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Guest opinion: Tax the rich

The national debt is soaring, and politicians on both sides of the aisle claim to care about fiscal responsibility. DOGE is currently tearing through government programs, “exposing fraud, waste and abuse.” Yet when it comes to solutions, we’re bombarded with calls to cut social programs ...

Mathur: Mental illness affects US economic productivity

National Library of Medicine data obtained using household surveys show that from 1990-92, mental disorders affected 29.4% of people 18-54 years old and 30.5% from 2001-03 (https://pmc.ncbi.nih.gov). Suicide rate is the third leading cause of death among high school youths 14-18 years old. In ...

Guest opinion: Blake Moore – Silence is complicity

When the history is written, one of the primary questions with which historians will struggle will be: How was it that the American electorate chose to reelect to the presidency a man that committed treason against the United States? Except for the Civil War period, we have seen very few ...

Guest opinion: Environmentalism requires sustainable immigration policies

Environmental leaders in Utah and other Western states are scrambling to avert an impending ecological catastrophe. The Colorado River — which supplies water to around 40 million people across seven states — is rapidly drying up. California recently agreed to cut 10% of its Colorado River ...

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 ...