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- Oct 8: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features Michael J. Clara, the challenger in the District 2 City Council race.  At 10:30 on The Bottomline: the business of snow. KCPW gets a preview of the upcoming ski season with Ski Utah, the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Bob Bonar, president of Snowbird. Call 801-355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show.
- Oct 8: Ralph Becker and Peter Corroon press conference, 10 a.m., Salt Lake City Library, Library Square Plaza, 210 East 400 South. Becker and Corroon will discuss the future of Salt Lake City and Becker's campaign for Salt Lake City Mayor.
- Oct 8: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: "So Help Me God," 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The argument over the relationship between government and religion is as old as the country itself. In his new book, historian and theologian Forrest Church looks at the beliefs of the earliest presidents, and he talks to Doug about how those beliefs formed our nation.
- Oct 8: Governor Huntsman to give declaration presentation at Italian-American Day, 4 p.m., Italian Consul’s Office, Suiter-Axland Ste. 200, 300 South Main Street, Salt Lake City.
- Oct 9: Governor Huntsman and First Lady Mary Kaye Huntsman host "Power in You" conference for Utah teens, 10 a.m., Burns Arena, St. George.
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 9: Equalization Task Force meeting, 2 p.m., room W125.
- Oct 9: Governor Huntsman to attend World Senior Games events including news conference at 4:30 p.m., awards banquet at 5 p.m., and opening ceremonies at 7 p.m., Dixie State College, St. George.
- Oct 9: Utah for Richardson Organizing Meeting, 7 p.m., Conference Room D, Salt Lake City Library, 210 East 400 South. Utah for Richardson 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 Coordinator Aaron Thompson at dipl0mac03@yahoo.com.
- Oct 10: Governor Huntsman to give welcoming remarks at the Ethnic Business Conference, 9 a.m., Salt Lake Convention Center.
- Oct 10: Coalition for Utah’s Future Common Good Award Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Little America Hotel, 500 South Main Street. Senator Jake Garn will speak on finding common ground and restoring civility to the political arena. Robert & Kathi Garff and NAMI Utah will receive the Common Good Award. Contact Kevin Fayles at Kevin@envisionutah.org to RSVP.  $50 per seat and $500 for a table of 10 (with tax deductions).
- Oct 10: Utah State Archives free research class, 12 p.m., courtyard meeting room, State Archives building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West). Topic: The Utah Digital Newspapers Project: An Update, presented by John Herbert. 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 10: The Forum presents a Salt Lake City Mayoral Debate between candidates Ralph Becker and Dave Buhler focused on downtown business issues, 12 p.m., 23rd Floor of the Wells Fargo Building, 299 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City. Free and open to the public, light lunch will be provided. For more information, visit www.theutforum.org.
- Oct 10: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Five County AOG meeting, 12 p.m., Beaver.

- Oct 10: Governor Huntsman to give welcoming remarks at WGA/WSWC Water Conference, 1:15 p.m., Sheraton City Centre Hotel, Salt Lake City.
- Oct 10: Referendum #1 (school vouchers) debate with Sen. Romero and State Rep C. Johnson, 6:30 p.m., The Spotted Frog Bookstore, Redstone Senter Park City. Call 435-575-2665 for info.
- Oct 10: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at a Park City Town Hall Meeting concerning vouchers, 7 p.m., Park City.
- Oct 11: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the South Eastern AOG meeting, 1 p.m.
- Oct 11: Utah Constitutional Revision Commission, 1 p.m., room W125.
- Oct 11: Affordable Housing Forum featuring SLC Mayoral Candidates, 3 p.m., St Mark's Cathedral, 231 East 100 South, Salt Lake City. Discussion on SROs, housing authority changes, inclusionary zoning and more. Everyone is invited. Contact Tim Funk, 801-364-7765.
- Oct 12-13: 2007 Utah Association for Bilingual Education (UABE) Conference: Empowering Communities Through Transforming Education, Salt Lake. To register or for more info visit www.uabe.org or contact Sarah Roberts at sarahroberts411@gmail.com.

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Sunday
October 7, 2007


Sunday, October 7

Salt Lake Tribune

- LDS defend the faith as Christian

- Money up in smoke

- SLC officials at odds over $192M bond

- Mobile home owners push for protection

- Sandy ballot causes no stir

- Pat Bagley: Romney's Mexican roots

- Two take on incumbent Sandy councilmen

- As bond vote nears, Rocky keeps quiet

- Dust off the city's unwelcome mat

- Rolly: Orrin Hatch isn't the knee-jerk partisan that many think he is

- Op-ed: The life of a small-town mayor

- Op-ed: Voucher legislation is poor public policy

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Revamping the school year

- Op-ed: Lawsuit against Ogden mayor is fueled by hatred and cynicism

- Op-ed: Syracuse voters should oppose a change in government form

St. George Spectrum

- Master plan draft to be shown

- Editorial: Dixie is a nickname

Daily Herald

- Voucher Vote

- Voucher Timeline

- Voucher Who

- Editorial: Catch the vision of vouchers

- Op-ed: PTA president-elect urges rejection of Referendum 1

Deseret Morning News

- Utahns want crackdown on illegal immigration

- Do LDS patriots shun protest?

- Becker's public-safety record challenged

- Deadline nears to mail voter registration

- Pignanelli & Webb: Is angst about editor valid or overblown?

Saturday, October 6

Deseret Morning News

- It's Mitt by a mile

- A Christian queston: LDS seek to define faith on their own terms

- Most high schools in Utah make the U-PASS grade

- Yucca nuclear dump — doubled?

- Separation of church and dance

- Roadside trash a headache

- 34 Utah schools poised to join NCLB's 'pass' list

- Schools appealing AYP report

- Firefighters back former chief's Provo opponent

- Agency can't meet deadline to collect mine documents

- Deadline nears to mail voter registration

- Ed board delays decision on junk-food ban

- Enough skiers for a west-side resort?

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

- Editorial: Seek SCHIP compromise

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Of politics and obsession

- Op-ed: Tone of the voucher debate disappoints

KCPW

- Turner In Favor of Skybridge Construction

St. George Spectrum

- Skywest returns to Cedar City

- Council approves land purchase for airport

- Ed Kociela: President's veto of SCHIP is ailment Republicans can cure

- Op-ed: Ed Mayne: Airbus attempts to cheat

Salt Lake Tribune

- Wildfires: Should taxpayers pay for those who build mansions in 'the stupid zone'?

- Span built beside highway is nearly ready to be set in place

- SLC cops say they need $192 million for improvements

- Crandall Canyon disaster: Labor Department balks at subpoena

- Private company could cash in on online charter school

- Wasatch-Cache and Uinta forest service to merge

- Money up in smoke

- '100 Percent Plan' pushed for mine inspections

- School vending machines: Board treads slowly on junk-food rules

- Davis offers tax vote info

- Resort spells big bucks for Big Water

- Utah a hotbed for manufacturing: Capital ranks high on list