Tag: utah
member name: Steve Petersen
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November 22, 2006 01:51 AM EST --
The polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is now on trial in my hometown. However, why has this story attracted national and international attention?
While I think that polygamy and forcing minors to have sex . . .
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November 09, 2006 01:21 AM EST --
Regardless of your political persuasion, you must admit that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is an impressive politician.
"Barack Obama has been heralded as a new star in the Senate and is already . . .
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September 11, 2006 01:36 AM EDT --
Since the Reagan Revolution -- likely before -- many devout American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have pondered if one can enjoy good standing Church membership and contemporaneously . . .
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April 12, 2006 12:26 AM EDT --
Illegal immigrants don't always keep native and legal American citizens from finding jobs. The proof is in the data.
As I was reading an interesting article today about how Utah's economic . . .
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October 24, 2006 05:15 PM EDT --
I just voted since early voting is now legal in Utah. While I have voted using an absentee ballot before as I was out the country or in another state attending university, voting today seemed weird. I . . .
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May 10, 2006 12:31 AM EDT --
KCPW's Julie Rose just produced a report about Twinkies. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of this quintessential American snack, Hostess released a cookbook full of recipes from all over the . . .
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October 11, 2006 07:25 PM EDT --
The seniority system in Congress is a debacle because it enables politicians who are not ready to act when they are first elected to sit on their laurels. When they get nothing done, they can claim that . . .
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August 16, 2006 02:52 AM EDT --
On yesterday's show of the BBC World Service's World Have Your Say about multiculturalism and extremism, the discussion about how the United States is much more of a melting pot than other countries . . .
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October 27, 2006 03:00 PM EDT --
November 2, 2006 UPDATE: The Sunlight Foundation has responded to what I have written here. Please read the 14th comment -- that I wrote -- to this article; it has their explanation.
I just obtained . . .
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May 24, 2006 02:30 PM EDT --
I found President Vicente's Fox address to the Utah Legislature on Wednesday interesting. It appears to me that he had four main objectives.
First, Mexico has made a lot of economic, . . .
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December 05, 2006 02:57 PM EST --
Until December 30th, free nightly holiday concerts will occur at the historical St. George Tabernacle in southern Utah at 7 PM. A variety of local and regional groups will perform festive musical . . .
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March 22, 2006 01:27 AM EST --
First, Jell-O is the official snack of Utah.
I don't mind Jell-O that much; I'll eat if it is served to me. Ultimately, I am amazed at varieties that I have encountered.
There is regular . . .
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May 18, 2006 12:05 AM EDT --
At times political parties fixate on certain issues to the detriment of the rest of their causes and the people they aim to represent. Currently, the Republican Party here in the United States is . . .
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October 22, 2006 12:43 AM EDT --
Listen (real)
KCPW's Julie Rose tagged along with Democrat Steve Olsen as he canvassed a neighborhood in Northwestern Utah where he is running against Republican Congressman Rob Bishop in the state's . . .
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June 01, 2006 02:06 AM EDT --
Politics involves virtually everything. Thus, politicians need to have many talents.
When it comes to French President Jacques Chirac some French filmmakers think that he should have followed an acting . . .
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November 10, 2006 08:40 PM EST --
Usually one wants to vie for the number one position in a contest, and it is unusual for anyone to act as a sore winner. Well, that is the case for some residents in the St. George area who disdain . . .
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December 05, 2006 10:55 PM EST --
Utah now has an approved map with four congressional districts that should protect the incumbents, but Congressman Jim Matheson could face a challenge if the new district materializes.
Although KCPW reports . . .
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June 20, 2006 02:15 AM EDT --
As Internet technology progresses and the public's use of it and interaction with it increases, there are many exciting areas where politics and the Internet can converge. Digital Divide concerns . . .
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March 21, 2006 10:36 PM EST --
This evening all the Democratic and Republican precincts here in Utah were scheduled to have precinct level caucuses to prepare for the upcoming state party conventions. While I am sure that most . . .
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April 18, 2006 12:56 AM EDT --
While American youth usually are apathetic – at best – when it comes to politics, their voice is crucial. However, their behavior usually eludes the understanding of even the most informed . . .
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