BEHIND THE STORIES

Al Sacharov

Al Sacharov, seasoned journalist, worked as an English writing teacher in New York after working at three newspapers including the Pittsburgh Press. Al has published four books and written plays.

Wandering into the Utah Stories office in 2012, he asked, “How can I help?”

Al began writing and has been editing for Utah Stories since then, including for a time from Peru.

Kaelyn Korte

Kaelyn was born in North Carolina and lived in California and Minnesota prior to attending Central Michigan University, where she played soccer and earned a degree in Photojournalism. After graduating, she played professional soccer in Chicago, Kazakhstan, and Finland. During off-seasons, she backpacked around Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, merging her passion for soccer and photojournalism.

She documented her experiences in a travel blog and had her work published in several international magazines. Her stories primarily focused on capturing life in small villages, short stories offered by locals, and personal reflections as she challenged herself in many new and exciting ways, such as a 10-day walking festival in Taiwan, her experiences couch surfing throughout Europe, and hitchhiking across Japan.

After a few years gallivanting around the world, chasing every sunrise and sunset, she returned to the United States to reflect on her next chapter in life. An opportunity to move to Salt Lake City presented itself in 2021 and she has been here ever since, pursuing photography and photojournalism in simpler ways, and playing recreational soccer and gardening in her free time.

Taylor Hartman

Taylor Hartman is an Ogden-based writer who enjoys storytelling in all forms. His work has been featured in numerous Utah publications, winning an SPJ award for his reporting on nursing homes with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project. Taylor’s passion lies in uncovering hidden narratives and shedding light on the unseen. With a background in tourism and journalism, Taylor strives to tell the story of Utah and Utahns from north to south.

Comments in response to the YouTube Video:

A Gondola Up Little Cottonwood Canyon?

Why Not A Gondola To Delicate Arch?

Soli Deogloria

A gondola is the most egregiously atrocious possible possibility. I’d rather see the road widened to two lanes up and two lanes down without question, and add avalanche tunnels to boot. Just like the road from Ouray to Silverton. I remember when Dick Bass wanted a convention center on top of Hidden Peak. He said they do it in the Alps. That may be true, but the Alps encompass five countries.

Comments in response to the YouTube Video: LDS

Corruption, Graft, And Cronyism In Utah

F0x H0nd

You shouldn’t try to draw the line through the homelessness issue between addicts and not. Being an addict shouldn’t disqualify you from basic rights such as shelter. The fact is that both addicts and non- addicts are homeless, so if you want to address homelessness, you need to address a path for rehabilitation, not further enforcement of criminal code targeting vulnerable populations. We pay for their housing in jail too, but jail is geared towards punishment, not rehabilitation, and when most come out, they are not any better equipped to get off the street.

Corrections for the May Issue

1. Our apologies to Amy Anderson of Helper Beer who was misidentified in a photo on page 18 of our May issue.

2. In our previous May issue, we wrote about the incredible job that Jerry DeVincent and Malarie Devincent are doing in restoring Helper’s Main Street. At the end of the story, we also give credit to Gary’s brother. We incorrectly stated his name is Bobby. His name is Billy DeVincent, and he has been an integral part of the work involved in restoring the buildings as well.

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