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So Long…It’s Been A Good Ride

I had my eyes opened by an NBC News story about child brides and efforts to close loopholes in marriage laws, especially where violence is involved.

Should activists put a stop to child brides?

Danny Tyree - April 13, 2019

Sen. Mike Braun's True Price Act is backwards because the insurance companies can't predict what hospitals charge for a procedure.

The True Price Act: A Republican Senator’s backwards healthcare reform

Michael Shannon - April 12, 2019

Stop talking about the unrealistic Green New Deal and let's start talking about a realistic energy future that harnesses everything we have.

Will the Green New Deal work? Ask California.

Guest Contributor - April 12, 2019

The H-2B visa represents more than 30 years of putting prospective American workers at a disadvantage in seeking work.

Immigration issue stuck “on the table” following Nielsen’s ouster

Joe Guzzardi - April 11, 2019

Under the U.S. Constitution, we are 230 years old. So how did we cover expenses of the federal government — even wars — without income tax for 124 years?

No one paid income tax prior to 1913. Why now?

Harold Pease - April 11, 2019

There is no immaculate good. But the Rotary puck Four-Way Test is a useful Fitbit to strengthen moral character.

Don’t duck the Rotary puck

Guest Contributor - April 10, 2019

Joe Biden should not enter the 2020 race. He still has political clout and he has the grit and experience to work the system — but not as a president.

Why Joe Biden should not enter the 2020 presidential race

Ed Kociela - April 9, 2019

Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose to laugh.

Tax season: Better to laugh than cry

Tom Purcell - April 8, 2019

Utah's economy has grown faster than the country has since 2010. The key factor? A rapidly growing labor force due to population growth.

Utah’s economic secret: population growth

Howard Sierer - April 7, 2019

Thanks to a moist winter in southern Utah, Sahara mustard, which creates a fire hazard and can be toxic to our desert tortoises, is proliferating.

Sahara mustard putting southern Utah at greater fire risk

Lisa Rutherford - April 7, 2019

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