This is the second of two editorials on the water situation in Sanpete County. The first editorial ran last week. The word, “drought,” is on everyone’s lips. Some farmers find themselves fallowing fields while others are selling off livestock because there’s not enough water to grow feed. City officials are worried not just about having…
This is the first of two editorials about water in Sanpete County. The second editorial will run next week. We all know that Sanpete County is growing. People are moving in from the Wasatch Front, buying lots, often in the unincorporated area, and building homes, often large homes. What we haven’t faced down is the…
Pretend you are a police officer. You are pursuing a deranged suspect who says he has a high-powered rifle and intends to use it. Then he announces his vehicle is packed with explosives he plans to use to “take Mt. Pleasant out” along with anyone in the area. Finally, he makes a high-speed run at…
One of the small silver linings of the impact of COVID-19 on Sanpete County is that a number of the local cities have begun offering their council meetings for people to attend remotely via Zoom video conferencing. That capability, however, could be leveraged even further to provide an immensely valuable service to the community. With…
Stop parroting crazy claims about the attack on the U.S. Capitol building By Robert Stevens Managing editor 1-9-2021 The amount of misinformation and conspiracy theory surrounding the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6 has reached ridiculous levels. Perhaps the most outlandish misinformation going around is that the violence, death and…
We will do everything possible to tell the truth — and call out the lies 10-1-2020 America has always had a few left and right extremists who have propounded conspiracy theories and put out implausible and obviously false information. Then came President Donald Trump with a dizzying display of calling the truth “fake…