Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
Hear directly from the voices of Cedar Valley. This section features opinion pieces, poetry, satire, and personal stories that offer unique perspectives on life in our growing community.
Gandhi emphasized that commerce without morality leads to greed and exploitation, promoting the idea of trusteeship where wealth serves society. Stoics advocate for honesty and fairness in business, viewing ethical conduct as central to virtue. Latter-day Saints also uphold integrity in financial dealings, aligning moral business practices with spiritual accountability.
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Gandhi critiques “knowledge without character,” emphasizing the danger of intellect lacking moral integrity. Stoicism supports this, arguing true wisdom requires virtue, while the LDS perspective asserts that knowledge is valuable only when aligned with righteousness. All three advocate for education that fosters character and ethical living alongside intellectual pursuit.
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The text explores the concept of “pleasure without conscience,” emphasizing that pursuing pleasure without moral consideration leads to personal and social ruin. Gandhi, Stoics, and Latter-day Saints advocate self-discipline, moral agency, and accountability to ensure pleasure aligns with ethics. Ignoring conscience ultimately results in regret and spiritual bondage, obstructing true happiness.
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Eagle Mountain Mayor Tom Westmoreland authorized a $43,000 contract with a PR firm—paid with taxpayer money—to promote the proposed RAP Tax ahead of the November 2025 vote. The city also employs full-time communications staff, raising questions about transparency, spending priorities, and how public messaging is being managed.
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Fireworks. Parades. Sticky watermelon fingers. Lawn chairs and red, white, and blue popsicles melting faster than you can say “USA!” Yes, friends, it’s that time of year again—Independence Day! (My mom’s favorite holiday.) The Fourth of July is more than just a holiday with sparkles in the sky and the sweet scent of BBQ in…
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The piece explores the condemnation of “wealth without work” through perspectives of Gandhi, Stoicism, and Latter-day Saints. Gandhi sees idle wealth as a social sin harming society. Stoics emphasize virtue over material gain, while LDS teachings stress self-reliance and divine obligation to work, linking labor to spiritual fulfillment and social justice.
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The text explores the concept of principled politics through the perspectives of Gandhi, Stoicism, and Latter-day Saint doctrine. Gandhi critiques “politics without principle” as harmful to society. Stoic philosophy emphasizes justice and virtue in leadership, while LDS teachings stress integrity and moral governance as a divine obligation, linking ethics to civic duty.
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Mayor Tom Westmoreland Launches Reelection Campaign After Historic Accomplishments in Eagle Mountain EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT — After steadily leading Eagle Mountain through some of itsmost transformative years, Mayor Tom Westmoreland announced today that he willseek reelection to continue building on the city’s unprecedented momentum. Since his first mayoral election in 2018, he has overseen nearly…
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What happens to a society when progress outpaces principles? Nearly a century ago, Mahatma Gandhi offered the world a short but timeless list—seven warnings about behaviors he believed would unravel the moral fabric of a people. He called them the Seven Social Sins, and they remain as relevant today as they were in 1925 when…
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By Julie Adamic, Executive Director at John Hancock Charter School Hello, dear readers! Let me start by saying this: if you’re a parent, grandparent, guardian, or somehow responsible for a small human being — you are doing amazing. Truly. If no one has told you that today, consider it officially said. Now, let’s get acquainted….
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