Utah's 0.05 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) law appears to be doing exactly what lawmakers hoped it would do. Research increasingly suggests it has reduced alcohol-related traffic deaths while encouraging more people to make safer decisions before getting behind the wheel. That's something ...
In March 2023, standing before a crowd in Waco, Texas, Donald Trump issued a pledge that would define his return to the political stage: “I am your warrior, I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution.” What sounded to critics like campaign ...
It’s not time for school to start yet, but many people have been helping prepare kids to go back to school for quite some time. In fact, months ago, during the Christmas season, donations began coming in for backpacks and school supplies for children in need in Utah County. Those donations ...
Americans love ribbon cuttings. We celebrate the groundbreaking. We admire the rendering. We announce the project cost. Politicians gather for photographs. Local headlines proclaim progress. Then we move on. What rarely receives the same attention is what happens 10, 20, or 30 years later ...
The 2026 World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 in an extra-time thriller. Overall, the World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico has been a huge hit and there were so many feel-good stories. Whether it was foreign visitors falling in love with our ...
In October 1838, the governor of Missouri signed an order declaring that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must be driven from the state or destroyed. Three days later, militiamen descended on a settlement at Hawn's Mill and opened fire, killing seventeen men and boys. ...
We all hear stories about people in domestic abuse situations and might wonder, “Why didn’t they just leave?” But it’s not easy to do so, for a variety of reasons. When leaving isn’t a viable option, children and one parent are usually left to suffer, often for years, due to the ...
"The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of society..." -- James Madison, The Federalist No. 57 When I was asked to serve in several ecclesiastical positions that ...
In Utah, “mountain lion management” means ruthless killing of these big cats of the Americas. Most of the problem is the 86-percent lay-populated Wildlife Board, whose members make management decisions based on old, discredited notions about predators, rejecting science and counsel of the ...
Correctional health at the Utah State Correctional Facility is managed by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), not the Department of Corrections. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) took over healthcare in Utah prisons on July 1, 2023, to improve ...
