How Big Pharma is preventing the massive shift in medicine and wellbeing Today, Big Pharma, Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol, all billion-dollar industries, are undergoing a sea-change in their market share and growth potential due to the re-emergence of ancient healing practices and medicine. This is a story that the mainstream media isn’t covering much because so much of Big … [Read more...]
Moab Housing: Luxury in Abundance but Scarcity of Affordable Housing
The obvious gentrification of Moab is reflected in the chic new HooDoo Hotel, featuring tall ceilings and wood and marble sculptures, along with the closure of the Rio Bar featuring a giant lizard. We visit the Josie Wyatt Bar and Grille and sit down for cocktails. The bartop marble is rusty, coarse, shiny and textured. The bar faces a manicured courtyard and fountain area. … [Read more...]
Homeless Advocate Claims SLC Mayor Has a Conflict of Interest in Handling Homeless Situation
Salt Lake’s Largest Outdoor Homeless Encampment Shuttered and Abated A mini tent city was growing under the freeway on 700 West and 500 South. This encampment appeared to be a semi-permanent solution in an effort to relocate the homeless away from Main Street and the central downtown business district. Last November We reported how business owners were experiencing serious … [Read more...]
Why Beer Is The Answer To Our Biggest Problems
Have you watched the news lately? If not, let me fill you in: We are destroying our oceans, our soil, our ecosystems. A few more hot button items: Inflation is at an all-time high Housing prices as a ratio of take-home-pay is at an all-time high Kids have been home from school more days in the past two years than since the Pioneers spun wool. International turmoil … [Read more...]
Time to Quit and to Enjoy Utah this Winter
Americans have quit their jobs in record numbers in the past 18 months. It’s being called “the great labor shortage.” But when a massive number of people who were previously employed just choose to walk away from their jobs, perhaps this is just a return to more “traditional values.” We have personally learned that “virtual learning” is nearly impossible with three small … [Read more...]
Joe Rogan vs. CNN
Mainstream Media Culpability in the Rise of Extremism Whether you believe the main-stream media is as pure as the white-driven snow, or you believe that many main-stream media outlets regularly cover-up and commit acts of censorship and bias– Into the Storm documentary series is worth watching to better understand what happens when the “hostility of repression speeds up the … [Read more...]
The Hostility of Repression and Into the Storm
A look back on January 6th, Q-Anon, and free-speech suppression On January 6th, 2021 Utah Stories covered the Utah State Capitol “Stop the Steal” demonstrations. We interviewed the Proud Boys, Boogaloo Boys, some Utah militia members, and Trump supporters, who were chanting “Stop the Steal!” A few attendees were waving Q flags. Various speakers were calling for more government … [Read more...]
Why Is the 600% Increase in Homeless Spending Resulting in More Homelessness in Utah?
What Can the State or City do to Alleviate Homelessness? A report was recently released (in November of 2021 by the Utah State Auditor’s Office). The report details what it has found to be some of the reasons why despite massive spending increases the homeless population only continues to increase. Currently, the major issues associated with the homeless epidemic are a lack … [Read more...]
Homeless Families Braving the Cold Rather Than Stay in Shelters in Salt Lake City
On North Temple, near 15th West, I find a family who is choosing to camp in an empty parking lot under tarps rather than stay in a shelter. A woman and her two adult sons are taking extreme measures to survive in the frigid temperatures. They use candle wax as well as hand sanitizer to burn small fires under their tarps and blankets to stay warm. Why are they taking such … [Read more...]
The Californication of Utah
California has been known for decades as the leader of the Western United States both in terms of the booming tech economy and the widening class division between the rich and the poor. Tech companies have the rare distinction of being both an enormous benefit for producing high-paying jobs for engineers, programmers, and support staff–oftentimes minting thousands of … [Read more...]