The defining moment of the 2024 presidential campaign, it can be argued, came almost exactly two years ago, on Sunday, Oct. 20, when then-former President Donald Trump traded his suit coat for a yellow apron and worked the fry station and the drive-thru window at a McDonald's. His staff ...
The college football world descended upon Provo this weekend for the BYU and Notre Dame football game, and the Cougars fanbase responded in kind. The west lawn of Heritage Halls transformed into a mini-village of students who set up shop for ESPN's production of College GameDay live on ...
The state of Utah gets to be in the spotlight for sports fans this weekend as a Top 10 showdown is on tap in Provo. Since I covered sports for more than two decades, I've seen plenty of thrilling gridiron battles before and this is definitely a fun opportunity for both No. 8-ranked BYU and No. ...
When Lacey Cherrington was a junior in high school, her younger sister made it to the rodeo national finals, and she did not. As she cheered her sister on, she felt the sting of missing out, and she asked herself, “Why am I in the stands and not competing?” That moment changed ...
When a child walks into a kindergarten classroom for the first time, they bring much more than a new backpack. They bring everything they have learned in the years before: the conversations, the books, the songs and the simple moments with the adults who care about them. For many children, ...
The federal government just closed fiscal year 2026 with a deficit of nearly $2 trillion, according to figures the Congressional Budget Office released last Thursday. Only the two pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 were worse. Today, though, there is no recession and no emergency. These enormous ...
