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For this, the city will empty my recycling can every other week. For many families, and those living on fixed incomes, this cuts into grocery money! Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131201 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131201 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 There is on the books something called the Logan Act which, in the interest of preserving the president's constitutional authority to conduct the nation's diplomatic relations with foreign governments, makes it a felony for private U.S. citizens to negotiate with foreign officials. I was unaware that the Logan Act exempted former U.S. presidents from these provisions. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131128 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131128 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 I am writing in response to your article published on April 16 headlined "Hill AFB almost top Air Force installation." Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131130 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131130 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 I was unimpressed with the Standard-Examiner's decision to print profanity on the front page of the April 16 paper ("Defendant spared prison after tearful plea to judge"). Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131126 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131126 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 I am an Ogden resident who enjoys taking my dogs for walks on the mountain trails above Harrison Boulevard. I own two beautiful, loving, affectionate, sweet-as-can-be pit bulls. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131074 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131074 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Medical care depends on lab professionals. Clinical laboratory professionals are key members of today's health care team, and your quality medical care depends on them. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131076 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131076 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 I never thought I would see a "Berlin Wall" in Utah, but that is what I am reminded of every time I look out my windows to the east of 2000 West in Farr West at 2700 North. Every exit or entrance to the autobahn between the American section and East Berlin had those cement walls with a manned guard station, so no one entered or left without permission. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131013 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131013 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 There has been a lot in the news lately about animals being abused, killed and abandoned. There are several of us who have formed a group to start an animal sanctuary in the Top of Utah. The sanctuary is the Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary, and our mission is to provide a loving, kind environment to care for these abused, unwanted and discarded animals. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131015 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131015 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 I was upset when I heard that the Texas authorities had separated the mothers from the children in the Yearning For Zion Ranch affair. However, I have changed my mind. I think they did what was necessary. If a mother raised her daughter with the idea that when the girl turned 13 years old she would be dressed in high heels, short skirt, bare midriff, lots of makeup and taken to Las Vegas and turned loose on the strip, that mother would be accused of child abuse. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131012 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131012 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 In response to April 16 editorial, "Government by the few": Every citizen can attend a precinct caucus of one party or another. How can the process be more open? The people who attend their caucus choose the delegates who choose the candidates. It is not the fault of those who attend caucuses that their neighbors care more about the results on "Dancing with the Stars" than about who will represent them in governing bodies. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131014 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131014 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Some Davis County Republican wants to pass a law mandating school boards to create policies regulating cellphones in schools because some teens have taken nude photos of themselves. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131010 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131010 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Your "Government by the few" (April 16 editorial) awakened deep fears in my soul. I was born into communism on the dirt floor of a mud and straw house in Hungary. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131009 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/131009 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 In the fall, until the snow flies, and as soon as the snow melts in the spring, my dogs and I are hiking along Ogden's northeast bench trails. Last fall I was excited to see the trails fixed and groomed and signs posted. Some of the steeper trails had been turned with switchbacks, making the climb more enjoyable. Wow! What an improvement! Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/130943 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/130943 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 My heart goes out to the Thompson family for the tragic loss of Cory Wayne. His death is truly a difficult burden for everyone who knew him and especially those involved in the accident. Opinion News http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/130942 http://www.standard.net/live/opinion/130942 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 It is not very often that real people (you and I) can definitively test transportation projects. This is one of those unique summers. We will know once and for all if mass transit will relieve congestion; or, are tax dollars better spent on freeway construction?