Stan Rosenzweig

Utah Political Lessons

Partisans fail to accept that we are each molded by the culture of our times.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Passionate partisans in Utah are firmly convinced that the other side is made up of, as one White House cabinet member is rumored to have stated, "morons."
• Tags: Opinion

Worst Deal-Maker Ever

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Wayward as some with a pedestal might act, they are part of our family we call America.
• Tags: Opinion

Q&A With Rico Plautz

Local philanthropist and musician tells his story.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Rico Plautz went from Army brat, to computer programmer, to mobile data developer, to extraordinary philanthropist, playing in rock bands all along the way.
• Tags: 5 Spot

Nazi News!

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Many millennials don't know shit about the "Greatest Generation" of Americans who gave everything to defeat Nazi evil.
• Tags: Opinion

Work of Art

Local artist Flossie Kehr reflects on life in Utah.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Her secret to keeping a smile on her face? She never talks about religion or politics.
• Tags: 5 Spot

What Climate Change?

Looks like it’ll cost taxpayers a heck of a lot more than any war in Iraq.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• In my last piece, I channeled Karl Rove's historical report that America always recovers. He pointed to history's example that we often are in this boat, but eventually loyal Americans come together...
• Tags: Opinion

Military Service to Coffee Service

Q&A with Retired Army Officer Carl Churchill

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• Retired Army officer Carl Churchill is no longer in uniform, but he and his wife, Lori, now serve in a different way at their Cottonwood Heights café, Alpha Coffee, at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
• Tags: 5 Spot

Better Times Ahead

I asked a GOP friend who follows Trump on Twitter how he thinks he's doing. "Are you kidding me?" he responded.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• I know, based on our history, that all of this craziness will pass—across America and here in Utah
• Tags: Opinion

Changing Our Culture

Members of the LDS community represent a disproportionately large percentage of the world’s repairers.

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• I recently met with several fellow members of the LDS/Jewish Dialog Luncheon group.
• Tags: Opinion

Social Media in Salt Lake

For me, it all started quite innocently as a volunteer job at the American Red Cross...

• By Stan Rosenzweig
• My immediate family members avoid interacting on social media the way some farmers avoid city people.
• Tags: Opinion