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Standard Deviations

Standard-Examiner readers’ love of comics is anything but black-and-white

Forget #fakenews. The real story these days is #fakecomics.This past week the Standard-Examiner shook the very foundations of the First Amendment by having the temerity to publish its weekday comics sections in — oh, the humanity — black-and-white.Reader reaction was swift. And severe. ...

Standard-Deviations: As Ogden Marathon looms, workouts intensify

You know that dramatic moment in almost every made-for-television movie on <a href="https://www.mylifetime.com/" target="_blank">Lifetime</a>, where the guy wakes up in the hospital and suddenly realizes he can’t feel his legs?Yeah. I so totally envy that ...

Why does Alexa laugh? Why does Utah legislate?

I think I’ve figured out why Alexa is laughing at us.In recent weeks, folks have been reporting that <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-And-Alexa-Devices/b?ie=UTF8&node=9818047011" target="_blank">Amazon’s digital assistant</a> will ...

Sheets, blankets won’t solve the black-and-white race issue in this country

The white sheet has a long, horrific history in America.During the heart of the 20th century, members of the Ku Klux Klan used it to cowardly hide their identities while committing their acts of violence against black people. It’s been a sad, enduring symbol of racism.But there’s a second ...

Everybody got it right with Valentine’s Day dance at Kanesville Elementary

Is anybody else weirded out by the fact that I’m the one having to be the voice of reason lately?Must I always state the obvious to people for whom common sense and logic seem estranged bedfellows? People like:• A mayor who uses his elected office in an attempt to pressure the local school ...

In Utah, a GOP lawmaker conceives a sex ed bill that actually makes sense

Uh-oh. The <a href="https://le.utah.gov/" target="_blank">Utah Legislature</a> may have a serious problem on its hands.It would appear that a certain Bountiful lawmaker has gone rogue down at the state capitol this legislative session. Indeed, this maverick ...

Mayor should keep his office out of Farmington Phoenix mascot decision

FARMINGTON — And the award for Most Embarrassing Misuse of Public Office goes to …It would appear that <a href="http://www.farmington.utah.gov/government/mayor/" target="_blank">Farmington Mayor Jim Talbot</a> has decided to weigh in on the new <a ...