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Salt Lake City scraps historic planes after failed auctions

The Samaritan C-131 has already been dismantled.

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Salt Lake City is scrapping two vintage aircraft formerly housed at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Leonardo" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/06/24/the-leonardo-closes-repairs-ken-sanders" data-vars-content-id="5c4315a7-915a-4924-8ec5-2bb8d2d5c829" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City scraps historic planes after failed auctions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/06/24/the-leonardo-closes-repairs-ken-sanders" target="_self">The Leonardo</a> after multiple efforts to auction them failed.State of play: The full-size planes — a C-131 Samaritan, designed in the U.S. as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;flying hospital,&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.aerospaceutah.org/museum/our-collections/aircraft-collection/convair-vc-131-samaritan/" data-vars-content-id="5c4315a7-915a-4924-8ec5-2bb8d2d5c829" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City scraps historic planes after failed auctions" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.aerospaceutah.org/museum/our-collections/aircraft-collection/convair-vc-131-samaritan/" target="_blank">&quot;flying hospital,&quot;</a> and a MiG-21, a Soviet Union fighter jet — were part of the museum&#x27;s aviation exhibit for nearly a decade. The Samaritan has already been scrapped.

Utah sues to halt Kalshi operations

The company has reaped tens of millions in profits on "illegal wagers," Utah alleges.

Utah is suing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kalshi" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/22/problem-gambling-national-council-kalshi-membership" data-vars-content-id="e225ccb3-1ae4-4577-91dc-9aa8c6258447" data-vars-headline="Utah sues to halt Kalshi operations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/22/problem-gambling-national-council-kalshi-membership" target="_self">Kalshi</a> for what state lawyers call a &quot;brazen disregard for Utah&#x27;s gambling laws,&quot; comparing the company to &quot;the manager of a back-alley gambling den.&quot;Why it matters: A judge could order Kalshi to suspend its operations in the state while the case is pending if the court grants the state&#x27;s requested injunction.

Utah ranks 4th in U.S. for school book bans

Book bans underscore the growing influence of state lawmakers over classroom materials.

Utah school districts <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="banned" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/10/28/13-reasons-why-banned-utah-schools" data-vars-content-id="8d848680-8465-4a8e-bb78-735d917bf1fb" data-vars-headline="Utah ranks 4th in U.S. for school book bans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/10/28/13-reasons-why-banned-utah-schools" target="_self">banned</a> 108 books during the 2025-26 school year, the fourth highest total of any state, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PEN America report" data-vars-click-url="https://pen.org/report/book-bans-spotlight-2026/" data-vars-content-id="8d848680-8465-4a8e-bb78-735d917bf1fb" data-vars-headline="Utah ranks 4th in U.S. for school book bans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://pen.org/report/book-bans-spotlight-2026/" target="_blank">PEN America report</a>.Why it matters: Book bans highlight the expanding influence of state politics on schools and how subjective the guardrails can be.

Riverton welcomes Utah's first Salt & Straw ice cream shop

Salt & Straw created a limited-time pink sugar cookie dough flavor to celebrate its Utah arrival.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Salt &amp; Straw" data-vars-click-url="https://saltandstraw.com/" data-vars-content-id="4ba6f9e1-6c2a-42d2-a0e2-6ceee2f70ed9" data-vars-headline="Riverton welcomes Utah&#x27;s first Salt &amp; Straw ice cream shop" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://saltandstraw.com/" target="_blank">Salt &amp; Straw</a> debuts its first Utah ice cream shop in Riverton on Friday, with a second location in Trolley Square set to open in the coming weeks.State of play: The Oregon-based chain is know for its inventive concoctions — like its olive oil ice cream — and rotating flavors.

Utah parents scramble for after-school care 

Some families are losing subsidies under new state and federal rules.

Hundreds of Utah families will start losing their child care subsidies this week — not just for daycare, but also for after-school care. Why it matters: Utah&#x27;s unmet demand for after-school care is already more critical than in most other states, according to the Afterschool Alliance&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="latest data" data-vars-click-url="https://afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM/data/national/demand" data-vars-content-id="9aebdef2-445f-4d49-b87d-65d76dc5910a" data-vars-headline="Utah parents scramble for after-school care " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM/data/national/demand" target="_blank">latest data</a>.

UVU audit reveals security gaps at Charlie Kirk event

In a recent legal notice, Kirk's family said the university's lack of security measures led to his death.

Utah Valley University released on Friday a highly anticipated <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="review" data-vars-click-url="https://www.uvu.edu/externalreview/docs/after-action-report.pdf" data-vars-content-id="44dbe4cd-aee1-400a-b6f3-87e1a1a973a3" data-vars-headline="UVU audit reveals security gaps at Charlie Kirk event" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.uvu.edu/externalreview/docs/after-action-report.pdf" target="_blank">review</a> of the events surrounding <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Charlie Kirk&#x27;s assassination" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" data-vars-content-id="44dbe4cd-aee1-400a-b6f3-87e1a1a973a3" data-vars-headline="UVU audit reveals security gaps at Charlie Kirk event" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" target="_self">Charlie Kirk&#x27;s assassination</a> on campus last year.Why it matters: The independent audit shows that UVU deferred key planning decisions for Kirk&#x27;s campus event to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Turning Point USA" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/10/charlie-kirk-turning-point-one-year-anniversary-assassination" data-vars-content-id="44dbe4cd-aee1-400a-b6f3-87e1a1a973a3" data-vars-headline="UVU audit reveals security gaps at Charlie Kirk event" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/10/charlie-kirk-turning-point-one-year-anniversary-assassination" target="_self">Turning Point USA</a>, the organization he co-founded.

UVU faces scrutiny over TPUSA memorial for Charlie Kirk

A year after conservative activist was assassinated on its campus, the school has struggled to move forward.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah Valley University" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/12/gop-lawmakers-charlie-kirk-memorial-uvu-utah-valley-university" data-vars-content-id="eb8639ac-3ee6-47d2-9bd0-c1a26f824429" data-vars-headline="UVU faces scrutiny over TPUSA memorial for Charlie Kirk" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/12/gop-lawmakers-charlie-kirk-memorial-uvu-utah-valley-university" target="_self">Utah Valley University</a> is facing backlash from some students for allowing Turning Point USA to host a memorial event for Charlie Kirk at the UCCU Center on Thursday.State of play: The school will be closed Thursday to mark the day last year that Kirk was assassinated on campus and to give students time and space to reflect on the harrowing event.

Utah high schoolers protest AI name-readers at graduation

At least one school is keeping its bot announcer despite student objections.

Utah high schoolers are protesting the use of AI to announce students&#x27; names at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="graduation ceremonies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/college-graduates-ai-commencement-speech" data-vars-content-id="0fa3f2f5-6c1b-46ac-8ee6-5f4acfb0983a" data-vars-headline="Utah high schoolers protest AI name-readers at graduation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/college-graduates-ai-commencement-speech" target="_self">graduation ceremonies</a> this month.Why it matters: The students are joining a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nationwide mutiny against AI use" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/college-graduates-ai-commencement-speech" data-vars-content-id="0fa3f2f5-6c1b-46ac-8ee6-5f4acfb0983a" data-vars-headline="Utah high schoolers protest AI name-readers at graduation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/college-graduates-ai-commencement-speech" target="_self">nationwide mutiny against AI use</a> and mentions at commencement ceremonies.

UVU drops Sharon McMahon as commencement speaker due to safety concerns

GOP backlash and resulting safety concerns led the university to cancel the graduation speech.

Utah Valley University has dropped educator Sharon McMahon as its commencement speaker after a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wave of GOP-led backlash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/04/15/uvu-gop-backlash-graduation-speaker-sharon-mcmahon-charlie-kirk-utah" data-vars-content-id="acac6c3b-0631-4e5e-859a-d998e95852a2" data-vars-headline="UVU drops Sharon McMahon as commencement speaker due to safety concerns" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/04/15/uvu-gop-backlash-graduation-speaker-sharon-mcmahon-charlie-kirk-utah" target="_self">wave of GOP-led backlash</a> triggered public safety concerns.State of play: The decision was made in coordination with McMahon and public safety professionals, the university said in a statement on Thursday.

Salt Lake City School District ends adult community ed classes

The district has offered all-ages classes in subjects like finance, languages and art, but they will end this summer.

After a half-century of enrichment courses in arts, sports, finance, foreign languages and dozens of other skills, the Salt Lake City School District is canceling its popular community education classes.Why it matters: Students of all ages have enrolled in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dozens of courses" data-vars-click-url="https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/9075/spring_2026_catalog_draft.pdf" data-vars-content-id="4b38c409-3410-4c2b-95c2-48878458ec51" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City School District ends adult community ed classes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/9075/spring_2026_catalog_draft.pdf" target="_blank">dozens of courses</a> offered each year, from How to Buy Your First Home to Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People.

New acting president appointed for Utah Valley University

The leadership change comes nearly six months after Charlie Kirk's assassination on campus.

Wayne Vaught, Utah Valley University&#x27;s provost, has been named acting president following Astrid Tuminez&#x27;s decision to step down.Why it matters: The leadership change comes nearly six months after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Charlie Kirk&#x27;s assassination on campus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" data-vars-content-id="ef3761c4-88ad-419c-8ad5-b0a61d307f44" data-vars-headline="New acting president appointed for Utah Valley University" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" target="_self">Charlie Kirk&#x27;s assassination on campus</a> intensified scrutiny of the university&#x27;s security protocols.

How a middle school play became the hottest ticket in town

What, your junior high musical DIDN'T have aerialists dangling from the ceiling?

<figure><img alt="A stage production of &quot;The Little Mermaid,&quot; with an actor playing Ariel suspended over a cast of fish." height="449" id="d8f2617b-a9ef-4564-b4a5-1f3ba6172805" src="https://images.axios.com/0P4c7OfIz-5PYg6j3OBEX8OOxU8=/2026/03/02/1772471509809.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>A typical company number at the Clayton Middle School play. Video: Erin Alberty/Axios</figcaption></figure>If you haven&#x27;t seen the annual extravaganza that is the Clayton Middle School play, you might want to snag a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ticket" data-vars-click-url="https://cur8.com/23580/project/134596" data-vars-content-id="1db6e6b3-b78f-4f54-9045-3a557ab5a8a8" data-vars-headline="How a middle school play became the hottest ticket in town" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cur8.com/23580/project/134596" target="_blank">ticket</a> — and preemptively schedule jaw reconstruction surgery.Why it matters: This is not your mother&#x27;s junior high stage production of &quot;The Little Mermaid.&quot;

Mr. Robinson's opus

Murray residents gather each December to sing the carols of William Robinson, who started teaching music there in 1907.

Scores of singers are gathering in Murray this week to honor a beloved schoolteacher whom the community has celebrated for more than a century.The big picture: The Robinson Carols Sing-Along is an annual tribute to William Robinson, a Murray music teacher who, starting in 1907, walked from one end of the district to the other, leading each school in Christmas concerts and sing-alongs.The intrigue: For more than 30 years, Robinson taught arrangements of Christmas songs he learned in Derbyshire, England, where he was born in the 1870s.<ul><li>They became a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="unique Murray oral tradition" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23461216" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23461216" target="_blank">unique Murray oral tradition</a>, passed from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="generation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/2209253259098811/" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/2209253259098811/" target="_blank">generation</a> to generation — until they were so ubiquitous in the Salt Lake suburb that many residents were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="surprised" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/7368707549819997/?comment_id=7368801633143922" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/7368707549819997/?comment_id=7368801633143922" target="_blank">surprised</a> to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="learn" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/7368707549819997/?comment_id=9154394997917901" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/7368707549819997/?comment_id=9154394997917901" target="_blank">learn</a> they <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="weren&#x27;t" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1400669619957183" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1400669619957183" target="_blank">weren&#x27;t</a> familiar <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="holiday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1764040273620114/?comment_id=1764208340269974&amp;reply_comment_id=1771485186208956" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1764040273620114/?comment_id=1764208340269974&amp;reply_comment_id=1771485186208956" target="_blank">holiday</a> standards <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="anywhere else" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1400704853286993" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1400704853286993" target="_blank">anywhere else</a>.</li></ul>Case in point: Ethel Bradford, a longtime columnist for the Murray Eagle, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wrote" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23461216" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23461216" target="_blank">wrote</a> in 1963 that she learned Robinson&#x27;s &quot;Chime and Carol&quot; from her older siblings before attending school in another district.<ul><li>&quot;Each year I hopefully listened and waited for the song to be once more sung but never heard it again. In fact, I began to wonder where in the world I had learned it myself!&quot;</li><li>It wasn&#x27;t until Ethel had children of her own — enrolled in a Murray school — that she again heard the familiar lyrics.</li><li>&quot;It was a long time before I could listen or try to sing them without tears coming and my voice choking. ... I was a child again in my mother&#x27;s kitchen,&quot; she wrote.</li></ul><figure><img alt="A man holds a baby while singing and smiling in a crowded theater " height="2073" id="a2fafcee-ab76-464f-8edd-be4b0fcedf61" src="https://images.axios.com/kY1RYu3f16w7o5qKBiu8MLpkib4=/2025/12/02/1764653025365.jpg" width="3685"/><figcaption>Alan Black and his son Steve sing to Alan&#x27;s great-granddaughter Eden at Murray&#x27;s town sing-along Monday, making her the family&#x27;s fourth generation to learn the carols. Photo: Erin Alberty/Axios</figcaption></figure>Catch up quick: Murray students <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sang" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/" target="_blank">sang</a> the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="carols" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1354149227942556" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1354149227942556" target="_blank">carols</a> for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="decades" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1090249130999235/" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1090249130999235/" target="_blank">decades</a> after Robinson retired.<ul><li>Eight years <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1398158073541671" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/murraymems/posts/1353271358030343/?comment_id=1398158073541671" target="_blank">ago</a>, former students and descendants of Mr. Robinson revived his carols in the sing-alongs, which became popular, all-ages affairs.</li></ul>Driving the news: This year, the old-timey tradition has a new home in the recently renovated historic Murray Theater — which opened in 1938, two years before Robinson retired, and reopened in September.<ul><li>Demand for tickets was so high that the city arts department planned two this year.</li><li>Monday night&#x27;s show was sold out, but you can still <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reserve seats" data-vars-click-url="https://www.showpass.com/robinson-carols-sing-along-3/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOa6GBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOVzhzM1FPcjVyN2NpMUh5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHthbZTskMZdMWC2ZT9kFH3PrbbiCtFZJyPvN3xD_q7dlQ6WA0dy-J_crjpP4_aem_9HTKrcAdV94AifIb_hCmDg" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.showpass.com/robinson-carols-sing-along-3/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOa6GBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOVzhzM1FPcjVyN2NpMUh5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHthbZTskMZdMWC2ZT9kFH3PrbbiCtFZJyPvN3xD_q7dlQ6WA0dy-J_crjpP4_aem_9HTKrcAdV94AifIb_hCmDg" target="_blank">reserve seats</a> for 6:30pm Friday.</li></ul>The latest: Kids at Horizon Elementary are learning one of Robinson&#x27;s carols for their holiday program later this month.The bottom line: Teaching has gotten so difficult that many are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="leaving the profession" data-vars-click-url="https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/overview-teacher-shortages-2025-factsheet" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/overview-teacher-shortages-2025-factsheet" target="_blank">leaving the profession</a> — with music and art instructors particularly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="vulnerable" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799538373499977/posts/24869031786123966/" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799538373499977/posts/24869031786123966/" target="_blank">vulnerable</a> to funding <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cuts" data-vars-click-url="https://ksltv.com/education-schools/many-utah-after-school-programs-to-end-due-to-federal-funding-cuts/798479/" data-vars-content-id="1061cbeb-c7e7-4aaf-9dea-f0cd51e5fe95" data-vars-headline="Mr. Robinson&#x27;s opus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ksltv.com/education-schools/many-utah-after-school-programs-to-end-due-to-federal-funding-cuts/798479/" target="_blank">cuts</a>. <ul><li>It&#x27;s moving to see how one can make difference for more than 100 years.</li></ul><figure><img alt="A 1918 photo of a high school girls choir with their instructor." height="4898" id="46ed4481-12c3-49f5-8fa1-9e60ecb70434" src="https://images.axios.com/qs6BRy9-PocsHAjL_8htKvrJXZk=/2025/12/02/1764653096769.jpg" width="6103"/><figcaption>Murray High School girls choir, 1918, with director William Robinson at center. Photo: Courtesy of Murray Museum</figcaption></figure>

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