Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
On April 22 we will celebrate the 49th Earth Day. The first one was organized by Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson in 1970 as an environmental teach-in. It is estimated that 20 million people participated nationwide. As a...
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Back in 1993, there was a TV movie called, “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom.” The plot of the story was this: Wanda Halloway tried to hire a hit man to kill both...
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
My wife is a member of the local Facebook page. Few days go by when she doesn’t read about the problems of driving in and out of Tooele Valley on state Route 36. I drive it myself...
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
Following each legislative session, I provide a report to my constituents in Tooele and Millard counties, and portions of Juab, Utah and Beaver counties. I feel privileged to serve you in the Utah House of Representatives and...
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
As of three weeks ago, the name “Jussie Smollett” would have been known only by the fans of the TV series, “Empire.” But since Smollett decided to take matters into his own hands by staging a “hate...
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
Psalm 127:3 says that life is a gift from the Lord. We see in Genesis that God created life. I certainly believe that is true because for all of their efforts over the centuries scientists have never...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
When my family decided to make the move to Tooele almost 17 years ago, we were teased a lot by family in other areas of Utah about our choice. Tooele? Why Tooele? When I have been down...
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
This piece was written in response to an article published in the Transcript Bulletin on Nov. 27, 2018, under the headline, “Erda developer worried public misunderstands his project plans.” There is a lot of resentment and feeling...
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Over the past 17 years, I have lived all over Tooele Valley and I love it. There is a need for all kinds of housing in our valley and lucky for us, we have a large valley...
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
This election, Tooele County’s citizens have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to choose how our county’s government is structured. A five-member council with a professional county manager will provide a more responsive government better equipped to manage our rapidly...