Tag Archives: questions

Funding Fire Departments

Posted on 2008-08-26 by David

As we drove through heavy smoke that seemed to be blowing north from the fire in Draper last night, our girls started asking about firefighters and how we (as a society) support them. It got me thinking about firefighters as … Continue reading →

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Regions for BNN/Utah

Posted on 2008-08-23 by David

It’s been a busy month for me personally since I asked about implementing regional classifications for Utah blogs listed on BlogNetNews. I am finally ready to implement regional categories. The options are going to be: Salt Lake Utah Valley/Happy Valley … Continue reading →

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Who Are You Voting Against?

Posted on 2008-08-08 by David

I really wish I could find the article I glanced at yesterday postulating that the presidential race is not looking like a blowout for Obama because the contest has been framed as a referendum on Obama rather than a referendum … 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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Imagine This

Posted on 2008-05-31 by David

I know this will sound crazy but imagine for a minute that Mexico (or some of the 31 states of Mexico) were to petition to become states as part of the United States. (There is nothing in the constitution to … Continue reading →

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Candidate Questions vs President Questions

Posted on 2008-01-04 by David

Thanks to Scott’s post on Presidential Qualifications I really got thinking about the difference between what we should look for in a president and what we often do look for in a candidate. Scott quoted three questions that Dr. Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Term Limits

Posted on 2007-11-14 by David

I asked what people were interested in and the interest seemed to be term limits. I decided to do some initial research and found a good resource on term limits. The states that currently have term limits are: ARIZONA ARKANSAS … Continue reading →

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Issues To Vote On

Posted on 2007-11-09 by David

While casting about for something to write today I began thinking about what issues are important to me. There are many political subjects I am interested in, but not always new material to write about. Sometimes there is discussion worth … Continue reading →

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That’s My Town

Posted on 2007-07-17 by David

I stumbled across an interesting post about Baby Boomburbs as described in a new book from the Brookings Institute. “Boomburbs” are fast growing cities of more than 100,000 people which get lost in the shadows of their larger neighbors (so, … Continue reading →

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Formalism and Details

Posted on 2007-06-20 by David

I have been thinking about the merits of formalism in our laid-back society. I wonder how many people even have a basic understanding of parliamentary procedure or know what Robert’s rules of order are. I suspect that more people are … Continue reading →

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