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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students line up for COVID-19 tests as they return to Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

Letter: Allowing students to take mental health days is worthwhile

By Sarah Moss | The Public Forum | March 4, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Chris Stewart talks to Utah Republican Party chairman Derek Brown at the Utah Association of Realtors office in Sandy, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Letter: It’s clear the GOP has no moral compass of interest in true democracy

By Scot Morgan | The Public Forum | March 4, 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: Davis County is running a flawless vaccine operation

By Dolores Hansen Nelson | The Public Forum | March 4, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department talks about the next phase in the COVID-19 rollout during a press event at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

Letter: Kudos to all running the vaccine operation at the Mountain America Expo Center

By Jim Pedler | The Public Forum | March 4, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
New State Party Chair Derek Brown speaks at the Utah Republican Party's 2019 Organizing Convention at Utah Valley University in Orem on Saturday May 4, 2019.

Letter: Legislature helped me decide to stay a RINO

By Carol Farr | The Public Forum | March 4, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this June 18, 2020, file photo, people hold signs during a vehicle caravan rally to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), around MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle. A coalition of national advocacy groups on Monday announced a multimillion-dollar campaign to help push through President Joe Biden’s plan to open a citizenship pathway for up to 11 million people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Letter: Give Dreamers and undocumented workers a well-earned pathway to citizenship

By Joseph Rivera De La Vega | The Public Forum | March 3, 2021, 2:34 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox talks about his plans to hopefully burn his mask by July 4th as he speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Letter: Masks aren’t something to disdain or ridicule. Gov. Cox should recognize that.

By Rebecca Raybould | The Public Forum | March 3, 2021, 2:47 p.m.

A woman inserts her ballot in a ballot drop box Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Letter: Voting rights in GOP’s crosshairs

By Sherri Park | The Public Forum | March 3, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Susan Walsh | AP) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, attends a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 1, 2021. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general.

Letter: Please, Sen. Lee, stop the lying and work towards solutions America’s problems

By Julie Howe | The Public Forum | March 3, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

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Cars enter turn one at the start of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix, American Le Mans Series at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Sunday, July 11, 2010.

Letter: RPM Act would help ensure America’s automotive heritage has a future

By Braxton Beckstead | The Public Forum | March 3, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utahns are celebrating Gandhi's 150th birthday next week as we look at what he means for peacemakers everywhere, but especially in Utah. The International Peace Gardens features a bust of him and the YWCA has a life-sized statue at 344 E. 300 South in Salt Lake City.

Letter: Tunnel vision and over-simplification will always leave us divided

By Hydee Clayton | The Public Forum | March 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

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Heavy rain doesn't stop racers on the track for the Utah Kart Championship at Miller Motorsports Park, which kicked off its 2014 season with racing and a car show Saturday April 26, 2014.

Letter: Congress should create grants for local and regional live event providers

By Lynnell Sacre | The Public Forum | March 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Tribune File Photo) Tabernacle Choir director Jerold Ottley at a rehearsal at the Tabernacle in October 1999.

Letter: ‘Till we meet again’

By Paul Wetzel | The Public Forum | March 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Friday, May 3, 2019 file photo, South Africa's Caster Semenya, left, competes to win the gold in the women's 800-meter final during the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. Caster Semenya has signed for a South African soccer club and may be considering giving up track and field, it was announced Friday, Sept. 6. The Olympic 800-meter champion is currently in a legal battle with the IAAF over her right to compete without taking testosterone-suppressing medication.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, file)

Letter: Don’t expect a level playing field; that’s not the point of sports

By Scott Perry | The Public Forum | March 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, a sign stands at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. The Utah House on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, voted in support of Dixie State University dropping “Dixie” from its name — an example of the nation’s reexamination of the remnants of the Confederacy and slavery. (Chris Caldwell/The Spectrum via AP)

Letter: Past standards notwithstanding, it is up to us to end racism in Utah in the present

By Gail Gray Thorpe | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 1:41 p.m.

(Jim Watson | Pool via AP) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, questions former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Letter: Lee’s mansplaining on ‘ownership’ of public lands is particularly ironic

By Jamie Henn | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Flags fly at City Hall in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, to mark Transgender Awareness Week.

Letter: Transgender, gender expansive and intersex youth: Know that you are valid and loved

By Kirsten Caron | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 3:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Syringes for Utah County residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations in a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Letter: Hats off to all involved in the Salt Lake County vaccination program

By Gary Schmitt | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

In this June 26, 2019, photo, alfalfa grows in Nephi, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Letter: Water conservation efforts must confront wasteful animal agriculture

By Jeremy Beckham | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A participant in the Utah County Freedom Rally at the Provo Courthouse on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.

Letter: A course on gun safety doesn’t belong in a school curriculum

By Barbara Gentry | The Public Forum | February 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Letter: Gov. Cox has a nice family and home, so where is he on funding for affordable housing?

By Tim Funk | The Public Forum | February 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Reycraft Books) Pictured is the book cover of "Call Me Max" written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Luciano Lozano. The story is about a transgender boy.

Letter: Murray board’s actions tell trans kids they aren’t valued

By New York City students | The Public Forum | March 1, 2021, 6:54 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senate Minority Whip Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, is shown on Feb. 16.

Letter: Utah needs task force on food security posthaste

By Sally Morris | The Public Forum | February 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2020, file photo, Idaho Gov. Brad Little wears a protective mask printed with his state's flag in Boise, Idaho. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

Letter: If testosterone is the issue, then make testosterone the issue

By George Redden | The Public Forum | February 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Broken country of scrub and sandstone washes on top of the Kaiparowits Plateau in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Letter: On Grand Staircase, Sen. Lee was as wrong in 2017 as he is now

By Scott Berry | The Public Forum | February 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.