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Carolyn Campbell
Campbell has been writing for City Weekly since the 1980s. Her insightful pieces have won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists chapters in Utah and Colorado.
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- News, Cover Story January 29, 2025
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Embryo donation and other blends of fertilization and adoption help Utah couples to expand their families.
Paths to Parenthood
- Chandler and Jennifer Turley almost gave up on having a child. They had hoped for a baby ever since marrying seven years ago. Yet it didn't happen.
- News, City Weekly REWIND November 4, 2024
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FLASHBACK 1996: How Sima Vaghti put homework on the tables of low-income children.
Mission Education
- Several people feel Vaghti is an old-fashioned heroine transplanted into the burned-out '90s—the kind of crusader who seems to work around the clock and never give up when increasing numbers of people are cynical, tired and backing away from challenge.
- News, City Weekly REWIND July 29, 2024
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FLASHBACK 2010: How 9 Utahns survived being shot
Nine Lives
- Not every bullet kills. But upon entering the body at a velocity close to the speed of sound, bullets can really mess you up.
- News, Cover Story February 7, 2024
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Dating counselors help singles move past relationship hiccups and get to the next date.
Looking for Love
- There were second dates, a few third dates, but no fourth dates. His relationships usually lasted three months or less.
- News, Cover Story January 24, 2024
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How DNA experts and law enforcement uncover hidden identities.
Written in Bone
- He's a man of mystery. After all these years, no one knows his real name.
- News, Cover Story December 6, 2023
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City Weekly's year-end guide to getting through the holidays and closing out those Christmas lists.
Gift Guide 2023
- This city rocks! And there's no better time to pay back the love SLC has given us all than at the holidays. Got family in town?
- News, Cover Story October 4, 2023
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These Utahns say they benefited from encounters with extraterrestrial life
Touched by an Alien
- Ron Johnson faced the alien head-on. "Our noses almost touched," he recalled. "It looked like he was about to download something into my brain."
- News, Cover Story September 13, 2023
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Local law enforcement warns of increased online harassment and extortion in the post-pandemic era.
Trust No One
- "Ethan Parker" was only one of his fake names. He looked like a kid who might mow your neighbor's lawn or take your little sister to the prom.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment August 23, 2023
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The Barbie movie and the influence of pop culture on baby names
Will Barbies and Kens be filling the graduating class of 2041?
- It's only the biggest movie of the year. There's no doubt that both the financial figure and the main character's figure in Barbie are definitely in the pink.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment June 28, 2023
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Feature Interview: Writer Karl Beckstrand
Prolific author addresses finding stable, fulfilling LGBTQIA relationships
- Writer Karl Beckstand nearly married a beautiful woman, although he was attracted to both men and women.
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Best of Utah: Body & Mind 2021
Readers choose their best health-care providers, medical institutions, fitness guides and more.
June 16, 2021
Utahns Abducted by Aliens
Touched by an Alien: Some Utahns claim their encounters with extraterrestrials are too close for comfort.
September 23, 2009
