POSTED // Oct 31,2012 - With a Democrat and Republican Congress at a 10 percent approval rating, the exclusion of three candidates from political debate is a disservice to those concerned with real solutions to urgent problems.

POSTED // Oct 31,2012 - Mitt Romney is his own worst enemy. He has chronic foot-in-mouth disease. Regardless, all Utah Mormons will vote for him. That’s a given.

POSTED // Oct 31,2012 - I was just reading Ted Scheffler’s article on rocker/winemakers [“Rock & Roll Vino,” Oct. 4, City Weekly] and found it funny.

POSTED // Oct 31,2012 - Thanks for Frances Moody’s article “Buying Local for Dummies” [Dining Guide, Oct. 25, City Weekly]. Unfortunately, it wasn’t long enough to mention other sources of locally grown and produced items.

POSTED // Oct 24,2012 - Every time a new mine is slated to open [“Sticky Issues,” Oct. 18, City Weekly], there are environmental groups that oppose it, as is their right.

POSTED // Oct 24,2012 - Do you wonder what Mormons really believe and what a new Mormon political administration will be like? Take a look at Utah.

POSTED // Oct 24,2012 - As I watched some of the first presidential debate, I saw openings that President Obama did not take. Then, on reflection, I wondered about the possibility of subtle strategy.

POSTED // Oct 24,2012 - Correction: In “Energizer Cowboy,” [Oct. 18, City Weekly], the name of Billy Joe Shaver’s three-time ex-wife should have been Wanda Shaver.

POSTED // Oct 17,2012 - Our leaders in America over the past 50 years have been very soft on our country’s civil laws by allowing what they say are 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants from South American countries and Mexico into the United States.

POSTED // Oct 17,2012 - Do I really have to leave Utah to be happy? It’s such a spectacularly beautiful place. And it’s a relatively safe place, with cohesive communities that care about each other.