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- Mar 18: Help organize an April 5 demonstration calling for: U.S. out of Iraq; No more war for oil; Carbon use reduction with justice; No nukes! Money for single-payer healthcare, not warfare; A healthy planet for healthy lives for all of us. Meet at 6:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room, downtown SLC Library, every Tuesday evening in March.

- Mar 18: Town Meeting with Representative Karen Morgan, District 46, 7 p.m., Whitmore Library, 2197 East Fort Union Boulevard. She will report on the 2008 Legislative Session.

- Mar 19: Davis County Republican Women (DCRW) annual Legislator Appreciation Luncheon, 12 p.m., Centerville City Council Chamber, 250 North Main, Centerville. All Davis county and Utah State candidates running for election are invited to attend and will be introduced during the luncheon. $12 donation requested. Contact DCRW President Trudie Biggers with questions or comments at 801-546-6835 or trudimus@msn.com.

- Mar 19: Non-partisan public meeting on the Utah caucus process, 7 to 8:30 p.m., High School Little Theater, 162 W. 100 S., Logan. Hosted by Utahns for Public Schools.

- Mar 20: Governor Huntsman's Utah Economic Summit, Grand America Hotel. Cost $150 per seat. For schedule and more info click here.
- Mar 21: Salt Lake Chapter of Drinking Liberally presents Christian Burridge, SL County Democratic Party Chair, to discuss Caucus/Mass Meeting (scheduled for Mar 25), 6:30 p.m., Piper Down & Old World , 1492 S State St, Salt Lake City. No cost. More details here.

- Mar 23: Easter Sunday

- Mar 24: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: The Globalization of Labor in the 21st Century, 2 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255, University of Utah. Lant Pritchett, Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

- Mar 25: Republican and Democratic neighborhood political party Precinct Caucus meetings. For Democratic party locations click here; Republican locations here.

- Mar 25: Hinckley Forum: U.S. – France Relations, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255, University of Utah. His Excellency Pierre Vimont, Ambassador to the U.S. for France.

- Mar 25: Hinckley Forum: Smart Power: Leadership in Today’s World, 4:30 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255, University of Utah. Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations and former Dean of the Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

- Mar 25: Help organize an April 5 demonstration calling for: U.S. out of Iraq; No more war for oil; Carbon use reduction with justice; No nukes! Money for single-payer healthcare, not warfare; A healthy planet for healthy lives for all of us. Meet at 6:30 p.m., 2nd floor conference room, downtown SLC Library, every Tuesday evening in March.

- Mar 26: 2008 Salt Lake City Downtown Economic Forum: “Big Projects, Big Plans, Big Ideas, Big Benefits,” 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. program, 23rd Floor, Wells Fargo Center, 299 S. Main Street. Get the lowdown on Downtown by leading experts, planners, developers, and leaders. Continental breakfast served. Please RSVP to camille@downtownslc.org or 333-1106.

- Mar 27: John McCain Salt Lake City Finance Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street. Tickets $1,000 per person. To RSVP contact Paige Marriott at 202-549-2558.

- Mar 27: Hinckley Forum: Guantanamo Bay: The Struggle for Human Rights and Justice, 2 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255, University of Utah. James Yee, former U.S. Army Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay.

- Mar 27: 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 28: Hinckley Forum: U.S. – Paraguay Relations, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255, University of Utah. His Excellency James Spalding, Ambassador to the U.S. for Paraguay.

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

- Apr 1: University of Utah Executive Master of Public Administration Acceptance begins.

- 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.

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March 16, 2008


Sunday, March 16

Deseret Morning News

- Is race factor in arrests?

- Gunnison prison growing again
- EPA rules may impact rail operations

- Will South S.L. annex Millcreek area?

- House panel told public lands overrun by ORVs

- Herriman loses round in split-district fight

- Pignanelli & Webb: Political March Madness is upon us

Standard-Examiner

- Retiring baby boomers: Their departure from the work force will leave a gap on Utah's economy

- Editorial: A headache diminished

Logan Herald Journal

- Logan may add more wind power

- Editorial: Don't put open-space needs on back burner

St. George Spectrum

- Planning a pipeline

- Alder, Pace file Friday

- Ed Kociela: In real life, there's no such thing as a do-over

- Editorial: At last, action

Salt Lake Tribune

- Rate of poor children in Salt Lake City leaps to 28 percent

- Once Bishop gets on a roll, there's no stopping the funny

- Herriman council gets all mysterious with public meeting notice

- Rolly: Rancorous Jordan School District split divided Republican lawmakers

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Op-ed: Article and editorial left an inaccurate picture

- Op-ed: Republican lawmakers aren't the solution, they're the problem

- Op-ed: Don't rush to judgment on Crandall Canyon

Saturday, March 15

Salt Lake Tribune

- Capital rebuild: Phase 2 kicks in

- Utah senators proud of pork

- Magnate plans ambitious prep school

- U. forum examines Utah's gerrymandering

- Judge denies Herriman demand for west-side vote on school split

- 'Super Dell' runs for county mayor

- New school boards a dilemma

- Crockett makes Millcreek a top priority for race

- Banks, credit unions measure among bills signed by governor

- Activist wants coal plant on Sevier County ballot

- Utah strives to maintain solid growth

- Editorial: Taking the initiative: Legislature exempts land-use laws from ballot tests

- Editorial: Smoke screen: New federal ozone standard falls short

St. George Spectrum

- Monday deadline nears; Bowman to face challengers

- Booth joins candidates in House bid

- Op-ed: Don't forget the U.S. Constitution still applies today

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

- Menlove: Legislative session hits most targets important to Tooele County

Daily Herald

- Utah colleges buck national trend

KCPW

- Nuclear Waste Bill Has Battle Lines Being Drawn

- Salt Lake City Council Warms up to City Creek Skybridge

- Loss of Interest In Outdoor Recreation Brings Economic Loss As Well

- Groups on Both Sides Oppose Controversial Immigration Bill

- City Council Discusses Community Gardens, Main Street Skyway

Logan Herald Journal

- RAPZ requests again exceed limit

Park Record

- Environmental activist starts campaign

- Newcomers enter the race

- Guv signs incorporation bill

- Commissioner would receive $120K from taxpayers without working

- Editorial: Park City teachers have every reason to be disappointed

Deseret Morning News

- Report paints Murray as bully

- 'Super Dell' files to run against Corroon

- Early impacts of water release look positive

- Judge sides with state over Navajo oil trust

- Editorial: The winners and the losers