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Guest opinion: Federal swipe fee bill a win for Utahns

While inflation in the Beehive State has slowed over the last year, more than one-third of Utah small businesses still rank inflation as their No. 1 concern. Considering Utah saw more than 71,000 new business applications filed in 2023, reducing the financial burden on small businesses is ...

Guest opinion: Utah’s property tax system – A tale of winners and losers

When some Wasatch County residents opened their 2022 property tax bills and saw that their taxes had nearly doubled, they knew something was wrong. What they didn't know was that they were about to uncover a systemic failure in Utah's property tax assessment system — one that creates unfair ...

Guest opinion: Troubling research on girls, confidence and social media

As we approach 2025, I’ve been thinking about and researching how we can better ensure that more girls and young women in our state can thrive. Importantly, I also care about boys and young men and encourage others to do that work as well. The bottom line is that we need to promote mental ...

Guest opinion: This is not just about a dental implant

A couple of decades ago, I was on a flight to South Carolina, seated next to a dentist who was headed to a national conference on dental procedures and new technologies. He asked about the books I had open (Russian grammar and a conversation book), and then I reciprocated, asking about the ...