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A wheel loader moving gravel at the Kilgore Quarry in Parley's Canyon, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: End Wasatch Front Gravel Mining
By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer • March 4, 2025

  Utah mines and quarries produce 13,000 metric tons of crushed stone and 36,300 metric tons of sand and gravel. This aggregate produces 49,008 miles of public road across the U.S., sourced from 235 different mines around The Wasatch Front. The process needed for extracting...

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Opinion: The ABC Ticket Brings Integrity Back to ASUU
By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor • February 19, 2025

The 2025 ASUU elections are open, with 3 tickets running for office. The Chronicle hosted a debate on Feb. 7. Students came out in droves,...

The Salt Lake Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. (Chronicle archive)
Opinion: Do Not Forsake Us
September 8, 2024
A ballot drop box for the 2018 midterm elections at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City on Oct. 23, 2018.
Opinion: Your Voice Matters
By Lexi Hall, Assistant Opinion Editor • August 27, 2024

  All eyes inevitably fixate on the presidential race in the frenzy of election season. This intense focus on who will occupy the Oval...

A wheel loader moving gravel at the Kilgore Quarry in Parley's Canyon, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: End Wasatch Front Gravel Mining
By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer • March 4, 2025

  Utah mines and quarries produce 13,000 metric tons of crushed stone and 36,300 metric tons of sand and gravel. This aggregate produces...

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Opinion: HB152 Has the Power To Hurt Everyone
By Avery Ichimura February 26, 2025

  Healthcare is harder to access in rural areas. Although a smaller percentage of Americans live in rural places, they usually require...

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Opinion: It’s All Free Speech
By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer • February 12, 2025

  The political climate on campus is as red-hot as ever. As the culture war surges on, we are likely to see more of what happened last...

Eric Robertson teaches his honors research class outside at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday Aug. 26, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Bring Life to Learning
By Emma Smith, Opinion Writer • October 21, 2024

  This article was originally published in the Outdoors print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on September 23,...

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Opinion: Give Kids Free Lunch
By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer • February 23, 2025

  The introduction and expansion of the state-funded free breakfast and lunch program under H.B. 100 is an important step toward promoting...

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation
Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer • February 28, 2025

  Illegal immigration into the state of Utah has never been easier. Generations of lawmakers have enacted rules and laws permissive of...

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Opinion: Reestablish The MMIW Task Force
By Charlotte Hansen, Opinion Writer • February 22, 2025

  H.B.15 reestablishes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Task Force in Utah. Utah has the 9th highest number of crimes against Indigenous...

Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated
Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer • February 28, 2025

  Utahns are incredibly vocal about their Second Amendment right to bear arms, and children have been bearing the consequences. Utah...

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Opinion: Humanity Trumps Hate
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer • February 5, 2025

  Utah lawmakers are following President Donald Trump's lead and focusing on issues concerning immigration during the 2025 Legislative...

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Editorial: Democrats Must Start From Zero
By The Fall 2024 Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board December 2, 2024

  Donald Trump has secured the presidency once again. This time, however, it was not through a glitch in the electoral college system...

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Editorial: Gov. Cox’s Pandora’s Box
By The Spring 2024 Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board February 14, 2024

  According to Greek mythology, Pandora was a woman who had in her possession a box containing all misery and evil. Though warned not...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators organize in front of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City during the Stand for Palestine Rally on Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Editorial: Stand with Palestine, Now and Forever
By The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board November 15, 2023

  A little over a month ago, global media doubled down on its coverage of Israel and Palestine. The biased coverage of Hamas’ retaliation...

(Graphic by Madelyn Foulger | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Editorial: 2023 Legislative Session Brings Fresh Attacks on Trans Youth
By The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board January 17, 2023

  Today is the first day of what is sure to be a tumultuous 45 days amid Utah’s 2023 General Legislative Session. There are plenty...

The MUSS in the game versus the UC Irvine Anteaters at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Letter to the Editor: Huntsman Center Sponsorship Policies
By Charles Wentworth April 5, 2024
University of Utah's Brant Kuithe (#80) gets tackled during the game versus the BYU Cougars at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT on Sept 11, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Guest Opinion: A Call for a New Era of BYU-Utah Rivalry
By Matthew K. Hyde, Guest Opinion • November 5, 2024
Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated
Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer • February 28, 2025

  Utahns are incredibly vocal about their Second Amendment right to bear arms, and children have been bearing the consequences. Utah...

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation
Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer • February 28, 2025

  Illegal immigration into the state of Utah has never been easier. Generations of lawmakers have enacted rules and laws permissive of...

The Family Promise Salt Lake Shelter for the homeless on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Prevent Homelessness, Don’t Criminalize It
By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer • February 26, 2025

  This legislative session, HB149 prohibits institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. It requires any institutional...

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Opinion: HB152 Has the Power To Hurt Everyone
By Avery Ichimura February 26, 2025

  Healthcare is harder to access in rural areas. Although a smaller percentage of Americans live in rural places, they usually require...

(Design by Madelyn Foulger | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Give Kids Free Lunch
By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer • February 23, 2025

  The introduction and expansion of the state-funded free breakfast and lunch program under H.B. 100 is an important step toward promoting...

(Design by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Reestablish The MMIW Task Force
By Charlotte Hansen, Opinion Writer • February 22, 2025

  H.B.15 reestablishes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Task Force in Utah. Utah has the 9th highest number of crimes against Indigenous...

(Design by Parker Jenkins | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
​​Opinion: Victims Deserve Justice, Not Polygraphs
By Charlotte Hansen, Opinion Writer • February 19, 2025

  Utah Rep. Angela Romero has introduced HB17 to the 2025 Utah legislative session. This bill intends to limit the use of polygraph tests...

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Opinion: The ABC Ticket Brings Integrity Back to ASUU
By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor • February 19, 2025

The 2025 ASUU elections are open, with 3 tickets running for office. The Chronicle hosted a debate on Feb. 7. Students came out in droves,...

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Opinion: Stop Prioritizing Practical Majors
By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer • February 12, 2025

  Universities exist as a means for students to further their education in a specific subject that interests them. Ideally, this would...

(Design by Madelyn Foulger | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: It’s All Free Speech
By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer • February 12, 2025

  The political climate on campus is as red-hot as ever. As the culture war surges on, we are likely to see more of what happened last...

(Design by Kristofer Hoon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Defend the Humanities To Resist Propaganda
By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer • February 12, 2025

  In the weeks before Trump’s inauguration, American culture remained deeply divided yet extremely important. The public perception...

The UKids Playground at the Emery Alfred Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo By Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Utah’s Right, Have More Kids
By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer • February 11, 2025

  Utah has the largest average family size in the country. This comes as no surprise to anyone living here. Families of six or seven...

(Design by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Humanity Trumps Hate
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer • February 5, 2025

  Utah lawmakers are following President Donald Trump's lead and focusing on issues concerning immigration during the 2025 Legislative...

Inside the Utah State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: SB24 Protects Utah Children
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer • January 30, 2025

Subterranean dungeons, psychological abuse, tightly bound shackles, impending starvation and forced labor might sound out-of-place in...

(Design by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Opinion: Resolve New Year’s Resolutions
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer • January 28, 2025

  The first month after New Year's Day, many people abandon their resolutions, with women especially feeling compelled to make them. As...

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