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- Dec 8: Davis County Democrats monthly breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Granny Annie's Restaurant, 286 North 400 West, Kaysville. All Democrats and the general public are invited.
- Dec 11: Breakfast to discuss Together Rx Access™ prescription savings card benefits, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Little America Hotel, 500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. In attendance will be community leaders, including Melanie Bowen, State Director for Senator Orrin Hatch.
The Card, free to get and free to use, helps uninsured Utah residents.  For additional information about the Program, click here, or call 1-800-250-2864.
- Dec 11: Executive Appropriations Committee, 1:30 p.m., room W135.
- Dec 12: Medicaid Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- Dec 13: Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee, 1 p.m., room W135.
- Dec 16: Ron Paul Tea Party '07. Supporters of Presidential Candidate Ron Paul, Republican Congressman from Texas, to attempt to break their previous one-day fund raising record of $4.3M in 24 hours. See www.TeaParty07.com for details.
- Jan 16: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.
- Dec 20: Rep. Sylvia Andersen Fundraising Christmas Concert, 6:30 p.m., Noah’s, Lindon. Call Marni at 801-571-9012 for details and table reservations. Featuring “Bridges” and a surprise guest.

- Dec 25: Christmas Day
- Dec 27: Salt Lake County Libertarian Party Meeting, 7 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit LPUtah.org.
- Jan 1: New Year's Day
- Jan 4: Annual Senate Leadership Breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m., Grand America Hotel. Click here for details.
- Jan 9: Washington County Economic Summit, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dixie Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. For more info visit www.whatsupdownsouth.com or call 435-652-7750.
- Jan 21: Martin Luther King Day

- Jan 21: 2008 legislative session begins

- Jan 29: Utah Republican Party Legislative Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Grand America Imperial Ballroom. Call Jessica at 801-533.9777 for details or visit www.utgop.org.
- Feb 5: Western States Presidential Primary

- Feb 8-9: We the People Winter Conference, University of Utah. A conference focusing on: U.S. war/occupation of Iraq; National healthcare reform; Global climate change and environmental sustainability. Other issues may be taken up on the initiative and decision of participants at upcoming meetings.
- Feb 14: Valentine's Day
- Feb 18: Washington's Birthday

- Mar 23: Easter Sunday
- Mar 25: Neighborhood political party Precinct Caucus meetings
- Apr 18: Jefferson/ Jackson Dinner sponsored by the Washington County Democrats, 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. silent auction, Kenneth N. Gardner Ballroom, Dixie State College. Keynote speaker Vik Arnold, U.E.A. Director of Government Relation and Political Action.

The cost is $35 per person. Contact Cyril Noble at (435) 229-1281.
- Apr 19: Washington County Democrat Party Annual Convention, 9 a.m. registration, convention at 10 a.m., Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. Free and open to the public. Contact Cyril Noble at 435- 229-1281.

- May 26: Memorial Day

- July 4: Independence Day

- Sept 1-4: Republican National Convention, Minneapolis, MN

- Sept 1: Labor Day

- Oct 13: Columbus Day

- Oct 31: Halloween

- Nov 11: Veterans Day

- Nov 27: Thanksgiving Day

- Dec 25: Christmas Day

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
December 9, 2007


Sunday, December 9

Deseret Morning News

- Ralph Becker — Taking reins of Utah's capital

- Ralph Becker — Life: A career in politics was unexpected

- Lawmaker aims to limit access to abortions

- Should Utah revise sex ed?

- More residents are trying to flee from Aspen plan

- Bennett wants more focus on Afghanistan

- Water suit sent to state court

- Other cities join fight

- Kaysville OKs commercial rezoning for west side

- 'Strides' are made on immigration

- Utah campaign office for Obama opens

- Jay Evensen: Lawmaking often defies easy answers

- Pignanelli & Webb: Romney left issue unresolved

- Joe Cannon: Romney assails moral decay and growth of secularism

- Op-ed: Conflict-of-interest debate should spark legislative ethics study

Standard-Examiner

- Lean times for Davis, Weber UTA riders?

St. George Spectrum

- Op-ed: No favoritism by Romney

Daily Herald

- Death row reps may get bigger paycheck

- Editorial: Romney speech needs follow-up

Logan Herald Journal

- Tracking local legislators

- Editorial: Fairness' not the issue with Cache Valley CDAs

Salt Lake Tribune

- Bennett's earmarks remain in shadows

- Educator turned congressman has trouble adding it up

- Republicans, Joe Hatch says bring out your dead

- Rebecca Walsh: Romney propped up bigots

- Curing property-tax woes could hurt the young

- AYP appeals results expected Jan. 15

- Safety rules for foreign labor pushed

- Chinese labor activist attacked, hospitalized

- Rolly: It is county budget time, and another election year approaches

- Op-ed: Free market aquaculture benefits the fishing public

- Op-ed: Romney, religion and secularism

- Op-ed: No room at the inn: The challenge of affordable housing

- Op-ed: Drilling beneath the Green River - setting the record straight

- Op-ed: Community schools: A promising approach to education reform

Saturday, December 8

Salt Lake Tribune

- The trouble with being Frank

- N-power firm signs another water deal

- Guv's draft would make medical coverage every Utahn's responsibility

- Board split on foreign N-waste

- The Frank Gehry collection

- Cottonwood Heights: As fight brews, use permit postponed

- Developer defends Aspen plan

- Tech school resists merger with SLCC

- WSU dean to head schools board

- City Council questions west-side TRAX route

- Lawmakers eager to see budget

- RFK Jr. praises Ogden's river revival plan

- Lehi riled by neighbor's request

- iProvo consults outside help

- Downtown makeover plan: Movies a Main magnet?

- Corroon willing to discuss budget

- PacifiCorp unplugs coal-plants plan

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Dumping ground: Nuclear waste and Utah don't mix

Standard-Examiner

- Clean 'putrid waste conveyance'

- Davis leaders prepare wish list

- Editorial: Ending the conflict (of interest)

Logan Herald Journal

- Wellsville finally fills remaining council seat

- Hyrum OKs Sunday beer sales

St. George Spectrum

- Romney addresses religion

- Proposed property tax increase approved

- Ed Kociela: Commission should have taken stand against coal-fired plant

Daily Herald

- Provo High, Meridian risk accreditation loss

- Alpine School Board hears from seven applicants

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

KSL Editorial Board

- Non-partisan School Board

Deseret Morning News

- Will Huntsman skip tax cut?

- Mitt's speech a big hit with Utahns

- PacifiCorp to fuel plant with wind, gas — not coal

- Utah eases NCLB rules for districts

- Theologian-in-chief? Romney's speech spurs questions about faith

- Provo Council race set fund-raising record

- Utah County attorneys being lured away

- Salt Lake City to put 3 staffers in offices on 120 S. Main

- Is issue over competition for souls?

- Romney speech a hit — on blogs, talk radio

- Quotable: Romney's religion speech; links to national editorials, columns

- RFK Jr. visits Ogden, extols waterfront restoration

- Circuit Court dismisses appeal in Jordan School District split

- Army tests in Utah's western desert are surprise to ranchers

- County attorneys' salary comparisons

- Utah is a nurturer of new businesses

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

- Editorial: Slow county 'name game'