Monthly Archives: September 2013
9/27/2013: “America Abroad: Syria and the Responsibility to Protect”
Does the international community have a moral obligation to intervene more aggressively in Syria? We take a look back at past conflicts – Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq and Libya – through the eyes of those who both analyzed and experienced these crises first-hand. We also hear from Syrian refugees in Lebanon who are conflicted over the question…
Local Artists Do What They Hate for New Exhibition
(KCPW News) An exhibition in Salt Lake City features local artists subjecting themselves to their least favorite styles and mediums. The exhibition, called “That Thing You Hate”, is featured at the Alice Gallery, and it challenges three artists to explore areas of art that they hate. For information on the Rio Gallery’s Statewide Annual Competition…
The Rundown: Examining Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with the VA’s Lisa Stoddard
Yesterday on the program we heard a personal story of recovery from mental illness, and about mental health resources available locally. Today, we continue on that theme in a discussion with Lisa Stoddard, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Salt Lake VA Medical Center. We’ll hear about the effect Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is having on…
The BLM Plans to Lease Land in the San Rafael Swell Angering Environmentalists
(KCPW News) In November, the Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off over a hundred thousand acres of land in central Utah for oil and gas drilling. Some are in areas with wilderness characteristics, including the San Rafael Swell, which has conservationists upset. They protested the plan in Salt Lake City on Monday. KCPW…
The Rundown: Local Mental Health Resources and a Personal Story of Recovery
Julie Hardle is the Recovery and Resiliency Manager for Salt Lake County Mental Health contractor Optum Health. She joins us in studio to talk about the resources available to those struggling with mental health issues, and to share her personal story of recovery. Plus, your summary of the day’s top local headlines. Click below for…
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9/20/2013: “The Switch: A BURN special on the nation’s electrical grid”
The nation’s electric grid now penetrates all aspects of our daily lives; yet we don’t give it a second thought until something goes awry — when we’re suddenly groping in the dark searching for flashlights, worrying about what might spoil in the fridge, especially in the heat of the summer. Consider this: The average customer…
The Rundown: Looking at Drug Testing for Utah Welfare Applicants with Rep. Brad Wilson
Today on the show we take a look at a state program to require drug testing for some welfare applicants. We’ll hear from the sponsor of the legislation that created the program, Republican Representative Brad Wilson of Kaysville. Also, the local news and Political Cornflakes with Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent Thomas Burr. Click below…
Political Cornflakes: Utah’s Congressional Delegation Against Action in Syria
(KCPW News) Every member of Utah’s delegation in Washington rejected the idea of a military intervention in Syria. Why was that? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online roundup of Utah politics.
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