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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Registered nurse Ashley Gardner from Redrock Pharmacy administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Sharon Voegele, 71, as seniors and staff at The Ridge Foothill, an assisted living center in Salt Lake City, receive the vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, as the rollout continues at long-term care facilities.

Letter: Aside from securing an appointment, the vaccination itself is a cinch

By Laurel Eisinger | The Public Forum | January 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marci Weatherspoon works on a reading assignment with students in her first grade class at Crescent Elementary in Sandy on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.

Letter: Teacher bonuses disregard work of other public employees

By James Reed | The Public Forum | January 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2020, file photo the Biden administration's nominee for Secretary of Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Letter: Confirming Rep. Haaland as Interior secretary would benefit outdoor recreation opportunities in Utah

By Rep. Mark Archuleta Wheatley | The Public Forum | January 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2017 file photo, demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Neb.The Trump administration is approving a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land. Federal officials told The Associated Press that Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would sign the approval for about 45 miles of the line's route Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. It pushes the controversial $8 billion project closer to construction, but it still faces court challenges. A lawsuit challenging the pipeline is pending before a federal judge in Montana who has previously ruled against the project. The 1,200-mile pipeline would transport up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil daily from western Canada to U.S. refineries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Letter: Keystone pipeline’s nixed: Biden seems to be putting America last

By David W. Haughey | The Public Forum | January 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart speaks with Congressman John Curtis, at the Utah Association of Realtors office where GOP candidates gathered in Sandy, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Letter: Utah representatives have an opportunity to grow

By Patty Paulsen | The Public Forum | January 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this May 8, 2017, file photo, is Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. President Joe Biden said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, he plans to review the Trump administration's downsizing of the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in southern Utah. Bears Ears National Monument is on lands considered sacred to Native Americans who joined environmental groups in suing when the boundaries were redrawn in 2017. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Letter: Utah legislators don’t really believe in local control

By Dennis R. Edmonds | The Public Forum | January 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Registered nurse Lindsey Meyer prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at the Davis County Legacy Center Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Farmington, Utah. Utah began vaccinating teachers and school staff across the state. They are aiming to have all teachers and school staff vaccinated by the end of February. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Letter: It would be good to know the daily vaccination numbers

| January 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Letter: The adults are back

By Richard Merrick | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church President Russell M. Nelson receives the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City.

Letter: Did LDS leaders get the vaccine because of preferential treatment?

By Craig Cooper | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) This aerial photo from June 2018 shows where the inland port will be built.

Letter: Stop wasting taxpayer dollars on projects like the inland port — and a dying, dirty industry

By Patricia Becnel | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, gets ready to give his first State of the State address at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)

Letter: Spencer Cox’s “centrist” plan follows far right agenda

By Mike Coronella | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students join the protest outside their school in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in response to more students failing this fall with classes entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Letter: Forcing the Salt Lake School District into in-person classes is appalling overreach

By Candace Jacobson | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results. Selena Gomez is laying much of the blame for the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol at the feet of Big Tech. The singer told the leaders of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube that they've allowed "people with hate in their hearts" to thrive and therefore "failed all the American people." It's just the latest in the 28-year-old Gomez's efforts to draw attention to the dangers of internet companies. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Gomez explains why she's so passionate about the issue and what she's done both publicly and behind the scenes to get her message across. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Letter: Trumpism hijacked conservative ideals — and it must end

By Jake Hunsaker | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - Two buttes that make up the namesake for Utah's Bears Ears National Monument are shown on Dec. 28, 2016, in southeastern Utah. With Joe Biden's capture of the White House comes the likelihood that Utah's two big national monuments will be restored to their original boundaries, reopening yet another front in the West's public lands wars. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Letter: So the legislators equate expanding national monuments to stealing land?

By Cal North | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 photo a Nov. 10, 1938 photo from the AP Archive, showing by Nazis destroyed Jewish shops at the Kurfuerstendamm street, is placed at the same location 80 years later in Berlin, Germany. On Nov. 9, 1938 Jews and their holdings were attacked across Nazi Germany - also known as Kristallnacht or Night of the broken glasses. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Letter: How do Germans and Americans compare in learning from history?

By Larry Swanson | The Public Forum | January 24, 2021, 1:00 a.m.

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) watches after laying the ball up over New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe (5) duirng the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Letter: NBA coverage in Sports section of e-edition is lacking

By Field Smith | The Public Forum | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Pete Marovich | The New York Times) Supporters hold up signs as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, protesting the presidential election results. "We must clear an ecosystem of mass delusion spread by Fox News and many Republicans," writes New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof.

Letter: To those who think the election was stolen: Please consider the credible evidence

By Karl Johnson | The Public Forum | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Letter: Trump is gone, and so is the fear of losing my job

By Karl Johnson | The Public Forum | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Letter: Unfortunately, the people who cause mischief have clout

By Fred Ash | The Public Forum | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wealthy members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have established charities through which they deliver their tithings and other donations to the church. The arrangement has delivered tens of millions of dollars to the church while helping the members avoid paying capital gains and other taxes. In many cases, records show, the charities' primary or sole function is to pay the LDS Church. (Photo illustration by Francisco Kjolseth) (FOR WEB ONLY)

Letter: Death is upon us — now is the time to tap the LDS Church rainy day fund

By Norma Tharp | The Public Forum | January 23, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol today, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., walks to the House chamber to challenge the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania during the joint session of the House and Senate to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Letter: We must ensure our republic will endure

By David Dodgion | The Public Forum | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Letter: What would it take to impeach Trump?

By Laura Sisti Grzymkowski | The Public Forum | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

Letter: Representing all voices in Utah will yield better government

By Sheri Terry | The Public Forum | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in Washington. As president he was singularly positioned to counsel Americans. Instead, he used his pulpit to spout theories -- refuted by doctors — that taking unproven medicines or even injecting household disinfectant might save people from the virus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Letter: Losing friends is just another aspect of Trump’s legacy

By Tom Kudla | The Public Forum | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ruth Watkins laughs at her gift of a pillow with the printed words "A Utah Woman Am I," presented by Harris H. Simmons, with the board of regents, center, and H. David Burton with the board of trustees, as she is inaugurated as the University of Utah's 16th president, and first female, at Kingsbury Hall on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Watkins announced Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 that she is stepping down and has accepted a post to lead Strada Impact, a national education program focused on getting students to complete college.

Letter: U. president will be missed

By Joshua Sine | The Public Forum | January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m.