In Utah, where community values and pragmatism are deeply rooted, the focus of our national policy, specifically as addressed in the State of the Union, should reflect its people's immediate and pressing needs. While noble in its intent to eradicate the scourge of cancer, the Cancer Moonshot ...

As a child, I remember driving across the causeway to Antelope Island and gazing at the endless water extending forever in both directions. I’m now an environmental science major at BYU, and I frequently hear about the ailing health of the Great Salt Lake. However, it wasn’t until a trip to ...

Thankfully, the 2024 Utah legislative session has ended. While good bills passed, others harmed vulnerable groups. Further, many of the bills comprise pieces of a puzzle that, as they come together, form a terrifying picture of nationwide efforts to replace our democracy with an autocratic ...

Many prices are on the rise going into 2024, including prescription drugs, which are expected to skyrocket in the first few weeks of the new year. Meanwhile, inflation and cost of living increases are still hitting Utah’s families with full force. As a small business owner planning my ...

The indispensable line between politics and criminal justice in America is disintegrating. Politicians, pundits and everyday people — from both sides of the tribal divide — increasingly want their political opponents prosecuted. Winning elections, legislative victories, and hearts and minds ...

On Feb. 8, 2024, in Oklahoma, Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary student tragically passed away. The day before, they had been in a physical altercation with three students in a bathroom. According to their mother, Benedict had been bullied at school over their gender identity. Just months ...