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Published November 15, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, Nov 15, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News Images by Ronald Mortensen On November 10, 2016, following an hour of speeches, more than a thousand people took over State Street in…
Published November 7, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, 11/7/2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News After serving the United States during a portion of six separate decades (military, diplomat, international humanitarian responses), I am very concerned that we are currently controlled…
Published November 2, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint by Ronald Mortensen, columnist for Utah Standard News 11/2/2016 On November 1, 2016, the Utah Republican Party held a rally at the Utah state capitol building. The theme of…
Published October 28, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint Oct 26, 2016 by Ronald Mortensen – USN Columnist On October 19, Evan McMullin and his running-mate, Mindy Finn, courted Republican office holders on Utah’s Capitol Hill. He invited them to…
Published October 24, 2016 Filed under USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, Oct 24, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News The United States funds 22% of the United Nation’s regular budget, 28% of its peacekeeping budget and pours still billions more into UN humanitarian assistance programs, special…
By Ronald Mortensen, Oct 21, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News Reader Alert: This article contains adult content. “Rick Wilson is with us. Are you? It’s never too late to do the right thing,” reads the invitation to join the Evan McMullin-Mindy Finn campaign. “America deserves much better than either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton…
Published July 21, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace, 7/20/2016A small-town girl from Morgan, UT was thrust into the national spotlight because of what happened during a simple trip to the restroom yesterday at the GOP convention in Cleveland. Kera…
Published June 29, 2016 Filed under LDS News, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 4 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – Jun 29, 2016 – 1:30 AMUtah voters have spoken. Any questions about the popularity of establishment politicians have been answered. With few exceptions, we will see the continuation of…
Published June 11, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – Jun 10, 2016 The Utah Republican primary race got a little nastier yesterday after it was revealed that Jonathan Johnson received another $250,000 donation from his…
Published June 9, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 2 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace, Jun 8,2016Folks, this is a no brainer. The differences between Jonathan Johnson and Gary Herbert couldn’t be clearer. Governor Herbert’s flipping on Common Core (he brought CC…
Published May 23, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County. Total of 8 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace / Editor-USN/ May 22, 2016 / 11:50 PMKate Dalley was axed (fired) from Canyon Media last week… out of the blue, with no warning. She had been on CM’s Fox Radio 1450AM for five years here…
Opinion: WINNERS & WHINERS: Governor’s Race Exposes the Lurid Underbelly of Utah Politics By Ed Wallace – Published May 20, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. Opinion: WINNERS & WHINERS: Governor’s Race Exposes the Lurid Underbelly of Utah PoliticsThe 2016 GOP Governor’s race is treating voters to…
Romneys & Thiel Invest $100 Mil In Vivint – CEO Shuffle Published May 6, 2016 Filed under Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. USN Staff – May 5, 2016 – 9:15 PM / Edited May 6, 2016 at 8:20 AMMitt and Tagg Romney have teamed up with PayPal’s Peter Thiel in a $100…
Governor Herbert Pulls Out All the Stops: Opens Door for Donors Published April 29, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. USN Staff – 4/29/2016Gary Herbert is pulling out all the stops in a desperate bid to raise money and continue his governorship by…
Utah is ‘buzzin’ about the GOP Convention Saturday. Johnson hurdles over Herbert. Published April 25, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – 4/24/2016Social Media has exploded with thoughts and opinions about the outcome of Saturday’s GOP Convention in SLC. The…
Into the Fray: Massive Turnout for Republican Convention. Primary Battle Ahead Published April 17, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – 04/16/2016 – Updated 4/17/2016 10:31PMThe Washington County Republicans held their nominating convention today at the Washington County Fairgrounds with a record…
Washington County School District accused of attempting to cover up misappropriation of funds at Enterprise High. Utah Board of Education Completes Investigation Into Fraud, Waste & Abuse Allegations. District Still being Investigated By Ed Wallace – Published March 21, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County. Total of 6 comments in the discussion. Compiled Ed Wallace…
by Ronald Mortensen / Jan 11, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News This is the third in a series of columns on Utah legislative reform proposals. It focuses on the duty of legislators to honor and uphold their oath of office. As required by Article 6 of the United States Constitution, “….the Members of…
Published January 9, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion By Ronald Mortensen / Jan 9, 2016 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah Legislative Reform: TRANSPARENCY This column is the second in a series on legislative reforms. It has six formal transparency proposals: -1. Let…
Who Owns the Utah GOP? Published October 30, 2015 Filed under Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace / Oct 30, 2015 / 11:21 amSpeculation has been running rampant about private individuals buying and registering domain names with the Department of Commerce and then representing themselves in emails…
Published November 15, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, Nov 15, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News Images by Ronald Mortensen On November 10, 2016, following an hour of speeches, more than a thousand people took over State Street in…
Published November 7, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, 11/7/2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News After serving the United States during a portion of six separate decades (military, diplomat, international humanitarian responses), I am very concerned that we are currently controlled…
Published November 2, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint by Ronald Mortensen, columnist for Utah Standard News 11/2/2016 On November 1, 2016, the Utah Republican Party held a rally at the Utah state capitol building. The theme of…
Published October 28, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint Oct 26, 2016 by Ronald Mortensen – USN Columnist On October 19, Evan McMullin and his running-mate, Mindy Finn, courted Republican office holders on Utah’s Capitol Hill. He invited them to…
Published October 24, 2016 Filed under USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen, Oct 24, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News The United States funds 22% of the United Nation’s regular budget, 28% of its peacekeeping budget and pours still billions more into UN humanitarian assistance programs, special…
By Ronald Mortensen, Oct 21, 2016, Columnist for Utah Standard News Reader Alert: This article contains adult content. “Rick Wilson is with us. Are you? It’s never too late to do the right thing,” reads the invitation to join the Evan McMullin-Mindy Finn campaign. “America deserves much better than either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton…
Published July 21, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace, 7/20/2016A small-town girl from Morgan, UT was thrust into the national spotlight because of what happened during a simple trip to the restroom yesterday at the GOP convention in Cleveland. Kera…
Published June 29, 2016 Filed under LDS News, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 4 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – Jun 29, 2016 – 1:30 AMUtah voters have spoken. Any questions about the popularity of establishment politicians have been answered. With few exceptions, we will see the continuation of…
Published June 11, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – Jun 10, 2016 The Utah Republican primary race got a little nastier yesterday after it was revealed that Jonathan Johnson received another $250,000 donation from his…
Published June 9, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 2 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace, Jun 8,2016Folks, this is a no brainer. The differences between Jonathan Johnson and Gary Herbert couldn’t be clearer. Governor Herbert’s flipping on Common Core (he brought CC…
Published May 23, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County. Total of 8 comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace / Editor-USN/ May 22, 2016 / 11:50 PMKate Dalley was axed (fired) from Canyon Media last week… out of the blue, with no warning. She had been on CM’s Fox Radio 1450AM for five years here…
Opinion: WINNERS & WHINERS: Governor’s Race Exposes the Lurid Underbelly of Utah Politics By Ed Wallace – Published May 20, 2016 Filed under Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. Opinion: WINNERS & WHINERS: Governor’s Race Exposes the Lurid Underbelly of Utah PoliticsThe 2016 GOP Governor’s race is treating voters to…
Romneys & Thiel Invest $100 Mil In Vivint – CEO Shuffle Published May 6, 2016 Filed under Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. USN Staff – May 5, 2016 – 9:15 PM / Edited May 6, 2016 at 8:20 AMMitt and Tagg Romney have teamed up with PayPal’s Peter Thiel in a $100…
Governor Herbert Pulls Out All the Stops: Opens Door for Donors Published April 29, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of 1 comment in the discussion. USN Staff – 4/29/2016Gary Herbert is pulling out all the stops in a desperate bid to raise money and continue his governorship by…
Utah is ‘buzzin’ about the GOP Convention Saturday. Johnson hurdles over Herbert. Published April 25, 2016 Filed under Election – 2016 – Utah, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – 4/24/2016Social Media has exploded with thoughts and opinions about the outcome of Saturday’s GOP Convention in SLC. The…
Into the Fray: Massive Turnout for Republican Convention. Primary Battle Ahead Published April 17, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County, Under Our Dome. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace – 04/16/2016 – Updated 4/17/2016 10:31PMThe Washington County Republicans held their nominating convention today at the Washington County Fairgrounds with a record…
Washington County School District accused of attempting to cover up misappropriation of funds at Enterprise High. Utah Board of Education Completes Investigation Into Fraud, Waste & Abuse Allegations. District Still being Investigated By Ed Wallace – Published March 21, 2016 Filed under Local, Wash. County. Total of 6 comments in the discussion. Compiled Ed Wallace…
by Ronald Mortensen / Jan 11, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News This is the third in a series of columns on Utah legislative reform proposals. It focuses on the duty of legislators to honor and uphold their oath of office. As required by Article 6 of the United States Constitution, “….the Members of…
Published January 9, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion By Ronald Mortensen / Jan 9, 2016 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah Legislative Reform: TRANSPARENCY This column is the second in a series on legislative reforms. It has six formal transparency proposals: -1. Let…
Who Owns the Utah GOP? Published October 30, 2015 Filed under Under Our Dome, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. By Ed Wallace / Oct 30, 2015 / 11:21 amSpeculation has been running rampant about private individuals buying and registering domain names with the Department of Commerce and then representing themselves in emails…