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Guest opinion: Iran conflict highlights economic uncertainties

As we head into the second week of the conflict with Iran, many Democratic critics of it are saying it is a “wag the dog” moment to distract our nation from the Epstein files. As the military operation has been officially called Epic Fury, an alternative nickname has risen, “Epstein ...

Guest opinion: Chocolate Bandit Unmasked!

Every now and then my husband, Dave, channels his inner romantic hero and I melt into a puddle of goo. In this case a rather large chocolate flavored puddle. You see, every year on February 1 a mysterious Chocolate Bandit comes in the middle of the night and leaves chocolate treats for me and ...

Guest opinion: Why our republic needs both the head and the heart

Of late, there has been a national conversation about civics. When the United States took a deep dive into STEM fields, prioritizing them above everything else in education back in the 1950s, civics took a back, middle seat. All of the problems we have today, from affective polarization to ...

Guest opinion: How to make the Utah workforce AI ready

Around the country, colleges and universities have been making game plans for how to respond to the artificial intelligence boom. In Utah, these strategies were outlined by the Utah Board of Higher Education in the “Resolution on Strategic Direction for an AI-Driven Future,” released late ...