(13)Week of March 30, 2008
Carl Wimmer & Friends: Superheroes?
UTAH COUNTY, UT | 4 April 2008 | The Salt Lake Tribune’s least credible columnist, Paul Rolly, has recently demonstrated how scared and inept the democratic party loyalists are when conservatives get organized in Utah. Absent any credible criticism of Carl Wimmer (R – Herriman), Ken Sumsion (R-American Fork), Chris Herrod (R-Provo), Keith Grover (R-Provo) […]
4Apr2008 | C. Rick Koerber | 1 comment | Continued
Banks Don’t Want Foreclosures; Borrowers Refuse Help
By K. Quinn Kyler, Guest Author
PROVO, UT | 3 April 2008 | As many Americans attempt to throw in the towel, mortgage lenders race and even dive to catch it before it hits the ground. Why is the idea of abandonment of personal obligation so saturated in society as a solution to a problem? Banks are having […]
Oil Companies Defend Profits Before House Committee
HIGHLAND, UT |3 April 2008 | Earlier this week, the executives of the country’s largest oil companies sat down with the House Committee on Energy. The governors were upset over the $123 billion profits these oil companies have recently posted. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) in particular, claims to be upset over this windfall while many […]
3Apr2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat’s not to like about earmarks?
MAPLETON, UT | 3 April 2008 | There’s something you can count on from candidates during every political season – a publicly trumpeted list of accomplishments in the form of dollars spent on worthy causes (under the leadership of said candidate). Sometimes, those political trophies backfire, when the media unearths some pet project buried in […]
3Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
Hillary! When Is the Game Over?
HIGHLAND, UT | 2 April 2008 | Chess is one of my great passions. My father taught me to play chess when I was five and that game quickly became engrained into my soul. Growing up, I was always looking for a game. I was fortunate enough to have some cousins my age and a […]
2Apr2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
Secretary Paulson Proposes Changes in Treasury, Fed
HIGHLAND, UT | 1 April 2008 | Economic policy is often shaped by the emergencies of the day. As far back as the Civil War (1863), our current policy situation began to take shape. This is followed by several others through America’s history until we stand today, faced with the Federal Reserve possibly increasing its […]
1Apr2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
Obama’s Vision of “Modernizing” Government Regulation
ALPINE, UT | 31 March 2008 | Recently, Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shared in detail his perspective on the historical relationship between government regulation and free enterprise. In this speech, he responded to recent market developments and economic crises by outlining his principles for “modernizing the regulatory framework for our financial markets.”
This [economic] […]