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The Conversation: Freedom in the modern world

Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (July 5-13)
How America’s Freedom Festival Grand Parade in Provo comes together
Loved ones mourn woman killed in American Fork motorcycle crash
Utah Republicans celebrate ‘big, beautiful bill’ passage; health advocates dismayed

Utah County fire officials demonstrate fireworks safety tips as July celebrations take place
Spanish Fork man arrested after police say he struck, killed motorcyclist

Burning questions: BYU professor, local fire chief examine role of public water in fighting wildfires
Provo River bridge reconstruction to begin this fall; funding for freeway interchange project reallocated
How America’s Freedom Festival Grand Parade in Provo comes together
Thousands of people lined the streets of University Avenue and Center Street on Friday morning to take part in what is arguably Provo's greatest annual spectacle: America’s Freedom Festival Grand Parade. The Fourth of July celebration is believed to be one of the largest in the western ...
Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (July 5-13)
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: Central Provo July 5 2025 Balloon Fest, Fox Field, 6-8 p.m. (freedomfestival.org) 2025 Freedom Days, Downtown Provo (freedomfestival.org) 2025 Fine Art Show, Utah County Historic Courthouse, 10 ...
Utah Valley Calendar: Things to do – July 5
AMERICAN FORK Events at the American Fork Library — Here are some upcoming events at the American Fork Library: July 8: Crafternoon for tweens at 1 p.m. Explore new crafts, experiment with cool materials and create awesome projects. Registration required. July 9: Art After School-Summer ...
Ask Dr. Steve: Understanding your family script: How family roles during childhood shape who you are today
The patterns we carry into adulthood often have their roots in the roles we played in our childhood families. These roles developed as intelligent survival strategies — ways to navigate our family's emotional landscape and secure love, safety and belonging. They helped us make sense of ...
The Conversation: Freedom in the modern world
Freedom (n.) “power of self-determination, state of free will; emancipation from slavery, deliverance;” “exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil, liberty” — Etymonline.com, 2025 Freedom in its true form is an idea sown in the fabric of the imagination and adopted in the ...
Guest opinion: The party platform matters in endorsements
As municipal and new school board races heat up in Utah County, opinions vary on whether or not nonpartisan local races should have endorsements from organizations and, if so, by which organizations. In our fast moving, definition-changing world, two different people could have two completely ...