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DE RUGY: ‘RINOs,’ Meet the ‘Depublicans’

For some years now, conservatives who believe in free markets and limited government have been labeled RINOs -- "Republicans in name only" -- as GOP liberals or moderates have historically been known. The MAGA movement flings this term as an insult and a signal that respecting the realities of ...

LETTER: Gratitude for efforts of Roy mayor

As a life-long resident of Roy, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere appreciation to out-going Mayor Robert “Bob” Dandoy. His dedication and many years of service in two terms as Mayor, former member of the City Council and Planning Commission and also in 2012 as the ...

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, ...

WILLIAMS: Why children under 13 should be banned from social media

The debate over children and social media is often framed as a question of parental control or technological inevitability. It should not be. At its core, this is a moral question about what kind of society we are shaping, what we choose to protect, and what we are willing to sacrifice in the ...

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, ...