As a child decades ago, I began to resent being a girl and wished with all my heart that I could be a boy, so I became a “tomboy” for a few years. We wore dresses to school, but afterwards, I changed into pants to climb trees, build forts, chase away neighbor bullies, ride my bicycle ...
How many successful second dates have you been on? According to The Syndey Horning Herald, only 20% of 3500 singles on a dating site “always” got a second date. Traditionally, men are expected to ask the women out on both the first and second date. This becomes problematic because the men ...
Easter celebrates the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel but some still observe this occasion by eating ham; which comes from an innocent, intelligent, and gentle creature. Animals should not be the centerpiece of this Holy day. More than 130,000 pigs have already been killed in the U.S. ...
In recent weeks, I discovered the proposal of a new plan in San Francisco, California. This plan would involve a 5 million dollar payout to every eligible African American in San Francisco. Each eligible individual would receive elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guarantee annual ...
If you’re the parent of a teenager, then you know that telling them not to do something isn’t always well received. Teenagers are innately curious and rebellious and often disregard our warnings and rail against the measures we adopt to protect them. Unfortunately, Rep. Chris Stewart's bill ...
As a parent, it’s natural to want to protect our children from inappropriate content online and keep track of their screen time. Fortunately, most phones have built-in features and third-party apps for setting up parental controls. Parents can set restrictions and limit access to specific ...
State Senator John D. Johnson says universities should place academic rigor and intellectual diversity above political ideology, but his original bill S.B. 283 “Prohibiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education” was a case study in sacrificing intellectual diversity on the ...
What conceivable justification is there for the legislature’s proposal to grant a large income tax cut to Utah families making several hundreds of thousands of dollars a year? To enable them to add a few thousand more square feet, move further up the eastside bench and ensconce themselves ...
HOV Lanes are to encourage shared-trips. Thus, vehicles are reduced in number on Interstate-15, to reduce air-pollution and traffic congestion. Another purpose is toll revenue. Meanwhile, vehicle safety is a priority. From the above premises, our concerns are the safety related to the ...
Rita Christensen (former Head of the Children’s Department at Orem Library) accused “the Mayor and certain City Council members” of using Draconian tactics and “uncompromising unfairness.” At first, I thought this statement was too harsh. After all, when I looked up the word ...
