Provo has some good reasons for putting payday lending outlets on a short leash. It's not so different from tightening regulations on dangerous dogs.

If Questar Gas Co. wants to treat its customers fairly -- or just wants to be prudent -- it will drop its hunt to charge customers for its own mistakes. 

The Utah Division of Public Utilities ought to pay heed to its name, and protect the public. It should not let the utility company off the hook for a $700,000 blunder.

Beehive to martial arts enthusiasts for helping a wounded Lehi police officer. Twenty people age 4 to over 40 took part in a fundraiser at Jaguar Sport Karate in Eagle Mountain. Each participant did at least 100 karate kicks, raising $884 for Capt. Harold Terry, shot on June 23. Kudos to all who kicked in.

Buffalo Chip to the state education bureaucracy for tardiness. State associate schools superintendent Judy Park says Utah won't have the results of its schools' performance tests until Sept. 30. Under the No Child Left Behind law, parents can transfer their children out of failing schools. But it's a little tough after classes have already started. If the state can't turn in its own homework on time, it should cut every student in Utah some slack.

Beehive to Centennial Middle School student Andrew Hulterstrom, who donated his Eagle Project to his alma mater, Rock Canyon Elementary. With the help of more than 50 volunteers, Hulterstrom made a scale model of the solar system. It now hangs in the school's main hallway. All those who took part did a great job with this educational project.

A famous oilman is touting windmills as a solution to the energy crisis, and a few Utahns are jumping on board.

Perhaps there's something in the water, but candidates in Utah Valley every so often have a tough time separating religion from politics.

Salt Lake City is taking big steps to make sure its so-called "carbon footprint" continues to get smaller. The question, remains, however, whether small is really beautiful, as environmentalists like to claim.

Provo Council should be in the loop

The Provo Municipal Council is right to be pondering ways to ensure it is kept in the loop about sales of city property. Members have discussed an ordinance to make that happen.

11Ground was broken Tuesday for the Lehi stop for the FrontRunner South line, which will run through American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Vineyard, Orem and Provo. The latest news is that UTA plans to buy land from Utah Valley University west of Interstate-15, most likely for a combined train/bus hub.