Scouting faces call to end ban on gays in ranks
Opinion editor argues the Boy Scouts of America should abandon its exclusionary policy and let local sponsors decide whether to admit gay youths and leaders. The plan would not force positions on units, parents, or members, but could ease national pressure and reflect rising support for gay rights.
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Boy Scouts of America
Naional
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
BSA
Boy Scouts
UPS
Merck
The gun debate 13 years later and a call for action
John W. Reynolds reflects on the Million Mom March and ongoing gun violence. He argues that despite new laws the patterns of violence persist, urging a broader approach addressing culture, entertainment, and responsibility of gun owners. Reynolds notes evolution of the Second Amendment arguments and stresses real change requires tackling underlying causes beyond legislation. He closes by asking if citizens will push meaningful action or accept political stopgaps. Reynolds lives in Pleasant View.
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Our Nations
Rosie O’donnell
Washington D.C
Salt Palace
Rosie
NRA
John W. Reynolds
Pleasant View
Final Achievement Letters to the Editor
A reader from West Point criticizes Obama’s inauguration and media coverage. The letter compares politicians to diapers and speeches to steer horns, asserting contempt for the event and rhetoric.
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Sylvia LeMons
Liddle
West Point
Mislabeling U.S. and state roads in Standard Examiner notes
Richard K. Brimhall of North Ogden notes repeated misnaming of roads as SR rather than US highways in AP reports. He cites the Jan. 27 Bear River Massacre piece correctly using U S 91 and questions which state the shorthand SR 91 would denote.
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Bear River Massacre
Cagle Cartoons on Biden as President Gift to Comedians
TOM PURCELL argues that if Joe Biden becomes president, he would be a gift from the gods to comics. The StandardNET columnist suggests ample material for jokes and satire in national commentary.
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Tom Purcell
Cagle
Joe Biden
U.S
Columnist Ramesh Ponnuru’s GOP stance sparks debate
Ogden reader Lynda Noker cites Ramesh Ponnuru’s column in the Ogden Standard Examiner dated January 30 to argue about divisive attitudes across political lines and question why party unity remains hard.
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Ramesh Ponnuru
GOP
Ogama
Ogden Standard Examiner
Utah Congressman Warns Against Defense Sequestration
Bishop urges bipartisan action to prevent March sequestration cuts threatening Hill AFB jobs and defense readiness. He criticizes past tax increases and calls for reasonable reforms to protect entitlements and national security while noting deteriorating military capacity and broader Utah economic impact.
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Utah
Obama
House
Senate
Defense
Leon Panetta
Hill Afb
Congress
U.S
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