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As reports pile up of trigger-happy and choke-happy police responses around the nation, local activists have decided to keep up the pressure for more transparency and accountability. Saturday activists will rally in Ogden against police brutality for national and local cases, like that of Darrien Hunt, the black 22-year-old Saratoga Springs resident shot multiple times in the back while running away from the police in September.
While Utah has a fine share of writers and poets, we're shockingly low on literary journals and annual publications. That's not to say we don't have any, in fact titles like Sugar House Review have grown to be a must-own books every time they're released, but the truth is that many writers self-publish their works or turn them into zines that you'll find at local coffee shops.
Praising Utah’s booming economy, which he shepherded through the Great Recession, Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday revealed a $14.3 billion budget proposal that would allot the majority of the state’s new revenue to education. With several students seated before him, Herbert unveiled the budget in the library at Granite Park Junior High.
Easy Xmas crafts for shut-ins and social butterflies
The holidays seem to be the busiest time of year for me. So, with hardly any free time—or extra money—the crafts I picked for this season are extremely easy and inexpensive.
A holiday production poking fun and celebrating the holiday season
There's no escaping the fact that the holidays are both upon us and conquering us, and while there's a fine majority of people who enjoy this time of year, there's always a congregation who despise it with every breath they have. Luckily, both groups have a production happening this week that will satisfy both their interests as Plan-B Theatre presents Christmas With Misfits.
