Incidentally, the Legislature spends $14 million to invent and implement a silly slogan, but won't fund $8 million for the disabled (the waiting list)? We have some distorted views of what's important in this state. Perhaps a better slogan would have been: "Utah, disabled life ignored."

Garr Ovard, Sandy

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I think the phrase "Live Elevated" would be more appropriate since so many Utahans take and/or do mood drugs to ward off life's irritants.

I think in due time a better moniker for the state would be "Land of Toxic Waste." There is no stopping this in Utah and frankly where else would be a better place other than Nevada. My overall favorite is "Pyramid Schemes and Dreams."

Ken Goddard, Bountiful

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As a writer, editor, and entrepreneur who created some book titles that were duds — along with some for editorials, newspaper columns, books, articles — and trademarks, that were pretty good, "Life Elevated" ranks with those I should have trashed.

Dr. Glen C. Griffin, Mapleton

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I'm almost 70 years old. I've lived in Utah my entire life, I worked most of my adult life for one of the world's most prestigious and successful sales organizations (IBM), and I've seen and heard more than my share of lame-brained ideas, but "Life Elevated" pretty much tops the list and dethrones all that went before.

It's interesting that in my opinion, this "slogan" is absurd for the very same reason that the Utah Symphony has been struggling for so many years. The "upper crust" of our state, whether they understand it OR agree with it, are "elitists." They somehow think they know what's best for the "lower class" (e.g., those of "limited intelligence" or "brilliance") of the state.