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- Aug 5: Sen. Barack Obama to visit Park City. To attend, call Adia Smith at 310-277-2008 or e-mail asmith@barackobama.com.

- Aug 6: Lt. Governor Herbert to participate in the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy Press Announcement, 10:30 a.m., 8215 South 1300 West, West Jordan.

- Aug 6: Green Party of Utah Roots local group meeting, 7 p.m., Sprague Library, 2131 S 1100 E, Sugarhouse.
- Aug 7: Lt. Governor Herbert will tour the ARUP facilities at the University of Utah, 9:30 a.m., Salt Lake City.

- Aug 7: Lieutenant Governor Herbert to tour and discuss the progress of the Legacy Parkway with UDOT and project directors.
- Aug 7: Utah for Richardson Meeting, 7 p.m., Conference Room D, Salt Lake City Library, 210 East 400 South. The group is an organization of Utahns who support the candidacy of Governor Bill Richardson for President of the United States. The meeting is open to the media and all interested community members. RSVP to Utah for Richardson State Director Aaron Thompson at dipl0mac03@yahoo.com.
- Aug 9: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend the South Eastern Association of Government Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Price.
- Aug 15-16: Legislative site visits to Salt Lake and Davis counties.
- Aug 15: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend the Five County AOG Meeting, 1 p.m, Panguitch.
- Aug 16:
Utah Fund of Funds: Progress and Benefits Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Barn at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. Sponsored by MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN), Utah Technology Council (UTC), Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF), Wayne Brown Institute (WBI). To RSVP or for more info, contact Jeremy Neilson at

801-521-3072 or Jeremy@UtahFoF.com.
- Aug 17: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Homeland Security and Defense Education Western Conference, 4:30 p.m., Utah Valley State College
- Aug 22: Utah Republican Party Ronald Reagan Club meeting with the new State Party Chairman, Governor and other legislators, 6 p.m. New members are welcome to join by calling the party headquarters at 801-533-9777.
- Aug 23: Reagan Day Dinner for Salt Lake County Republican legislators, 7 p.m., Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City. For table sponsorship info, contact Jeremy Roberts at 801-867-3866 or email jeremy@finishfirst.org.
- Aug 23: 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.
- Aug 24: Utah Republican Party Golf Tournament, 8 a.m., Thanksgiving Point. For more information, contact the state party headquarters at 801-533-9777.
- Aug 26: Administrative Rules Review Committee, 2 p.m., room W135.
- Aug 29: Equality Utah 6th Annual Allies Dinner, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner, Grand Ballroom, Salt Palace Convention Center. Benefiting Equality Utah Political Action Committee. For more info visit equalityutah.org.
- Sept 6: Annual Judgesrun Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Homestead, Midway. Lunch buffet at 1 p.m., awards and conclusion at 3 p.m. Four person scramble, register as an individual or a team. For more info contact Samantha at 801-364-8300 or click here.
- Sept 7: Medicaid Interim Committee meeting, 9 a.m., room W135.
- Sept 10: Senate Golf Tournament, Thanksgiving Point Golf Course, Lehi.
- Sept 10: Rob Bishop Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Mountain Dell Golf Course. Hole sponsors and foursomes are still available.  Please call Tara Tanner 801-575-6355 for more information.

- Sept 11: Municipal primary election
- Sept 20: Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel, 2 p.m., room W020.

- Nov 6: Municipal general election.

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
August 5, 2007


Sunday, August 5


ABC4 TV
- Romney argument over LDS religion caught on tape *video*
- Skate and longboaders in Utah County hoping to get back on trails

Provo Herald
- County seeing more gang activity
- Geneva Road may be widened
- Lehi Planning Commission demands city reveal plans
- Fate of Alzheimer's center in the hands of Alpine council
- Young adult homeschoolers form club
- Utah petitions billionaire Buffett to reduce coal-generated power
- Area politicians talk about balancing motherhood
- Schools may see ban on unhealthy snacks

KSL
- Bigger Than Expected Crowd Greets Obama in Utah
- Provo Canyon Longboarders Look for Compromise

Deseret Morning News
- Values go through the roof
- Obama meeting Utah supporters today
- West Jordan residents plan crime protest
- Few feel ho-hum about Anderson
- Right-hand man rakes in bucks for Mitt
- Give Jordan benefit to all?
- Longboarders rally quietly to protest county trail ban
- Education called key to snuffing smoking
- Conversing on immigration
- 5 mayors say vote on splitting from Jordan District would be legal
- Healing, tears at Viet vets memorial wall
- Bluffdale's Sanderson ready to go back to his accounting job
- Park plans move forward
- Library 'center of universe'
- Mall blight study unveiled
- Millcreek may restrict homes
- Plenty of hearings on tax increases set
- Opinion: Joe Cannon: 'Over there is right here in Salt Lake City'
- Opinion: Partisanship just a part of Congress

Salt Lake Tribune
- Obama speaks to a crowd of hundreds
- Two women keep Hatch, Bennet on inside track
- Army goes where fish are biting
- On 500 East, graffiti vandals plague fed-up merchants
- Hogle request spurs debate on ballot-box budgeting
- Living History: Glitzy Gateway mall lies upon seedy, naughty past
- More funds needed for wetland exhibit
- Matheson sees eye-to-eye with Republicans 17% of the time
- Walsh: Architects say SLC skyline has a lot to yawn about
- Off the Agenda: Friends, foes of schools split dig in history for analogies
- Traditional caregivers taking care of themselves
- Opinion: The Thumb
- Opinion: Rolly: 'Socialized medicine' and the Legislature's double standard
- Opinion: Four proposals for solving Utah's teacher shortage
- Opinion: Intimidation and threats are not free speech

Standard Examiner
- Time looms to depart
- Water tank closer to reality  

Logan Herald Journal
- Mayor Q&A:Watts offers sometimes blunt views on variety of current Logan issues

Saturday, August 4


Deseret News
- Algae threaten lake
- At least 4 Utah bridges a hazard
- New commission targets Utah Lake's image
- No buying junk food at school?
- 'Dialogue' today on migrants
- Obama's visit may be limited to fund raising
- Developers to fight Alpine District
- Wife of ex-FLDS member wades into lawsuit against Jeffs
- Judge heads to Dixie for hearing on UEP Trust board
- Huntsman rejects idea of land 'gift' for Real S.L.
- Warming may increase long droughts in Utah
- Becker foresees S.L. as 'greenest city in America'
- Current status of the state's at-risk bridges
- Utah teachers union has new leader
- Plans for natural gas wells along wild White River are protested
- Insuring children is named top priority
- National Night Out set in W.V. Tuesday
- Opinion: Pass the federal shield law
- Opinion: Junk food ban a partial fix

Salt Lake Tribune
- Obama to address Utahns
- Cannon: Extend fire aid deadline
- Cottonwood Mall earns blight label
- Utahns send petition to investor Buffett
- Reader input helps shape Trib online content
- It's starve or sell for cattle ranches
- Top Las Vegas water official blasts Utah request for study
- Cleanup fund for future N-accidents nearly set
- City partners hope plan will put golf course in the black
- Own district is called doable, but costly
- Proposal to ease shortage of Utah teachers questioned
- Cottonwood mayor cites opinion of BYU prof to validate split law
- Deadline nearing to register for voting in primary
- Wife of Jeffs' ex-caretaker seeks child support, custody
- Opinion: Renewable energy proposal addresses some vital concerns

Daily Herald
- More minority students going to college
- Opinion: School choice compromises conservative values