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A couple years ago, state Rep. John Dougall of Utah County complained to me that the Provo Daily Herald's was run by a bunch of "leftists."Either things have changed drastically in the newspaper's editorial offices or Dougall is dancing way, way further out on his party's right wing than I imagined.
Take today's house editorial* that slams Utah's participation in the Western Climate Initiative to cut carbon emissions. As six other Western States and four Canadian provinces — not to mention the rest of the world — comes to grips with global warming, the Daily Herald says the real problem is the coming ice age:
The news indicates that, if anything, our planet is growing not hotter but colder. Recently, NASA's Ulysses project reported that the intensity of the sun's solar wind -- a flow of charged particles -- is at its lowest point of the Space Age. This adds to the mounting evidence that the Sun's activity is decreasing, and could signal the start of an era of cold weather, as in the Little Ice Age from the mid-16th century to the middle of the 19th century.We assume the climate scientists at the DH also measured the thickness of fuzz on Utah County caterpillars.
But the real problem the Daily Herald has with the climate initiative, of course, isn't mammoths on Main Street, but that any restraint on industry could put Utah's cooling economy into a "deep freeze." For an idea of how the initiative would work, go here.
*Don't you hate that newspaper editorial writers (including those at the Tribune) don't put their names on so-called "house" editorials? The hell with pompous newspaper traditions, writers should take direct responsibility for the prattle they pump out.
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More than "right wing," John Dougall is just a mean little man. Watching him bully anyone who disagrees with him at the Legislature is sickening.
Glen,
Thanks for the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. This is even better than a slow hanging curveball.
Dougall was right. The Pravda Daily Herald was run by a bunch of left-wing wackos. After more than a decade of stagnant subscription levels in a county that is experiencing 5% annual population growth, the Daily Herald owners decided it was time to clean house. They fired chief editorialist Don Meyers.
And where did Meyers end up? He now writes for the Salt Lake Tribune.
The Daily Herald has returned to addressing the needs of their customer base. Don Meyers is now with the SL Tribune, where he is aligned politically. Al is no longer with the Daily Herald and his mission to bringing balance to the force in Utah County has ceased.
I think the Daily Herald is doing a much better job these days. Their editorials keep improving. Nice to see some reasonable, rational editorials in this state. Much better than the tired, reactionary reruns from the SL Tribune.
Thanks for thinking of me, Glen. Have a great day!
In addition to signing their editorials, the staff at the Provo Daily Herald also needs to provide evidence for their scientific claims.
I looked up the press release from the Ulysses Project that was referenced by the editorial board. It mentions nothing about climate change whatsoever. That conclusion was apparently drawn by the scientists at The Herald.
If you're going to play on the field of scientific journalism, you need to play by the rules of scientific discourse. Rule #1 is "Cite Your Sources".
It's so embarrassing to live in a state where most people deny the existence of global warming. They probably believe the world is flat too.
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