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Never shy of controversy, Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson has dominated local headlines now for almost eight years. His call for impeachment of President Bush has attracted national attention. And his efforts to improve and protect the environment have brought international acclaim. So what lies ahead for Ross C. Anderson? A conversation with the Mayor.

For 33 years he has been the pastor of the Calvary Baptist church. He marched from Selma to Montgomery with the Reverend Dr. Marticn Luther King, Junior. He now serves on more boards and committees than one can mention and is a widely respected leader in the state of Utah--and, indeed, in the nation.-His interesting history is detailed in a new book:"France Davis: an american story told.": A conversation with the Reverend France Davis.

He rides his 10-speed bicycle to and from work every day. He is a renowned teacher, scholar and administrator who has published 120 articles in refereed journals, including Nature, Science and Scientific American. And, he says, our global heat engine is overheating. A conversation with Professor David Chapman on the next Conversation.

Sam Taylor, Adrien Taylor, Maxine Newell, & Bette Stanton.

When you have been the publisher and editor of a weekly newspaper for some five decades and have been a member of the Utah legislature, you learn a lot about your town and your state. Sam Taylor knows and loves Moab and the state of Utah. So does his accomplished wife, Adrienne. A conversation with the Taylors and Moab/Kanab film expert Bette Stanton and with writer Maxine Newell--all on the next "Utah Conversations."

He says he was born atop a horse—and later became an extra in several western movies made in Moab. He says it really wasn’t John Wayne but a double who rode off in the sunset— A conversation with cattle rancher Karl Tangren.

Art is a mirror, from which a viewer should be able to learn something about themselves. That, according to a well-known Utah artist whose first love is the human form an embodiment of the spirit. A conversation with Shauna Cook Clinger.

Playgoers in Utah know her, She has had many leading roles, supporting roles and bit roles (sometimes three or four in one play) --and she always is a standout...a professional whose career includes more plays than we have time to mention. What's more, she is now an acclaimed director. Ted talks with Anne Stewart Mark on this “Conversation.”

Why are there problems in settling estates- Kenneth G. Hansen says often it's not because of money that's left- but because of the orther "stuff"... the piano, rugs, chairs, and things. A solution from Ken Hansen on this "Utah Conversations."  You can purchase your copy of "Don't let the stuff you leave behind destroy your family" at Sam Weller's books.

University of Utah professor George Cheney says the drive to consume more and more and to do more and more is a vicious cycle… and technology and buying more “stuff” may not pave the road to happiness but keep us in a pothole of permanent dissatisfaction. A conversation with George Cheney.