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Barber: 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Mental Illness

Barber: 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Mental Illness

By Shaelyn Barber April 17, 2018

My journey with mental illness has been a long one. I have struggled with depression and anxiety from a young age. After years of difficulty, I finally began to see a therapist and began the long road...

Parkin: Five Ways You Can Spot a Liar

Parkin: Five Ways You Can Spot a Liar

By Natalie Parkin April 17, 2018

We are all liars. We always have been. It’s in our history. Shakespeare did it, the Bible tells stories of liars and our politicians do it every day. According to Pamela Meyer, author of “Lie Spotting,...

Braden: Third Party Votes Just Symbolic Gestures

Braden: Third Party Votes Just Symbolic Gestures

By Paul Braden April 17, 2018

Presidential elections have a habit of inciting a special type of vitriol not normally attributed to the potentially more impactful, but certainly less acknowledged local elections. Through dividing discourse,...

Patience: Traditions We Need To Bring Back

Patience: Traditions We Need To Bring Back

By Alisa Patience April 16, 2018

At least once in your life you will hear someone express that they were born in the wrong decade. While it may be true that in the twenty-first century the world is, for the most part, better off than...

Barber: Life in 1947: Beauty and Fashion

Barber: Life in 1947: Beauty and Fashion

By Shaelyn Barber April 16, 2018

Among old belt-buckles, wooden furniture, yard appliances and music records, I found gold at a yard sale: a copy of Life Magazine from Sept. 15, 1947. It’s brimming with history, a time capsule of what...

Anchors of affiliates owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group read a 'must-run' script issued by the company.

Coleman: Ironic Outrage Regarding Sinclair Media

By Nicholas Coleman April 16, 2018

Shortly before Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the obvious necessity for term limits on Capitol Hill, outrage swelled regarding a ‘must-run’ script issued by Sinclair Broadcast...

Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra

H2H: What Language Should the LDS Church Use to Address Rape Culture?

By Connor Richards and Kelcy Jensen- April 15, 2018

Church Should Clarify Cook’s Comments By Connor Richards In a lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this month, McKenna Denson alleged that she was raped by an LDS Missionary Training Center president,...

Swanson: The Ethics of Mocking the President's Family

Swanson: The Ethics of Mocking the President’s Family

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer April 14, 2018

It’s a semi-universally accepted notion by the American media that the family of the president is off limits for satire. This, of course, has not always been respected, and there have been notable incidents...

Park: Worries and Expectations of Amazon's Diversification

Park: Worries and Expectations of Amazon’s Diversification

By Chan Kyu April 14, 2018

The expansion of Amazon’s business has occurred at great speeds. It is not like the online bookstore that only recently started its business. The sales have been increasing enormously compared to the...

Barron: Redistricting of San Juan County Voting Districts Paves the Way for Political Fairness

Barron: Redistricting of San Juan County Voting Districts Paves the Way for Political Fairness

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer April 14, 2018

Since the conception of voting districts in San Juan in 1984, American Indians, while the predominant race in the area, only held a majority in one of the three commission voting districts. Last year,...