My Opinion Writing
by Jay Werther
I write about digital reputation, recovery, bureaucracy, midlife mental health, and what it feels like to rebuild a life inside systems that do not adapt to human change.
Below are opinion pieces I’ve published across regional and statewide newspapers in NY, UT, and RI.
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Published opinion pieces
Times Union
Do we have a right to be forgotten online?
Is there an app for that? Maybe there shouldn’t be.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah men are slipping through the cracks
Deseret News
The mental health crisis facing men in midlife
The Daily Gazette
Men in Schenectady are struggling quietly
Finger Lakes Times
The emotional intelligence trap
The quiet struggle many men face
The Standard Examiner
What constant comparison is doing to Utahns
Caregiver children of failing parents
Utah’s medical marijuana system encourages the worst kind of drug use
Park Record
When progress leaves older residents behind
The Herald Journal
Social media should not define who we are
The Daily Herald
Men need support to face mental health challenges
What constant comparison is doing to Utahns
East Bay RI
The silent strain on adult children
Older Americans are being locked out of digital life
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More writing
JayWerther.com is my main site and Substack archive.
I’m also building The Fair Identity Project, focused on digital reputation, second chances, and fairness in modern systems.