It’s one thing to talk about the big picture of what a candidate’s approach can do for the state as a whole, or even for the ambiguous “rural areas”. The real question is what any of it means in terms of real action in real places. For example, look at Rich County. With a population [...]

All too often, the focus in a state such as ours is on the urban population centers. This often means that rural areas get either ignored or neglected. Just witness how Nevada has been treating its rural population with Las Vegas trying to suck up all of the rural water for its own uses regardless [...]

Every year, I spend a considerable amount of time studying each candidate and, if needed, attempting to contact them to get answers to specific questions. I would strongly encourage each of you to do the same. Here are my picks for the constitutional amendments and county ballot questions. State Constitutional Amendment A: This amendment is [...]

A lot of people, including the governor, don’t seem to understand why Corroon’s charges are sticking. It’s so simple, though. Not only did Gary Herbert not deny the factual basis of Corroon’s attacks in a recent KSL debate, he has continually failed to provide any kind of alternate explanation beyond “no I didn’t”. It doesn’t [...]

Every year, I spend a considerable amount of time studying each candidate and, if needed, attempting to contact them to get answers to specific questions. I would strongly encourage each of you to do the same. Here are my picks for the county and local offices. Salt Lake County Council At-Large B: I was thankfully [...]

Every year, I spend a considerable amount of time studying each candidate and, if needed, attempting to contact them to get answers to specific questions. I would strongly encourage each of you to do the same. Here are my picks for the state offices. Governor: In the short time that Gary Herbert has been in [...]

Every year, I spend a considerable amount of time studying each candidate and, if needed, attempting to contact them to get answers to specific questions. I would strongly encourage each of you to do the same. Here are my picks for the federal offices. U.S. Senate: Like many Utahns, I wasn’t very happy with Bob [...]

As a resident of an unincorporated township, I have a special interest in who gets elected to the Salt Lake County Council. After all, I depend on the county for police, fire, garbage, plow, and a host of other municipal services. Sadly, I’m finding that the two candidates I’d like to choose from don’t appear [...]

School board is one of those positions that, like city council, not enough voters pay attention to. When they do pay attention, it is all to often a reaction to an unpopular policy, not proactive involvement. I don’t yet have any children enrolled in a public school, but that means now is the time to [...]

Four years ago, I was absolutely aghast that Sherrie Swenson would claim that there was nothing wrong with the Diebold voting machines in use by the county despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Her constant denials of any problems rather than taking ownership of the issue demonstrated a lack of real leadership and put [...]