In 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 4, a ballot initiative that created an independent commission to advise on drawing congressional maps. That same year, Utah voters approved medical cannabis. Voters could make these policy changes via this extra-legislative route because Utah is one of ...
My daughter, who knows I annually beat myself up with New Year’s resolutions, asks what I have on this year’s list. I tell her I’m still working on it. Apparently last year’s resolution to overcome procrastination didn’t take. I also tell her how I recently noticed the word ...
The hot take that floated into my inbox this week was that resolutions are passe. Apparently, thinking about "next year" is outdated. We're in this grind of time and marking it arbitrarily doesn't matter. But, really, we time-travel constantly. It's one of the best things about being ...
Conversations about the differences between girls and boys—and between women and men—often make people uneasy. Some fear that acknowledging differences will reinforce stereotypes or limit opportunities. Yet ignoring those differences may do exactly the same thing. In Why Gender ...
On May 25, 2020, KSL reporter Tania Dean wrote the following in an article on Nick Shirley, who had just graduated from Farmington High School: “Some people might not know who Nick Shirley is yet, but one day, they will.” Five and a half years later, that has proven to be an amazingly ...
Saturday marks the third day of the new year and, so far as I can tell, 2026 feels pretty much the same as 2025. We've already had disasters, accidents and violence that have resulted in tragedy. We continue to have political posturing and disagreement. We see some good things in the economy ...
