Election Day has come and gone, and our candidates are one step closer to becoming public servants once the canvass is completed.While there has been plenty of backbiting and nastiness this year in some Utah County races or ballot issues, we’ve decided to focus on the improvements and hopeful ...
<h2>Utah County residents upset over proposed property tax increase (Oct. 29)</h2>I have no problem paying my share of taxes that go towards the services we use in the county. My issue is with 100% INCREASE. This increase request is just irresponsible. If we have had ...
After reading Herald reporter Carley Porter’s story on parental leave, which was published today, the Herald Editorial Board agreed that the topic was more than worthy of discussing in an editorial.To be blunt, our community needs a gargantuan improvement when it comes to parental leave ...
The resignation of U.S. Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., is being questioned by some observers who say she is being held to a higher standard than male members of Congress accused of wrongdoing.It is not dodging the issue to point out the answer to that is no. Hill resigned her position. She was not ...
Last week, we took the time to opine on how <a href="https://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/herald-editorials/herald-editorial-lds-church-should-expand-pathways-to-educational-success/article_10e95b4a-ec12-59e4-b2c7-e6a782587f61.html" target="_blank">Brigham Young University ...
A group of conservatives in Utah spoke out against the state’s ongoing use of the death penalty, citing a number of reasons why capital punishment goes against conservative ideals so many Utahns hold dear.In a press conference in Salt Lake City, Darcy Van Orden, founder and executive director ...
<h2>Majority of Utah voters disapprove of Mike Lee and Mitt Romney, poll finds (Oct. 24)</h2>Romney should consider Trump’s ‘pompus a-hole’ comment as a plus; if Trump is having another melt down over Mitt’s opposition it’s exactly what you would expect ...
According to a new federal report, women are surpassing men in UVU graduation rates for the first time, as <a href="https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/college/uvu/women-surpass-completion-rates-of-men-at-uvu/article_a27e8892-cc1e-5691-acb2-4a8c5ed9b3f0.html">recently ...
Russian trolls who have been successful, probably beyond their wildest dreams, in sowing discord among Americans may be getting a good chuckle out of an announcement by Facebook.Officials at the widely used social media company said this week they will increase efforts to keep Facebook from ...
We were intrigued to read staff writer Braley Dodson’s two-part series on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ past and current efforts to accommodate growth in its Church Educational System. It was fascinating to read the church’s plans to construct a series of junior college ...
