The State of Deseret

• Sage Brush Rebellion II

  Well, it looks like they're at it agian. The hillbilly crowd is getting upset by what they feel is excessive federal government interference. It seems like they easily forget or don't realize two simple facts, the first being that they already have more then enough places and space to [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 10:27pm EDT
  

• HB330

  Utah School Seismic Hazard Inventory -- Wiley, L.
  
  I did not put together this slide show on the Chinese earthquake that occurred last year, it was passed along in an email. It is very likely that Utah could and will receive an earthquake much like the one the [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 9:18pm EST
  

• "We're the Legislature"

  "We're the Legislature, the ones who are supposed to have the control. It's time to stand up and be counted." Rep. Mike Noel
  
  This is the greatest line ever! This explains so so much of what goes on up on the hill. They are suppose to have the control? [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2009, 10:48pm EST
  

• HB278

  RS2477 is a Revised Statute that was passed in 1866 to help settle the Western Frontier. It is a short law, and it's entire text is one sentence: "the right-of-way for the construction of highways across public lands not otherwise reserved for public purposes is hereby granted." At the time' [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2009, 9:59pm EST
  

• Should Everyone Vote?

  Here is a Commentary that got me thinking about whether everyone should really get out and vote. I have always been one to tell everybody that they should vote, no matter who they are voting for, they need to vote. But really? Do we want people who have no [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 4:16pm EST
  

• Before the last Debate; Electoral College Map

  
  Again McCain seemed like a grumpy old man. He looked very nervous for the first half of the debate and he was cranky through out the whole thing. McCain cannot stand on his issues and has to talk about why Obama wouldn't be a good president.' [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 8:37pm EDT
  

• Before the Debate; Electoral College Map

  This is from a CNN poll posted Tuesday morning the day of the debate. We'll see if there are any changes in the next poll.
  
  
  
  
  What I watched of the debate, McCain hobbled around and sounded bitter and angry. What do I' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2008, 10:34pm EDT
  

• Michael Palin for Vice President

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  Posted: September 29, 2008, 7:42pm EDT
  

• Sara Palin - Hilliary Clinton Address

  
  
  The republicans have found a way to transform Dick Cheney into a younger women to keep him running the government. [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2008, 9:46pm EDT
  

• Small Town Values

  
  via videosift.com
  
  What are small town values? The Daily Show questioned a dozen or so republican delegates at the RNC and no one could answer it. My favorite answer was "going fishing". Of course no homosexuals live in small towns and thats why men [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2008, 11:09pm EDT
  

• Short Term Memory

  Can you really believe anything Joe Lieberman says?
  
  
  
  After watching selected highlights from the RNC tonight, I was let down. I really thought that after all the hype that Governor Palin would have given an incredible speech. A few times I forgot why she was even [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2008, 10:46pm EDT
  

• The Best F*@king News Team

  
  
  This has to have been the best week and a half of The http://www.thedailyshow.com/index.jhtml"target="_blank">Daily Show and the http://www.colbertnation.com/"target="_blank">Colbert Nation with a couple more shows left covering the conventions.
  
  Talking of the Republican Party, "The republicans love America, they just hate half the people in" [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
  

• 100 Reasons Why McCain Won't be President

  100 Reasons Why McCain Won't be President of the United States.
  
  Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order;
  
  20. John McCain opposes net neutrality. Barack Obama supports it.
  
  15. He favors warrantless wiretapping of American citizens.
  
  4. Age (He's [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2008, 9:52pm EDT
  

• A Pizza Deliverer, A Senate Leader and A Blog

  
  
  I honestly love the internet. It's truly an amazing thing. I also continue to find the story of the Pizza girl and Senate Majority Leader very interesting. One of the most interesting aspects of the story to me is how the blog post was found and how fast' [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2008, 4:13pm EDT
  

• Do you know who I AM?

  This story from Cartoon Brick Wall is one for the books. I don't know how Blue in Red Zion found this story, but hat's off to the find.
  
  Now, I have had bad days and moments of weakness were I have not treated someone with the [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2008, 7:47am EDT
  

• More on 4-10's

  It sounds like the gov made the decision, announced it and left it to everyone else to work out the details and here. Most state employees that I have talked with are fine with the holiday decision although most would have liked to of had a voice in [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 8:24am EDT
  

• 4 10's

  
  By now just about everyone has heard of the http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/article.html?article=1724" target="_blank">Governor's plan to have All non-critical state employees work four tens. It's been interesting for me as a state employee to listen to, read and partake in the dialog following the govs announcement.
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  Posted: July 09, 2008, 9:35am EDT
  

• Word of the Day

  This is a fun site! Summarizes the talk on the big Hill in one word. [...]
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  Posted: June 27, 2008, 5:08pm EDT
  

• Construction

  I haven't kept this blog updated as much as I would like and I'm not sure what direction I want this blog to take. I'm trying to find a layout that I like and then I will have to decide what to blog about if anything.' [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2008, 5:52pm EDT
  

• Be kind to immigrants

  I know this was so last week. I'm a bit slow on things.
  
  Sitting in Sunday school last week an interesting topic came up for Sunday school, immigration, after reading 2 Nephi Chapter 1. Many of the older (70+) crowd started complaining about the "Latinos" taking over the country,' [...]
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  Posted: February 19, 2008, 10:01pm EST
  

• Mother May I?

  So its been nearly a year since my last post, not like any one reads my blog anyway. I think there is something about the legislative session that pushes me to write a blog. The things those fools do up there are amazing! You know I don't think you could' [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 12:05am EST
  

• Sad Day

  This story broke my heart. I do not know the family but my heart goes out to them.
  
  Dad and daughter, 5, killed in crosswalk near kindergarten

  By Michael N. Westley
  The Salt Lake Tribune

  Article Last Updated: 05/22/2007 06:36:39 AM MDT

  Don Ostler just wanted to [...]

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  Posted: May 23, 2007, 10:36pm EDT
  

• Silly Notions

  I don’t understand people and where they get their silly notions, such as the notion that condos will bring down their property values and that high density is bad. The silliest notion is thinking that a commuter rail station is going to bring your property values down. I just don’t [...]
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  Posted: April 12, 2007, 10:50pm EDT
  

• Sky Bridge Debacle

  To me this is not a hard choice.
  
  No sky bridge.
  
  This will impede the view from Main Street. The view is something that city forefathers had enough common sense to preserve and to put the preservation of it into the city code by not allowing sky [...]
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  Posted: April 05, 2007, 11:34pm EDT
  

• Legislative Rant

  It’s been a busy month for me at work and the flu for a week all but did me in, seems like the end of the legislative session always wears me down.
  
  What I love most about the Utah legislature besides how they waste time is the fact [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2007, 12:05am EDT
  

• Capital Parking

  I thought that the purpose of tearing out the old parking lot at the State Capital was to put in a garage and add more parking for the employees and visitors. As it is now there is not enough parking for the employees, forget about when the legislature is in. [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2007, 11:22pm EDT
  

• Salt Lake Arena?

  I have no problems with soccer, I even watched the World Cup and soccer clips on Youtube. But I am beyond tired of Dave Checketts and this soccer stadium hoopla that is being forced upon us. This is the most pressing issue that the legislature has to deal with?
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  Posted: February 08, 2007, 9:30pm EST
  

• When they came for the Mormons

  Some one needs to send this quote to the good Senator of West Jordan R- Chris Buttars.
  
  When the Legislature came for the homosexuals,
  I remained silent;
  I was not gay.
  
  When they outlawed abortions,
  I remained silent;
  I was not pro-choice.
  
  When [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2007, 9:24pm EST
  

• Against Word of Wisdom

  The Trib was full of good ones today. Another classic

  Over the edge

  Public Forum Letter

  Article Last Updated: 01/31/2007 07:52:59 PM MST

  The decision by the Legislature to cut funding for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality makes me want to drive my [...]

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  Posted: February 02, 2007, 10:06pm EST
  

• Tailpipe Taliban

  Best letter to the Editor ever!!!!

  From the Trib

  ATV agitators

  Public Forum Letter

  Article Last Updated: 01/31/2007 07:52:59 PM MST

  As a resident of Wayne County, I'm angered beyond belief that the dealership-funded agitators of USA-ALL (formerly the Utah Trail Machine Association) are again [...]

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  Posted: February 01, 2007, 9:57pm EST
  

• If you build it, they will ride it

  U students pick TRAX
  Skyrocketing mass transit use cuts costs, saves space
  
  
  
  It makes no sense that we are still pushing roads over rail. The University TRAX line has shown us that if you build it they will ride it.
  
  Before the completion of [...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2007, 7:55pm EST
  

• Incredible Shrinking Government

  This is from the Senate Blog

  The Incredible Shrinking Government

  From December 2005 to December 2006, the population of the State of Utah grew by 2.7%. Total employment in the state grew 4.7%.
  
  This sheet shows that the number of people employed by [...]

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  Posted: January 24, 2007, 10:00pm EST
  

• Taiwanese Style Politics

  Could you imagine if our State legislature did something like this? It would be great!! Just picture Rep. Becker throwing a shoe at Rep. Curtis who is surrounded by a group of Republicans on the podium.
  
  
  Taiwanese Politics [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2007, 6:00pm EST
  

• State of the State

  The govs State of the State was a lack luster. I'm sure if we pulled up last years address it would be almost identical. The dems came out pretty quickly with a response , too bad the govs speech wasn't more like the dems response and even worse [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2007, 9:20pm EST
  

• Sierra Club top ten achievements of 2006

  The Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club listed their top ten achievements for 2006. At number one:
  

  1. Sierra Club activists from around the country and national lobbyists helped persuade senators not to allow Senator Bennett's growth-on-steroids Washington County Growth & Conservation Act of 2006. Defeat of this bill [...]

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  Posted: January 10, 2007, 9:27pm EST
  

• Boise State National Champions

  The national champion should be Boise State. This is twice that a non-BCS team has broke into the system and beat a BCS team. Boise should have played Ohio St. Florida made it on a fluke when UCLA beat USC who would have been playing Ohio had they one that [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2007, 7:43am EST
  

• I'll take my ball and go home!

  trib article
  
  I’m just waiting for Bishop to pick up his ball and go home. Now that he and his buddies in Washington are no longer in charge the rules they’ve been playing by for the last 12 years are now “railroading”. The difference between the Republicans [...]
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  Posted: January 05, 2007, 9:25pm EST
  

• Affordable Housing

  The trib article "SLC debates housing policies" was interesting. I like mayor Corroon but it seems that he doesn't understand much about affordable housing. I was really surprised that he didn't support the policy to spread the affordable housing around. I just don't see how if the housing project [...]
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  Posted: January 04, 2007, 10:00pm EST
  

• Mormons and Heathens for a Better Utah

  I love the Canyon Country Zephyr and I have to share this article.
  
  
  MAHBU forever! [...]
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  Posted: January 03, 2007, 9:52pm EST