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Beneath the Surface: Teen Summer Reading 2013
From June 1 to August 3, as you read new books, watch new movies or performances, listen to new music or podcasts, and do new things, track it in your Teen Summer Reading log book. Once you've tracked ten activities, turn it in to the library to get a free book (to keep!) and entry into an...
City’s Business Loan Program Lends Record Amount in 2011
Utah’s Autism Program has 35 Openings
A program to provide free treatment to Utah children with autism has 35 openings. KCPW Reporter Kim Schuske has this story. Application Autism Information
All Dunkin' News, All Dunkin' Time
Eight important (and only) news stories being reported this week
SLUG Events: DIY Workshop: Sign Painting with Cathy Willis
The June 2013 installation of the West Elm DIY Workshop Series features Sign Painter, Katy Willis, who will be teaching workshop participants the basics of sign painting!
High fire danger across Utah as three blazes continue to burn
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Man charged with neglecting bedridden wife
A Riverton man is facing one count of aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after police say he neglected his bedridden wife...
Anti-Corporate Personhood Initiative Stalls
An effort to ban corporate personhood in America through a local Salt Lake ballot initiative has been stopped, but city officials who support the measure say it's not over yet.
NSA Spying & American Whistleblowing
by Troy Williams Salt Lake City — The recent revelations that the U.S. government is monitoring our phone calls have brought people from all sides of the political spectrum together to defend civil liberties. Nick Burns welcomes ACLU attorney John Mejia and Libertarian attorney Andrew...
Doctors make breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes cure
New information about diabetes could be
life-changing for the millions who live with
it, especially those battling Type 1
diabetes. Doctors at Boston Children's
hospital have identified the root cause and
hope to use it to better treat it and
possibly find a cure.