The news last week that Gold's Gym will be setting up shop in the former Albertson's building on Main Street in Tooele is welcome on several fronts. First, another gym in town will hopefully encourage residents to get serious about fitness and help t ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTWe certainly seem to be chemically needy here in Tooele County. Not only are there increasing episodes of theft and fraud at local pharmacies, but now we are seeing an increase in prescription drug overdoses as well. ...

Generations of Utahns from across the state have fond summer memories of Salt Lake City's Liberty Park. The park, which got its start due to the foresight of Brigham Young in 1860, is today enjoyed by thousands of people, both young and old, who come ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTSo it's Friday, you're bored and you have a vague notion that a date with your spouse or hang time with the family would be a good idea. Lucky for you, there is a free, fun, easy and perfect way to enjoy your evenings ...

Joe Busico passed away last month at the age of 78, but the legacy of service he left for the people of Tooele will endure for many generations to come. Busico, a second-generation Italian-American, made Tooele his home in a way few people do in ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTTooele County residents are a patriotic people, so let's show that in our devotions. I am specifically speaking to the business owners along Main Street that proudly display American flags. On my way down Main last we ...

Gas prices are skyrocketing, the housing market is slumping and economic uncertainty hangs like a thundercloud over the country. It's a time for difficult choices and strong leadership. Tooele City officials are dipping into reserves to balance the c ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTIn a perfect world, lots of places would not exist. Prisons, orthodontist's offices and the Children's Justice Center. The CJC, as it is called, is a sort of safe house for kids who have experienced some sort of traum ...

by Brian McCabeGUEST COLUMNISTIn an guest opinion piece recently published in the Transcript-Bulletin ("Charter schools undermine the wisdom of public schools," May 6), much was made of the potential for segregation and divisiveness among our communi ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTTooele is again bidding farewell to another top-level school administrator. Mike Johnsen, the Tooele County School District superintendent, has announced he is retiring after 40 years of service. Last month, Kathleen Robin ...

School superintendents aren't supposed to be as well liked as Mike Johnsen was. Usually the position involves some inherent head-butting with teachers and unions, parents and the school board. Those battles can lead to entrenched conflicts and fracti ...

News last week that Grantsville City will finally pass its senior citizens center over to Tooele County was welcome -- albeit long in coming. Grantsville officials say they don't have the funds to expand and renovate the center, which has become cram ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTIt is part of your American freedoms to express your feelings how you best see fit. You can make public statements -- or draw a public memorial to a friend -- as long as those actions do not interfere with the law or the f ...

by Corey GruaGUEST COLUMNISTAre charter schools a good idea, or a dangerous boondoggle? Recently, an editorial appeared in our newspaper supporting a charter school for our valley [see "Charter school will help boost educational diversity," April 22] ...

See that arid hillside covered in sagebrush? Looks pretty ordinary, doesn't it? Now try seeing it through the eyes of a developer. Voila! An 18-hole golf course, McMansions with RV parking garages, equestrian trails, fishing ponds, spouting fountains ...

by Julynn TanakaGUEST COLUMNISTThis summer, I will have lived in Grantsville 30 years. Because one of the things I most love about Grantsville is the country atmosphere, I have chosen to live on Deseret Circle, a quiet street both close to the city c ...

by Ann HerronGUEST COLUMNISTLet's all call the Utah State Board of Education officials and beg them to approve the proposed Excelsior Academy. It could be Tooele County's first charter school. The proposed academy would educate students in kinde ...

It was reported in last Thursday's edition of the Transcript-Bulletin that Tooele City's celebration of Cinco de Mayo this year has been canceled because people just aren't interested. The celebration that was funded by donations from local busi ...

The movement to create a charter school in the Tooele Valley cleared another hurdle yesterday when the Utah Charter School Board recommended the project for approval. The proposal now goes on to the Utah State Board of Education for final approval ne ...

by Mark KourisGUEST COLUMNISTI was angered and offended by an April 18 article that ran in the Salt Lake Tribune that baselessly alleged the Tooele County Courthouse was a "less desirable location among judges." Nothing could be further from the trut ...