"Shall oppressed humanity find no asylum on this globe?"Â These haunting words, first spoken in 1801 by President Thomas Jefferson in the face of fresh xenophobia gripping our nation, continue...
During the Civil Rights Movement, Robert Moses knocked on doors in Mississippi encouraging African-Americans to utilize their enfranchisement to change the political landscape and organized rallies to...
I am part of the "High School Musical" generation. I know all the songs, can stumble through some of the choreography and I still have a major thing for Zac Efron. Consequently, when I think of summertime,...
Within the Utah Code, a compilation of laws enacted by the state legislature, the roles of county sheriffs in Utah are described and include in their responsibility to “receive and safely keep all persons...
Since the conception of voting districts in San Juan in 1984, American Indians, while the predominant race in the area, only held a majority in one of the three commission voting districts. Last year,...
Originating from the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) press conference following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the phrase, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good...
CORRECTION: The Fire Chief is Brian Dale, not Brian Danes. Name has been corrected below.
I wonder if Martha Ellis always knew she wanted to be a firefighter. I can imagine her as a kindergartner showing...
Last fall, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints unveiled 16 standardized interview questions for young adults interested in serving as missionaries for their church. These questions, designed...
Disclaimer: The author of this story works for the University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair.Â
Science fair projects rarely go viral, and most people struggle to get through titles like “Nature-Based...
In 2060, I will be celebrating my sixty-second birthday. Maybe we will finally have the hoverboards promised in "Back to the Future," and maybe the cliche "world peace" John Lennon sang almost a hundred...
