Home >>
The Straight Line
It seems like only yesterday I was beating my favorite dead horse, but here we are again with an election just around the corner. The 2012 ticket is set; Mitt Romney has locked up the Republican nomination and will be squaring off against President Barack Obama in November.
Utah’s political observers have speculated that voter...
read more
Over the next few months I’ll be introducing you to candidates running for various offices in Utah and nationally. I’m not going to be able to get to every candidate on every ballot, so I’m going to be completely arbitrary and focus on candidates that I like. Hey, it’s my column, right?
We’re starting this mini-series with...
read more
Wake up Salt Lake County! By the time this column hits the streets the Salt Lake County Democratic Party Nominating Convention will be but a short few days away. It’s being held Saturday, April 14, at Murray High School. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.
While this column is more focused on convention and the 1,300 or so Salt Lake...
read more
Could it possibly be that right-wing extremism is losing ground in Utah?
The 2012 neighborhood and precinct caucuses are behind us and all signs point to record turnouts from both the Democrats and Republicans. For many, high attendance was expected as both parties have high-profile races coming up at convention and the various...
read more
On Feb. 29 a new group launched onto the Utah political scene. Human Dignity Utah staged a rally in the Capitol Rotunda, bearing signs and shouting to Utah’s political elite that “enough is enough!” The impetus was the failure, for the fifth consecutive year, of the Utah Legislature to extend simple housing and employment...
read more
People often say that nothing is accomplished by beating a dead horse. Hopefully I’m going to prove them wrong with this one.
By the time this column hits the streets, the neighborhood caucuses (or mass meetings) will be a couple weeks away, depending upon your political views. The Democratic Party meetings are on March 13, while...
read more
Recent Comments