From the Writers Desk: Takeover of Salt Lake Land by State Should Set off Alarms
As the 2018 General Session’s death rattle crept over Capitol Hill, something was afoot. Lobbyists from Salt Lake City had worked hard to ensure a…
Category: Opinion
EDITORIAL: Keep Watching the Wubbels/Payne Tape – It Gets Worse
At this point, the names University of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels and Salt Lake City Police Department Detective Jeff Payne have become inexorably intertwined after The…
Editorial: “I’m humiliated…I know why people kill themselves” – The Nefarious Way Victim Shaming Works So Well
Author’s/Editor’s Note: This editorial is in response to questions brought forward from the previously published editorial. Utah Political Capitol appreciates your continued understanding regarding the…
Editorial: My Wife is Not a Liar – The View from the Victim’s Side
Author’s/Editor’s Note: Though Utah Political Capitol seeks to write and editorialize issues from a non-personal standpoint, extraordinary circumstances have placed individuals close to Utah Political…
From the Writer’s Desk: Trump’s Stance on Flag Burning: Un-American, an Insult to the Constitution
I’m absolutely sickened by President-elect Donald J. Trump’s assertion that flag-burners should lose their citizenship or spend one year in jail. The very idea of…
Editorial: Christensen Should be Stripped of Chairmanship
For more than a decade I have closely followed the Utah State Legislature. In that time I have heard offensive comments about babies being black…
Opinion: Support Local Sustainable Agriculture, Support HB 144
The 2016 bill, HB 144 – Food Freedom Act, proposes that small farmers be allowed to sell their edible critters directly to consumers. That means I…
Opinion: Count My Vote and SB 54 – Winning a Battle,Losing the War
We’re about a year away from the heat of the 2016 campaign season, and roughly six months away from filing or signature gathering. For the…
Opinion: FCC Harmed Businesses, Consumers, with Auto-Dial Decision
By Asenath Horton A 3-2 vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in June means everything to contact centers and the employees who rely on…
Editorial: Democratic Silence Speaks Volumes
In January of 2013, the response from the Utah Democratic Party was swift: bring in a special prosecutor from Washington DC to conduct an independent…