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Sunday Edition: Highway fatalities, beauty redefined and street lamp tax


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OverviewIn this Sunday Edition: The Road to Zero Fatalities. We are kicking off a year-long initiative with the Utah Department of Transportation. Plus, Beauty Redefined. Meet two young women on a mission to teach girls how to reject harmful messages about body image. And now Salt Lake City is charging a fee for street lamps. Doug Wright sees what else the city might consider charging a fee for all in the Sunday Edition.

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Throughout all of 2013, KSL News will be bringing you stories filled with important information to help you, your loved ones, your friends and your neighbors stay safe on Utah's roads in an initiative we're calling KSL's Road to Zero Fatalities. We will partner closely with the Utah Department of Transportation and their long-running, highly-impactful "Zero Fatalities" program.

Spokesperson Stacy Johnson joined us to explain the program and what we can all do to make roads safer for all of us.

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Two PhD candidates at the University of Utah have started a grassroots organization called Beauty Redefined. It aims to teach women, especially girls, to reject harmful messages about their bodies, self-worth and potential through media literacy.

This topic will be discussed this afternoon on KSL Newsradio's program Cultural Connections. Nkoyo Iyamba joins us with a preview.

Segment 3

Last week, Doug Wright offered his opinion on Salt Lake City's proposed street lamp fee. It passed. Now he is wondering: what's next?

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