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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 ...

Guest opinion: Can we save the forest?

Here we go again. Another government agency made the decision to let the forest burn, during the hottest and driest part of the year “to see what would happen.” This time the fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon took the historic lodge plus around 80 other structures. We see this same ...

Guest opinion: How do you solve homelessness? Ask Brigham Young

Whenever I see the 7-foot bronze likeness of Brigham Young standing resolute on the lawn of Provo City Library at Academy Square, I’m reminded that the answer to Utah’s homeless crisis isn’t as complicated as we might think. Over the past three years in my advocacy for the unhoused, ...

Guest opinion: Don’t walk on chalk!

What is it about living creatures that we can never be content with comfort? After all, we spend all of our lives searching for it. But give a person half a chance and you’ll find them struggling on a rock face with every muscle aching in their designer climbing wear. Even animals are not ...