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Letter: Teen social media restrictions could backfire

If you’re the parent of a teenager, then you know that telling them not to do something isn’t always well received. Teenagers are innately curious and rebellious and often disregard our warnings and rail against the measures we adopt to protect them. Unfortunately, Rep. Chris Stewart's bill ...

Letter: US politicians not working together as a team

Anyone watching the athletes participating in March college basketball madness cannot help but notice the supreme effort and enthusiasm put out by these young men and women and their devotion to the instruction of their coaches. The question that comes to my mind is why don’t we see a ...

Harrop: These Republicans are defunding the US, not China

House conservatives have devised a "new and improved" threat to the world economy if their demands are not met. Once again, they vow to vote against raising the cap on U.S. debt if desired cuts in government spending are not made. Once again, they insist their plan would not crash the world ...

De Rugy: How banning Chinese products could backfire for the US

The controversy over proposed state and federal bans of Chinese-produced apps has sparked debate about the wisdom of country-of-origin bans in general. On the surface, banning TikTok and other controversial products coming from China appears reasonable. But the deeper you dig, the less these ...

Guest opinion: A unanimous jury won’t convict Trump

Given the intensifying criminal investigations into Donald Trump — including his impending arrest and indictment in New York — many think he might finally pay for his crimes. Some even believe a conviction and jail sentence could prevent Trump from retaking the presidency if he wins next ...

Letter: Mourning the events that led to man’s death

With tears I watch the killing of Chase Allan. The place to argue rights is in the court — not on the side of a road. About 5 Farmington Police contained him. There were some options before busting windows and physically attacking Allan such as calling for a mental health specialist or a ...

Stossel: Diversity training disaster

All big American companies now require DEI training: diversity, equity and inclusion. All big companies! Really. It sounds responsible. But it turns out DEI courses are often useless and sometimes racist. First comes groveling. My new video about DEI shows a conference that begins with a ...

Kowalewski and Taylor: Innovating for the future

Higher education is on the precipice of radical change that will require innovative approaches to education to remain relevant to students and employers. Weber State University is not immune to this change. The way WSU has operated over the last 50 years will not be how the institution ...

Robbins: Donald Trump prepares to face the music

Sir Walter Scott's famous line about what a tangled web it is that we weave when first we practice to deceive was written in 1808, but the poet might as well have prophesied former President Donald Trump's ill-fated one-night stand with Stormy Daniels when he wrote it. The "affair," let's call ...