It’s been one year since BYU issued a statement that they will not be allowing nor providing any type of endorsement for same-sex couples or same-sex marriage. This statement released by the BYU honor code came as a blow to LGBQT students enrolled at BYU. Student organizer Baily Luck, a senior put together flyers and organized around fifty students who hiked up the hill with … [Read more...]
Utah Event Venues Will Be Opening Up
Many entertainment venues will be able to reopen Dreamscapes in Gateway will be opening to a more full capacity, due to an announcement given by Governor Spencer Cox. Venues can open up shoulder to shoulder. It appears that theaters such as Hale Center Theater will be moving to full capacity under the new health department guidelines. But if people are eating and drinking … [Read more...]
What Do Donald Trump and Joseph Smith Have in Common?
The short answer is they were both presidential candidates accused but never convicted of inciting riots. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints founder Joseph Smith had a similar anti-establishment attitude to Trump when it came to federal power and how it is wielded in Washington. And Smith certainly wanted to “drain the swamp” but in a manner that is very … [Read more...]
Utah’s Identity Crisis: Will Crony Capitalism Define Utah’s Future?
Get the story behind the settlement and development of the Great Basin in this episode of the Utah Stories Show that dives deep into Mormon Pioneer history and the community building efforts of the early pioneers. Find out what they had right, that we have largely forgotten. Why is this relevant today? Utah has now more tech jobs per capita than any other state. Our … [Read more...]
Are You Ready for the Coming Collapse of Banking and Currency?
Bitcoin is surging in value; as is gold, real estate, and all precious metals and stocks. More people than ever are getting out of storing their money in dollars and putting their wealth into other assets. Average consumers are now putting their extra cash into stocks, which is causing the markets to reach record surging levels in a recession. Still, major financial … [Read more...]
Can you still speak your mind on Instagram?
Big-tech is taking aim at the voices on the right and silencing decent. They do this under the pretense that they are preventing violence and hate speech. This perhaps seems justified to many Americans. But now voices on the center and independent publishers are being silenced as well. Utah Stories' mission is to promote civil discourse and the voices on both sides of … [Read more...]
Hundreds Participate in “Stop the Steal” Rally in front of Salt Lake City’s Utah Capitol Building
Utah Capitol building-- The Proud Boys, local militia groups, retired veterans and angry citizens were all on hand to protest the final confirmation of Joe Biden's electoral victory. Utah Stories’ objective was to understand if indeed Trump supporters were disavowing themselves from the Republican Party. We spoke to about a dozen protestors who feel that the election was … [Read more...]
The Corrupted Leader Who Tainted Utah’s Medical Cannabis Program
Kerry Gibson was the former Weber State County Commissioner. Under his stewardship, ranchers that Utah Stories have spoken to have been losing their land and their water due to the overdevelopment of the area. But somehow Kerry Gibson became a darling of state GOP leaders. According to one rancher we spoke with, Gibson used his post to improve conditions for his own family’s … [Read more...]
Why is The Inland Port Illegal?
The most basic and fundamental right we have is the protection of our environment and our health. We, the citizens cannot allow corporations to work with the government to foul our air; dirty our water; cause irreparable harm and environmental damage to an area, and in the process make area residents unhealthy or sick. This right falls under the Equal Protection Clause of … [Read more...]
Hidden Utah Journalism- The stories the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know
I have the utmost respect for journalists who work in local TV broadcasting, newspaper reporting, radio, and magazines. So when I knock the “mainstream media” I’m not including the vast majority of my colleagues who are professionals doing excellent work providing the news we need to know to become more engaged in our civic duties. But there are stories that are hidden, that … [Read more...]