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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...

A child hugs a protestor at the protest of the potential overturn of Roe V. Wade at the Utah State Captiol on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Utah Isn’t Pro-Family

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer July 17, 2023

  From 1973 on, pregnant people in the U.S. had the legal right to abortion due to the ruling of Roe v. Wade. In June of 2022, the ruling was overturned, upon the claim that abortion is not protected...

Caroline, Amelia and Zoë Jarvis posing for the camera on February 11, 2006.

Jarvis: Call Twins and Triplets by Their Names

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer June 7, 2023

  I was born two minutes after one of my siblings, who was born one minute after the other. Doctors called us Baby A, Baby B and Baby C. At home, we were referred to as “the triplets,” to make...

Chef prepares Italian food for crowd at Festa Italiana. (Photo by Edie Raines | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Good Food, Good Music and Good Community at the 7th Annual Festa Italiana SLC

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor September 22, 2022

  Each year, the Italian-American Civic League hosts the Festa Italiana SLC, celebrating Italian heritage and culture in Salt Lake City. The free event brings together Italian restaurants, performers...

Portrait of Sabah Sial as The University of Utahs first Rhodes Scholar in 20 years. (Photo courtesy Sabah Sial)

‘Leader and Humanitarian’ Sabah Sial Named U’s First Rhodes Scholar in 20 Years

By Kailey Gilbert, News Writer March 22, 2022

  In 2021, University of Utah student Sabah Sial became the first person to receive the Rhodes Scholarship from the U in 20 years — she is one of 32 recipients. The Rhodes Scholarship, created...

(Graphic by Emily Christensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Linnabary: The Case for The Family Security Act

By Ian Linnabary, Opinion Writer October 3, 2021

  The American family is in crisis. One of America's most robust social institutions has started fading away. Marriage rates steadily decline, and the phrase “broken family” — referring to...

Emilia Jones in CODA (screencap courtesy of Apple+ TV)

The Beat of ‘CODA’ is Familiar, but it has a Heart of its Own

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer September 3, 2021

  The template for director Sian Heder's film "CODA" is resoundingly familiar. After all, "CODA" is a coming-of-age tale about a small-town girl with big dreams and untapped talent, a family skeptical...

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Mitchell Jensen: U Professor and ASL Interpreter

By Kelsey Earl, News Writer July 29, 2021

  Professor Mitchell Jensen has been teaching at the University of Utah since 1991 and has been teaching American Sign Language since 1980.  Jensen was headed on a different path when a friend...

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...

Ogden, Utah. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Ogden’s Kambere Family Surprised with Makeover Dream Home

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor March 17, 2020

  There’s a reason that "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is airing its 10th season on a new network after its cancellation. You can’t help but fall in love with the stories it shines a light...