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- July 1: On the Record with Chris Vanocur, with State Senator Ed Mayne, 9:30 a.m., ABC 4. Senator Mayne will openly discusses his battle with lung cancer and share other insights about life and politics.

- July 1: The Kaysville/Fruit Heights Patriotic Devotional, 7 p.m., Davis High School Auditorium, 325 South Main Street, Kaysville. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is the featured speaker and the Davis Master Chorale will provide musical selections.
- July 2: Governor Huntsman to attend the Park City Math Institute, 8:30 a.m., Park City.
- July 2: Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Confirmation Committee meeting, 8:30 a.m., room W135.
- July 2: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: "What to Read This Summer," 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Salt Lake's local, independent booksellers give a look at the summer's best reads. Doug is joined by Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books, Catherine Weller of Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore and Betsy Burton and Margaret Brennan-Neville of The King's English Bookshop.
- June 2: Governor Huntsman to attend the Department Veterans Affairs Reception, 2 p.m., Governor’s Mansion.
- July 4: Governor Huntsman to attend the Freedom Festival Parade, 8:45 a.m., Provo High School.
- July 4: KCPW Intelligence Squared debate "Better More Domestic Surveillance than Another 9/11," 10 a.m., KCPW 88.3 FM. For more info visit http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org.
- July 4: Governor Huntsman to attend the Band Performance at Stadium of Fire, 6 p.m., Lavell Edwards Stadium, Provo.
- July 10: Utah for Richardson 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. Discuss plans for Richardson's July 13th visit to Utah. Open to the media and all interested community members. RSVP to State Director Aaron Thompson at  dipl0mac03@yahoo.com.
- July 11: White City Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Eastmont Middle School, 10100 S. 1300 E., Room #105, Sandy.

- July 13: Jefferson-Jackson "Make History With Utah Democrats" Fundraising celebration, This is the Place Heritage Park. For more info visit www.jjutah.com.
- July 14: Utah Democratic Party State Convention

- July 20: Medicaid Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- July 20: Legislative Process Committee, 10 a.m., room W025.
- July 23: Local Issues Task Force, 9 a.m., room W110.
- Aug 1: Financial reporting deadline for Salt Lake City candidates
- Aug 23: Reagan Day Dinner for Salt Lake County Republican legislators, 7 p.m., Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City. For table sponsorship info, contact Jeremy Roberts at 801-867-3866 or email jeremy@finishfirst.org.
- Aug 24: Utah Republican Party Golf Tournament, 8 a.m., Thanksgiving Point. For more information, contact the state party headquarters at 801-533-9777.
- Sept 7: Rob Bishop's Golf Tournament, Lakeside Golf Course. Call Tara Tanner 801-575-6355 for more details.

- Sept 11: Municipal primary election

- Nov 6: Municipal general election.

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
July 1, 2007


Sunday, July 1

Salt Lake Tribune

- On City Council, he stands alone

- Sugar House shops hurt by projects can get financial aid

- Poppy, cactus get a shot at survival from lots of groups

- Walsh: Best loosen Huntsman family ties

- Notebook nuggets from local government and campaigns

- Rolly: Payback politics: A tale of two mayors

- Op-ed: Bogus road claims are subject to the safeguards of the legal system

- Op-ed: Impact mitigation gets high priority in construction zones

Standard-Examiner

- Bridges of Davis County — Not so stable?

- Editorial: Saving Morgan

- Editorial: Parks and profits

St. George Spectrum

- Business booms in small town on Route 66

Logan Herald Journal

- Utah State gets Senate appropriations

Daily Herald

- Orem thinks about seven-lane highway

- Two Orem Council members seek re-election

Deseret Morning News

- Guv, Utahns agree: Give teachers $$

- Rocky reassures Sugar House businesses

- W.V. starts process of updating city plan

- Conference of Mayors OKs Rocky resolutions

- Ute Council rejects group's list of demands

- Jay Evensen: Thumbs up to funding mass transit

- Pignanelli & Webb: Politics isn't place for Mormon-bashing

- Op-ed: Orrin Hatch: Americans deserve fair, compassionate and lawful immigration reform

Saturday, June 30

Deseret Morning News

- News poll: Iraq support slipping

- Poverty stalks Utahns

- 45% of U.S. chemical, nerve weapons stockpile destroyed

- State Office of Education is targeted in complaint

- County opposes federal bill on vote machines

- Bennett is pushing health-care reform

- Editorial: A vote for human suffering

- Editorial: Delay on oil shale prudent

Standard-Examiner

- Pleasant View wants development

Park Record

- Attention, politicians

- Campaign '07: who's running?

- Walking bond heralded

- Editorial: Now's the time to make a commitment to your town

KCPW

- Murray School District to Go Green

St. George Spectrum

- Mine to make debut

- Editorial: Kindergarten solution

Daily Herald

- Op-ed: Vouchers restore educational identity

Salt Lake Tribune

- West Jordan won't let census crash big party

- Corridor land price prohibitive?

- Election fund formula confounds county clerk

- S. Utah in hurry for liquor outlet

- Editorial: The Thumb