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Guest opinion: Our lives, hand in hand

I took a dumb fall last week, a hard tumble on rocks of the high Uintas, as if they’d been piling and solidifying for hundreds of millions of years just for the opportunity to throw me down upon the polished slabs. Now I’m pecking this column out with a fractured right thumb dangling above ...

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 ...