Opinion
In our opinion: Reforms are needed for the Utah caucus system
At the GOP's recent state convention, delegates voted down every attempt to reform Utah's flawed caucus system.
No federal agency is more despised than the Internal Revenue Service.
Memorial Day offers Americans a chance to officially pause and remember such sacrifices.
My view: Why moderates lost the caucus vote
Recently, many moderates have been wringing their hands over how conservative the Utah Republican Party has become. Their failed efforts last Saturday to persuade the delegates at the Republican... Read more »
Letters: IRS corruption
Recent revelations about the corruptibility of the IRS targeting people who had the audacity to believe in the U.S. Read more »
Letters: Government, health care
Lew Jeppson stops short of the conclusion he should have drawn ("The real death panel," May 18). Read more »
Reporters' shield law
The following article from the Los Angeles Times welcomes the proposal of shield law, even if the motivation for it stems from a desire to avoid criticism. Read more »
Letters: Beware of the slippery slope
Was it irony or poetry that resulted in Hyrum Anderson's letter "Gun logical fallacies" being placed on the page adjacent to Michael Gerson's column about the recent exposure of IRS abuses of power ("IRS abuses bring out the... Read more »
On second thought . . .
The state announced last week that the Timpanogos Highway again has to face months of more construction work. The road, which originally was supposed to open in May 2011, has had more false starts... Read more »
Top scandals and controversies of each US president
A look back at the biggest scandal or controversy for each U.S. president. Read more »
The death of private education?
In this piece from the Atlantic, Chester Finn talks about the death of private education in the states. Read more »
Tolerance and the same-sex marriage debate
In the New Republic, Michael Kinnsley criticizes John Hopkins University for pressuring a speaker to quit over his stance on gay marriage. Read more »
In our opinion: Prepare for outdoors
The warm-weather recreation season is beginning, and Utah families will be wise to take note that according to public health agencies, those most vulnerable to death and injury from... Read more »
Letters: More for malnutrition
As we celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day, my thoughts go to those parents around the world who are unable to provide even the very basics to their children. In the last 30 years, there has... Read more »
Letters: No welfare, ever
Why can't people learn from history and realize it is not the role of government to "provide" for the poor? When the government confiscates from taxpayers, which is mandatory, to give to the less... Read more »
Robert Bennett: With public trust waning, Swallow needs administrative leave
With public trust gone, Utah Attorney General John Swallow should take leave as his case is worked out. Read more »
About Utah: Without fanfare, the National Ability Center in Park City has taken the 'dis' out of disability
Since 1985, the National Ability Center in Park City has shown people with so-called disabilities how to adapt and enjoy the many benefits of sports and recreation. Read more »
My view: One woman's story of redemption brings message of hope
Survivors from the world of drug addiction and the dark world of sex trafficking and violence often have heart-wrenching stories. Read more »
Letter: Investigate all levels, from Swallow to the Obama administration
It's not often I agree with columnist Richard Davis, but I concur with the BYU professor regarding the need for Utah Attorney General John Swallow to be the subject of a special investigation or... Read more »
Letter: Death camp contrast: Why the silence on Soviet Union camps?
Nazi Germany ended in military defeat in 1945. The Soviet Union ended in political collapse in 1991. Both nations used concentration camps that resulted in the deaths of millions. Few camps in the... Read more »
Letter: Labeling all exotic animals as dangerous is extreme
Recently, an issue regarding snakes in a private residence became newsworthy because of a prejudicial ordinance restricting exotic pets ("Exotic snake collector keeps his pets — for now," May... Read more »
George F. Will: President Obama's new second-term agenda? Building trust
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. Read more »
Robin Abcarian: Military sexual assaults were supposed to end
On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Las Vegas for drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army announced that a... Read more »
Charles Krauthammer: Americans deserve the facts, not conditional truth
Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Read more »
Matthew Spalding: Patriotic Americans should redouble their efforts
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. We're quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding documents, even gathering... Read more »
In our opinion: Big screen exploitation of women should concern the culture as a whole
In the 1940 romantic comedy "The Philadelphia Story," actor Jimmy Stewart's character soothes the fears of Katharine Hepburn's character, who worries he may have forced himself on her while she was... Read more »
Robert Moffit: Yes, the Affordable Care Act will affect doctors
Among President Barack Obama's broken promises, there is this gem of June 15, 2009: "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: if you like your doctor, you will be able to... Read more »
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My view: MMR vaccine caused my son's autism
My son was a typically developing toddler. He met his milestones (walking, talking, etc.) early or on time. He received his first MMR at 19 months of age. The change in him was almost immediate. He... Read more »
My view: UDOT listened, made a good choice
I am glad the Utah Department of Transportation made a thorough decision and listened to the many people behind the huge public outcry supporting the Glover's Lane option over the Shepard Lane... Read more »
Letters: Move to the center
Dan Liljenquist's gleeful recounting of adversity in the Obama presidency is unfortunate ("Chaffetz's search for truth in Benghazi paid off," May 16). Read more »
Richard Davis: Abortion laws should keep up with advances
The illegal abortion trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell horrified the nation. Gosnell was found guilty of delivering late-term live babies in abortion attempts and then killing them by snipping their... Read more »
Letters: No welfare, ever
Why can't people learn from history and realize it is not the role of government to "provide" for the poor? When the government confiscates from taxpayers, which is mandatory, to give to the less... Read more »
In our opinion: Utah's caucus system needs reform
The Utah Republican party needs to reform it's caucus rules to make it more accesible Read more »
In our opinion: Susan Cox Powell's case is now a cold case
With the case for Susan Cox Powell apparently having hit a dead end, the case appears to be cold. Read more »
Dan Liljenquist: IRS scandal is an assault on our basic freedoms
No federal agency is more despised than the Internal Revenue Service. Each year, we are required by federal law to submit our personal finances to the IRS for review. It is never a pleasant... Read more »
Timothy R. Clark: Real job creation requires finding ways to make people curious
We need more curious people chasing more problems of interest. That's a jobs bill that needs to be sponsored in every house. Read more »
Facts about the Boy Scouts of America
Today, the Boy Scouts of America national executive board will decide whether or not to change its membership standards policy and no longer deny membership to youth and leaders on the basis of... Read more »
Comprehensive immigration reform or bust
Rey Kowalski makes the case for comprehensive immigration reform at the Christian Science Monitor Read more »
The war on journalism?
Commentary's Jonathan S. Tobin explains the possible development of a new front in the war on journalism. Read more »
Huntsman calls for crackdown on intellectual property theft, says Washington Post
In a Washington Post op-ed, former Utah governor and ambassador to china John Huntsman, Jr., as well as former director of national intelligence Dennis Blair call for increased efforts to stop... Read more »
Letters: Disaster vs. disease
Everyone expects the government to step in and help the victims of this most recent tornado as it has in the other recent natural disasters. Read more »
My view: Why moderates lost the caucus vote
Recently, many moderates have been wringing their hands over how conservative the Utah Republican Party has become. Their failed efforts last Saturday to persuade the delegates at the Republican... Read more »
Search for extraterrestrial life goes on, even without Kepler
Meg Urry at CNN lays out the tech talk on what's happening to the Kepler satellite, but why it shouldn't overly worry us. Read more »
Letters: Internet sales tax, the consumers' last word
In the war of businessmen against the people, the businessmen seem to have won the battle for collecting sales tax on products purchased from out-of-state sellers Read more »
Michael Gerson: Common Core standards are not a liberal, big government plot
Modern conservatism comes in two distinct architectural styles. The first seeks to build from scratch, using accurate ideological levels and plumb lines, so every wall is straight and every corner... Read more »
Letters: Parents care most
A disturbing aspect of the advent of Common Core that I have not seen yet in the media is the way it was implemented. Read more »
Letters: Dismantle IRS
What more evidence do we need to replace the income tax with an uncomplicated, straightforward national sales tax on manufactured goods (not food and utilities) than what we've learned about the... Read more »
Tolerance and the same-sex marriage debate
In the New Republic, Michael Kinnsley criticizes John Hopkins University for pressuring a speaker to quit over his stance on gay marriage. Read more »
Top scandals and controversies of each United States president
Three major scandals have surfaced over the past few weeks in Washington, escalating into a perfect storm that involves money, media and security. With the IRS targeting tea party tax-exempt... Read more »
In our opinion: Scouting success will come from devotion to ideals
For a century, the Boy Scouts of America has provided the young men of Utah an unparalleled program of character development through outdoor adventure, leadership training and service. The state's... Read more »
What others say: Teachers show heroics during Oklahoma tornado
The tornado warnings came just as school was ending Monday at Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, Okla. Some teachers hustled children to a nearby shelter at a church. Others moved young students to... Read more »
Letters: Caucus fails to represent
It was upsetting to see so many of my fellow delegates at the Republican convention vote to keep the status quo. The caucus system is not representative of the voters, and the delegates, endowed... Read more »
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