There's something inherently wrong in killing programs that aid the needy in a time of need. We need to use the rainy-day fund to help those getting rained on the most.

The new "tap on, tap off" electronic cards are being publicized with a poster that shares an eerie resemblance to the crowds of communist China.

Not only are so many competing ideologies presented to viewers, with a common goal for filmmakers to sell their material to willing buyers and gain financial success, but the culture wars are also fully engaged with Hollywood types striving to swat the viewpoint of the average filmgoer.

DeChristopher's actions might not be strictly legal, but surely the backhanded government that justified ramming land through an auction for oil extraction before Bush leaves office can't fault him for using a little deception. In fact, the hope that the bogus bidding might at least stall the land from being auctioned off until Obama takes office is almost the same strategy the BLM used.

Oops! Looks like all of you who supported this law's enactment didn't really care about everyone else's health. You were obviously just in it for your own selfish gains. That doesn't really matter anymore, right? As long as you get to comfortably go to your bar of choice, everything is peaches and cream.

If UTA wants tap on, tap off to work, it needs to streamline the system so it isn't a burden to riders. Installing more scanners so riders don't have to wait in crowded lines would be a good start. Better yet, why not gather information the old-fashioned way with a survey?

Football players are not the only ones who have to deal with unjustified criticism and rejection. To a certain extent, it is a problem that we all have to put up with during our entire lives. There is seemingly always somebody out there ready to say that we are not good enough or can't do something we want to do.

"Utah seems to have a bad reputation for no reason at all." Brian Trick's entire column ("Utah deserves more respect," Jan. 13) hinges on this statement, which could only be described as tenuous at best.

An average of 30 individuals each year die from carbon monoxide exposure stemming from the use of camping lanterns, portable heaters and stoves, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. A typical scenario goes as follows:

As more attention is given to potential prevention tools, the department will have no choice but to understand the need we have for security awareness.