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Dyslexia and ADHD in Kids: Why Some Students Struggle to Read in School
That’s what led to my conversation with Donell Pons, a Utah-based dyslexia expert who has spent more than two decades working with students who struggle to read. What struck me…
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A Stand-Up Wheelchair Gives Paralysis Patients Greater Independence
After a cycling accident left him paralyzed, Bill Winchester had to relearn how to navigate daily life from a wheelchair. A stand-up wheelchair later gave him the ability to rise,…
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Growing Up in Utah’s Foster Care System: One Child’s Story
Celeste was five years old the first time she dragged a kitchen stool across the linoleum, climbed up to the stove, and made dinner. On good days there was a…
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Can Utahns Still Afford to Have Kids?
When families cannot afford homes near their jobs, the daily math becomes brutal. Commutes stretch longer. Childcare costs pile up. Mortgages consume more of a household’s income. The result is…
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Angela Brown: The Woman Behind SLUG Magazine and Craft Lake City
Angela Brown is the publisher and owner of SLUG Magazine, one of the city’s longest-running independent publications and a central voice in Utah’s alternative arts and music scene. She is…
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Salt Lake City Newcomers Club: Finding Friendship and Belonging Since 1948
Moving away from your hometown can come with many blessings. But for some, it also comes with just as many bouts of loneliness. That ache of not knowing where to…
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Whiskey, Bullets & a Buried Town: Archaeologists Reveal Alta’s Wild Past
Before Alta was known for powder days and lift lines, it was a silver mining town clinging to the side of a narrow canyon. In the late 1800s, men lived…
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Highway 6 and the Midland Trail: Utah’s Transcontinental Highway History
From Price Canyon to Delta’s desert stretch, Utah played a central role in building the Midland Trail, one of America’s earliest transcontinental highways and the foundation of today’s Highway 6.
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How I Lost 120 Pounds and Changed My Relationship With Food
Throughout most of my life, I used food to cope with chaos, depression, and pain I did not yet understand. By my early twenties, I weighed over 320 pounds and…
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When Main Street Burned: The Aftermath of the Salt Lake City Fire That Hit Downtown Bars
Fire doesn’t respect zoning, property lines, or even the most popular block on Main Street. On the evening of Monday, August 11, 2025, a blaze that began around 8:40 p.m.…
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From Water Bottles to “Brain Rot”: Classroom Trends Shaping Student Culture in 2026
What may sound like noise or nonsense to adults often carries meaning inside today’s classrooms. From oversized, sticker-covered water bottles to repeated phrases borrowed from online videos, small habits have…
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Salt Lake County Approves 14% Property Tax Increase, Shifting the Burden to Taxpayers
After hours of public testimony, Salt Lake County approved a 14% property tax increase, despite mounting concerns over spending growth, compensation, and the impact on seniors and fixed-income residents. This…
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“You’re Taxing Us to Death”: Seniors Push Back on Proposed Salt Lake County Property Tax Increase
Hundreds of seniors packed a Salt Lake County hearing to speak out against a proposed 18.9 percent property tax increase, raising concerns about affordability, fixed incomes, and county leadership salaries.
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The Truth About Dyslexia: Why So Many Kids Are Misdiagnosed
Many bright Utah students fall behind in school for one simple reason: their dyslexia goes unnoticed. In this interview, Barbara and Julia Morelli explain how misdiagnosis, late screening, and a…
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From Dead Walmarts to a Billion Dollar Trampoline Empire
Dead Walmarts and gutted Kmarts sit across America as relics of a failed retail era. While most saw blight, Sky Zone founder Case Lawrence saw potential. His path from near…
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The Utah Village Proving Housing First Was Never Enough
Utah has spent years investing in Housing First, yet homelessness continues to rise and street conditions grow more chaotic. In the middle of this debate, a small village on Salt…