Lehi city recently created a sustainability committee with the hope to raise environmental awareness in the community — a move we applaud emphatically.We especially applaud committee chairman Stevel Roll’s comment that, “The challenge is depoliticizing it, and making it a stewardship ...

A study released this past week weighed in on the current media landscape in the country, shedding light on the makeup of media in Utah today.The study conducted by a team with the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy ...

Let’s talk about the s-word.It’s a conversation many in Utah don’t want to have, as evidenced by the recent fervor across the Beehive State, but we need to have the sex talk.Because clearly, someone isn’t having it, and because of this, STDs have been on the rise year-over-year since ...

While Utah led the way in the late 19th century for women’s participation in government and communities, that has not always continued through the past 100 years.This week, new data was released on women’s participation in voter turnout. According to a study from Utah Valley University, ...

BYU basketball has taken a hard hit — an NCAA-chucking-a-basketball-straight-at-your-face type of hit. And it’ll be a rough recovery.On Wednesday, the <a ...

Given all of the wonders that Utah has to offer, it’s understandable that some would want to explore the modern ruins of the old Tintic Standard Reduction Mill near Goshen. However, people must resist that temptation because it’s a health hazard and state officials have said they will cite ...

This past week the U.S. saw the first documented death related to vaping.The CDC have also now provided new information that 149 people across the U.S. have contracted “a severe respiratory illness after vaping.”This week, the Utah Department of Health also announced it is investigating 21 ...

It’s that time of year again, even if grade schoolers and college students alike protest: back-to-school season. Yes, this summer did seem to fly by quickly, especially with our rainier-than-normal spring and delayed hot weather wave. Our condolences to students who feel they didn’t get ...

Cities and taxing entities across the valley have, for the past several weeks, hosted Truth in Taxation public hearings for residents and taxpayers to voice their concerns over proposed tax increases for various purposes.Alpine School District voted to raise property taxes to increase teacher ...

Last week, the Alpine School District Board of Education voted on a property tax rate that would increase property tax revenue by 7.98%, excluding new growth. The change is expected to generate about $5.6 million for efforts including increasing teacher pay and capital projects not related to ...