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 The
Week Ahead
LaVarr and the regular UPD staff will be back at work
tomorrow.
Political activity picks up this week with several important
activities. Several legislative meetings are scheduled for
Wednesday. See the Legislative
Calendar for details.
- United Way of Salt Lake third annual Legislative Preview
Breakfast, Jan 9 at 7:30 a.m., Salt Lake City Marriott
Downtown. For more information, contact Bryson Despain
at 801-736-7709.
- Utah State Senate Majority annual leadership breakfast,
7:30 a.m., Grand America Hotel. For more information contact
Ric Cantrell, 801-673-1603.
See our political
calendar for other events.
The World is Watching
With the Internet, and now with cell phone videos, virtually
anything can play big on the world screen. Jay Evensen
takes an interesting look at the phenomenon in Sunday’s
Deseret Morning News:
- Jay
Evensen: Even Iraqis can't evade 'little brother'
As we search for news articles about Utah, it is always interesting
to note what stories go national. Often it is quirky little
things that get big nation-wide play. For example, the two
articles listed below are going round and round. We list just
a couple examples. Do a Google news search and you’ll
find many more.
Alta’s dog ordinances
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In
one Utah town, dog ownership is high politics
- Utah
town’s dog license limit can be really ruff
- Dogs
are our only allies
Utah trades moose for Colorado big horn sheep
- Utah
moose exchanged for Colo. big horn sheep
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Utah is Exporting Moose to Colorado
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Utah plans to send moose to Colorado
Utah
In National News
- Utah
governor plans public hearings on Divine Strake blast
- Foe
of test site blast: Agencies admit displacement of radioactive
particles
- Utah
economy booming; will remain strong for decades
Washington
Watch
- Bishop
accuses Demos of railroading
- S.
America trip pleases Bennett
- A
fine line to raise money for Romney
Blog Watch
- The
Senate Site: Greg Bell continues discussing what
constituents want.
- Democratic
Caucus: Lou Shurtliff looks at HB 68 and school
fee wavers.
- Out
of Context: Robert Gehrke reports on the fact-finding
trip taken by Sen Bob Bennett and others to South America.
"I skipped a presidential funeral and went to South America
and all I got was this ridiculous hat."
- Jen’s
Green Journal: Jennifer Killpack-Knutsen talks
about ways to stay informed about the upcoming legislative
session. "In this state, we progressives need to keep
an eye on our legislative body, which without much diversity
tends to try to pass really bad laws.
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