As water shortages strain both St. George and Las Vegas, their vastly different approaches reveal key lessons in conservation. With the Virgin River nearly tapped out, can Southern Utah adapt strategies pioneered in Nevada, or will it chart its own path to a sustainable water future?

“The abuse didn’t look like what I thought abuse was,” Laurie Smithson explains. “I thought that happened to other people—people from the wrong side of the tracks. He had a good job, dressed well, and seemed so caring at first.” Could you be a victim of abuse without even knowing it? With 1 in 3 Utah women experiencing domestic violence, Laurie’s nonprofit, Beauty from Ashes, is helping victims recognize abuse, break free, and rebuild their lives.

At just 15 years old, Robbie Myrick was using hard drugs and heading down a path of destruction. By 19, he was facing federal charges. Today, he’s a coach at The Other Side Village, helping Utah’s homeless find their way out of addiction and despair. Robbie’s journey from the streets to leadership is proof that even the darkest paths can lead to remarkable change when met with honesty, accountability, and a relentless drive to do better.

Can Utah’s proposed 30-acre homeless campus truly solve the state’s homelessness crisis, or is it another costly experiment doomed to fail? At a recent town hall, experts debated innovative solutions, but critics questioned whether their strategies address the root issues or merely perpetuate broken systems.