There are some things in life that just shouldn’t be mixed. Eating out and human body parts are a good example. When our daughter was little, we liked to eat at a certain Chinese buffet. The food was good and the ambiance was at least as nice as your average service station waiting ...
The new Utah State Correctional Facility became operational in July 2022 with an emphasis on increased focus of rehabilitation, individualized support to inmates, assessing their needs and directing them towards programs and services. Prior to the facility opening there were many positive ...
When my ancestors settled in what is now Beaver County 170 years ago, they carved out a living with few economic options beyond lumber, mining or hard labor. They had even fewer choices for energy — their best options were burning things like wood or coal. They’d barely believe their eyes ...
The last few days have been interesting. Israel and Iran are at war, and there was a parade to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our army in Washington, D.C., while protests took place all across the country against our president. And, tragically, in the early morning hours of Father’s Day, ...
There’s a longstanding reason why municipal elections in Utah have traditionally remained nonpartisan. When residents vote for city council members or mayors, they aren’t voting on national policy; they’re choosing neighbors to manage roads, parks, public safety and other community ...
Driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, U.S. electricity demand and electricity prices are rising rapidly. Dozens of new data centers — each with the electricity needs of a small city — are gobbling up the nation’s power supply. Forecasters see ...
I’ve been thinking a lot about resistant, disease-causing bacteria, not just because of my job as a research scientist, but also because of my grandmothers. Both my grandmother in Wisconsin and grandmother-in-law in Florida, have been in and out of the hospital with multidrug resistant ...
In September, I donated my kidney to a stranger. I’m not a doctor or policymaker. I’m a 66-year-old Utah resident who was inspired by an episode of "Freakonomics Radio." The episode featured a man who had donated his kidney at age 65. By the end of the program, I was in tears and told my ...
Ogden Nature Center had a problem. They built a beautiful state-of-the-art education center with large windows to keep the space bright and airy. Unable to recognize the difference between glass and air, birds were striking the windows with troubling regularity. Something was needed to warn the ...
In 2023, the national median household income was $74,225, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Using their formula, this means that if your yearly household income fell between $50,000 and $150,000, you were considered to be in the middle class by the government. About 51% of American adults ...
