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DE RUGY: Coming for your credit card from left and right

In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champion of American business (at least the ones he likes) was all smiles during an Oval Office visit from Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and ...

Guest opinion: Caregiver children of failing parents

Across northern Utah there is a growing reality that almost no one talks about. Adult children are becoming the primary caregivers for aging parents who cannot keep up with daily life. They are juggling work, marriage, financial pressure, and constant crisis management. It is a silent burden ...

Guest opinion: In defense of the Dignity Index

Scholars estimate that the 1994 Rwandan genocide resulted in the murder of between 800,000 and 1 million ethnic Tutsis and the rape of between a quarter and a half million women. One aspect of this horrific event worth noting is the use of the term “Inyenzi” (cockroach) by extremist Hutus ...

Letter: Store credit cards can be cause for concern

Let’s talk about the Kohl’s department store. Having been a cashier there through the holidays in the past and just recently going back they are still pushing their Kohl’s card. Let’s talk about that Kohl’s card. They push a button on their screen that says they can save you 40% if ...

Letter: Utah drivers need to improve

I see where Utah is ranked nationally as the third worse state for drivers in the United States. I can speak only for Ogden and Salt Lake City, but that being the case, I’m sure that is sufficient enough for me to say based on what I see on TV and read about, Utah should have its ranking ...