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For kids obsessed with princesses, being deeply engaged with those stories can have long-term effects. A new study from BYU researcher Sarah Coyne followed a group of kids for years, and found that those who loved “princess culture” had more positive body image and more equal views of men and women as they approached adolescence.
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Last week, the New York Times published an article about the LDS Church’s sacred temple garments and the physical distress many women in the faith say they experience because of them.
Guests join Radiowest this week at 11 a.m. as they examine the connection between the physical embodiments of faith and the culture and doctrine behind them.
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Nearly the entire state is still in extreme drought. On Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox announced four policies he wants implemented to more aggressively conserve water.
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The reopened shelter in San Juan County will provide resources and services to Utah Navajo Families in southern Utah.
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Washington Post Columnist David Von Drehle recently wrote an opinion piece about the drought gripping the West. Though the situation is dire, Von Drehle said there’s reason to be hopeful.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Utah are higher now than they were a year ago even though vaccines are widely available. Public health officials say the Delta variant is to blame.
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It’s been an exceptionally hot summer in Utah, and the record-breaking temperatures have some families worried about their loved ones incarcerated at state-run correctional facilities.
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This summer, KUER producer Benjamin Bombard is traveling around Utah looking for places that are…extra. Extreme. He recently took his family on the road and went looking for the oldest thing in the state, and they found it. It’s a rock formation in northwestern Utah.
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