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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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"H.B. 104 seeks to unnecessarily enshrine common human decency into law and may cause more issues than it could solve." (Chronicle archives)

Moran: Utah Should Not Force People to Call 911

By Serena Moran February 20, 2020

  Utah State Representative Brian King has proposed H.B. 104, 911 Responsibilities in an Emergency, which seeks to make it a Class B misdemeanor if someone fails to contact emergency services in...

"Too many Utahns have gotten into accidents, become injured or lost their lives because of distracted drivers."(Courtesy Ellsworth Military Base)

Poma: Banning Handheld Devices While Driving Is Common Sense

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor February 20, 2020

  H.B. 101 would ban Utahns from using handheld devices while driving . The bill has failed multiple times because of concerns that making this a criminal offense would be excessive. But all the...

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Christopherson: Utah High Schools Need Later Start Times

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor February 20, 2020

  Since starting college, I’ve gotten two to three more hours of sleep a night than I ever did in high school – and it’s not because I’m slacking off. Admittedly, high schoolers face enormous...

Legislative meeting at the Utah Capital building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Dalley: Utah Legislators Should Start Representing Average Utahns

By Nathan Dalley, Opinion Writer February 19, 2020

  Utah legislators have been making it more and more clear how little respect they hold for the average Utahn. On Jan. 31, 2020, state Senator Lyle Hillyard tweeted, “A person working at a job...

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Maxfield: The Ill-Effects of Porn Must Be Fought with Better Tools than Warning Labels

By Lynda Maxfield February 18, 2020

  Republican Representative Brady Brammer’s controversial “Warning Labels Amendments” bill, which could punish distributors for not putting warning labels on pornography, stirred up national...

"Instead of rolling back requirements, the Utah Legislature should expand and improve its civics courses to invest in a more educated and engaged generation of future voters." (Illustration by Alex Garcia | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Burton: Utah Needs to Reemphasize Civics Education

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer February 18, 2020

  Civics courses are a mainstay in many American high schools. These classes educate students on many topics including government, media, elections and political participation. These courses seek...

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Christopherson: Diverse Classrooms Need Diverse Teachers. Increased Bonuses Are A Great Start.

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor February 14, 2020

  The 2020 Utah State Legislative session is well underway, with several bills proposing changes to education. One such bill, HB 107, would expand upon a previous law by increasing the bonus amount...

An Official Ballot Drop Box for the Midterm Elections 2018 at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Removing Straight Ticket Voting Will Make It More Difficult to Vote

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer February 13, 2020

  The Utah legislative session is only 45 days long and is jam-packed with bills to be debated. One such bill would remove the straight ticket voting option on Utah ballots, essentially erasing...

Michelle Brown, campaign chair of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women organization, speaks at the Womxn’s March at the Utah state capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Christopherson: The SLC Womxn’s March Was A Great Start, but There’s Work Left to Do

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor February 13, 2020

  On Jan. 18, hundreds of Utahns passed up their weekly opportunity to sleep in in favor of attending what has become the annual Salt Lake City Womxn’s March, and I was lucky — with my mom,...

Kennedie Starr writes that fragile desert tortoises should not pay the price of population growth. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Starr: Prioritize The Growth Of Threatened Species, Not Just Humans

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer February 13, 2020

  The Northern Corridor is a proposed highway in Washington County that would result in alarming environmental consequences. The public scoping period, which is used to identify relevant influences...