Due to the recent government shutdown, it may take quite some time for those on limited incomes to get back to where they were, financially, just a few weeks ago. With the holidays approaching, this is always a busy time for food banks and pantries, but it's even more true this year due to the ...
Family serves as the foundational unit of society and a vital source of what is called social capital—the value created through social relationships, networks, and shared norms that enable people and groups to work together effectively. It is the benefit obtained from human connections. Its ...
The writer and activist Helen Keller, who overcame the challenges of being both deaf and blind, spoke about the power of cooperation and shared purpose. She once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” That thought, to me, captures the spirit of local government ...
As Utah County healthcare providers, we see why the state's $75 million detention facility promises won't deliver the care patients need. In my orthopedic surgery practice, I regularly see patients whose medical recovery is derailed by housing instability. A patient discharged after hip ...
Utahans looking at the multiple rainbow colored redistricting maps currently before Judge Dianna Gibson in the litigation challenging the shapes of Utah’s four U. S. congressional districts could easily wonder if they were experiencing the sunspot afterimages one sees after looking at the ...
So, my husband, Dave, is a doctor, as in he has a PhD. I’m very proud of him, but he’s the wrong kind of doctor. He should have become an actual medical doctor. He says that he doesn’t like needles and blood. I say, “Fine. Be a physical therapist then,” because somehow, he just ...
