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Cynthia Mills, owner of Blazing Needles in Salt Lake City, Utah, takes a moment away from customers to stand with a yarn display on Nov. 23, 2022.

Cowley: Knitting is Self-Care

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor February 14, 2023

  For months during the pandemic, I stayed inside, having no physical interactions with anyone outside my immediate family. I decided it was time to get a hobby, so I picked up knitting a couple...

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Lezaic: Gun Violence is a Symptom of White Supremacy and Capitalism

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer June 18, 2022

  Every day, we see reports of more mass shootings. Politicians offer thoughts and prayers with no action to back them up. Democrats and Republicans point fingers at each other as if their negligence...

Thirst Drinks employee, Ashley VanLeeuwen, working at the Millcreek location in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Alexander: The Real Reason We Can’t End the Pandemic

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor January 19, 2022

  We are starting our third year in the COVID-19 pandemic. For most of us, it’s our third year of choosing between our safety and financial stability. The CDC encourages working remotely and...

Shadley: A Carbon Embargo Misplaces Responsibility and Fails to Facilitate Decarbonization

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer December 21, 2021

  The burning of fossil fuels, like coal, oil and natural gas, is the primary reason for anthropogenic climate change. It’s also been the best way to rapidly grow an economy. It’s no surprise...

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Bringhurst: Find Creativity in the Chaos of Capitalism

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer December 2, 2021

  Capitalism is exhausting. Young people today talk about how working a mind-numbing corporate position or food service job stifles their creativity and prevents their personal growth. Millennials...

Elysa Jackman wanders around the Wheeler Farm Farmers Market located in Murray, Utah on Sept. 26, 2021. (Photo by Langley Hayman| The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart & Soter: Tackling the Tote Bag Trend

By Sydney Kincart and Theadora Soter September 30, 2021

  Recently, a tote bag craze swept the nation. It seems like everywhere you look there is a cute cotton tote — even on our shoulders. They are stylish, convenient and roomy. We love to bring...

Shadley & Soter: Utah Needs to Raise the Estate Tax

Shadley & Soter: Utah Needs to Raise the Estate Tax

By Will Shadley and Theadora Soter September 15, 2021

  Utah is one of 33 states without what’s known as a “death” tax. When someone dies in Utah, neither the estate or the inheritors are taxed on that transfer of wealth. Some estates may owe...

Farewell: Cade Anderson

Farewell: Cade Anderson

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer April 28, 2021

  As I wrap up five years of college and four semesters of writing for the Chrony Arts Desk, I feel a strange mixture of pride, nostalgia and disorientation. I don’t really know what to do with...

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Shadley: The 40-Hour Workweek Isn’t Working

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer April 27, 2021

  The Ford Motor Company shifted from a 48-hour workweek to a 40-hour workweek in 1914 — and for 107 years in America, we haven’t seriously considered the possibility of reducing the standard...