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UW Seeks Public Input
United Way of Salt Lake is seeking public input regarding five proposals released last week by the United Way Financial Stability Council. This week's UWSL newsletter says some 509,000 Utahns live in "asset poverty," meaning that they could only survive three months at the poverty level were they to lose their income and rely solely on their savings and other assets. Bold new strategies are necessary to help every Utah household achieve financial security. Click here to read more about the proposals.
EDCUTAH Awards Grants
This week's Economic Review newsletter from EDCUtah says the organization awarded some $49,225 to various communities, counties, and non-profit organizations as part of its annual Match Grant program. To date EDCUtah has awarded grants totaling more than $700,000. The newsletter describes the grant recipients and what they'll be doing with the money.
Women Entrepreneurs Helped
Last week during its Smart Women Smart Money Conference, Zions Bank awarded grants totaling more than $21,000 to several women entrepreneurs. This week's issue of Taking Care of Business, the Zions Bank Business Resource Center newsletter, spotlights each of the grant winners and their plans for the grant money they have received.
Washington Watch
Bennett Secures Military $$
The Senate approves a funding bill that includes $93.5 million for Utah military projects requested by Sen. Bob Bennett (see press release); Bennett defends the ILC industry at a Senate Banking Committee hearing (Reuters).
Cannon Defends Limbaugh
Rep. Chris Cannon defends Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment (Human Events); Cannon offers "a series of amendments to improve H.R. 3609, legislation that would it make it more costly for consumers to obtain mortgages" (see press release).
Matheson: SkyWest Wins Contract
Rep. Jim Matheson announces "that the air service contract for Cedar City Airport has been awarded to SkyWest Airlines. The U.S. Department of Transportation selected the St. George-based carrier as the Essential Air Service provider for Cedar City for the next two years" (see press release).
James Monroe and the Mormons
His Monroe Doctrine, forbidding European meddling in the Western Hemisphere, has been hailed as inspired by many. One of the nation’s top scholars on the Doctrine was J. Reuben Clark, Jr.—a State Department official who ended up in the LDS First Presidency. (From Mike Winder’s Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America’s Presidents and the LDS Church)
Today in Political History
October 5, 1789: Declaration of the Rights of Man is published. It was approved earlier that year by the National Assembly of France.
October 5, 1947: In the first televised White House address, President Harry Truman asks Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe. (New York Times)
October 5, 1988: Democrat Lloyd Bentsen tells Republican Dan Quayle, “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy,” during their vice-presidential debate.
(source: NBC5)
Wise Words
“Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.”
-- Polish Proverb (Source: Quotes Exchange)
Private Schools Accountable
According to The Sutherland Insitute, "private schools participating in the voucher program benefit from multiple layers of accountability as outlined in HB 148. These layers of accountability are in addition to the market-driven accountability measures already adopted by nearly every private school in Utah." Says Derek Monson, education policy analyst for Sutherland: "It may even be fair to say that under the new voucher law, participating private schools are more accountable than their public school counterparts. In fact, from the research we've conducted on voucher-eligible schools in Utah, they merit, to borrow a financial term, a 'Triple A' rating for accountability, including audits by the state board, annual testing of voucher students, and approval of participating schools by the state board" (see press release).
National Politics
Best Stories From …
-- The Hill: "Donors who made Howard Dean the Democratic presidential front-runner ahead of the 2004 Iowa caucuses have flocked to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), helping him raise more money than any other White House candidate this year, according to a review of fundraising records."
-- Washington Post: "Former president Bill Clinton has emerged as a clear asset in his wife's campaign for the White House, with Americans offering high ratings to his eight years in office and a solid majority saying they would be comfortable with him as first spouse, according to a new [poll]. ... But Americans said they would not regard the election of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as simply the resumption of her husband's presidency. Instead, two-thirds said she would take her presidency in a different direction, and half of all Americans said they believed that would be a good development."
-- Slate: Columnist Timothy Noah explains why Pres. Bush "was dumb to veto SCHIP."
-- Wall Street Journal: Columnist Robert Kaplan says U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq want Americans' respect, not their pity. Kaplan also notes: "The first Medal of Honor in the global war on terror was awarded posthumously to Army Sgt. First Class Paul Ray Smith of Tampa, Fla., who was killed under withering gunfire protecting his wounded comrades outside Baghdad airport in April 2003. According to LexisNexis, by June 2005, two months after his posthumous award, his stirring story had drawn only 90 media mentions, compared with 4,677 for the supposed Quran abuse at Guantanamo Bay, and 5,159 for the court-martialed Abu Ghraib guard Lynndie England. While the exposure of wrongdoing by American troops is of the highest importance, it can become a tyranny of its own when taken to an extreme."
Blog Watch
-- Rep. Steve Urquhart says: "My local PTA sent a piece home with the kiddies today on vouchers. Overall I liked it. It made a clear nod toward neutrality -- which is nice in light of the increasingly silly rhetoric that is flying around on the issue. Thank you, local PTA. For one point of reference, the flyer referred people with questions about the bill to this site. So, go ahead, fire away. (I have a dozen trials scheduled in October, but I'll do my best to keep up). ... As the flyer concludes, 'Do your part, be informed and get out and vote!'" (For more on the voucher/education issue, see Dynamic Range, COL Takashi, Utah State Democratic Party, and KVNU's For The People.)
Lighter Side
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.” (Tea Leaf)
Casual Friday
Utah Fishing Report
New fish advisory: Restrict the amount of catfish and carp eaten from Utah Lake because of PCB pollution. Details.
Stormy, unsettled, cool weather is in the forecast. That makes it hard to fish lakes and reservoirs, but actually bolsters fly fishing success on streams. Steve Schmidt at Western Rivers Flyfisher offers these insights: "Typical of this time of year, the more overcast the skies, generally the better your fishing will be. We prefer a little rain in the forecast for fishing streamers and to encounter peak Blue Wing hatches. Over the next seven days that's exactly what we have in store." Read more.
Between storms, Lake Powell, Strawberry, Scofield, Flaming Gorge and most reservoirs will continue to fish well. See Dave Webb's complete report.
Outdoors Report
-- Athlete training provided by local hospital in the Morning News
-- Ski resort proposed for the west-side in the Tribune
-- Morning News projects conditions for the duck and elk hunt this weekend
-- Tribune considers Wild and Scenic River candidates in Utah
-- Visit a trail through Utah and Wasatch Counties in the Tribune’s Hike of the Week
-- Find out about upcoming events in the Morning News’ Outdoor Notes
-- Check out the Tribune’s Outdoor Notebook and Recreation Roundup for sports and recreation activities this week
-- For the latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report visit the DWR website
New Films
-- The Heartbreak Kid: Tribune review
-- The Jane Austen Book Club: Tribune review
Concerts
--“Echo,” Repertory Dance Theatre Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
-- The Fry Street Quartet with Brian Finlayson and Lara Celestina, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall, Utah State University, Logan, $5
-- Salt Lake Symphony, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah
-- Autumn Classics Music Festival, through October 8, various venues
-- The Fourteenth Annual Eccles Organ Festival, Sundays, 8 p.m., through November 4, Cathedral of the Madeleine
-- Organ Recitals, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall
Theater
-- “The Diary of Anne Frank” through October 6, Babcock Theatre
-- “The Foreigner” through October 6, St. George Musical Theatre
-- “The Sound of Music” through October 6, Center Street Musical Theatre
-- “Thaed” through October 6, Wasatch Theatre Company
-- “Moonlight & Magnolias” through October 7, Salt Lake Acting Company
-- “Paint Your Wagon” through October 13, Pioneer Theatre Company
-- “Cinderella” through October 17, Tuacahn Amphitheater
-- “My Fair Lady” through October 19, Tuacahn Amphitheater
-- “42nd Street” through October 20, Tuacahn Amphitheater
-- “The Batting Cage” through October 20, Pygmalion Productions
-- “Art” through October 26, Utah Shakespearean Festival
-- “Dracula” through October 27, Academy of Performing Arts
-- “It's Showtime!” through October 27, Bumbleberry Theatre, Springdale
-- “The Mousetrap” through October 27, Utah Shakespearean Festival
-- “The Tempest” through October 27, Utah Shakespearean Festival
-- “Twist the Night Away” through October 28, Bumbleberry Theatre, Springdale
-- “Harry Botter and the Curse of Dracula” through November 10, Off Broadway Theatre
-- “Once Upon a Mattress” through November 10, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
-- “Spamlet, Where Mystery Meats Comedy” through November 10, Desert Star Cabaret Theatre
-- “Thoroughly Modern Millie” through November 24, Hale Center Theater Orem
Museum Exhibits
-- The Bear River Exhibition through December 30, Utah Museum of Natural History
-- Picturing the West: 19th Century Landscape Photography Exhibition through December 30, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
-- Andy Warhol’s Dream America Exhibition through January 6, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
-- Cinderella: Masks, Magic, and Mirrors Exhibition through March 31, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
-- Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint Exhibition, through May 26, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Et Cetera
-- Harvest Market, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sundance Resort
-- Oktoberfest, through October 7, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
-- Downtown Farmers’ Market, Saturdays through October 20, 8 a.m., Pioneer Park
-- Utah Shakespearean Festival, through October 27, Cedar City
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