Cannabis is a gateway to harder drugs
According to the government health department, recreationally used cannabis can act as a gateway to harder drugs like heroin, ecstasy and crack cocaine. Unwittingly, the cannabis user becomes addicted to cannabis and soon...
More unbelievable stuff. Nancy Pelosi was talking to that woman who lied to Romney during one of the debates. Remember how Obama sat on his stool with the face of a petulant schoolgirl and angrily told Mr. Romney to "move...
Written by Michael Flynn
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the circumstances surrounding a July 20 plane crash in the Virgin River Gorge that took the lives of Daulton and Jaxon Whatcott, two teenage brothers...
Written by Brent Bonner
A four-year wait to decide the fate of a potential Subway franchise restaurant in the town of Springdale appears to have no definite end in sight.
The disagreement between the town and a group of investors incorporated...
Written by Marianne Mansfield
I often think about an upcoming column while I’m driving. How will I structure it? What research will I need to do? What does my gut tell me about the issue I’ve chosen to discuss?
The other...
Written by Michael Flynn
The Mesquite City Council decided to allow medical marijuana to be commercially cultivated and sold in Mesquite in a 4-1 vote at a special council session on Tuesday. The new law will allow a marijuana dispensary...
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Written by Alex Ellis
When the Supreme Court recently granted Utah a stay on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in the state in December and an appeal for their lawsuit, many LGBT activists saw this as a defeat. If the Supreme...
Written by Stephen Bowers
I like drawing athletes, particularly baseball players. The baggy pants are a challenge. I enjoy watching baseball games, whereas I used to hate watching baseball. Something changed in my head while I watched the 2011 World...
Summertime and the golfing is easy...
Written by Scott Dunford
Each month, I attempt to write articles about subjects that are timely for our area, an helpful in ways that you won’t see addressed in any other magazine or newspaper. That’s...