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Archives for January 2014

Generation Y Me?

January 29, 2014 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The “Greatest Generation” is now in its late 80s. Their kids, the Baby Boomers, are slowly retiring. If our current trajectory of spending and debt continues, according to economists and congressional members such as Paul Ryan and Rand Paul, by the time the Boomers pass the baton of retirement to the Millennials, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid will be bankrupt. The … [Read more...]

Vintage Airstream Restorations

January 27, 2014 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

     Visit Vintage Restorations online   … [Read more...]

Clean Air Rally A Huge Success According to Organizers

January 27, 2014 by Richard Markosian 5 Comments

“It greatly exceeded our wildest expectations,” says Dr. Brian Moench of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, one of the organizers of the Clean Air, No Excuses Rally held on February 25, 2014 at the Utah State Capitol. According to Moench there were between four to five thousand people there, which was about ten times more than the organizers expected when they first … [Read more...]

Governor We Cannot Breathe

January 23, 2014 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Utah Stories will be covering the protest on Saturday. We hope the turnout is huge. Tom Bennett will be performing this song at the protest. "There is a burning in my bosom and it aint the holly ghost."     … [Read more...]

Worst Wasatch Front Polluters

January 23, 2014 by Utah Stories 7 Comments

For more information, please check out our article: https://www.utahstories.com/2014/01/air-pollution-in-utah/ https://www.utahstories.com/2013/12/notes-and-sources-for-worst-polluters-in-utah/   … [Read more...]

Provo: Not as Lame as It Sounds

January 23, 2014 by Kate Voss Leave a Comment

Even though Salt Lake City was recently listed as “the most creative mid-size city” in the United States by the blog Movoto, the  city of Provo is also receiving a lot of national attention. In 2009, Where to Retire magazine listed Provo as an “enticing city for new careers” and in 2010, Forbes listed Provo among its top ten U.S. cities to raise a family. Basically, Provo is … [Read more...]

Two Disabled Utahns, Two Stories of Ability

January 22, 2014 by Utah Stories 2 Comments

1) Daniel Eckhardt Shoppers at the Smith’s Food and Drug on 455 South 500 East often pick the longest checkout line rather than the shortest. The reason? Daniel Eckhardt. He’s a bagger, a hard worker, and always happy—and excited—to be at work. His smile is contagious and people go out of their way to wait in his line. Daniel has Down syndrome, but it doesn’t define him. A … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Bully Pulpit and the Golden Age of Journalism

January 21, 2014 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Doris Kearns Goodwin has produced an excellent history in The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism. Does the following sound familiar? Corporations are in complete control over our politicians and the political system. These forces control politics at every level. They determine who is elected to office, what bills they will support, even how judges … [Read more...]

Lucky 13: Beer and Burger Therapy

January 21, 2014 by Jutta Brandt Leave a Comment

Sometimes you need liquid therapy – you know what I am talking about: a coffee break at your favorite java stop where the pumpkin latte tastes so good you wish you could curl up in it all winter. But what if it is 8 pm on a Sunday night in Salt Lake City and your cravings have nothing to do with coffee, but with a good brew of the non-java type – perhaps one of those amber … [Read more...]

Animation Studio Moves to Trolley Square

January 21, 2014 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

“Trolley Square even looks like a movie lot.” For founder and CEO Ian Johnston, that was a perfect reason to locate his Too Many Legs Animation Studios in the venerable complex and in the process help to bring a creative new purpose to the mall. Johnston’s company focuses on creating cutting edge animation projects. “Nobody reads the internet anymore. They watch it,” he says. … [Read more...]

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