Shamsud-Din Jabbar's mass murder of innocents in New Orleans on New Year's Day, "inspired" by ISIS' exhortations to wage war against "non-believers," reminded Americans about the existence of evil. In our comfort, in our security, we don't see evil up close all that frequently. Unfortunately ...

In physics, we keep track of how complex a system is by determining its “degrees of freedom.” In essence, this provides a guide for how many different ways something can change to create possible futures. A cart on a track can only move back and forth in one line, but a tumbling cat has ...

My husband and I just became a statistic in a very small minority. Less than 7% of couples in this country have been married 50 years or more. (I married when I was 5 years old. ...) Anyways, when friends learn this about us, they ask how we did it. Some turn to my husband and ask him why. ...

On behalf of the Ogden Christmas Village Committee, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and joy following the recent recognition of Ogden’s Christmas Village as the 3rd Best Holiday Display in the United States by USA Today’s reader’s poll. This acknowledgment underscores the ...

I was deeply offended by the cartoon in the Standard Examiner the other day, awarding President Biden the worst president award. In my experience, Biden has been one of the strongest and most influential presidents of my life. Not only has he brought dignity to the nation as he rallied support ...

Recently I heard Superintendent Gina Butters speak on education in Weber County. She is in charge of 30,000 students and 900 are homeless. She referred to all the excellent social services. Many schools have places for showers, tv, activities and sleep. She said nothing about making our ...