Hot legislative topics include creating a convention of the states Report from the Legislature 2-23-2017 Hot legislative topics include creating a Convention of the States With Week Four of the 2017 Legislative Session over, we are now more than halfway done! We have passed a total of 96 bills, and they just…
Appreciates legislative updates, upset with Owens Thank you and our legislators for the session updates. There is a lot packed into a few weeks. We want to comment on an article a few weeks ago by Rep. Owens. We were disappointed to see him, a member of the House Natural Resources, Agriculture…
Eighth-grade Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, The EMS (Emergency Medical Service) is a work force made up of volunteers from around the area they serve. These men and women have studied from six months to two years to be able to fill this position. They have to be on call…
Question we need to ask about Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Where’s the beef? Remember the famous Wendy’s commercial in which a feisty grandmother asks, “Where’s the beef?” That’s the question all of us ought to be asking about the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). JRI began in 2015 when, with plenty of fanfare, the Utah Legislature…
Legistlative report for week two, by Sen. Okerlund Senator Ralph Okerlund District 24 2-9-2017 Week two of the 2017 Legislative Session is in the books. A total of 11 bills have passed through the entire legislature but committee agendas and reading calendars are filling up with bills in a hurry. We had some…
Pray for our leaders When we were out of the area last year we attended an evangelical church meeting. In that meeting the pastor led requests for prayer. At the end he added a prayer of his own. In that he prayed for the president, Obama, his administration and Congress. I was shocked, and…
Report from the Legislature Strengthening education will be main goal for legislature Ralph Okerlund Senator District 24 2-2-2017 Amongst the many concerns and pressures felt by the legislators this General Session, our priority is this: By 2025, it is estimated that the entire civilian population in Utah will double, and the state government…
The Mystery Gods Jews reject the godhood of Jesus, while his chosen apostles and eye witnesses unequivocally asserted his immaculate conception and incarnation in the flesh (mortality). Meanwhile the evolutionary Christian church adopted/co-opted an extremely convoluted, complex and mystical monotheistic orthodoxy to explain how Jesus, the “sinless” Son of Man performed miracles and…
Urges Manti citizens to attend meeting about road closure Dear Editor, An old local debate has recently resurfaced. The Manti City Council has once again offered to sell the portion of 100 East between its intersection with Highway 89 and 400 North to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints….
Life is like a ladder in many ways. You start at the bottom the day you are born. When you open your eyes for the first time, the first thing you see is a ladder that reaches to the sky, and you decide then and thereafter whether to climb that ladder or stay on the…
Kudos to Gunnison and Centerfield for unification of police departments Gunnison City and Centerfield City have set a good example for the rest of the county with the finalization of their interlocal policing agreement, which effectively unifies their two police forces to create the Gunnison Valley Police Department (GVPD). The Gunnison Valley is…
Appreciate efforts to preserve pioneer age houses After many years of no dramatic improvement to Main Street, I want to express my appreciation for the efforts made by our city and Cache Valley Bank to beautify the central part of it and efforts by other businesses elsewhere on Main Street. I think it’s a…
Our communities are good! I just can’t help it! Sometimes I almost feel overwhelmed by all the goodness I am surrounded by in Sanpete. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have my head in the sand concerning the “un-goodness” that’s here; I know it is, but what’s right about our communities far outweighs…
Sanpete Pantry thanks Norbest and others We are writing to express our appreciation for the recent donation to the Sanpete Pantry by Norbest of Moroni. The generous folks at Norbest have supported the Pantry for years, making possible our ability to continue our mission of providing supplemental foodstuffs to those in need. Norbest has…
Thanks Dean for opinion on Trump In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to express my gratitude for Suzanne Dean’s integrity in expressing a relatively unpopular opinion in her “Publisher’s Perspective” piece condemning Trump. Thank you for your commitment to the truth. Susan Murdoch, Manti