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Utah Politics

The Citizens' Candidate
Salt Lake City Council Issues
Why being apathetic is much better than being a partisan know-it-all
"Border Wars" Rocks The E Center
Local event brings mixed martial arts bliss for Utah fight fans
9th Annual Dyke March Takes State Street
Is This Really the Greatest Threat to America?
Child Advocate Shortage Puts Kids At Risk
Beervana not in Utahnah
Will Rock Canyon be Reduced to Rubble?
Is Plan B a "reckless sex pill?
Raining on Your Tax Day Tea Party Don't shoot the messenger: Before you pat yourself on the back for protesting, consider the following paradoxes
Salt Lake City Tea Party Gains National Attention
Is Pole Dancing Competition Too Sexy For Utah?
Utah Booze Barrier BrokenMarch 16th, 2009
Top 10 Utah Political BlogsMarch 6th, 2009
Utah Homebrewing Now LegalMarch 1st, 2009
Nuclear Waste: Appealing or Appalling? February 27th, 2009
Senator Buttars DemotedFebruary 23rd, 2009
Utah's Nuclear Energy Battle Gets DirtyFebruary 17th, 2009
Governor Huntsman Drops a BombshellFebruary 16th, 2009
When Government Can't (or Won't) Protect YouFebruary 12th, 2009
LDS Church Takes Heat for Political Involvement February 9th, 2009
09 Legislature Session Debate February 11th, 2009
Residential Zone Targeted for Coke Burning PlantFebruary 3rd, 2009
Utah's Dangerous Air PollutionFebruary 2nd, 2009
Waddoups Liquor Laws Designed to Segregate?January 16th, 2009
Debugging Government and Society May 23, 2008
Who is funding the voucher battle? Part II updated November 1st, 2007
Who really wants vouchers? Part I posted October 29th, 2007
Vouchers for Dummies updated October 11th
Smart Growth in Utah & the West updated October 18th, 2007
Smart Growth Observations: Europe by bike updated October 18th, 2007
The Ute Indians at Fort Duchesne: "life on the res" posted September 14th, 2007
How we we practice "smart growth" posted August 10th, 2007
Concealed Weapons on Campus posted April 25th
Pioneer Park: What kind of pioneer legacy is this? posted September 9th, 2007
Farmer's Market & Pioneer Park: A success and a disasterposted September 8th, 2007
Capitol Report posted February 2007

Sugarhouse Stories

The Odd Couple: Kiki and Louie
Community Studio Launched in SLC
Home Owners Vs. Retirement HomeMarch 23rd, 2009
Sugar House Hole Filled-- What Comes Next?March 3rd, 2009
Sugar House And Cottonwood Mall RedevelopmentsNovember 21st, 2008
Sugar House Now Sugar Hole? October 16th, 2008
Sugar House Granite Block Funding Stalled September 22nd, 2008
Omar's Living Cuisine Take on Sugar House June 23th, 2008
Sugar House Powers Have a Conflict in Vision May 29th, 2008
Mecham Releases Revised Granite Block Plans May 29th, 2008
Sugar House Granite Block Scoop May 15th, 2008
A New Spin on Pole Dancing March 14th, 2008
100 Years of History now a Pile of Rubble January 21st, 2008
Sugar House developers Mecham and Redrock get grilled by Commissioners September 27th, 2007
Sugar House developer, Craig Mecham, talks to Utah Stories September 21st, 2007
Where are the Utah places? -Why local culture is traded for chain stores September 18th, 2007
City Council Meeting: Granite block moratorium rejected September 6th, 2007
Craig Mecham unveils plans for Sugarhouse Granite block September 6th, 2007
Sugarhouse: merchant photographs & resident quotes August 21st, 2007
Will Sugar House become another Gateway? July 20th, 2007

Smart Growth and Urban Planning Stories

Get all the happenings for Utah's Water Week
Orem farmer Verl Cook is mandated to move out of the way for big developers. . . again
Remembering the Cottonwood MallMay 10th, 2010
European land use policy comparison with the United States September 16th, 2008
Smart Growth in Utah & the West updated October 18th
What are the best methods for implementing smart growth policy? updated November 18th, 2007
Why many in Washington are opposed to Smart Growth and Transit updated January 6th, 2008
Munich Germany: A Transit & Smart Growth Marvel updated January 6th, 2008
Smart Growth Observations: Europe by bike updated October 18th, 2007

Salt Lake City Stories

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Bike Commuting Becoming Fashionable
The Bike Guy
Male Knitters Unite!
The Spiral Jetty vs. Utah
Temple View HomeBrew
The Science of Why Cats are Better than Dogs
Scott Rogers: An Eye for Essence
Salt Lake Acting Company
Graffiti Art is SLC
The Fine Art of Quilting
10,000 beers and 28 years: The Royal Bliss Saga
East Meets West: The Himalayan Cataract Project
Sweet Success: The Tale of Diva's Cupcakes
The Killer Red Iguana Sequel
Financing Healthy Addiction
Medicine or Poison?
Frida Takes a Risk on West Side
A Hamburger with the Freemasons
8 Great Winter Dates
FICE Mural Commission
Main Street Walking Tour
SLC Vegas construction comparison
New Utah Liquor Law Loop-Hole Discovered
Salt Lake City Tea Party Video
Local Bookstores Can ThriveApril 4th, 2009
Council Deep-Sixes Saint Joseph Villa ExpansionMarch 26th, 2009
Holladay's HolesMarch 21st, 2009
Main Street Tenuously WaitsMarch 18th, 2009
Sam Weller's Books Plans to Leave Main StreetMarch 16th, 2009
Hare Krishna Temple Shares Culture & CuisineFebruary 24th, 2009
Cameras In Pioneer ParkFebruary 24th, 2009
My Grandpa Was a Bootlegger March 5th, 2009
Ted Woods Makes Moviemaking Look EasyJanuary 21th, 2009
The Other Side of Pioneer Park November 19th, 2008
New York, Paris, Milan, SoSaLa? November 18th, 2008
Trolley Square- A Salt Lake City Icon November 7th, 2008
A Hole Lot Of Uncertainty< /a> August 13th, 2008

Urban Trees to Wooden Bowls August 5th, 2008
Samak Smokehouse Farmers Market Profile July 26th, 2008
Farmers Market Success Story: Mushroom Man July 18th, 2008
Pioneer Park: A Strange Dichotomy June 25th, 2008
A People's History of Salt Lake City: How Main Street Was Traded for Wall Street April 26th, 2008
Skybridge Saves L.D.S Faithful From Perils of Modern Culture May 12th, 2008
Bishop Burton Answers Question Regarding Skybridge February 24th, 2008
Skybridge causing a divide February 14th, 2008
A People's History of Salt Lake City: The Great Divide February 16th, 2008
Artspace: no longer for artists? February 7th, 2008
Culture Clash on Main Street January 24th, 2008
Can Artspace on Pierpont be saved? January 11, 2008
Another cog in the wheel for corporate American retail December 13, 2007
How to make downtown attract 10 million people December 5, 2007
City Creek Center debate: Private mall or public square? November 30, 2007
City Creek Center to short-change Salt Lake residents? November 2, 2007
The Skybridge Debate of 1978 October 23, 2007
A People's History of Salt Lake City: Suburban Growth & Development October 18th, 2008
Downtown Salt Lake City Merchant Transcripts September 18th, 2007
Downtown Salt Lake City Farmer's Market September 1st, 2007
Can taco carts and merchants coexist? September 5th, 2007
Pioneer Park: What kind of pioneer legacy is this? September 9th, 2007
Farmer's Market & Pioneer Park: A success and a disaster September 8th, 2007

Mormon Culture Stories

Jeanie's Going up in Smoke
Hijacking the Founding Fathers
Religion and Medicine: Strange Bedfellows
Medicine or Poison Part II
Medicine or Poison?
What would Jesus do. . . with a billion dollars?
What will $3 Billion do to SLC?
Voluntary Simplicity
Indian Music Reverberates in LDS Church
Tougher Immigration Laws Affect LDS Missionaries
Twilight Deemed Too Risqué For Mormon Readers
Non-Aloholic Nirvana
Glenn Beck's Rise to Fame on Fox
Mormon Blogs: Welcome to the Bloggernacle
LDS Fear of Gay Protests Prove False
No Longer a Mormon Town?March 27th, 2009
Pagans Unite For Rites in SandyMarch 27th, 2009
Twilight Huge in UtahMarch 24th, 2009
SextingMarch 17th, 2009
HBO's Big Love Causes Big CommotionMarch 11th, 2009
Are Utahns Porn Addicts?March 9th, 2009
"Buttars-Palooza" Event Draws HundredsMarch 2nd, 2009
Go Straight or Go HomeFebruary 28th, 2009
Larry H. Miller's LegacyFebruary 22nd, 2009
Tattoo Art Goes Mainstream in SLCFebruary 16th, 2009
10 Hottest Utah Food Blogs February 13th, 2009
Former LDS Missionary unveils SLC's drug trade February 5th, 2009
Free Dental Care in Utah January 28th, 2009
Caught in the Crosshairs of Proposition 8 January 5th, 2009
Travis Hess-Making a Difference Three-time cancer survivor Travis Hess helps families who are struggling financially trying to save their children. May 19th, 2008
Media Outlets Continue to Inaccurately confuse LDS and FLDS Faiths A history lesson on the two church's differneces. posted May 12th, 2008
Skybridge Saves L.D.S Faithful From Perils of Modern Culture Skybridge passes City Council 6-1, saving Mormons from undue harm from outside economic interests. updated April 20th, 2008
Honoring A Hero Through His Hobby How a Officer Dukatz is being honored by Murray residents December 24th, 2008
Perfection Causing Depression? According to recent studies Utahns quest for perfection and material satisfaction could be direclty corolated with Utah being the most depressed state in the nation.
March 28th, 2008
LDS Church, Answers Question Regarding Skybridge Bishop H. David Burton, presiding Bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints answers question regarding skybridge. March 24th, 2008
Deseret News pays homage to most influential Mormon in media: Glenn Beck (opinion) Why Glenn Beck is conquering three forms of media while Bob Lonsberry is angering non-LDS Utahns
(posted December 13th)
Utah Hall of Fame: Learn about Utah and Mormon culture from some of the most famous Utahns. Including: Eliza R. Snow, Brigham Young, Rocky Anderson, Donny Osmond, Edward Abbey and many more.
(updated August 21st)
Utah Documentaries: (Flash Version) Includes short-films on a Canning Champion, Violin Maker, Bronze Sculptor, One-handed guitar player, computer scientists and more. (updated January 4th)
Ute IndiansThe Ute Indian Reservation on Fort Deuchene. (updated January 4th)

Backer's Bakery Threatened by Unemployment Benefit Abuse

Retrospect Water and Light

Eastern vs. Western Medicine

Just What Are You Being Spoon Fed?

Drug-Free Health and Happiness

Parenting with a Virtual Leash

Great Gift Ideas for Pets

Holiday Ideas That Won't Break the Bank

Chemical of the Day: Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)

What in the World Should I Feed My Dog?

Westgate Resorts Rip-Off Relief

Autism: Science Vs Vaccine Skeptics

Alternative Medicine Review

Tow TrapApril 3rd, 2009

How to Survive The Great DepressionMarch 23rd, 2009

Gold RushMarch 20th, 2009

A week's groceries for around $20?March 19th, 2009

Crime in Happy ValleyMarch 13th, 2009

Sprint Contract DeceptionFebruary 25th, 2009

Westgate Resorts Penalized for Deceitful Tactics January 27th, 2009

MLM Scams Flourish During Economic Decline January 21th, 2009

Career Colleges vs. Traditional Universities Video January 7th, 2009

Depression Epidemic Or Pharmaceutical Farce? December 4th, 2008

Sundance Film Festival Lodging ScamNovember 10th, 2008

Timeshare Rip-off Proctection Laws Could Save You Story of one timeshare owner fighting back against their rip-off tactics.November 3rd, 2008

Is Autism Caused By Vaccines?Both sides of the debate over the nature of autism and whether it might be caused by child vaccinations such as MMR.September 24rd, 2008

Paxil Truth From Ten Year AddictThe category of drugs Paxil belongs to (SSRIs) have received over 28,000 complaints to the FDA; yet doctors continue to prescribe...September 5th, 2008

Westgate Resorts Admits Advertising Dishonest A 'five star luxury resort' - Westgate Resorts executive admits untrue. September 9th, 2008

Westgate Timeshare Scam Part III in the ongoing story of attempting to fight back against Westgate Resorts rip-off timeshare scam. posted June 13th, 2008

Vegas Timeshare Scams How Westgate resorts uses the lure of Las Vegas and Hollywood to lure buyers into timeshare rip-offs (updated May 15th, 2008)

The Chemical Imbalance Myth How drug companies and the media promote the myth that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. April 3rd, 2008

Hollywood Dreams & Timeshare NightmaresHow Westgate Resort's new Planet Hollywood Towers, sells rip-off timeshares using high-pressure sales tactics and dishonesty (updated March 26th, 2008)

High West Distillery and Saloon

Ruth's Diner: Ruth's Diner

Sugar House Furniture

Beehive Cheese Company

What's F'n Hot?

Hole-in-the-Wall Greatness: Masala owner is familiar with great food in a hurry

Mazza: An immigrant success story

Raising the Bar

Trolley Wing Company and Wild Horse Coffee Reach A Great Compromise

Beer Stories: Bohemian Brewery introduces Viennese in cans

Delicious Chinese on a budget

Faces Lounge