Category Archives: Local

Go Vote

Posted on 2009-11-03 by David

I’d like to add my voice to that of at least six other blogs today by encouraging everyone who is registered to go out and vote today. (Props to Jason for posting four of those.) As this is the year … Continue reading →

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Davis School District Bond Election

Posted on 2009-10-09 by David

When I first heard about the Davis School District bond election I started with my default position of not being anxious to give any public entity an open line of credit – certainly not a quarter of a billion dollars … Continue reading →

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Questions for Those Who Would Represent Me

Posted on 2009-09-18 by David

I like to ask questions to all candidates who would like to represent me in any capacity in order to determine where they stand politically both on specific issues and in their political philosophy in general. I have decided to … Continue reading →

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How New Media is Changing News

Posted on 2009-09-11 by David

Yesterday Holly asked if print media was on its way out. She was quoting from an article by Dave Duffy about the decline of newspapers and the rise of citizen journalism. In it he apparently made this hopeful statement: I … Continue reading →

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Convention Surprise

Posted on 2009-04-20 by David

I attended the Davis County Republican Party organizing convention on Saturday. There was one very surprising outcome for me from attending. Senator Bob Bennett spoke at the conventions and by the end of his speech I realized that I could … Continue reading →

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Tea Party and Town Hall

Posted on 2009-04-17 by David

The real effectiveness of the tea parties is not likely to be known for some time. Two days later various factions are still trying to sort out what actually happened and what it all means. I am encouraged by the … Continue reading →

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Loving America

Posted on 2009-03-06 by David

It’s been a long time since I stumbled across something that belongs in my personal perspectives series, but I could not pass this up when someone I’ve long interacted with describes his love for America (which love I share): I … Continue reading →

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Running for Treasurer

Posted on 2009-02-23 by David

I have decided to run for the position of Treasurer for the Davis County Republican Party. Those those who are interested can visit my campaign website although any regular readers here will not find any surprises there. The vote is … Continue reading →

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Community Activism

Posted on 2009-02-17 by David

I have not said anything about this before (mostly because I have not put much energy towards the cause) but today brought great news that the proposed cogeneration plant in West Bountiful has been put on hold. The thing that … Continue reading →

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Legislative Accountability

Posted on 2009-01-05 by David

John Florez has a good perspective on what constitutes True government accountability and the forces that work against citizens from receiving the benefits of that accountability. I thought his comparison of the legislature to a corporate board of directors was … Continue reading →

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