What do the end of daylight saving time and the 2025 municipal elections have in common? The obvious answer is that both occur every year in early November, with the time change officially happening early Sunday morning and the elections taking place on Tuesday. But I have been thinking about ...
Who said this? "If you don't have any borders, you don't have a nation." The speaker went on, "Trump did a better job. I don't like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain't that hard to do. Biden didn't do it." It was Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in characteristic candor. If, as ...
Where did our political mess in Orem begin? It is only by chance that I know the answer to this question, so I’d like to begin at the beginning. It was proposed that a student housing complex be built adjacent to UVU in 2018. The building site was surrounded by UVU property on all sides and ...
Orem’s housing conversation is heating up as the city approaches a pivotal point in its growth. Both mayoral candidates have offered distinct ideas for tackling affordability and development, but the contrast between them comes down to one question: Which approach is actually workable? Karen ...
Orem residents face a critical choice this election season: Who should manage our city’s ~$177 million budget? A closer look at the candidates reveals a clear difference in experience and results. Mayor Dave Young: Proven Leadership and Fiscal Discipline From managing multimillion-dollar ...
When the TV series Stranger Things ended their last season, the “upside down world” was percolating from its depths threatening our world, or at least Hawkins, Indiana. For many of us, it seems like we are living in that upside down world as American politics and economic policy seems to ...
