Handling the national debt is a critical goal. We must be fiscally responsible. We must also ensure that all budget cuts comply with the Constitution, human decency, and logic. When we cut funding to public health, we create a vicious cycle that goes against human decency and our quest for a ...

The U.S. Congress must reject Republicans' plans to cut a devastating $880 billion from our nation’s cherished Medicaid program. Medicaid is an essential health care program for more than 72 million Americans, including children, families, seniors, new parents, people with disabilities, and ...

I saw that U.S. Senator Curtis recently sent a letter to the Senate Majority Leader expressing his support for the protection of federal energy tax credits enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act. As a young Utahn and Republican, I applaud the Senator and am grateful that he highlighted the ...

I was recently involved in the successful effort to get Gov. Cox to veto SB 197, the bill advanced by Sen. Dan McCay (R-Riverton) that would have destroyed the program that provides property tax relief for low-income seniors and widows and widowers. It was such a horrible bill that 27 of Utah ...

This moment of self-imposed economic crisis caused by Trump’s tariff war has a silver lining, because it is the perfect opportunity for Congress to come together, work as a bipartisan branch, and regain the trust of the American people. The President’s tariff plan is a jarring consequence ...

Last week, the Trump administration flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, as reported by the New York Times. On occasion, guidance against a term’s usage came aside directions to eliminate the concept itself. Hundreds of federal government websites are already showing the shift. It is ...

There has been a spate of hand-wringing and pearl-clutching on these pages of late. A coordinated effort, it seems, by members of Mormon Women for Ethical Government opining on the new president and his choices for cabinet level nominees. They deem them un-ethical, if you're unsure. Makes one ...

I own a cell phone, but not a smartphone — it's a fliptop. I noticed at family gatherings this past holiday season that nobody but me was actually looking up and engaging in face-to-face conversations. In other words, I wound up talking to myself. Hence, the following (with apologies to ...

I live in Curt Bramble's former Senate district. Curt is one of the most corrupt lawmakers in Utah history. His hubris and ego are legion. Curt, along with fellow corrupt elitist Republican lawmakers and bad governors that included Leavitt, Huntsman, Herbert and Cox, did maximum damage to ...

My name is Tucker Smith, and I’ve taught at Timpanogos High School for 6 years. I grew up in Orem, and I currently live in Orem, close to Timpanogos High School. Like many, I am worried about the upcoming Alpine District split and what that will mean for education in Orem, Pleasant Grove, ...