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Guest opinion: The wrong kind of doctor

So, my husband, Dave, is a doctor, as in he has a PhD. I’m very proud of him, but he’s the wrong kind of doctor. He should have become an actual medical doctor.  He says that he doesn’t like needles and blood. I say, “Fine. Be a physical therapist then,” because somehow, he just ...

HARROP: We’d better start thinking about future jobs

The big headlines about job losses tend to focus on the big employers. Layoffs at UPS, 48,000 — at Intel, 24,000. Amazon is cutting up to 30,000 workers, and Target, 1,800. These pink slips are being dropped largely on white-collar positions. The thinking is that artificial intelligence will ...

Guest opinion: Open letter asking questions to Councilman Bart Blair

Dear Mr. Blair, My husband and I have been Ogden residents for the past four years since buying ourfirst home. We moved from Utah County but are originally from the Midwest. When shopping for a home, we noticed the lower home prices and unique “flavor” that Ogden has. It reminds us both of ...

My View: Choosing the easy way often isn’t better

What do the end of daylight saving time and the 2025 municipal elections have in common? The obvious answer is that both occur every year in early November, with the time change officially happening early Sunday morning and the elections taking place on Tuesday. But I have been thinking about ...

BARONE: Democrats want open borders; most Americans don’t

Who said this? "If you don't have any borders, you don't have a nation." The speaker went on, "Trump did a better job. I don't like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain't that hard to do. Biden didn't do it." It was Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in characteristic candor. If, as ...