Standard-Examiner Editorial Board<strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> The final day of the 2019 legislative session has passed. While there have been some grievances among us and residents regarding certain bills and changes, we do want to express appreciation for those who ...
Standard-Examiner Editorial Board<strong>THUMBS DOWN:</strong> It might be year of the train, but it also appears to be year of eternally waiting for trains, and Union Pacific has no plans of changing that. The behemoth company believes that Utah taxpayers should ...
Standard-Examiner Editorial BoardThe Utah Legislature is well into its 2019 session, and while some issues have grabbed attention and headlines like tax reform and changes to voters’ desires with Medicaid expansion, some bills perhaps have a less flashy allure and yet are just as significant ...
Standard-Examiner Editorial BoardGay conversion therapy should not still exist.In fact, it doesn’t in 15 states and in the District of Columbia where the harmful and damaging practice is banned. This legislative session lawmakers have the opportunity to pass a bill proposing to ban conversion ...
<span class="print_trim"><em>Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?</em></span><strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> While their are many details packaged with it, including a new national ...
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.Meet Elizabeth Spalter. Buoyed by today’s open conversation about sexual crimes, Spalter wants ...
<span class="print_trim"><em>Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?</em></span><strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> The end might be in sight. On Friday, President Trump announced that a deal for a ...
<span class="print_trim"><em>Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?</em></span><strong>THUMBS DOWN:</strong> First, it was the Tide pod challenge. We thought, surely, our youth and young ...
For three weeks now, Americans have held by as those operating the federal government have stopped doing their jobs.This has been keenly felt in our area of Northern Utah, as thousands of Utahns employed at the Internal Revenue Service are furloughed and not receiving pay. There’s also those ...
<span class="print_trim"><em>Who deserves praise and criticism this week in Northern Utah?</em></span><strong>THUMBS UP:</strong> Skiers might hate it, but if we’ve learned anything in December it is that road ...
