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- Feb 4: In-office absentee voting ends for Utah Presidential Primary

- Feb 4: Mailed absentee ballot post mark deadline for Utah Presidential Primary

- Feb 4: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.

- Feb 4: Desert Greens meeting, 7 p.m., Coffee Club, just south of 4800 S. Redwood Road (east side of the road). Desert Greens is Utah's national affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S. and meets on the first Monday of the month. For more info call Eileen at 801-201-0219.
- Feb 5: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah Republican and Democratic Primaries and Caucuses.

- Feb 5: Super Tuesday Doug Wright Show Live Broadcast, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics, Hinckely Caucus Room, OSH 255.

- Feb 5: Sutherland Institute Open House with Edwin J. Feulner, president and founding trustee of The Heritage Foundation, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sutherland Transcend Conference Room, Crane Building, 307 West 200 South, Suite 5005. Dr. Feulner will present the keynote address at 12:30 p.m. RSVP to Liv Moffat at 801-355-1272 or email.

- Feb 5: Meet and greet with Libertarian presidential candidate Wayne Allyn Root, 7 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit WayneROOT.com.

- Feb 5: Super Tuesday Election Night Party, 8 to 10 p.m., University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics, Hinckely Caucus Room, OSH 255.

- Feb 6: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Sevier County Lincoln Day Breakfast, 7 a.m., Frontier Village Restaurant, Richfield.

- Feb 6: Sevier County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner

- Feb 8-9: We the People Winter Conference, University of Utah. A conference focusing on: U.S. war/occupation of Iraq; National healthcare reform; Global climate change and environmental sustainability. Other issues may be taken up on the initiative and decision of participants at upcoming meetings.

- Feb 8: Salt Lake County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner Honoring Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., 6 p.m., Little America Hotel. For reservations or sponsorship contact Patti Florence 801-580-8824.
- Feb 9: Kansas, Washington and Louisiana Republican Primaries and Caucuses

- Feb 9: Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington Democratic Primaries and Caucuses

- Feb 9: Open House at the Fisher Mansion with Mayor Ralph Becker, 2 to 4 p.m., 1206 West 200 South, Salt Lake City. Residents of Salt Lake City are invited to tour the building and offer their input and suggestions on how to best reuse the property and create a public space that serves the community in a positive way

- Feb 9: Emery & Cache Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners

- Feb 10: Maine Democratic Presidential Caucus

- Feb 12: District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Republican Presidential Primaries and Caucuses.

- Feb 12: Maryland and Virginia Democratic Presidential Caucuses

- Feb 12: Planned Parenthood Action Council Annual Dinner, cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., Downtown Marriott Ballroom, 75 South West Temple. Keynote speaker is United State Attorney General, Janet Reno, the longest serving Attorney General since the Civil War and the first female Attorney General of the United States of America. For ticket and sponsorship info call 801-328-8939, email ppac@ppau.org, or visit www.ppacutah.org.

- Feb 13: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend the Sutherland Institute Blogger Briefing, 7:30 a.m., Sutherland Instititute, 307 West 200 South, Salt Lake City.
- Feb 14: Valentine's Day

- Feb 16: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Emery County Lincoln Day Breakfast, 8 a.m., Museum of the San Rafael, Castledale.

- Feb 16: Washington & Davis Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners
- Feb 18: Washington's Birthday

- Feb 18: Teen Lobby Day sponsored by Planned Parenthood Action Council, Equality Utah, and the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Utah State Capitol. Call Joey Richards at 801-328-8939 for more info.

- Feb 18: Planned Parenthood Action Council Citizen Lobby Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Utah State Capitol, East Building Cafeteria. Tell your legislators what is important to you this session. For more info call 801-328-8939 or email ppac@ppau.org.

- Feb 19: Wisconsin Republican Presidential Primary

- Feb 19: Hawaii and Wisconsin Democratic Presidential Primaries and Caucuses

- Feb 21: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.

- Feb 21: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Gathering of Seagulls Conference, 12 p.m., Red Lioin Restaurant, Salt Lake City.

- Feb 22: Uintah & Duchesne Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners

- Feb 26: United Nations Association of Utah program "Climate Change--Contrasting Approaches of the EU and USA," 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Sugarhouse Garden Center, Sugarhouse Park. Guest speaker is Dr. Erich Pohl of the University of Heidelberg. The public is welcome to both the dinner and program. Contact Maxine Haggerty at 801-277-7493.

- Feb 28: Salt Lake County Libertarian Party Meeting, 7 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit LPUtah.org.

- Mar 1: American Samoa Republican Presidential Caucus

- Mar 3: Desert Greens meeting, 7 p.m., Coffee Club, just south of 4800 S. Redwood Road (east side of the road). Desert Greens is Utah's national affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S. and meets on the first Monday of the month. For more info call Eileen at 801-201-0219.

- Mar 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont Republican and Democratic Presidential Primaries

- Mar 7: 2008 political office filing period begins (runs through March 17)

- Mar 8: Wyoming Democratic Presidential Caucus

- Mar 10: American Samoa Democratic Presidential Caucus

- Mar 11: Mississippi Republican and Democratic Presidential Primary

- Mar 20: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.

- Mar 23: Easter Sunday
- Mar 25: Republican Party neighborhood political party Precinct Caucus meetings. Contact your county leadership for more info.

- Mar 29: Grand & San Juan Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners

- Apr 1: Beaver County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 2: Millard & Juab County Republican Party Conventions

- Apr 3: District of Columbia Democratic Presidential Caucus

- Apr 3: Tooele County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 4: Wasatch & Summit County Republican Party Conventions

- Apr 5: Virgin Islands Republican Presidential Primary

- Apr 7: Desert Greens meeting, 7 p.m., Coffee Club, just south of 4800 S. Redwood Road (east side of the road). Desert Greens is Utah's national affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S. and meets on the first Monday of the month. For more info call Eileen at 801-201-0219.

- Apr 8: Rich County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 9: Morgan County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 10: Box Elder County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 11: Cache County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 12: Davis & Weber County Republican Party Conventions

- Apr 15: Piute County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 16: Wayne County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 17: Garfield County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 17: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.

- Apr 18: Kane County Republican Party Convention

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
February 3, 2008


Sunday, February 3

Deseret Morning News

- It's Utah's turn: Local voters favor Mitt and Obama, poll shows

- Beehive State is 'lucky' primary is on Tuesday

- Lawsuits by payday lenders swamp courts

- Romney hails President Hinckley as 'great faith leader'

- Uranium industry in S. Utah is booming again

- Utah teacher shortage alarming, Herbert says

- UTA plans bus rapid-transit line

- Davis Chamber brushes up on issues at Capitol

- ID-theft bills approved

- Land policies, climate are hot topics at farm meeting

- Salt Lake 'terror' status is downplayed

- Interest growing slowly on Utah campuses

- Pignanelli & Webb: Road to health reform twists and turns

- Editorial: Make it a 'Super-Duper' Tuesday

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Keeping tabs on UTA

St. George Spectrum

- Op-ed: NAU alliance intended

Daily Herald

- County school budgets tight, but surviving tax change

- County reps debate property tax swap

- Legislature weighs in on Bountiful Museum

Salt Lake Tribune

- Romney pauses in campaign to mourn in SLC

- State lawmakers not likely to eliminate grocery sales tax

- Roosevelt lawsuit fuels water-rights bill debate

- Sandy might approach new school district for stadium cash

- Not-so-liberal Love a key decider on Salt Lake City Council

- Utah voters support fight in Iraq, split on health care, immigration

- Rolly: Primary could leave bad blood between McCain, Romney camps

- Editorial: The thumb

- Editorial: Super Tuesday: Utahns get to join the vote

- Op-ed: Privatization bill would crack open Fort Knox for developers

- Op-ed: Move forward on health system reform, but first do no harm

- Op-ed: Complex issue of immigration requires a national solution

- Op-ed: Let cooler heads prevail in SLTATC/SLCC merger debate

Saturday, February 2

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah voters support fight in Iraq, split on health care, immigration

- NRC to accept comments on importing Italian waste

- SLC must outline a plan for homeland grant

- House votes to give local police an expanded role

- Guv cool to bill to limit his power

- Lawmaker wants end to license plate penalties

- Refugees get a taste of a local democracy in action

- Cannon challengers haul in the cash

- Parents' jailing anywhere could affect custody rights

- Schools face disparity in building funds

- Awarding diplomas, tax breaks OK'd by panels

- Bill would allow competition for commercial trash

- Health workers could more easily help in other states

- Latinos meet to discuss crucial measures on legislative docket

- Daniel votes to annex, halt resort plan

- Utah County reaches outward

- Officials tweak rules for school compliance

- Forum: Local efforts have an effect

- Technology could help mine safety

- Legislation would change liquor agency's role

- Op-ed: Enforcement-only legislation will not solve illegal immigration

Standard-Examiner

- Alaska company moves ahead on East Gate

- Editorial: Some tricky surgery

St. George Spectrum

- Hatch pushes for geothermal energy development

- Editorial: U.S. Attorney's office is first step

KCPW

- Delta In Merger Talks

- Push to Make State Buildings Conserve Water Gains Momentum

- Lawmakers Debate Illegal Immigration Act

Logan Herald Journal

- Global warming: A religious view

Davis County Clipper

- Report reveals rocky road for UTA

- Tuesday mega-primary a first for Utah, West

- County, UTA expected to miss Jan. 31 tax deadline

- School funding remains knotty issue

- Deputy Administrator post put back on hold in W.B.

- Utah's representatives join Job Corps caucus

- Citizen lobbyists seek to make an impact

- Bryan Gray: Are voters ‘bribed' by stimulus checks?

Daily Herald

- Senator says bill would help find impaired drivers

- Bill changes model for assessing property taxes

- Sens. look to extend appointments

- Bill would end spending cap for fighting wildfires

- Senate wants in on interstate agreements

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

KUER
- Driving Privilege Cards Could Be Revoked

Deseret Morning News

- Utahns Mitt's biggest fan$

- Test-score option sought

- Board aims to keep Italy's N-waste out of Utah

- Campaign on hold briefly

- Lawmakers pushing to bring back ex-teachers

- Town's 300-acre annexation may foil developer's plans

- Replacement for open Eagle Mtn. Council seat sworn in

- Penalties are added to assessor bill

- Couples honored for outstanding marriages

- Lawmaker looking at alternate funding sources for TRAX line

- House OKs immigration enforcement

- Gender identity bias bill headed to interim study

- Utah called 50 years late on oil- and gas-tax funds

- Support for Obama

- Measure to clarify veteran exemption

- Credit unions might seek cap on loan interest rates

- House panel OKs bill ending some license requirements

- Editorial: Test elderly drivers yearly