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Howard Sierer moved to St. George in 2000 after living on both coasts and places in between. He worked as a satellite systems engineer and program manager, finishing his career managing fiber optic communications systems development.

Lesson for Democrats: People always overuse free stuff. Adjusting benefits to match the reality of today’s longer, healthier lives could save Medicare.

Saving Medicare

Howard Sierer - August 25, 2019

Democrats rail about the monopoly power of big businesses. But no big business threatens our democracy by influencing voters with its own bias like Google.

Google’s threat to democracy

Howard Sierer - August 18, 2019

The cultural imperialism of the Left champions racial and ethnic diversity yet demands uniformity of thought. See a dichotomy here?

The Left’s cultural imperialism

Howard Sierer - August 11, 2019

The State of Utah ranks at or near the top in a wide variety of categories, from our economy to education to health.

Utah! We’re No. 1

Howard Sierer - August 4, 2019

Democrats, beware: If you lose Thomas Friedman and the New York Times, strap in for four more years of Donald Trump.

“Trump’s going to get re-elected, isn’t he?”

Howard Sierer - July 28, 2019

Women’s soccer illustrates the complexity of equal pay issues. Is there justification for pay equity among these entertainers née athletes?

Equal pay for equal work

Howard Sierer - July 21, 2019

The liberal war on women of faith

Howard Sierer - July 14, 2019

Expect exposés in coming years as developers find ways to use and abuse the Republican boondoggle of Opportunity Zones in St. George.

Distressed downtown St. George? A Republican boondoggle

Howard Sierer - July 7, 2019

To the extent Democratic voters fixate on identity politics instead of candidates’ policies, they’ll end up backing a losing team.

Women and identity politics

Howard Sierer - June 30, 2019

Bernie will keep trying, but it will take a lot more than a spoonful of sugar to get voters to swallow socialism’s bad medicine.

Bernie Sanders sugarcoats socialism

Howard Sierer - June 23, 2019

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