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Dear Dick: What happened to civil discourse?

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Dear Dick, I don’t like you. I don’t like writing about you. I don’t even like referring to you as Dick. I think that...
Tuition has risen %104 over the last 14 years.

Students: take action against tuition and fees increases

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Tuition and fees are on the rise again, but students can do something to try to stem the tide.
Room full of people for legislative meeting

Tribal leaders call for the passing of bill to protect Native children

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Utah's Native American leaders urged the passing of House Bill 40, which aims to protect Native children during the adoption process and prioritize their placement in Indigenous homes.
West Valley City TRAX stop

Treading with TRAX

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane. Well, actually it is the Utah Transit Authority, or the UTA Mass-Transit TRAX trains and buses to be...
Man reaching through gate to pet a pony

Tooele residents say they’re fighting a ‘losing battle’ against inland port projects

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As two inland port projects in Tooele County reach the development phase, residents and advocacy groups continue to fight the plans, citing hazards to the community and the environment.
"Present" mural progress

SLCC professor helps bring life to the Kearns Library

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SLCC professor Matt Monson is creating three large murals for the newly renovated Kearns Library.
Great Salt Lake, receding shoreline near the marina

Doctors urge Utah lawmakers to take immediate action on Great Salt Lake

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Doctors recently signed a warning about the public health consequences if the Great Salt Lake continues to shrivel.
American flags on cemetery headstones

Utah veterans reflect on Memorial Day

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As the nation pauses to remember its fallen military heroes, several Utah veterans share their Memorial Day memories.
UTA bus parked at bus stop

UTA improving safety for student riders during pandemic

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Utah Transit Authority strengthened its safety and health precautions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Headshot of Ed Yong

Past SLCC keynote speaker wins Pulitzer Prize

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Ed Yong, keynote speaker at the 2020 Tanner Forum on Social Ethics, recently won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.
Nurse prepping vaccine

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine receives FDA approval

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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for protection against the spread of COVID-19 in people 16 and above.
RadioActive KRCL graphic for April 25, 2022

Voices Amplified: April 25, 2022

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This #VoicesAmplified takeover includes conversations with Women of the World, SLCC Community Gardens and the LOVELOUD Festival.