Though I don’t do Santa Claus with my kids, I think there are ways the concept can either induce shame or confidence in children, depending on how we use it. Let’s discuss Santa shaming first. Children learn to define themselves according to adult perceptions. If they feel respected and ...
The property at 841 S. State St. in Orem has been very controversial to say the least. Orem is the most densely populated city in Utah County and the fourth-most densely populated city in Utah. Orem is built out, and the infrastructure is bending dangerously under the weight of too many people, ...
It's being said by conservatives and liberals: America faces a crisis of affordable housing. And the way out of it is to build more houses. Wouldn't it make more sense to first understand the extent of the problem? Real estate interests have sucked in advocates for the poor in their YIMBY (Yes ...
Former President Barack Obama talked the talk in poetry. President Joe Biden walks the walk in prose. What glorious flights of oratory did Obama once take! His sparkle seemed to reach for the best presidential speakers, such as President John F. Kennedy. But give me Joe any day. He's not ...
As Utah state legislators committed to safeguarding the liberties and privacy of our constituents, we are deeply concerned about the encroachment on Utahns' digital sovereignty posed by the introduction of a federally controlled “Central Bank Digital Currency.” CBDCs present substantial ...
Having been a student in Provo during the late ’80s and early ’90s and with several children there now, I maintain meaningful ties to a few Provo institutions that can provide unique assistance in buttressing the cherished American experiment in self-government. One of these is BYU's ...
