http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Editorials en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:50 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632182/In-our-opinion-Why-fathers-matter.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632182/In-our-opinion-Why-fathers-matter.html As parts of our society attempt to redefine what a family is, the concept of Father's Day may appear to some as a quaint... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632130/In-our-opinion-The-hidden-costs.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632130/In-our-opinion-The-hidden-costs.html The federal government is projected to spend $3.8 trillion in this fiscal year. Granted, that's a staggering sum, but it's... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632091/In-our-opinion-Clearing-the-air-in-Utah-wont-be-easy-or-cheap.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632091/In-our-opinion-Clearing-the-air-in-Utah-wont-be-easy-or-cheap.html Improving the quality of Utah's air during winter inversions and the summer ozone season won't come easy and it won't be... ]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632041/In-our-opinion-Federal-budget-reflects-majority-of-Americans-spending-habits.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632041/In-our-opinion-Federal-budget-reflects-majority-of-Americans-spending-habits.html Most American don't budget, and nearly half of them owe more on their credit cards than they have in savings. In other words,... ]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631966/In-our-opinion-Should-children-be-tried-as-adults.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631966/In-our-opinion-Should-children-be-tried-as-adults.html Criminal prosecutors are required to make difficult decisions as a routine part of their jobs, but no decision is more... ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:54:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631878/In-our-opinion-Look-for-alternative-ways-to-make-public-money-go-further.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631878/In-our-opinion-Look-for-alternative-ways-to-make-public-money-go-further.html Unfortunately for politicians and bureaucrats, there are not separate taxpayers for schools, public debt repayments and the... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631814/In-our-opinion-Keep-the-issues-of-gun-violence-and-untreated-mental-illness-separate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631814/In-our-opinion-Keep-the-issues-of-gun-violence-and-untreated-mental-illness-separate.html The issue of gun violence and the disparate issues surrounding untreated mental illness have found confluence in the wake of... ]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631723/In-our-opinion-Politicians-should-use-Utah-Compact-framework-in-immigration-reform-debate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631723/In-our-opinion-Politicians-should-use-Utah-Compact-framework-in-immigration-reform-debate.html Utah lawmakers modeled for Congress the path forward on immigration reform two years ago. They passed bills that would... ]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631631/In-our-opinion-Spying-on-Americans-and-defending-the-practice-of-it.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631631/In-our-opinion-Spying-on-Americans-and-defending-the-practice-of-it.html The fact that the National Security Agency has been examining records of millions of private telephone calls is disturbing in... ]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631561/In-our-opinion-Finding-the-root-of-the-IRS-corruption.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631561/In-our-opinion-Finding-the-root-of-the-IRS-corruption.html The Obama administration, claiming it has been forced by sequestration to cut corners wherever it can, has indefinitely... ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:21:00 MDT