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The Brouhaha Over BrewHaHa
(KCPW–August 27, 2013) A small restaurant is getting a lot of opposition in a Salt Lake City neighborhood. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
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Navigating the Obamacare Health Insurance Marketplace
(KCPW–August 26, 2013) On October 1st, people currently without health insurance will be able to sign up through Utah’s on-line marketplace or exchange. Coverage will start on January 1st of next year. Reporter Kim Schuske talked to Randal Serr from the Utah Health Policy Project about the individual marketplace and has this report.
Immigration
Rep. Stewart Confronts Immigration Reform Proponents
(KCPW News) United States Representative Chris Stewart faced a bombardment of questions related to immigration reform on Thursday. The congressman from Utah’s second district held open hours at his Salt Lake City office. But due to some confusion over the format of the meeting, a large crowd of mostly Latino constituents gathered in Stewart’s lobby,…
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Utah Iranian American Cautiously Optimistic about Iran’s New President
(KCPW News) Earlier this August, Iran inaugurated a new president: Hassan Rouhani. So far, Rouhani has tried to hone the image of a moderate reformer – a president who will depart from the more combative rhetoric of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So how do Iranians view the new president? KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham sat down with…
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Political Cornflakes: Revelations on NSA Surveilance During Salt Lake’s 2002 Winter Olympics
(KCPW News) News continues to break about NSA surveillance programs. What’s the latest? 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.
Education
University of Utah Creates Shoshone Language Video Game
(KCPW-August 23, 2013) August 14 was National Navajo Code Talker Day. It’s a day commemorating the role of Navajo code talkers who used their native language to transmit secret information during World War II. Today, many American Indian languages are dying out. To help remedy this problem, some Shoshone students are using a new kind…
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A Book Deal Goes Bad Because of Gay Author’s Bio
(KCPW–August 22, 2013) After working on a book for years, two authors say a Utah publishing company refused to publish their book because of the word ‘partner’ in one of their bios. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
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Utah GOP Party Chairman: Bennion Overstepped with Comments on District Attorney
(KCPW News) The Utah Republican Party held a press conference at their headquarters in downtown Salt Lake on Wednesday, to address recent comments made by Salt Lake County Republican Chair Chad Bennion. KCPW’s Roger McDonough was there and filed this report.
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Mayor Becker Recognizes Ultra Runner for Cancer Awareness
(KCPW-August 21, 2013) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and State Senator Todd Weiler honored runner Landon Cooper Wednesday for recently completing a 3,000 mile run. Cooper was running to raise awareness for sarcoma cancer. Cooper was running for the Utah-based non-profit organization Miles 2 Give. He was initially affected by a friend’s struggle with…
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A Utah Hospital is Developing Medical Devices in House
(KCPW–August 20, 2013) Intermountain Healthcare has created a lab with big name partners to develop medical devices and other technologies that they hope will help patients and save money. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
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