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Guest opinion: Death by pursuit

Editor's note: Students at Layton High School wrote guest opinions as part of a class assignment and submitted them to the Standard-Examiner. Here is one example: Have you ever thought about the lives lost due to vehicular pursuits? If you don’t know what that is, I can give you a little ...

WSU guest opinion: College is more valuable than ever

Increasingly, Weber State University students wandering the halls of the Wattis Business Building or stopping by during office hours raise concerns about the declining value of a college education. A 2024 Pew survey found that only 22% of Americans agreed a four-year degree is “extremely ...

Guest opinion: The Dignity Index: When civility replaces truth

Utah has become the testing ground for the Dignity Index, a program that rates speech on an eight-point scale — with “contempt” on one end and “dignity” on the other. The University of Utah will host the initiative at a cost to taxpayers of roughly $400,000 a year, plus $120,000 in ...

Guest opinion: Food safety can be complicated during the holidays

The holidays are here and now I can go berserk cooking. It’s a wonderful time for all involved. This is because the menus for Thanksgiving and Christmas are more or less set and delicious, so anyone coming over to eat is guaranteed to find something good, which isn’t always the case the ...

SHAPIRO: What makes things affordable?

Affordability. It's the word on everybody's lips. Ever since self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani became the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral election by saying the word "affordability" with talismanic regularity, we have been told that the key to modern politics is that word's ...