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I have lived in Orem for almost 30 years and I have never been in the habit of putting my name on ballots. Here is what changed my mind, and what I am actually offering in return.

A colleague once told me that Utah's public records law would let me see how my own workload and salary compared with others in my department. What I found changed the course of my career.

Let me tell you plainly where I am on Utah's water. I am not an expert. I could pretend otherwise, but I would rather tell you the truth and then tell you what I do about it.

I want to talk about taxes the way I would talk about a household budget, because the logic is not all that different. You check what you are paying for and no longer using, and you make sure this month's decision still works in six months.

When I first read Amendment B, I answered the way I suspect a lot of people will. Quickly. Then I went back and read it again, more than once, and changed my mind.

I support Utah's vote by mail system exactly as it stands, and I want to say why. Then a practical note, since your ballot is probably sitting on your counter right now.

In 2018 Utah voters approved an independent redistricting commission. I support it, and my first reason is the simplest one available: The voters approved it.

I taught teachers for twenty-five years. Most of what I watch happen at the Legislature is an attempt to fix one leg of the chair at a time, and that is not how chairs work.

Affordability is not one problem with one fix. There are specific things a state legislature can do about it, though, and these are the three I keep coming back to.