We are witnessing what is inevitable when people use Negative Campaigning — they go too far. Recently we received a campaign flier in the mail with content that personally attacks a founding member of Stronger Together. The organization was attacked earlier in the campaign season and now ...

Ah, election season ... when so many thoughts turn toward yard signs, mailers and political advertisements. One of the issues that gets brought up regularly is how all of that is paid for. While legally obligated to be disclosed, campaign donations and expenditures can be a confusing ...

No two states voted more alike and closer to the national average in last year's presidential election than the two states that have gubernatorial elections in this odd-numbered year: New Jersey and Virginia. New Jersey voted 51.8% for Kamala Harris and 45.9% for Donald Trump. Virginia voted ...

As I have watched Orem's campaign season play out, one thing that stands out to me is the stark difference between Karen McCandless and Dave Young. Karen looks at Orem like it's a living, breathing organism. Dave looks at Orem like it's a business. Karen trained as a chaplain, has a degree in ...

As a reminder, Prop 2 was a highly controversial decision in Orem's recent history. Shortly after taking office in 2022, Mayor Dave Young, Council Member LaNae Millett, and Council Member David Spencer, along with former city council member Terry Peterson, announced their desire to separate ...

I apologize for not explaining the concept of “Negative Campaigning” well enough in my last letter to the editor. I am now capitalizing Negative Campaigning to underscore that this is more than just a little negativity in a political campaign, but it is a specific political strategy that ...