By cutting budgets indiscriminately and refusing to tap into emergency funds, the Legislature is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

One can't help feeling as if this trend toward an increasingly politically active youth has been ignored. The emergence of young voters this year and in 2004 is probably one of the most under-covered political phenomena in the last decade.

Animal rights are a real issue, but some of its biggest voices make it hard to take it seriously.

Our local mayors are joining others across the country in inviting drivers to save gas, improve air quality and promote good health by turning off car engines whenever parked and waiting for more than 10 seconds (except in traffic).

The sexual metaphor used in Nick Pappas' column ("Team should set its standards higher," Sept. 24) was offensive and inappropriate.

It's a sad truth that America is more inclined to vote for entertainment on a television show than to vote in a presidential election

There has to be an explanation as to why the U, with 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty members, can't beat USU's 16,000 on-campus student and 800 faculty member donors.

Between conducting a comprehensive U student straw poll, attracting phenomenal speakers, and providing on-site student coverage of the 2008 presidential campaigns, the Hinckley Institute has been busy raising the bar.

Criminals will continue to get guns, including AK-47s, despite the various ban, tax and registration schemes Obama might envision. What the government can do is to allow us to protect ourselves, which is why the Second Amendment is so important.

The U should consider a contingency carrier to lower the cost for married students, or reform the current coverage plan agreed upon with GM-Southwest