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Thumbs up, thumbs down: Who deserves praise and criticism this week?

<span class="print_trim"><strong>THUMBS UP:</strong></span> Mail-in ballots went out this past week for Utah’s June 30 primary, and Utah’s election officials say that despite the fear-mongering in other parts of the country, ...

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Who deserves praise and criticism this week?

<span class="print_trim"><strong>THUMBS UP:</strong></span> To everyone — the organizers, the participants, the police officers tasked with keeping all safe — involved in last weekend’s “Take a Knee” rally on the steps of the ...

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Who deserves praise and criticism this week?

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To Weber State University’s plans to resume in-person courses this fall.In March, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the university moved all spring classes over to a virtual format. It later announced that summer session courses ...

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Canceled concert, deadly driving, baby animals

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To Kaysville residents for not backing down and standing up for their health. In the continuing saga of “Where in the World Will Utah Business Revival and Katie Witt Go to Host Their Constitutionally Protected Collin Raye Concert,” ...

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Zoom bomb, social protest, podcast and vets

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To the Weber, Davis and Box Elder sheriff's offices for working to prevent COVID-19 in their jails. Civil liberties groups Wednesday dropped most Utah counties from a petition before the Utah Supreme Court that asked for accelerated ...

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Teachers, graffiti, Pioneer Days and the BDO

<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> To teachers! Theirs has been an especially difficult occupation these last few months. How do you effectively instruct hordes of pupils from afar while your primary means of interaction is a screen? Such a task would leave us feeling like ...