Last month I dropped my child off at college at the University at Albany in upstate New York, 1,951 miles away. I’m not as devastated as I could have been, because she’s gone home — I, my father, my grandmother and my great-grandmother all graduated from the University at Albany. When my ...

Ask a room full of people, how many have visited a national park, and almost every hand will go up, followed by memorable stories. We have cherished our parks for over 109 years and want to keep them alive and well for future generations. Evidently, Trump doesn’t. He has cut funding by 30%, ...

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Unfortunately, our region continues to experience an increase in the number of individuals who need support and care. Social isolation, mental illness and difficult life transitions can play a role in the increased risk for suicide, but we ...

In Utah politics, the letter “R” on the ballot carries enormous weight. Our state is one of the most Republican in the nation, and for good reason: Utahns value limited government, personal responsibility, free enterprise, and strong families. Voters trust that when someone runs as a ...

Raising kids is the world’s toughest job. It doesn’t help that the timing always seems off. It starts when they’re born. You’ve just been through the most traumatic physical event of your life to that point, and now, as you limp back home, you’re saddled with the assignment of 24/7 ...

"It is (my) intention to ... demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the ...