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Letter: After 36 years in senate, bring Orrin Hatch back to Utah

I think that James Watkins' letter was the best summary of Sen. Orrin Hatch's tenure as one of Utah's senators ("Hatch, lifetime politicians make the Senate a House of Lords," June 15). I, too,... Read more »

Published 17 hours ago

11 comments

Letter: Don't mandate conservation, let capitalism decide

In the article "U.S. shirks energy know-how, poll finds," Matthew Daly concludes, "About 6 in 10 people cite lack of knowledge about energy-saving products as a major reason they don't do more to... Read more »

Published yesterday

42 comments

Letter: Politics shouldn't require loss of fortune

This is in response to "Money for campaigning" (Readers' Forum, June 12). The Founding Fathers did risk their fortunes, their lives and their sacred honor from the time they signed the Declaration of Independence until the end of... Read more »

Published yesterday

9 comments

Letter: Focus on solving problems of today, not winning campaigns of tomorrow

The article, "2012 presidential race is most costly ever," stirred in me a long-held sentiment that the political election process in America is a waste of precious revenue and time (May 25). Though I pride myself in being a very... Read more »

Published yesterday

7 comments

Letter: They should not stay

The decision by President Obama to allow young illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. is hard to understand or justify. Read more »

Published yesterday

38 comments

Letter: Free market destroying the conditions that make a free market possible

Regarding Kerk Phillips' defense of a market that is neither pro-business nor pro-labor ("What's wrong with maximizing profits," June 11), unfortunately his economic theory works only in, well, theory. Read more »

Published June 18, 2012

32 comments

Letter: Concerned about Dan Liljenquist due to silence about seniors

As a senior citizen, I am worried about what Dan Liljenquist would do for us in Washington. Read more »

Published June 18, 2012

21 comments

Letter: Citizens need to get out and vote - only an ample amount of time left

There is ample opportunity to vote. You can even vote early. Seventy-five percent of the eligible voters will not cast a ballot. I would think with the economy where it is, people would be... Read more »

Published June 18, 2012

7 comments

Readers' forum: Reduced fares for children

Listening to the controversy about UTA, the "Free Fare Zone" and other problems, I have never once heard any discussion about fares for children and students. We as senior citizens can ride for $1.15, which we often do, but we cannot... Read more »

Published June 17, 2012

3 comments

Readers' forum: Those left behind, dropouts

What an inspiration it was to read about Favor Mbaogu and 14 other teenage refugees who graduated from high school last week. ("Teenage refugees overcome obstacles to graduate in Utah," June 5.) Their stories of resilience... Read more »

Published June 17, 2012

2 comments

Readers' forum: Romney's contradiction

One of Mitt Romney's favorite statements why people should vote for him is, "I'm not a career politician," yet he endorses Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is one. I'm a bit confused. Read more »

Published June 17, 2012

13 comments

Readers' forum: Romney can fix economy

The most important issue in the upcoming elections is, by far, the economy. To fix the problem, we have a choice between President Baracl Obama and Mitt Romney. Each gives us a very different... Read more »

Published June 17, 2012

36 comments

Letter: Choosing Utah's senator

Cheers to Dan Liljenquist for standing up to Sen. Orrin Hatch. Frankly, I've voted for Hatch multiple times because he's never had a formidable opponent. Because of listening to the "one" golden... Read more »

Published June 16, 2012

22 comments

Letter: Common Core's influence

The truth behind the Common Core state standards debate is revealed in the methods used by the Obama administration to influence states. Read more »

Published June 16, 2012

20 comments

Letter: Hatch, lifetime politicians make the Senate a House of Lords

The Senate was not intended to be a House of Lords. I know that the members of the Senate have made rules that give the most power to those who have held office the longest. Read more »

Published June 15, 2012

28 comments

Letter: Addiction and health sorrows for smokers

I used to be appalled by smokers and couldn't figure out why they would want to subject themselves to something like that. It's such a nasty habit, and it was beyond me that they would do it.... Read more »

Published June 15, 2012

7 comments

Letter: Government taking agency through taxes

I understand why many people believe in providing for the poor and unemployed, researching into alternative energy and funding other supposedly necessary government programs. What I don't understand is why some people don't want to... Read more »

Published June 15, 2012

30 comments

Letter: Court needs to be a vehicle for justice, not a source of income

A poisonous form of capitalism has infected our judicial system, where court actions are a source of income instead of a vehicle for justice. Only a lucky few can win a lottery, but the lucky many... Read more »

Published June 14, 2012

13 comments

Letter: Controversial alternate-marriage book-banning process flawed

Some parents from Windbridge Elementary school were upset about the book "In Our Mothers' House." They took their complaint to the school library media committee who decided it should be moved from... Read more »

Published June 14, 2012

31 comments

Letter: Is EnergySolutions' good name now a waste?

The recent shake-up of EnergySolutions management again begs the question, what were we thinking when our pristine, clean state decided to haul into it what other states knew was dangerous and... Read more »

Published June 13, 2012

5 comments

Letter: Borrowed Social Security surplus money should be paid back with interest

The problem with Social Security is our government. Elected people have borrowed all the surplus money since the program started. Read more »

Published June 13, 2012

19 comments

Letter: What Hatch doesn't say about the Prescription Drug Bill

Hatch doesn't say a word about the half-trillion dollar budget buster the Republicans passed called the Prescription Drug Bill. Read more »

Published June 13, 2012

20 comments

Letter: Romney more successful as a venture capitalist

If we look at the records of the two presidential candidates as venture capitalists, there is no question that Mitt Romney has been the more successful. Read more »

Published June 13, 2012

18 comments

Letter: Liljenquist presents a problem-solver attitude with Medicaid

Many of our other legislators are just interested in appealing more strongly to those they know already agree with them. Liljenquist was interested in understanding and solving problems. Read more »

Published June 12, 2012

14 comments

Letter: Romney should use his own money for campaigning

Recently Mitt Romney and the GOP have raised more money than Barack Obama and the Democrats. Even tough Willard "Mitt" Romney and the GOP have rased over $76 million in recent weeks. Read more »

Published June 12, 2012

22 comments

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