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The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bountiful/Davis Art Center art director Theresa Otteson shows off the center's new children's exhibit at the Jean Madsen Childrens Center Wednesday, February 1, 2012.. The interactive exhibit is full of stations for kids to learn about the basic elements of art.

Auto repair workers stood in the aisles of a packed room Thursday to tell lawmakers they feared for their jobs and thousands of their employees if the state cuts back on required vehicle safety inspections.

SALT LAKE CITY - National Geographic magazine has named Park City among the 25 best ski towns in the world.

The Salt Lake Tribune) . Professional wake boarder Matt Raulerson shows his style at the wake board exhibit at the Utah Boat Show that opened today in the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy.

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A proposal to build a $1 million tunnel under 9000 South in West Jordan as part of the Jordan River trail system got held up Tuesday in a Utah Senate committee.

In my piece, published this week on Salon, I wrote about Mormon gender roles being highly prescribed, with men defining themselves "in contrast to women but also against other men in the secular world." From the outside, Mormon family norms might seem like a throwback to the 1950s, and Romney certainly garners his fair share of "Leave it to Beaver" ... (more)

SALT LAKE CITY - In hindsight many are questioning why it was up to a social worker to protect the Powell children, and why the visitation was in a private a home.

Salt Lake City - In an attempt to protect young children from questionable material - a Utah legislative committee will consider a bill that would change the state's health and sex education laws.

"I wouldn't go so far as to say they're dying," said city forester Bill Rutherford, "but they're all kind of gasping for breath." Rutherford and Mayor Ralph Becker have proposed a controversial spraying program to save the trees.

A work transfer brought Brian Doughty to Salt Lake City from Denver in 2004 - a move he made with some hesitation as an openly gay man who knew of Utah's conservative reputation.

Once upon a time, Kristen Madsen was like the rest of us when it came to the music world's biggest award show.

Kick in the Asana: Stephen Brown revisits New Age satire in Revenge of Yoga the Musical Lounge Act Monday: Labor Day Good Times Prana Yoga Trolley Square gets the rock & roll treatment this Thursday with a guest appearance from Kirtan guru Dave Stringer.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Chef Adalberto Diaz makes eclairs in the new cooking school space at Harmons City Creek store which will open on February 15.

Salt Lake City will hold a launch meeting Wednesday of a local branch of the national Move to Amend movement.

Tickets for "Wicked," the Broadway musical providing the backstory of the witches of Oz, go on sale May 11.

Tuesday, a Senate committee at the Legislature passed out a bill allowing for billboard companies to convert their traditional vinyl billboards to electronic billboards.

Utah's Supreme Court on Tuesday considered what it means to "parent" and whether a sperm donor contract is proof that a man wanted to be father, even after his death.

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Peggy Fletcher Stack has been producing stories for The Salt Lake Tribune's award-winning Faith section for nearly two decades.