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A medical professional and a child smile at each other at the new Primary Children’s Hospital, Miller Family Campus in Lehi, Utah on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lehi’s New Children’s Hospital is Now Open

By Giovanni Radtke, News Writer February 13, 2024

  Intermountain Health's new Children's Hospital in Lehi is now open. The hospital, called the Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Campus, opened its doors for a public tour in anticipation of its...

The UKids Playground at the Emery Alfred Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo By Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hall: Utah’s Childcare Needs to Change

By Lexi Hall, Opinion Writer October 26, 2023

  The soaring cost of childcare in the United States, including Utah, continues to haunt families. Parents often confront the daunting prospect of childcare fees equivalent to in-state college...

(Graphic by Brenda Payan Medina | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: We Just Want to Make it Home Alive

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer April 18, 2023

  When I was in sixth grade, my teacher told my class that if an active shooter were in our school, he would sacrifice his life for us. We sat quietly as he lectured us on gun violence. When we...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Mendenhall: The Problematic Path of Banning Social Media for Kids

By Addison Mendenhall February 10, 2023

  Social media has been one of the more controversial topics this legislative session. There are several bills and amendments being considered within Utah’s state legislature, and at the national...

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hibben: Parents’ Opinions Don’t Belong In Public Education

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer February 20, 2022

  For years, many have advocated for parents to have more control over course content in public schools. From Critical Race Theory to sexual education, many parents have argued that they should...

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hibben: All Kids Deserve Health Insurance

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer January 9, 2022

  While the healthcare debate in Utah may have ended with the expansion of Medicaid, children have been left behind. Utah is regarded as a great state to raise children, known for low rates of...

A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Guest Opinion: The Silent Suffers of Incarceration

By Rui Zeller, Tiani Crowfoot, and Heidi Roulstone December 22, 2021

  Dealing with incarceration is challenging. Imagine being taken to a facility surrounded by barbed wire, a sterile cold environment, with stoic armed guards, where everyone is shackled and stripped...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a speech on the state of the Republican nomination for president at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March, 3, 2016. (Tara Lincoln, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart & Shadley: Reducing Child Poverty with Romney’s Family Security Act

By Sydney Kincart and Will Shadley March 18, 2021

  Despite poverty in America steadily decreasing over the past five years, poverty among children was still as high as 18.7% before the pandemic. Prohibitively expensive child care forces parents...

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Scott: Shielding White Children From The Reality of Racism is a Failure

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 12, 2020

  When I was in second grade, my teacher performed a rendition of Jane Elliott’s controversial "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise. The “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise takes a group of people,...

Devin France appears in Wendy by Benh Zeitlin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

‘Wendy’ Reframes the Story of Peter Pan Through a Lyrical Modern Lens

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer February 3, 2020

  J. M. Barrie's famous novel and stage play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" has been adapted countless times into various retellings, between theatre, books and film. It's a tale...

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