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Utah's lack of affordable childcare contradicts the state's pro-family reputation.
I chose to live in Utah, even though I'm not a Mormon.
I chose to live in Utah, even though I'm not a Mormon. I had never even heard of Mormons when I was sent to school at Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant to "reform." But afterward, I stayed in the state to attend college at the U and then Westminster. I love our vistas, our small businesses, our history and my Mormon neighbors.
I've lived here so long now that when I go out of state and a server asks me if I want a cocktail, I reply "shrimp" or "fruit" because—for so long—ordering booze from my table was a legal no-no around here and I was programmed from Utah law not to do so.
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