Friday, July 30 | Listen Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana is one of the fastest growing medical sub-specialties in the U.S. Pain specialist Dr. Jeff Gudin and national health advocate Seth Ginsberg discuss this trend and the importance of educating patients, physicians, and policy makers about medical marijuana and the need for further scientific studies on the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Science Questions A gaggle of gliders flew the northern Utah skies this week in a competition to see who could soar the fastest. Gliders, also known as sailplanes, do not have any engines and pilots rely on air currents and thermals to keep them afloat. Tune in for this profile on the science of soaring and the pilots who dare to fly without power. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, July 29 | Listen On the Move in Utah "On the Move in Utah" is an AARP statewide campaign to provide information about health care reform. AARP state director, Laura Polacheck met with community groups in Logan and St. George this week. She is providing health care reform training and is the guest during the first half of the program. The American's Great Outdoors Initiative Will Shafroth is Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Mr. Shafroth will be in Utah next week as part of a public listening session for building a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda. The American's Great Outdoors Initiative will be the topic of the second half of the program. Mr. Sharfroth will be here along with Elaine York of the Utah Nature Conservancy to discuss ways of reconnecting people with the outdoors. Wednesday, July 28 | Listen Dr. Craig Jessop The new Dean of the USU Caine College of the Arts, Dr. Craig Jessop joins Kerry Bringhurst this morning. He talks about the upcoming performance from the "Songs of Solomon Inspirational Ensemble," USU's role in helping the group encourage choir members to further their education, and also about other upcoming performances. Songs of Solomon Inspirational Essemble The Harlem based performing company "Songs of Solomon Inspirational Ensemble" will perform in Logan on Thursday. Kerry Bringhurst introduces us to this award winning choral group whose members range from ages 13 to 21 and talks with their director, Chantel Wright. Tuesday, July 27 | Listen Too Many Hysterectomies? The hysterectomy is the second-most common operation in the U.S. Some advocates say that's too many, that there are serious risks associated with the traditional hysterectomy and that women should at least investigate alternatives and should certainly get a second opinion before proceeding. In the first half today we'll hear a report from Storee Powell and then talk to Kathy Kelley, the founder of Hystersisters.com and GiveMeASecond.com and Dr. Danee Young, a gynecologist with Best Care Med in Logan. We'll talk about alternatives to hysterectomies and being an active, informed patient. Remembering Daniel Schorr In the second half we remember NPR Senior Analyst Daniel Schorr, who died recently, by revisiting an interview from October of 2009, when Daniel Schorr was preparing to come to Utah to give a lecture on "Freedom of the Press: At What Cost?" We talk about the current state of and future of journalism, new media, a memorable interview with Nikita Khrushchev, an unlikely friendship with Frank Zappa, and, of course, Watergate and President Nixon's enemies list (on which Mr. Schorr's name famously appears—which he learned while reading out the names on live television.) Monday, July 26 | Listen Protecting Children on the Internet Protecting children from the growing threat of internet predators, Utah's former first lady, Jacalyn Leavitt, is chair of the national Internet Keep Safe Coalition. Leaping Lulu The Logan based neo-traditional Irish folk band Leaping Lulu has released it's latest recording, "Into the West". Members Don Anderson, Liz Fallis, Sara Gunnell, and Kent Brady perform in the UPR studio. Due to the quality music in this program, provided is a high fidelity version of the program: Listen Friday July 23 No Access Utah Thursday, July 22 | Listen Daniel Skousen and the Mexican Revolution We begin the program with the author of a recently released book about Mormon pioneers who traveled to and settled in Mexico. Daniel Skousen and the Mexican Revolution is one of many publications documenting what life was like for Mormon pioneers who were called to settle the southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico in the mid nineteenth century. Daniel George Johnson spent two years researching the Mexican colonies where his mother was born the twentieth child to Daniel Skousen. Mr. Johnson includes in his writing the implications of US political and military forces he said were used to chase the early Mormons into Mexico. Origins of Mormon Food as a Subculture July 24th marks the date that in the year 1847 Mormon Pioneers celebrated their arrival to the Salt Lake Valley. During Thursday's Access Utah Kate Holbrook is my guest. She is conducting research on the LDS faith and the connections between food, culture, and religion. Her research on the ways Mormon's eat will be included in a book titled "Radical Food" including the studies of three religious groups she says care immensely about how food is produced and the implications for how people eat. Wednesday, July 21 | Listen Marni Nixon You may not think you know Marni Nixon, but if you've seen My Fair Lady, West Side Story, or The King and I, you've heard her. She's the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, and Deborah Kerr. She also dubbed the singing voices of Margaret O'Brien, Janet Leigh, and Marilyn Monroe. Marni Nixon will be in Logan on Saturday with the Utah Festival Opera for a concert titled Musica Magnifica. Marni Nixon is our guest for the hour today. We'll hear behind-the-scenes stories of the making of some of Hollywood's greatest musicals and hear some wonderful music as well. Tuesday, July 20 | Listen Immigration Reform in Utah The heat has risen considerably in the immigration reform debate in Utah with the release of a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants. Two men, who are on opposite sides of the debate, recently held a joint press conference to urge Utahns to be civil as the debate goes forward. Tony Yapias is director of Proyecto Latino, and Alex Segura is a founder of the Utah Minutemen Project. They are our guests in the first half today. We'll talk about the tone of the debate and ask them to respond to ideas that have been floated by several Utah lawmakers in the run up to Governor Herbert's summit on immigration reform today, including a Utah guest-worker card. We'll talk about an e-verify law that recently took effect in Utah. We'll also talk about Arizona's immigration law and whether Utah should adopt a similar law. Public Access to Utah Waterways Utah's Waterways-Public Access through Private Lands: A state funded program to pay some property owners for public access to rivers and streams located near private property could be expanded. Utah Governor Gary Herbert has asked members of the Utah Waterways Tasks Force to find a way for private landowners and recreationists to work together. Representative Melvin Brown (R- Coalville)is co-chair of the twelve member Utah Waterways Task Force. Representative Brown and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Assistant Director Alan Clark discuss public access through private lands. Monday, July 19 | Listen Unwelcome Guests in Our Gardens The Squash Bug, Corn Earworm and Aphid are unwelcome guests in our gardens and orchards. How do you get rid of, or prevent them? USU Extension Entomologist Diane Alston has the answers and she'll talk with Tom Williams in the first half. Also, with a CDC investigation ongoing after reports of the possibility of Lyme Disease in Utah, they'll also talk about the right way to remove ticks if you find them on you after a hike. Stories from the Life of Porter Rockwell Then Friend Weller talks with the authors of Stories from the Life of Porter Rockwell, one of the most fascinating figures from Mormon history. His guests include John Rockwell and Jerry Borrowman as well as Richard Purdy, who portrays Rockwell in the accompanying DVD. Friday, July 16 | Listen Farmland in Decline Farmland used for the production of food in the U.S. and around the world is in decline. Urban expansion and over development are a leading cause. Julia Freedgood, Director of Farmland and Communities at the American Farmland Trust in Washington D.C. details the need for more fruit and vegetable farmland. Science Questions Astronomer Tyler Nordgren, author of Stars Above, Earth Below, A Guide To Astronomy In The National Parks, talks about his new book, the diminishing night skies, and how objects in outer space transform landscapes in the national parks. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, July 15 | Listen Professor Maria Cordero USU Associate Professor Maria Cordero is giving the HASS Hour lecture this afternoon titled "Art on the Haitian/Dominican Border: A Journey to Rio Limpio and Batey Libertad." She'll be our guest in the first half today. She says that her trip to the Haitian/Dominican border (the small agricultural town of Rio Limpio and the immigrant work camp of Batey Libertad) a couple of years ago helped her "to internalize the fact that artistic expression is not a luxury but a basic need of the human spirit; it is an important outlet for the disenfranchised." We'll also talk with Ana de la Cruz, a USU student from the Dominican Republic. We'll talk about how relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti often mirror the U.S./Mexico relationship in economic disparity, immigration issues, border tensions and other ways. Technology for Health Kerry Bringhurst talks with Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the second half. They'll talk about a program which provides funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology infrastructure and about setting standards for electronic health records. Wednesday, July 14 | Listen Health of Military Veterans A recent study by The Gallup Organization shows that military veterans fare worse than the general work force when it comes to emotional and physical health, work environment and access to necessities. In the first half today Tom Williams talks Salt Lake Tribune reporter Matthew LaPlante, who covers military issues for the paper, and with a veteran of several tours of duty with the U. S. Marines, Anthony Pike, a student at Westminster College in Salt Lake City who is working with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America in New York City this summer. Helping Victims of Violence In the second half, Tom Williams' guest is Anna Marjavi, Program Manager with The Family Violence Prevention Fund. A 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that 39% of native women reported that they were victims of intimate partner violence at some time in their lives, which is a rate higher than any other race or ethnicity studied. FVPF and other organizations have released the promising results of a recent project which has shown progress in helping victims of domestic, sexual violence among American Indians. They will also discuss domestic violence in the general population and what to do to help anyone you suspect is a potential victim of domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE Tuesday, July 13 | Listen Crusade for the Homeless A foundation to help Utah's homeless is asking residents to donate one percent of their income as part of a national program to find homes for the chronically homeless. Vaughn McDonald is co-director of Crusade for the Homeless Foundation. For more information go to www.crusadeforthehomeless.org. Arts in Crisis A Kennedy Center Initiative 50 State Tour with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser. This fall Michael Kaiser will complete a 50 state tour to support arts organizations. He presents his Arts in Crisis symposium in Salt Lake City, Thursday, July 15th. For more information go to www.artsincrisis.org. Monday, July 12 | Listen What's Left To Do in the Garden The beans are reaching the top of the trellis, the cantaloupe is setting fruit, and your corn is as high as an elephant's... ankle. There is still a lot to do in your garden including thinning, fertilizing, and water, water, water. Dan Drost, Extension Vegetable Specialist is in today on Access Utah. Friday, July 9 | Listen Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the book Guns, Germs, and Steel - The Fates of Human Societies, details why history took such dissimilar evolutionary courses for humans on different continents. On Access Utah, Diamond discusses his work and the potential effects of global climate change on human societies now and in the future. Science Questions On Science questions we hear how NASA scientist Dr. Ed Galindo is combining traditional Native American ideas with western science and in the process is taking science education to surprising new heights. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, July 8 | Listen Heritage Through DNA Kerry Bringhurst talks with University of Utah anthropology professor Dennis O'Rourke, who talks about tracing heritage through DNA. Rachael Sage Musician Rachael Sage joins us from England where she is meeting with audiences in the UK before coming to Utah where she will be performing. Wednesday, July 7 | Listen Senate Judiciary Hearing Today in the first half we have commentary on the Elena Kagan senate judiciary hearings with Tom Williams and guest commentators Amy Wildermuth, professor of law at University of Utah; and RonNell Andersen Jones, associate professor of law at BYU. Highway 89 Then, Kerry Bringhurst talks with Ann Torrence the author and photographer who has documented the American West and written the book "Highway 89." Tuesday, July 6 | Listen Education in Utah U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, joins Kerry Bringhurst to talk about the on the jobs bill and protecting teacher jobs. Also, Kerry talks with Utah Education Association President Kim Campbell who attends the NEA convention this week. New Director of Human Services Kerry talks with Palmer Depaulis, who begins as Utah's Director of Human Services. Monday July 5 No Access Utah Friday, July 2 | Listen Black Bears Utah has one of the lowest black bear populations in the nation and the majority of them are in the central Utah forests. In the last decade black bears around the U.S. have started to come out of the forests more frequently. Today on the show ecologist Sharon Baruch-Mordo details black bear behavior and their increasing interactions with humans. Science Questions Tortoises are edging closer towards a mass extinction. In today's show, Craig Stanford author of The Last Tortoise, A Tale of Extinction in Our Lifetime details the plight of these ancient shelled creatures and spotlights the detrimental impact North American pet stores and Asian markets have on tortoise and turtle populations. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, July 1 | Listen Medication and Suicide Among the Military University of Utah's Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. David Rudd, testified before a congressional committee about the relationship between medication and suicide among military employees. Now Utah's Hill Air Force Base's top officer has ordered an investigation into whether prescription drug abuse may be a factor in the number of suicides among base employees there. Dr. Rudd says the connection between medication and suicide can be confusing. Battling Illegal Immigration Three Utah lawmakers traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to observe immigration patrol efforts. House Speaker David Clark says the one day trip gave him further insight into some of the challenges states face in battling illegal immigration. Wednesday, June 30 | Listen Mental Health of War Veterans A congressional committee recently addressed complaints that the military is not doing enough to address the mental health issues of their war veterans. The problem of providing those services is increased for servicemen who live in rural communities. Dr. Kim Openshaw is a Marriage and Family therapist as well as instructor at Utah State University. He is working to establish tele-conferance therapy programs for veterans in rural communities in Utah including those in the Uintah Basin. Kerry Bringhurst talks with Dr. Openshaw about this unique therapy program during the first half of Access Utah. Utah Festival Opera From UPR's Downtown Logan Studio: A preview of the 2010 season of Utah Festival Opera, which begins July 7 in Logan. Guests include General Director Michael Ballam. We'll hear music from works to be featured this season including Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, La Traviata, and The Barber of Seville. Tuesday, June 29 | Listen Utah Governor Ruling First up, a look at the recent ruling by the Utah Supreme Court that the state must accept electronic signatures filed by an independent candidate for Governor. Lee Austin will be speaking with Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell, and with Darcy Goddard of the ACLU of Utah. Lee's Farewell Later, after more than 30 years at Utah Public Radio, Lee Austin is retiring. This was his last regularly scheduled broadcast. Tom Williams joins Lee for the "farewell." Monday, June 28 | Listen Preserve Your Summer Dessert The Aggie vanilla ice cream waits in the freezer. Only the still developing berries and peaches of your garden keep you from a delicious, homemade treat. Waiting to rob you of your summer anticipation are the tiny insects even now beginning their march of damage. We'll talk about how to preserve your summer dessert with Diane Alston, who joins us for the entire hour. Friday, June 25 | Listen Coexistance Between Humans, Livestock, and Wildlife Today Fred Provenza, professor emeritus in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, joins us to talk about his research on the dynamics of behavior and how humans, livestock, and wildlife can coexist in ways that promote a healthier local and global environment. He also suggests new livestock and wildlife management strategies that can also improve American diets and affect our overall well being. Science Questions Science Questions takes a look at the future of space and the progress of the private aerospace company called SpaceX. They plan to replace the space shuttle with their new spacecraft and service the international space station in 2011. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, June 24 | Listen Green Health Care Green Health Care programs encouraging hospitals and clinics to reduce the amount of toxins being released into the air and water are becoming more common in Utah. Fraud in Utah Utah leads the nation in the number of fraud cases. The Utah Division of Securities is joining with other organizations working to educate the public on how to avoid deceptive investment schemes, equity skimming, and identity theft during a Fraud College conference Wednesday, July 30th at Utah Valley University. Wednesday, June 23 | Listen Today Tom Williams spends the hour with Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter, whose new book The Promise: President Obama, Year One is an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at President Obama's first year in office, beginning late in the campaign and ending at the passage of the health care bill in March. Alter conducted many interviews with members of the Obama administration, including the President himself, and takes us behind the scenes of such dramatic moments as the financial crisis of September 2008, the decision to move health care reform to the top of the 2009 agenda, and confrontation with top generals over the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. Jonathan Alter will be in Utah on Saturday for a speech at Sundance as a part of the Tree Room Author series. Information on the Tree Room Author series: http://www.sundanceresort.com/create/hap_literary.html Information on Jonathan Alter: http://jonathanalter.typepad.com Tuesday, June 22 | Listen Planet Barbecue Friend Weller hosts the first portion of the program, speaking with Steven Raichlen, host of the PBS cooking show "Primal Grill," and author of "Planet Barbecue." Raichlen will be making an appearance tomorrow in Salt Lake City. Primary Election Later, a look at today's primary election in Utah. Lee Austin speaks with Utah State University Political Science Professors Michael Lyons and Damon Cann, and the University of Utah's Matthew Burbank. Monday, June 21 | Listen USDA Logan Bee Lab In the first half of this morning's program, Bryan Earl gets the latest buzz on bees from the USDA Logan Bee Lab and the pollinator workshop to be held at USU on June 25th. Cake Wrecks In the second half, Friend Weller talks with Jen Yates about her book Cake Wrecks - Where professional cakes go hilariously wrong, her web blog and the upcoming presentation and book signing at King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. She talks about how a blog she created for some fun among a few close friends turned into an outlet for her literary skills. See Jen's blog at cakewrecks.com Friday, June 18 | Listen Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit To meet global energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by half, the International Energy Agency predicts the world needs 45 trillion dollars in energy plans over the next few decades. Deciding how to invest it is evermore crucial. Tom Rand, author of "Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: Ten Clean Technologies to Save Our World" joins us to talk about where we are heading and how we can break that habit sooner rather than later. Tami Goetz state science adviser and producer Suzi Montgomery Science Questions The growing need for a skilled workforce in the biotechnology industry is challenging traditional science education. Emerging biotech programs at community colleges are starting to fill in the gaps. The national organization called Biolink is helping these programs to grow. The group brings together science educators with the common goal of promoting biotechnology programs in community colleges across the nation. SQ explores this up and coming education issue. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, June 17 | Listen Gardner Execution Utahn's for Alternatives to the Death Penalty argue capital punishment does not deter others from killing. Salt lake attorney Ralph Dellapiana is head of the organization and discusses why shooting Ronnie Lee Gardner to death, or executing anyone, does not make people think twice about killing. Summerfest 2010 Logan Summerfest Art Faire 2010 runs June 17-19 at Logan Tabernacle Square. We'll preview what's happening this year in the second half of Access Utah. Tuesday, June 16 | Listen New Health Care Law Opinions about the sweeping new health care law, passed in March, vary widely. Some see it as a triumph, others as a disaster. And we're all wondering: how will the new law affect me? We'll get the opinions of two experts as we discuss this topic for the entire hour today. Bobbi Herzberg, Head of the USU Department of Political Science, is our guest in the first half and we talk to Judi Hillman, Executive Director of Utah Health Policy Project, in the second half. Tuesday, June 15 | Listen Helping the Women of Congo Since 1998, more than 5 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire.) Hundreds of thousands of women have been raped. One Utah woman is trying to help the women of Congo with a fundraiser this week. In the second half today we'll talk to Missy Lambert who is organizing the 5K race and with Antoinette, a refugee from the DRC who is now living in Utah. We'll also talk with Lyric Thomson from Women for Women International. State of the Station In the first half today, it's another in our periodic series of programs with UPR General Manager Cathy Ives. We'll talk about the state of the station. Monday, June 14 | Listen Recording and the Beatles Friend Weller speaks with Brian Kehew, co author who along with Kevin Ryan wrote "Recording the Beatles – The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used To Create Their Classic Albums." This isn't about the girlfriends or the groupies, it's about how the method of recording music and the way we listen to it was forever changed by the men at EMI's Abbey Road studios while recording the Beatles. A 15-year project resulting in a 500-page-plus book that covers it all in detail from microphone to speaker and every point in between. Due to the high quality music and audio effects in this program, provided is a high fidelity version of the program: Listen Friday, June 11 | Listen Tim Bridgewater At the state Republican convention, delegates denied three-term incumbent Senator Bob Bennett a chance at a fourth term and instead sent Tim Bridgewater and Mike Lee through to the June 22 primary. Earlier this week we talked with Mike Lee. Today Tom Williams will ask Tim Bridgewater why he should be the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. Kenneth and Kim Hickens Science Questions Love and marriage do not always go together, or do they? Why do we fall in love with one person rather than another? Science Questions seeks answers to these questions with two anthropologists, Helen Fisher and Kathleen Heath. They utilize massive amounts of data from internet dating sites for new insights into human behavior in the areas of sex, love, and marriage. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, June 10 | Listen Cutthroat Trout In the first half Kerry Bringhurst joins representatives from Trout Unlimited and other groups on a tour of locations where Bear River Migratory Cutthroat Trout live, migrate, and spawn and looks at efforts to reconnect the fish with their historic spawning grounds. Traumatic Brain Injuries Then, as you've been hearing on NPR's special reports, traumatic brain injuries have been called the "signature injury" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's also a problem at home where TBI is sometimes called "the invisible epidemic." In the second half, we'll look at traumatic brain injuries in Utah. We'll hear a feature report from Kerry Bringhurst about attempts to provide better services to victims of TBI and then update that report with Kevin Condra, Supervisor of the Violence & Injury Prevention Program at the Utah Department of Health. Wednesday, June 9 | Listen Firing Squad Execution Convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner is scheduled to be executed by firing squad next Friday. Salt Lake Tribune reporters Nate Carlisle and Christopher Smart prepared in-depth profiles of Gardner and his victims which appeared in Sunday's Tribune. Tom Williams will talk with Nate Carlisle in the second half today. Return of the Four-Minute Memoir In the first half it's the return of the four-minute memoir. Last year USU English Professor (and UPR commentator) Pat Gantt offered a week-long class in which students wrote and recorded their memoirs. The main requirement: they had to be four minutes or less. The results were extraordinary: some moving and some funny. We aired the memoirs on Fridays and Tuesdays and we'll do the same with this round of memoirs. Pat Gantt is back on Access Utah following the second edition of the class with students Esther Calvert and Scott Seeley, whose memoirs we'll hear on the program. Tuesday, June 8 | Listen The Immigration Debate The immigration debate in the nation and Utah in the 1st half of our program. University of Utah Sociology Professor Theresa Martinez was caught up in some ugly e-mail exchanges that involved Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank and his opposition to the new Arizona immigration law. Mike Lee Later, part one of a two part political discussion featuring the republican candidates for the U.S. Senate from Utah. Today we visit with Mike Lee. Tim Bridgewater joins us on Friday, June 11th from 9-9:30. Monday, June 7 | Listen Garden Pep Me Up Corn is not the only vegetable that needs an extra boost of nutrients in the garden. Potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and even onions, can do with a little pep me up. Learn which plants and how much on today's Access Utah. USU Extension Vegetable Specialist Dan Drost joins host Bryan Earl for the entire hour. Friday, June 4 | Listen Urban Sprawl Where you live can affect how much you weigh and your carbon footprint on the planet. Leading urban planning scholar Reid Ewing discusses urban sprawl and how it contributes to obesity and impacts the environment. Science Questions New research at the University of Utah suggests drug addiction is a disease and should be treated as such. Science Questions visits the underbelly of Salt Lake City, where the hidden drug scene thrives and tells the story of an addict in the throes of addiction. Click here to listen to only the Science Questions portion of the program. Thursday, June 3 | Listen Medical Emergency Triage Guidelines State Epidemiologist Robert Rolfs helped design guidelines for Utah health officials who in a mass public health emergency may have to make difficult life and death decisions. Bat Compatible Abandoned Mine Closures Utah State University wildland resource researchers studying bat behavior have found a number of the mammals are using abandoned mines to hibernate. But Utah Natural Resource officials are developing a plan to close off those same mines to limit public access. Wednesday, June 2 | Listen Budget Cuts in Boulder Although only 10 students currently attend classes at the elementary school in Boulder, Utah, town residents hope to keep their school open in the wake of budget cuts in the Garfield County School District. In the first half of today's program, Lee Austin discusses the situation with Boulder Mayor Bill Muse, and with Deseret News Education reporter Amy Stewart. Author Tracy McMillan Later, a conversation with Tracy McMillan, author of a new memoir: "I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway." A former Salt Lake City resident, McMillan is now a Hollywood television writer. She lived in foster care after her father went to Federal prison. McMillan has been divorced three times. Still, the book is often funny and upbeat. Tuesday, June 1 | Listen Today we’re at our downtown studios in the Cache Valley Center for the Arts on Main Street in Logan. CAPSA Housing Program CAPSA or Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency in Logan will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two of a proposed nine homes of its Transitional Housing Program in Logan on Thursday. Tom Williams will talk with CAPSA Executive Director Jill Anderson who will also take us on an audio tour of the homes in the first half. Above: Pictures from the CAPSA Transitional Housing Project. Pictured inside one of the homes is Jill Anderson, Executive Director of CAPSA. Old Lyric Reperatory Company Then, a preview of the upcoming season of the Old Lyric Repertory Company in Logan. The 2010 season begins June 10 and Tom Wiiliams talks with Artistic Director Dennis Hassan, Jim Christian, who's directing The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and actors Keri Hostetler and Richie Call. Other productions this season are Blithe Spirit, Always... Patsy Cline, and Mousetrap.

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