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Editorial: Death penalty is not based on Utah’s conservative principles

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 ...

Talkback Tuesday: Oct. 29

<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 ...

Editorial: Americans need to dust off skepticism

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 ...

Herald editorial: LDS Church should expand pathways to educational success

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 ...

Editorial: Utah County residents must weigh in on north lakeshore area plans

If you’ve been blessed to make the journey from the east side of the valley in American Fork, Pleasant Grove or Lehi to the west side and out toward Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain, you know it’s a headache.According to a senior planner at Mountainland Association of Governments, ...

Editorial: Conversion therapy still needs to be banned in Utah

For many in the LGBTQ community and its allies, this was likely a frustrating week in the path to banning conversion therapy in Utah.After a bill was proposed in the 2019 Legislature, and killed after changes rendered it ineffective, the governor encouraged leaders to continue to pursue this ...