A Woman's View with Amanda Dickson
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Is there any place for racism in Congress?
Should Congressman Steve King of Iowa be allowed to stay in the House of Representatives after saying "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization - how did that language become offensive?" Crystal Young-Otterstrom is the Executive...
If the school says the threat is not credible, do you send your kids to school?
This week there was a threat that turned out, thank goodness, to not be credible at Jordan High School. The police and the school district let parents know it was all safe, but the next day only half of the students showed up. If this was was your...
How important are your women friends?
Amanda Dickson asks her guests this week about female friendship. What is its importance in their lives? There was an interesting article in the New York Times about how difficult it is for women over 50 to make friends. Amanda shared how important...
Do you love it? If not, bless it and give it away.
Amanda Dickson has a new addiction. She has been watching a show on Netflicks called "Tidying Up" with Marie Kondo. Marie goes into people's homes, has them put all their stuff - say for instance clothes - out of the closets, onto the bed, before...
Did you know violent crime is down? Why didn't you know that?
Pew Research says both violent and non-violent crime is down significantly in the United States in the last quarter century, but people do not believe this. If you ask Americans if they believe the nation is more or less safe than it was 25 years ago,...
A look at Officer Joe Shinners in his high school days
One of Amanda Dickson's guests this week on A Woman's View is Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School. Lisa knew Provo Officer Joseph Shinners who was killed in the line of duty recently and whose memorial...
From Op-Ed to Operation - Senator Mitt Romney
Senator Mitt Romney started his time in Washington with a bang by publishing an op-ed in the Washington Post. He said I support the president's policies, but being president is about more than policies. The president criticized Senator Romney and said...
"Was climate change the biggest story of the year we didn't focus on?"
"Was climate change the biggest story of the year we didn't focus on?" This was the headline of a story in the New York Times that caught Amanda Dickson's eye. She is interested in the topic and feels a shortcoming personally in not reporting more on...
Get ready! Get set! Get in the know about this!
The Utah legislature goes back into session January 28th. Amanda Dickson asks Representative Patrice Arent to give us a preview of some of the more important issues coming up. Representative Patrice Arent: "There are so many important issues coming...
What does it mean to have a record number of women in Congress?
The 116th Congress welcomes a historic number of women - 102 in the House and 25 in the Senate. Six states will have all female Senate delegations. Amanda Dickson asked her panel to comment on this news. Luz Lewis-Perez is the Director of Development...