http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Op-Eds en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:27 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581805/Timothy-R-Clark-Graduation-advice-for-my-daughter.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581805/Timothy-R-Clark-Graduation-advice-for-my-daughter.html Graduation advice for my daughter: Bless people. Don’t worry about impressing them. And when God blesses you, enjoy the... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:26:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632314/My-view-Nothing-sinister-about-Common-Core.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632314/My-view-Nothing-sinister-about-Common-Core.html The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) was launched by the National Governor's Association (NGA) and the Council... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632315/What-others-say-It-shouldnt-take-a-law.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632315/What-others-say-It-shouldnt-take-a-law.html Silicon Valley has a problem. The furor over the Obama administration's use of technology to track possible terrorists has... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632316/Kathleen-Parker-In-this-age-whatever-you-do-will-be-known-by-the-data-stalkers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632316/Kathleen-Parker-In-this-age-whatever-you-do-will-be-known-by-the-data-stalkers.html In these post-Snowden days, the notion of anonymity is ludicrous. But so it has been for some time, though recent disclosures... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581773/On-Second-Thought.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865581773/On-Second-Thought.html A lighthearted look at news of the day. ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632277/Robert-Bennett-Sticking-to-facts-is-effective-criticism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632277/Robert-Bennett-Sticking-to-facts-is-effective-criticism.html In the depths of the Great Recession, when jobs were being lost and economic activity was badly down, Utah officials rejoiced... ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632278/Snapshot-of-2013-in-political-cartoons.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632278/Snapshot-of-2013-in-political-cartoons.html They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is the case, these 100 witty political cartoons, which interpret the... ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632177/My-view-Investing-in-early-childhood-education-has-long-term-benefits.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632177/My-view-Investing-in-early-childhood-education-has-long-term-benefits.html As a partner of a law firm with offices across the Mountain West and in Washington, D.C., board chairwoman of United Way of... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632178/Charles-Krauthammer-NSA-not-helping-Obamas-war-on-terror-narrative.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632178/Charles-Krauthammer-NSA-not-helping-Obamas-war-on-terror-narrative.html Thirty-five years ago in United States v. Choate, the courts ruled that the Postal Service may record "mail cover," i.e.,... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632179/John-Kass-This-is-no-time-to-close-our-eyes-and-go-to-sleep.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632179/John-Kass-This-is-no-time-to-close-our-eyes-and-go-to-sleep.html Last week, when Americans learned of a massive erosion of our freedom, also marked the 64th anniversary of the publication of... ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT