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Campaigning is ego booster and lesson in humility
Thanks to the losers in last week's election. Thank you to those candidates who put themselves out there at election time. In elections, there...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/09/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
Utah is thinking BiG instead of waiting for jobs
Just wait for jobs to come back? Forget it. Utah is thinking BiG - - laying the foundation for new jobs created by incubator-hatched companies....
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/02/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
Immigration laws, not census forms, are problem
"The train leaves the station at 7:50, so close the door." That was Dean Arthur L. Beeley's rule as he started each class at the University of...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 10/26/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
'The people's house' -- for rent to lobbyists
It's our own house, but it feels like we've been locked out. I thought it was bad enough that lobbyists could camp out at legislators' doors....
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 10/12/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
We need to reach out and listen to each other
Is anyone listening anymore? We seem to talk over, rather than listening to, each other. We are quick to defend our point of view, rather than...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 10/05/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
Focus on education to shore up state's economy
"What works?" That's the question lawmakers usually ask when funding programs. Utah legislators understand the importance of preparing our children...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 09/21/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
We need to show respect for America's symbols
Our Pledge of Allegiance is a symbol that helps define who we are: " ... one Nation under God, indivisible ..." Symbols are a culture's way of...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 09/14/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
Labor Day in difficult times prompts reflection
Americans never imagined that the quality of life for the next generation would be less than theirs, but that's today's reality. Each Labor Day...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 09/07/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
For true reform, voters must reclaim politics
Maybe Rep. Kevin Garn has a point. He doesn't like the idea of laws being made by citizen referendum at the ballot box. After all, he said, "If...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 08/24/09 by John Florez · More from publication -
Lawmakers won't reform ethics, so public must
Legislators' attempts at ethics reform remind me of a trick I used to try to play as a kid. On cold winter nights, I'd try to protect my big, wet,...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 08/17/09 by John Florez · More from publication
