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- News, 5 Spot February 4, 2015
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The Big Read
Debbie Ehrman and Tommy Hamby on the shared reading experience
You might have noticed a book in the hands of Trax riders and sticking out of bags and pockets around town—a distinctive cover featuring a red paper crane balanced on a person's cupped hands. Is it the "it book" of the moment—the next Twilight, maybe?
- News, 5 Spot January 28, 2015
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Brooke Young of the Printz Award Committee
Awarding excellent books for young adults
Most everyone remembers reading Newbery Medal books during elementary school: Island of the Blue Dolphins, A Wrinkle in Time, The Westing Game, Shiloh and others.
- News, 5 Spot January 21, 2015
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Linda Strasburg: InterViews & InterActions
Utah's longest-running female radio personality
Linda Strasburg, Utah's longest-running female DJ, got her start in radio in 1992. She has also given seminars on cruise ships and, when she was a child, lived at her family's Storybook Ranch in Durango, Colo., where they raised rodeo horses.
- News, 5 Spot January 7, 2015
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Elisa Stone: How to Write for Change
Community Writing Center workshop turns political rants into meaningful missives
How can you ensure that your political representative has your interests at heart? It's not with another 600-word Facebook rant, which is why the SLCC Community Writing Center is hosting a free Writing for Change workshop ...
- News, 5 Spot December 10, 2014
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Art Adoption Founder Josh Scheuerman
Event boosts artists, brings consumers close to local art
Longtime doodler Josh Scheuerman is always in search of a creative outlet, whether that be skateboarding, snowboarding, graphic design or, more recently, painting.
- News, 5 Spot November 26, 2014
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NaNoWriMo: The Final Push
First-timer Katie McEntire shares novel-writing tips
Katie McEntire, a content writer for an Ogden-based online media company, has always enjoyed creative writing, but the professional path into technical writing seemed like a less scary choice.
- Culture, Gift Guide November 19, 2014
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Local Gift Guide 2014
Picks from Utah's fabulous shops to fulfill every holiday wish
By focusing solely on locally owned shops, we hope to alert you to the delightful and out-of-the-ordinary products that you can't find in a shiny mall or megastore, but can acquire when shopping local, supporting the people and places that make Salt Lake City special.
- News, The Ocho November 19, 2014
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Christmastime in the City
9 great uber-local gifts left out of Gift Guide
- News, Opinion November 19, 2014
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The Real War on Christmas
Could it be that retail workers are people too?
I realize how much I took for granted about Thanksgiving: a warm home, loving parents, abundant food on the table—things I no doubt still take for granted on most days. But, also: naps and a four-day-weekend at home.
- News, 5 Spot November 12, 2014
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University Service Coalition's Natalie Blanton
U Hunger Banquet provides forum to discuss Utah's hunger issues
Every day, 25,000 people die of hunger—more than from tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS combined.
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