http://www.deseretnews.com/opinion Daily Utah and Salt Lake City editorials, opinion, commentary from the online home of the Deseret News. en-us Copyright 2009, Deseret News Publishing Company Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 MST Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:12:15 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342718/Immigrant-children-a-needy-lot.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342718/Immigrant-children-a-needy-lot.html A new report by the advocacy organization Voices for Utah Children provides fascinating and troubling information about an... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:12:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342719/The-collapse-of-communism-Reagan-Thatcher-and-the-pope.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342719/The-collapse-of-communism-Reagan-Thatcher-and-the-pope.html Twenty years ago, my wife, Jan, and I were in what was then called West Berlin for a conference. One pleasant afternoon we... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:12:05 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342720/A-few-colorful-observations-on-ethics-more.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342720/A-few-colorful-observations-on-ethics-more.html With colorful autumn leaves dropping everywhere, I offer a few colorful droppings of my own: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342721/Recent-elections-offered-few-new-themes-trends.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342721/Recent-elections-offered-few-new-themes-trends.html For several days, political pundits have exhausted their audiences with extensive reviews and analysis of last week's... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:35 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342724/Elections-demolish-great-realignment-myth-of-08.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342724/Elections-demolish-great-realignment-myth-of-08.html Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:27 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342737/Berlin-division-stronger-than-ever.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342737/Berlin-division-stronger-than-ever.html Peter and Angela Hofmann aren't a typical German couple. For one thing, they met online, a rarity in this techno-wary country. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342738/Demos-losses-could-rise.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342738/Demos-losses-could-rise.html The legacy of the '09 off-presidential year elections is still to be determined as politicians, pundits and partisans debate... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:06 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342739/Fuss-over-climate-change-is-cooling-off.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342739/Fuss-over-climate-change-is-cooling-off.html Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342740/Moores-condemnation-of-capitalism-is-wrong.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342740/Moores-condemnation-of-capitalism-is-wrong.html Though Michael Moore seems to have missed it, in the past 10 years corporations have made enormous strides in promoting... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342722/Salaries-questionable.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342722/Salaries-questionable.html For a long time there has been an attitude in this country that we should secure for ourselves all that the system will bear. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342723/Vegas-should-conserve.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342723/Vegas-should-conserve.html I recently spent a week on business at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Scanning through the channels on the TV, I noted... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342725/Dont-boost-food-tax.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342725/Dont-boost-food-tax.html I was very disappointed to see Rep. Kay McIff propose the sales tax on food be doubled during the coming legislative session.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342726/Sex-education-needed.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342726/Sex-education-needed.html Statements continue to validate the fact that our community at large — doctors included — don't understand the... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342727/Every-day-Veterans-Day.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342727/Every-day-Veterans-Day.html Every day is Veterans Day to a veteran. The sales advertised across the nation for Veterans Day are prime examples of how... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342728/Moral-code-lacking.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342728/Moral-code-lacking.html More than a million out-of-wedlock births occur each year in the United States. Those babies are seven times more likely to... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342729/Spend-ourselves-rich.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342729/Spend-ourselves-rich.html A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon we're talking about serious money. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342730/Many-need-health-care.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342730/Many-need-health-care.html Problems with health care started a long time ago, when someone decided that making a big profit was more important than... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342731/Obama-too-busy-for-BCS.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342731/Obama-too-busy-for-BCS.html Will the real Sen. Orrin Hatch please stand up? The Hatch I've read about hasn't supported President Barack Obama on any... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342732/Quote-right-document.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342732/Quote-right-document.html I was watching House Minority Leader John Boehner at a rally in Washington, D.C. Claiming any health-care legislation to be... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342733/Questions-on-health-bill.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342733/Questions-on-health-bill.html Questions for Rep. Jim Matheson: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342734/Sentence-unequal-justice.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342734/Sentence-unequal-justice.html Did I read the article ("No jail time in scheme," Nov. 5) correctly? Somebody steals more than $4 million, less than one... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342735/Fix-broken-stuff-first.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342735/Fix-broken-stuff-first.html I am writing to voice my opposition to the health-care reform being considered. I agree that significant change is needed,... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342736/Goldsmith-was-inspiring.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342736/Goldsmith-was-inspiring.html Lee Benson's column on the late Michael Goldsmith (Nov. 6) captured perfectly the essence of this tremendous professor and... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:42 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342762/The-president-goes-native.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342762/The-president-goes-native.html Perhaps it takes an ethnic president to put some gusto into the nation's concern for ethnic groups. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:14:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342767/Talk-radio-shrinks-listeners-intellectual-capital.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342767/Talk-radio-shrinks-listeners-intellectual-capital.html Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck are to intelligence as Bernie Madoff is to investment. They operate Ponzi schemes... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:55 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342769/Railroad-purchase-good-for-America.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342769/Railroad-purchase-good-for-America.html Warren Buffett has just closed the largest deal of his spectacular career with an agreement to purchase the Burlington... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:47 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342768/Eyes-open-surrounding-world-to-us-and-open-us-to-the-world.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342768/Eyes-open-surrounding-world-to-us-and-open-us-to-the-world.html Some children don't like doctors. Personally, I am shocked and hurt. That is not to say I wouldn't agree with them were I in... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:41 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342764/The-winners-and-the-losers.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342764/The-winners-and-the-losers.html Loser: It finally happened on Friday Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342760/Let-others-live-own-lives.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342760/Let-others-live-own-lives.html Do you think that every man and woman should have the same rights in the United States? I do. That is why I think gays should... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342761/Reform-would-cut-costs.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342761/Reform-would-cut-costs.html Not only is it difficult for many people to acquire health insurance, but even those with coverage are seeing costs rise.... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342763/Not-above-reproach.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342763/Not-above-reproach.html It is getting so elected officials feel they should be treated special because of their official status. Examples are the... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342765/Stop-racist-behavior.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342765/Stop-racist-behavior.html My son and I are Latin people. Last year when my son was at school, a boy was bullying him by saying, "Mexican! Go back to... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:02 MST