While members of Congress are in Washington grappling with tax reform, the people of Utah are looking at a mixed bag. On the one hand, extending President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts is a worthy effort that will put more money in Americans’ pockets and drive the economy forward. It fuels ...

In 2026, we will celebrate America’s semiquincentennial birthday, which means we’re 250 years old. Our birthday is July 4, 1776, the day the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. Yet, thinking of our Congress today, I’m aware they could not walk in on a dime and ...

There’s a simple, time-tested principle that good government should live by: “One man’s rights end where another man’s nose begins.” Unfortunately, Ogden City government seems to have forgotten this basic moral truth. For years, Ogden has operated under a tax-and-spend model that ...

With temperatures spiking and officials predicting an above average wildfire season in Utah, residents are bracing for the unexpected. While many residents do have an emergency plan, it’s just as important to be financially ready. Here are five tips to help you financially prepare ahead of ...

Across the state, emergency room nurses like myself have simultaneously been preparing for and dreading this day: Utah has now confirmed its first three measles cases in the current outbreak. There is good reason why even one case of measles triggers a heightened response. Measles is one of ...

I recently had a leisurely lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant with a brilliant former Weber State University English student. The place is known for its cocktails but the searing sun suggested sluggishness would follow a midday drink. I never regret a glass of water in the Utah summer, and so ...