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Letter: Be wary of incessant scams

A friend recently got scammed for serious money. She was told, over the phone, there was a warrant for her because she had missed jury duty. The caller gave details she felt only the police would know. Scams are a national disaster. Americans lost $10 billion — that's billion with a B — ...

Letter: Why we need the Utah Forward Party

Utah's political landscape cries out for meaningful change, and the Utah Forward Party represents a critical pathway to reinvigorating our democratic process. As a third-party movement, Utah Forward offers more than just an alternative—it presents a genuine opportunity to break the ...

Letter: More Olympic costs?

Huzzah! Ski season! Well, sort of. If you survive the curves of Ogden Canyon, note the drops and humps on the connector road between Trappers Loop Road and Snowbasin. We were assured UDOT was smart enough to build a road across unstable geology. The old Snowbasin Road, having been functionally ...

Letter: Beware of scam callers around the holidays

A word of warning. Now that the holidays are fast approaching, if someone telephones you, says who they are and then says “Can you hear me?”, do not say yes. Chances are it is a scam caller. The holiday season seems to make this type of call very popular among scammers. Stan Jacobson Ogden

Letter: Public lands should stay in the public’s hands

I wish I had millions of other people’s money to create ads, videos and lawsuits to get things I want. Utah does. Utah has used taxpayer dollars to file numerous lawsuits, and their most recent is over public lands. Even though Utah gave up the right to own the BLM lands it is suing over, it ...

Letter: Promises made

Though I did not vote for Donald Trump, I am excited to now have a president whose motto is "Promises Made, Promises Kept." He promises to get tough on crime. And the 2024 Republican party platform reinforces that message by promising that "the Republican Party must stand for equal treatment ...