Starr: The Tumultuous Inland Port Protest Was Not ‘Domestic Terrorism’
By Kennedie Starr
August 1, 2019
Earlier this month, protestors gathered to speak up against the controversial inland port, a future development project which would transform northwest Salt Lake City into a global import and...
Christopherson: SLC Mayoral Candidates Should Commit to Reducing Plastic Waste
By Nain Christopherson
July 30, 2019
Though the project began ten years ago, I've just recently been exposed to photographer Chris Jordan’s series "Midway: Message from the Gyre." It's a collection of images demonstrating the...
Starr: Kanab and Kane County Should Reject Sand Mining Water Service
By Kennedie Starr
July 30, 2019
Kanab is a city located along the Arizona-Utah border, where the Southern Red Sands mining company is currently seeking water rights from the city. The water would be used as a major component...
Barron: Senator Lee Betrays Utah Heroes by Voting Against 9/11 Victim Funding
By Morgan Barron
July 30, 2019
September 11, 2001 was two days after my third birthday. Understandably, I don’t know where I was when the towers fell, nor do I remember the panic of that day as people huddled around their...
Edwards: Prop Four Can Reduce Gerrymandering Problems. Utah Legislators Should Keep It As Is.
By Sheely Edwards
July 28, 2019
Last November, Utah voters passed three ballot initiatives, one of which was Proposition Four — an anti-gerrymandering initiative that establishes an independent redistricting commission to...
Rush: Chintzy Architecture Hinders Religion
By Nicholas Rush
July 24, 2019
Imagine perusing through the stone-clad Sistine Chapel in Italy, peering up at the 65-foot vaulted ceilings bearing the seemingly endless kaleidoscopic mosaic of Michelangelo's frescoes, timeless markings...