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 ...
Summertime can be fun, but along with a break from school comes a break from regular meals for some. Many children rely on breakfast and lunch served at school each day for the bulk – or all – of their food. But, what about during the summer months when that food is not available? In fact, ...
America is hosting a global sleepover this month and all the world has arrived to watch soccer in our nation’s stadiums — what a wonderful way to celebrate our 250th birthday! My social media is full of people discovering the United States for the first time; the way we put honey on ...
The goal of a prison sentence in Utah is to balance accountability with public safety. The Utah Sentencing commission at outlines three primary evidence-based goals for all criminal sentencing: 1. Risk management: Imposing a sanction that holds the individual accountable and incapacitates ...
Personally, I’ve seen the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the Washington D.C. mall on three different occasions. I’ve seen it at ground level, I viewed it from the point where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and ...
“Oh say, can you see….”? As the United States stands on the precipice of our historic 250th anniversary, two starkly divergent visions of the American soul recently were put on display. One bullied its way onto TV with the commercialized chaos of a UFC carnival sideshow on the White ...
