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 ...

I find trying to understand human psyche fascinating. While it's not something I've delved into from an academic or scientific standpoint, there are a lot of the basics that I find provide insight into how and why we tend to do what we do. I've been thinking and talking about some of those ...

What does it mean to be a voter? I've been thinking about that question as I've during the disputes over redistricting (including what some call gerrymandering) both locally and nationally. It also came to mind when I read a recent guest opinion discussing Utah's Republican Party and the ...

I had the chance earlier this week to meet with Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski for the first time with the Standard-Examiner editorial board. For 90 minutes, our board peppered Nadolski with questions on a wide range of topics. We've reported on his perspectives on those issues in our three-part ...

Veronique De Rugy's opinion piece "What kind of government do Americans want seriously enough to pay for?" (published today) asks every citizen of the entire nation a very important question. Since we have government — as President Abraham Lincoln put it in the famous Gettysburg Address — ...