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Letter: Sen. Mike Lee is embarrassing Utah

As a resident of Ogden, I cannot stay silent while Senator Mike Lee continues to embarrass our state and damage our reputation nationwide. His actions do not reflect the values of integrity and responsibility that northern Utah families strive to live by. In June, Lee made national headlines ...

Letter: Learning might be answer to out-of-control rhetoric

Recently I became aware of the word “Polymath” being used to describe: ‘a person with extraordinarily broad knowledge and expertise across a significant number of different subject areas.’ Polymaths are known to follow the "5-hour rule,” a concept promoted by entrepreneur Michael ...

Guest opinion: Simplest approach is redrawing county boundaries

I can't believe we make things so difficult! These redistricting efforts cost too much time, effort, print, confusion, and discontent every 10 years and we are still no better off now then any time in the past as to who represents us or answering the question of 'Are we being represented ...

BARONE: Donald Trump — Energy in the executive

Whatever else you want to say about him, President Donald Trump has what Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 70 called "energy in the executive." Announcing a peace plan for Israel and Hamas, ordering the dispatch of federal troops to protect immigration enforcement personnel in "sanctuary" ...

ERICKSON: Talking point versus truth

On Twitter, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted, "Let me be perfectly clear: Undocumented people CANNOT AND WILL NOT receive ACA premium tax credits BY LAW. PERIOD. This is a LIE from Republicans to divert attention from their shutdown. Republicans are refusing to lower health care ...