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Women Public Policy Group to Form
Utah women engaged in public policy are invited to join a new support
group called The Cassandra Network. Its purpose is to “respond to
the professional needs of women policy analysts and policymakers
who work and live in Utah.”
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a prophetess in Troy during the
Trojan War whose predictions were true, but were never believed.
Just what relevance that has to Utah women in public policy isn’t
quite clear (and I would not be so bold as to speculate. I’ve always
believed everything women tell me), but if you attend the kickoff
meeting of the group on Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Hinckley Institute
of Politics at the U., I’m sure it will be explained.
The Cassandra Network’s founder is Janice Houston, Senior
Policy Analyst/Adjunct Faculty for the U.’s Center for Public Policy
& Administration. Speaking at the kickoff meeting will be Natalie
Gochnour, Salt Lake Chamber; D’Arcy Dixon Pignanelli,
Administrative Services, State of Utah; and Karen Okabe,
Deputy Mayor, Salt Lake County. Doug Fabrizio will moderate
the event and air it on Radio West. For all the details, see the
Cassandra
Web site.
CPPA Newsletter Published
The latest edition of Policy
Perspectives, a newsletter published by The
Center for Public Policy & Administration at the U., features
an in-depth background article on the Goshute N-waste storage site
battle, and a feature on the "public sector service dilemma" (in
which public servants are punished for doing the right thing) It
also recaps CPPA’s 2005 year.
Podcast Watch
Jennifer Napier-Pearce’s InsideUtah.com
this week features Pearl Meibos (1:03) on her 14-year fight
with Salt Lake County and Hermes Associates, and her recent win
at the Utah Supreme Court; Lynn de Freitas (11:58) from Friends
of the Great Salt Lake on oil leases in the lake, plus commentary
from Salt Lake Chamber President Lane Beattie and advocate
Claire Geddes (15:05); and playwrights Allen Nevins
and Nancy Borgenicht (19:36) on "Saturday’s Voyeur."
Political Trivia
Chips Off the Old Block
Seven current U.S. senators had fathers who also served in Congress,
including Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, whose father, Wallace
F. Bennett, served previously in the Senate. In the House, 23
members had a parent who served in Congress. Among the better known
parent-child combinations are Evan Bayh/Birch Bayh, Lincoln Chaffee/John
Chaffee, Chris Dodd/Thomas J. Dodd, Patrick Kennedy/Edward Kennedy,
Nancy Pelosi/Tom D’Alesandro, Bill Shuster/Bud Shuster, Mark Udall/Morris
Udall, and Tom Udall/Stewart Udall. (Source: National
Journal’s 2005 Political Calendar)
Blog Watch
Senate candidate Pete Ashdown presents
his side of the Mark Cuban vs. Sen. Orrin Hatch copyright law
battle... Rep. Lorie Fowlke says Christians
shouldn't apologize for their beliefs... Utahnia finds that
Eagle Mountain has some redeeming
qualities after all... This Divided State says there is no war
on Christmas... Democracy for Utah notes
approvingly that an anti-Wal-Mart meme wormed its way into the
Trib's coverage of IKEA's new Draper store... Wilf Sommerkorn
defines
the difference between New Urbanism and New Suburbanism... SLCSpin
corresponds with Senate candidate Julian Hatch about
the atheist group's crosses suit... Jackalope Pursuivant notes a
theological
problem with the atheist group's legal argument... Mormon
Armchair Pundits wonder Mormons and Democrats are like oil and
water or two peas in a pod.
Ogden Rec Center Highlights
Ogden City held a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremony to
mark the beginning of construction on the just-approved High Adventure
Recreation Center. Click
here for pictures and speech highlights from Mayor Mathew
Godfrey, City Council Chair Rick Safsten, and businessman
Larry H. Miller.
Washington Watch
SUWA Supports Bishop Wilderness
The Southern Utah
Wilderness Alliance issued an alert
urging its members to contact Sen. John Warner (R-VA), chairman
of the Armed Services Committee, and his colleague Sen. Carl
Levin (D-MI), and express support for Rep. Rob Bishop's
Cedar Mountain Wilderness bill, which would create 100,000 acres
of wilderness west of Skull Valley.
Bennett in Vietnam
Seven-member U.S. delegation that includes Sen. Bob Bennett
talks trade with Vietnam President Tran Duc Luong in Hanoi (ThanhnienNews.com).
Matheson Fights Pay Hike
Rep. Jim Matheson introduces bill that would rescind the
$3,100 Congressional pay raise scheduled to take effect January
1, 2006 (see
press release).
Cannon Amends Bill
House Judiciary Committee passes the Border Protection, Antiterrorism,
and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, which includes an amendment
by Rep. Chris Cannon (see
press release).
‘Charity’ Fools Schools, Politicians
American Fork-based "charity" that duped schools in 20 states was
endorsed by several prominent politicians, including Sens. Bob
Bennett, Orrin Hatch, and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska);
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California; and former Utah
Gov. Mike Leavitt (Associated
Press).
More Comment on N-Dump Roads
The Dept. of the Interior, in response to request from Sen. Hatch,
announces it will re-open public comment on granting rights of way
through public lands that Private Fuel Storage (PFS) needs to build
Goshute N-waste storage site (see
press release and this
Las Vegas Sun story).
More Flag Flack for Clinton
Editorial calls Sen. Hillary Clinton's decision to co-sponsor
flag burning bill with Sen. Bennett a "pathetic ploy" (St.
Petersburg Times).
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