Published in Sports Fans Against the Alt-Right·Jun 17Why It Would Be Fine If the Utah Jazz Were to Trade Donovan Mitchell (and Perhaps He Would Learn This Lesson)Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is “unsettled, unnerved” and “disappointed” by Quin Snyder resigning as the Jazz’s head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Forget the question of how much Mitchell should have a role in selecting the next head coach for the franchise. …Utah Jazz3 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·May 23Most of 109 Government Meetings in Latter-day Saint Church-Dominated Utah Have Seen Their First Hindu PrayerHindu prayers have opened 109 meetings by governments representing areas almost entirely, if not entirely, dominated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The areas are also in the West and its Judeo-Christian beliefs and Hinduism is an Eastern religion. …Utah3 min read
May 17Utah Symphony to Travel to Zion National Park to Perform Messiaen’s 1972 Work Inspired by Southwestern Utah LandscapesSALT LAKE CITY, Utah — If there is any work in the classical canon that the Utah Symphony could uniquely claim as its own, it may be Olivier Messiaen’s 12-movement orchestral epic, “Des canyons aux étoiles…” (“From the Canyons to the Stars…”). …Utah5 min read
Published in Beehive Blunders·Apr 23None of Six Utah GOP Candidates Opposing Reps. Burgess Owens, Chris Stewart, Blake Moore Opposed Three U.S. House Members Getting Fs, D From Republican-Supporting GroupAnd Three of Four GOP Candidates Against Moore Didn’t Speak to Him Violating a Federal Law Twice, Two Months Apart Tina Cannon. Julie Fullmer. Andrew Badger. Erin Rider. Jake Hunsaker. I’ve gotten answers from the overwhelming majority of political candidates in the past when I have asked them questions for Medium articles regarding them. (Examples are here, here, here and here.) But that wasn’t the case with five of the…Republican Party6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Apr 15Evan McMullin Is an Independent U.S. Senate Candidate Hoping That Utah Democratic State Delegates Don’t Nominate a Senate Candidate at Their Convention This Cycle. Here’s How He Answered Questions in a Meeting With Them.He helped Democrat Kael Weston in Weston’s campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart. He helped Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden in Biden’s campaign against former Republican President Donald Trump. Evan McMullin, an independent U.S. Senate candidate in Utah, told Utah Democratic state delegates those things Wednesday evening, in a…Senate13 min read
Published in The Seer Stone·Apr 7Latter-day Saint Apostle Neil L. Andersen Made This Major Assumption in His Attempt to Create a Parallel Between Judas and Those Who Speak Against the LDS ChurchElder Neil L. Andersen, an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and supposedly representing God Saturday, tried to draw a parallel between those who speak against the church and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus Christ in the Easter story. (I’m still unclear what Andersen meant by…Lds4 min read
Published in Beehive Blunders·Apr 1U.S. Senate Candidate Ally Isom Is Hypocritical and Inconsiderate“I’m going to build bridges,” Ally Isom claimed during her current U.S. Senate candidacy, as the St. George Spectrum reported. Yet, Isom, a Utahn, burned bridges with me. She did so after I successfully completed an internship for her, for free. I wrote one blog post (and sent it to…Politics3 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Mar 17Leadership of Moderate United Utah Party to Recommend That Party Back Independent Evan McMullin for U.S. SenateThe Salt Lake Tribune may have called Evan McMullin “a conservative candidate,” but the executive committee of the moderate United Utah Party voted unanimously to recommend that the party endorse McMullin, an independent, for the U.S. Senate. “We’re excited about putting Republicans and Democrats on notice,” UUP Chair Hillary Stirling…Politics5 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Feb 23Jay Mcfarland, a GOP House Candidate Last Federal Election Cycle, Says Why He’s Running for a Different House Seat With the Moderate United Utah PartyLast federal election cycle, Jay Mcfarland ran for the United States House of Representatives with the Utah Republican Party, in Utah’s 4th congressional district. Now, he is running for the House with the moderate United Utah Party, in Utah’s 2nd congressional district. What wrought a change in his party affiliation…Politics3 min read
Published in Sports Fans Against the Alt-Right·Feb 15Why The Utah Jazz Aren’t Title Contenders This SeasonWhile it’s fun that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies are doing so well and the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are struggling so much, it seems probable that the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors or maybe the Philadelphia 76ers or Miami Heat are going to be your NBA…NBA4 min read