Entries Published On April, 2015
Recordings of KPCW’s Local News Hour Are Now Available
If you are like us, you enjoy KPCW’s Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher, Lynn Ware Peak, and Rick Brough. We think it’s the best source of news in town. Over the years we heard many complaints that the show wasn’t available on KCPW’s website. We had the same complaint, so we started recording it so …
Summit County Unemployment Rate Back Down to 3%
Summit County’s unemployment rate has been dropping since December 2009. During the height of the recession, our unemployment rate crested at 8.9% but has fallen to just 3%. This is the third lowest rate of any county in the state (Morgan and Cache are at 2.9%) and 2.5% lower than the national average of 5.5%. We still …
Park City Food and Wine Classic is Finalist for USA Today’s “Top 10 Travel Award”
We like the Park City Food and Wine Classic. There are always some interesting classes and events during the 5 day festival. Our only complaints have been that the classes don’t last long enough. If you’ve enjoyed it as well, you may want to vote in USA Today’s “10 Best Readers Choice travel awards competition.” …
Want Your Child to Opt Out of State Standardized Tests? Here’s how.
Last year we wrote about why some parents want their children to opt out of standardized tests. If you are interested, the high School has a web page on the subject. Opt Out Page
Why Wasn’t Treasure Mountain Listed as a Site to Remediate in 2007?
We’ve been searching the Park City School District website over the past few days to see if the EPA’s report on Treasure Mountain Junior High’s (TMJH) soil was posted. As you may know, the EPA sampled the soil late last year. The School District has said the results aren’t good; therefore, the soil has to be …
Has Anyone Seen the EPA Soil Report on Treasure Mountain?
We’ve been waiting to get our hands on the EPA’s soil report for Treasure Mountain. We emailed Dr Ember Conley a few days ago and asked whether we needed to GRAMA (government record request) request it. Her reply was: Hi, We will have an interview on KPCW on Tuesday, April 7th and a release of …
Park City Residents Should Video Tape Law Enforcement When Possible
The incident of an unarmed black man being shot by a North Charleston South Carolina police officer highlights the need for citizens to record police encounters when possible. In the case of North Charleston, the police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back 4 times has been charged with murder. The police officer …
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