<em>“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.”</em><em>— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</em>This column is going to make a lot of people happy. And — perhaps — a few others a little bit sad.Me? I suppose ...
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. Or, right before it goes pitch black.Either way, I’m sensing we’re on the precipice of a monumental shift in this country.The showdown between Republicans and Democrats over President Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds in office has been like a ...
Anybody else think this whole tribalism thing is getting a little out of hand?Republicans vs. Democrats. Liberals vs. Conservatives. Rich vs. Poor. The Religious Faithful vs. Godless Atheists. People of Color vs. … Colorless People?I guess I’d say that the United States has turned into one ...
One of the most important roles I see myself fulfilling as a weekly columnist for the local newspaper is attempting to bridge the gap between two disparate groups that often find themselves at odds here in the Beehive State.Sadly, we’ve long embraced this sort of binary culture in Utah. ...
You thought the War on Christmas was bad? It’s got nothing on the skirmishes going on over this next holiday coming up.Halloween.The attacks on All Hallows' Eve may not get the same kind of attention in the press, but the relentless debates going on about the Oct. 31 celebration are enough to ...
Last Tuesday morning, just before the alarm went off, I suddenly had a random thought that quite literally woke me from a sound sleep.As I opened my eyes and the conscious mind began grasping hold of that which my unconscious must have been Indian leg wrestling with all night, the basic idea ...
Talk about your #fakenews …This past week, the journalists at Fox News successfully baited me into clicking on one of their silly stories.Now ordinarily, I avoid Fox for the same reason I bypass most other cable news networks — the partisan talking heads and their infotainment programs ...
In the last couple of months, my wife and I have been re-watching episodes of “The West Wing” on Netflix. And about every other episode, one of us invariably ends up remarking wistfully, “Why can’t Donald Trump be more like Jed Bartlet?”Which recently got me to thinking about ...
Everyone’s favorite Henny Penny is at it again.Apparently, the sky is once more falling here in the Land of Zion. And our innocent children are positioned squarely within the impact zone.It’s been awhile, but lately the Utah Eagle Forum has been attempting to whip the conservative populace ...
It took awhile, but I’ve finally decided what I want to be when I grow up.A princess.Sure, it’s a difficult case to make for a 60-year-old heterosexual male. But princesses are truly magical, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned from the princesses who’ve graced both stage and screen ...
