Opinion: Light over darkness — choosing civility in a time of contempt

Like all Utahns, my heart aches over the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. He came to our state with nothing more than his voice. He wasn’t an elected official with power. He wasn’t wealthy with influence to buy. His strength was in speaking, in challenging us to think. That voice was silenced in a place I have always believed was safe: in Utah, near my own home.