Orem’s housing conversation is heating up as the city approaches a pivotal point in its growth. Both mayoral candidates have offered distinct ideas for tackling affordability and development, but the contrast between them comes down to one question: Which approach is actually workable? Karen ...
Orem residents face a critical choice this election season: Who should manage our city’s ~$177 million budget? A closer look at the candidates reveals a clear difference in experience and results. Mayor Dave Young: Proven Leadership and Fiscal Discipline From managing multimillion-dollar ...
We are witnessing what is inevitable when people use Negative Campaigning — they go too far. Recently we received a campaign flier in the mail with content that personally attacks a founding member of Stronger Together. The organization was attacked earlier in the campaign season and now ...
When the TV series Stranger Things ended their last season, the “upside down world” was percolating from its depths threatening our world, or at least Hawkins, Indiana. For many of us, it seems like we are living in that upside down world as American politics and economic policy seems to ...
As I have watched Orem's campaign season play out, one thing that stands out to me is the stark difference between Karen McCandless and Dave Young. Karen looks at Orem like it's a living, breathing organism. Dave looks at Orem like it's a business. Karen trained as a chaplain, has a degree in ...
I apologize for not explaining the concept of “Negative Campaigning” well enough in my last letter to the editor. I am now capitalizing Negative Campaigning to underscore that this is more than just a little negativity in a political campaign, but it is a specific political strategy that ...
As an elected legislators for Utah and Orem residents, we have witnessed firsthand the challenges and opportunities facing our communities. Today, we proudly endorse David Young for Mayor of Orem. We do this because of his unwavering integrity, proven leadership, and transformative ...
I’ve lost count of how many Sunday dinners Mom has left mid-bite. Maybe it’s a message from someone who needs help or a city issue that can’t wait. It’s a running joke in our family that when her phone buzzes, we all look up and say, “Provo needs her again.” That’s who she is. ...
Electricity bills are climbing almost everywhere, and the reasons have little to do with ideology. Three forces are driving prices higher: massive new utility spending on infrastructure, rising natural gas costs, and growing capacity shortages in electricity markets as power demand soars from ...
A guest opinion by the Utah Taxpayers Association in the Provo Herald published on October 15th endorses David Young for reelection as mayor of Orem, and LaNae Millet, David Spencer, and Crystal Muhlestein as city council candidates. The editorial repeats the partial truths we’ve already ...
