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GARVEY: Mr. Trump goes to the grocery store

CCTV captured this (completely fake) conversation between President Donald Trump and a grocery store clerk yesterday. CLERK: That'll be $286.47, Mr. President. TRUMP: Did you swipe my customer rewards card? I thought the Twinkies were half off. CLERK: Yes, I did, but we're doing this ...

Guest opinion: Individual responsibility vs. entitlement

Regardless of how we define happiness and how we pursue it, individuals and a society are hurt when individual responsibility is over-run by a sense of entitlement. No one is entitled to another man’s effort or good luck. We are entitled to our own lives, our own liberty, and our own pursuit ...

Guest opinion: Morality – Why are Americans so afraid of the term?

Morality is a word that should inspire reflection, yet in America it often provokes discomfort, suspicion, or outright avoidance. Why are we so afraid of the term? The answer lies in both our history and our contemporary struggles with meaning. Historically, morality in America has been tied ...

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 ...

WSU guest opinion: All press is good press

The line, “all press is good press,” has been ringing in my head this week. It’s an expression meant to soften the blow from the attention drawn toward dark corners we might not want illuminated, the kinds of places where there are cobwebs or other embarrassing details. Personally, I ...