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Policymakers at the state and federal level have a conundrum on their hands. While trillions of dollars are being handed out to boost our economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, some are beginning to wonder if all that stimulus hasn’t reached the point of doing more harm than good — to the job market, anyway.
THUMBS UP: To Congressman John Curtis who asked colleagues Wednesday to get back to business…
“No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” —…
In 1948, a single well drilled southeast of Vernal in the Uinta Basin became Utah’s first si…
America prefers to look forward rather than back. We’re a land of second acts. We move on.
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On the surface, Joe Biden seems to be doing pretty well. But underneath, there are signs of …
If Joe Biden wanted to spend massively in response to a nearly unprecedented public health e…
The Utah Valley University graduation ceremony is now complete, the gown has been returned a…
THUMBS DOWN: To the hundreds of "patriots" who gathered in Sanpete County last week to burn …
Twice last week, the federal government’s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was …
By almost any measure, Joe Biden’s first 100 days as president have been hugely successful. …
Joe Biden may not be a radical socialist, but he is doing the best imitation of one this wri…
The COVID-delayed results of the 2020 census are finally in, with totals for the 50 states a…
With spring in full bloom and pandemic restrictions loosened, it’s been fun to see the local parks and fields teeming with kids playing sports. At the Utah Women & Leadership Project, we know that girls’ participation in sports is a widely recognized pathway to leadership, improved grades, health and self-confidence. Coaches are in an ideal position to positively influence their athletes. In 2019, we convened a “think tank” with athletic coaches and focused on how they can first lead by example and then work to support girls’ personal development and resilience.
There’s believing your own press releases. And then, there’s believing your own delusions of…
THUMBS UP: To Provo Downtown Inc. for helping to bring normal life back with this weekend’s …
Earlier this week, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. asked Congress to raise taxes and increase borrowing so his administration can spend $2.3 trillion — on top of the $1.9 trillion Congress authorized two months ago for so-called COVID relief — for thousands of projects he calls "infrastructure." All this is in addition to the $2 trillion that the government borrows annually these days just to make ends meet.
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