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Guest opinion: Reminder — Trump isn’t on the ballot

Ever since Donald Trump descended into the political scene in 2015, his name and his politics have put a wedge between neighbors, family and friends here in Utah. Whether you blame him or the news coverage of him for that fact, it is nevertheless the unavoidable reality that we are all a little ...

Letter: Fair antitrust legislation wouldn’t hurt consumers

Businesses and nonprofits that are critical of successful American technology companies united to push you and Congress to support unfair legislation. The group of institutions hosted an “Antitrust Day” on April 4, 2022, with hopes to use the campaign as a day of action to pressure ...

Letter: Another way to pay for senior lunches

For many years I have been participating in the Senior Lunches held at the Provo City Recreation Center. We have been informed that effective Monday, May 1, the meals will not be served on Mondays. The reason given is that not enough people are paying for their meals. The meals are listed as a ...

Letter: Promises a sham in Utah? 

Do Utahns really believe that a local grocer runs all their produce through a 27-point inspection every time? Or that auto maintenance plans check out everything their marketing material says they do? Or that health departments are watching restaurants closely for violations, that environmental ...

Letter: Help for families if abortion made illegal

We see in the news that some states are creating laws making abortion illegal. There is something that needs to be addressed about this issue.  If a fetus is found to be imperfect in the womb, i.e., maybe Down's Syndrome or lacks development of arms, legs, etc., etc., it would appear that ...

Lowry: We need to take the fentanyl crisis more seriously

The United States is in the grips of a fentanyl crisis that doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves. Yes, it's important who owns Twitter, and interesting what some Republicans might have texted former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election, but none of this ...