As a BYU alumna with two degrees from the university and a former administrator overseeing government recruitment and career fairs, I feel compelled to share my perspective on the recent invitation extended to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to participate in the BYU Career Fair. While CBP ...
When you start talking about things that people feel strongly about, you get many different responses. I appreciated that after I published some thoughts last week about the importance of seeing the humanity of everyone involved in our current immigration enforcement processes. I talked about ...
Every time a new recreational amenity, park improvement or transit project is announced, I hear a version of the same concern: “Why are we spending tax money on that when we should be funding other core government services?” That question is fair. Taxpayers should absolutely hold ...
Three weeks into the legislative session, a lot of work has been done and a lot is yet to be finalized. Advocates for victims of domestic abuse are tracking bills as they move through committees and are advocating for appropriate budgets that will allow victims to receive the help and services ...
“It didn’t have to be this way.” That was my dominant takeaway leaving the Ogden Municipal Building where hundreds had gathered to protest US ICE’s methods of dealing with asylum seekers. Think of yourself waiting in a line 3.5 million people long, taking four or more years before ...
It seemed like the month of January 2026 would never end. It was definitely a wild one from our military kidnapping a Head of State in a foreign country, ICE shooting dead two protesters in Minneapolis, and the President’s threats to take over Greenland and then backing down while still ...
WHEELING, West Virginia -- West Virginia is the only state in the United States that is located entirely within the 13-state, 423-county Appalachian region. Much of the beauty, sorrow and challenges we think of when it comes to the region originated here, where isolation, a strong work ethic ...
Producer: I hope you’ve got something for me. The executives are insisting I give them a more realistic plot! It’ll never work. Scriptwriter: No worries! I found a great real-life couple to write about. They’ve been married for 36 years! Producer: Wow! I didn’t know people still did ...
“You’re all afraid to face what you really are.” — The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neil During its October 2024 session, Senate Democrats and Republicans fashioned a smart, sensible, and compassionate bipartisan immigration bill that had enough support in both the Senate and House to ...
Many people worry that acknowledging differences between girls and boys — or between women and men — will reinforce stereotypes. Yet research increasingly shows that ignoring those differences can have the very same effect. Scholars like Dr. Leonard Sax argue that overlooking sex‑based ...
