Category Archives: politics

Established Patterns

Posted on 2008-08-04 by David

After a week on vacation it is nice to have a bit of a fresh perspective on life. We are entering a month where we have to close on our old house in Lehi and our new house in Bountiful … Continue reading →

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When Mandates Are Not Optional

Posted on 2008-07-25 by David

I generally do not favor government action that places a mandate on citizens. I don’t believe that it is the place of government to decide whether citizens should recycle or not, but if the options are between mandatory recycling and … Continue reading →

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Editing for BNN/Utah

Posted on 2008-07-22 by David

I have been given the opportunity to function at the editor for BlogNetNews/Utah. That is not likely to produce visible changes to the site because the purpose of BNN is to remain neutral while providing an image of what’s happening … Continue reading →

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Useful Denunciations

Posted on 2008-07-22 by David

An interesting article on the European enthusiasm toward Barack Obama had this little gem of a thought in it: If Obama follows the sort of race-conscious policies he has faithfully supported for the last quarter century . . . then … Continue reading →

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An Informed View of Congestion-Pricing

Posted on 2008-07-21 by David

I always like to see when someone with lots more information and better credentials than me comes to the same conclusion on an issue that I have come to. In this case it is Michael R. Brown stating that Congestion-pricing … Continue reading →

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Advocating a Utah Lake Bridge

Posted on 2008-07-21 by David

One of the things that is good about Editorial boards is that when they are right about something they usually do a good job of defining and defending their position and they have the power of the press at their … Continue reading →

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Republic of California

Posted on 2008-07-18 by David

51% of California voters surveyed said they would oppose Proposition 8. I suppose it’s too much to hope that some seismic activity causes California to break off from the rest of North America and convinces the people of California to … Continue reading →

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Self-Policing Lobbyists

Posted on 2008-07-18 by David

Often lost in discussions about ethics legislation and lobbyist influence is the fact that there is a legitimate value that lobbyists can bring to the legislative process. I’m in favor of making solid rules of ethics for legislators and lobbyists … Continue reading →

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Ambitious Pronouncement

Posted on 2008-07-17 by David

I’ve already stated that I believe the goal of using only energy from clean, renewable sources is attainable but I think the Green Prophet might be getting ahead of himself. {Al Gore} said the goal of producing all of the … Continue reading →

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Raising Fiscal Awareness

Posted on 2008-07-15 by David

Considering the importance of importance of fiscal policy it seems to evade any serious media coverage in favor of more exciting topics. Ross Perot has launched perotcharts.com to make the information accessible to people. Former Comptroller General, David Walker, has … Continue reading →

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