Opinion

phone scam...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: I want to break up with my phone, but how?!

Jeff Caplan wants to break up with his phone, but he has absolutely no idea how to go about doing so. Still, some places have some pretty nice incentives.
3 years ago
people are pictured gathered outside of an airport in Kabul...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: How a crowded flight restored my faith in humanity

When YOU get on a crowded flight, there are probably 200 people shoehorned in. An Air Force pilot had to decide whether he could safely take off with 640 refugees on board.
3 years ago
fall of saigon helicopter photo...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: Why the fall of Kabul feels so much like the fall of Saigon

Jeff Caplan can't help but compare the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan to the fall of Saigon in April 1975 -- and one iconic photo seared into our memory.
3 years ago
January 6th 2021 in Washington D.C....
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The Deadly Toll of January 6th

Four police officers who defended the US Capitol Building and the people inside on January 6th, 2021  have since died by suicide.
3 years ago
colorado ice cubes melting against a white background...
Jeff Caplan

Opinion: Sending Utah water to make Colorado ice in a drought is a weird flex

Colorado kids fill up coolers of ice made from Utah water. But don't we need the water? Colorado may have an ice shortage, but Utah has a water shortage.
3 years ago
pandemic puppies...
Jeff Caplan

Opinion: Pandemic puppies have spoiled us all for working at home

In one survey, thousands of people agreed that their pandemic puppies were more important than a regular paycheck. Jeff Caplan can relate.
3 years ago
Olympics...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: I watch the Olympics with my whole body

KSL NewsRadio's Amanda Dickson explains what it is like to watch the Olympics with her whole body, not just her eyes.
3 years ago
salt lake city police south temple gas scare...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We must fund before we even think of defunding the police

As crime rates rise and law enforcement officers leave the profession throughout the country, Amanda Dickson believes we must fund the police before we can even start to think about defunding them.
3 years ago
January 6 capitol violence...
Boyd Matheson

OPINION: Curiosity critical for those involved in Jan. 6 probe

Think of all of the great breakthroughs in the history of this world. They've all happened because of curiosity -- because somebody was curious about something.
3 years ago
disability differently...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Looking at disability differently

Amanda Dickson challenges people to look at disability differently.
3 years ago
strategy and tactics required to climb mountains like everest...
Boyd Matheson

Opinion: When it comes to strategy and tactics, you have to have both

If you have a plan but not a goal or a vision without a plan, you will lose. To win, you need a strategy into a brighter future combined with the tactics to guide you to the summit of the dream.
3 years ago
open Washington, D.C....
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Open! Open! Open in Washington, D.C.

COVID-19 shut down the Capital's most visited attractions, like museums. But, now, Washington, D.C. is open! And KSL NewsRadio's Amanda Dickson is stoked.
3 years ago
history painting george washington thomas jefferson alexander hamilton...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We are strong enough to learn our true history

You can be proud of your country while also expressing a desire to learn from the mistakes of history, Amanda Dickson writes in this opinion piece.
3 years ago
gwen berry...
Dave Noriega

Opinion: I disagree with Gwen Berry, but support her right to protest

Dave Noriega doesn't agree with Gwen Berry, who turned her back on the US flag at the Olympic trials -- but he supports her right to make a statement.
3 years ago
joe dimaggio swings at the ball...
Boyd Matheson

OPINION: Here’s to you, Joe DiMaggio, for showing us how it’s done

Joe DiMaggio gave his fans his best effort every game, every innings, every day, and for that, we say, here's to you for showing us all how it's done.
3 years ago
office COVID-19...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Coming back to the office after COVID-19 sent me home

After spending more than a year broadcasting from home, Amanda Dickson shares perspective on coming back to the office post COVID-19.
3 years ago
Greg Libecci, energy and resource manager for the Salt Lake City School District, stands with solar...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Searching for Zero

We've seen and heard so much lately about "net zero" and getting to zero by 2050 in order to prevent the planet's temperature from rising.
3 years ago
Idaho school shooting...
Boyd Matheson

Inside Sources: ‘After I got the gun, I just pulled her into a hug’: Teacher describes Idaho school shooting

With a hug, a teacher disarms a shooter inside a Idaho school.
3 years ago
write your letter...
Boyd Matheson

Inside Sources: Instead of poking holes in the past, try writing the future

Rewriting the past is easy. Writing the future is hard. Take the challenge and write your letter to the readers of tomorrow in 2121.
3 years ago
brick wall...
Boyd Matheson

Opinion: Punch through the brick wall that’s stopping you

A brick wall in the way of your accomplishment is there for a reason! Be ready for it. It's a test that shows how much you really want it.
3 years ago
menthol cigarette ban Amanda Dixon KSL...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Bring on the ban of menthol cigarettes

Menthol cigarettes felt like a friend to KSL Newsradio host Amanda Dickson as a younger woman, but she supports a ban.
3 years ago
climate change...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Why the military cares about climate change

Since it was the first time in my memory that the senator and I had spoken on climate change, I asked for his general view. 
3 years ago
criminal justice reform handcuffs prison...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Five Words That Changed America

We grew up watching Columbo or NYPD Blue, and now we binge Law and Order, so when a police officer begins "You have the right to remain silent," we can finish, "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."
3 years ago
Coachman's Dinner and Pancake House at 1301 So. State in Salt Lake City, Utah Dec. 11, 2002. Photo ...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: A former Coachman’s waitress says farewell

When I read the news that Coachman's Dinner and Pancake House is closing its doors today after sixty years, the 19-year-old me said, "Good riddance!" But forty years later, is that resentment I felt still there?
3 years ago

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