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Jelalian: Wear a mask

It seems to me that there are a lot of people who just decided the pandemic is over, even though it’s not.And the worst part about all of that collective apathy is we could eliminate the need for so much of the worry if we just wore masks in public. But so many people refuse to do even ...

Guest Opinion: Advocate for expanding definition of an ‘ideal leader’

Earlier this month, we released a timely report in this series that focuses on strengthening the impact of women of color. In collaboration with the Utah Office of Multicultural Affairs, we gathered the content for this report during several online “think tanks” with women whose ...

Guest Opinion: Use Rainy Day Fund to weather proposed budget cuts in education

Looking back, it’s amusing now to think most educators, parents and students thought that a snow day in February was a wild ride! No one ever imagined that we would switch to online school in March because of a global pandemic.For me, the 2019-20 school year was also memorable because it was ...

Jelalian: Now is the chance to rebuild

Growing up, my step-dad was a banker. And a pretty good one at that.The man had three offices in two states and put miles on his white Toyota Camry like nobody’s business. He changed the oil in that car once a month, though I’m not sure if that’s because of the miles he put on it or ...

Guest opinion: Problems with employer-based health insurance

COVID-19 has shown that health insurance provided by employers has serious problems.Being laid off anytime is bad, but during the pandemic it is doubly ominous: Not only is your income gone, but if your former employer provided your health insurance, so is your ability to pay medical bills. ...

Gygi: Shining light on actions of legislative, executive branches

During the 1920s and ’30s, many Americans were engaged in what became known as the Roaring ’20s, followed by a serious depression and then by a horrific second World War in a decade. This war would dictate much of our society’s behavior for the next century.However, a researcher named ...