development to improvement on roads and construction, and uplifting those in our ...