Rick Egan
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Logan taxpayers will see higher tax bills from the city. That translates to about $59 more a year on the average $530,000 home — nearly $5 a month.
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Honoring longtime UPR employees and station managers Kerry Bringhurst and Tom Williams, who are retiring this year, this endowment acknowledges the dedicated decades of service of Utah Public Radio employees over the station's 70+ years.
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Rapid melting can be difficult for water managers to plan around because reservoirs are built for a gradual influx of snow. That can lead to more flooding without more long-term water supply. -
Our hosts discuss the morale of U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East, why incumbent approval is dropping in Utah, and the partisan split over voter ID requirements. -
Having more visitors can take a toll on aging infrastructure and individual experiences at the parks. Federal changes have also impacted ecosystems, projects, and staffing. -
Significant changes to federal lands are happening this year, but submitting public comment on those changes can be confusing. A new app hopes to simplify the process. -
So much potential is wasted in this film, I found myself asking, “What kind of film is this trying to be?” -
In other news, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is threatening to sue four of his critics for defamation. And, a coyote was spotted on the Utah State University Logan campus on Wednesday morning. -
We talk with Jay Neugeboren about caring for a brother with mental illness, a posthumous lunch with Oliver Sacks, and a thwarted kiss at a teenage summer camp where he was a young Jewish man in exile. -
Where a tree grows affects how forests burn and soak up water, and mountain trees are currently moving to both higher and lower ground. Scientists say something inside the trees may explain why. -
A poor snow year has led to low water levels for rivers in the West, while hot weather pushes water temperatures up. That's bad news for both fish and river recreators. -
In other news, fire evacuations in Millard and Summit County were lifted. And, after a lackluster ski season, Park City Mountain is looking ahead to its next opening.
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The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
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From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis cases runs up against the Trump administration's cuts last year. -
Two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Wonder Man, Abdul-Mateen found out that the series had been cancelled. He says Marvel could do more to support Black-led projects. -
The U.S. federal debt hit a record $40 trillion this week. The debt has doubled since 2017, and just paying interest on the accumulated debt now costs the government more than $1 trillion a year. -
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more. -
Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage. -
Taja Cheek's psychedelic project L'Rain has always been tagged as experimental. On fata morgana, she asks what separates music like hers from the mainstream. -
The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. -
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy. -
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege that data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies. -
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.
