Men Are From Mars
It looks like The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News were gobsmacked by the "news" of gender bias in the workplace. The Tribune was so amazed that they published a front-page story—based on a study by the Utah Women in Leadership Project—that men don't really perceive gender bias the same way that women do. This is not to dismiss the ongoing work of the project, which attempts to throw light on women's issues, but rather to show just how tone-deaf our media is. Gender bias has been around forever and at least since 1840 in the United States when the first women's rights convention was held. That men still don't see the problem is not unlike the Supreme Court insisting that this country is colorblind. Sexism and racism—they simply don't exist if you don't acknowledge them. And that is why Americans must ban books.

Divine Intervention
Utahns want to know more about "higher powers." You know, the ones who answered our prayers for rain (or snow) and then had us dealing with flooding, but only for a while. The ones who apparently don't care about fires in Canada (maybe because they're not praying hard enough) or the air in New York (because those liberals won't stoop to ask the higher beings to blow away the smoke). Now Gov. Spencer Cox has us praying in gratitude for the water boost, even though it likely wasn't enough to stave off drought. If you prayed on July 2, Cox also believes you're one who will conserve water. Meanwhile, The Salt Lake Tribune uncovered a note about why a post was deleted about LGBTQ+ Pride. It was because Cox wants his government to be agnostic. Do the higher powers know that?

Cookin' With Gas
Let's give the Utah Transit Authority a thumbs-up for trying, even if it doesn't go far enough. UTA just won a $17 million grant from—gasp!—the federal government to buy low-emission, compressed natural gas buses, KUTV 2News reports. This means UTA can replace its older diesel buses. UTA's convinced the new buses will lower fuel costs and "contribute to energy independence." Oh, and it will help keep the air clean-ish. Since 2021, UTA's five battery-powered buses have been operated by the University of Utah. Moving to zero emissions is difficult and hampered by funding. Still, it's trying. "UTA recently implemented a strategic partnership agreement with Rocky Mountain Power (RMP). The agreement focuses on five areas: energy efficiency, electric vehicles, electrical infrastructure, grid resilience, research and grants," a 2021 UTA report said. It would be nice if UTA could do away with diesel on FrontRunner, too.