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 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:31 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315705/When-it-comes-to-racial-issues-law-still-tangled.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315705/When-it-comes-to-racial-issues-law-still-tangled.html While the recent Supreme Court decision in the New Haven firefighters' case will be welcome news to those who don't think... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:31 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315704/Nothing-excuses-sexist-hazing-Palin-Clinton-were-subjected-to.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315704/Nothing-excuses-sexist-hazing-Palin-Clinton-were-subjected-to.html As Donald Rumsfeld might put it, there is only one known known in the tsunami of speculation touched off by Sarah Palin's... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:22 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315708/What-about-Chinas-riots.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315708/What-about-Chinas-riots.html The following editorial was published recently in the San Francisco Chronicle: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:12 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315694/A-despicable-method.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315694/A-despicable-method.html The Taliban's brand of terror is multilayered and ruthless. The radical Islamic movement is responsible for the beheadings of... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:05:03 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315695/Endorse-bill-to-audit-Fed.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315695/Endorse-bill-to-audit-Fed.html A bill to audit the Federal Reserve (HR1207) has 244 co-sponsors and is stuck in committee Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315696/Unholy-alliance.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315696/Unholy-alliance.html In the film "The Distinguished Gentleman," Eddie Murphy's character cons his way into the U Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315697/Let-Jackson-rest-in-peace.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315697/Let-Jackson-rest-in-peace.html I am sick and tired of people talking badly about Michael Jackson. The man is dead. He's not harming anyone. You people... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315698/UHP-offered-love-care.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315698/UHP-offered-love-care.html I read Pat Reavy's story (July 8) about police officers having to deliver tragic news to families and, of course, remembered... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315699/Choir-comments-sincere.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315699/Choir-comments-sincere.html No doubt singers must be great musicians to be in the Tabernacle Choir Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315700/Misplaced-focus.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315700/Misplaced-focus.html Too bad Sen. Orrin Hatch isn't taking his arguments against the BCS and using them against the banks and Federal Reserve. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315701/Coverage-patronizing.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315701/Coverage-patronizing.html I can't help but feel patronized by our current media coverage. I honestly don't care about Michael Jackson or octuplets. I... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315702/Owls-need-holes-for-nest.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315702/Owls-need-holes-for-nest.html It is not the cutting of the old-growth forests causing the reduction of the spotted owl. It is the loss of the nesting holes... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315703/Do-more-traveling.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315703/Do-more-traveling.html Of course crossing the border is a minor offense, on the order of a speeding ticket. People cross the border desperately to... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315706/Single-payer-system-best.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315706/Single-payer-system-best.html Desperate to protect the insurance industry, Republicans and their leaders — right-wing radio and Fox News —... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315707/Bowls-all-about-money.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315707/Bowls-all-about-money.html Let the BCS maintain its conference and bowl agreements. Let the present media determine the end-of year-rankings. But... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:56 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315446/Debate-over-slavery-reparations-raising-some-thorny-issues.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315446/Debate-over-slavery-reparations-raising-some-thorny-issues.html Last month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 26, "apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:41:16 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315445/McNamaras-death-a-reminder-of-his-eras-follies.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315445/McNamaras-death-a-reminder-of-his-eras-follies.html The death of Robert McNamara at 93 was less a faint reverberation of a receding era than a reminder that mentalities are the... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:41:07 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315452/The-end-of-pop-culture.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315452/The-end-of-pop-culture.html This editorial was published recently in the San Francisco Chronicle: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:41:01 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315449/A-smart-veto.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315449/A-smart-veto.html Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon seems to have a knack for understanding what his constituents want Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:54 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315440/Inns-map-wrong.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315440/Inns-map-wrong.html On the last night of my family's trip to Lake Powell (over the Fourth of July weekend) we stayed in Page, Ariz., at the Best... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315441/Sotomayors-record.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315441/Sotomayors-record.html I read in your paper that the Republican senators are having a hard time finding reasons not to confirm Judge Sotomayor to... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315442/Breaking-the-law.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315442/Breaking-the-law.html Ours is a nation governed by the rule of law. To advocate or encourage anyone, at any time, to break the laws of the land... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315443/Remember-our-heritage.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315443/Remember-our-heritage.html I hope people didn't throw the paper away with the trash or send it to recycling without reading that excellent column by Jay... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315444/Trivia-about-time.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315444/Trivia-about-time.html A bit of trivia: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315447/Revere-the-deserving.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315447/Revere-the-deserving.html Michael Jackson! Michael Jackson! What's with all this worldwide media hype about Michael Jackson? You would think the... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315448/Go-forward-on-reforms.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315448/Go-forward-on-reforms.html My husband and I are cancer survivors, which makes us uninsurable. We applied for an individual health insurance policy for... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315450/Vote-for-honest-leaders.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315450/Vote-for-honest-leaders.html How can we as American citizens elect such totally incompetent people to our Congress who vote for the stimulus package, the... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315451/Sandy-concert-pure-joy.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315451/Sandy-concert-pure-joy.html What a splendid night! Pure joy. What elevations to our memories and hearts. In the Sandy Amphitheater on July 3, the... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315453/China-post-wasnt-bought.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315453/China-post-wasnt-bought.html In his letter published July 6, Paul Keil's comments are very disrespectful and even borderline libelous of two extremely... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:40:48 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315233/McNamara-in-the-muddle.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315233/McNamara-in-the-muddle.html Robert S. McNamara, the former secretary of defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson whom many saw as the architect of... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:17:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315234/We-likely-havent-seen-the-last-of-Palin-but-whats-next.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315234/We-likely-havent-seen-the-last-of-Palin-but-whats-next.html As I watched Sarah Palin's press conference Friday, I kept thinking, "What's next?" Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:16:52 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315232/Michael-mania-is-yet-another-spasm-of-opting-for-fantasy-over-reality.html?linkTrack=rss-33 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705315232/Michael-mania-is-yet-another-spasm-of-opting-for-fantasy-over-reality.html Meeting Michael Jackson back in the mid-1980s was one of the creepier experiences of my life. I was an editor at The Daily... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:16:45 MDT