Recently UtahCultures.com sponsored a musical talent contest and dance for immigrant rights entitled “Remember the Pioneers” in Provo. Now, Peter Jose Smith, president of Utah Cultures, publicly announced on his Web site that he will be running for Congress as a Christian Democratic Republican against Jason Chaffetz, who he claims is too harsh against immigrants, “wanting to deport everyone, even if they have been here for years and have children who are American Citizens.”

Last fall, I was sitting in a political science class when the professor turned the topic to being politically active. He started asking questions and counting the answers.

A few days ago, as I crossed the street from Sinclair toward UVU, I encountered a woman whose appearance immediately revealed her agitation. Beside her stood an old but well-cared-for bicycle. When a UTA bus came to a stop, she quickly moved toward the door and asked the driver when the next bus to Spanish Fork would be coming around. After a brief search, the driver responded, “Well I don’t have the time schedule for the 802. However, it should be here in an hour or so.”

Good news, ladies: I’m officially on the market. Let me be the first to tell you that an opportunity like this doesn’t come around every day. And I’m not going to let a little thing like humility get in the way of my telling you how awesome I am.

“Without it, more than half of us wouldn’t live here.”
-Luke Hickman, Life Writer