One of many predictions Brigham Young University students in 1976 had for the next 50 years was that the United States would do away with the imperial system of measurement and replace it with the metric system. Their conviction was so great that they included a tape measure inside a time ...
When I first moved back to Orem nine years ago, I thought that voting here was easy – all the candidates seemed to share a commitment to fairness, kindness, and the well-being of our community. It wasn't until 2022 that I realized our city leadership did not align with the best interests of ...
In today's complex political landscape, deciphering where candidates truly stand on key issues like housing and growth can feel like navigating a maze. Take our last Orem election: Every candidate claimed to oppose high-density housing, yet four went on to vote consistently for rezoning and ...
Americans don't just disagree on policies. In three key areas, they disagree on the principles that lead to the creation of those policies. The first is truth. Some people believe that absolute truth exists -- a shared reality outside of ourselves. We may not like the truth, but attempting ...
At this writing 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas. Thank God. Twenty-four dead remain still to be released. These of the 251 taken hostages on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day. President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit, thanks to his insurmountable ...
Utah’s Republican Party is writing a plot twist into the last act of the state’s redistricting case. As a deadline approaches to firm up boundaries for 2026, the Utah GOP launched a push Tuesday to block a map proposed by the Legislature and repeal a 2018 redistricting law. The map from ...
