As the daughter of a local politician, I always begin campaigns full of hope in the goodness of people and politics, but that hope slowly deteriorates by election day. My mom, Marsha Judkins, served as a Provo School Board member, then as a State Legislator for three terms. Now, she is running ...

For the past decade in municipal elections, Orem has experienced repeated cycles of very negative campaigning. It wasn’t this way when I moved to Orem, and I’m hopeful that with a collective effort we can reclaim the civic culture that was once a hallmark of our community. Recent campaigns ...

Construction begins Monday night on a two-year project to widen U.S. 189 to two lanes in each direction near Deer Creek Reservoir. The roadway between Wallsburg and the northeast end of Deer Creek will be reduced to a single lane between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights, 11 p.m. and 9 a.m. ...

The revamping of the center of Brigham Young University’s campus is set to continue into 2028. As BYU’s new art building continues to take shape, plans to replace the aging Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building immediately to the northwest was approved by the BYU board of trustees, ...

There are numerous studies suggesting the lasting impact on health that childhood trauma can have. One, in particular, is the ACEs Study conducted by Dr. Robert Anda from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Dr. Vincent Felitti of Kaiser Permanente. According to the CDC, ...

Olivia Sserabira from Uganda has led a storied life that many people cannot even comprehend because of its complexity. Since her last name Sserabira means “don’t forget,” she hasn’t forgotten about leaving an echo of kindness with whomever she meets and helps. When she was born, ...