Tuesday night marked the end of a long and hard-fought campaign season for many, and while Utah is by no means a swing state, there were some heavily-contested races in the state that added some excitement to the evening. Election nights can be a bit of a thrill for journalists. There is so ...

<p class="p1">On the day after Election Day, I left the country.</p><p class="p1">And no, there is no connection between the two events.</p><p class="p1">More than a year ago, Anita and I decided to celebrate our 35th wedding ...

Some say it’s the most complicated machine we’ve ever built. We rely on it not just each day, but each moment of each day. It reaches into our homes, factories, offices and stores. And at times it’s surprisingly fragile and subject to massive failure.I’m talking about the electrical ...

I won’t ask that question of one of my family members or liberal work colleagues for fear of how they might answer, but I don’t think I’m totally dense.When a brouhaha erupted over a Mitt Romney campaign ad noting that Chrysler was going to build Jeeps in China and that that meant taking ...

A rousing discussion ensued in the Daily Herald newsroom on Monday when a staffer told everyone that she had seen a voter allowed to vote in a previous election after using for identification a Utah driver’s license that had a hole punched in it. Utah requires “a currently valid” ...

A few weeks ago, our photo staff got some much needed new gear.  After sending our previous cameras, lenses, and other gear in for repairs far too many times, the paper gave us the go ahead to get two cameras, two laptops, two lenses, and all sorts of accessories.  I could go on and on about ...