High School Conducts Research Health Test On Students
As we’ve reported, several parents of Park City High School students raised concerns about health related tests administered to their students without, what they felt, was proper consent and privacy. KPCW’s Lynn Ware Peek has more.
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Governor Herbert On Eduction Costs
The building block of education funding in Utah is the WPU, or weighted pupil unit. And with a growing population of school age kids, maintaining the same per student spending is going to add some 70 million dollars to the state’s education budget. Lynn Ware Peek has more.
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Miner Nation Report
Scott Chester with the Park City High School Booster Club has this week’s Miner Nation Report.
Ligety Wins Second Gold Medal At World Championships
Schladming, Austria (AP) – American Ted Ligety has won his second gold medal at the world championships. Ligety captured the super-combined title Monday with a superb downhill and an even more impressive night slalom run under the lights on the icy Planai course, for a two-run time of 2 minutes, 56.96 seconds. Ivica Kostelic of [...]
Linking Romance and Public Radio for Valentine’s Day
Two events this week may be on your mind, the KPCW pledge drive and Valentine’s Day. And while you may not think romance and community radio are linked, in our continuing series, Tales From the Wasatch Back, Lynn Ware Peek explains precisely why they are.
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Next Up: David Gesner
Tomorrow at 9am, we’ll be hearing from David Gesner, author of OnEarth Magazine’s feature titled: “Compute This.” David says, “Our tweets, “likes,” and emails have a bigger impact on the physical environment than you might think.” All those messages require electricity – 90 percent of which is generated by coal, nuclear or natural gas. So [...]
KPCW Pledge Drive & Online Auction Starts Today!
We’ll be taking your phone calls and rewarding you with gift certificates to restaurants, gear companies, home decor businesses, activities and more. (435) 649-9004. May We take YOUR Pledge?
Basin City
Is it time to, once again, consider incorporating the Snyderville Basin? The question came up during the Summit County Council’s two-day Strategic Planning work session. Rick Brough has more.
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Friday Film Review: Rust and Bone
Mark Harrington says that a new French drama is a great film, but it’s tough to watch. Here’s Mark with the Friday Film Review.
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Car Sharing
In an effort to get cars off the road, a new hybrid and pick-up truck are parked just outside the KPCW studios – available for rent – in a program sponsored by Park City. KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher has more.
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