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- July 9: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features Rob Ence, AARP Utah Director, on the state of 50+ America. At 10:30 on The Bottomline, David Newton, Mayor of West Jordan, David Baird, economic development director in Draper, and Mike Farmer, SLC Advisory Board Member, on the balancing act between economic development and quality-of-life issues.
- 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 12: Dave Buhler 50th Birthday Fundraiser featuring a screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 6 p.m. reception, program begins at 7 p.m., Broadway Centre Cinemas. MC will be Doug Wright. $50 per couple, sponsorships for $500. For more info click here.

- 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 13: Lieutenant Governor Herbert to tour Diamond Fork Power Plant, 9 a.m., 2138 East Powerhouse Road, Spanish Fork.
- July 13: Utah Tax Review Commission meeting, 1 p.m., room W125.
- July 14: Utah Democratic Party State Convention, 9 a.m., Skyline High School.
- July 16: Municipal elections candidate filing deadline.
- July 16: Lieutenant Governor Herbert to attend Summer Conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State, Portland, Oregon.
- July 16: Budget Subcommittee, 1 p.m., room W140 House Building.
- July 17: Higher Education Task Force, 8 a.m., room W125.
- July 17: Lieutenant Governor Herbert to present Governor's Declaration to the Deseret Chemical Depot , 10 a.m., 11500 Stark Road, Stockton.
- July 17: Executive Appropriations Committee, 1 p.m., room W135.
- July 17: Legislative Process Committee, 3 p.m., room W025.
- July 17: Legislative Management Committee, 3 p.m., room W135.
- July 18: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See legislative calendar for details.
- July 20: Medicaid Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- July 23: Local Issues Task Force, 9 a.m., room W110.
- July 25-27: Lieutenant Governor Herbert to attend National Lieutenant Governor's Association, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- July 26: 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.
- 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, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Lakeside Golf Course. Call Tara Tanner 801-575-6355 for more details.

- Sept 11: Municipal primary election
- Sept 20: Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel, 2 p.m., room W020.

- Nov 6: Municipal general election.

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday
July 8, 2007


Sunday, July 8

Deseret Morning News

- Protecting patients: Hospitals wrestle with reporting and fixing medical mistakes

- Openness is proving elusive

- Utah's patient safety surveillance system called anemic

- Voting on judges confuses Utahns

- Vision Dixie in final stretch

- SLCC facility should ease health-care shortages

- Counties lose round in Grand Staircase dispute

- Orem OKs resolution urging decency and family values

- Anti-gay, pro-life candidate seeks Salt Lake mayoralty

- Bush to name Y. dean to U.S. science panel

- Rocky to launch effort to spotlight west side

- Jay Evensen: It's not just about plastic water bottles

- Pignanelli & Webb: Politics today: the good and the ugly

- Op-ed: Electing the state's school board would put power in hands of people

Standard-Examiner

- Op-ed: Ed Mayne: Aircraft contract hits turbulence over fair trade, national security

- Editorial: Nursed back to health

St. George Spectrum

- Focused on housing

- Editorial: Drain of reservoirs

Daily Herald

- State Senate president plays victim

- Vineyard weighs options of membership in UTOPIA

- Cedar Hills bids farewell to longtime planner

- Editorial: No fees for school boards

Logan Herald Journal

- Division over subdivisions

Salt Lake Tribune

- Christensen parts with GOP

- Ogden bounces back, edges SLC in luring recreation

- Walsh: Hello, Utah? It's China calling

- SLCC biotech leader tapped as science adviser

- Child welfare: Roskas changed removal practices

- What a slogan: 'If you love Rocky, you'll hate me'

- Medicaid applicants have one less stop

- Guv recovering from rotator cuff surgery

- Cannon suggests Google to eyeball border fences

- Rolly: Cannon's rival for 'Boob of Utah' title

- Op-ed: It is a county's duty to protect Utah rivers and streams

- Op-ed: Cannon is wrong: Earmarks out of control

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Special elections: State should cover counties' costs

Saturday, July 7

Salt Lake Tribune

- Bottle ban: Rocky cuts no slack to fire crews

- Lawmakers head out for China excursion

- Utahns hosting dozen mini town meetings

- Legacy of Roska case is child welfare system reform

- SLC's new building-permit process lets applicants wrap it up at one desk

- Editorial: Fireworks folly: Consumer fireworks an unnecessary risk

- Editorial: Draper dilemma: Crumbling streets curse Suncrest development

Standard-Examiner

- North Ogden experiencing flurry of new retail stores

Park Record

- Campaign scuttlebutt lacking

- Growth issues grip East Side political contests

- Editorial: Small town quality of life depends on committed citizens

KCPW

- Business Group Champions Northern Utah Tax Hike for Transportation

- Debt Review Committee Needs More Info From Hogle Zoo

St. George Spectrum

- New council member may not qualify

- Op-ed: Loss of national safety without immigration reform

- Editorial: Enforce laws on books

Daily Herald

- Cities urge residents to conserve water

- Bennett works to fund water projects

- Op-ed: Democrats bring political balance

Deseret Morning News

- Humans cause global warming, Utahns say

- Drum circle: church?

- Clarification on records?

- Centro Civico Mexicano to hold special meeting on its leadership

- 2 state agencies are consolidated

- Highland set to break ground on City Hall

- Comments sought on transit, air quality

- Editorial: A big waste of time