1. Is Evan McMullin the Arlen Specter of our time? Specter was a Republican senator from Pennsylvania who could not get nominated for re-election. He decided to switch affiliations and caucus with Harry Reid’s party. That did not help him get re-nominated either. Once Specter’s campaign ...
I recently read that Utah is maneuvering to become the antitrust mecca and is the most active enforcer of its antitrust laws against tech companies, leading several national efforts. This is unsettling, considering everyone I know in Utah is worried about money right now. I know people talk ...
Special Needs families like mine are used to being marginalized, and that continues with Orem’s Proposition 2. If you don't live or work in our world, there are things you might not know. You might not know that there are at least three SPED programs spanning pre-k to post-high school (ages ...
Come November 8th, Utahns will go to the polls in one of the most consequential senatorial elections in recent history. Despite America’s entrenched two party system and historic levels of polarization, Utah has the opportunity to elect an independent centrist candidate, Evan McMullin. Doing ...
The current debate about men participating in women’s sports is both amusing and sad. The foundation of this issue was laid by women over the past several generations and stems from a fatal flaw in worldly views on men and women. For generations women protested, rioted, pushed legislation ...
With Orem’s School District Proposition 2 on the ballot, are you (like me) overloaded with conflicting, confusing and confounding info from the “Vote Yes” and “Vote No” camps? Here’s a recommendation. Chat with a few Orem teachers. Not teachers featured in campaign literature, but ...
Orem school properties owned by the Alpine School District (ASD) are high value real estate. Because of location, some school properties go up in value. When an older school appreciates in value because of location, when the cost of repair and upgrade is more than the replacement cost, the ...
Utah is often referred to as one of the reddest red states. Yet in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections Donald Trump received a much lower percentage of our vote than previous Republican candidates. Not since 1996 has a Republican received a lower percentage. We should ask why. I ...
Animal Wellness Action, a national organization devoted to creating legal standards against cruelty to animals, is pleased to endorse Senator Mike Lee in his re-election campaign. Senator Lee recently joined Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., in cosponsoring the FDA Modernization Act. That bill, ...
Timing and manner matter. “When” and “how” make all the difference in the success, or failure of many efforts. For example, in my kitchen, a cake has a better chance if I bake it at 350 degrees for 32 minutes rather than baking it at 495 for 15 minutes. Turning up the heat to cook it ...
