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Orem proposes property tax increase to hire two police officers

The Orem City Council proposed a property tax increase this week that would go toward funding two new police officer positions. The estimated 7.02% increase in city tax revenue will generate an additional $450,000 for a new Public Safety Special Revenue Fund that will legally require the extra ...

Guest opinion: A Jane Austen morning

This one is for all of the Pride and Prejudice lovers out there. Speaking of lovers, let’s take a moment to pause and think of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. Ahhhhh. “The Other Bennet Sister” has finally come to America on Brit Box (very well done), and I’ve discovered the author Shannon ...

STIEHM: Jill Biden — The true view from the East Wing

WASHINGTON — June 27 is coming up, the date of the 2024 debate when America watched Joe Biden tank the election to Donald Trump. Remember? It would be hard to forget Democrats' pain when we saw a ghostly Biden self-destruct and grope for words. Jill Biden tried to pretend otherwise, but the ...

PARKER: Mike Pence’s important new book about the USA

Former Vice President Mike Pence is now promoting his new book, "What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the American Conscience." Distinct from most stuff appearing now for the nation's 250th birthday, Pence's book is targeted not at the nation as whole, but at the Republican Party in ...