SALT LAKE CITY — Don’t wait until after the election to begin plans to lead Utah and deliver on the promises made during the campaign, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt advised the two gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Chris Peterson and Republican Spencer Cox. Leavitt knows how difficult and exhilarating the transition to power can be, but […]
The arrest of Donna Miller, a Black woman in Utah, during a traffic stop in 2018, has led to a civil lawsuit against the officer involved and Murray City.
Pollster Scott Rasmussen joins Boyd Matheson to discuss the road to the White House during the global pandemic and presidential predictions for the general election.
A Utah congressman says not only will small businesses in the country and state survive the COVID-19 crisis, they will thrive in the post-coronavirus world.
Unfortunately there seems to be a lot more shoulder shrugging than courageous shoulder squaring in our country today. In the face of significant challenges, too many shrug their shoulders, point fingers, place blame or simply say, “That isn’t my job,” or “It’s not my fault,” or “someone else should take care of it.”
It is easy to set life on autopilot and skim across the surface of information, daily routines and even personal relationships. Getting to the essence of anything requires effort. The disruption caused by the novel coronavirus continues to offer up lessons worth leaning into — including exploring the “essence” of things.
The novel coronavirus, along with an earthquake in Utah, have changed many things for many people. Countless declarations have been made by citizens, government leaders and media pundits on what has happened and what comes next. Too often the term “new normal” has been improperly invoked.
We are reading in newspapers, watching on television, listening on radio and consuming on social media the wall-to-wall coverage of the extraordinary challenges facing individuals, communities, states and our entire country in relation to the coronavirus. Many people have wondered how the inhabitants of America will ever recover.
John Swallow sat in Wednesday with Doug Wright to talk about the slow-creep resolution of his yearslong legal case and the corruption controversy surrounding it.
Deseret News opinion page editor Boyd Matheson, who was in Washington DC during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate in Houston, says the mood in the nation's capital is not good, and the Texas debate featuring ten 2020 hopefuls is not likely to change that gloomy outlook any time soon.
Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois said he’s sorry he voted for President Donald Trump. Now, he says, he’s ready to do something about it. Guest co-hosts Amy Donaldson of the Deseret News and Utah Republican Rep. Steve Handy spoke Wednesday to Walsh on KSL’s “Inside Sources” about his primary challenge against Trump. Walsh’s announced his […]
