Articles

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- We all have a tendency to wait for someone with superior knowledge, courage or morality to ride to our rescue and save the day. But the painful truth is that’s not going to happen. And that’s not a bad thing. It simply ...

Veterans Day in Washington City was an inspiration this past weekend, with a parade, a program,. floats, bands and of course, many, many veterans. The program featured choirs and representatives from most of the towns and municipalities in Washington County, with featured speakers like Washington City mayor Kress Staheli, newly elected school board member Burke Staheli...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- None of us wants to believe that we could ever do truly monstrous things. At the same time, we’re often quite comfortable with acting like lesser monsters when we think we’re right. Or when we respond in kind when someone else is in monster mode. The truth ...

ST. GEORGE — The 16th Snow Canyon Half Marathon, one of the premier half marathons in the western United States, provides a visual feast for runners as they navigate a picturesque, mostly downhill course along State Route 18 that snakes through Snow Canyon State Park and ends near lava fields at Snow Canyon High School. This year’s e ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- If you’re beginning to burn out on the negativity and divisiveness that is dominating public discourse these days, there’s a simple solution. Stop buying into the idea that politics is the prime motivator of all that is taking place around us.  Instead, ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- The internet is easily the most disruptive technology that most of us have seen within our lifetimes. Few of us could have imagined how it would be put to use or the innovation it would inspire. Just consider how much of our communications, our commerce, our record-keeping and information seeking are tied to the internet and how different our lives would be without it .

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- When it comes to finding happiness, one of the most important truths we can grasp is that comparing ourselves to others is the surest way to become unhappy. There’s a standard script that most of us were raised to follow.  Go ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- Black Friday sales are becoming synonymous with combat shopping, complete with stampedes, shoving and fistfights. It wasn’t always this way. Watch news coverage from the 80s and 90s and you’ll notice that Black Friday shoppers were plentiful, but orderly and people actually seemed to be enjoying themselves. There was ...

ST. GEORGE — In 2019, the Harvest Festival and Turkey Trot generated 2,050 pounds of food — a record amount for the event. Aaron Metler, the Recreation Manager for Races and Events at the City of St. George, says this community can shatter that record. “Our goal is to break th ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- You’ve likely noticed how we are constantly being reminded of the evil or the danger embodied by others and how this narrative is used to convince us to give certain people authority over us and our lives.  Conventional wisdom teaches us it is our duty to do so. Our news ...