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Guest opinion: Draft IRS regulations a danger to business risk protection

Real estate development and construction financing are some of the most risk-heavy industries in America. Risks related to budgets, schedules, regulations and more can spell financial ruin, even for well-run firms. As a developer and financier of charter schools across the country, one of the ...

Guest opinion: I needed school choice

My parents spent three weeks choosing a car for their large family. They spent three years buying land, designing their home and having it built for us. Yet my public school education was not even a question for them. Six of my siblings and I went to public school from kindergarten through ...

Guest opinion: We all benefit when gender equality is achieved

Jared Whitley, guest opinion writer in the Aug. 26-27 issue of the Daily Herald, presented a disturbing reaction to Utah’s WalletHub ranking as “the worst for gender equality.” He states that time and money spent on gender research has put “society on the path to extinction,” that ...

Guest opinion: What to do when your gas water heater quits

That’s easy: Buy a heat pump water heater. Why? Because it will immediately reduce your utility bills as well as pollution from your house. And local rebates plus generous federal tax credits will offset the somewhat higher costs of a heat pump water heater (HPWH). Water heaters only last ...