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Will Utahns show up at the ballot box for 2018’s big issues?
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Published on April 18, 2018 Originally published in the Deseret News. Local caucus meetings are over, party conventions are here and the midterm election is in November. Conventional wisdom...
Change to LDS Church policy can improve intergenerational relationships
Originally published by the Deseret News. More than 60 percent of Utah residents will be affected by the recent organizational restructuring of the LDS Church’s elders quorums — the groups in which adult males meet — and the church’s personal ministering system,...
A lobbyist’s role in American democracy
The following remarks were presented in March 2018 by Sutherland’s Matthew Anderson during Rep. Rob Bishop’s annual education conference at the Utah State Capitol. Anderson joined Rep. John Curtis, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management Brian Steed, and...
Sutherland recognizes Hill Air Force Base Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt as she leaves Utah for Pentagon assignment
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}SALT LAKE CITY — Sutherland Institute would like to join a grateful community in recognizing Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt, who has served at Hill Air Force Base as 75th Air Base Wing Commander...
Improving education for students with special needs
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Originally published by Utah Policy. We have a responsibility to help all our students – no matter how unique their needs might be. Last year the U.S. Supreme Court held in Endrew F. v....
An empowered woman empowers women
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Looking back at Women’s History Month, we should remember that women play an essential role in bolstering other women, and in turn freedom. How can women make a difference for other women...
How to Give Military Kids a Flexible, High-Quality Education
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}} Originally published by The Daily Signal. I’m a military brat, along with my five siblings. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force, and being part of a shared community while living on base...
Establishing founding virtues in our own lives
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Originally published in the Deseret News. Society is shaped by our collective choices, the demands we make of elected representatives and the laws that result. Today, demands for societal...
Sutherland Institute commends statement by Utah governor in opposition to the marijuana initiative
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Sutherland Institute exists to inform civil and principled dialogue and decision-making. The marijuana debate has, in our opinion, strayed from both reliable information and civility. We...
Will Utahns show up at the ballot box for 2018’s big issues?
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Published on April 18, 2018 Originally published in the Deseret News. Local caucus meetings are over, party conventions are here and the midterm election is in November. Conventional wisdom...
Change to LDS Church policy can improve intergenerational relationships
Originally published by the Deseret News. More than 60 percent of Utah residents will be affected by the recent organizational restructuring of the LDS Church’s elders quorums — the groups in which adult males meet — and the church’s personal ministering system,...
A lobbyist’s role in American democracy
The following remarks were presented in March 2018 by Sutherland’s Matthew Anderson during Rep. Rob Bishop’s annual education conference at the Utah State Capitol. Anderson joined Rep. John Curtis, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management Brian Steed, and...
Sutherland recognizes Hill Air Force Base Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt as she leaves Utah for Pentagon assignment
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}SALT LAKE CITY — Sutherland Institute would like to join a grateful community in recognizing Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt, who has served at Hill Air Force Base as 75th Air Base Wing Commander...
Improving education for students with special needs
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Originally published by Utah Policy. We have a responsibility to help all our students – no matter how unique their needs might be. Last year the U.S. Supreme Court held in Endrew F. v....
An empowered woman empowers women
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Looking back at Women’s History Month, we should remember that women play an essential role in bolstering other women, and in turn freedom. How can women make a difference for other women...
How to Give Military Kids a Flexible, High-Quality Education
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}} Originally published by The Daily Signal. I’m a military brat, along with my five siblings. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force, and being part of a shared community while living on base...
Establishing founding virtues in our own lives
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Originally published in the Deseret News. Society is shaped by our collective choices, the demands we make of elected representatives and the laws that result. Today, demands for societal...
Sutherland Institute commends statement by Utah governor in opposition to the marijuana initiative
{"dynamic":true,"content":"post_title","settings":{"before":"","after":""}}Sutherland Institute exists to inform civil and principled dialogue and decision-making. The marijuana debate has, in our opinion, strayed from both reliable information and civility. We...