It's fashionable to call the current federal government shutdown a "crisis," to focus on the missed paychecks, delayed services and bureaucratic disarray. But what if this standoff -- this uncomfortable pause in government business -- is exactly what the country needs right now? What if the ...
Dear Mr. Lundell, I’ve studied the candidates and listened to the debates. I've done hours of research. A few years ago, doing research for municipal elections was difficult. Some candidates didn’t have a website or publish their platforms in any way. They certainly didn’t have the ...
"But people will die!" That's what some shout whenever anyone proposes cutting government spending. An audience member at a town hall shouted it when Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Medicaid shouldn't cover illegal immigrants. Ernst responded with an obvious truth: "We all are going to ...
When House Speaker Mike Johnson lashed out at last weekend's "No Kings" rallies soon to arrive on Washington's National Mall, he reached for an old conservative refrain: "They hate capitalism. They hate our free enterprise system." I am sure he's correct about some of the protesters. But the ...
For the last month, the Standard-Examiner has had a chance to spend significant time with all eight of the Ogden City Council candidates. During our interviews that lasted about an hour in each case, we asked many of the same questions to get as clear an idea as possible of how they view the ...
As strange as it may seem to adults, imagine how weird Halloween appears to a little kid. Especially when compared to other holidays. Like Thanksgiving. The pilgrims came to America, they had a good year, harvested a lot of food, and invited neighbors in for a big feast to Give Thanks. ...
