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- May 5: Midday Metro at 11 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, talks about Utah’s “water follies” with Ted Wilson of the Utah Rivers Council, Paul Van Dam of Citizens for Dixie’s Future and Steve Erickson of the Great Basin Water Network. Call 355-TALK during the show to participate.

- May 5: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: Healthy Americans Act, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Utah Republican Senator Bob Bennett and Oregon Democrat Senator Ron Wyden are co-sponsoring the Healthy Americans Act - an attempt to reform America's health care system. Doug talks to Senator Bennett and others about the proposal and what it brings to the health care reform debate.
- May 5: Salt Lake Council of Women (SLCW) Annual Tree Planting at the American Garden, International Peace Gardens and Installation Luncheon of 08-09 officers at Sheraton Hotel, Market St. Room, 150 W. 500 S. 11:15 a.m. Door Prizes and great entertainment. Reservation: Carol Bullock 801-582 8582.

- May 5: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" Lunch, 12 p.m., Porter’s Place, 24 W. Main, Lehi.

- May 5: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 1 p.m., Scera, 745 South State, Orem.

- May 5: 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.

- May 6: Indiana and North Carolina Republican and Democratic Presidential Primaries

- May 6: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" event, anytime between 7 to 9 a.m., Einstein Bagels, 72 E. 10600 S. Sandy.

- May 6: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 1 p.m., West Valley Library, 2880 W. 3650 S., West Valley City.

- May 6: Blueprint Jordan River Workshop, 6 p.m., Sandy City Hall (upstairs room), 10000 Centennial Parkway, Sandy. The workshop results will become a vision for the river corridor. If you are unable to attend please complete a survey here.

- May 6: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 7 p.m., Orem Hampton Inn (across from UVSC), 851 W. 1250 S., Orem.

- May 6: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" event, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Draper Library, 12441 s. 900 E., Draper.

- May 7: Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee meeting, 9 a.m., Central Community Health Center, 461 South 400 East, Salt Lake City.

- May 7: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 11:30 a.m., Camelot Village Clubhouse, 1200 South 1750 West, Springville.

- May 7: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" Lunch, 12 p.m., Draper Chuck-A-Rama, 12344 S. Minuteman Drive, Draper.

- May 7: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" event, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sandy Library, 10100 S. Petunia Way (1405 E.), Sandy.

- May 7: Blueprint Jordan River Workshop, 6 p.m., Salt Lake Community College (Oak Room, Student Union), 4600 Redwood Road. The workshop results will become a vision for the river corridor. If you are unable to attend please complete a survey here.

- May 7: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 7 p.m., Megaplex 20, Director’s Suite A, 3761 West Parkway Plaza Drive, South Jordan

- May 8: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" event, anytime between 7 to 9 a.m., Einstein Bagels, 4764 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City.

- May 8: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 1 p.m., West Jordan Library, 1970 West 7800 South, West Jordan.

- May 8: Utah Constitutional Revision Committee Meeting, 1 p.m., room C450.

- May 8: Blueprint Jordan River Workshop, 6 p.m., Day Riverside Library, 1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City. The workshop results will become a vision for the river corridor. If you are unable to attend please complete a survey here.

- May 8: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" event, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sugarhouse Library, 2131 S. 1100 E., Salt Lake City.

- May 8: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 7 p.m., Cabela’s, 2502 W Grand Terrace Pkwy, Lehi.

- May 9: Merrill Cook for Congress "America, Again" Lunch, 12 p.m., Golden Corral, 665 E. 7200 S., Midvale.
- May 9: Utah Tax Review Commission Meeting, 1 p.m., room C445.

- May 9: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 1 p.m., Hampton Inn Orem, 851 West 1250 South, Orem.

- May 9: Jason Chaffetz delegate meeting, 7 p.m., Hampton Inn Orem, 851 West 1250 South, Orem.

May 9-10: State Democratic convention and Jefferson-Jackson celebration at Salt Palace. See details www.jjutah.org.

- May 10: Utah Republican Party State Convention, Utah Valley State College

- May 10: Downtown Alliance presents Live Green, the 5th Annual Downtown Sustainable Living Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Library Square, Salt Lake City. More than 100 vendors will be at Live Green, including a variety of businesses that share the vision of providing green guidance and recyclable resources.

- May 12: GenX GOP networking group, the Monday after state convention, 12 p.m., Rio Grande Café, 270 S 450 W. Salt Lake City. For more info email mike.winder@winderfarms.com.

- May 13: Nebraska Republican Presidential Caucus

- May 13: West Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary

- May 13: Higher Education Applied Technology Governance Task Force Meeting, 2 p.m., room C450.

- May 13: Blueprint Jordan River Workshop, 6 p.m., Utah Cultural Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City. The workshop results will become a vision for the river corridor. If you are unable to attend please complete a survey here.

- May 14: Research and General Counsel Subcommittee Meeting, 8 a.m., 325 House Building (Star Wars Room).

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday

May 4, 2008


Sunday, May 4

Salt Lake Tribune

- Shoshone: Poised for prosperity

- Buttars gets GOP nod by one vote

- Hundreds of laws take effect Monday

- Holladay chief nudged out

- Bush goes all Colbert on Mitt at White House media gala

- iProvo planning slammed

- Shoshone: Leland Pubigee's story

- Shoshone: Alicia Martinez's story

- Shoshone: Cheryl Muir's story

- Shoshone: Mark Chatfield's story

- Utah County Democrats: Bramble draws two challengers

- Utah's 300 new laws to take effect Monday

- Symposium to address mine safety

- Test shows Summit County air clean

- Rolly: Voucher proponents try to reverse defeat with a legislative end run

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Deadly cocktail: Only you can prevent air pollution

- Op-ed: Don't be deceived, there's no such thing as 'clean coal'

- Op-ed: Pulling the brake on the downtown TRAX alignment

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Vote-pandering on the fuel tax

Daily Herald

- Fewer raises than expected for math, science teachers

- Democrats hope to build on new support in Utah County

- Editorial: Keep imported nuke waste out

St. George Spectrum

- Todd Seifert: Candidates are all talk, no action on energy prices

Logan Herald Journal

- New rules take effect for Utah sex offenders

Deseret News

- High Society: U.S. drug policy a total failure, say users and experts

- Utah, Arizona AGs feel fallout from FLDS raid

- Buttars gets nod from S.L. County GOP

- Democrats looking to make move

- Utahns to see 325 more rules

- Group sees Jordan River's potential as 'jewel'

- Upbeat Cook feels welcomed by GOP

- New Layton budget boasts stable property taxes, fees

- Reporter's Notebook: High Society

- A user's argument for drug legalization

- Quiet zone on rail line is a reality

- Tougher gas-station rules likely

- Firms praise Matheson's counterfeit-drug effort

- Task force probes career, technical ed

- 3rd District foes trade blows

- Blueprint Jordan River schedules initial workshops

- Additional resources

- Pignanelli & Webb: Sandy and Utah County in the spotlight

- Editorial: Fuel tax a necessary evil

Saturday, May 3

Deseret News

- Private investigator linked to owner of escort service

- Salt Lake County captain is perplexed by transfer

- Orem OKs new bonds to finance UTOPIA

- Foes of education bill defend planned battle

- Davis Conference Center officially open

- Chamber women's group appoints a new director

- Editorial: Don't tinker with economy

- Editorial: Youthful Utah a plus

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

Standard-Examiner

- Davis center expands

- Editorial: Huntsman smacks a double

KCPW

- Transforming the Jordan

- Utah Rivers Council Launches "State Water Week"

- SLC Again Ranks in Top 10 for Dirty Air

St. George Spectrum

- Council approves preliminary budget plan

Daily Herald

- Orem pledges more to UTOPIA

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

Logan Herald Journal

- Air ranking upsets local officials

KUER

- A Universal Government-Private Health Care Plan Introduced

KSL Editorial Board

- School Board Candidates

Park Record

- A decade out, tiny deficit looms

Salt Lake Tribune

- Liquor-law change one of 300-plus to kick in

- Senate leader says LDS faith is 'part of who I am'

- Schools meeting opened

- FrontRunner: Residents savor the silence

- Orem boosts pledge to UTOPIA

- Editorial: Corporate disclosure: Force firms to file campaign contribution reports

- Editorial: An unfair deal: County Council should provide benefits equally