Left Out in Utah

• City Creek Center (Gateway II?)- The Virtual Tour

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  I saw a news clip on Channel 2 today that advertised for a new virtual tour of the city creek center being build in the downtown core of Salt Lake. It is a great early look at the new center. I've been excited about [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 10:50pm EDT
  by WC

• The event went on anyway....without American Fork High

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  Gay 'agenda' targeted — Speakers in American Fork warn of dangers - Deseret News
  Group called anti-gay gets its time - Salt Lake Tribune
  
  Well it happened anyway. It happened at a library in American Fork. I guess props to free speech. [...]
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  Posted: April 01, 2008, 6:33pm EDT
  by WC

• Anti-American Fork - UPDATED

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  Tonight at a PTSA forum called "Protecting Our Youth From Serious Social Problems" taking place at American Fork High School they are going to be discussing the "social problems" that supposedly are affecting our youth today. Among those problems is "same-gender attraction."
  
  Ignoring the [...]
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  Posted: March 27, 2008, 9:15am EDT
  by WC

• Which is worse?

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  Saying "God Damn America"
  
  
  
  Or Damning America
  
  
  
  I don't think we should be dismissing the words of Reverent Wright. Was it harsh? Was it over the top? Yes....is there truth in his words....yes. For someone to dismiss Rev. Wrights [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2008, 6:41pm EDT
  by WC

• My suggestion....teach corruption

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  Time To Go
  
  Public Forum Letter
  SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
  
  var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } I teach my high school government students these principles:
  * The people are [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2008, 10:11am EDT
  by WC

• Why so down? "The Mother of Zion syndrome"

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  I came across this article today that I thought was worth a post. Especially in light of the closure of the Utah State Legislative session.
  
  It may be no surprise to a lot of people who live in this State because you can feel [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2008, 11:46am EST
  by WC

• Whew!

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  Suddenly the air seems cleaner. Suddenly I can breathe better. I swear I've lost 5 lbs just today. What is it?
  
  Oh I know! The Utah legislative session has ended. You know spring is in the air and life seems better. If it [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2008, 10:09pm EST
  by WC

• Judy Seddon - the most logical thinking American I know

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  If "Conservative Wack-Job" was something you could bottle and market at Wal-Mart the Deseret News and Utah County would be the wealthiest entities in the world. They just keep them coming. If you assume that the people that head the Deseret News letters to the [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 12:19pm EST
  by WC

• Success!

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  Salt Lake Tribune: Senators change their minds on International Baccalaureate program
  
  The tribune is reporting today that Sens. Margaret Dayton and Darin Peterson changed their minds on the funding of the IB program! The article claims it was due to the the onslaught [...]
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  Posted: February 29, 2008, 5:48pm EST
  by WC

• Salt Lake City Theater - Becker's awesome move.

  
  
  
  
  Today Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker had a press conference to discuss the city's plans for a Broadway style theater downtown. In many ways this is flying in the face of Sandy...which of course you [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 8:50pm EST
  by WC

• Will a temple recommend work?

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  I heard on KCPW and it is posted tonight in the Salt Lake Tribune that there is a bill that is being introduced in the Senate today that would require people to show identification to register to vote. SB 210
  
  There is [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 7:41pm EST
  by WC

• International Baccalaureate: Dayton Speaks (and sounds stupid)

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  A reader of Left Out read about the International Baccalaureate program and its un-American Pro-UN agenda here and decided to write Utah State Sen. Dayton about her vote. Here was part of her response:
  
  "It was my understanding that members of the [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 9:52pm EST
  by WC

• The International Baccalaureate program is a terrorist organization - UPDATED

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  It happened today.
  
  I knew it would happen soon.
  
  The legislative session, including all its moronic things, has stayed calm enough to not send me off my rocker.
  
  It happened today.
  
  Of the 600+million dollars the Utah Legislature has to spend [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 10:45am EST
  by WC

• Dear President Bush...

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  This is a letter that could easily go to any members of the Utah legislature or the Governor, but I have reposted it in its original form. You may have seen it but it is so good. Enjoy!
  
  Dear President Bush,
  
  Thank you [...]
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  Posted: February 21, 2008, 10:22pm EST
  by WC

• Obama's plagerism "problem"...

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  I'm surprised the Clinton camp didn't pick up on this one...
  
  Lets argue on substance not silly pettiness. I smell desperation. Which is understandable but lets not be desperate at the expense of the November election. Also I'd suggest the [...]
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  Posted: February 20, 2008, 9:59am EST
  by WC

• Anonymous crazies are out at play!

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  In my post on Sen. Buttars and his endless tirade of racist and homophobic remarks I got a wonderful post from a strong brave soul who posted anonymously. I thought I should bring it to the front as a new post so that anonymous [...]
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  Posted: February 20, 2008, 10:16pm EST
  by WC

• Another winner direct from the Middle Ages

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  Often when I read the Deseret News I find myself transported to a time when people were in awe at the greatness of God's work on an ongoing basis. Everything good or bad was attributed to God. We were all pawns in Gods plan. A famous [...]
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  Posted: February 18, 2008, 11:00am EST
  by WC

• Sen. Buttars should not resign!

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  Sen. Buttars made one more stupid comment the other day. It was an obviously racist remark from an obviously racist homophobic idiotic man. No one should really be surprised.
  
  Here is a clip from the senate floor where he says:
  
  
  
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 11:01am EST
  by WC

• I think it is important we see how nasty people in Utah can be

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  Yesterday the Salt Lake City Domestic Partnership Registry was questioned by the State Legislature. Whenever something is put into the hands of the State Legislature we know it is going to be screwed up. Besides calling the new city ordinance "repugnant" and attempting to [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2008, 8:14am EST
  by WC

• Mitt Romney's Idiotic Peace Out...

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  I am no fan of Mitt. Being a Democrat - non Mormon - in Utah makes me even more anti-Mitt. In fact despite me thinking that he was a decent man and probably a capable leader - even a capable president - he had [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2008, 9:11am EST
  by WC

• I wish I knew this amazing woman...

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  Published today in the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News Obituaries - she seems like she would have been an amazing person with an amazing family...
  
  
  Florence Kaplan Strindberg
  
  Florence Kaplan Strindberg 1926 ~ 2008 Florence Kaplan Strindberg, born Oct. 8, 1926 in [...]
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  Posted: February 07, 2008, 3:01pm EST
  by WC

• Something is amiss...

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  Here we are almost two and a half weeks into the Utah legislative session and I still have all my hair (that was there to begin with). I have no half eaten pencils. I have not been ostracized by my friends. I seem to have an [...]
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  Posted: February 07, 2008, 8:03am EST
  by WC

• Happy Historic Voting Day!!!

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  As I was driving home today I was reminded by someone who had voted this morning that we should take a moment to think about the historic moment of voting for a black man (he's an Obama fan). I have gotten so caught up in this [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 10:54pm EST
  by WC

• An Obama in the Hillary Camp...

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  Today I was invited to a multi-state town hall meeting with Hillary Clinton. The Hillary-types are still trying to convince yours truly to cross over to the dark side. :-) I obliged for a couple of reasons. One I found it to be a historic [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 11:02pm EST
  by WC

• The death of LDS President Hinckley

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  I cringe when religion is annoyingly infused into newscasts, politics, and my life. I do not like it. I do not like it Sam I am - I do not like it in a box, with a fox, or with green eggs and ham. But [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 2:12pm EST
  by WC