Tag Archives: Utah County

Do the Utah Lake Bridge Right

Posted on 2009-11-19 by David

I agree with the sentiment in this Deseret News article that the environmental impacts of proposed Utah Lake bridge should be discussed. {Sam} Rushforth has been studying at {Utah Lake} for 35 years and said there needs to be an … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Survival Tactics

Posted on 2009-03-31 by David

Some people who read what I have written about news media might think that I would like to see the demise of newspapers – they would be wrong. I do think that news organizations generally need to make some adjustments … Continue reading →

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A Step Backwards in Utah

Posted on 2008-11-07 by David

Some people might think that Tuesday was a step backwards because Obama won. Others might consider it a step backwards because Chris Buttars won again. The real step backwards was that 59,000 fewer people voted in Utah this year than … Continue reading →

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My Utah Lake Perspective

Posted on 2008-08-20 by David

I obviously ruffled the feathers of one commenter when I wrote a post in support of a bridge over Utah Lake. He argues that those who want a lake bridge hate the lake and that we should instead be working … Continue reading →

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Taking a Long View

Posted on 2008-08-12 by David

Aside from my interested in transit and my general appreciation for the possibilities of Utah County, I did not expect that I would have much to gain from FrontRunner South now that I have moved North. When I read about … Continue reading →

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Progression of Transit

Posted on 2008-07-23 by David

Hopefully the idea of growing into light rail does not come as a real surprise to anyone. {Darrell Cook}, executive director of Mountainland Association of Governments, said if the dedicated bus system linking Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University and … 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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Re: Growth Will Force a Lake Bridge

Posted on 2008-05-15 by David

It must be nice to be paid to publish your opinions – especially when there is nobody to dispute your position. With the power of the press you get to proclaim who is right and who is wrong, and you … Continue reading →

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Party Shenanigans

Posted on 2008-04-02 by David

I would think that people who are politically involved enough to be elected as delegates and precinct chairs for the Republican party would want to be contacted by candidates so that they could choose who they would support. That is … Continue reading →

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The Wide Middle

Posted on 2008-03-20 by David

I just discovered The Wide Middle today and I think that the concept of “open source public policy” is an example of how more political discourse ought to take place – based on the assumption that we agree on more … Continue reading →

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