The stories in Utah Works this year collectively reveal a common thread in the profile of how Utah Works. We review a sampling, expressed in the workers' own voices.

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Utah Works: Lives Enriched Through Work

Michael Palumbo is a professional viola player and a retired Weber State professor. His musical career was interrupted briefly when he was drafted during the Vietnam war.

Utah Works: Musician In The Best Of Both Worlds

A typical day for spine surgeon Brian Vernon begins at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m.

Utah Works: Long Days Of A Spine Surgeon Go Fast

Steve Brown is a poet and an English teacher, currently working at White River Academy for boys.

Utah Works: Poetry And The Deep Blue Sea

At age 81 and still farming, Delyle Carling looks back.

Utah Works: Farming Has Changed Dramatically in My Time

As the head of Millard County's 4-H horse program, Jenna Aldrich delves into the special relationship of horse and man.

Utah Works: 4-H And Horsemanship

Currently working two full-time jobs, Dillan Robison contrasts restoring cedar rooftops and factory work.

Utah Works: Part Of Something Bigger

After a long career in the military, Don Thomson became a judge. He is now retired and living in Fillmore.

Utah Works: Joy In Helping People

Kami Dearden opens her home to grateful travelers as part of her work at Dearden Motors in Fillmore.

Utah Works: Help And Hospitality On The Open Road

Working Midnight Sunday to Midnight Saturday is a regular summer work week for Lonnie Hafen, a young farmer in Fillmore.

Utah Works: Midnight Sunday to Midnight Saturday

Inspired by President Kennedy, Caril Jennings sets to work, eventually landing her dream job at Weber State.

Utah Works: A Lifetime Of Preparation

After retiring from the Forest Service, Dave Baumgartner recalls fighting the big fire of Lowman, Idaho.

Utah Works: Firefighting Forester

Jesse Garcia served four terms on the Ogden City Council, after a long career focused on his community. He shares the stories from his childhood about working on Weber County farms with his migrant family.

Utah Works: From Farm Fields to City Council - Making a Future

From a cattle ranch in Delta to a hospital in Cache Valley, Carolyn Jones shares her sense of fulfillment in work.

Utah Works: A Real Sense of Purpose

Larry Lisonbee could always count on one job to pay his bills. He has been shoeing horses around Cache Valley for more than 20 years.

Utah Works: The Dangerous Life Of A Horseshoer

Utah Works is a new series of short stories about the way we work in Utah, told in participants’ own words.

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