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Guest opinion: Davis County needs Scott Fletcher as commissioner

My name is Jen Brown. I grew up in Davis County. I attended Woods Cross High School and then Weber State University. It was very important to me to stay in Bountiful. I wanted to raise my kids where I grew up. My husband and I left Utah for graduate school, but we were able to buy a home in ...

The Homefront: Celebrating the good in the good men called ‘fathers’

Father’s Day next Sunday gives us the chance to celebrate the fathers in our lives by sharing their stories. I offer three stories of good father heroes I know. Dad, the Winter Slayer. He and Mom raised their family in an old house. Lots of kids and a little bit of money meant we made do ...

MCCLURE: What lurks outside the frame

I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of my friends, my room became the hub where we watched the standard fare of slashers, munched on overly processed snacks, and critiqued the characters' decisions as they ran for their lives. We, of course, would make better, ...

LLOYD: What does America mean to you as its 250th birthday nears?

In less than a month, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is referred to as the nation's birthday. I don't know if I see that as completely accurate, since there were so many other events before and after that had enormous ...