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Sherrie Park: Moving can cause young people to lose their ability to vote. Can this be fixed?
Published On 9/15/2023
WDC member Sherri Park's Letter in the Salt Lake Tribune points out that frequent moves make it more difficult for young adults to keep their voter registration current, preventing them from voting.
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McDonald & Kouris: MLK’s dream was not to ignore race-based identities
Published On 8/22/2023
The authors argue in this Deseret News Letter to the Editor that Critical Race Theory is not contrary to MLK's teaching and efforts but, in reality, is central.
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Alejandro Puy and Victoria Petro: Dedication and engagement are delivering long overdue results
Published On 8/20/2023
The authors describe their efforts as Salt Lake City Council Members to address inequities in their West Side communities in this Salt Lake Tribune OpEd.
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Rep Bennion: Utah voters need to support candidates who represent their values
Published On 8/2/2023
Rep Bennion argues in her Daily Herald Op Ed that Utahns need to pay attention to the policy positions of persons running for office. Not surprisingly, Democrats most often advocate for measures that reflect the values of most Utahns.
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Kelly Whited Jones: 100 years later, women are still fighting for equality and the ERA
Published On 7/27/2023
Kelly Whitehead Jones marks the 100th anniversary of the first reading of the Equal Rights Amendment with a plea in this Salt Lake Tribune editorial for ongoing efforts to ensure its publication in the Constitution.
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Deborah Gatrell: Here’s the conversation we should be having about student safety
Published On 7/18/2023
Deborah Gattrell discusses the real school gun safety issue in this Salt Lake Tribune Op Ed--student suicides.
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Women’s Democratic Club of Utah: SCOTUS decisions favor white male Christian nationalism
Published On 7/18/2023
The WDC Board's Op Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune ties together the common thread in recent SCOTUS decisions--white male Christian nationalism
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France Barral: Quixotic Utah school board member tilts at imaginary dangers while ignoring real ones
Published On 7/17/2023
France Barral's LTE in the Salt Lake Tribune calls out State School Board member Natalie Cline's efforts toward 'cleansing' school libraries and curricula as equivalent to Don Quixote's efforts to fight windmills.
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Vickie Samuelson: It’s been 100 years. It’s time to ratify the ERA.
Published On 7/7/2023
Vickie Samuelson, a board member of Utah ERA Coalition, reports in her Salt Lake Tribune Op Ed on a recent video call during which Rep. Ayanna Pressley, MA-D, provided updates on current efforts to obtain official recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment’s ratification.
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Ellen Brady: Moore decision empowers Utah courts to overturn gerrymandered congressional districts
Published On 7/3/2023
WDC Issues Director, Ellen Brady, opines in Utah Policy that the SCOTUS Moore decision should empower Utah's Supreme Court to overturn Utah's legislative gerrymandered congressional districts.
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Congratulations to Senator Kathleen Riebe!
Published On 6/30/2023
The WDC sends its congratulations and endorsement to Senator Kathleen Riebe on her nomination to run as the Democratic candidate for the CD2 seat vacated by Chris Stewart.
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Utah lawmaker’s jab at atheists is unacceptable. This is not a Christian nation
Published On 6/26/2023
WDC Member Wendy Garvin's LTE in the Salt Lake Tribune speaks out against Rep Johnson's recent comments regarding atheists in Utah. She notes that the volunteers in her efforts to aid the homeless include those of diverse faith backgrounds, including many atheists.
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Kael Weston: Utah Democrats need to stand together and reach across the divide
Published On 6/26/2023
Kael's Op Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune explains his decision to not run for the now open CD2 seat and encourages Democrats to move forward past the divisive senate race.
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Ellen Brady: Validate the ratification of the ERA
Published On 6/21/2023
Issues Director, Ellen Brady's Op Ed in the Ogden Standard Examiner and Provo Daily Herald provides an update on the status of the ERA as the 100th anniversary of its introduction approaches. Takeaway: Contact our Congressional delegation to encourage passage of HJR 25
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Sherri Park: Withdrawing a Pride-themed bus is bullying
Published On 6/16/2023
WDC Member Sherri Park's Op Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune calls out the decision to remove a UTA bus decorated in support of the LGBTQ community from the Pride Parade for the bullying it was.
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Nikki Boyer: Mendenhall has shown commitment to LGBTQ issues
Published On 6/13/2023
Nikki weighs in on the Salt Lake City Mayoral race, stating that Mayor Mendenhall has advanced LGBTQ+ causes within the city. Further, temperament matters.
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Ellen Brady: Rep. Stewart’s resignation provides an opportunity to rebalance representation in Utah
Published On 6/6/2023
The upcoming special elections to replace Representative Chris Steward give Utahns an opportunity to restore balance to our delegation by electing a Democrat or moderate Republican.
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Luanne Hudson: Social Media Regulations bill jeopardizes privacy and starts down a slippery slope
Published On 3/26/2023
This LTE in the Salt Lake Tribune discusses concerns about HB152--the Legislature's attempt to regulate social media platforms in the interest of child safety.
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Kael Weston: Utah Legislature gave us some profiles in courage
Published On 3/13/2023
WDC Member and Democratic Candidate for Senate, Kael Weston gives a shout out to some of the heroes and heroines of this Legislative session, working hard to make real differences for Utahns.
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Kevin M. Korous and Darlene McDonald: Just not being racist is not enough to root out racism in Utah
Published On 3/11/2023
As noted in this Salt Lake Tribune Op Ed, anti-racism implies an active effort to eradicate racism and racist policies. It is NOT racism, as Rep Johnson implied.
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Angela Tarbet: Reeking with wokeness over here
Published On 3/2/2023
Women perform better than men by several measures such as college enrollment and home buying. Its time for men to address the reality of their backlash to a changing world. Published in the Standard Examiner, the City Weekly, and the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Ellen Brady: Utah Legislature has declared open season on women and their rights
Published On 2/10/2023
Issues Director Ellen Brady discusses the impact of HJR2, SB87/SJR6, and SB129 on issues of separation of powers and women's rights.
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Nate Blouin & Sara Baldwin: Switch to clean energy and bring $15 billion to Utah’s coal communities
Published On 2/9/2023
Senator Nate Blouin, a WDC member, and Sarah Baldwin envision the future of an energy grid transitioned smoothly from coal to clean with the help of Biden's infrastructure dollars.
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Darlene McDonald: Playing the zero-sum game in Utah education
Published On 2/4/2023
In her Op Ed to the Salt Lake Tribune, WDC member Darlene McDonald talks about HB215 and its "zero sum" underpinnings and impact on public education.
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Luanne Hudson: Why the food tax disproportionally hurts low-income families
Published On 2/4/2023
Luanne's Letter to the Editor in the Deseret News talks about the disproportionate impact of the food tax on the poor.
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Terri Gilfillan: Lisonbee’s bill is a precursor to increased gun violence in Utah
Published On 2/2/2023
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee is sponsoring a bill (HB219) in the Utah Legislature to prohibit state law enforcement from enforcing or cooperating with federal enforcement of gun laws.
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Ellen Brady: HJR2 is an attack on the Judicial Branch
Published On 1/24/2023
WDC Issues Director, Ellen Brady, aims at Rep Brammer's efforts to retroactively overturn the court's injunction against the abortion "trigger ban" (HB174) in this piece in Utah Policy.
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Deborah Gatrell: Utah school vouchers are the next shiny thing
Published On 1/23/2023
Salt Lake County Democratic Party First Vice Chair, WDC member, and teacher speaks out in a Salt Lake Tribune Op Ed against the latest effort to slip a voucher bill through the legislature disguised as "scholarships" and prettied with salary increases for teachers.
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Rochelle Kaplan: Misinformation is rampant. Here are astute ways to fight it.
Published On 1/8/2023
WDC Member Rochelle Kaplan highlights concerns about misinformation and provides simple ways to fight against it in this Salt Lake Tribune Letter to the Editor.
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Ellen Brady: Speak up and Speak Out
Published On 12/30/2022
This Op Ed in Utah Politics roundly condemns all that was conveyed by the "Former's" Thanksgiving dinner with two white supremacists at Mar a Lago and encourages our Congressional Delegation to speak up against the bigotry and horror it represented.
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Brett Garner: Utah Democrats must learn from 2022’s failures
Published On 12/29/2022
WDC Member Brett Garner revisits the 2022 elections with practical advice for our efforts going forward.
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Ellen Brady: Now is no time to let down our guard on democracy
Published On 11/25/2022
WDC Issues Director reflects on the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections and the efforts that are still needed to preserve our democracy.
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Catherine Voutaz: How will Utah Democrats keep Utah Republicans “on their toes”?
Published On 11/23/2022
WDC Board Member Catherine Voutaz responds to an OpEd by former UDP Chair Jeff Merchant with regard to the reasons Democrats lose--its messaging.
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WDC Statement Following the Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs
Published On 11/23/2022
WDC Issues Director, Ellen Brady, wrote the following piece for the WDC Newsletter following the November 19, 2022 shooting at the Club Q in Colorado Springs.
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Nate Blouin: When voting, don’t give in to the dread
Published On 11/4/2022
Nate Blouin, the Democratic candidate for Senate District 13 and WDC member urges us to vote wisely and not out of fear generated by wedge issues.
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Lannie Chapman: Keep public office in the hands of public servants
Published On 11/4/2022
Lannie Chapman, WDC Member and Candidate for Salt Lake County Clerk speaks to her candidacy, the importance of the job, and the attributes needed to do it well.
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Alejandro Puy: Salt Lake City should address the problem of streets being blocked by trains
Published On 11/3/2022
Salt Lake City Council and WDC member speaks out on the issue of trains that routinely block commuter traffic coming from the West side.
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Alejandro Puy: We elected the most diverse City Council in history. Now what?
Published On 11/3/2022
Alejandro Puy, a newly elected Salt Lake City Council and WDC member writes about the barriers keeping minority candidates from running for office and winning.
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Charlotte Maloney: Vote for a proven community leader vs a career politician in HD 36
Published On 10/31/2022
Charlotte Maloney makes a cogent argument for the election of one of our members, Lynette Wendel, for HD 36 vs her opponent, Jim Dunnigan, the longstanding incumbent "career politician".
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Jill Fellows: Abortion, religion and politics are more complicated than we might think
Published On 10/31/2022
WDC Member, UDP Secretary, and Senate District 20 Democratic Candidate Jill Fellows looks at the abortion debate from the perspective of what we don't understand about the stance of the Mormon Church--that it is basically quiet on the issue.
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Wendy Davis: We can hope the courts can thwart Utah Legislature’s despotism. Vote.
Published On 10/30/2022
Wendy Davis' Letter to the Editor addresses the ruling that allows the lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters/Mormon Women for Ethical Government to go forward. It opposes the legislative override of the boundaries set by the Better Boundaries Commission.
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Ellen Brady: We need Romney and Lee to work together on family legislation
Published On 10/6/2022
Our Issues Director, Ellen Brady, published another Letter to the Editor related to the need to renew the Child Tax Credit, this time in the Deseret News.
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Ellen Brady: Reduce Childhood Poverty: Pass the Family Security Act 3.0
Published On 9/26/2022
WDC Issues Director, Ellen Brady, encourages Senator Romney to work toward passage of his Family Security Act, but to modify it in ways that ensure that the most vulnerable children are benefitted.
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Kael Weston: What Republican candidates say when (almost) no one is listening
Published On 9/18/2022
WDC member Kael Weston calls out Republicans for the things they say behind closed doors.
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Kathleen Nielsen: Two-party representation is necessary for democracy to thrive in Utah
Published On 9/15/2022
Another of our members, Kathleen Nielsen, published a Letter to the Editor in the Ogden Standard Examiner promoting the need to elect Rosemary Lesser and Monica Hall as a means to maintaining/advancing a more balanced two-party system in Utah.
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Angela Tarbet: District 10 voters want experts at the table
Published On 9/15/2022
WDC Member Angela Tarbet talks about her canvassing experience in House District 10 in her Letter published in both the Ogden Standard Examiner and the Salt Lake Tribune. Voters want candidates with expertise! Representative Lesser's experience as an OB-GYN makes her an excellent choice at a point when reproductive rights for women is "on the ballot"
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Angela Tarbet: When are Utah's elected officials actually going to represent the people they serve?
Published On 8/31/2022
WDC member Angela Tarbet asks this important question in her recent Letter to the Editor
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Darlene McDonald: When the last laugh is no laughing matter — our climate crisis response
Published On 8/14/2022
WDC Member and CD 4 Congressional Candidate Darlene McDonald speaks out in a D-News Guest Opinion on the Great Salt Lake and water crisis in Utah.
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Darlene McDonald: Conservatives on the Supreme Court got it wrong. And Kansas voters made it clear
Published On 8/7/2022
Read WDC member and CD4 Candidate Darlene McDonald's Letter to the Editor following the historic vote in Kansas that affirmed a woman's right to privacy and thus access to abortion and other reproductive health care.
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Rochelle Kaplan: Romney Disingenuously Blames Biden for Inflation
Published On 7/25/2022
WDC member Rochelle Kaplan has published an excellent Trib Editor to the Editor on inflation. Check it out!
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WDC Statement: Recent Events are a Call to Action
Published On 7/25/2022
The Baltimore and Uvalde shootings, along with the overturn of Roe v Wade are a call to action. Vote!
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Judy Calder: It's Time to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
Published On 7/25/2022
WDC Member Judy Calder published this excellent Letter to the Editor calling for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Rep Gay Lynn Bennion: Three Steps We Can Take to Reduce Gun Violence in Utah
Published On 7/25/2022
WDC Member and HD 41 Representative Gay Lynn Bennion's Op Ed in the Tribune outlines common sense ways to reduce gun violence.
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Donna Kelley: Dobbs from the Perspective of a Former SVU Prosecutor
Published On 7/25/2022
WDC Board member and former Prosecutor in Utah's Special Victims' Office Donna Kelly discusses the overturn of Roe v Wade from her perspective
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Robert Burch: Juneteenth and Slavery in Utah
Published On 6/24/2022
Robert Burch gave attendees at the Juneteenth WDC Luncheon a great overview of the history of African Americans and slavery in Utah. Enjoy!
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Ellen Brady: End of Roe would be the worst nightmare of women
Published On 5/6/2022
Tribune Op Ed in the aftermath of the leaked draft SCOTUS decision that would overturn Roe v Wade.
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WDC Tribute to Psarah Johnson
Published On 5/2/2022
The WDC pays tribute to Psarah Johnson, who died April 29, 2002. She was a fierce advocate for any and all marginalized group, but especially for those living with disabilities, as she did.
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Robin Hough: Anti-abortion amendment is cruel and immoral — GOP convention should reject it
Published On 4/30/2022
This letter to the editor was published in the Salt Lake Tribune in response to reporting around plans to introduce an amendment to the Utah GOP platform's statement on abortion that would eliminate exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother.
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Ellen Brady: Don’t Overturn Governor Cox’s Veto of HB0011!
Published On 4/30/2022
This statement was released after vetoed HB0011. It is a bill that bans transgender women from participation in interscholastic sports.
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WDC Statement Following the Invasion of Ukraine
Published On 4/30/2022
The WDC issued this statement in support of Ukraine
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Katy Owens Hubler: Vote-by-mail is safe and secure. So why are some Utahns attacking it?
Published On 4/30/2022
This Letter to the Editor was Published in the Park Record on February 12, 2022 in response to Rep Phil Lyman's HB 371--an effort to overturn Utah's Vote by Mail election procedures.
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Ellen Brady: Lee and Romney should vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee
Published On 4/29/2022
Salt Lake Tribune Letter to the Editor urging Romney to vote favorably for Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the Supreme Court
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WDC Statement following the UDP Convention
Published On 4/29/2022
The WDC issued this statement following the UDP Convention on April 23rd, at which time delegates voted against placing a Democratic candidate for US Senate on the November ballot, but instead chose to support the independent candidacy of Evan McMullin.
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WDC Statement in Support of Transgender Women
Published On 4/29/2022
The WDC issued this statement in support of transgender women following a special session of the Utah State Legislature called specifically to overturn Governor Cox's veto of HB0011, a bill blocking transgender women from participation in high school interscholastic team sports.
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Christina Flores: Women, Democratic candidates say new district maps hurt them, protect incumbents
Published On 11/15/2021
Wendy Davis and Lynette Wendel, both democrats, nearly unseated long-time Republican state lawmakers Steve Eliason and Jim Dunnigan in 2020. They discuss the impact of redistricting on Democratic and women candidates in a KUTV interview with Christina Flores
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Ellen Brady: Women's Freedoms are threatened by Home-Grown Extremism
Published On 10/15/2021
New Laws in Texas invade women's personal autonomy and agency
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Katherine Dayton-Kistler: Will Riverton pay to support mothers and children?
Published On 5/14/2019
The Riverton City Council has made that city “a sanctuary city for the unborn.” The author discusses the impact of that decision in this Letter to the Editor.
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