tag:www.davisjournal.com,2005:/categories/opinion?page=7Opinion | Davis County News Page 7Educating | Entertaining | Informing2023-09-21T10:04:40-06:00urn:uuid:591db3c5-0fca-405f-9c26-2269b2e87dab2023-09-21T10:04:34-06:002023-09-21T10:04:40-06:00Citizenship entails responsibilities.2023-09-21 10:04:33 -0600Bryan GrayLife comes with a short instruction manual including the simple idea that we comply with lawful orders from a law enforcement officer.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a277d960-e01c-4085-be79-94c51f5a538b2023-09-15T10:11:47-06:002023-09-15T10:11:47-06:00Time and tide 2023-09-15 10:11:46 -0600John WaterburyTo me, this seems to mean that our success in life is determined primarily when we make things happen, rather than when we sit back and simply let thing them happen.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:44475b83-e9fd-42e7-88a7-46409b8c49dc2023-09-15T10:09:29-06:002023-09-15T10:09:29-06:00Ryan Smith’s passion a smart investment2023-09-15 10:09:28 -0600Bryan GrayIf you asked folks in Davis County to name their favorite Utahn, I suspect a sizable number would answer with a religious figure or Gov. Cox. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:48899bca-c0c0-4704-a38e-04632b8b61012023-09-07T15:27:31-06:002023-09-07T15:27:31-06:00The magic of experience2023-09-07 15:27:31 -0600John WaterburyWhen insight, understanding, and wisdom combine forces, the blinders are removed from our vision and we see the world from a different point of view.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:27a31df8-3ce0-400a-9001-cff25e1b4ecd2023-09-07T15:26:16-06:002023-09-07T15:26:16-06:00Barker, Buffett, Richardson and extraordinary lives 2023-09-07 15:26:15 -0600Glenn Mollette Jimmy Buffett, Bob Barker and Bill Richardson all died recently. They all had one thing in common. They lived extraordinary lives. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:f9c45994-76d8-4585-a6f1-669134aed5bf2023-09-07T15:24:04-06:002023-09-07T15:24:04-06:00Very little is derived at ‘Meet the Candidate’ nights 2023-09-07 15:24:04 -0600Bryan GrayTrust me, very little new is derived from these meetings, and candidates invariably complain that the comments and questions have little to do with the duties of the elected office.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1d8d90f3-9a04-497e-9f10-c304b0d0868f2023-08-31T14:52:13-06:002023-08-31T14:52:16-06:00Life and Laughter – Getting Schooled2023-08-31 14:52:12 -0600Peri KinderI’m not saying elementary school was better in the 20th century. It wasn’t. Not at all. If we could eat with a spoon in kindergarten, we would be at the top of the class.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7e98b7d7-ae48-4a9c-aaf9-4535783023972023-08-24T08:55:56-06:002023-08-24T08:55:56-06:00Regulation is a necessary evil2023-08-24 08:55:55 -0600Dixie WeeksRegulation is not popular with Republicans ours is a case where regulation and enforcement could have kept this out of our water and helped WX citizens.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1dc510f1-6422-4a9c-a7f0-686ac9cf46332023-08-24T08:54:51-06:002023-08-24T08:54:51-06:00The rules are pretty simple2023-08-24 08:54:51 -0600John WaterburyIn life, failure is a possibility, but believe and act as if you expect to succeed. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3ea9a27e-3bcd-4dc1-b805-3719a5e4c67c2023-08-24T08:53:28-06:002023-08-24T08:53:28-06:00Moving in the direction of healing2023-08-24 08:53:27 -0600Louise R. ShawYou wouldn’t think it could be possible to make things worse than they already are after the heart-breaking conflagration in Lahaina and other Hawaiian communities.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.davisjournal.com">Davis Journal</a></small></p>