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  • On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill claimed they were abducted by “beings that were somehow not human.”
  • If you were born in post-9/11 America, the idea of a plane getting hijacked is terrifying. But once upon a time hijackers seemed more interested in the thrill than instilling fear. And one of them even became a kind of folk hero.
  • A new plan to protect Great Salt Lake was recently released. This one has the endorsement of Utah’s most powerful political leaders. But does it have what it will take to save the lake?
  • Roads are such a common feature of the landscape that you can forget that they aren’t natural at all — that is, unless you’re an animal trying to cross one.
  • Lawmakers are rushing an anti-D.E.I. bill through the 2024 Utah Legislature.
  • In 2021, unmarked graves were discovered at several residential boarding schools in Canada. Then, investigations began.
  • Mary Beard is an expert on the Roman Empire, and her latest book is about the rulers who presided over it — 30 emperors in nearly three centuries.
  • Time is limited. And life is short. So why, asks the writer Oliver Burkeman, do we waste so much of it trying to get on top of things before we can focus on the really meaningful parts of life?
  • Plans for a so-called “rejuvenation zone” in downtown Salt Lake City are quickly moving ahead, but there’s a lot we still don’t know.
  • The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.
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