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Geena Davis to Visit Salt Lake Bees Game, Highlighting Women in Baseball

July 25, 2012 Jeff Robinson

She’s been a fugitive, baseball player and President of the United States… all on screen. Now, Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis is coming to Salt Lake City to throw out the first pitch at the Salt Lake Bees game this Friday, marking the 20th anniversary of the film “A League of Their Own,” which tells the story of women who stepped up to the plate during World War II. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Davis about why it’s important to remember the contributions these women made to baseball.

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Education

ACLU of Utah Sounds Alarm Over Student Privacy

July 20, 2012 Jeff Robinson

The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah says Utah schools aren’t doing enough to protect students’ privacy. Legal Director John Mejia says students who take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or ASVAB exam are having their information released to the military without their parents’ knowledge.

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Politics Up Close: Salt Lake County Councilman Michael Jensen / Candidate Paul Recanzone

July 20, 2012 Jeff Robinson

There are many critical issues on the table this election year in Salt Lake County, like canyons development, SkiLink, human services and incorporation, to name a few. And today, we talked with two candidates running for the county council about those topics.

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Automatic Cuts Would Have Big Impact in Utah

July 19, 2012 Jeff Robinson

While the debate over cutting spending in Washington might seem thousands of miles away, if Congress isn’t able to reach a deal on reducing the deficit this year, automatically-triggered cuts would have a very real impact here in the Beehive State. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.

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City Beat

Salt Lake City Mayor Sits Down with White House Council, Congress on Wasatch Canyons

July 19, 2012 Jeff Robinson

With the debate over the controversial SkiLink proposal and proposed wilderness protections in the background, Mayor Ralph Becker took his push to protect the Wasatch Canyons to Washington this week, meeting with officials from a White House council and Utah’s congressional delegation. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Becker about his meetings and what he hopes comes out this process.

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Art Center in Ephraim Says It’s Victim of Censorship

July 18, 2012 Jeff Robinson

The Central Utah Art Center in Ephraim believes a recent decision by the city to evict it from its home in the city’s Pioneer Square amounts to censorship. In a letter signed by the mayor and city council, Ephraim City says the center, which is known as CUAC (pronounced “quack”), failed to live up to its commitment to provide arts education to schools. But CUAC Director Adam Bateman says last year, the center taught 500 elementary school students.

Entertainment

“Wicked” Opens Tonight at Capitol Theatre

July 18, 2012 Jeff Robinson

After a sold-out run in 2009, the hit Broadway show Wicked has landed once again in Salt Lake City, opening tonight at the Capitol Theatre. The famous musical composed by Stephen Schwartz and based on the novel by Gregory Maguire tells a much different story about the characters first made famous by The Wizard of Oz.

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Politics Up Close: Democratic Senate Candidate Josie Valdez

July 13, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Josie Valdez spent more than two decades with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Now, the Murray Democrat is looking to win a seat in the Utah Senate, even beating a former Democratic lawmaker in last month’s primary election. She joined us to discuss her qualifications and ideas.

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Law Enforcement

Reward Offered in Kitten Cruelty Case

July 13, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Utah animal welfare groups are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for burying a kitten in concrete in Colorado City, Arizona, the twin city of Hildale, Utah. Barbara Williamson is with Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, where the kitten was brought on May 31st in an effort to save it.

Healthcare

Reaction to Matheson Vote on ACA, Huntsman Skips GOP Convention

July 12, 2012 Jeff Robinson

This week, for the 30th-plus time, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature health care reform law of 2010. And while no one was surprised to see Utah’s Congressional Republicans support that repeal, the fact that they were joined by Blue Dog Democrat Jim Matheson is a different story. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.

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