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- Oct 1: Governor Huntsman to give remarks at Public Officials Conference, 8:30 a.m., Zermatt Resort.

- Oct 1: Judicial Retention Election Task Force meeting, 9 a.m., room W130.
- Oct 2: Utah Valley State College's Center for the Advancement of Leadership 8th Annual Leadership Conference, McKay Event Center. Keynotes include Hyrum Smith and Chad Lewis and special guest speaker, Mary Kaye Huntsman. For more info visit www.uvsc.edu/leadership (click on conference poster).
- Oct 2: Governor Huntsman to give remarks at Columbus Community Center Event, 8 a.m., Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City.
- Oct 2: NPR’s “On The Media” host Brooke Gladstone to speak at the Little America Hotel, 8:30 a.m. Cost: $20; payment with credit card may be made at www.slcprsa.org by clicking on "events" or with cash or check the day of the event. Sponsored by the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Great Salt Lake Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and KUER.

- Oct 2: Transportation, Environmental Quality, and National Guard Appropriations Subcommittee, 9 a.m., Department of Environmental Quality, 168 North 1950 West, room 101.
- Oct 2: Hinckley Forum "Campaign 2007: The Race for Salt Lake City Mayor," 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Ralph Becker v. David Buhler. Bryan Schott (moderator) News Director, KCPW’s Morning Edition. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 2: Governor Huntsman to attend the Road Home Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 1 p.m., Holiday Inn, 999 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City.
- 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: Governor Huntsman to testify at U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor, 10:30 a.m., Washington, D.C..
- Oct 3: Hinckley Forum: "Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America’s Presidents and the LDS Church," 10:45 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Mike Winder, author; Vice President Winder Farms; WVC councilman; Utah Board of State History. Free and open to the public.
- 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.

- Oct 3: White City Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Eastmont Middle School, room 105, 10100 S 1300 E, Sandy.
- Oct 4: Hinckley Forum: "Transparency and Accountability: New Challenges in Penal Administration," 9:10 a.m., Hinckley Caucus Room, Orson Spencer Hall Room 255, University of Utah. Tom Patterson, Utah Executive Director of Corrections. Co-sponsor – Utah Criminal Justice Center. Free and open to the public.
- Oct 4: Governor Huntsman to give remarks at Clyde Companies Anniversary, 11 a.m., 730 North 1500 West, Orem.
- Oct 4: Senator Wayne Niederhauser Town Meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sandy Library, 10100 South Petunia Way (1405 East).
- Oct 4: Debate of the School Voucher issue, 7 p.m., Spanish Fork Fairgrounds High Chaparral Building, 475 South Main, Spanish Fork. Ten minute presentation from each side followed by a short rebuttal period. Then open to questions from the moderator and audience. Questions will be answered by both side and rebuttal time will be allowed.
- Oct 5: Governor Huntsman to visit the University of Utah Warnock Engineering Lab, 11:15 a.m., Engineering Building.
- Oct 5: Utah State Archives free research class, 12 p.m., courtyard meeting room, State Archives building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West). Topic: Discovering the Riches of the UDOT Photograph Collection, presented by Rosemary Cundiff. 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.
- Oct 6: Utah Women's Democratic Club Luncheon,11:30 a.m., Olio's Restaurant, Sheraton City Centre 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City. Meeting speaker is Pat Rusk, past President of the Utah Education Association, on the subject of school vouchers. $17 at the door. For details and to register, call 801-250-6613, email jccoffey1954@aol.com, or click here.
- Oct 9: Utah for Richardson Organizing 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. The meeting is open to the media and all interested community members. RSVP to Utah for Richardson State Coordinator Aaron Thompson at dipl0mac03@yahoo.com.
- Oct 10: Utah State Archives free research class, 12 p.m., courtyard meeting room, State Archives building, 346 S. Rio Grande Street (455 West). Topic: The Utah Digital Newspapers Project: An Update, presented by John Herbert. 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.
- Oct 10: The Forum presents a Salt Lake City Mayoral Debate between candidates Ralph Becker and Dave Buhler focused on downtown business issues, 12 p.m., 23rd Floor of the Wells Fargo Building, 299 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City. Free and open to the public, light lunch will be provided. For more information, visit www.theutforum.org.

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September 30, 2007


Sunday, September 30

Deseret Morning News

- Ruby's dream? Creation of Bryce Canyon City elicits cheers and jeers

- Selection of ed board faces review

- Will 'mayor' title get the ax?

- Cheney makes a brief stop in Salt Lake

- Anti-drug campaign will focus on Pioneer Park

- Ute Tribe accepts resignation of financial adviser

- 2 at odds over downtown plans

- Sierra Club, Hispanic Caucus back Becker

- Republican to challenge Cannon in '08

- Utahn takes BLM post

- Farmington panel rejects UDOT plea

- State OKs soundwalls in Layton, Kaysville

- Guv's personnel changing

- Online college courses gain funds

- 'Payday loan' store growth cools

- Pignanelli & Webb: Voucher debate grows more heated

- Joe Cannon: Ancient Greece offers modern-day lesson

- Op-ed: 2 bills would hurt oil exploration in Utah by adding new restrictions

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Legislative hostage-takers

Daily Herald

- Students & Politics: Campaigns draw young adults

- WIC costs rise forcing county officials to look for ways to cut

- Editorial: Voucher backers must step up

Logan Herald Journal

- HJ catches up to Romney on the campaign trail

Salt Lake Tribune

- Salt Lake City International Airport: Waiting for liftoff

- Crandall Canyon: Families determined to get 'straight answers'

- Magna: Tying old, new is a challenge

- And now, perhaps Corroon Soccer Stadium?

- Academic achievement gaps: Some widen, some narrow

- Just in case Hatch needs a little help replacing his mouthpiece . . .

- Trash fighting

- Rolly: Who's to blame for Corrections screw-ups?

- Op-ed: Nothing in U.S. or Utah constitutions prohibits vouchers

- Op-ed: Only beneficiaries of the voucher law will be the lawyers

- Op-ed: Sutherland Institute's historical argument full of holes

Saturday, September 29

Salt Lake Tribune

- Deseret News editor's speech raises questions

- Panel will take a close look at early-childhood resources

- Appeals of taxes soaring

- Bills aimed at future, current taxes

- Romney in Utah, talks about health care, Iraq

- Panel seeks MSHA 'flexibility'

- V.P. talks Iraq, borders in SLC

- Utahn takes BLM policy post

- Crackdown on malt drinks

- Panel moves to reshuffle licenses

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Tax howl: Before altering property tax, find out what happened

Standard-Examiner

- Ogden achieves cleaner air

- Editorial: Anti-smoking zealotry

Logan Herald Journal

- Mitt makes the scene

KCPW

- Podcast: Creating a City of Lasting Value

- CHIP Passes Senate, Headed for Bush Veto

St. George Spectrum

- Tourism agencies reach out

- Council hears DSC proposal

- Parowan impact fees to rise

- Ed Kociela: Don't let 'Dixie' get in the way of educational progress

- Op-ed: Local growth machine on high

- Op-ed: Public education already offers students many choices

Daily Herald

- Utah County gay couple fight DCFS for custody of children

KSL Editorial Board

- A Health-care Prescription

Deseret Morning News

- Becker leading Buhler in poll

- Cheney addresses Salt Lake City gathering

- Utah snuffing smoking

- Utahns shower Mitt with praise and cash

- Motto inspires and irritates

- Malt-based beverages may come off shelves

- Online registration site for voting is click away

- CHIP program extended as Congress and White House battle over funding

- Dried mustard agent residue found on projectiles at depot

- Manufacturing network seeks more Utah funds

- Impact of Utah's manufacturing sector

- Editorial: The winners and the losers