A Woman's View with Amanda Dickson

There was an interesting poll recently that asked parents and teachers how involved parents are in their students' education. 96% of parents believe they are either very or somewhat involved. Teachers, on the other hand, only believe 63% are either very or somewhat involved. What's the disconnect there? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View. Her guests this week include Susan Spiers, CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs, Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School, and Kristin Sokol, professional relationship and dating coach. 

There was a story recently about a woman who donated a kidney to a man she met while hiking Y mountain. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View about what it takes to love your fellow man on that level. What can we do, even on a much simpler scale, to love and care for each other? Her guests this week include Susan Spiers, CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs, Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School, and Kristin Sokol, professional relationship and dating coach. 

This weekend is FanX in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of thousands of people come to the Salt Palace Convention Center, many in costume, to revel in the community of other people who love being fans. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests about this on A Woman's View. Her guests this week include Susan Spiers, CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs, Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School, and Kristin Sokol, professional relationship and dating coach. 

This week we saw the first home pre-season game for the new Utah Hockey Club. Fans showed up in a big way, and the players felt the love. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View what they think about Utah's newest professional sports franchise. Her guests this week include Susan Spiers, CEO of the Utah Association of CPAs, Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School, and Kristin Sokol, professional relationship and dating coach. 

We saw a report this week that students in American English classes are not reading as many books as they used to read. Why? Where has the joy in reading gone? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View about this. Her guests this week include Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hate Center Theater, Ashley Thorn, marriage and family therapist with 4 Points Family Therapy and Jill Atwood, communications strategist for the VA.

Can AI help with the loneliness epidemic? There are artificial intelligence companions now. Is that a good idea? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View about this. Her guests this week include Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hate Center Theater, Ashley Thorn, marriage and family therapist with 4 Points Family Therapy and Jill Atwood, communications strategist for the VA.

For the first time in 70 years, China is raising its retirement age. Men go from 60 to 63. Women are divided into blue collar and white collar jobs. Their retirement ages raise to 58 and 55 respectively. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View about this. Her guests this week include Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hate Center Theater, Ashley Thorn, marriage and family therapist with 4 Points Family Therapy and Jill Atwood, communications strategist for the VA.

We hear former President Trump say that immigrants in Ohio are eating the cats and dogs in their community. They're eating the pets. There have been no confirmations of this bizarre allegations, but now there have been bomb threats against the schools in the area. KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View about this. Her guests this week include Sally Dietlein, Executive Producer at Hate Center Theater, Ashley Thorn, marriage and family therapist with 4 Points Family Therapy and Jill Atwood, communications strategist for the VA.

KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson read a story in the Wall Street Journal this week that was headlined, "Why am I overspending? Blame it on politics!" Is that true? Are we functioning from a "What the hell!" sort of spending philosophy? Amanda asked her guests on A Woman's View. Her guests this week include Ronda Menlove, former state representative, educator and administrator from Utah State University and Robbyn Scribner, co-founder and director of outreach for Tech Moms. 

Utah is in the top 5 happiest states in the nation. It's access to the outdoors, relationships, economy and a dozen other things. Do you experience Utah as a happy place to live? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View. Her guests this week include Ronda Menlove, former state representative, educator and administrator from Utah State University and Robbyn Scribner, co-founder and director of outreach for Tech Moms.