Turn a corner in your city, and you’ll be confronted with a reminder that history is all around us. Old trees call to mind the forgotten individuals who planted them. Certain buildings seem haunted by the ghosts of an earlier era. Walk through an overgrown alleyway and a once-familiar place is suddenly…different. Digging into local…
Today on “In the Hive,” the rebroadcast of a conversation with the author Eric Schlosser, about the theory of nuclear deterrence, the unthinkability of nuclear war, and the ‘illusion of safety.’ This show originally aired a year ago and was the second part of a two-part look at the overhaul of America’s land-based nuclear missile…
Meritless, internet-based conspiracy theories have led to a huge uptick in threats against election workers around the nation. Last week, the Brennan Center at New York University Law School released the results of a survey of local election officials, which found that one in three felt unsafe because of the work they do, while one…
In the two weeks since Russian president Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion, more than two million people have fled Ukraine. Thousands are believed dead in the conflict so far, according to reporting by the Associated Press, though an exact human toll remains unclear. The impact is being felt in far away Utah where a “small but…
A rural community in Tooele County called Erda is poised to undergo some big changes. The Romney Group is pursuing development of the Lakeview Business Park, which would transform open fields into warehouses and manufacturing facilities. Part of plan involves reviving 12 miles of an old rail spur running from the main Union Pacific line…
This week, a committee of the Utah House of Representatives unanimously forwarded a measure by Millcreek Democratic Rep. Doug Owens that aims to address what some have called ‘a pandemic of hate.’ House Concurrent Resolution 15 “condemns antisemitic acts and statements as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the…
This week, a committee of the Utah House of Representatives unanimously forwarded a measure by Millcreek Democratic Rep. Doug Owens that aims to address what some have called ‘a pandemic of hate.’ House Concurrent Resolution 15 “condemns antisemitic acts and statements as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the…
According to the World Health Organization, Long COVID is a condition that occurs in people who were infected with COVID-19 and who have symptoms “that last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.” It’s a necessarily broad definition, as scientists are still barely scratching the surface in their understanding…
A bill at this year’s legislative session aims to help clean up the air in northern Utah by making it easier for people to choose transit over their cars. The proposal by Salt Lake Democratic Rep. Joel Briscoe would do away with fares collected by the Utah Transit Authority, making busses, light rail and the…
A study published in 2020 by a cohort of scientists from Brigham Young University, the University of Utah and other institutions found that air pollution shortens life-expectancy in Utah on average by two years. The study, a compilation of data on the human health and economic impacts of pollution, reported that between 2,500 and 8,000…
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