Opinion

Highly Sensitive People...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The science of Highly Sensitive People

Dr. Elaine Aron coined the term 30 years ago. She found that brain scans of Highly Sensative People are different than scans of non-HSPs.
3 years ago
teacher in a calm room at sunset elementary...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The problem with teachers quitting is parents

Parents are failing, miserably, to teach their children respect. If we want to know why teachers are quitting, we need to look in the mirror.
3 years ago
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Student loan debt relief is not about fairness

Here's what it's like to hear about forgiving student loan debt when you have saved for years. Maybe forgiveness is the first step to everyone's success.
3 years ago
I continue to learn so much from my teenage sons. Last night was Ethan's final game of his basketba...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: How to handle the final game of your child’s basketball career

The final game of my teen son's basketball career had me worried, but then taught me something amazing about attitude.
3 years ago
Former President Jimmy Carter is entering hospice care after a series of hospital visits....
Boyd Matheson

Boyd Matheson’s Think Again: Jimmy Carter’s cause for American Confidence

President Jimmy Carter begins the end of his most extraordinary life. He had a quiet confidence that led to success. Let's honor it with this exploration.
3 years ago
Isaiah Sanchez from DaVinci Academy (Amanda Dickson/KSL NewsRadio)...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: I found sportsmanship at an Ogden high school

I've been complaining recently about the lack of sportsmanship in high school sports. Well, I feel I must tell you now that I found an example of superior sportsmanship at a school in Ogden this week.
3 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: How to be a superstar in your workplace — show kindness

We can't control the behavior of others, but we can have an impact on our friends and coworkers by consciously exhibiting kindness in theh workplace.
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: A jail at Eagles stadium to deal with unruly fans?

The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend in the Superbowl. How well will fans behave?
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: 6 thoughts we have before we call in sick to work

We all have those thoughts before we call in sick. From the paranoid to the considerate, here are some thoughts about making that call.
4 years ago
A group of high school students stand on a basketball court during a free throw. (Amanda Dickson/KS...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Is sportsmanship dead in high school basketball?

After a weekend basketball game, it's clear some of our students have a lot of learn when it comes to civility and sportsmanship.
4 years ago
Utah's Morning News anchor Tim Hughes relays the experience he had with his wife Becki, when, after...
Tim Hughes

Opinion: A relaxing vacation featuring baby turtles on the front lines of nature!

While vacationing recently, Utah's Morning News host Tim Hughes and his family had the chance to help baby turtles begin their long journey.
4 years ago
One of the hosts of Utah's Morning News, Amanda Dickson, describes the first hours of her early shi...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Takeaways from the early hours in the Utah people’s house

The Utah Capitol, sometimes called the people's house, was quiet in the first hours of the first day of the 2023 legislative session.
4 years ago
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: A cold and flu medicine shelf is empty in a CVS pharmacy on Dece...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Is everyone you know sick in Utah?

Does it seem like people are more people are sick in Utah? The numbers are there to back up that viruses — yes multiple — are working their way around.
4 years ago
Republican Party failed to vote on a new House Speaker on Tuesday. An expert joins KSL NewsRadio to...
Mark Jones

Republican Party can’t decide on House Speaker. What does this mean?

Republican Party failed to vote on a new House Speaker on Tuesday. An expert joins KSL NewsRadio to discuss what this means.
4 years ago
The Utes lose at the 109th Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif....
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We love our Utes, lose or win at the Rose Bowl

We watched the Utes lose the final Rose Bowl game as we know it. But love them anyway — it's how you know you're a real fan.
4 years ago
University of Utah football fans cheer for their team...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Do real University of Utah football fans travel with the team?

If you don't travel with the University of Utah football team, does that mean you're not a rabid fan? Is there a way to be a fan from home?
4 years ago
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Mark Jones

Legal expert weighs in on Crumbl Cookies’ violation of child labor laws

KSL NewsRadio's legal analyst Greg Skordas discusses the fallout of the Department of Labor announcing Crumbl Cookies has violated child labor laws.
4 years ago
A bill sponsored by Sen. Wayne Harper (R-Taylorsville) would prohibit motorists from passing workin...
Mark Jones

Bill would prohibit motorists from passing snowplows

The Utah legislature is a considering a bill that would prohibit motorists from passing snowplows on both sides.
4 years ago
A Walgreen's shelf is empty of a a good number of children's medicine...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Children’s medicine shelves are empty and I’m worried

There are drug shortages across the nation, but the one affecting children's medicine really hit home. Tylenol and ibuprofen proved tricky to find in this search.
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Budgeting when you live below the poverty line

If you're living below the poverty level, it can be hard to buy the things you need. Here's how one school assignment is trying to give more insight.
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The long and winding road to the championship

Never give up, not on each other, the children, or life. We may be down, but never out. Keep fighting for the things we hold dear. We believe in each other.
4 years ago
From "The Story of Change" told by citizens...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We are citizens, not consumers.

Because we act like consumers, we stand at a distance, judgmental and opinionated, but never about our own role.
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: Is Democracy on the ballot?

At its core, what is our democracy based on? The USA believes in the integrity of the vote and the peaceful transfer of power that follows.
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: As winter approaches, I ask, ‘What are your snow memories?’

As the first snow of winter begins to fall in Salt Lake City, KSL NewsRadio host Amanda Dickson recalls her memories of snow.
4 years ago