Author Archives: Pamela Whitmore

‘Feminism has betrayed an entire generation of women’

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Tweet In 2008, the daughter of novelist Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, wrote about how her mother’s extreme feminism poisoned her life. Rebecca Walker rued her upbringing and praised the happiness that motherhood has now brought her. Her … Continue reading →

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Scholar Robert P. George speaks at Sutherland dinner on the pillars of a decent society

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Tweet Princeton’s Robert P. George spoke at Sutherland Institute’s annual dinner on Tuesday, giving an impassioned defense of the traditional family structure as the key to a free, prosperous and happy society. “Although no family is perfect, no institution matches … Continue reading →

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Put your sweetheart first (no Paris ‘lovelocks’ required)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Tweet The Wall Street Journal is talking of love … ways of showing love. One way is to write both your names, or your initials, on a padlock, lock it to a bridge over the Seine in Paris, and throw … Continue reading →

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Tonight on PBS: ‘First Freedom’ documentary by Utah filmmaker

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Tweet “First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty,” a film by Utah filmmaker Lee Groberg on the history of religious liberty in America, airs tonight at 7 on KUED as well as on hundreds of PBS affiliates across the country. … Continue reading →

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Sorrow and a search for solutions

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Tweet The school shootings in Connecticut last Friday have saddened the hearts of our nation. Our natural reaction is to scramble for ways to keep such a slaughter of innocents from ever happening again. As emotionally tempting as it is … Continue reading →

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Reporter’s vivid Pearl Harbor account is finally published

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Tweet Here’s a newly published report of the Pearl Harbor attack and its aftermath, written in 1941 by a Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter but never printed by the newspaper because her editor “thought it would be too frightening for the women … Continue reading →

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Digital learning summit: How ‘blended learning’ works

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Tweet Blended learning is an education strategy that combines aspects of digital learning and a more traditional school setting. It offers superb flexibility and high quality to students who use it. And it’s happening right now in Utah’s public school … Continue reading →

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Mobbing Hobby Lobby

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Tweet Remember the Chick-fil-A controversy? Now it looks like some progressives are put out that Hobby Lobby is challenging the great wisdom of Obamacare. Fox News says: A Christian-owned chain of hobby shops is facing a bitter backlash after suing … Continue reading →

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Burning Man festival: a libertarian's delight?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Tweet I’ve been intrigued by Nevada’s Burning Man festival ever since a long-ago co-worker painted a glowing picture of it – and the art I’ve seen in photos of the free-wheeling festival looks wonderfully creative. But not being a fan … Continue reading →

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Helen Gurley Brown and the American family

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Tweet Helen Gurley Brown’s death last week was followed by a number of laudatory stories about her trail-blazing career at Cosmopolitan magazine. Undoubtedly she was successful, measured by influence and money. But I find it hard to lionize her career … Continue reading →

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'Roam school': the future of education

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Tweet A first-person story in the Wall Street Journal points out the exciting developments in homeschooling and digital learning and the growing possibilities of being able to “mix and match” different options to create the best K-12 schooling for our … Continue reading →

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A warmer planet needs cool-headed adaption

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Tweet Just for a moment, let’s set aside the war over “global warming.” Whether you blame humans, cows, the sun, the natural cycles of the earth, or hot air from politicians for the planet’s temperature, let’s just look at the … Continue reading →

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How marriage affects the economy

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Tweet What do personal choices regarding marriage have to do with the economy? Quite a bit, according to a number of studies. Take a look at this report, a synthesis of recent research regarding marriage and the economy, which Sutherland … Continue reading →

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Going upscale in downtown S.L.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Tweet Five years ago backhoes started ripping two old, not-so-upscale malls and surrounding buildings in downtown Salt Lake City into rubble. Now, after an immense amount of construction, the new City Creek Center is open. City Creek is remarkable not … Continue reading →

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Defining necessity

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Tweet   I have seen an image going around Facebook that will make you think twice about your holiday spending. It juxtaposes a photo of obviously starving children, holding out their hands, with a photo of harried shoppers with arms … Continue reading →

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