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Life, Liberty, and Property
What is property, and who can, and cannot, control it? Central Utah is grappling with the issues and the misconceptions. When Thomas Jefferson penned the
Reverse Discrimination
Provo is reveling in political correctness with last week’s announcement that Hal Miller and Sterling Beck, Provo city councilmen, plan an “anti-discrimination” bill for Provo.
From Grateful Hearts: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
America had much to be grateful for on October 3, 1863. Her Chief Executive, Abraham Lincoln, set his hand to formalize that gratitude in a
150 Years Ago Today: The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg is hallowed ground. It is bathed with the blood of 51,112 men whose lives were laid on the sacrificial altar during that 3 day
(Big) Business (as Usual) and the Radicals
What is going on with the Republicans? There’s grumbling on the national scene, and we see the same things happening in Utah that have created
Today
Today is voting day. Today is the day you inherited when Adam and Eve fled the Garden of Eden. They provided a kaleidoscope world of
Ode to Bulldogs
“The people who do not revere the deeds of their ancestors will never do anything to be remembered by their descendents.” So said British historian
About the Paper Bag…
There is political mischief afoot in Utah. Termites are attacking the pillars of citizen involvement in state and local politics. There are several ways to
Whining to the Feds
America is racing toward bankruptcy, with debts beyond any ability to repay. The debt clock stands near 17 trillion, with future combined federal liabilities (social
The Duel for Dollars
With five weeks until the November elections, renewing the CARE tax is heating things up in Orem. Like most entrenched programs, the wind blows toward
One against the Bully War
One man in Colorado has changed the national paradigm and the message has carried to Utah valley. Victor Head, a plumbing contractor from Boulder, Colorado,
Of Donkeys and Elephants, Lemmings and Rabbits
Donkeys and elephants are out. It’s time to award new symbols to our two political parties. The old ones—the smart, brave Democrat donkey and the