Opinion

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Amber Gentry

Bridging the divides: Tim Shriver on the benefit of doubt

The importance of giving someone the benefit of the doubt, said Inside Sources guest Tim Shriver, can help bridge the American divides.
5 years ago
duty to end violence...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We have been shirking our duty to end violence

Students and passengers punching teachers and flight attendants are reminders, says KSL NewsRadio's Amanda Dickson, of our duty to end violence.
5 years ago
President Joe Biden walks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
Boyd Matheson

Biden wins on infrastructure but can he score with social safety net?

Now the focus moves to a $1.75 trillion investment in social safety, namely, climate, child care, preschool education, paid parental leave, and elder care.
5 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: There should be no token Republicans, or tokens in general

Amanda Dickson, co-host of Utah's Morning News and A Woman's View, discusses Meghan McCain's dismay at being a token Republican on The View.
5 years ago
Great Salt Lake low water...
Curt Gresseth

Thirsty Great Salt Lake just got a little help from its friends

Rio Tinto Kennecott and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District donated water rights to the shrinking Great Salt Lake to help reverse a troubling trend.
5 years ago
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Jeff Caplain

It’s not just the drought making the Great Salt Lake mediocre | My Minute of News

Can we still call it the Great Salt Lake? If you've been out to water's edge you know the Salt Lake isn't close to what it used to be, and it's our fault.
5 years ago
Biden Bears Ears...
Boyd Matheson

Opinion: The monumental volley and folly of Bears Ears

Boyd Matheson argues if we keep creating monuments like Bears Ears by executive order, we can keep expecting future politicians to undo and redo that work.
5 years ago
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Jeff Caplan, KSL NewsRadio

My Minute of News: What if humans could get their tails back?

Whether a monkey has a tail is controlled by one little gene (that was turned off in humans). What if we turned it back on?
5 years ago
Kyle Brown holds a flag as he crosses the finish line 

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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: “I haven’t missed out on a thing”

We aired a Heart of Utah report this morning on KSL Newsradio that stayed with me, as powerful stories sometimes do.
5 years ago
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Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: Start your Christmas shopping now. We’re serious.

Jeff Caplan says it's already time to ask your kids what they want for Christmas and start your shopping -- because of a shortage of shipping containers.
5 years ago
Relentlessly Resilient widow of Utahn killed in afghanistan war memorial...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: There should be a memorial for veterans of the War on Terror

Amanda Dickson adds her voice to those who believe a memorial to those who lost their lives in the War on Terror belongs in our nation's capital.
5 years ago
Utah ranked one of the worst states to work in....
Curt Gresseth

Ending unemployment benefit early to fill jobs didn’t work, says state rep

The theory was ending the pandemic unemployment benefit early would move Utahns back into jobs, but the numbers show that did not happen.
5 years ago
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Jeff Caplan

9/11: Why witnessing the first draft of history isn’t so great for the witnesses

On 9/11, KSL NewsRadio's Jeff Caplan was anchoring at WCBS in New York. 20 years later, his memories of that day continue to haunt him.
5 years ago
Biden courts executive orders struck down...
Boyd Matheson

Opinion: Executive orders show Congress needs to take back its authority

On the court cases involving immigration, oil and gas leasing and an extension on the federal eviction moratorium, the Biden administration went down swinging.
5 years ago
afghan baby born on tarmac at ramstein air base...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: Afghan baby born on US jet shows freedom in “Reach”

Jeff Caplan wanted to make sure the story of an Afghan baby who was born in the midst of the Kabul airlift doesn't get lost. 
5 years ago
redistricting utah...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The high-stake musical chairs game of redistricting, explained

Redistricting "affects federal grants. It affects money from the federal and the state. It affects everyone," Sen. Karen Mayne said on A Woman's View.
5 years ago
Apple iOS update scam...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: I want to break up with my phone, but how?!

Jeff Caplan wants to break up with his phone, but he has absolutely no idea how to go about doing so. Still, some places have some pretty nice incentives.
5 years ago
people are pictured gathered outside of an airport in Kabul...
Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: How a crowded flight restored my faith in humanity

When YOU get on a crowded flight, there are probably 200 people shoehorned in. An Air Force pilot had to decide whether he could safely take off with 640 refugees on board.
5 years ago
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Jeff Caplan

My Minute of News: Why the fall of Kabul feels so much like the fall of Saigon

Jeff Caplan can't help but compare the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan to the fall of Saigon in April 1975 -- and one iconic photo seared into our memory.
5 years ago
January 6th 2021 in Washington D.C....
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: The Deadly Toll of January 6th

Four police officers who defended the US Capitol Building and the people inside on January 6th, 2021  have since died by suicide.
5 years ago
colorado ice cubes melting against a white background...
Jeff Caplan

Opinion: Sending Utah water to make Colorado ice in a drought is a weird flex

Colorado kids fill up coolers of ice made from Utah water. But don't we need the water? Colorado may have an ice shortage, but Utah has a water shortage.
5 years ago
pandemic puppies...
Jeff Caplan

Opinion: Pandemic puppies have spoiled us all for working at home

In one survey, thousands of people agreed that their pandemic puppies were more important than a regular paycheck. Jeff Caplan can relate.
5 years ago
Olympics...
Amanda Dickson

Opinion: I watch the Olympics with my whole body

KSL NewsRadio's Amanda Dickson explains what it is like to watch the Olympics with her whole body, not just her eyes.
5 years ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: We must fund before we even think of defunding the police

As crime rates rise and law enforcement officers leave the profession throughout the country, Amanda Dickson believes we must fund the police before we can even start to think about defunding them.
5 years ago