When Emmaline Gabbitas started her lawn mowing service project as an 8-year-old in 2024, it was an undertaking far outside her comfort zone. She could barely push the mower, let alone turn it on, and the project required her to find adults she didn’t know to go serve. After a year of ...
A microburst of intense heavy rainfall last month triggered a mudslide where a burn scar from the Buckley Draw Fire sits along the mountainside in Provo, according to city officials. The weather event on Aug. 27 resulted in a slew of mud that came barreling down the mountain, which overwhelmed ...
The first of September was a bright morning on the National Mall. We went to pay respects to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On the top floor, we were greeted by Chuck Berry's sleek red convertible. Nearby, Odetta sang "Oh, Freedom" at the March on Washington. ...
He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones. How many times in our lifetimes have we heard that admonition to watch our words, especially our criticisms, of those around us? The same could be said of American foreign policy in general, and more specifically of President Donald Trump ...
Heaven help me, I married a grammar guy. I did NOT know about this defect in his character before we were married. Luckily, he doesn’t go around correcting the grammar of strangers, so I can mostly overlook this fault. Also, thanks to my dad the linguist, my vocabulary is better than his, so ...
Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives. Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted. Of 18 of the nation's major institutions, per a recent Gallup ...
