Human Interest

A moment of fear overtook me…I had to get this right. My wife had handed me her laptop and asked me to hook up the new wireless printer. I opened the computer and it prompted me for a pin so of course this should be easy, right? I just ask my wife, she tells me, and we are all good.

No, not that easy! She looks at me with a sly smile and instead of giving me the pin she says “its our first date!” Oh man, I’m screwed!

She pulled out her white board. In my experience, breakthroughs come when a therapist pulls out a white board.

Moments before, I’d been unloading all of my feelings on her. I didn’t expect anything to change; I just knew I needed to get the weight of parenting off my chest for a while.

“I love my kids,” I said. “But I can barely handle all of my feelings, much less theirs!”

Our oldest, in particular, had recently started sharing only his negative thoughts with me. He’s nine, so most of them are trivial, but I was struggling to handle his many complaints.

The American Empire: Most Powerful in World History
 
By Harold Pease, Ph. D
 

Hidden Agenda or Ignorance?

Learn How to Hunt Turkeys

Free seminar on March 17

Blanding -- If you've ever wanted to hunt wild turkeys but you don’t know the basics, here’s an opportunity you won't want to miss.

The Division of Wildlife Resources is hosting a free Wild Turkey Hunting Seminar on March 17 in Blanding. The seminar runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Blanding Arts & Events Center, 715 W. 200 S.

What Switzerland Has to Do With Your Paycheck
By Patrick Gleason

President Trump recently traveled to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to deliver a message: America is once again open for business.

Talking about suicide can make us feel uncomfortable. Yet, understanding it and learning more about the warning signs can be crucial.

Spencer J. Cox, husband, father, and Utah Lt. Governor, recently spoke at a community suicide prevention meeting in Tremonton. He says, “…We simply need to talk about it more—and that contrary to what you may have heard, there is NO evidence that talking about suicide makes it more likely to happen.”

President Trump Right to Impose Tariffs on Flood of Steel Imports.

By Michael Stumo

What People Don't Know About Genetic Testing Can Hurt Them
By Jill Levy-Fisch

This year, over 200,000 Americans will order genetic tests to see if they're at risk for more than 2,000 hereditary diseases, including cancer. Patients and their doctors can choose tests from over 500 different laboratories.

Most people don't think twice about their choice of lab. They figure all labs' tests are of similar quality. They're wrong.

Dear Dave,

Some of the people I work with have been buying into a new kind of supplemental insurance that protects against layoffs. It costs about $30 a month per person, and the full payout if you’re laid off is $9,000. It seems to me you would have to be paying in for a long time to see that kind of return, so I wanted to see how you feel about this kind of thing.

Steve

Dear Steve,