“Dateline: St. George” is a public-spirited, monthly audio program created and produced by John G. Taylor.
John Taylor fled to a welcoming St. George in 2018 to escape California’s foul air. A graduate of New York University, writing letters to the editor helped launch a 30-year career as a newspaper reporter and editor.
He especially relished covering religion, health care and education. A native of Brooklyn, he’s a fan of the Yankees, the Packers and Fresno State, roughly aligning with where he’s worked as a journalist and, until retirement, as public affairs director for nonprofit Community Medical Centers in Fresno.
He and wife Judy, a retired teacher, relish chatting with everyone they meet, helping address community needs such as homelessness and discovering the special pleasures of being Utahns.
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When you’re homeless, it’s like swimming in molasses. Fortunately, many homeless in southwest Utah are finding their footing thanks to Switchpoint and… -
As day breaks, I take a brisk walk. I open the corral and let my imagination gallop.I awaken, surrounded by thousands of acres of desert, hills, and… -
Welcome back, visitors to southwest Utah. Welcome to our “Ferris Bueller” era. It’s where we remind you—“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and… -
I enter the chamber, giving myself a TSA-like pat-down. I don’t want coins rolling under the radiation slab.I partly undress, clamber aboard the trolly… -
You know the warning you get in expensive stores— “You break it, you own it”? Well, it doesn’t apply to national treasures in Southwest Utah. They’ve been… -
My blue hockey puck has two full-time jobs. It’s a paperweight for trash. It’s also a moral compass, guiding my day.The puck isn’t slapshot material. It… -
Something caught my eye as I climbed to my St. George mailbox. There to the north was a solitary hang glider, swooping near Red Cliffs National… -
It’s come to my attention that there are three kinds of “day tripping.” There was “Daytripper,” the 1965 Beatles psychedelic song. Second, there are… -
Now that we have phone apps that check blood-oxygen levels and your sunshine exposure, we need one that detects your capacity to handle the day’s news.… -
I guess you can thank the explorers, miners and roughnecks who built the transcontinental railroad for some frisky names on Utah’s map.Consider…
