Community Affairs
Hear stories and interviews about the people and issues that shape Utah.
PODCAST: The Story Well with Winston Liu
Posted January 16th, 2016Paulette Stevens and the folks at the Life Story Library Foundation dip into The Story Well to bring you a conversation with Winston Liu, a chemical engineer and Falun Gong practitioner. He was there in Tiananmen Square in 1989, protesting against the actions of his government, for which he was imprisoned and tortured. He fled to Canada in 2005, then came to the U.S. in 2012. Here's the full Story Well conversation:
READ MOREThe ROI on Black Social Change Documentary
Posted January 14th, 2016Black Social Change: Preserving the Story is a new documentary film that tells the stories and personal histories of Utah’s Black community. Director and producer Marian Howe-Taylor said the project started as her master’s thesis and snowballed into something bigger:
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RadioActive Revamps to Focus on Community Building
Posted January 12th, 2016Community Affairs Program to Air Weeknights at 6 p.m. on KRCL
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J1Q: How Does Utah Benefit From Return of Mexican Gray Wolves?
Posted January 12th, 2016Thursday at noon on the south steps of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, a rally will be held to tell Utah’s state officials and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to let Mexican wolves come home, including to parts of Utah. KRCL's Lara Jones has just one question: How do we benefit if the Mexican gray wolf is allowed in the Beehive State? She spoke with Kirk Robinson of the Western Wildlife Conservancy in Salt Lake for an answer:
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