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 [...]

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 state offices. Governor: In the short time that Gary Herbert has been in [...]

Enjoy this video I made in 15 minutes of my spare time.

As of late last week, the field for governor shaped up as a battle between sorta incumbent Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon. Herbert hasn’t been at the helm for very long, but I already have a pretty good feel for where he’s heading, and I’m not entirely sure I like [...]