Opinion

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Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Kicking a drug habit by fixing the user’s teeth? Yeah, it works

The University of Utah has found drug abusers find much better success if treatment includes dental care, putting some real teeth into a solution for treatment.
5 years ago
Ohio girl punished for bullying on the bus...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Fining the parent won’t stop school bullying (and might make things worse)

JayMac: we can't just punish parents and expect that to stop bullying. We need to figure out what's causing the behavior in the first place.
5 years ago
This image shows  firearms and ammunition in the pending trial of Christopher Paul Hasson. Prosecut...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Death threats come from minds that hate

Deaths threats are the product of a mind that hates
5 years ago
d-day...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Remembering the D-Day sacrifices, 75 years later

On the 75th anniversary of D-Day, JayMac says we all need to take a moment to remember what matters most.
5 years ago
gun seizure laws mass shootings...
Jay Mcfarland

Mass shootings keep happening. How do we fix this?

JayMac: silencers and high capacity magazine bans won't stop mass shootings from happening. How about let's have a conversation instead?
5 years ago
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Jay Mcfarland

JayMac’s opinion: New tariffs on Mexico won’t stem illegal immigration

President Donald Trump said in a tweet that the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, starting June 10.
5 years ago
In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller is seated at FBI Headquarters...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac’s opinion: Trump says Mueller case closed. Not so fast.

Trump says Mueller case closed, but it looks ripe for investigation
5 years ago
distracted driving...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: put your phone down while driving by an accident scene

JayMac: I'm becoming more and more convinced that we can't handle the tech of driving while using a mobile phone at the same time.
5 years ago
President Donald Trump...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac’s opinion: The brat brawl between Pelosi and Trump. Who’s right? Both wrong.

JayMac: Who's right? Who's wrong? WHO CARES? People are celebrating this infantile behavior. We should all be embarrassed and weeping.
5 years ago
Guns for sale at The Gun Vault in South Jordan Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (Deseret News file)...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Is this new weapon-scanning technology legal?

Is new scanning technology a violation of 4th amendment?
5 years ago
Macin Smith...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Macin Smith update: My brother was allegedly investigated in Macin’s disappearance

When a child disappears, who do you trust?
5 years ago
super-biology science axolotl regrow arm...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac on science: Will we be able to regrow an arm one day — but should we?

If we can imitate the best in nature, should we?
5 years ago
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Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Should Thomas Jefferson be erased from history?

Mayor Pete Buttigieg was asked about his party’s annual dinners – named after Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, both slaveholders.
5 years ago
File photo Gracie's Bar and Restaurant in Salt Lake City, May 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: How was the service? Good or bad, tell the manager

I grew up in the restaurant business, and I really have a problem with people who don’t tip. I’d like to put those people in a place where their own boss can say to them, “You really didn’t perform as well as I had hoped for, so I’m not going to pay you today.” That’s […]
5 years ago
orem woman shot...
KSL News Staff

Lawmaker says it may be time to fix Utah’s sex offender registry?

DISCLAIMER: the following is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of KSL Newsradio or its ownership. Bountiful Republican state Sen. Todd Weiler suggests that maybe it’s time to take a closer look at Utah’s sex offender registry and closer match the punishments to the crimes. Weiller said some people are placed […]
5 years ago
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Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Why can’t we come together for a cleaner planet?

There’s a new effort to figure out how to clean the air in Utah, but it seems the national politics of cleaning up the water and the air always keep us in the same place. Stuck & Divided. Why do environmental issues have to be so politicized? University of Utah researchers are using data collected […]
5 years ago
motorcycle deaths motorcyclists...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Will lane filtering save motorcyclists’ lives?

JayMac: Why do motorcyclists get to cut in line? Why the special privileges? Sounds kinda dangerous, right? Maybe... maybe not.
5 years ago
stock market volatility china trade war...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Consumers lose in trade war with China

JayMac: We have been the whipping boy for China for a long time. China is not our friend. They are an abusive partner when it comes to trade.
5 years ago
Heber City Police warn of new scam in Wasatch County, Consumer advocates are warning about stimulus...
KSL News Staff

Utah: fraud capital USA. Déjà vu all over again?

According to Ponzitracker.com, despite ranking 31st in population, Utah had the sixth-highest number of Ponzi schemes from 2008 to 2018.
5 years ago
basketball racist school taunt...
Curt Gresseth

Can a school be punished for the racist behavior of fans?

A dispute between two Utah high schools over the alleged behavior of a racist fan is raising big questions about what schools can and can't do.
5 years ago
synagogue shooting memorial bad news...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Transformation into a murderer on 8chan site

How does a person who could not imagine killing someone just a few months earlier go on to carrying out a fatal terrorist attack? I’m talking about John Earnest, 19, who is accused of shooting four people and killing Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60, at a California synagogue outside San Diego. Earnest spent time on social […]
5 years ago
megaplex reopening...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Simultaneously horrified by and proud of my daughter

JayMac: I was somehow both horrified and proud of my daughter at the same time when she stood up for herself in a public place.
5 years ago
Attorney General William Barr reacts as he appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to m...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Why Barr’s testimony slapped me in the face

Jaymac discusses Attorney General William Barr’s testimony and the growing frustration he has for this whole process.
5 years ago
climate change education...
Jay Mcfarland

JayMac: Finding an air pollution solution in Utah

JayMac: "We the Consumers" are primarily responsible for the pollution that fouls the air, so it's time we started to do something about it.
5 years ago

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