Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
There is a need to expand our school capacity as our community grows, but I don’t think it needs to cost us double what it would cost a business, private enterprise, or even a charter school. The...
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015
“I can’t believe she thought she could get away with that lie,” exclaims just about every American upon hearing the weekly scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton. Although Hillary is the undisputed world champ of lying, she is only the...
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015
Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, Donald Trump has made the issue of illegal immigration a major theme of the 2016 presidential campaign. Of course, illegal immigration has its problems, but I don’t think it should be a deciding...
Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Apparently my dog is quite the looker. I gather this from all the howls of excitement and panting I get from other dogs while taking her on a walk. Yup, she’s quite the babe, but she certainly...
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
Someone once asked me what I thought hell would be like (I guess he had some premonition about my final destination). I informed him I grew up with six sisters, and at one time or another, I...
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
A few weeks ago, I watched a documentary on television about the “art” of forgery, specifically forgeries of great paintings. It was fascinating to see how expert forgers can sometimes produce fake works by great artists that can...
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
“Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove item before continuing.” Who hasn’t heard that annoying phrase since the installation of self-checkout lanes in all the supermarkets of late? These lanes were meant to simplify the checkout process,...
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
The SR-36 Renewed project promises to make Tooele’s Main Street more efficient and safe once it is finished. I for one look forward to the removal of deep gutters and culverts at many of the business entrances...
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015
I have no problem lavishly compensating our local elected public officials. Maybe even in the realm of $100,000 or more. I’ll explain my reasoning on this later, but first I would like to bring to readers’ attention the...
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
Many agonies have been expressed lately about the possible relocation of the Utah State Prison on land smack in the middle of Tooele Valley between Tooele and Grantsville cities. I don’t want it placed in that specific...