To the editor: The U.S. Supreme Court may allow municipalities to crack down on homeless encampments within their jurisdiction. This would effectively make homelessness a crime. This attitude is nothing new. Nearly 100 years ago, G.K. Chesterton wrote: "For our law has in it a turn of humor or touch of fancy which Nero or Herod never happened to think of: that of actually punishing homeless people for not sleeping at home." We live in a culture where we idolize the rich and despise the poor. We...
If you walk around in any Montco town, you’ll find plenty of Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers gear. Montco can’t operate without Philly and vice versa.
Now is the time for the Judeo-Christian community to unite and send a message with our votes that America will no longer tolerate the evil and insanity of the radical political left (“Democrats’ lawlessness knows no bounds,” 2eb, April 21).
Editor, The choice is clear. The decision for the United States Senate comes down to one factor: which candidate is going to secure the border and keep American families safe? Bernie Moreno and President Trump are America First patriots who will secure the border, crack down on cartels, stop the free flow of fentanyl to […]
While attending the Utah State Republican Party Nominating Convention, at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on April 27, I was disappointed by the behavior I witnessed by an estimated 25% of the room of delegates and those watching. I was disheartened by such a large number in our party that booed our current […]
Clifford D. May’s “Khamenei’s war aims: Iranian ruler intends to establish an empire, exterminate Israelis” (web, April 23) is spot on.
OPINION — The St. George metropolitan area is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Explosive population growth combined with the impacts of climate change, extended mega-drought and dwindling water supplies mandate that we fully optimize our water management practices, especially here in the dry desert country of Washington County. The Washington County […]
To the editor: Columnist Michael Hiltzik asks a question on student loan debt relief that is fundamental to the direction of this country and should dominate economic policy in the 2024 election. ("Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes," column, April 16) For far too long, Republicans have maligned any form of student debt relief under the guise that it cost the taxpayers in order to fund "worthless gender studies degrees." They...
Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end?
The right to peacefully protest is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution -- but when does someone’s right to protest break the law?
Sensitive skin men, you'll want to hear this.
Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido’s obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy. But abortion was illegal in Arizona. Boido, the city’s sole female physician, asked Juhl for US$100 – about $2,000 today – to perform the abortion. Juhl said she could pay $27 More