Author Archives: David

About David

David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.

Define “Change”

Posted on 2009-02-06 by David

I have come to the conclusion that I should not listen to national news – it just gets me agitated. I was driving home listening to NPR and was treated to actual soundbites from the rallying speech that President Obama … Continue reading →

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How Do They Do It?

Posted on 2009-02-06 by David

Most of the our elected leaders in the state government come from the ranks of retirees, homemakers, business owners, lawyers, and other similar professionals who have a high degree of control over their own schedules. There are a few exceptions … Continue reading →

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D-TV Switch

Posted on 2009-02-04 by David

That would be D as in "Delay " not D as in digital. I have had the opportunity to drive to work for the last couple of days and have been listening to the radio as they discussed this issue. … Continue reading →

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Disturbing Trend

Posted on 2009-02-03 by David

I want to be supportive of our President. I just want to make that clear because I don’t expect this post will convey that feeling. I’m sure part of it is the spirit of partisanship, and part of it is … Continue reading →

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Public Journalism

Posted on 2009-02-02 by David

After an entire book showing the disappointing aspects of what effects we are seeing in our society from journalism it was bittsweet to read about the push toward a more constructive approach to journalism called public journalism. (The bitter being … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Mayor

Posted on 2009-01-30 by David

I was invited to a blogger breakfast this morning with Mayor Becker. After digesting the surprise and wondering how they decided who to invite (there were only 7 bloggers there) I was excited to see what it would be like. … Continue reading →

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Legislative Guide

Posted on 2009-01-29 by David

I just picked up a copy of The Utah State Legislative Guide for 2009. It has a bunch of information that most people never think about (like the seating assignments for the house and senate) and then some information that … Continue reading →

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Lippmann vs Dewey

Posted on 2009-01-28 by David

In his final chapter, James Fallows introduces the argument between Walter Lippmann and John Dewey that took place through their writings in the 1920’s regarding what constituted the most desirable form of representative government. I would like to read more … Continue reading →

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Daily Updates from Rep. Edwards

Posted on 2009-01-27 by David

What an exciting promise from my state representative, Becky Edwards, she intends to blog every day of the session. We certainly have a lot of work ahead of us and I’ll be blogging each day of the session and sending … Continue reading →

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Orrin at the Bully Pulpit

Posted on 2009-01-27 by David

As soon as I read the title, D.C. voting act is best way to ensure that Utah gets its 4th seat, I knew we were in for more misinformation. To then go to the article and find that it was … Continue reading →

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