Some laws just aren’t what they used to be.The Scout Law — and mind you, I am recalling this from memory here — reads something along the lines of “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”And for the ...

Shop local.It’s a mantra folks have long used to highlight the importance of supporting hometown businesses. In an era of big-box retail chains and online outlets, buying goods and services from members of the community in which you live is more important than ever.But there’s a corollary ...

So, you want a new state flag?The Utah Legislature has been been toying with the idea of ditching our current flag — the official-looking, classic state seal on a blue background — in favor of something more exciting.Apparently, some vexillologists — a totally made-up word because “flag ...

Yes, yes. I’m sure we can all agree that sexual harassment is a bad thing. Why, I suppose one could argue that it may even rise to the level of being a <em>very</em> bad thing.However, as terrible as it is, there’s an even worse scourge sweeping the country these ...

Ozone and particulate matter aren’t the only dangerous things floating around Northern Utah this February.With Valentine’s Day barreling down on us like a runaway freight train filled with those “Kiss Me” and “Be Mine” heart-shaped candies, something else — something far more ...

I was on the phone with a reader Friday morning when Standard-Examiner executive editor Jordan Carroll walked up to my desk.Thumbing through a stack of envelopes, she pulled one out and wordlessly handed it to me. We made brief eye contact as I took the envelope, nodded thanks and continued ...

Uncle.I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but seriously — I give up.Can we please just give Donald Trump his stupid wall already?As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, it’s now official: Clearly, there are no serious adults left in all of Washington, D.C.Our ...

Remember when you thought the absolute stupidest thing a human being could come up with was the Tide Pod Challenge?Not. Even. Close.The Tide Pod Challenge, of course, was the foolish fad of about a year ago that dared the dumbest people on the planet to pop one of the brightly colored liquid ...

Karma’s a b-word.Just ask Marcia Brady.You know, I’m not sure if it’s the winter or the fact I’ve been feeling under the weather, but I seem to be channeling my inner Crotchety Old Man lately.When I started at the Standard-Examiner I was a 25-year-old sportswriter, fresh out of college ...

We begin this week with an apology:In last week’s column about who made Santa’s Naughty and Nice List for 2018, the Ogden City Council was praised for — finally — extending two honorary street designations that had been kept on the west side of town. The city’s 24th and 30th streets, ...