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Caucus Obstruction, Delegate Tampering & Voter Fraud in Utah County

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Published June 13, 2017 Filed under Around The Web, Commentary, Corruption & Waste, Under Our Dome, US News, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of 3 comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint Caucus Obstruction, Delegate Tampering & Voter Fraud in Utah County News/Opinion / Published June 13, 2017 / Written by Ed Wallace and The Utah Yaks…

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It’s Time to Drain Utah’s Swamp

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It’s Time to Drain Utah’s Swamp

Published March 14, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ed Wallace/ Mar 13, 2017 / Publisher at Utah Standard News Why would President Donald Trump, destroyer of the DC establishment and slayer of swamp creatures, encourage Orrin Hatch to run for…

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UT Lawmakers, Libertas and Others Want Voter’s Personal Info be Public and For Sale

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Published March 10, 2017 Filed under USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Mar 9, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Who demands that Utah Voters Make Their Personal Information Public  – Lots of People HB348 was originally designed to limit the distribution of the…

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Living An Empathetic Life

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Published February 23, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Societal Issues, Society, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint  By Ed Wallace / Feb 10, 2017 / Publisher at Utah Standard News Living An Empathetic Life A friend posted this question on Facebook: “Humans are generous with their nurturing empathy. Are we so…

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UT House BARELY PASSES Bill Allowing Voters to Protect their Private Information. Goes to Senate

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Published March 7, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Column: Utah House Barely Passes Bill Allowing Voters Who Fear for Their Safety and Security to Protect their Private Information Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / March 7,, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Late…

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All is not well in Zion: Legislature must establish a strong oversight committee

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Published March 1, 2018 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint All is not well in Zion – Legislature must establish a strong oversight committee By Ronald Mortensen / March 1, 2018 / Columnist at Utah Standard News The Utah state legislature has a responsibility to…

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Lack of transparency should disqualify Dayton and Henderson from Congressional Race

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Lack of transparency should disqualify Dayton and Henderson from Congressional Race

Published June 1, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / June 1, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News As members of the Utah State Senate, Margaret Dayton and Diedre Henderson, candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. House…

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Utah Lawmakers, SLC Mayor & Police Chief VOW to PROTECT Illegal Alien Identity Thieves

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Published February 28, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 10, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah State Legislators and Salt Lake City Police Chief Vow to Protect Illegal Alien Identity Thieves During a joint press conference,…

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Utah Lawmakers Would Automatically Register Teen Voters – Then Sell Their Personal Information

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Utah Lawmakers Would Automatically Register Teen Voters – Then Sell Their Personal Information

Published February 16, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 15, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Key Points: – Proposed HB159 automatically registers anyone obtaining or renewing a Utah driver’s license to vote.  The state then sells…

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Utah Lawmakers, SLC Mayor & Police Chief VOW to PROTECT Illegal Alien Identity Thieves

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Published February 28, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 10, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah State Legislators and Salt Lake City Police Chief Vow to Protect Illegal Alien Identity Thieves During a joint press conference,…

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Utah Representative Angela Romero Defends Illegal Aliens’ Ability to Work in Utah

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Published February 23, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 10, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah State Representative Angela Romero defends illegal aliens’ ability to work in Utah During a House committee hearing on SJR2, a…

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UT Reps: Utah’s Millennials don’t know how to buy or use a postage stamp

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UT Reps: Utah’s Millennials don’t know how to buy or use a postage stamp

Published February 10, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 10, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News State Representatives:  Utah’s Millennials don’t know how to buy or use a postage stamp During a committee hearing on a…

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Trump Destroys the Myth of the Law-Abiding Illegal Alien

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Published February 10, 2017 Filed under Around The Web, Commentary, Immigration. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 9, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News With a stroke of the pen, President Donald J. Trump has destroyed the carefully constructed myth of the noble, law abiding illegal…

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The Shuck & Jive of Article V (The Constitution For Dummies)

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The Shuck & Jive of Article V (The Constitution For Dummies)

Published February 2, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ed Wallace / Feb 1, 2017 / Publisher at Utah Standard News NOTE: Since I posted this, I recently came across the following from a Constitutional lawyer that puts Article V in perspective:…

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Mia Love’s Speech at March For Life Perfectly Sums Up The Pro-Life Argument

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Mia Love’s Speech at March For Life Perfectly Sums Up The Pro-Life Argument

Published January 30, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Ed Wallace / Jan 29, 2017 / Publisher at Utah Standard News “Every time we kill a child through abortion, we kill our potential.” Our society is trying hard to teach young women that being “empowered”…

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Kurt Cobain Empowers Trump From the Spirit World?

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Published January 26, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Entertainment News, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ed Wallace / Jan 25, 2017 / Publisher at USN / Edited Jan 26 at 7:10am There’s a meme quote by grunge rocker Kurk Cobain circulating around as fact. This doesn’t sound like the…

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Oy yoi yoi

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By Ed Wallace / USN Publisher / Jan 22, 2017 A friend of mine posted this picture this morning. It disturbed me. The left and the media are going to use every news story and event as an opportunity to destroy Trump. There has not been, nor will there be, a honeymoon. There will only…

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Utah legislative reform: ENCOURAGE GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

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Published January 18, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Jan 16, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah legislative reform: Encourage greater citizen participation This is the fifth, and at least for the time being, final in a…

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Utah’s Power Brokers Begin Push for a 18% Personal Income Tax INCREASE.

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Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Dec 6, 2016 / Columnist at Utah Standard News The Masters of Utah’s Public Policy have launched a coordinated and well financed initiative to raise Utah’s personal income tax by 18% while leaving the…

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WHO CONTROLS UTAH? An Investigative Report on the Elite

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Published December 1, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of 2 comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, Nov 29, 2016, Columnist at Utah Standard News KEY POINTS: – UtahPolicy is part of an elite business group that is dedicated to maintaining its exceptional influence over public policy in…

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