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Braden: A License to Pollute

By Paul Braden January 16, 2019

  Another winter brings with it the usual matters of discontent in Salt Lake City: dangerous road conditions and poor air quality. Compact cars can frequently be seen careening sideways through...

Kristin Chenoweth at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV in Phoenix, Arizona, March 10, 2018. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Barron: Chenoweth Must Match Her Performance with Activism

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer January 15, 2019

  For Gay Pride Month 2017, “pop culture luminary” Kristin Chenoweth penned a “love letter” to the LGBTQ community in which she told the story of a young gay man whose life was impacted...

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Alvarado: Moderation Applies to Politics Too

By Andrea Alvarado January 14, 2019

  On the political spectrum, there is no doubt I fit somewhere on the extreme left. I consider myself a very progressive liberal and most of the people surrounding me share similar politics. Therefore,...

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Petersen: Civility is Overrated. Someone Tell Democrats.

By Josh Petersen January 14, 2019

  The midterm elections are over. Let the liberal infighting commence. With a majority in the House of Representatives and a presidential election on the horizon, Democrats must decide how to...

Sonnenberg: Don't Rush to the Next Holiday

Sonnenberg: Don’t Rush to the Next Holiday

By Kristiane Sonnenberg December 7, 2018

As of mid-September, grocery stores were already starting to sell Halloween decorations. I couldn’t help but scoff when I saw the skulls and bags of candy — at that point, the temperature was still...

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Petersen: Speculating Over Sexuality Only Adds to Toxic Masculinity

By Josh Petersen December 7, 2018

If you spend enough time on some of the trashier corners of gay Twitter gossip (I am, ahem, guilty), you have been privy to a shocking secret for some time now. You might have seen it in the hand movements,...

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Scott: Identity Politics: A Tool Used by Both Sides

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer December 7, 2018

  The expression of identity within American politics is rife with controversy and conflict. Liberals generally embrace its role in the lives of individuals and social groups, instigate public discussion...

(The Chronicle Archives)

Petersen: Unfriending Over Politics

By Josh Petersen December 6, 2018

  An old cliché states that one should never discuss politics, religion or money in polite conversation. Yet in the past few years, as news of the Trump administration infiltrates most aspects...

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Sonnenberg: Drawing the Line Between Politics and Friendship

By Kristiane Sonnenberg December 6, 2018

  The last couple of years of American politics have been nightmarish. Even in 2014, a year before Donald Trump began his presidential campaign, polarization was at an all-time high — 92 percent...

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Alvarado: Decline of Fantasy Fashion

By Andrea Alvarado December 5, 2018

The casting director of Victoria’s Secret made an accurate description of what fashion and beauty have been for centuries. When asked about transgender and plus-sized models joining the Fashion Show,...