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- Apr 2: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features Dr. David Hilfiker on urban injustice and how ghettos happen, a topic he’ll address at the City Library this week; and the business of transit with UTA, as well as those opposed to the agency’s massive redesign of routes and fare increases. To join the conversation, call 801-355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show.

- Apr 2: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: "Cheney at the Y," 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Doug talks to Lou Dubose, author of "Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency." He's then joined by BYU faculty and staff for a look at what the controversy reveals about political discourse in the LDS community.
- Apr 2: Congressman Cannon to meet with the Utah County Republican Women, 12 p.m., Provo Library.
- Apr 2: UTA Sugar House Transit Corridor Open House, 5 to 8 p.m., Columbus Center, 2531 South 400 East, room 106. The open house is being held to share information on the study and to generate input from the community on the future of transit in South Salt Lake and Salt Lake City along this corridor.
- Apr 3: Governor Huntsman Pandemic Flu Task Force News Conference, 10:30 a.m., Governor's Board Room.
- Apr 3: Lt. Governor Herbert to address the Utah Trumpeter's Club, 7 p.m., Governor's Mansion, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 4: Hinckley Institute of Politics Meet the Candidates for Salt Lake City Mayor Forum, 11 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Candidates include Megan Holbrook and Nancy Saxton.
- Apr 4: Congressman Cannon to offer remarks to the Association of Builders and Contractors, 12:30 p.m., Franklin Covey Building on Decker Lane.
- Apr 5: Hinckley Forum: Liberty Under Law: Empowering Youth, Assuring Democracy, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255. Justice Christine Durham, Chief Justice Utah Supreme Court, Ray Wahl, State Juvenile Court Administrator, Michelle Heward, Weber State University Professor, Kathleen Zietlin, Peer Court Program Director, TBA, Peer Court Youth Mentor, TBA, Peer Court Youth Offender.
- Apr 5: Governor Huntsman to attend the Work Life Awards, 12:45 p.m., Sheraton Hotel City Centre Hotel, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 5: 20th Annual Salt Lake Chamber 2007 Small Business Awards Luncheon, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Salt Lake City Marriott, 75 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. Keynote speaker is Dan England, Chairman of the Board, C.R. England. Cost is $60 per person, $1,000 for a table sponsorship (seating ten people). Visit www.saltlakechamber.org, call 801-328-5053, or email awards@saltlakechamber.org to register.
- Apr 5: Congressman Cannon to attend the Salt Lake COG, 2 p.m.. Salt Lake City Government Building.
- Apr 5: Congressman Cannon's Education Advisory Committee Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m., Historic Utah County Courthouse, Provo. The Committee is discussing changes that need to be addressed in the context of education and No Child Left Behind.
- Apr 5: Congressman Cannon to address Mayors and Commissioners regarding transportation in Orem, 5:30 p.m.
- Apr 5: Governor Huntsman to attend the Happy Factory Gala, 5:45 p.m., EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City.
- Apr 5: Davis County Democratic Planning Committee Meeting, 7 p.m., Davis County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 28 State Street, Farmington. All Democrats and the general public are invited.
- Apr 6: Governor Huntsman to attend the Pamela Atkinson Tax Campaign Press Event, 1:30 p.m., Your Community Connection, 2261 Adams Avenue, Ogden.
- Apr 9: Hinckley Forum: Behind the Lines: Political Cartooning in Utah, 1:30 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255. Pat Bagley, Cartoonist, Salt Lake Tribune, Time, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and over 450 newspapers.
- Apr 10:
Hinckley Forum: Cyprus the Divided Island, 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255. Dilek Latif, Senior Lecturer, Near East University, North Cyprus and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, California State University.

- Apr 10: Congressman Cannon to speak to the Utah County GRC regarding the final report of his Immigration Advisory Committee, 12 p.m., , Historic Utah County Courthouse.
- Apr 11: Hinckley Institute of Politics Meet the Candidates for Salt Lake City Mayor Forum, 11 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Candidates include Rep. Ralph Becker and David Buhler.
- Apr 11: Congressman Cannon to meet with the Farm Bureau, 11:45 a.m., Harward Farm, Springville.
- Apr 11: Congressman Cannon to meet with local farmers, business owners, and community leaders to discuss the recent emphasis on the problems of agricultural employers in finding workers and navigating the process to hire H2 migrant workers, 2 p.m., Historic Utah County Courthouse.

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Sunday
April 1, 2007


Sunday, April 1

Salt Lake Tribune

- 71-acre project worries open-space supporters

- If you send missionaries, make them good-looking

- Notebook Nuggets from local government and campaigns

- River project spawns worries

- RSL: Controversial stadium goes forward

- Kragthorpe: RSL will prove worth the fuss

- Rolly: Hatch takes a stand against anti-LDS bigotry in the GOP

- Op-ed: UPD would balance benefits of local control and economy of scale

- Op-ed: Teacher shortage needs attention

- Op-ed: Voters deserve a voice in the voucher debate

- Op-ed: Vouchers complement public education

Standard-Examiner

- Hooper via boat

- Editorial: Accelerating on roads

Logan Herald Journal

- A vote on vouchers?

- Providence may elect council from its districts

- Bishop conducts tele-town hall meetings

St. George Spectrum

- Should they stay or should they go?

- Editorial: Expand representation

Daily Herald

- Lehi approves 72 percent budget increase

- Eagle Mtn. to challenge census

- Editorial: Free speech on BYU campus

Deseret Morning News

- Vote rates on Hill tallied

- Audit to track school money for class-size cuts

- Lee Benson: Lowly resort gets extreme makeover

- Petition drive, eviction notices heat up

- Campaign-sign thief calls case 'crooked'

- Health care system called 'broken'

- Demo seeks bipartisan redistricting commission

- Wilson calls for free parking downtown

- Jay Evensen: Can't run state or a nation on public passion

- Pignanelli & Webb: Don't miss these political headlines

- Editorial: Account for rec shortfall

Saturday, March 31

Deseret Morning News

- Giuliani rakes in Utah donations

- Technology industry is hot again in Utah

- The winners of UTC annual awards

- Protests not new at Y.

- Judge tosses out new forest rules

- Recess won't halt probe of attorney firings

- Davis Democrats to meet Thursday

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

- Editorial: Outlaw phone driving in Utah

St. George Spectrum

- Huntsman will speak to SUU grads

- Bennett, Matheson to visit SUU

- County Republicans elect new officials

Park Record

- NoMa emerges elsewhere

- Basin may enter new era in planning

- Major District revenue source remains--to a point

- Editorial: Bonanza Drive slated for makeover

Daily Herald

- Op-ed: Huntsman has kept promise on waste

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

Salt Lake Trbiune

- Doctors: Air-quality catastrophe looms for Utah

- Utah wallets open for Giuliani; votes may prove harder

- Aquarium director in more hot water

- Sampson's testimony likely helped his cause

- National parks looking for input on future goals

- Editorial: People power: Is voucher law result of sleight of hand?

- Editorial: Higher bus fares: Utah Transit Authority would discourage ridership