Troy Williams is an African-American conservative, a former Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy who believes in following the facts, not emotion.
He writes a regular Opinion column as part of The Fayetteville Observer Community Advisory Board. He has traditionally been wary of attributing to racial bias problems that could just as easily be explained by other factors.
“Racism gets a lot of press,” he wrote in a recent column, “and an important question becomes: Are we preventing it or perpetuating the problem? It’s easy to call someone a racist these days, and white people tend to be easy targets. Identifying and shaming suspected white racists makes some people feel good about themselves even if they don’t do very much to change actual outcomes.”
Carrus Recognized as Business Equality Leader
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LEHI, Utah, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Carrus, one of the nation s most trusted online healthcare training and professional development providers, today announced it has been recognized by Equality Utah as a Business Equality Leader. The certification program provides companies with the opportunity to promote diversity and enhance workplace performance by modeling and encouraging more inclusive behaviors at work. The certification process involves a culture and policy assessment, an inclusivity survey, and several custom diversity and inclusion training sessions. Our company s primary focus is to help people improve their lives and advance their careers through exceptional learning, so it makes perfect sense that we would look inward and ensure we learn as a company how to build and sustain a more equitable and inclusive culture,
SALT LAKE CITY State lawmakers are considering ways to limit the governor s power in an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening their own hand in declaring when an emergency is over.
The Utah Legislature is also in a brewing firestorm over transgender rights as it wraps up its fifth week of meetings that included the House passing a ban on transgender athletes competing in girls sports in the K-12 public school system.
Vickers bill would limit the duration of a public health order to 30 days. It would also only allow the Legislature to extend or terminate an order and would give lawmakers the power to end an emergency earlier than that 30-day time period. The bill would also ban restrictions on religious gatherings and prohibits a local health department from issuing a restriction without the approval of the county executive, such as the county mayor or commission.
SALT LAKE CITY A proposed prohibition on doctors from performing gender reassignment treatments on minors stalled in a House committee on Friday after an emotional debate between doctors and LGBTQ advocates.
Under HB92, physicians and surgeons would be restricted from performing gender reassignment treatment on minors, including internal surgeries and facial feminization or masculinization surgeries. The bill would also prevent doctors from prescribing hormone therapy for minors who are considering transitioning.
Bill sponsor Rep. Rex Shipp, R-Cedar City, introduced a new version of the bill Friday that would prohibit such treatments for children under age 16 instead of 18. This is about protecting children. I have seven children of my own. I love them dearly. I have eight grandchildren as well, Shipp told the House Health and Human Services Committee.
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