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- Apr 9: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features George Shaw, the new planning director at Salt Lake City, LaDene Larsen, health promotion director at the Health Department, and Brian Hall of the Utah League of Cities and Towns on ways to create health communities. To join the conversation, call 801-355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show.
- Apr 9: Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee, 12 p.m., room W140.
- 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: AIA Utah and the Downtown Alliance forum on Downtown Rising, 11 a.m., Salt Lake City Main Library. Free and open to the public. Find out more about the Downtown Rising vision and the future of Salt Lake City.

- 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 10: Nuclear Utah: Lessons from the Past, Thoughts on the Future A panel discussion representing four different perspectives on nuclear issues in Utah, 7 p.m., Union Theater, University of Utah. Mary Dickson, Downwinder/author/activist Professor Kent Udell, Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department Gregory Hopkins, Energy Solutions A spokesperson for HEAL Utah. Call 801-581-7611 for more information.
- 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.
- Apr 12: Emery County Republican Convention
- Apr 12: 2007 Sutherland Transcend Series: Session One “The Choice: Leadership and Self-Deception.” Full day seminar begins at 8:30 a.m., including breakfast and lunch, and will conclude at 4:30 p.m. Facilitator is Mr. Jim Ferrell, managing director of the Arbinger Institute and best-selling author of Leadership and Self-Deception and The Peace Giver. To register, call 801-355-1272, or email si@sutherlandinstitute.org.
- Apr 12: Hinckley Forum: Honoring the Late Congressman Wayne Owens: Induction into the Hinckley Institute of Politics Hall of Fame, 12 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255.
- Apr 12: Hinckley Forum: Democracy Promotion: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?, 2 p.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255. John Owen, IV, Associate Professor of Politics and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia.

- Apr 13: Congressman Cannon to speak to the Salt Lake Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, 12 p.m., Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
- Apr 13: Washington County Democratic Party Annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner, Reception at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and entertainment at 7:00 pm, Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. Keynote Speaker: State Senator Pat Jones. Tickets 35.00 each. Contact Cyril Noble 435-229-1281 or cyrnob@beyondbb.com.
- Apr 14: Washington County Democratic Party Convention 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. Nomination and election of County officers. Key Note Speaker: Wayne Holland, Chairman Utah State Democratic Party. Everyone welcome. For info call Cyril Noble 435-229-1281 or cyrnob@beyondbb.com.
- Apr 14: Cache County Democratic Party Convention, 10 a.m., Logan High School, Little Theatre.
- Apr 14: Iron County Democratic Convention, 2 to 4 p.m., Physical Education Building 101, Southern Utah University Campus, 600 West and University Boulevard. Nomination and election of County officers. Keynote Speaker: Senator Patricia Jones. Everyone welcome.   For more information contact Emily Hollingshead, at emily@infowest.com.
- Apr 14: Davis County Democrats monthly breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Granny Annie's Restaurant, 286 North 400 West in Kaysville. Plans will be finalized for the upcoming Democratic Convention on April 28. Please bring a nonperishable food donation for the Davis County Food Bank.

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Sunday
April 8, 2007


Sunday, April 8

Deseret Morning News

- Race for Salt Lake mayor appears wide open

- 'Average Joe' fights the Real juggernaut

- Lee Benson: The biggest, richest hole on the Earth

- No asbestos-linked cancer increase found near plants

- Rocky names senior adviser as RDA chief

- Energy options pick up steam

- Jay Evensen: Finding common ground requires serious listeners

- Pignanelli & Webb: Questions about 4th seat, vouchers, more

Standard-Examiner

- School contruction budgets stretched thin: Ogden keeping every project despite more costs

- Utah's construction boom leaves contractors scrambling to find workers, and paying more for those they can find

- Editorial: The air out there

Logan Herald Journal

- Rocky's road started here

St. George Spectrum

- Steve Kiggins: Cedar Band of Paiutes hit the jackpot

- Editorial: Petition is step backwards

Daily Herald

- Survey shows Lehi is growing

- Editorial: Smaller classes or black hole?

Salt Lake Tribune

- Voucher opponents making a final push

- School voucher vote results

- Real Salt Lake: Opposition mounts a final surge

- Passengers demand satisfaction after recent airline meltdowns

- Utah reps don't play hooky in Congress

- Rocky speaks up against This is the Place development

- Pioneer Mobile Park: Residents evicted as homes are razed around them

- Eco-group fights sewer plant

- Sugar House is changing

- Rolly: Deputy attorney general under Reagan is critical of Gonzales

- Op-ed: Aquarium satisfies thirst for knowledge

Saturday, April 7

Salt Lake Tribune

- Transit plan tackles tough issues, but cash is shaky

- Condo owner says he has every right to fly Old Glory

- Doonesbury: Romney's record is skewered by strip

- Rising temps may leave Utah without enough snowpack to meet water needs

- Feds skeptical of posh resort's ads

- Planners oppose rezoning

- Op-ed: The problems with Utah's 'bishopric' Legislature

- Op-ed: Petition exposes true colors of parental choice opponents

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Walls of shame: Internment camp a national landmark

St. George Spectrum

- Matheson draws crowd for forum on SUU campus

- Harnessing the power of green

- Prioritizing community issues

Park Record

- Plan for historic district divides town

- New Education Foundation director rolls up sleeves

- Editorial: Coalville should treasure its history

Daily Herald

- Address change for homes in A.F.

- Op-ed: Let voters decide if vouchers good for Utah

- Editorial: Beehives and Buffalo Chips

Deseret Morning News

- Poll gives Rocky approval of 59%

- Ambitious transit and road plans released

- 4 hearings scheduled for public comment on studies

- How to view transportation plans

- No asbestos-linked cancer increase found near plants

- Zion Park phasing out free passes for locals

- Principal's ideas are garnering applause

- Utah County-wide library delayed

- Flag-flier OK under law, official says

- Anti-voucher deadline Monday

- Editorial: Schooling the Good Book

- Editorial: Topaz deserves special designation