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Guest opinion: Why does Utah have a death penalty?

In 1976, I was serving as the police chief in Orem. With just a few months on the job, I received a late-night phone call from Lt. Gerald Neilson regarding a potential homicide at a Sinclair gas station. I went to the crime scene and saw a dead young man on the floor of the gas station ...

Guest opinion: Utah’s sky-high tech ambitions are a bet worth making

Utah’s Silicon Slopes aren’t the next Silicon Valley. They represent something more distinctive — a canvas with the right values and just enough infrastructure to make it work. That makes it a rare thing in 2025: a state where forward-thinking policy converges with open opportunity. For ...

Guest opinion: The party platform matters in endorsements

As municipal and new school board races heat up in Utah County, opinions vary on whether or not nonpartisan local races should have endorsements from organizations and, if so, by which organizations. In our fast moving, definition-changing world, two different people could have two completely ...

Guest opinion: Voters benefit when all voices are heard

This year Utah County Republican Party delegates took a positive step towards strengthening civic participation in local elections by choosing to endorse municipal candidates and hosting public meet-the-candidate events. As an elected official, I personally welcome the additional scrutiny. As a ...

Guest opinion: Don’t pull the plug on Utah’s advanced energy boom

Looking at the energy projects under development across the Beehive State, I don’t see a distant policy debate. I see economic opportunity in motion. From Clearfield to Tooele, from Emery County to Utah County, our state is experiencing a surge in private investment in advanced energy ...