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Michael S. Robinson Sr.
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- News, Opinion June 9, 2021
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Serving Which Master?
Taking a Gander: People of faith need to accept Biden is our president.
Regardless of how one feels about religion, it's assumed that any of the faiths will steer people away from the worst societal sins and make them kinder and gentler human beings.
- News, Opinion June 2, 2021
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The Lie Lives on
Taking a Gander: Utah's Lee, Owens and Stewart find their footing in Trump's shadow world.
Sadly, there's no simple recourse for removing elected legislators who have turned their backs on democracy. America has its share of treasonous ones, and the state of Utah is no exception.
- News, Opinion May 26, 2021
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Stop Enabling Israel
Taking a Gander: If all lives matter, why is it OK to kill Palestinians?
Black lives matter; LBGTQ lives matter; Hispanic lives matter; children's lives matter. There is no shortage of movements, rallies, and demonstrations focused on eliminating unnecessary loss of life.
- News, Opinion May 19, 2021
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Dithering Biden
Taking a Gander: Israel's inhumane treatment of the Palestinians calls for international rebuke.
It really happened. The Third Reich turned its white supremacy philosophy into the mass-annihilation of Europe's Jews.
- News, Opinion May 12, 2021
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Under the Influence of Delusionaries
Taking a Gander: The Grand Old Party heads for a fall.
The notion that Utah Republicans have any vestigial moral rooting can now be viewed as ridiculous.
- News, Opinion May 5, 2021
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Unholy Alliances
Taking a Gander: Religious leaders have brought their troubles with government on themselves.
It's frightening: Through a series of Supreme Court decisions, the line between government and religion has become blurred.
- News, Opinion April 28, 2021
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Hear This?
Taking a Gander: Mike Lee wants to protect a shooter's eardrums—but not your life.
The scenario has become all too common in our country: You're sitting in your office, working on the forecast for the coming quarter, and then it happens. Loud explosions split the silence, and you hear a scream in the office that adjoins yours.
- News, Opinion April 21, 2021
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Can You Really Look Away?
Taking a Gander: The homeless in Utah have grown in numbers since COVID, but solutions to their plight continue to elude us.
Try to visualize it: You're sitting in a lawn chair, drinking your favorite beverage, reading a chilling crime novel. Then it happens: As you're gazing up at the sky as an airliner makes its final approach into the new SLC International Airport.
- News, Opinion April 14, 2021
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Ongoing Nonsense
Taking a Gander: Burgess Owens is becoming Utah's own lunatic fringe.
Some Utahns probably conjectured that Burgess Owens would tone down his nonsense after the election results were in.
- News, Opinion April 7, 2021
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Supersize This
Taking a Gander: Giant shipping vessels threaten existing infrastructure.
So, no one can equivocate; there is a trend to ever-bigger things, and that trend comes with its own problems.
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Serving Which Master?
Taking a Gander: People of faith need to accept Biden is our president.
June 09, 2021
Dithering Biden
Taking a Gander: Israel's inhumane treatment of the Palestinians calls for international rebuke.
May 19, 2021
