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Catherine Burt is the active voice for compassionate causes.
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Matt Gerrish covers sports with a Northern Utah point of view.
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The Standard-Examiner’s Online General Manager, Mark Shenefelt
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Polygamy was no Mormon harem, but it tore at marriages and hearts
(To see Cal Grondahl’s cartoon that goes with this post, click here) I spent some time re-reading the late Richard S. Van Wagoner’s excellent book, “Mormon Polygamy: A History.” The 19th century tales of harems and never-ending teenage-girl hunting were, … Read More
Boring but important: Banks need higher capital requirements
Capital requirements for investment banks, eh, have you already stopped reading. You shouldn’t. It’s the biggest financial issue on the table right now. One reason banks such as Merrill Lynch, or many dead banks, or insurer AIG, were able to badly … Read More
Posted in The Political Surf
Tagged Capital requirements, Great recession, Greed, Investment banks, U.S. Congress, Wall Street
8 Comments
Notes on a trip to Hungary
For most of the last three weeks, our family visited Hungary, a first experience for myself and the kids. We spent two and a half days in Budapest (at the bottom floor of photo at right) and then the bulk … Read More
Posted in The Political Surf
Tagged Budapest, Doug Gibson, Gibson family, Hungary, Kaposvar, Kati Gibson, Lake Balaton, Pacta, Travel
5 Comments
Democrats less likely to vote for a Mormon for president than Republicans
This Gallup poll needs to be taken with skepticism, of course, but its finding that 27 percent percent of Democrats are hesitant to vote for a Mormon compared to 20 percent of Republicans seems to indicate that the Republican beliefs … Read More
GOP should be silent on Weiner, let him twist in wind
Republican U.S. House leader Rep. Eric Cantor has called for his sexting colleague Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., to resign. Weiner is perhaps the first Twitter-induced scandal in politics, with silly sextweets and anatomical photos. As is the norm with these … Read More
Posted in The Political Surf
Tagged Rep. Anthony Weiner, Rep. Eric Cantor, Sen. David Vitter, Sex scandals, Twitter
30 Comments
Those risible, dare I say it, uninformed Palin-haters
The Sarah Palin-haters were in fine form this past weekend, you know the types who find her dumb and uninteresting but can’t stop talking about her. The latest supposed Palin gaffe was that the ditzy ex-Alaska guv who sounds nothing … Read More
E-Verify win for Arizona in high court bodes well for SB1070
Last week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Arizona’s law which allows the state to suspend a business license if a business is caught hiring illegal immigrants twice may provide a clue that the high court will uphold … Read More
Posted in The Political Surf
Tagged Arizona, E-Verify, Illegal Immigration, Immigration reform, SB 1070, States Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
9 Comments