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HARROP: Murder can’t be erased

Some offenses are so heinous they can never be wiped from the record-- criminal or moral. There's no normalizing first- or second-degree murder. Not by having done the time with good behavior, not by getting a college degree, not by apologizing. Other crimes don't, in themselves, warrant a ...

Children learn about 9/11 at Major Brent Taylor Foundation event

Though many still remember the day vividly, the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred more than two decades ago, before all children and many young adults were alive. The Major Brent Taylor Foundation is determined to keep the memory of the tragic day alive with the 9/11 Project: Utah County ...

Guest opinion: Facts, not fiction regarding Orem’s City Hall

Former Orem Mayor Dick Brunst recently published a guest opinion claiming credit for Orem’s new City Hall. As someone who is friends with the former mayor and served on the City Council during his administration, as well as under Mayor Dave Young, I feel compelled to respond with the facts. ...

PARKER: Increasing opportunity and hope for our children

An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That is, do genes determine a child's success in life, or is it the environment in which that child is raised? Or, even more fundamentally, is intelligence genetic, or can education increase IQ? James ...