The stories in Utah Works this year collectively reveal a common thread in the profile of how Utah Works. We review a sampling, expressed in the workers' own voices.

Michael Palumbo is a professional viola player and a retired Weber State professor. His musical career was interrupted briefly when he was drafted during the Vietnam war.

A typical day for spine surgeon Brian Vernon begins at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m.

Steve Brown is a poet and an English teacher, currently working at White River Academy for boys.

At age 81 and still farming, Delyle Carling looks back.

As the head of Millard County's 4-H horse program, Jenna Aldrich delves into the special relationship of horse and man.

Currently working two full-time jobs, Dillan Robison contrasts restoring cedar rooftops and factory work.

After a long career in the military, Don Thomson became a judge. He is now retired and living in Fillmore.

Kami Dearden opens her home to grateful travelers as part of her work at Dearden Motors in Fillmore.

Working Midnight Sunday to Midnight Saturday is a regular summer work week for Lonnie Hafen, a young farmer in Fillmore.