It took 26 minutes to kill Dennis McGuire, using an untested lethal injection. Considering the Eighth Amendment clause against cruel and unusual punishment, the state of Ohio doesn’t have much of a defense...
It’s been almost two decades since I was busted for stealing Skittles from my kindergarten teacher’s desk. The rainbow-colored, sugar-coated candy of the gods had been taunting me all day, and naturally,...
The U requires 12 general education classes, not including the five required for a bachelor’s degree. The administration states that their goal “is to fulfill the requirements of the State of Utah’s...
It’s impossible to ignore the pictures of the current uprising in Kiev, Ukraine — blazing barricades constructed of tires and stone-faced youth roaming the city square with Molotov cocktails. As a...
A friend recently sent me a photo of Jerry, the horse that collapsed while harnessed to a carriage in Salt Lake City on a hot day in August 2013. The attached message said, “Tell me this isn’t true!”...
Season 15 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” ended Tuesday night with more than enough happy endings and joyful tears to go around. Since this was the first season I had watched from start to finish, I...
Editor:
I can write pages and pages on Katherine Ellis’s piece published on Jan. 9 (“UTA needs to improve its services”), but I’ll leave it to these few points:
First and foremost, UTA can’t...
The English language has become prevalent, not just throughout the nation but across the globe. Being American has devolved into being white, speaking English and perceiving the United States as superior...
Pope Francis has done it again. This time he announced he will be publishing a document on the environment. This will be the first Vatican document on the environment in decades and sheds light on an area...
In last week’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama gave a signature speech filled with hope, emotion and a call to action. It was also a rather sensual affair, according to GOP strategist...
