I don’t condone negative or personal attacks, so my campaign has been positive and focused on the issues, but when a candidate votes to raise taxes and tries to deny it, that is an issue residents should know about. Because the truth matters. It's clear my opponent is trying to change the ...

As a 50 year resident of Orem and small business owner in the city, I am obviously very interested in local politics and want leadership that reflects my ideals and values for the community that I love. I try to study the issues and the candidates positions on those issues as well as trying to ...

Disagreements are inevitable in politics. Even when two people or groups want the same thing, they may not agree on how to best reach that objective. At its best, political debate can help everyone clarify their thinking and come up with new and better solutions. However, that can only happen ...

It’s unfortunate to see the negativity we observe on the national stage playing out here in Orem at the last minute of the campaign. Instead of presenting a plan for how to move Orem forward, they are attempting to sway votes by negativity and deceit. The lies and slander are beneath Orem ...

On Monday, I was pleased to see my mailer entitled “Great things are happening in Orem” had arrived in my mailbox. Of course, I had drafted that piece and was aware that it would point out the positive things that are being done in Orem. I knew that in that piece there would be no negative ...

Beginning in 2014, Orem’s government invited residents to engage in a neighborhood planning process with city staff. For planning purposes, Orem’s 22 neighborhoods were grouped into nine districts that led to the development of nine “neighborhood plans.” I applaud the city’s efforts ...