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Weber County Forum: Standard-Examiner: Ogden River Project Moves Ahead

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:30:00 -0500

Leshem group out as River Project developer; new developer to be announced this week

By Curmudgeon

The Standard Examiner has done it again! It has printed yet another "Godfrey announces that he expects to announce" story:
• Ogden River Project Moves AheadAfter having been burned by such [...]

RedStateBlues: A Palin book review

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:27:00 -0500

No, I'm not reading, nor am I reviewing the Sarah Palin book. But I'm delighted to say my favorite blogger, 80-something Helen, is reading it so we don't have to. As always, she minces no words. Read her review here.' [...]

Wasatch Watcher: Amy Goodman on Direct Action

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:11:00 -0500

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman discusses activism, Tim DeChristopher, and (one of my favorites) The Yes Men. Via Fora.tv:

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The SideTrack: Amy Goodman on Direct Action

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:11:00 -0500

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THE UTAH AMICUS: U.S. Senate Candidate Sam Granato Walks for Signatures in Davis County for the Fair Boundaries Initiative - Part One

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:36:00 -0500

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THE UTAH AMICUS: The Best Christmas Pageant EVER!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:27:00 -0500

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Holly On The Hill: Them’s fightin’ words

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:34:01 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Utah’s “senior Senator” reacts to Harry Reid’s comparison of GOP’s opposition to healthcare reform to those who opposed the abolition of slavery. [...]

Holly On The Hill: Reid’s Revisionist History

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:31:06 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Senator Harry Reid’s gone and done it again – stuck his foot in his mouth and big time. This morning, on the floor of the Senate, Reid began by mocking Republicans who are saying “slow down”. He said: “You think you’ve heard these same excuses before? You’re right,” he continued. “In [...]

JM Bell: December 7th, 1999 – The RIAA Sued Napster

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:55:18 -0500

From All Access -

Who knew, at the time, what an affect NAPSTER would have on the music business. Amazingly, it was exactly 10 years ago TODAY (12/7) that the RIAA sued [...]

JM Bell: December 7th, 1941

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:03:25 -0500

This is a repost from last year … I wish I could say that a lot of the frustration I had last year was gone, and that the bright shiny promise of change had fixed our nation’s ills … but I can’t. Incremental change is frustrating. At least we ‘re [...]

KVNU's For The People: Nominate your suggestion for the first-ever KVNUFTP Person(s) of the Year

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:13:12 -0500

Number of comments: 4

We’re starting a new tradition here at KVNU’s For the People, we want to solicit the community’s help in determining a “Person of the Year” in Cache Valley.

We’re looking for a person (or persons) who have made some difference in the community, be it good or bad.

Nominees so far [...]

KVNU's For The People: Too Rich to Go Bankrupt

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:00:07 -0500

photo credit: Stowe Boyd

By “too rich to go bankrupt” I don’t mean someone so rich that they never will go bankrupt. What I mean by that is someone so rich that them going bankrupt would destabilize our economy and thus they deserve a bailout if [...]

Pursuit of Liberty: Too Rich to Go Bankrupt

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:03:36 -0500

photo credit: Stowe Boyd

Voice Of Deseret: Utahns Can Meet Both Senate Candidate Cherilyn Eagar And Sarah Palin At The Salt Lake Costco Book Signing On December 9th; Costco Membership Required

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:42:00 -0500

Utah U.S. Senate Republican candidate Cherilyn Eagar, who is now the leading Republican challenger for incumbent Bob Bennett's Senate seat, announces that she will be present at Sarah Palin's book signing to be held at the Salt Lake City Costco at 1800 South 300 [...]

One Utah: Senator Hatch: ‘Get the Control Back Into Conservative Republican Hands’

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:36:19 -0500

Via Think Progress. Today, Senator Orrin Hatch appeared on Fox Business and unleashed an angry tirade against the Democratic majority in Congress.

FOXBIZ: What are your solutions to jobs, the unemployment situation, rising health care costs, energy costs that are rising, inflation that is still a concern, how do [...]

Utah State Democratic Party: Odd couple: Ayn Rand and Karl Marx

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:36:00 -0500

Don Jarvis, 2008 legislative candidate and director at the Utah County Democratic Party, wrote this column for the Provo Daily Herald:

The Herald editors recently wrote that Ayn Rand's writings are useful for "understanding the underlying political tectonics of 2009." The editors are not alone. Rand's ideology of [...]

Sausage Grinder: Monday Morning Cup o' Joe - In 'n' Out version!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:05:00 -0500

• U.S. Senate race:
In - Mike Lee. (Shhhh, it's not official)
Out - Mark Shurtleff and Fred Lampropoulos.

• Jobs:
In - Taking retirement while working the same job.
Out - Taking retirement because you're actually retired.

• Being awesome:
In - [...]

KVNU's For The People: EFF sues government agencies for social media spying

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:31:04 -0500

I am a big fan of the EFF. They way we can now communicate with each other is astounding. It also opens us up to a lot of privacy issues. It is pretty obvious our ‘right to privacy’ has taken a back seat in recent years. As Americans, are we [...]

Connor's Conundrums: Why the New Anti-War Right is Wrong

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:04:53 -0500

Number of comments: 6

photo credit: Digital Agent

Social networks buzzed last week with the publication of an article by Reihan Salam titled “The New Anti-War Right”, which praised the “conservative case for withdrawal [from Afghanistan]” promoted by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah. The author went so far as [...]

Sausage Grinder: It's slippery out there

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:58:00 -0500

I get it. I really do.

You're a candidate for U.S. Senate and you've got to stake out some territory and Sarah Palin makes sense to you. You've got to stake out some territory because while you'd like to be the next Jason Chaffetz, it's not [...]

The Senate Site: Rubber Hits the Road

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:28:00 -0500

The Governor releases his proposed budget this Friday.

Here's Max Roth re: The 2010 Question (taxes v. cuts) and the latest UPD Insiders Poll:

Senator Urquhart talks budget and makes a case for no new taxes on StevU.com:
Because Utah balances its' [...]

Weber County Forum: Final 2009 Weber State University Football Season Wrap-up, Etc.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:35:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Neck-snapping segue: WSU is also taking care of business off the football field

Due the the increasingly annoying pre-holiday interlude in Emerald City red-meat news, we'll take this opportunity to do a final 2009 Weber State University football season wrap-up. Ron McBride's 2009 WSU football program finished the season' [...]

Holly On The Hill: The nightmare of UTOPIA

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:31:52 -0500

Number of comments: 10
Although meant to describe the “perfect” place, if you live in one of the 16 cities that signed on to Utah’s version – and especially if you are a Brigham City resident – UTOPIA is simply a nightmare. At it’s heart, it’s a prime example of government getting in the [...]