One Utah

Several weeks ago on April 25, the LDS Church joined other religious bodies and leaders in signing the letter “to protect and preserve the institution of marriage between a man and a woman.” You may read the Church’s full statement on their website.
The letter below is the first in a series somehow to express, however [...]

A $2.7 trillion budget plan pending before the House would raise the federal debt ceiling to nearly $10 trillion, less than two months after Congress last raised the federal government’s borrowing limit.
The provision — buried on page 121 of the 151-page budget blueprint — serves as a backdrop to congressional action this week. House leaders [...]

Update July 29, 2006: I am pleased to report that we reached our $10,000 goal this morning when a hat was passed around a Democratic State Party campaign training. We should be proud to hold the distinction of being the first and only state in the Union to have raised acheived our target through grassroots [...]

Funds will pay for ActBlue to build out their system to allow anyone anywhere on any website to ask for donations with a contribute button for any Utah state level candidate.
We need to raise another $9,000 this week so that this system can be up and running by July. We’ve raised almost $1000 since [...]

We need to begin demand answers from Gary Herbert. A simple and sober observation of this picture screams of denial and coverup. I don’t believe there is neccessarily any corruption here (Utah’s case), but I do believe Lt. Governor Herbert “went along with the boys” and the unholy alliance betweeen the Bush cabal [...]

Act Blue has agreed to expedite an infrastructure expansion to support fundraising efforts for our state-level democratic legislative races. The $10,000 we need to cover that cost will allow us to raise hundreds of thousands for ’06, 08 races and beyond. We CAN turn Utah blue.
Believe it or not, Utah has seen a strong revitalization [...]

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USA Today/Gallup
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

2006

Yes

No

No opinion

Apr 28-30

34

63

3

Apr 10-13

36

59

5

Apr 7-9

37

60

3

Mar 13-16

37

59

5

Mar 10-12

36

60

4

Feb 28-Mar 1

38

60

2

Feb 9-12

39

56

4

Feb 6-9

42

55

4

Jan 20-22

43

54

4

Jan 9-12

43

53

4

Jan 6-8

43

54

3

On April 25, the LDS Church joined other religious bodies and leaders in signing the letter “to protect and preserve the institution of marriage between a man and a woman.” You may read the Church’s full statement on their website.
The letters to follow are an attempt somehow to express, however imperfectly, my deep sorrow, my [...]

Few men as impressive in intellect, character and grace as Ed Firmage have walked upon this Earth.
As many of you know, Ed was the initial inspiration for the establishment of this blog four months ago. I know I speak for many when I say, I want and need to hear what Ed Firmage says and [...]

We can’t afford another six years of Orrin Hatch, and we DO have the opportunity to elect and earnest, honest, and bright young man named Pete Ashdown.Just a few of the many who endorse Pete Ashdown: (Thanks Bob)
SLC Spin
Gary Tornock
Jen’s Green Journal
Jeremy’s Jeremaid
Leap Into the Void
furiousBlog
The Utah Amicus
SLCSpin
Bloglet
Forma Line
Foxy Starbuck
Jeremy’s Jeremiad
The Third Avenue
Utah Democrats [...]