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- Sept 4: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features distinguished genetics professor Ray Gesteland on why we’re all mutants. At 10:30, a debate with SLC Council candidates in District 4. To join the conversation, call 801-355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show.

- Sept 5: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend Sports Commission Golf Tournament.
- Sept 5: Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 6 a.m., South Central Utah Site Visit.
- Sept 5: White City Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Eastmont Middle School, room 105, 10100 S 1300 E, Sandy.
- Sept 5: Reagan Day Dinner for Salt Lake County Republican legislators, 7 p.m., Wells Fargo Building, 14th Floor, Salt Lake City. For table sponsorship info, contact Jeremy Roberts at 801-867-3866 or email jeremy@finishfirst.org.
- Sept 6: Annual Judgesrun Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Homestead, Midway. Lunch buffet at 1 p.m., awards and conclusion at 3 p.m. Four person scramble, register as an individual or a team. For more info contact Samantha at 801-364-8300 or click here.
- Sept 6: Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Sept 6: Hinckley Forum "Whither Kurdish Nationalism?" 9 to 11 a.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall room 255. Guests include Robert Olson, University of Kentucky, Plenary Presentation for the 2007 Middle East & Central Asia Conference
- Sept 6: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend Be Ready Utah Conference, 11 a.m., State Capitol.
- Sept 6: Hinckley Forum "The School Voucher Debate," 2:15 p.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guests include Doug Holmes, Parents for Choice in Education; Rep. Carol Spackman Moss (D-37), Utah House of Representatives; Kirk Jowers, (Moderator) Director, Hinckley Institute of Politics.
- Sept 6: Salt Lake Friends (Quakers) Witness for Peace, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m, Main Street, East side between 2nd and 3rd South, Salt Lake City.
- Sept 6: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the 2nd Annual Judgesrun Foundation, 6 p.m.
- Sept 6: Governor Huntsman to give opening remarks at 55th Annual Utah State History Conference, 6:30 p.m., Salt Lake City Library Auditorium.
- Sept 7: Medicaid Interim Committee meeting, 9 a.m., room W135.
- Sept 7: Governor Huntsman to give welcoming remarks at Math Advisory Council Meeting, 11 a.m., Governor’s Board Room.
- Sept 8: Utah Women's Democratic Club Luncheon with guest speakers Salt Lake City Mayoral Candidates Ralph Becker and Jenny Wilson,11:30 a.m., Olio's Restaurant, Sheraton City Centre 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City. $17 at the door. For details and to register, call 801-250-6613, email jccoffey1954@aol.com, or click here.
- Sept 10: Congressman Rob Bishop's Breakfast On The Green, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Thanksgiving Point. Please contact Tara Tanner for all table information at tara@tannerconsult.com or 801-575-6355.
- Sept 10: 7th Annual Senate Republican Golf Tournament, registration at 8 a.m., shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., Thanksgiving Point. Contact a member of the Senate Majority to reserve your spot. For more information click here.

- Sept 11: Municipal primary election
- Sept 11: Hinckley Forum "why i blog and why you should blog," 11:50 a.m., University Of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guest David Silver, Assistant Professor of Media Studies and the Director of the Resource Center of Cyberculture Studies, University of San Francisco; co- director of The September Project. Co-sponsor - The J. Willard Marriott Library and the Tanner Humanities Center as part of The September Project.
- Sept 12: Commerce and Workforce Services Appropriations Subcommittee, 8:30 a.m., room W110.
- Sept 12: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 1:30 p.m., Stewart Stadium Sky Suites, Weber State University.
- Sept 13: Hinckley Forum "Democracy as an Ongoing Project: Threats and Challenges to Democratic Governance in the U.S.," 11:50 a.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guest Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling, Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, Harvard University Co-sponsor-The J. Willard Marriott Library’s September Project. Presented by the Sam Rich Program in International Politics.
- Sept 14: Salt Lake County Republican Party Constitution Day Picnic, 5 to 8 p.m., Creek Side Park Pavilion. For information contact Patti Florence at 801-580-8824.
- Sept 15: Salt Lake County Republican Party Central Committee Meeting, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hillcrest High School, 7350 South 900 East, Midvale.
- Sept 20: Hinckley Forum "Campaign 2007: The Race for Salt Lake City Council District 4," 10:45 a.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Candidates to be determined by the Sept. 11th Primary Election.
- Sept 20: ChamberWest General Membership Meeting, 11:45 a.m., Crystal Inn, West Valley City. Speaker Jim Robson, Region Labor Market Economist with the Dept. of Workforce Services, will talk about employment trends related to Utah's low unemployment and the effect housing costs have on recruiting workers to the Beehive State. Cost is $15 with RSVP. Call 801-977-8755 or email rsvp@chamberwest.org.
- Sept 20: Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel, 2 p.m., room W020.
- Sept 21: Hinckley Forum "Careers in the Foreign Service," 12 p.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guest Robert Laing, United States State Department Diplomat in Residence.
- Sept 24: Hinckley Forum "Founding Father: The Creation of an Island Nation," 9:40 a.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guest Sir James Richard Marie Mancham, First President of Seychelles and author of Paradise Raped, Presented by: Ambassador John Price.
- Sept 25: Hinckley Forum "The Role of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in Utah Politics," 9:10 a.m., University of Utah, Orson Spencer Hall, room 255. Guests include Senator Patricia Jones (D-4) Utah State Senate; Kirk Jowers, Director, Hinckley Institute of Politics; LaVarr Webb, Publisher, Utah Policy.com and Partner, The Exoro Group; Sherri Wittwer, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); Lara Jones (moderator) Reporter & Midday Metro Producer, KCPW.

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Monday
September 3, 2007


Monday, September 3

Salt Lake Tribune

- The face of growth: Immigrant workers in booming St. George

- Minorities lag greatly on college prep tests

- For workers, life in U.S. uncertain

- Ogden: Mayoral hopefuls ready for face-off

- 12 competing for 3 Orem City Council seats

- Editorial: Time for a refill: Utah's liquor license supply running dry

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Vote early

- Op-ed: We are giving away our freedoms

KUER

- SLC Mayor Candidate Profiles: J.P. Hughes

- SLC Mayor Candidate Profiles: Jenny Wilson

St. George Spectrum

- Editorial: Labor: Job well done

Daily Herald

- Decline of U.S. hunters worry state wildlife agencies

Logan Herald Journal

- Learning expansion

Deseret Morning News

- 4 mayor hopefuls open wallets

- Salt Lake school to become Utah's first to offer K-8

- Week puts democracy in spotlight

- Residents urged to take part in Democracy Week

- Guv is nearing school-visit goal

- Becker hosting night of environment awareness

- West Valley residents invited to meet candidates

- Utah County commissioners to speak to GOP women

- John Florez: State should help mining communities

Sunday, September 2

Deseret Morning News

- Fee-for-all: We're paying more to play in Utah's forests, parklands

- Bennett lays out health-care legislation

- Mayor shares sorrows, triumphs

- Pignanelli & Webb: Politicians had lots of fun this summer

- Op-ed: Nuclear energy is the only way to break America's dependence on oil

St. George Spectrum

- Todd Seifert: Primary elections will have major impact on your quality of life

Logan Herald Journal

- A town divided

Salt Lake Tribune

- Religious gulf: Next mayor has hands full

- Probes aim to shed light on mining

- Sen. Craig's alleged actions not uncommon in Utah

- Here's what your delegation did on summer break

- Wilson puts forth her plan to help SLC schools succeed

- Shadow wages

- Rolly: Clean campaign pledges reveal more about Legislature than the candidate

- Op-ed: Rehiring retired teachers one way to ease the shortage

- Op-ed: Tribune's rush to judgment not supported by the facts

- Op-ed: Four facts argue against school vouchers

Saturday, September 1

Salt Lake Tribune

- Bishop vows to fight NCLB

- Will mine probes unearth the truth?

- Bennett says Craig right to step down; Hatch wishes him well

- Candidates square off in District 6

- Sexual preference usually a private matter

- Ogden mayor thousands ahead in funds race

- Bennett cites growing health plan support

- BLM seeking input on proposed pipeline

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Mine safety: Search is on for silver lining at Crandall Canyon

- Op-ed: Murray's blustering could mean bigger mine disaster

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Promises, promises, promises

KCPW

- City Council Challenger Running with Message, not Money

- Docs and Moms Hit Road To Battle Possible Coal-Fired Power Plant

St. George Spectrum

- Ed Kociela: Like the spirit of Tom Joad, we simply cannot back down

- Op-ed: A universal voucher system in Utah will create double taxation

Daily Herald

- Cedar Hills votes to increase taxes

Deseret Morning News

- President and Mrs. Bush saddened by Utah mining tragedy

- County-Legislature peace?

- UDOT hopeful about biodiesel

- Davis to ease tax sting by offering one-time discount

- 4 seeking to replace Wyatt in Legislature

- Tap more North America oil, Shell exec urges in Utah

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

- Op-ed: Striving to better, oft we mar what's well