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Don’t move the state prison…yet. [Contributor]

March 8, 2013 by

Rhett Wilkinson is a senior at Utah State University. He is studying journalism and political science. The opinions expressed are his own. I felt hollowed last weekend as I watched James Bond find himself compromised, within killing range of the vengeful Silva. It happened after the ocean blue-eyed hero made a robust attempt to reach […]

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Obama would rather campaign than govern [KSL]

March 5, 2013 by

The following is an op-ed that I wrote and KSL published on its site on March 5, 2013.   Of all the political crises coming out of Washington, D.C., in recent years, few demonstrate the dismal state of things like the sequester. The crisis we face is not just the dramatic growth of federal spending, […]

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Senator Hatch’s anti-tax hike sequester proposal [updated]

March 4, 2013 by

[Update] Since original publication, Senator Hatch’s Press Secretary was kind enough to both read and comment that the Senator’s proposal is only intended to be a short term fix and that the Senator has proposed more long term solutions to Medicare and Medicaid. The proposal dates back to the end of January and can be found […]

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The Price of Politics is too high: Bob Woodward versus the White House

March 1, 2013 by

Several people have asked me about the Bob Woodward kerfuffle. (I know. The irony. Congressional leaders and the President spend two years negotiating how to deal with the debt, can’t agree on a solution, resolve to on a 2% across the board cut called “sequestration” that almost no one understands–or represents accurately if they do–and people […]

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Sequester: a trip down the rabbit hole to Wonderland [Contributor]

March 1, 2013 by

Rhett Wilkinson is a senior at Utah State University. He is studying journalism and political science. The opinions expressed are his own.   The feds ought to follow the lead of a certain rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, who famously said “I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!” The first problem with this […]

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Support for Bell integrity resonates in contrast with Swallow

February 25, 2013 by

It says a lot about Lt. Gov. Greg Bell that so many people have stepped up to defend him. I count myself among those that believe in his good will and integrity. The outpouring of support, though, is a stark contrast from near absence of any advocates for Attorney General John Swallow. Since the City […]

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Is a 2nd Utah elected official under investigation by the FBI?

February 21, 2013 by

Could another Utah state official be under investigation by the FBI? The FBI investigation into Utah’s Attorney General John Swallow has been well documented in recent weeks (see here, here, here, and here, Also, here and here). Swallow may not be the only elected official in state government under FBI investigation.  An investigation into Lt. […]

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