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Guest opinion: The right to life or the right to bear arms?

Since its inception, America’s Constitution has been dynamic. History reveals our Constitution has been amended and modified to meet the demands of our changing society. The 21st century has been filled with change. From the genesis of technology, which has literally placed good and bad ...

Guest opinion: Robot uprising

Hey! Not to brag or anything, but I actually got artificial intelligence to do what I wanted yesterday! I wanted a picture and, if you can imagine such a thing, there was a free website that was really free (Craiyon) and it gave me just what I wanted. I realize that this experience is the ...

Guest opinion: The real power grab in Orem

A recent guest opinion in this paper painted a distorted picture of the last few years in Orem. It claimed that during the last four years, a group of like-minded city leaders somehow hijacked the city and ran it with unchecked power. The writer wants voters to believe that a 4-3 conservative ...

Guest opinion: Choose wisely when voting for Orem City Council and mayor

A city council is a ruling body through which elected officials meet to make important decisions regarding the city. It’s a representative form of government and ideally a microcosm of the people they serve. Orem has a six-member city council and a mayor who also has a vote on the ...

Guest opinion: Why I brought back Grillfest — and why Utah needs it

In the early 2010s, a group of us in Utah's underground music scene came together to transform a backyard into an amphitheater. We brought together all the things we loved most — tasty food, good music and each other. We called it Grillfest — a cheeky name for what was really just a family ...