By Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville District 15 Our 45-day legislative session is nearly complete and now it is time to look back and see what we have accomplished. By far the most important th...
By Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville District 15 Often when the annual legislative session starts, the discussion is about the list of things people want to “fix” or “change.” There are nearly 1,...
For many years the State of Utah had honored Highway Patrol Officers (UHP) that died in the line of duty with memorial crosses. You might have noticed the large white crosses with the beehive symbo...
To prop up his claim that his policies are working and the U.S. economy is turning the corner, President Obama recently offered some dubious evidence: rising gas prices. He said gas prices are risi...
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When I was in school, tests were taken with paper and pencil. Once completed, it might take a few weeks for the teacher to grade the stack of tests and then analyze the results. The tests would be ...
This past week marked the anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the misnamed nearly $1 trillion stimulus bill the President signed into law three years ago that was supposed to...
The opinions stated in this article are solely those of the author and not of The Davis Clipper.
Concerned citizens regularly ask if I would fight against Obamacare. The answer is, unequivocally...
“You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt,” European Parliament member Daniel Hannan said.
While that is painfully obvious to Europeans, who have gone down that r...
In the 2010 midterm elections, Americans sent a clear signal that business as usual in Washington was no longer acceptable. Unfortunately, the President’s remarks during his State of the Union addr...
President Obama’s War on American Jobs, Energy Continues
If anyone had any doubts that this White House is one of the most job-killing and anti-American-energy in history, the Obama administration...
Our nation is now over $15 trillion in debt. This is forcing a historic debate about the proper size and scope of our government. This debate is an enduring one in our great Republic. The people...
I know there are intriguing mysteries about my great-grandparents yet to be discovered. My sleuthing has just begun, and the Davis Clipper website has been amazing. They were Bountiful residents,...
The growing use of educational technologies to deliver instruction, assess student achievement, and to create new learning opportunities for students is an important development that will refashion...
As I thought about what can be done to keep our federal government running in this difficult time of economic downturn, I come up short of a FIX-IT plan. I come up with more questions than answer...
Most of my life I have felt that taxes are not a bad thing. In fact as I looked at a list of all my federal, state and local (county, city, school and special) taxes paid, it’s usually about a thir...
Before I move on to today’s topic I wanted to let the readers of the Davis Clipper know that this is my last Party Lines column for the Clipper. I have certainly enjoyed my time as a columnist for...
A recent poll suggested that while Tea Party support has dropped nationwide, Utahns and especially Republicans still show tremendous support for Tea Party principles. That being said, recent spats ...
Now that the debt ceiling debate is over, the crisis has been averted. Right? WRONG!
If you are now sleeping better as a result of the compromise that was brokered, it is time to wake up. I am no a...
Did you know that President Obama’s debt reduction plan was twice the size of the GOP’s plan? Did you know that President Obama’s plan cut $4 trillion in deficit reduction but was rejected because...
The right of public employees to use collective bargaining in their contract negotiations has become a big issue, both nationally and locally.
Recently in Ogden, public school teachers had their ri...