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- Oct 15: Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Oct 15: Hinckley Forum: "Scotland: On the Road to Independence?" 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Brian Adam, MSP for Scotland’s Aberdeen North Government and Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party. Presented by the Sam Rich Program in International Politics. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 15: Equalization Task Force Meeting, 2 p.m., room W135.
- Oct 16: Richard Eyre of Parents for Choice in Education to discuss vouchers with Doug Wright, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., KSL Radio 1160.
- Oct 16: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See legislative calendar for details.
- Oct 16: Hinckley Forum: "After Amendment 3: A New Agenda for LGBT Political Activism in Utah," 10:30 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Part of PRIDE 2007 at the University of Utah. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 16: School voucher debate hosted by Salt Lake City Rotary Club, 12 p.m., Downtown Marriott Hotel, 75 S. West Temple. Richard Eyre (Parents for Choice in Education) vs Kim Burningham (Utahns for Public Schools). Public can pay $20 (includes lunch) at the door.
- Oct 16: Utah Women's Alliance for Building Community 7th Annual Community Builder Awards, 5:30 p.m. reception (free), 6:30 p.m. panel discussion (free), dinner following panel discussion ($30 members, $35 guests). Westminster College, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, 1700 South and 1250 East (parking available off of 1700 South). For more details and to RSVP visit www.uwabc.org.
- Oct 16: School voucher debate, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Red Moose Lodge, 2547 N. Valley Junction Dr., Eden. Doug Holmes, Parents for Choice in Education vs Lisa Johnson, Utahns for Public Schools. All are invited.
- Oct 17: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.
- Oct 17: Hinckley Forum: "Taiwan and the U.S.: Allies in Security, Prosperity and Democracy," 9:40 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Dr. Joseph Wu, Representative of Taiwan to the U.S. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 17: Governor Huntsman and First Lady Mary Kaye Huntsman host "Power in You" conference for Utah teens, 10 a.m., Dee Events Center, 4600 South Harrison Boulevard, Ogden. Motivational, teen-focused event with presentations by Governor and Mrs. Huntsman, along with inspirational teen ambassadors, addressing Utah students about making a difference in their own lives and the lives of others.
- Oct 17: Utah State Archives free research class, 12 p.m., courtyard meeting room, State Archives building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West). Topic: The People's Court: An Overview of Utah Court Records, presented by James Kichas and Brandon Metcalf. Free parking available in lot immediately north of the Rio Grande Depot. For info contact Glen Fairclough at 801-531-3841 or email gfairclough@utah.gov.
- Oct 17: Hinckley Forum: "Teach for America: Information Session," 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Rosemary Rodriguez, Recruitment Director, Teach for America. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 17: School voucher debate hosted by For the People radio show on KVNU Logan 610, 4 to 6 p.m. Richard Eyre (Parents for Choice in Education) vs. Utahns for Public Schools. Listen to the podcast.
- Oct 17: Cedar City High School Voucher Forum, 7 p.m., Cedar HS auditorium, 703 West 600 South, Cedar City. Joe Baker, Southern Utah University Economics Professor, and Iron County School Superintendent Jim Johnson will have an open forum on vouchers. Call 435-586-2820 for directions to school. All are invited.
- Oct 18: Utah Intergovernmental Roundtable (UIR) Annual Summit, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Energy Solutions Arena, VIP Room. Subject is "...and Housing for All," a discussion on affordable housing. For more info click here.
- Oct 18: Hinckley Forum: "Three Hot Spots in the Middle East - Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine: What are the Prospects for a Stable Outcome?" 9:10 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Omar Kader, Owner, PAL-TECH International Consulting Firm. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 18: Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel, 1:30 p.m., room W020.
- Oct 18: Richard Eyre to discuss vouchers on Park City Television, 6 to 6:30 p.m. Visit www.parkcity.tv to view archive of show.
- Oct 18: Meet the Candidates Night and Referendum 1 Q&A, 6 to 8 p.m., South Jordan City Hall, 1600 W. Towne Center Dr., South Jordan. All are invited.
- Oct 18: Senator Wayne Niederhauser Town Meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Draper Library, 1136 East Pioneer Rd (12400 S).

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
October 14, 2007


Sunday, October 14

Deseret Morning News

- Property tax notices — a shock in the mail

- The environment heats mayoral debate

- Are minorities left out of the loop on environment?

- Activist sues Summit County, state over 'secretive' election practices

- School-boundary study is nearly done

- Pignanelli & Webb: S.L.'s Buhler-Becker race is heating up

- Joe Cannon: Life's learning curve teaches us some lessons

- Editorial: Utah mine agency iffy

Standard-Examiner

- Andy Howell: Can we pursue a civil political debate, if not a rational debate?

- Doug Gibson: From ads to advance, presidential campaigns have a lot of components

- Editorial: Just get it done

St. George Spectrum

- Candidates talk development: Contenders speak out on growth in city

- Op-ed: Are universal school vouchers consistent with Utah's values?

Daily Herald

- Editorial: The economics of vouchers

Salt Lake Tribune

- Cannon: Iraq security contractors shouldn't be subject to U.S. criminal laws

- Utahns lob soft questions on mines

- Legislators join push for reform at the state level

- Walsh: Religious respect has gone too far

- Cannon is sure he can't compete with his film star 'twin'

- Rolly: Mormons take the high road in dealing with conference protesters

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Op-ed: Preserve many choices in housing

- Op-ed: Voucher proponents plumb new depths with offensive ad

- Op-ed: Utah businesses would be grounded by airline tax cut

Saturday, October 13

Salt Lake Tribune

- Mine tragedy: Where are the hard questions?

- Uranium tailings may take to roads

- If vouchers lose, it could be for a long time

- Deciphering the spin on vouchers

- Poorer parents say vouchers can work for them

- Utahns react to Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize

- UTA to take a new look at Draper route

- Candidates for mayor swap barbs and humor

- Buhler unveils environmental initiatives

- Deal deadline looms for Powder Mountain project

- Too late to fight gas rate hike

- Restaurants join battle vs. bottles

- Editorial: Legislative diet: Lobbyists fund feeding frenzy

- Editorial: Global cooling: It's a goal we can all live with

Standard-Examiner

- Godfrey, Van Hooser debate Ogden mayoral issues

- Editorial: Payday loans fail the sense test

Daily Herald

- Beehives and Buffalo Chips

St. George Spectrum

- WTC Utah head talks global biz to Chamber

- Editorial: Focus on local issues

- Op-ed: Seriously consider vouchers

- Op-ed: Local corruption impedes the success of the community

KCPW

- Mayor Asks Restaurants to "Think Outside the Bottle"

KSL Editorial Board

- Compromise on SCHIP

Deseret Morning News

- Iraq exit splits Utahns

- Another $2.5 billion in sales tax for UTA?

- Utahns warm anew to issue

- Rocky slowing flow of bottled water

- Legacy looking at scenic-byway status

- Official plants seeds of America's ideals

- Mine disaster kept Huntington mayor scrambling

- Rocky urges Salt Lake residents to mentor refugees

- Water-policy plan is in works

- Expert calls pessimism about Utah and world economies unfounded

- Editorial: Utah's 'splitting' headache