OPINION: When it comes to anti-discrimination the Church wants to have it's cake and eat it too
Written by Michael Dillman
In a rare and bizarre press conference last week at the church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Mormon leaders pledged...
Written by Crystal Schwalger
So quarterly grades just came out for my daughter who is in 9th grade, and for the second semester in a row, she made the high honor roll. This is a new thing for us with...
Failure to launch didn’t mean failure to entertain at the Mesquite hot air balloon festivalWritten by Scott Dunford
Everything was set for the 4th Annual Mesquite Hot Air Balloon spectacular. Thousands got up early, some as early as 4...
'Cowspiracy' and vegetarian potluck for Vegetarian Society of Utah Feb. events
The Independent
The Vegetarian Society of Utah (VSU) will have 2 events in February 2015. Starting with a potluck on February 14, and our monthly program on February 24 which...
Written by George Scott
The importance of connections is a central theme within all of the articles I have written for this column. Of all the connections we have, the most important one is with the one we sleep with...
I recently moved back to St. George after having lived outside of town for years. My grandfather asked me how I was liking it. I told him I liked the convenience, but that I missed the ease of trail...
Letter to the Editor: An inside take on being bi-racial in St. George
Written by Varda Klabanoff
Yesterday my 23 year old bi-racial daughter said to me, “Mom, you do not HAVE IT! There is no way that you are a...
Dear Dr. G,
I have been dealing with depression for quite a few years. I try every day to fight it and to have a desire to stay alive and be with my family. It is the toughest thing I...
Written by Dallas HylandThomas Carlyle in "On Heroes and Hero Worship" attributed the following to Edmund Burke: "Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters' Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far...
The Independent
If you believe in education and would like to help Dixie State students get in to college with a needs based scholarship, consider attending this year’s Fire and Ice Gala Fundraiser. It’s a party for a good cause.
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