Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
If you are a fellow resident of Grantsville, then it’s likely that you have encountered one or more people in the past few weeks with a request to sign their referendum concerning Six Mile Ranch. This referendum,...
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
A young boy races down the asphalt in front of his house. Wind blowing in his hair, the sun’s warming rays spilling out from above. He is just learning to ride his bike. He starts to go a...
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
“I have done things that haunt me at night so that you can sleep in peace. I have been away from my family a long time so that you can be safe. I have sacrificed a lot...
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
In rural Utah, the effects of climate change are happening at a record pace. People across this state have faced droughts for eight of the last ten years. These extremely dry conditions have led to wildfires that...
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022
I, Jim Vera, remember the scary sounds of World War II back in the 1940’s. I was born in 1936 and I was around six years old when the United States went to war. My parents were...
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
We live in crazy times. It seems shortages and price hikes have become regular occurrences. Unfortunately, we now have an infant formula crisis. This is a potential calamity for the baby and obviously distressing for the parents....
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
In 1980, I was hired by Tooele County School District as their psychologist. I wrote and published a paper entitled, “Too young to die,” reflecting high suicide rates in Utah and Tooele County. Recently, a Tooele County...
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
During the past eleven days, I have wondered why many of us as Americans have come together in support of Ukraine. The United States of America and Ukraine are separated by vast oceans, differing traditions and large...
Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
It is with deep anguish that I read the article on Suicide Prevention Month that appeared on Sept. 28. This article was important, but a bit late don’t you think? I contacted Life Worth Living about a...
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
It’s no secret that Tooele County is one of the fastest growing areas in the fastest growing state in the nation. As a Realtor I deal with that growth every day. As a Tooele City planning and...