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HIll Happenings

Posted on March 21, 2006 | Leave a comment

Articles appearing in today’s News about Utah Legislature

Salt Lake Tribune
With guv’s signature, Lori’s Law now official–In honor of murder victim: It upgrades minimum for first-degree felony murder from five years to 15 years
Huntsman stalls on big bills: He leaves many controversial bills until last, as clock ticks

Deseret News
Huntsman to decide fate of 30 bills today
Utahns fail quiz on own legislators
Utahns support Huntsman tax plan, removal of the food tax
Veto of lands bill sought
Huntsman signs bill to reduce food tax

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Utah Campaign News

Posted on March 21, 2006 | Leave a comment

News articles appearing today on Utah Political campaigns

Salt Lake Tribune
Ashton won’t seek re-election to council–Too busy: County chairman is endorsing political newcomer Republican Jeff Allen
Five vie for Clearfield mayor job
Nov. 7 ballots all begin with today’s caucuses
Commissions losing three women–County government: Weber’s Cain, Davis’ Page and Box Elder’s Rees are stepping down

Deseret News
Caucuses spur cities to juggle meetings
Gardner given 2 days to collect signatures
Ashton withdraws from race: 4 hopefuls left for S.L. County Council
Last-minute filers join races
Utah County hopefuls file for seats

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Today in history

Posted on March 21, 2006 | Leave a comment

March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, United Nations

1891
A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia.

1960
South African police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville near Johannesburg. The demonstrators were protesting the establishment of apartheid pass laws which restricted movement of non-whites. In Sharpeville itself, 69 were killed and 176 wounded when police opened fire on the crowd, 63 of them shot in the back. In the aftermath of the Sharpeville massacre, protests broke out in Cape Town and elsewhere and there were further casualties. Overall, 13,000 were jailed.

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My Campaign

Posted on March 20, 2006 | 3 comments

Last week I filed to run for Salt Lake County Council in my district. I decided to run because I have never run for office and I feel that everyone should at least once in their life.

I’ve been thinking a lot about my platform and will be formalizing that more as time progresses, but something really struck me at the panel discussion on Saturday night that Cliff Lyon (the moderator) stated. He communicated to the audience that all people holding and running for public office should be having as their platform their position on the Iraq war and the U.S. administration’s policies – from the Town Recorder up. I was happy to hear Cliff say this because I have been wondering how I would incoporate such into a county race platform. Hearing what he said made it click for me.

I will be thinking about how to incorporate the war issues into my platform over the coming weeks. My campaign website is up and running and will contain more information soon:

Deanna Taylor for Salt Lake County Council.

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Carnival of the Green #19

Posted on March 20, 2006 | Leave a comment

Happy Vernal Equinox!

This week’s Carnival of the Green springs into action on baloghblog, a site dedicated to sustainable ideas, and progressive news items.

This week’s COTG items include posts on

  • gardening,permaculture, and composting
  • solar pyramids to create energy and hot water in India
  • a call to action for advocating a better life on the planet
  • fashing the recycled way
  • finding chemical-free baby products
  • how to get your children into activism
  • an analysis of a week’s worth of refuse in a poster’s home
  • preparing for “disaster”
  • the sell out of the Body Shop to Loreal (that was a bummer for me this week…)
  • “green” beer (environmentally speaking)
  • gentrification and government involvement
  • rainforests in U.S. Territories
  • A comparison between the excess of the oscars and ways that the money could be spent to better the world
  • promoting the use of bicycles in Denmark for tourists and residents
  • Shiitake Mushroom workshop information (yummy – one of my favs!)
  • global warming

    Happy springtime reading!

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    March 18 Demonstrations

    Posted on March 20, 2006 | Leave a comment

    This Report is from the Troops Out Now Coalition
    Towards the end there is a list of more coverage from various news sources.

    MARCH 18: The World Marches Against the War

    Across the Globe Thousands March to Say “Troops Out Now!”
    Worldwide protests condemn U.S. occupation of Iraq

    Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday, the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The day saw demonstrations in more than 20 countries, from South Africa to Iceland, and in dozens of cities across the U.S.

    In New York City, the day’s events began at 11 am with local protests at recruiting centers throughout the city, with more than 100 rallying at the recruiting station in Harlem at 125th St.

    At 1:00 pm, more than 7,000 rallied in Times Square to demand the “immediate, complete, unconditional” withdrawal of all occupying forces from Iraq. After the rally in Times Square, they marched to the United Nations demanding no war on Iran and that the survivors of Hurricane Katrina have the right of return to New Orleans and the other devastated areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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    Today in history

    Posted on March 20, 2006 | Leave a comment

    March 20

    Vernal Equinox

    1685
    Johann Sebastian Bach born. (1685)
    1815
    Switzerland declares perpetual neutrality
    1852
    Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is first published.
    1965
    Selma to Montgomery march begins.
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    Desert Greens Online

    Posted on March 19, 2006 | Leave a comment

    The new political arm of the Green Party of Utah has launched its website, Desert Greens.

    Parts of it are still under construction, but should be updated often.

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    Photos of March 18 events

    Posted on March 19, 2006 | 1 comment

    March 18 marked the day in Salt Lake that citizens joined together to demand the U.S. withdrawl from Iraq on this 3rd anniversary of the Invasion and Occupation. A gathering rally was held at Pioneer Park, followed by a march to the City County Building at Washington Square where a program of musicians, poets, actors, and speakers was presented. Later that evening a livley panel discussion was held on the illegality of the Iraq War.

    Mainstream and Alterntive news sources are reporting that numbers for rallies worldwide were lower than expected and significantly lower than pre-Iraq Invasion. Also in Salt Lake, the past two rallies have had as keynote speaker, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, which was a huge draw for most participants in those rallies.
    Third Anniversary of Iraq war is Marked by Protests Around World~~Thousands Protest War’s 3rd Anniversary~~Thousands Protest War’s 3rd Anniversary~~Across Florida, protesters march against war in IraqOn the 3rd anniversary of the conflict, groups rally in several areas to urge troop withdrawal.~~Protests to mark Iraq war’s 3rd year: Despite larger events slated for S.F., Oakland, many of the activities will be held in the suburbs

    Local news sources covered the events of yesterday.

    The photos below include crowd and sign photos as well as our musicians, actors, speakers, poets, and radical cheerleading squad, Pom Poms Not Bomb Bombs, of which I am a member.

    The keynote speaker at the rally was Joan Maymi, of Gold Star Families for Peace, whose nephew was killed in Iraq. She provided a compelling speech about why our troops need to be brought home NOW.

    Gathering Rally at Pioneer Park






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    News on yesterday’s anti-war events

    Posted on March 19, 2006 | Leave a comment

    Yesterday was quite a day. The weather cooperated, hundreds of people showed up for the rallies in Salt Lake and a lively panel discussion was held on the illegality of the Iraq War to sum up the days activities.

    A friend emailed me and told me he had just seen me on Channel 2 news speaking to the audience at the panel discussion, held at Westminster College. Tom and I were quoted in a Deseret News front page article in today’s news.

    I’ll be posting photos and other items later today. Here are the items that have appeared in today’s local news:

    Salt Lake Tribune
    Utahns to sound off about Iraq war–For and against: Rallies are planned in Salt Lake County
    Anti-war protesters in SLC, elsewhere lament apathy

    Deseret News
    War fuels protests, rethinking: S.L. rally part of global effort

    Ogden Standard Examiner
    Utahns rally for and against war (can only read if you are a paid subscriber)

    Provo Daily Herald
    Anti-war protesters rally on third anniversary of Iraq invasion (article on the global events)

    KSL Channel 5 Salt Lake
    Utahns Join National Rallies on War in Iraq
     – TWO VIDEO CLIPS ON THIS SITE

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