Category Archives: Opinion

Mayor’s Memo : December 2011

Mayor DeGraffenried

Happy Holidays,  As we approach the holidays and a new year, I find myself very thankful for the blessing of living in our great community. It is true that this election season has been very divisive. In fact, at the writing of this letter, the results of the recount of our petitions for a new…

Why I am Skeptical.

Opinion Editorial by Brendan Bowen Santaquin, UT Before the MBR Sewage System became a contentious issue I was given notice that I would soon be required to connect into the city sewer line that had been recently installed. This notice canvassed my entire neighborhood who had been using septic tanks successfully for many years. The…

Veteran’s Day: Be the citizens they fought for

For our troops

Our responsibility to our troops – a letter from the editor Over the last decade, American people have become accustomed to hardship. We’ve become familiar with trials. We’ve felt the pain of war. In 10 years, tears have been shed and hearts have been broken as news of the casualties of the lengthy wars overseas…

Voices in Santaquin

Share your opinion on important topics in the community. Current topic: What direction will the city take if Proposition 1 doesn’t pass?  

Opinion Editorials: Santaquin’s Dirty Diaper

By Richard Payne This one is for all my friends here in Santaquin. The rest of you can read along if you wish… Just a day or so ago, a guy that lives here in Santaquin (who knows I’m running for city council) came up to me and said, “Hey, did you know our current…

Letter to the editor: City resorts to dishonesty and lies

Editor, On two occasions (a city meeting and the “meet the candidate” meeting), I asked the Santaquin City Manager directly about a voter pamphlet that the city would put out to address both sides of the proposed sewer plant issue. He indicated that there would be a pamphlet put out and that it would address both pros…