Utah should not expand the government’s role in censoring free speech
We urge Gov. Cox to veto SB228 because it leverages the power of the government to violate the First Amendment rights of private companies
March 19, 2021Op-eds
Filter Publications
Utah students aren’t criminals, and their teachers shouldn’t be police
But we must remember that our students are not cheaters, or even pre-cheaters. They are people struggling, like all of us, to manage their lives and education.
September 22, 2020
Roni Jo Draper: Classrooms are not a politically neutral space
I have known, and I teach my students — future and current teachers — that teaching is a moral endeavor. As such, classrooms have never been a neutral or an apolitical space.
September 10, 2020
The next virus outbreak in Utah’s jails is already here
Yet another Utah jail is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, this time in Cache County. Nationally, jails and prisons have become some of largest and fastest-spreading COVID-19 hot spots with a dangerous ability to impact neighboring communities.
September 5, 2020
Probation and parole shouldn’t be a long road to prison
Change is coming to the criminal legal system as Utah and other states review how law enforcement operates within their borders.
August 6, 2020
Brittney Nystrom: Now is the time for bold police reforms
Almost every day since May 30, people in cities and towns across Utah have been in the streets. From Logan to Daybreak to St. George, they have marched, protested and sought justice for George Floyd and so many others whose names and stories symbolize searing injustice.
June 28, 2020