June is shaping up to be a particularly tough month for white, heterosexual, Christian males.Despite the fact that we have a president who is trying to reassert the overwhelming dominance of angry caucasians in society, they’ve got to be feeling the nagging sensation that the times are indeed ...

FORT BUENAVENTURA — Well, isn’t that just like an old person? Goes to a music festival and complains about how loud it is.I’ve been hanging out at the 12th annual Ogden Music Festival — Michelle Tanner’s beautifully composed love song to bluegrass, Americana and acoustic music — and ...

How big is too big?When it comes to patriotism, I just assumed the correct answer would have been, “There’s no such thing as too big.” But as it turns out, at least one unacceptable size is 40-by-80.On Monday, I got an email from Camping World RV Sales. I get these messages on a regular ...

So, is everybody completely choo-chooed out by now?Not me.I was out of town for all the excitement surrounding the transcontinental railroad sesquicentennial, so I missed the “train fatigue” that has apparently set in around here. With dozens upon dozens of events surrounding the May 10 ...

For decades, the small Wyoming town of Evanston meant just one thing to many of us in Northern Utah.Fireworks.As a 13-year-old, back in the early 1970s, I remember when our Boy Scout leaders would stop their Chevy Suburbans — overloaded with gear and teenagers — in Evanston to “get gas” ...

“April showers,” they say, “bring May flowers.”But that’s not all they brought this year. Because they also delivered to me a humbling lesson about kindness and service.Anyone who knows my wife knows two things about her:• Thing One: She’s a very private person, especially ...