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Guest opinion: Current American politics and economic policy makes little sense

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 ...

Guest opinion: Orem deserves results, not uncertainty

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 ...

Guest opinion: Building Orem as a community should be the priority

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 ...

Guest opinion: Orem election: The many faces of Negative Campaigning

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 ...