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Bush wants Congress to lift the ban on developing Oil Shale on federal lands on the Green River Plateau in Colorado and Utah. That brought an immediate response from Colorado's Democratic Governor Bill Ritter: GOV. RITTER CRITICIZES FEDS OVER OIL SHALE REGULATIONS "Someday the technology may exist that will allow us to responsibly extract oil from Colorado shale. But that day is year...
DailyKos (Utah) - 8:00 a.m.
What does 28 thousand dollars buy? Evidently a Congressman minus a soul. Morgan lays out who he will be working for. Awesome job Morgan. Bishop has stopped working for us a long time ago. ht - SideTrack ...
Wasatch Watcher - Wed 9:03 p.m. - 6 clicks 
Salt Lake City, Utah - ©2008 - The Deseret Spectacle What does 28 thousand dollars buy? Evidently a Congressman minus a soul. Morgan lays out who he will be working for. Awesome job Morgan. Bishop has stopped working for us a long time ago. ht - SideTrack Marshall Salt Lake City, Utah The Deseret Spectacle is in no way related to the Deseret Morning News. Letters to the...
Deseret Spectacle - Wed 9:02 p.m. - 4 clicks
My apologizes for not posting for awhile but a friend sent me this photo and I just needed to share....
Utah Amicus - Wed 6:39 p.m. - 5 clicks
That's right folks, future President Barack Obama is now available to you at Utah Democratic Headquarters for your own personal photo opportunity at 455 South 300 East, Suite 301 in Salt Lake City. Lawn signs for Barack Obama are also available as are signs for many of our local candidates like attorney general candidate Jean Welch Hill . Come on by and have a wonderful 24th of...
Utah Amicus - Wed 6:39 p.m. - 4 clicks
Morgan Bowen responds to Rob Bishop's acceptance of over $28,000 in campaign contributions from Energy Solutions this election season, via YouTube . Help Morgan keep foreign nuclear waste out of Utah....
Utah Amicus - Wed 6:39 p.m. - 7 clicks
When Cliff Lyon learned that I was the new editor of BlogNetNews/Utah he asked if I would not list OneUtah as a liberal blog since the goal here is to present a full range of Utah perspectives. He also invited me to be an author on One Utah to help ......
One Utah - Wed 4:03 p.m. - 4 clicks
Yesterday, BYU Professor Chris Foster gave an interview on KCPW’s The Public Square about animal advocacy and humane treatment. I think his arguments are very persuasive. Of course, I’ve never been a fan of the machismo and violence of the rodeo. And over the recent years, I’ve been moving my family more and more towards [...]...
A Liberal Mormon - Wed 4:03 p.m. - 3 clicks
I'm getting a lot of email from friends and readers wanting clarification on my interest in UT-1 candidate Morgan Bowen's campaign, perceiving a contradiction between my personal politics, openly displayed on the front page of The SideTrack, and what they read at bowenforcongress.com Much of the email is coming from out of state, where many understand that Utah is a "red" state, but don't fully...
The Sidetrack - Wed 2:07 p.m. - 5 clicks
The Bush administration has drafted new rules in their attempt to keep us dependent on oil, while transferring more Colorado lands and resources into the hands of their largest donors. The Bush plan accelerates oil-shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, rather than investing in alternative fuels. Still many years away from even potential results, the plan is being sold as an emergency...
DailyKos (Utah) - Wed 11:01 a.m. - 9 clicks
Hiring of senator's son drawing fire Kane development post funded by state money By Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret News Published: July 23, 2008 Kanab economic development officials say everything was above board in their hiring of a state senator's son for an $80,000 a year job after the Legislature funded the position. Kelly Stowell , son of Sen. Dennis Stowell , R- Parowan , was hir...
Utah Amicus - Wed 7:36 a.m. - 6 clicks
Once again, it is pointed out to me that Rob Bishop is bad for the citizens of congressional district one . I have spoken to Rep. Bishop personally a few times and have been amazingly underwhelmed by his responses. I know that we disagree on an ideological level about how things should be done in this nation, but I have found interactions with him to be vague at best and rude at the worst - thi...
Blue In Red Zion - Tue 10:41 a.m. - 8 clicks
Someone cover Scott's sensitive ears , it's getting Nasty and Thoughtless as Rob Bishop gets owned. Prosecutors Subpoena KSL Interviews with Greg Curtis, Walker, and Ellis. McCain Op-Ed Rejected for Lack of Content. What Would an Election Year Be Without a Neo-Con Fear Campaign. Young Republicans Feeling Left Out of the Grand Old Party . A Short History of Fannie May . O...
Utah Amicus - Tue 9:03 a.m. - 8 clicks
Turns out Montana isn't the only state with contentious stream access issues. On Friday, the Utah Supreme court issued what sportsmen in the state are calling a landmark decision essentially giving the public the right to wade and fish natural streams. According to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the case stems from a running conflict between a group of landowners who own land on the Weber R...
New West Salt Lake City - Mon 4:09 p.m. - 12 clicks
Total campaign contributions to Rob Bishop's re-election campaign from Energy Solutions this year: $28,200 . From the Tribune (emphasis mine): The company, which is fighting a bill in Congress that would block its attempt to import foreign radioactive waste to Utah, has given Bishop nearly $25,000 since April. That's more than one-third of Bishop's total campaign haul of $67,000 for the tim...
The Sidetrack - Mon 11:08 a.m. - 10 clicks
Salt Lake City, Utah - ©2008 - The Deseret Spectacle Keith Olbermann discusses Fox News' increasing use of "push polls" to influence public opinion during polling. I'm shocked - Shocked! - that they would do such a thing. DS Salt Lake City, Utah The Deseret Spectacle is in no way related to the Deseret Morning News. Letters to the Editor ...
Deseret Spectacle - Mon 8:06 a.m. - 18 clicks
Chris Cannon just cannot get that he was kicked out of office and now he wants to fire up the whambulance . Rep. Chris Cannon is angry. Not at the voters who tossed him from his 12-year perch, but at the Republican leaders and those vocal few hammering on about earmarks and lobbing stinging criticism at their own party members. While he says he's not bitter, Cannon argues that some Republicans...
Wasatch Watcher - Sun 10:07 p.m. - 17 clicks
Recently a Utah couple testified about their experiences with our wonderful health care system . A horrific mountain biking accident left Logan resident Heidi Bleazard hospitalized with a broken back, fractured ribs and a severe head injury that robbed her of some memories. And then it got even worse. Her health insurance company, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, sent her a letter five months la...
Wasatch Watcher - Sun 9:33 p.m. - 18 clicks
Both Bob and the Utah Hornet point to the front page of the Utah Republican Party and notice a few things. Bob lays it out for all the Republicans that are Republicans because I guess they think so many happy words will have us forget that the last eight years didn't happen. The Declaration of Independence says, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equ...
Wasatch Watcher - Sun 1:06 p.m. - 17 clicks
The Deseret News story about Chad Hardy’s excommunication has brought the arrogant Mormons out in droves. This is when the “ugly” side of Mormonism rears its ugly head. Usually in a venue that is a “gang” type of atmosphere. I thought I would share a few of these “Christian” comments with you, but I’m not [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Sat 1:08 p.m. - 19 clicks
Bob Springmeyer Website: www.bobforgov.org On YouTube : On ActBlue : "I am running for Governor because I know that Utah can and must do better. This is a great state. But it must be an even greater state." I am not satisfied that more than 400,000 people in Utah, including 135,000 children, have no health insurance and many more families are strugglin...
Utah Amicus - Sat 6:39 a.m. - 16 clicks
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3798169 With construction interfering with every north/south route in south Davis County this summer, we at last have a little relief. The old "Five Points" intersection at 1500 South and Main is finally open. And it's now a roundabout. We have one in NSL and people seem to get it. Can't wait to head down to Bountiful to try it out. ...
RedStateBlues - Fri 4:03 p.m. - 24 clicks
Salt Lake City, Utah - ©2008 - The Deseret Spectacle It is not the job of the President to interpret the law, and it is not within his authority to rewrite it based upon some insane notion of the Unitary Executive. He has one - and only one - Constitutional authority granted to him in this arena, which is a Presidential veto. The sheer number of Constitutional infractions by President Bush...
Deseret Spectacle - Thu 7:31 p.m. - 25 clicks
Salt Lake City, Utah - ©2008 - The Deseret Spectacle Karl Rove is usually a pretty cool character. This is one of the few times I've seen him get this flustered. I'm not sure who this moron is who's sitting in for Hannity, but he is equally repulsive. "The Supreme Court has thrown an unholy mess onto the elapse of the administration with this - it's decision." It is stunning that uphol...
Deseret Spectacle - Thu 7:06 p.m. - 28 clicks
Salt Lake City, Utah - ©2008 - The Deseret Spectacle Glenn Beck, in his on-going efforts to lay claim to the crown of right-wing idiocy, wrote a riveting opinion piece on one of the great threats of our time. What is this looming force of darkness which Mr. Beck has rooted out for our consideration? Che Guevara T-Shirts. That's right. America's crack team of far-right punditry has once agai...
Deseret Spectacle - Thu 6:30 p.m. - 25 clicks
Friday night is the fundraiser for Barack Obama at Brian's Warehouse. We need to get this man in office so please come to have fun and contribute to the campaign and Utah efforts! Ten dollars is all we ask, but we'll take more. :) Please RSVP online: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/fundraising/4472 Local candidates will be there too. Meet Bob Springmeyer, Luz Robles, Dav...
Utah Amicus - Thu 3:39 p.m. - 21 clicks
Former soldier (and former Drinking Liberally guest speaker) Marshall Thompson walked across the state of Utah to protest the war in Iraq. There were talks about a documentary being made about his journey, and now this Tuesday at 7pm it finally premieres in Salt Lake (for free at the SL Main Library). You can [...]...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Thu 12:04 p.m. - 15 clicks
What is behind the Walker investigation? Clipper 15.JUL.08 Rob Miller , Utah Democratic Vice Chair The Walker investigation is the tip of the iceberg. For 30 years, Utah has been a one-party state. The Republicans have used their growing majorities to draw district lines to create as many safe GOP seats as possible and reduce areas where Democrats could be competitive. With total party ...
Utah Amicus - Jul 16 - 13 clicks
A debate bounces back and forth in the local newspapers, television, and radio over whether Utah's funny liquor laws hurt tourism. As a local imbiber, I have figured out most of the rules and can navigate my way to an adult beverage when I want one. But still, the laws are sometimes silly and, I think, do not really have the desired result. In fact, what is the desired result? Is it primarily...
RedStateBlues - Jul 16 - 16 clicks
As we know, the Utah House of Representatives has branched out into criminal investigations, since that wussy Attorney General's office apparently won't do it. 45 House members have demanded SUWA's financial records because an ex-trustee and treasurer of the organization were convicted of fraud. We are presently compiling a list of other organizations whose finances should be next under this...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 12 clicks
During recent house-hunting adventures, I concluded that a lot of realtors in Utah are, well, hacks. Time and again, I got no return call on a house I was interested in. Other agents seem to think that playing hard to get is a good strategy, especially on KSL.com and Craigslist. Square footage? Lot size? They don't bother to mention it, and I don't bother to call them. My weirdest experience, th...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 13 clicks
Yeah, the University of Utah women's team got royally screwed by the NCAA tournament selection committee. And yeah, most of my upset predictions in the men's tourney haven't come true (curse you, Duke!). But hey, I'm an optimist. Elaine Elliott's Lady Utes have to beat Purdue at home first, and Tennessee is a No. 1 seed, and it's sort of like David's little brother versus Goliath, but if you d...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
Darn it! From what Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan was saying, we thought there would be so many people wanting to produce Les Mis in Sandy that the city would have to hire a temp to sift through all the applications. Alas, they didn't end up with quite as many applications (0) as they had anticipated. But heck, since when did Sandy City officials need outsiders to provide good theater? ...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 8 clicks
Thanks to the Trib's persistence in prying bonus figures out of Sandy City administrators' cold undead fingers, we now know that Mayor Tom Dolan and his 12 buddies sit around giving each other bonuses on a regular basis. (Boy, won't the Utah Taxpayers Association be all over that!) For other city officials who are behind the curve, The Trib offers an instructional diagram, roughly translated ...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 12 clicks
Taking time out from voting to torture people and detain them indefinitely without charges, Congressman Jim Matheson has taken another hard stance, this time on dishware. Matheson is hitting China hard for adding extra mineral to our diets, insisting that lead-happy dishmakers label the leadware that they ship over here by the millions. Take that! And if you don't shape up, we might make yo...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 6 clicks
This is not a comment on the recent Obama/bitter controversy, but the context in which that arose did bring to mind a conversation I had with a Utah acquaintance a while back. Musing about some low-income friends who consistently vote Republican solely because of their passion for guns, he wondered, "Why are they so stupid? They're voting against their economic interests." I thought about it. ...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 10 clicks
Either my Google skills are deteriorating, or there aren't that many green-oriented contractors, architects, and engineers for residences in the Salt Lake area. I found several for businesses, but not many for homes, and some of those just do new construction, not remodeling. Does anyone have personal experience with any, or with project managers they would recommend?...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 7 clicks
First, Qwest actively campaigned against UTOPIA and its lightning-fast fiber. That didn't kill it. Then it sued UTOPIA, but that didn't kill it either. So now Qwest has announced that maybe it will have to consider, sigh, actually offering fiber to those annoying customers who like their internet speedy. "Qwest later this month will reveal how much it intends to spend in Utah and where the n...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 9 clicks
One of those laugh-out-loud moments (not in a good way): The Trib ran an article this morning about how everyone except rich people will pay significantly higher taxes under Utah's new flat-tax option, but the State hasn't publicized that little fact. Governor Huntsman's spokesperson Lisa Roskelley then gave the silliest quote possible on the subject: "It's not fair to say they will be [...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 10 clicks
First, a laugh-out-loud moment from the Trib this morning: Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon has raised nearly $148,000 for his re-election campaign. GOP opponent Michael Renckert has raised $700. That roughly resembles the anticipated margin of Corroon's victory. Now, a groan-out-loud moment: Randy "Never met a conflict of interest I didn't like" Horiuchi is up to his old tricks, racki...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 10 clicks
Sen. Howard Stephenson's organization, the Utah (Business-)Taxpayers Association, has rated Sen. Howard Stephenson perfect when it comes to (business-friendly) tax issues. According to the trib , Stephenson denied having input into the bills his organization considered in rating legislators, but the employee didn't get the memo, apparently: He said Stephenson did have input into both the bill...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 10 clicks
Protests, oppression, human rights violations. Sounds like a job for the China 14, the intrepid Utah legislators and staffers who risked their own -- well, actually nothing -- on a taxpayer-funded boondoggle to China last summer. In addition to all that trade they would generate for Utah, one justification of the trip was to help foster "world peace." If only they had wandered over to Tibet instea...
Voice of Utah - Jul 16 - 8 clicks
1. When the Republican Party drops the ball, everyone becomes an Independent. But only Independent in name, because the "Independents" still vote for Republicans in an overwhelming majority. 2. Too many arm chair critics, not enough community organizers. 3. Steve Urquhart . ...
The Sidetrack - Jul 15 - 10 clicks
Utah’s big holiday is fast approaching. Our state pulls out all the stops for its Days of ‘47: Parades, picnics, fireworks, the whole nine yards to celebrate the Mormon pioneer trek to Utah. My wife and I enjoy the holiday, but not in the traditional way. We tend to skip the parade and most of the [...]...
A Liberal Mormon - Jul 15 - 9 clicks
Tomorrow KVNU's For The People (4-6pm, 610am, or live webcam chat here ) will be hosted by myself and Rich Okelberry, owner of LincolnsBLOG.com , filling in for Tom and Ryan who are otherwise indisposed. Should be some good listenin' for all. I will of course be working on not swearing. Again. On Friday at 3pm, I will be a guest on Sirius satellite radio's Independent 110 Blogger Bu...
The Sidetrack - Jul 14 - 19 clicks
President for Hire . (This is really becoming a running GOP theme, no?) Utah's Capitol Infused with GOP Feud . The House is on fire, and Republican factions are busy dousing each other in gasoline Fox News, fair and balanced . The Bush/McCain Gimmick. Do Americans Really Want a Less Partisan Government? No. Nikki won a t-shirt. McCain Knows What a Computer Is... Sort of...
Utah Amicus - Jul 14 - 14 clicks
This Saturday the Deseret News reported on the Census Bureau's 2006 election report. And reporter Lee Davidson went straight to Dr. Kelley Patterson, BYU political science professor, for some spin. Unfortunately, Patterson spun the ageless adage that one of the primary reasons that Utah has the lowest voter turnout is that it has a young population and young people don't vote. What the D...
Wasatch Watcher - Jul 14 - 8 clicks
Another comforting sign of East Coast geographical awareness of anything west of the Mississippi. Yogi Berra and Samuel Goldwyn would be proud. Say what? NYC mayor often mangles his words By SARA KUGLER | Associated Press Writer July 11, 2008 NEW YORK - When Mayor Michael Bloomberg called in to his weekly radio show Friday from a media conference out West, he could hardly contain his ex...
Utah Amicus - Jul 14 - 10 clicks
Hold your horses Steveu, see ( http://steveu.com/blog ) performance pay update) the jury is still out on the benefits of performance pay for teachers. Consequently, the Utah Foundation, didn't have "actual data" to conclude "that funding increases for public education don't produce improvement unless those increases are tied to performance pay incentives," as Steveu's researcher asserts. Oh, th...
Utah Amicus - Jul 14 - 10 clicks
I just got this email. BrodeeEmail: brodee.monica@xxx.xxx Message: Its really sad that you would push this anti-mormon, anti-religion, ignorant propaganda that is full of deceit and lies. I\’m sorry you have so much hate for people who are trying to live the best way that they can. Um, what? What in the [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jul 14 - 11 clicks
This is REALLY no surprise, and when Dej brought it to my attention, my first thought was “I wonder what took so long.” See, I saw this half-naked missionary man calendar a while back. Men on a mission. Ha. Funny. The Web site name itself is “Mormonsexposed.com.” Uh, yeah, I pretty much knew that was no [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Jul 14 - 10 clicks
YDU Summer Camping Trip! Join YDU and Save Our Canyons for the annual summer service project and environmental retreat! Eat S’mores, Help the Environment, and Learn about the issues facing Utah’s Canyons! Saturday, July 19 - Sunday, July 20 Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah $15/person - includes food, equipment for service project, camping fees etc. Participants must RSVP at ww...
Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City - Jul 12 - 15 clicks
Has been cleared . (KCPW News) Long-time Republican dissident Mike Ridgway has been cleared of a trespassing charge against the Salt Lake County Republican Party, after a judge dismissed it on Wednesday . Party Chairman James Evans and other Republicans were told the burden of proof was not met, and that a civil complaint or disturbing the peace charge would have been more appropriate. But Evan...
The Sidetrack - Jul 12 - 16 clicks
KSL reports that Utah foreclosures and bankruptcies are soaring . Foreclosure filings jumped 141 percent in June compared to the same month last year. That's one in about every 660 households in Utah. It's not only foreclosures that are rising. Bankruptcies are soaring, also. More than 4,200 Utahns threw up the financial white flag in the first half of this year. That's up 42 percent from the...
RedStateBlues - Jul 10 - 8 clicks
The recent census report indicating that Utah was dead last among all states in the percentage of voters participating in the 2006 election puzzled me. Especially considering that in 2004, Utah voter percentage was among the highest . Why the contradictory results? Why do Utahns appear to care more about national elections than local ones? Brigham Young University political science professor ...
RedStateBlues - Jul 9 - 10 clicks
