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City Creek Center: The true cost of the Mormon mall

April 5, 2012 by Richard Markosian 5 Comments

Five years ago Utah Stories produced its first documentary video asking why Crossroads Mall and the ZCMI Center were being torn down just thirty-five years after they were built to construct the City Creek Center. This was a question no other media outlet was asking. Instead, all they reported on was how wonderful the City Creek Center would be, and how great it was that the … [Read more...]

Lavender Fields of Deceit?

February 10, 2012 by Tami Hansen 38 Comments

Young Living Essential Oils

Driving into Mona, Utah on I-15 the fragrance of fresh lavender through an open car window is enchanting. Just fifteen minutes from all of the construction madness in and around Utah County, remnants of road-rage and stress fade away as the vast expanse of farms begins to unfold. From early spring through September breathtaking rows of majestic purple lavender extend like a … [Read more...]

Iosepa: Why Hawaiian Mormon Pioneers Were Evicted

August 10, 2011 by Richard Markosian 8 Comments

Skull Valley, UT— Just the name portrays a Valley-of-the-Damned-image: desolate, remote. It is mostly accurate. Skull Valley is home to Dugway Proving Grounds, where biological and chemical weapons are tested for “mostly training purposes,” according to the military residents there. For most of Utah’s short history, a place beyond the Stansbury Range in Tooele County that has … [Read more...]

The Ups and Downs of Mormon Media

October 14, 2010 by Jacob Hodgen Leave a Comment

by Jacob Hodgen Amidst fierce competition, the Deseret News has a brave new plan to save their paper. But at what cost?. It has been one heck of a year for Utah’s longest-running newspaper. The Deseret News just announced it would soon be jettisoning 43% of its staff, including its entire design department. Spinning the move as a bold step and part of a plan to “lead … [Read more...]

In Defense of Polygamy

August 2, 2010 by Jacob Hodgen 3 Comments

Polygamy gets a bad rap these days: It subjugates women; it creates a hostile environment for families; it is practiced by religious nut jobs; it is often associated with child marriages to older men. . . All of this is utter nonsense.by Jacob Hodgen The truth is that nothing could be more "traditional family values" than the practice of plural marriage. Polygamy, or more … [Read more...]

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