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Herald Poll: Provo’s “Epic Announcement”

Provo is hosting a special press conference on Wednesday where they will make what they are calling an "epic announcement."John Curtis will be joined by Gov. Herbert, state and local leaders, legislators and educators as the announcement is made. In an email to Provo residents, Curtis said this ...

‘Accidental Racist’ deliberately stirs things up

America's culture wars took a detour this week with the arrival of "Accidental Racist," a duet single by country singer Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J. -- a sort of "Ebony and Ivory" for the 21st century that's generated a lot more vitriol than its predecessor.Paisley sings about not wanting ...

‘Please don’t hurt me’

A girl barely older than toddler age falls victim to a neighbor. He beats and sexually assaults her for several years, but the mental and emotional abuse she endured at his hands goes on for decades after, his voice reverberating in her mind, telling her she's worthless and no one would ever ...

Ruth Marcus: An act of political malpractice

On the matter of the president and Kamala Harris, I could go either way.I could write a column -- call it Classic Feminist High Dudgeon -- lamenting the president's comments about the California attorney general's good looks.This column would discuss the continuing, albeit more subtle, ...

Tapping the nuclear brakes

The following editorial appeared in Tuesday's Washington Post:The latest round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program was, by all accounts, a disappointment. Tehran's negotiators did not spell out a full response to a proposal by the United States and five partners for limiting its ...

Samuelson: Myths of post-industrial America

We live in a post-industrial age, defined more by Google than by General Motors. The term "post-industrial society" was first popularized by the sociologist Daniel Bell (1919-2011) in a 1973 book, and the change has generally been a boon. The transition from factory to office has raised living ...