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Essays: YouthCity on "Home"

From left to right: Sammy, Emily, Darren, Ward and Xachi attend YouthCity in downtown Salt Lake City.
From left to right: Sammy, Emily, Darren, Ward and Xachi attend YouthCity in downtown Salt Lake City.

By Jennifer Napier-Pearce

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Salt Lake City, UT – YouthCity art teacher Marcela Torres wanted to find out more about her students, so she invited them to write about "home." What she uncovered were tales of drug dealers, pet roosters and sometimes dull urban living. KUER's Jennifer Napier-Pearce talked to YouthCity's budding authors and filed this audio postcard.

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