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Guest opinion: A father’s influence on daughters

Being raised the only girl in a family with six brothers, some might assume I was the “princess” of the family. They would be wrong.While I was treated differently in some ways, my father wisely involved me in many of the same things that he did my brothers, ensuring we all were taught the ...

Guest Opinion: End of primary season brings relief, along with a few lessons

Are you glad that the constant politicking for primary elections recently held for this year’s general election in November is over?I know that I am relieved that every radio, TV or digital street sign is not still showing nice, smiling politicians saying they should be the next governor. I ...

Guest opinion: Rebuilding Utah’s clean energy workforce

The future of clean energy is looking bright for Utah Valley as homegrown solar energy company Vivint Solar was just acquired by San Francisco-based Sunrun, making the newly formed company the largest provider of residential solar panels and batteries in the country. This is just the latest ...

Jelalian: When history repeats, play a broken record

Utah County made national headlines this week due to a crowd of roughly 100 people who attended a county commission meeting to speak out against masks.According to a Fox 13 freelance reporter, Adam Herberts, the meeting was canceled because most of the attendees refused to wear a mask.The Daily ...

Jelalian: Become a helper

Before the world was obsessed with COVID-19, racist policing and sourdough starters, I saw the Mr. Rogers documentary, ”Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” I found Mr. Rogers’ story to be so inspiring that since the pandemic I’ve read the biography, ”Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred ...

Jelalian: Why’s everyone being so childish?

I’ve got two kids, both boys. They’re three and one respectively.The oldest is incredibly high energy and leaps first and thinks later. He loves making people smile and is always performing.The younger one is much more methodical. He’ll slowly ease his way into things so he does get hurt. ...