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Talkback Tuesday: Oct. 1

By Daily Herald - | Oct 1, 2019

DICKSON: BYU football once again staring at college football mediocrity (Sept. 29)

First, why would a team that has lost 15 games the previous 2 yrs combined expect a “special season”? An improved season should be expected but you don’t go from a 6-6 regular season last yr. to suddenly having a “special season”. ONLY BYU fans think that’s possible.

You didn’t change coaches and added an unproven, albeit good transfer RB. But it’s the same OL, D and coaching. what was the catalyst to the “special season”? Zach Wilson? Who went 3-3 in regulation last yr?

Honestly, come on!

Point of clarification: Even if BYU only lost 1 game, they are NOT making a NY6 game. Period, end of discussion. They may not make one if they are undefeated. In fact, even undefeated, it’s more likely they don’t make a NY6 game than they do make one.

Welcome to independence. Where you are not in any “club” (P5 or G5) that can provide the access necessary. — Thomas Paulsen

Kalani does not appear to have what it takes as a head coach. That said, who is there out there who would want to to take over a program so limited by non-football constraints? I suspect there is no one who would be willing to come to Provo who is both a great coach, and a candidate acceptable to the board of trustees. — Keith R. Frank

Written from an apologist’s perspective. They beat 2 bad P5 teams, one that lost to Georgia State and one that had a true freshman in his second start that threw 2 picks inside his own 30 yard line spotting the Cougars 10 points. It is straight rhetoric and wishful thinking to put this team in the 10 percent behind the top 13 teams in the nation. They have been mediocre for many years now, just look at the record against P5 teams and decent G5 teams. To get all giddy like “they are back” from those 2 barely won games against bad P5 teams is just plain silly. They don’t have the talent or the coaches to be anything more than a lower middle of the road G5 team, but the local media keeps attempting to spin the reality. It is painful to even read how absurd the spin is. I played at BYU under Lavell, I know what I am talking about. — Pugilist

Despite county attorney opinion, Orem mayor reprimanded by City Council over alleged repeated misuse of retirement funds (Sept. 24)

There are numerous individuals serving time in Utah for having done less.

This is a tragic miscarriage of justice. — [\/]A[X] [\]![-]![L]

This is only the tip of the iceberg.

This was no mistake, he knew what he was doing. — TruthSeeker

“He chose to repeatedly circumvent the policy by falsifying documents”… isn’t that the KEY statement? Why then did the County Attorney choose to give him a pass? It was not a mistake if it happened “repeatedly”. The Potomac Two-step has moved West. Never voted for this guy… He has been one of the worst Orem mayors to date. Right up there with Stella Welch — Jeff Haderlie

This guy is a piece of work! The citizens of Orem need to stand up and require his resignation! I would also be very wary of David Spencer at this point. They were good friends, campaigned together, and both lied to the public about their intentions as members of the city council. It was obvious almost immediately after the election. I’m not sure why they are still there — both re-elected. Wake up Orem! I made the mistake of believing then the first time, but never again. — momto6ls

Talkback Tuesday: Oct. 8

By Daily Herald - | Oct 1, 2019

Becoming educado: How Utah County’s schools are working to engage the Latino community (Oct. 6)

There is one way to bring the parents into full involvement with the school and the students and that is to learn the language. To succeed in any country that you want to live in requires us to be able to speak the countries language. That may not be popular but it is correct. — Goldminer77

Parents have lived here for years and still don’t know how to speak English and choose not to learn. Parents need to have the desire to learn the culture that exists in the USA. Teachers now teach to the ESL students rather than spending time on high achievers. The system is dumbing down our children’s education in an effort to teach to a different culture…a culture that KNOWS they need to pay for their children’s education back in their country but get their children educated here for free. — Motherofthehouse

Congressman McAdams supports impeachment inquiry to get ‘all the facts on the table’ (Oct. 4)

By withholding essential, Congressionally-approved military aid, Trump did a shakedown of the Ukranian president and coerced him to interfere in our elections, putting Trump’s own political interests above our national security. Trump pressured Ukraine, UK & Australia leaders to contradict the Mueller report. Our Constitution and the rule of law require that Congress provide oversight of the Executive Branch and investigate such high crimes. McAdams is loyal to his oath of office by demanding an impeachment inquiry. Bishop, Curtis and Stewart are unpatriotically disregarding their sworn duty to defend the constitution by opposing an impeachment inquiry.

McAdams acting like a snake in the grass. Portraying himself as a centrist, voting with insane radicals. — ILUVUSA2

One of the reasons Trump withheld funds to the Ukraine was that he wanted to work with Putin for a cease fire. However the real problem as I see it is what was going on in the Ukraine with a prosecutor of Hunter Biden and Joe telling us that he shook down the Ukrainian president and what went on in China with Hunter being on Air Force II and doing a $1.5 billion deal. Some of this may go into much deeper than we think. Obviously one of the reasons for the impeachment activity is to take the heat off Joe Biden and make Trump the fall guy. — CastYard

Either you support our Constitution and the rule of law or you enable Trump’s high crimes and corruption. The damning evidence is public for all to see — JWL

Utah Valley needs to strike a balance as it grows, experts at Executive Summit say (Oct. 5)

We went camping this year at Hope campsite east of Provo, was surprised to find that there was no water in the campground. The area above the campsite use to be full of springs coming off from cascade mountain. Rock canyon is also a dry campground now. It looks like they are solving the water problem by taking it from the mountain campgrounds. Maybe this is why Provo held onto the seven peaks areas, long after they abandon the ski resort idea. — piddler

Did they ever address the problem of water? Are we all going to live in apartments and only have trees and grass in city parks? — Ron Hathcock

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