Former Orem Mayor Dick Brunst recently published a guest opinion claiming credit for Orem’s new City Hall. As someone who is friends with the former mayor and served on the City Council during his administration, as well as under Mayor Dave Young, I feel compelled to respond with the facts. ...

I live a mile downhill from Buckley Draw. Amid wildfires and mudslides, the past couple of weeks have been frightening. On the evening the wildfire erupted, I joined the crowd of onlookers at Bicentennial Park. For hours, helicopters dropped graceful red plumes and thousands of gallons of ...

What does it mean to be a voter? I've been thinking about that question as I've during the disputes over redistricting (including what some call gerrymandering) both locally and nationally. It also came to mind when I read a recent guest opinion discussing Utah's Republican Party and the ...

Heaven help me, I married a grammar guy. I did NOT know about this defect in his character before we were married. Luckily, he doesn’t go around correcting the grammar of strangers, so I can mostly overlook this fault. Also, thanks to my dad the linguist, my vocabulary is better than his, so ...

Being informed can be emotionally exhausting, can't it? Violence, wars, political bickering, legal wrangling, natural disasters, diseases, crime ... the list of negative, soul-draining news topics often seems endless. But does it have to be? I grew up watching the classic children's ...

Is it possible that a group of neighbors can make a positive impact on the community? Can people come together, regardless of political party, religion, gender, age, or any number of other things, and find common ground? Can thousands of voters really change a city? In Orem, the answer is ...