Elevate, Inspire, and Inform the Cedar Valley Community
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and it’s important to know that there are resources to help you or your loved ones. Intermountain Health has continued to build on local hotline resources in response to growing behavioral health needs in communities throughout the state. This includes Intermountain’s Connect Care/Behavioral Health Hotline – the telehealth option…
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To judge a person by their race, religion, or creed—whether to elevate or exclude—is to betray the very principles that built this nation. The Founders, for all their flaws, gave us a framework that can still elevate the best among us – if we have the courage to use it.
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Moving isn’t just logistics—it’s sensory transformation.
In her latest guest post, Daniela Coleman explores how sight, sound, and smell shape your adjustment to a new home. From the flicker of streetlamps to the hum of a refrigerator, each detail guides comfort, memory, and belonging.
Whether it’s the scent of morning coffee or the echo of footsteps in a hallway, the sensory side of moving reveals how homes become personal stories.
Leadership education isn’t professional polish—it’s a structural necessity.
As cities grow more complex, urban planning committees must evolve. Ivy Crawford explores how ongoing leadership development equips committee members to navigate conflict, elevate community voices, and lead with clarity across agencies and shifting civic terrain.
From asynchronous MBAs to participatory engagement models, the article highlights how formal education strengthens strategic thinking, collaborative decision-making, and adaptive leadership.
If grit were easy, we’d all be sipping umbrella drinks on a beach instead of wrestling with IKEA instructions or middle school slang. But as Julie Adamic reminds us—with humor, heart, and a dash of dark chocolate—grit and growth mindset aren’t just buzzwords. They’re teachable, livable, and essential. In this refreshingly honest piece, Adamic shares practical strategies for helping kids (and adults) build resilience, embrace mistakes, and stick with the hard stuff. From “What I Messed Up Today” dinner chats to grit charts and victory journals, she offers a toolbox full of real-life wisdom. Whether you’re a parent, educator, or just someone trying not to burn the lasagna again, this post will leave you inspired to say, “I can’t do it… yet.”
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Charlie Kirk was struck mid-sentence, answering a question about mass shootings when the bullet found him. In the chaos that followed, a movement lost one of its loudest voices, and a family lost its center. The suspect is in custody, but the wound to public discourse—and private grief—will not heal quickly.
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Well now, gather ’round, you folks in Cedar Valley! Ol’ Clemmie’s got a tale for ya, not one of them really old-timey ones that goes back to wagons and such in Lehi, but one about how a brand new city sprung up right here in our own neck of the woods. You know, Cedar Valley’s…
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Machines now select military targets. Children die in classrooms. Political leaders are assassinated in public forums. This is not a map of isolated tragedies—it’s a portrait of moral erosion. In a nation where 18% of adults now believe violence is acceptable to advance political goals, the question is no longer whether we are in decline. The question is whether we can still recognize it.
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent figure in conservative youth politics, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while speaking at Utah Valley University. The incident occurred around 12:10 PM MDT during an outdoor Q&A session under a tent labeled “American Comeback.” Kirk was reportedly answering a question about mass shootings when a…
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In the wake of today’s shooting at Utah Valley University, I reached out to Brady Thomson, chapter leader of Turning Point USA at Cedar Valley High School, for a statement. Brady responded with the following: “Today’s events at UVU has shaken me and my chapter. I was personally not present at the event but we…
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