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- Sept 24: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Utah Law Enforcement Conference, 8 a.m., St. George.
- 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 24: Governor Huntsman to attend the Salt Lake Meth Press Event, 10 a.m., State Office Building Auditorium.
- Sept 24: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM, features author and swimmer Akiko Busch on making rivers swimmable.  When’s the last time you took a dip in the Jordan River?  At 10:30 on The Bottomline: Investment strategies for the different stages of a woman’s life. To join the conversation call 801-355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show.
- Sept 25: Administrative Rules Review Committee meeting, 9 a.m., room W135.
- 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.
- Sept 25: Governor Huntsman to attend the Geologic Hazards Working Group and Media Event, 1:30 p.m., 437 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton.
- Sept 25: State Water Development Commission meeting, 2 p.m., room W135.
- Sept 26: Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, 9 a.m., Weber Morgan Local Health Dept., 477 23rd Street, Ogden.
- Sept 26: Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Sept 26: Housing Trust Fund Forum featuring national expert Mary Brooks discussing future of national, state and local programs, 10 a.m., Salt Lake County Housing Authority, 3595 South Main, SLC. For more info contact Tim Funk at 801-364-7765.
- Sept 26: UTA Board Meeting, 2:30 p.m., Conference Room, Davis County Courthouse, 28 E State Street, Farmington.
- Sept 26: Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's 4th Annual Shotgun Blast, 4:30 to 9 p.m., Browning Worldwide Headquarters, 6175 Cottonwood Canyon Road, Mountain Green. An evening of shooting, dinner, prizes, and country music. Entry Fee: $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 team sponsorships (3-person teams). Click here to register.
- Sept 27: Utah Valley Executive Summit, 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Rehearsal Hall, Sundance Resort. The conference will address Utah Valley's most important issues. Cost for Chamber members is $100 if received before Sept 21st. $129 thereafter. Cost for non-chamber members is $129 if received before Sept 21; $150 thereafter. The general public is welcome. Questions call Becky at 801-851-2567.
- Sept 27: Education Subcommittee on Teacher Shortages, Quality, and Compensation, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Sept 27: Governor's Monthly News Conference, 10 a.m., KUED Studios.
- Sept 27: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend the Uintah Basin Association of Governments meeting, 11:00 a.m., 330 East 100 South, Roosevelt.
- Sept 27: Governor Huntsman to attend the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Executive Summit, 11:45 a.m., Sundance Resort, Rehearsal Hall.
- Sept 27: Utah Constitutional Revision Commission meeting, 1 p.m., room W135.
- Sept 27: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Utah Valley Executive Summit, 1:30 p.m., Sundance Rehearsal Hall.
- Sept 27: KSL’s “Let Me Speak to the Governor," 6 p.m., KSL Studios.
- Sept 27: 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.
- Sept 27: Governor Huntsman to attend the Early Childhood Commission NGA Kick-Off, 12 p.m., Governor’s Mansion.
- Sept 28: Local Issues Task Force Meeting, 9 a.m., room W110.
- Sept 28: Utah Tax Review Committee, 1 p.m., room W125.
- Sept 28: Creating a City of Lasting Value Forum, 6:30 p.m., Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium. Featuring noted author and urbanist Roberta Gratz on "Cities Rebuilt, Cities Reborn: Is There A Difference?" Broadcast live on KCPW 88.3 FM.
- Sept 29: Bowling for Recovery to benefit Volunteers of America, registration at 11 a.m., bowling and silent auction at 12 p.m., AMF Ritz Classic Bowling 2265 South State Street, Salt Lake. 1950's theme, come in costume. Each team consists of 6 bowlers each asked to raise $100 for a team total of $600. For more info visit www.voaut.org.
- Oct 1: Judicial Retention Election Task Force meeting, 9 a.m., room W130.
- Oct 2: Salt Lake City Council District 4 Candidate Forum, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Urban Center, 347 South 400 East.
- Oct 3: Medicaid Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- Oct 3: Utah State Archives free research class on religious archives, 12 p.m., courtyard meeting room, State Archives building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West). Panel discussion. Free parking available in lot immediately north of the Rio Grande Depot. For info contact Glen Fairclough at 801-531-3841 or email gfairclough@utah.gov.

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Sunday
September 23, 2007


Sunday, September 23

Salt Lake Tribune

- Should Utah stay on quest for House seat?

- Doubt has clout to kill vouchers

- Board to patrons: You talk, we'll listen

- Friends recall prof's passion for students

- Walsh: LDS amiss on voucher neutrality

- Murray's mayor just being himself in pages of Esquire

- New policy allows Logan residents to sell extra power to the city

- Utah developer is sweet on his plan for Marmalade development in SLC

- Rolly: County Council should set aside politics and put Rampton's name on Salt Palace

- Editorial: Right on, Orrin!: Senator is right to oppose Bush over CHIP

- Editorial: No nukes: Nuclear power plant plans should be shelved

- Op-ed: DCFS doublespeak endangers Utah's children

- Op-ed: There's more to the Adam Walsh story than meets the eye

- Op-ed: While we snoozed, the legislature stole away our parental rights

- Op-ed: Bold action is needed to fix health-care mess

Standard-Examiner

- Dry menus

- Council denies involvement

- Editorial: Taxing to the limit

St. George Spectrum

- Todd Seifert: U of U affiliation provides big opportunity for Dixie State College

Daily Herald

- Alpine balks at joint rec center

- Alpine superintendent receives state recognition

- New editor named for opinion page

- Editorial: Controls needed on tax increases

Deseret Morning News

- Both sides making quiet voucher moves

- 52% in Salt Lake poll back public-safety bond

- Shurtleff injured in cycle crash

- Christensen endorses Becker for Salt Lake City mayor

- Deal settles fight over foothill land

- Nephi cancer survivor to lobby Congress

- Bring troops home, protesters urge

- Public meets abound before voucher D-day

- Eagle Mountain wins battle against U.S. Census Bureau

- 3 Utah middle schools garner national acclaim

- U., Dixie ironing out a possible affiliation

- Woods Cross to study fiber-optics

- Pignanelli & Webb: Thoughts on Salt Lake mayoral primary

- Editorial: Utah's property-tax system isn't broken

Saturday, September 22

Deseret Morning News

- 'Cal' laid to rest: Enduring Rampton legacy of leadership praised

- Provo store drops alcohol, smokes

- Justices to hear Draper TRAX case

- Provo alliance gets a 3-month reprieve

- Utah's youngest federal judge resigns

- Navajo Hopi group plans revitalization

- Outlook still rosy

- Editorial: The winners and the losers

St. George Spectrum

- Cigarette tax may fund CHIP

- SUU inaugurates 15th president: Benson formally takes office

- Voters to choose between six

- CICWCD reaches out to area

- City Council lifts Stage 1 of water conservation plan

- Airport receives Congress' support

- Editorial: Benson, we salute you

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

- District fails NCLB tests

KUER

- Nuclear Power Plant Debate

KCPW

- Winder says Idea of Cottonwood Heights Police Force is "Problematic"

- Conservative Commentator Says Progress Being Made in Iraq

Logan Herald Journal

- State offers incentives to Thermo Fisher

KSL Editorial Board

- Governor Calvin L. Rampton

- Provo business park gets $2M grant

- Eagle Mountain wins census challenge; could get $500,000 more

- Editorial: Ream's dumps beer, alcohol

Salt Lake Tribune

- Final fond farewells honor Cal Rampton

- U.S. District Judge Cassell resigns to teach, advocate

- Boosters say N-power not doomed in long term

- Friends, colleagues remember U. Prof
- Patrons praise store's new policy

- Hatch supports pollution-disease study expansion

- Expansion of CHIP pushed despite threatened Bush veto

- GOED gives Barnes less

- Editorial: Electronic voting: Don't try to fix what isn't broken