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LETTER: Trump’s actions show instability

We’re watching a sitting president whose mental fitness is so clearly compromised that America’s closest allies are preparing to treat the U.S. like a rogue state. They’re not preparing tariffs because of policy disagreements, they’re preparing them because they’ve concluded, quite ...

LETTER: What should Utahns want?

Our representatives' mandate is to represent the wishes of its constituents. They don’t. 82% of Utahns want existing monuments kept intact; 57% oppose states getting control over national public lands, and 85% want professionals to make decisions concerning public lands. 76% want water, air, ...

LETTER: My form of Trump Derangement Syndrome

The President and his allies are fond of saying anyone who criticizes him suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” His actions on tariffs, killing people on the high seas, backing himself into a corner on Greenland, unleashing ICE, groveling after a Nobel Peace Prize, and other actions, ...

PARKER: Thank you, Michael Reagan

Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80. His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch. Both noted that Michael, whom I had the privilege to know, devoted his life to ...

Guest opinion: Basic beauty tips

Very often, I am asked for my own special beauty tips. “Anneli,” my friends say, “What on earth have you done to yourself?” Well, wonder no longer. Here are some of my personally guaranteed, no fail secrets. 1. For greatly improving your overall appearance in a short space of time, ...

WSU guest opinion: Be data-informed, not data-driven

My New Year’s resolution is to be data-informed rather than data-driven. Data is a map. Judgment drives. That distinction matters more now than ever. We live in a world awash in data, metrics, and analytics, all promising clarity. But data does not decide what matters. Humans do. When we ...