The title of this column is perfect for this week’s topic: the upcoming legislative session. The decisions made during these few weeks each winter are undoubtedly matters that matter. Utah’s State Legislature’s general session will run from Jan. 20 to March 6. This is a time of year ...
Two dancers move across the stage in various forms, each supporting the other, movements choreographed expertly. The two dancers show emotions with a glow from inside. It’s clear that they are enjoying dancing together, and the audience is absolutely enjoying it as well, cheering and ...
Conversations about the differences between girls and boys—and between women and men—often make people uneasy. Some fear that acknowledging differences will reinforce stereotypes or limit opportunities. Yet ignoring those differences may do exactly the same thing. In Why Gender ...
I am the lucky mother of a beautiful, confident and independent daughter. All three of these qualities are problematic, the last two especially. My mother left both of her grandchildren a small legacy. Catherine was in college at the time and decided to spend some of the money on a study abroad ...
Christmas has come and gone, but it’s still a special time of year. As 2025 comes to a close in a few days, many of us will start thinking about resolutions. We often joke about the New Year’s resolutions we make but seldom keep. But making and working toward goals is actually a healthy ...
On Dec. 11 – two weeks before Christmas – our beloved angel, Katherine Josephine Hauck, returned to her home in heaven. A light went out of the world. Born Feb. 19, 2004, the 21-year-old girl leaves behind grief-stricken parents, Alan and Debbie Hauck, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She ...
For me, the holiday season is synonymous with Sub for Santa season. After 43 years of watching our community come together to provide Christmas to families throughout Utah County, the countdown to Christmas has become a special time to give back, reach out to our neighbors and find ways to ...
This is to encourage everyone to get their own and their child’s measles vaccination. Parents, please make this a priority for your children. I know that my letter will not be well received by those opposed to vaccines, but I feel because of my personal experience with the measles disease, it ...
There is an old proverb that goes, "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." I think this adage also goes for social media posts. Last Sunday actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, were allegedly stabbed to death in their home by ...
I was just at the close of a meeting with one of my employees when she looked me in the eyes and said, “I used to feel so scared and discouraged during these meetings, but now I love them.” As a new supervisor, I was very moved and a little shocked. I tried to imagine what this wonderful ...
