Helping abused children heal and get through the investigative process with minimal stress and pain are the purposes of the Utah County Children’s Justice Center. The center has been a beacon of hope for young victims since 1991. This is important work, and there are ways we can all ...
The 1997 film “Wag the Dog” depicts a fabricated war designed to cover up a presidential sex scandal. Who knew that we would be living its reality today as we watch the start of a war against Iran that has already spread through the entire region? The extent of Trump’s involvement ...
In 2034, the Winter Olympic Games will again be hosted by Salt Lake City, Utah. Snowbasin Ski Resort, as of 2025, is officially the venue for all the Olympic Alpine Skiing Events: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, Downhill, and Alpine Combined. As a long-tenured Certified Ski Instructor for ...
Boys and girls don’t just behave differently — they literally sense the world differently. Research in neuroscience and developmental psychology shows that children’s sense of smell develops along distinct pathways, shaping everything from emotional regulation to learning, social bonding, ...
As we head into the second week of the conflict with Iran, many Democratic critics of it are saying it is a “wag the dog” moment to distract our nation from the Epstein files. As the military operation has been officially called Epic Fury, an alternative nickname has risen, “Epstein ...
Every now and then my husband, Dave, channels his inner romantic hero and I melt into a puddle of goo. In this case a rather large chocolate flavored puddle. You see, every year on February 1 a mysterious Chocolate Bandit comes in the middle of the night and leaves chocolate treats for me and ...
Of late, there has been a national conversation about civics. When the United States took a deep dive into STEM fields, prioritizing them above everything else in education back in the 1950s, civics took a back, middle seat. All of the problems we have today, from affective polarization to ...
As the newly elected mayor of Saratoga Springs, I am honored to serve a community at an important moment in its growth. Reflecting on 2025, we can celebrate the leadership that brought us here while preparing the city for its next chapter. This year marked the opening of our new City Hall, ...
Around the country, colleges and universities have been making game plans for how to respond to the artificial intelligence boom. In Utah, these strategies were outlined by the Utah Board of Higher Education in the “Resolution on Strategic Direction for an AI-Driven Future,” released late ...
Individually, a package of recent legislative proposals has been presented as targeted reforms to Utah’s judicial system. Taken together, however, they represent significant structural changes to how judges are appointed, evaluated, and retained. These proposals deserve the attention of every ...
