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- Mar 23: Easter Sunday

- Mar 31: Screening of award winning SEMPER Fi, One Marine’s Journey movie, 7 p.m., Tower Theatre, 876 East 900 South. Tickets are $8 at the door, Q&A with film subject Jeff Key will follow the movie. Find out more about movie here.
- 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 4: Leah Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention, to speak at a Convention Forum, 11 a.m., fourth floor conference room, Salt Lake City Public Library. Find out how you can get involved in the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Free parking is available across from the library at Democratic Party Headquarters, 455 S. 300 East. Call Tika Beard to RSVP at 801-328-1212 ext. 205 or e-mail tbeard@utdemocrats.org
- Apr 5: Virgin Islands Republican Presidential Primary

- Apr 5: Annual Fundraiser of The Salt Lake Council of Women, 11 a.m., South Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel, 150 W. 500 S. Salt Lake City. $25.00, Gala Luncheon, Silent Auction-entertainment. Bring your families, friends, colleagues and anyone who can benefit from this event. To donate auction items call Shauna: 801-910-8988 or email sscottbe@hotmail.com RSVP: Peggy Stanley 801-562-0630.

- Apr 5: Utah Women's Democratic Club Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Olio's Restaurant, Sheraton City Centre, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City. Guest speaker Ann Ober, Salt Lake County Environmental Policy Coordinator, to discuss local environmental issues. $17 at the door. For details call 801-596-2326 or click here.
- Apr 5: Peace March and Rally, 12 to 2 p.m., Washington Square, Salt Lake City. March will be around the two blocks east of Washington Square and will end up back at the Square.

- 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 9: An evening with Provo Legislators, 7 p.m., Wasatch Elementary, 1080 North 900 East, Provo. Tree Streets Neighborhood and P.A.W.S (Patrons at Wasatch School) sponsored Legislative Wrap-up night to discuss the activities of the last legislative session. Sen. Dayton, Sen. Bramble, Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Clark, Rep. Herrod and Rep. Grover will attend.

- Apr 10: Davis County Republican’s Meet the Candidate night for all newly elected county delegates, sponsored by the Davis County Republican Women.

- Apr 10: Box Elder County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 11: Cache County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 11: Women’s Republican Club of Salt Lake City Third Annual Military Honor Event, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Utah National Guard Air Base.

- 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 18: Kane County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 18: Jefferson/ Jackson Dinner sponsored by the Washington County Democrats, 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. silent auction, Kenneth N. Gardner Ballroom, Dixie State College. Keynote speaker Vik Arnold, U.E.A. Director of Government Relation and Political Action.

The cost is $35 per person. Contact Cyril Noble at (435) 229-1281.

- Apr 19: Washington & Iron County Republican Party Conventions
- Apr 19: Washington County Democrat Party Annual Convention, 9 a.m. registration, convention at 10 a.m., Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. Free and open to the public. Contact Cyril Noble at 435- 229-1281.

- Apr 19: Libertarian Party of Utah convention, 11 a.m., Sandy Library, 10100 South Petunia Way, Sandy, Utah. For more information, visit LPUtah.org.

- Apr 22: Pennsylvania Democratic Presidential Caucus

- Apr 22: Daggett County Republican Party Convention

- Apr 22: Professor Lennox Tierney to address the UN Association of Utah on Post-WWII Japan, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Sugarhouse Garden Center, Sugarhouse Park, 2100 S 1600 E. In Nov 2007 Professor Tierney was awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, the highest award in Japan. Catered dinner cost $17, no RSVP necessary for free 7 p.m. program. For more info contact 801-277-7493. Public is welcome.

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March 30, 2008


Sunday, March 30

Deseret Morning News

- Tainted groundwater is studied for cleanup at 3 Superfund sites

- Lee Benson: Will Logan 'Cache' in on ranking?

- West Jordan eager for TRAX

- New leader of Latino office named

- Pignanelli & Webb: Pollster Dan Jones deserving of honor

- Jay Evensen: We are free — after we gorge a bit on taxes

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Lipstick on a pig

- Op-ed: Environmentalists a hindrance to Utah

St. George Spectrum

- Todd Seifert: Community can't afford for DSC to lose momentum

Daily Herald

- eBay CEO offers growth tips in Utah

- Op-ed: Can E-Verify help stem tide of illegal immigration? No

- Op-ed: Can E-Verify help stem tide of illegal immigration? Yes

Logan Herald Journal

- Bear Lake issue gets big turnout

Salt Lake Tribune

- Redefining the Mormon Empire

- Lawmakers tight-lipped on pet projects

- Constitution Party: Group puts up atypical options to GOP, Dems

- Walsh: Gas below ruining the lives above

- City Creek video a masterpiece - to promoters at least

- Attorney Roger Cutler, who engineered controversial legal moves in Salt Lake City, set to call it quits

- Rolly: Bucking Utah's higher-ed grandees will bring you 'other opportunities'

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Op-ed: High time for liquor laws to make common, business sense

- Op-ed: Glendale has its troubles, but let's not abandon it

Saturday, March 29

Salt Lake Tribune

- TRAX extension nearly ready to roll

- Tax watchdog rates legislators

- County's District 4 Dems pin their hopes on Iwamoto

- Guv says info on safety a priority

- Holladay bans smoking in outdoor public areas

- Delta-Northwest deal might still be taking off

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Vote on outdoor smoke ban

- Op-ed: Utah's prison gravy train

KCPW

- Governor: Expect Action from Health System Reform Task Force

- Mixed-Use Development Proposed at Site of U's Stadium Parking Lot

- John McCain Visits Salt Lake City

St. George Spectrum

- DSC shocked by resignation

- LaVerkin hopes to get out of the red

- Editorial: Stunning resignation

- Op-ed: Center not financially feasible

Park Record

- A raucous caucus in Park City

- Invoking Christ, local GOP starts its crusade

- Editorial: Caucus turnout bodes well for new form of government

Daily Herald

- Planners want help with Utah Lake's future

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

Logan Herald Journal

- Group against pump project

KSL Editorial Board

- Open Legislative Caucuses

Deseret Morning News

- Utahns seek answers on missile-fuse mix-up

- Denial of records was illegal, justices rule

- Guv stresses bright outlook

- Tad Walch: Let sun shine on Provo's government

- GOP flier raising a ruckus

- Boycott of Mexico supported

- Gray wolf is removed from endangered list

- 'Stress conditions' are cited in closure of mine near Price

- Editorial: Get Dixie's water needs right

- Editorial: The winners and the losers