Author: Macy Lipkin
Macy Lipkin
has 7.3% among authors.
BS Score: 1.4%.
Articles analyzed: 43.
Words analyzed: 116,266.
Analyzed articles
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/30/2026, 11:00 PM
Representativeness Heuristic 5.7% - Loss Aversion 5.3% - Optimism Bias 5.3%
Utah’s black-and-white historical license plates have been a huge hit, and now other designs are lining up to be your car’s newest accessory. Starting July 1, special group license plates will get a major makeover. That includes the Great Salt Lake license plate, which launched in 2025. “People have endearingly called this plate a ‘bake... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/30/2026, 7:10 AM
Negativity Bias 14% - Availability Heuristic 11.9% - Anecdotal 9.8%
While wildfires rage across Utah, state forester Jamie Barnes said this season is unlike anything Utah firefighters have seen before. “These are historic times, people,” she said Thursday while standing in Popperton Park near the University of Utah, where the Bonneville Fire came within 100 feet of the Huntsman Cancer Institute this... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/29/2026, 4:55 PM
Negativity Bias 14.3% - Appeal to Authority 13.5% - False Dilemma 10.2%
The rumors are true: Ogden is drawing down Pineview Reservoir during a drought. It’s part of the city’s project to replace a 100-year-old water pipeline, including a section that’s been under Pineview Reservoir for about 55 years. “There's never going to be a good time to do this, but this is probably the least bad time,” said Dan... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/29/2026, 8:00 AM
Anecdotal 9.4% - Negativity Bias 8.3% - Availability Heuristic 7.4%
As wildfires burn across Utah, State Forester Jamie Barnes said this season is unlike anything Utah firefighters have seen before. “It’s historic times, folks,” she said Thursday as she stood in Popperton Park near the University of Utah, where the Bonneville Fire came within 100 feet of the Huntsman Cancer Institute earlier this month.... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/25/2026, 8:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 13.6% - Availability Heuristic 12.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.1%
It’s fireworks season in Utah. Between June 24 and July 25, it is legal to buy them. But as the state surpasses 135,000 acres burned this year, some cities and towns are trying to figure out what power they have over pyrotechnics. So far this year, humans have caused 76% of Utah’s wildfires, including the Iron Fire in Juab County that... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/22/2026, 11:47 PM
Negativity Bias 15% - Anecdotal 14.3% - Optimism Bias 12.3%
Monday afternoon looked like a typical summer day on Ogden’s 25th Street: couples eating outside on patios, people leaving coffee shops with iced beverages in hand, one block closed off ahead of a concert. But something was different. June 22 was the first day for paid parking in parts of Ogden’s downtown. “It took a minute to get... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/22/2026, 8:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 18.5% - Appeal to Emotion 10% - Negativity Bias 9.9%
Utah Sen. Mike Lee is cosponsoring a bill to double fines pertinent to immigrants who enter — or try to enter — the country illegally and employers who hire them. “Americans are footing the bill for illegal immigrants who use public services, benefits, and schools intended for citizens,” he said in a press release. The Republican senator... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/19/2026, 1:07 PM
Negativity Bias 36.7% - Anecdotal 20.1% - Appeal to Authority 16.6%
You can find an English-language version of the story here. The Internal Revenue Service is — once again — hiring. The agency is looking to fill 850 positions in Ogden and will hold events on June 22 and 23. Even if it manages to fill all the positions, there will be fewer staff than when President Donald Trump returned to office and his... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/18/2026, 9:41 PM
Appeal to Emotion 23.8% - Biased Writer Voice 23.8% - Negativity Bias 18.8%
Pueden encontrar la versión en español aquí . — Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or transfer the warehouse it bought in Salt Lake City for a detention center, according to a New York Times reporter. KUER asked the agency for confirmation and what it plans to do with the warehouse. It sent the same statement it gave to... more
KUER
- By Macy Lipkin
- 6/17/2026, 8:00 AM
Optimism Bias 9.9% - Negativity Bias 9.9% - Appeal to Authority 8.7%
Years before the Stratos Project exposed a hole in Box Elder County’s zoning, data center developers were knocking on the door of rural Nephi — population 7,300. Right off Interstate 15, the Juab County seat is almost smack-dab in the middle of Utah. And while Box Elder and Iron counties are scrambling to consider new guidelines for... more