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- News, April 2, 2025
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For anti-suicide organization 22 Jumps, extreme sport doubles as advocacy for veterans' mental health.
Small Lake City
- After a close friend—who also served in the Army—took his own life, Angelino became involved with 22 Jumps, an organization dedicated to combating veteran and first responder suicide.
- News, Cover Story February 5, 2025
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Valentine's 2025: Finding love, and good cocktails, in Salt Lake City; plus professional cuddlers and pro-singles "masturDating"
Make it a Double
- Mark May and Kevin Northup's love story began in 2012, three years before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
- News, January 22, 2025
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After shakeup at Midvale City Hall, new mayor plans to continue revitalization efforts on Main Street.
Small Lake City
- Midvale's new mayor Dustin Gettel has been in his position for a little more than a month, but he says that the redevelopment of Midvale's Main Street will continue, largely unabated.
- News, September 4, 2003
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Polygamy’s Protector
How can an attorney of conscience defend plural marriage? Ask John Bucher.
- John Bucher still remembers why he decided to go to law school. While attending East High School in the early 1960s, Bucher was falsely accused by the police of making harassing phone calls. “Every few days they would bring me into the principal’s...
- News, February 27, 2003
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Pushing the Apocalypse
How fundamentalists see scripture -- and politics-- on schedule for the end of the world.
- The bus to the church arrives early. From the outside, Anchor Baptist Church is divided into three compound-like structures. The pastor’s office is in the basement. I am shown to a waiting room decorated like an upscale hotel, with mirror, paintings...
- News, November 28, 2002
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Blood Money
Plasma donation is a small way out for those in need, and big business for pharmaceutical companies.
- He was somewhat stocky, dressed in sweats, T-shirt, and a jacket, and had just walked out onto the sidewalk to wait for his girlfriend to pick him up. He might not have even noticed the blood running down his left arm, until a woman nearby told him he...
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For anti-suicide organization 22 Jumps, extreme sport doubles as advocacy for veterans' mental health.
Small Lake City
April 02, 2025
