Category Archives: Local

My Utah Lake Perspective

Posted on August 20, 2008 by David

I obviously ruffled the feathers of one commenter when I wrote a post in support of a bridge over Utah Lake. He argues that those who want a lake bridge hate the lake and that we should instead be working … Continue reading →

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Followup on City Council Pay

Posted on August 6, 2008 by David

Back in May I asked a question about attitudes regarding compensation for elected officials at the city level. I promised to write my conclusions in a followup and now I find that I never did that. My conclusion was that … Continue reading →

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When Mandates Are Not Optional

Posted on July 25, 2008 by David

I generally do not favor government action that places a mandate on citizens. I don’t believe that it is the place of government to decide whether citizens should recycle or not, but if the options are between mandatory recycling and … Continue reading →

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Advocating a Utah Lake Bridge

Posted on July 21, 2008 by David

One of the things that is good about Editorial boards is that when they are right about something they usually do a good job of defining and defending their position and they have the power of the press at their … Continue reading →

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Increasing City Council Pay

Posted on May 19, 2008 by David

The news that our mayor asked city council to raise his pay and theirs got me thinking about this issue more closely than I’ve ever thought about it before. It makes sense that it would be a sensitive issue, but … Continue reading →

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