Lee Benson

5 days ago | deseret.com | Lee Benson

For going on 40 years, he has held court, the last 33 of them here on South State Street, a legend in his own time and of his own making, a salesman nonpareil who, according to Michael Baich, the longtime sales manager at Porsche of Salt Lake, "has got to be top five in the world, if not higher."Meet Z.A. Konarski, a Polish immigrant who sells German luxury cars in America. The story of how he got here is as inimitable as how he became a superstar at selling Porsches.

1 week ago | ksl.com | Lee Benson

SALT LAKE CITY — "I got you."Terry Schow was on the phone with a young woman who had experienced an episode of sexual trauma when she was serving in the armed forces. She had filed a claim with the Veterans Administration, but the counselor she talked to only made her feel worse about her situation. Desperate, at her rope's end, she called Schow, a former Green Beret who served in Vietnam and in the 55-plus years since has made it his life's work to help fellow veterans.

1 week ago | deseret.com | Lee Benson

"I got you."Terry Schow was on the phone with a young woman who had experienced an episode of sexual trauma when she was serving in the armed forces. She had filed a claim with the Veterans Administration, but the counselor she talked to only made her feel worse about her situation. Desperate, at her rope's end, she called Terry, a former Green Beret who served in Vietnam and in the 55-plus years since has made it his life's work to help fellow veterans.

1 week ago | ksl.com | Lee Benson

HIGHLAND — To understand how a protein snack the size of a Ping-Pong ball made it from a kitchen in Highland to a collection of Costco stores along the Wasatch Front — with reportedly more to come — you have to go back to the 2020 Utah high school 6A tennis championships. Allison Story and her partner, Emma Reynolds, won the state championship that year in doubles, helping their school, Lone Peak High, to a second-place finish in the large school division.

2 weeks ago | ksl.com | Lee Benson

SALT LAKE CITY — Just so you know, this story was not Megan's idea. Megan Akar is a 26-year-old woman who works in the federal building in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. She's at a good time of life. She's young, healthy, energetic, has her college degree (in global studies from Dixie State). She got married last fall. She has a good job. So what's next? Well, feed those who are hungry, for one.