About a year ago, I had the chance to talk to some local fifth-graders at a career day. As an introduction, I handed out a number of copies of the newspaper. It captivated the attention of the students as they flipped through the pages, looking at the photos and reading some of the stories. ...
Whether heading to kindergarten for the first time or getting ready for that senior year of high school, most students in Utah Valley will be back in the classroom in the next week, which is why I think this is a great time to talk about our public school system. Having access to ...
One of the highlights of the year for me is the chance to join with my Special Olympian friends for the annual Short-Game Challenge at the Utah Open at Riverside Country Club in Provo. Each time I step up with my partner to compete in the 9-hole competition I feel like I can a new insight ...
Embracing change can be an interesting challenge. In general, I would say that I’m someone who doesn’t mind getting comfortable and not having things changed to dramatically. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a time when I felt like change was valuable, either in my career or in my ...
Even though it’s been a few years, I still remember the excitement when I was growing up of knowing that it was almost time for the county fair. Since we lived relatively close, going to the fair was an annual tradition. I still remember wandering through the animal pens to see the 4H ...
I’ve been thinking this week about what it means to have a pioneering spirit. That’s certainly not surprising, due to all of the festivities surrounding Pioneer Day. The term “pioneering spirit” is defined by the Collins Dictionary simply as “a willingness to endure hardship in order ...
Anyone who has listened to BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake talk at a bowl press conference or about road trips has almost certainly heard him bring up one of his favorite topics: food. Sitake loves talking about how good the food is wherever BYU is headed, using it as a way to build ...
I had the opportunity this week to be in Philadelphia exactly 250 years after the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred on July 8, 1776. As I walked past the structure we call Independence Hall (originally called the Pennsylvania State House) and the Liberty ...
It's no surprise that we've attempted to make 2026 something memorable, with countless celebrations, festivities, observances and commemorations all stamped with the America 250 title. But as we've gotten closer to July 4 and the cause of all this hoopla and fanfare, I've wondered how well ...
It felt to me like a long and frequently contentious run up to the 2026 primary elections. While the process has been ongoing for nearly six months, the intensity felt like elevated in May and June with candidates and their allies attempting a wide range of tactics to give themselves an ...
