I worry our generation has been overexposed to crisis. Rather, we have built up a dangerously high crisis tolerance. The government shutdown, the debt ceiling, Iraq, Afghanistan, the bailout, Florida...

Winter is right around the corner. While the season has not changed as rapidly as it did last year, the cold season is coming, and with it the crippling smog that has plagued the Salt Lake Valley for...

The state of Utah doesn’t have a history of leniency on laws that punish what it sees as “immoral” acts, but following the national trend of decriminalizing marijuana possession might be a well-appreciated...

When I was in elementary school I didn’t mind the long days of repetition or the congealed mystery meals in the cafeteria, but I always resented being bullied into standing up every morning and reciting...

According to the Dove self-esteem campaign, only four percent of women around the world consider themselves beautiful — which is supposedly an absolute tragedy. If only four percent of women considered...

The Affordable Care Act won’t come into full effect until 2014, and already we’ve witnessed a tea party temper tantrum that forced the government to stop operating and a month of glorified Wi-Fi troubles...

HealthCare.gov is more than just a website on the Internet — more than just a dynamic HTML & CSS code. HealthCare.gov is the face and provider of health insurance. It is the virtual building for...

Utah is a spook house Disneyland with three different venues — Nightmare on 13th, Castle of Chaos and Fear Factory nearby. Though Nightmare on 13th has been named best scare in Utah in the past, it...

The other night I saw a UFO. It hovered over the valley with a continuous blue-white light and alternating green and red lights. This may or may not have been an alien, but it got me thinking. If this...

It is often said, “guns don’t kill people — people kill people.” Although this statement is true, it is also true that guns — especially selling guns — should be handled with care. Unfortunately,...