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Amy Choate-Nielsen

Amy Choate-Nielsen is a special projects reporter for the Deseret News where she covers a variety of in-depth issues, including the environment, public welfare and education. Since joining the paper in 2004, she has covered municipal politics in Utah County as well as the west side of Salt Lake County. As a Utah transplant originally from Connecticut, Amy graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo with a degree in print journalism, a minor in English and a love of the Beehive State. She lives in the suburbs with her husband and two children.

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Recent Articles by Amy Choate-Nielsen

Writing history: Muslim women reshape their destiny with newfound freedom

Published: Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:00 am MDT

It was a vision never before seen in Egypt: hundreds of women waiting to cast a vote in the country's first free presidential election.

Grandma's culinary skills apparently not hereditary

Published: Monday, May 28, 2012 12:00 am MDT

I have a troubled relationship with food.

Mother's Day not just about the card

Published: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:08 pm MDT

Understanding a grandmother's struggles to bear children helps a young mom gain greater appreciation for family.

For Grandma, nursing profession started at 9

Published: Monday, April 30, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Amy Choate-Nielsen's grandmother cared about people her whole life.

Parental lessons passed through generations

Published: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Suddenly I have graduated from high school, and college, and I've gotten married and have two children. I'll have another birthday in a week or two, but time is tricky. It doesn't make me feel older. It simply ...

Fighting for rights: Muslims join the battle for international religious freedom

Published: Thursday, April 5, 2012 12:00 am MDT

It was a quiet Friday morning in the U.S. House chambers, with so many empty seats it looked like Congress had already adjourned for the year.

Unusual diary full of clues about Grandma

Published: Monday, April 2, 2012 12:00 am MDT

As far as I know, my grandma Fleeta Choate never kept a journal.

Grandma didn't take it all too seriously

Published: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:00 am MDT

I grew up in a town in Oklahoma that was so small, everyone seemed to have a reputation.

2 grandmothers but the same sentiment

Published: Monday, March 5, 2012 12:00 am MST

I only have a few pictures of my grandmother, Fleeta. We have different noses, but as I've stared at those images, I can see her brown hair, hooded eyelids and fleshy cheeks were just like mine. She was sturdy ...

Importance of family history finally sinking in

Published: Monday, February 20, 2012 12:00 am MST

I'm not very good with numbers. I forget birthdays constantly. I lose track of time. I have no natural feel for measurements, like distance or weight. Math wasn't my strongest subject. But my family history is ...