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A Kennecott Story On Thursday's Access Utah Jan 08, 2015

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On Thursday’s AU Charles Hawley will join us from Alaska to talk about Kennecott and the history of mining.

"Fives And Twenty-Fives", A Story Of The Iraq War, On Access Utah Monday Jan 05, 2015

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In the words of Michael Pitre:

Holiday Music And Readings On Thursday's Access Utah Special Dec 18, 2014

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For our Access Utah Holiday Special, we bring back guitarist and Utah State University Professor Emeritus of Music Mike Christiansen, and University of Utah Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and playwright Tim Slover, to bring you great holiday guitar music and holiday readings on today's program. For more information on Mike Christiansen and Tim Slover, please visit their websites. From the Utah Public Radio family, we hope your holidays are filled with great music and stories, and we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Doing Good In Our Communities On Access Utah Thursday Dec 17, 2014

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During this holiday time of year, charitable giving seems to come to the forefront. But there is a lot of good being done in our communities throughout the year. We hope to encourage this good by spotlighting several non-profit groups on Wednesday’s AU.

Growing Smaller: Tiny Living on Tuesday's Access Utah Dec 16, 2014

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In a time of excess for many, some are living with less. A lot less! Tiny living has become increasingly popular in the past few years and today on Access Utah we’ll talk about this thirst for simplicity, how it’s changing the lives of those who live this way, how it’s affecting the environment around them, and if Tiny Houses could be in the future for more of us.

The Year Of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off) On Monday's Access Utah Dec 15, 2014

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In his early 20s, Benjamin Franklin embarked on a “bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection,” intending to master a list of thirteen virtues. He soon gave up on perfection but continued to believe that these attributes, along with a generous heart and a bemused acceptance of human frailty, laid the foundation for both a good life and a workable society.

Dinosaurs And Autism On Friday's Access Utah Dec 12, 2014

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Paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter is the museum director of the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum and author or co-author of several books on dinosaurs and Mesozoic life. His main research interests are armored dinosaurs as well as the Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Cedar Mountain Formation in eastern Utah. He joins us on Friday’s Access Utah.

Autism With Temple Grandin On Science Questions Friday Dec 12, 2014

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Temple Grandin is noted for autism and for her groundbreaking work on many of the nation's slaughterhouses - making them more humane. She is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and has authored numerous books and papers on autism and agriculture. On Science Questions, she discusses the latest brain research on autism.

Effects Of President Obama's Executive Immigration Action In Utah On Access Utah Thursday Dec 11, 2014

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Last month President Obama issued executive orders on immigration that will impact nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Those who have been in the United States for at least the past five years, with no criminal history, and in many cases with familial relationships to American citizens, will no longer face deportation from the United States.

Blanding's Brown Lawns On Access Utah Wednesday Dec 10, 2014

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UPR Reporter Melissa Allison’s recent story is headlined “Brown Lawns Popular in Blanding.”