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- Aug 15: Cricket Wireless welcomes the Declaration of Independence to Salt Lake City, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Utah State Capitol. Free viewing to the public.
- Aug 15: GenX GOP networking group summer lunch, 12 p.m., Hires, 400 S 700 E, Salt Lake City. For more info email mike.winder@winderfarms.com.

- Aug 16: Cricket Wireless welcomes the Declaration of Independence to Salt Lake City, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Utah State Capitol. Free viewing to the public.

- Aug 16: Peace Garden Festival, 12 to 5 p.m., The Peace Garden, Jordan River Park, 900 West 1000 South, Salt Lake City. Free to the public. Each nationality in the Garden will put on a 20 minute program.

- Aug 18: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes Senate District 23 candidates Richard Watson vs. Dan Liljenquist or Ron Mortensen.

- Aug 19: Lt. Governor Herbert to visit Red Leaf's operations in the Uinta Basin.

- Aug 20: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.
- Aug 21: Health System Reform Task Force Meeting, 8 a.m., room W020.

- Aug 21: Education Interim Committee Meeting, 9 a.m., room C445.

- Aug 25-27: Lt. Governor Herbert to participate in the Governor's Rural Trip visiting locations throughout rural Utah.
- Aug 25-28: Democratic National Convention, Denver

- Aug 27: Immigration Interim Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Ecker Hill International Middle School Auditorium.

- Aug 28: ChamberWest Business Before Lunch networking event, 11 a.m., The E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. For chamber members. Please call 801-977-8755 to reserve table space.

- Aug 28: ChamberWest General Membership Meeting, 11:45 a.m., The E Center Centennial Room, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. Presenter is Sen. Bob Bennett. Cost is $15, RSVP required by calling 801-977-8755. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will also be presenting Sen. Bennett the 'Spirit of Enterprise' award as part of this event.

- Aug 28: Libertarian Party Monthly Social, 6 to 9 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 S. West Temple. Come and bring a friend, for food, drink, politics and good company.
- Sept 1-4: Republican National Convention, Minneapolis, MN

- Sept 1: Labor Day

- Sept 1: Mayor Peter Corroon’s Open Door Meeting, 4 to 5 p.m., Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (Second floor, North building), Salt Lake County Government Center, 2001 South State Street. Each meeting will run approximately 10 minutes. No appointment is needed. Residents are invited to bring concerns or issues to the Mayor’s attention.
- Sept 2: State office, legislative office, state school board and local school board candidate financial disclosure report due.

- Sept 3: Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, 1 p.m., room C445.

- Sept 8: 2nd Annual what's IN OUT back! Economic Summit and Golf Tournament, Zermatt and Homestead Resorts. Designed to showcase new and standing developments, issues and concerns that are happening in Wasatch County. Following the summit will be a classic 4-person scramble golf tournament. Attend the economic summit, the golf tournament, or both. For more info or to register click here.

- Sept 8: Salt Lake County Local of the Green Party of Utah Meeting, 7 p.m., The Coffee Club, 4879 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville. Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. For more info contact Eileen at 801-201-0219 or leenaree@xmission.com
- Sept 15: Utah Senate Majority Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. registration with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., Eaglewood Golf Course, Bountiful. For more info click here or contact Laura Barlow, 435-881-2588.

- Sept 15: Candidate Forum sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber and the Utah Foundation Utah Priorities Project, 12 to 1 p.m., Board Room, Salt Lake Chamber, 175 East University Blvd. (400 South), Suite 600, Salt Lake City. Forum includes County Council 6 candidates Max Burdick vs. Roger Harding.

- Sept 17: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.

- Sept 18: Health System Reform Task Force Meeting, 8 a.m., room W020.

- Sept 18: Education Interim Committee Meeting, 9 a.m., room C445.

- Sept 18: 5th Annual Shotgun Blast with Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, 4 to 9 p.m., Browning Headquarters, 6175 Cottonwood Canyon Road, Mountain Green. $5,000; $10,000; and $20,000 team sponsorships (3 person teams). Click here to RSVP.

- See the entire calendar


 

Sunday

August 10, 2008


Deseret News

- How will oil-shale development affect Utah's parks and recreation areas?

- Tax hearings bring out residents

- Salt Lake County nominates new emergency chief

- South Jordan manager takes job in Florida

- Salt Lake taxes aren't up ... exactly

- Man tours U.S. in eco-vehicle, extols outdoor activity

- Groups oppose plans to close abandoned mines

- Will oil shale turn into a boon or environmental mess?

- Jay Evensen: Townships win praise because they work well

- Pignanelli & Webb: What's best way to fill State School Board

- Op-ed: Gay marriage is essential to equal civil rights for all

St. George Spectrum

- Tax notices raise questions

- Editorial: Flaky tax formula

Daily Herald

- Editorial: Gauging seriousness

Salt Lake Tribune

- Obama opens a Utah office, a first for Dems

- Streetcars may someday return to Sugar House

- Utah cities hold hearings on property tax hikes

- Rolly: Where Christensen barged ahead, Swallow was wary on donations

- Op-ed: Hogle Zoo's idea of compromise is no compromise at all

- Op-ed: Balanced approach needed to solve energy crisis

- Op-ed: Don't let thirsty Las Vegas suck the life out of Utah

- Op-ed: Tax benefits make now a great time to buy a home

Saturday, August 9

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah congressional delegations generally toes party line

- Utahns fume over Friday lockout

- Officials hear update on plans for pipeline projects

- Businessman named to Regents board

- Riverton council schedules hearing on tax increase

- BLM proposes 2 million acres for oil exploration, off-roading

- Trade show gets so big that the Salt Palace can't hold it

- Housing for poor gets big boost

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Reopen Oxbow?: County council needs to weigh options

Standard-Examiner

- Op-ed: The Food Stamp Program works

KCPW

- Students Discuss Voter Motivation at the U

- Three Environmental Groups Sue BLM over Nine Mile Canyon
- Blue Ribbon Panel to Tour State with Recommendations on Standardized Tests

Park Record

- Taxi driver wants to be mayor

Logan Herald Journal

- Clarkston reacts to tax increase typo

Deseret News

- Short week spurs some long faces

- Management & Training Corp. president is appointed regent

- 3 groups are suing to protect petroglyphs

- 52 Utah entities awarded $2.3M to promote tourism

- Editorial: Renew the township law

- Editorial: The winners and the losers