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WILLIAMS: Walz, Omar and the billion-dollar Minnesota fraud scandal

Minnesota is now facing one of the largest documented government service fraud scandals in United States history. Under Gov. Tim Walz's evidently unwatchful eye, federal prosecutors have estimated that approximately $1 billion in taxpayer funds have been siphoned from multiple state- and ...

Guest opinion: Morality – Why are Americans so afraid of the term?

Morality is a word that should inspire reflection, yet in America it often provokes discomfort, suspicion, or outright avoidance. Why are we so afraid of the term? The answer lies in both our history and our contemporary struggles with meaning. Historically, morality in America has been tied ...

DE RUGY: Coming for your credit card from left and right

In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champion of American business (at least the ones he likes) was all smiles during an Oval Office visit from Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and ...

Guest opinion: Caregiver children of failing parents

Across northern Utah there is a growing reality that almost no one talks about. Adult children are becoming the primary caregivers for aging parents who cannot keep up with daily life. They are juggling work, marriage, financial pressure, and constant crisis management. It is a silent burden ...

Guest opinion: In defense of the Dignity Index

Scholars estimate that the 1994 Rwandan genocide resulted in the murder of between 800,000 and 1 million ethnic Tutsis and the rape of between a quarter and a half million women. One aspect of this horrific event worth noting is the use of the term “Inyenzi” (cockroach) by extremist Hutus ...