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5 Spot
February 4, 2015
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Debbie Ehrman and Tommy Hamby on the shared reading experience
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By Rachel Piper
- 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?
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News,
5 Spot
January 28, 2015
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Awarding excellent books for young adults
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By Rachel Piper
- 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.
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News,
5 Spot
January 21, 2015
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Utah's longest-running female radio personality
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By Rachel Piper
- 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.
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5 Spot
January 7, 2015
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Community Writing Center workshop turns political rants into meaningful missives
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By Rachel Piper
- 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 ...
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News,
5 Spot
December 10, 2014
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Event boosts artists, brings consumers close to local art
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By Rachel Piper
- Longtime doodler Josh Scheuerman is always in search of a creative outlet, whether that be skateboarding, snowboarding, graphic design or, more recently, painting.
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5 Spot
November 26, 2014
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First-timer Katie McEntire shares novel-writing tips
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By Rachel Piper
- 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.
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Culture,
Gift Guide
November 19, 2014
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Picks from Utah's fabulous shops to fulfill every holiday wish
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By Rachel Piper
- 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.
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News,
The Ocho
November 19, 2014
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9 great uber-local gifts left out of Gift Guide
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News,
Opinion
November 19, 2014
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Could it be that retail workers are people too?
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By Rachel Piper
- 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.
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News,
5 Spot
November 12, 2014
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U Hunger Banquet provides forum to discuss Utah's hunger issues
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By Rachel Piper
- Every day, 25,000 people die of hunger—more than from tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS combined.
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