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Little Cottonwood Canyon is under threat by Utah’s population boom

September 10, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

We need to make the change we want, not allow the change to happen to us.—Carl Fisher Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah is synonymous with wilderness, natural beauty, remote uncultivated regions still in natural conditions—and recreating. It's been forecasted that by the year 2060, Utah will have an estimated population of 6.84 million. Compare that to today's estimated 3.22 … [Read more...]

Salt Lake City mayoral candidates David Ibarra & Luz Escamilla weigh in on issues that affect You

July 29, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

Mayoral candidates David Ibarra, Luz Escamilla, and the future of Salt Lake City Luz Escamilla and David Ibarra are both vying for the title of mayor of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City faces a lot of problems, issues that affect each one of us, either directly or indirectly, in a very real and future-shaping way, like: the Inland Port homelessness affordable … [Read more...]

Former Utah Mayor Rocky Anderson—”I think the people should rise up!”

July 29, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

Rocky Anderson on The Utah Stories Show Rocky Anderson is never one to back down from that which he believes. This was apparent when he joined us on The Utah Stories Show in July to speak about an array of issues currently plaguing the city and the state at large. We talked openly about Salt Lake City local businesses, economic development, the Inland Port,  how the state's … [Read more...]

Utah farmer seeking medical cannabis grow permit

June 20, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

 Medical cannabis will be sown in Utah, but will the profits be reaped elsewhere? Now that medical cannabis in Utah has been legalized, it's time to turn our attention to how the medicinal plant will be grown—will there be supply to meet the projected demands?—and, maybe more importantly, who will be able to grow it? It's an important question because the State will … [Read more...]

Bordered by addiction: Utah’s Opioid epidemic

May 29, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

Opioids, especially in the last 10–20 years, have swept a destructive path coast to coast, ruining lives and families. And the truly heartbreaking, dismaying reality of it, is many of these deaths came in the form of a prescription filled and picked up at some local pharmacy. Legally.

The Utah Stories Show—podcast VeRonica Little witnesses the severity of Utah's Opioid epidemic every day. As Program Administrator for the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, she is on the front lines in a war that, at times, seems absolutely and dauntingly unwinnable . The Opioid epidemic is so prevalent, and because of the nature and causes of addiction, … [Read more...]

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