http://www.ksl.com KSL / Editorials / Articles en-us 15 100 24 http://www.ksl.com http://media.bonnint.net/slc/544/54447/5444751.gif http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651736 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651736 Voters in Salt Lake City generously authorized a tax increase to pay for the construction of a much-needed new public safety complex in the capital city. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651719 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651719 That recent explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery that sent shock waves through nearby neighborhoods should reverberate resoundingly in city halls and with planning and zoning commissions statewide. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651709 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651709 What happened last Tuesday night at Salt Lake City Hall is an example of how solutions to very complex and emotional issues can be found when people of good will work together for the common good. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651685 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8651685 It is difficult to even attempt to grasp what may have caused Nidal Hasan to go on a deadly shooting spree late last week at Fort Hood in Texas. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553569 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553569 Our thoughts this Veterans Day naturally focus on those many men and women who over the years have placed themselves in harm's way to protect the freedom enjoyed by all Americans. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553552 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553552 An east-west bridge across Utah Lake is an intriguing idea. Think about the possibilities for residents in those burgeoning developments west of the lake. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553495 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8553495 New research by the Utah Foundation reaches an alarming conclusion: "Utah is no longer a national leader in terms of the educational attainment of its young population." http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491251 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491251 A new booklet produced by the Utah Department of Health ought to be mandatory reading for every teenager who is beginning to drive. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491231 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491231 Vote! That in a word is what KSL encourages Utahns to do tomorrow. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491219 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8491219 When it comes to their income, a number of top local cops around Utah have a good thing going. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404840 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404840 Salt Lake City desperately needs a new public safety building. To get one, voters in the capital city should willingly approve Proposition 1 on November 3rd. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404822 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404822 Voters in Davis County should approve a $250 million building improvement and construction bond on November 3rd. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404810 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8404810 We'd like to think . . . and frankly, we're certain . . . Heather Christensen is much more representative of the skill, dedication and overall goodness of Utah teachers than some of the other educators who have been in the news lately for disreputable reasons. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324255 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324255 As bond elections go, the one placed on the November 3 ballot by the Granite Board of Education should be a slam dunk. Indeed, voters in the state's largest school district should give the measure their overwhelming approval. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324238 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324238 What to do about panhandling in Utah's capital city? Indeed, how does society strike a balance between traditional Judeo-Christian values of reaching out to the truly needy, while getting a handle on a practice where compelling evidence reveals people are taking advantage of the citizenry's inherent generosity? http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324214 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8324214 In law enforcement circles, SADD seems an appropriate acronym to describe an ongoing problem with about one-percent of police officers in the state of Utah. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267981 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267981 The Utah Board of Education has done its job. Now it is up to local school districts and charter schools to implement a new policy designed to crack down on bullying and hazing in the public schools. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267967 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267967 It is a rather stunning figure when you think about it - since the 1960's more than a hundred murders in Salt Lake City have gone unresolved. People, literally, are getting away with murder. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267957 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8267957 A message delivered by President Thomas S. Monson at last weekend's General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints needs to be heard beyond the scope of the organization he leads. http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8135978 http://www.ksl.com?nid=238&sid=8135978 Every time we turn around, it seems, another study somewhere is validating the health benefits of not smoking, as well as the value of taking societal steps to curb the use of tobacco.