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Guest opinion: Liberty in the United States was expanded by nationalists

Prior to Abraham Lincoln's presidency there was no national Thanksgiving day. The commemoration of Thanksgiving varied from state to state according to the discretion of state leaders. Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, wanted to increase national power over state power; he was one ...

The Homefront: Feeling grateful even when the answer is “no”

Sometimes we’re thankful for the things we don’t get. This usually occurs in hindsight… Years ago, my husband and I thought we should move. We didn’t have a solid reason; we just wanted a change, a new perspective, a new ... something. We thought a new home would be the answer. So ...

Guest opinion: Utah, wildfire, and the Roadless Rule

In the summer of 2022, an unattended campfire caused a wildfire near the Salmon River in Idaho, leading to the nation’s largest fire that summer and causing the deaths of five firefighters. Eventually the fire burned more than 203 square miles. In 2024, near Chico, California, a man pushed a ...

Guest opinion: The fake green goo

Editor's note: Students at Layton High School wrote guest opinions as part of a class assignment and submitted them to the Standard-Examiner. Here is one example: Could you imagine being able to walk into a room and stand right next to the sun? In February of this year, a lab in France was ...

Guest opinion: Death by pursuit

Editor's note: Students at Layton High School wrote guest opinions as part of a class assignment and submitted them to the Standard-Examiner. Here is one example: Have you ever thought about the lives lost due to vehicular pursuits? If you don’t know what that is, I can give you a little ...