Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
I just finished the first week of school in person. It went pretty well. Most of my teaching schedule crams 35 students or more shoulder to shoulder in close quarters in my classroom. It’s almost as if there...
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
On Monday, June 14, I drove to our family’s business and saw that someone had spray-painted the words “Nigga Ave” on our fence – and I cried. This is not the first graffiti we’ve had, but this...
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
Before I moved to Utah, I lived in Arizona for ten years and before that Nebraska, where I was born. Last year, I went back to that tiny town in the middle of America, where my grandfather...
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
At the peak of nearly all high school hierarchies are the competitive sports. It seems that everyone is either directly involved, or unathletic. Now what if there was an alternative — more specifically, what if high schools...
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Americans, we have a problem that needs to be immediately addressed by everyone who loves this country, and what it stands for. This nation was founded on the principles and laws expressed in, and underscored by, the...
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin invited the leaders of the county Republican and Democratic parties to respond to the events that happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020. Here are their responses. I never thought I’d see...
Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
As many are aware, the Tooele County form of government will change at the start of the new year. Tooele County has had a three member commission form since statehood in 1896. A commissioner has ...
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Nineteen years ago we saw heroism and integrity, compassion and sacrifice in action. As the twin towers were hit by vile men of hatred, men and women of valor ran into those burning, collapsing buildings to save...
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
Editor’s note: Clair Vernon is a Tooele resident and dentist. In this column Vernon shares some of his conclusions from his research on the topic of evolution and divine design. Our five senses tell us that we...
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Thank you for your email dated June 30. It’s clear from your message and your statement at the City Council Meeting July 1 that we have a giant gulf of understanding to overcome. It’s unfortunate, but in...