Tag Archives: Utah

Nuclear Waste plan attracts thousands of comments

Posted on June 14, 2006 | Leave a comment

Today’s Deseret News has an article on all the comments that have flooded the BLM’s office regarding the Private Fuel Storage (PFS) plan to store nuclear waste on the Goshute reservation. More than 7,000 comments were received.

The BLM’s public comment period ended May 8 on two competing proposals to get radioactive fuel from a rail line to the Goshute Indian reservation, where PFS wants to build the storage plant. The proposals are to build a railroad spur or to construct an intermodal facility where huge protective casks would be lifted from train cars and loaded onto trucks for the 26-mile drive to the reservation.

Go us! Keep up the pressure.

Leave a comment

Posted in Uncategorized

Tagged , , , , ,

Posted on June 14, 2006 | Leave a comment

Some bloggers that attended the Utah Bloggers Conference last night have put up posts about the event:

  • utahbloggers.com with a cute photo here. Utahbloggers has also added a conference review site.
  • Tim Stay of Know More Media
  • Phil Burns
  • Phil Windley of Technometria
  • Scott Lemon of Tablet PC Thoughts
  • Kalyn Denny of Kaylyn’s Kitchen
  • Gary Thornock of Gary Thornock’s Weblog
  • Charley Foster of The State of the Beehive
  • Janet, Newspapergirl

    • Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged ,

    Utah Bloggers Conference

    Posted on June 13, 2006 | 11 comments

    About 100-150 people attended the first semi-annual Utah Bloggers Conference tonight. Thanks to utahbloggers.com for organizing this.

    After about a half hour of gathering a panel discussion was held on blogging in Utah. The discussion was mostly oriented towards business. 4 of the 5 panelists were business bloggers and one was political.

    Panelists included:

  • Cyndie Tetro
  • Phil Burns
  • Phil Windley
  • Tim Stay
  • Pete Ashdown

    Following the panel was a Q & A. Since I noticed the glaring disparity in gender on the panel, and in the room (about 4:1 men), and the fact that only men were asking questions, I asked the question of the panelists if the gender balance on the panel was representative of the percentage of women bloggers in Utah. This evoked a series of responses from panelists and audience memberes alike – women and men – with no clear cut answer being offered, but recognition that this is the way things are in Utah. I did learn, as a reult of the responses, of Blogher, a site that lists women bloggers and that there will be a Blogher Conference in San Diego July 28 and 29.

    Overall the conference was interesting and very informal and comfortable. The organizers are planning another one in 6 months, details to be announced at a later date.

    I met Rob Miller, of The Utah Amicus. It’s so great to meet bloggers in person!

    Here are photos of the event:
    Continue reading →

    • 11 Comments

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged ,

    Medicaid

    Posted on June 13, 2006 | Leave a comment

    The first meeting of the Medicaid Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature is Wednesday, June 14, 8 a.m., in Room W135 in the House building. The Medicaid funding for indigent dental care, was not approved in the recent special session.
    Read background materials

    Here is the proposed agenda:

    8:00      1.     Committee Business

    •Call to order

    8:05      2.     Medicaid Program Overview (Tab A)

                                    •    Background Materials

                                          –    Briefing paper: “Understanding Medicaid: A Policymaker’s Introduction”

                                          –    Slide presentation: “Making Your Way Through the Medicaid Maze: A Policymaker’s Introduction”

                                    •    Staff Presentation

                                          –    Mr. Mark Andrews, Policy Analyst

    9:053.Medicaid Programs and Funding (Tab B)

                                    •    Background Materials

    –“Ten-year Appropriations History – Health”

                                          –    “Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Trends”

                                          –    “State Medicaid Fact Sheets”

                                          –    2006 Appropriations Summaries: Health and Human Services, and Commerce and Revenue

                                          –    “A New Medicaid”

                                    •    Staff Presentation

                                          –    Mr. Bill Greer, Analyst

     

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged , , ,

    First Utah Bloggers Conference

    Posted on June 13, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I will be attending the first ever face-to-face Utah bloggers conference tonight, June 13, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Larry Miller Center Innovation Center at 9750 S 300 W, in Sandy Utah.

    Specifically, the conference will be held in the Conference Center in the Main Building, which is the closest one to 300 West.  More specifically, the KGMC Building, rooms 150 C, D, E, & F.

    Anyone can attend. You can be a blogger, a reader of blogs or just want to know more about blogging.

    The admission is free and there will be food and networking. There will also be a panel of Utah bloggers from 7-7:45. For more information visit www.utahbloggers.com.  Thank you to these folks for organizing this!

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged ,

    Homeless housing project

    Posted on June 12, 2006 | Leave a comment

    There is an article in today’s Salt Lake Tribune on a new homeless housing initiative, a project that places transients in housing. While there are some “bumps” in the project, it is an overall success and frees up space in shelters for families.

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged ,

    Women’s Issues

    Posted on June 11, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I have developed another position statement for my campaign, this time a personal experiences statement on women’s issues. I’m sure there are many women out there who can sympathize and have even more hardship stories to share.
    ———————————

    I raised three children and have a grandchild on the way. While I haven’t had what I would term a “hard” life by comparison to many, I feel I’m in position now to speak out and be involved in issues that are near and dear to our residents due to my experiences.

    I am passionate about women’s issues and human needs in general(hunger, housing, healthcare, etc.) and issues that affect the elderly (I grew up around nursing homes all my life).

    I’ve been a single mom, been on welfare and food stamps, been through divorce and bankruptcy. I’m passionate about improved mass transit not only for the environmental issues surrounding the latter, but also because I know first hand what it’s like to have to transport myself and three small children using inadequate mass transit because I had no car, having to also drag around a
    wheeled suitcase (again with three children) so I could bring home our groceries from the supermarket by bus.
    Continue reading →

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged , ,

    Larry H. Miller Empire

    Posted on June 11, 2006 | Leave a comment

    There is a lengthy article in today’s Desert News about the Larry H. Miller Empire and a historical account of its growth. The article also describes Miller’s charitable causes.

    Buried in the Utah section of the same issue is an article on ,a href=”http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640186174,00.html”>Larry H. Miller’s Holdings:

    ADVERTISING
    Continue reading →

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged ,

    My Position on Improving Mass Transit

    Posted on June 10, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I am starting to be asked my position on certain issues as my candidacy for Salt Lake County Council takes on its character and I get out and about more. One of the issues is mass transit, how it can be improved, if I support property and sales tax increases to improve it. Here is my position, which can also be read at my campaign website.

    Current Spending and Funding:
    Continue reading →

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged , , ,

    Summit County Poll Workers Needed

    Posted on June 10, 2006 | Leave a comment

    I received this from Kathy Dopp, Summit County Clerk Candidate for the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah:

    If you live in Summit County and can work as a poll worker, please call 435-615-3203

    More poll workers are needed and this is a good opportunity to learn the details of the new election process.

    You might also contact your county clerk in other counties and ask if poll workers are still needed for the primary election. Early voting begins next week I believe.

    The hourly rate of pay for poll workers varies by county. I have done it in the past and it used to be a enjoyable day signing in voters and saying hello to everyone.

    —
    —-
    Kathy Dopp
    http://electionarchive.org
    National Election Data Archive
    Dedicated to Accurately Counting Elections

    Leave a comment

    Posted in Uncategorized

    Tagged , ,