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. ...
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 ...
I used to think a man with a gun wasn't afraid of anything.I’m beginning to realize that it may be just the opposite. Because he seems to be afraid of darn near everything.And chief among his current fears? Teenagers.How else does one explain the reaction of gun owners toward the recent ...
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&amp;node=9818047011" target="_blank">Amazon’s digital assistant</a> will ...
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 ...
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.Maybe so. But for total, bat-crap crazy? You need <a href="https://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.Because only an insane person would go on ...
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 ...
I’m calling it “Diary of a Blimpy Kid.”Not “<a href="https://www.blimpie.com/" target="_blank">Blimpie</a>,” as in the submarine-sandwich chain, but rather, “blimpy,” as in “roughly the size and shape of a dirigible.”A fitting title considering ...
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 ...
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 ...