Tag: youth

The week in letters: Leggings, mugshots and Shurtleff/Swallow

From leggings to mugshots, from Swallow/Shurtleff to BLM employees, Utahns are on the defensive in this week’s letters to the editor across the rainy state of Utah. Some of these characters need more defending than others. Leggings are healthy sign of teen defiance But we have to realize the teens are doing exactly what they are

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Try listening to youth to engage them

This week I found myself in the company of progressives socializing over breakfast. At every table there were three typed questions that the groups could use as starting points for discussion. This was the first one: How can we get folks from ages 18-35 involved in the political process and why do you think they’re

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Climate Change is Happening in Utah

Over 50 million dollars were spent fighting wildfires in Utah just last year while thousands were forced to evacuate their homes. And the number of wildfires is expected to increase. It is fitting, then, that the first bill in two years that dares to openly discuss climate change would focus on wildfire suppression efforts. HB

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