Richard Markosian
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Are Salt Lake Homeless Resource Centers a Failure for the Neighborhoods that Welcomed Them?
SLC homeless resource centers caused crime including drug and sex trafficking to increase dramatically in the neighborhoods that accepted them
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The Utah Homeless Conundrum: Salt Lake’s Unsheltered Not Able to Find Shelter while Winter Is Approaching
Driving around Salt Lake on a cold day I witnessed a series of desperate situations of unsheltered communities in peril.
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Why More Homeless Spending Is Resulting in More Homeless People
Most non-profit organizations receive funds from the government thanks to its taxing power. However, despite all this funding they fail to provide safe care to the very ones they are…
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Releasing Murderers in Utah Needs to Stop, Says Danielle Ahn
Danielle Ahn has a strong opinion about the ways in which far too many violent offenders are being released under current Salt Lake County DA Sim Gill’s office. These offenders…
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The $300 Million Utah Homeless Question
$200-$300 million is spent every year on Utah’s homeless services. Is this money reducing homelessness? Utah State Auditor with 36 years of experience says “No”.
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Utah’s Scary Housing Market
With $2,950 per month to own a very small home, young couples have no chance of finding any affordable housing than young couples in Utah.
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Rampant Crime is Forcing Residents to Leave Ballpark Neighborhood in Salt Lake City
The Ballpark Neighborhood has 9 times the rate of murders than the rest of Salt Lake City; prostitution in the area runs rampant; sex trafficking also goes unpunished, and there…
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Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon: A Gondola Wins, Granolas Lose
UDOT (Utah Department of Transportation) determines to move forward with the Little Cottonwood Canyon expansion plan, which is a gondola serving Snowbird and Alta skiers using Utah’s taxpayers’ dollars.