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Guest opinion: Black History Month – Is America repeating its troubled past?

Although this is Black History Month, it will not be observed by federal agencies under the current administration. Sadly, but not coincidentally, this is consistent with Black history in America. Throughout our past, progress in equality has routinely been met with white resentment and ...

Guest opinion: The broken 340B drug program in Utah

Utah is not exempt from a nationwide trend. Rising health care costs have crippled small businesses and working families. The crisis demands systemic change; on this, most Republicans and Democrats agree. And yet, special interest groups refuse to read the room, shamelessly pushing for ...

Roberts: 5,000 millionaires

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, made a name for himself, in part, by reintroducing diverse perspectives to college campuses nationwide. His efforts sparked important debates about higher education. With approximately 180,000 followers on Twitter and direct influence with President ...

Guest opinion: The high costs of single-payer health care

Recently, Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive who left the industry in 2008 and now advocates for a government-run health care system, made waves in Utah media. Since departing from the industry, Mr. Potter has been a “Johnny One-Note,” insisting that the government should ...

The Homefront: Focus on family and friend faces, not on phones

The monsters running through the labyrinth portrayed on the cellphone screen of the man sitting next to me were amazingly realistic — so much that my eyes kept focusing on the soundless drama playing out on his phone as he pursued them.  Silently, he relentlessly chased them through a maze ...