Selling stuff at strip clubs costs 10% more In 2004, the Utah legislature, being what it is (and what it is, is controlled largely by conservatives, both fiscal and social), passed a 10% tax on everything sold by strip clubs. Burgers, t-shirts, drinks, key chains, bobble heads, etc. Everything. If you’re a strip club and […]
Utah’s Top Blogger Award
October 11, 2010 by
Apparently, there’s a contest for Utah’s Top Blogger going on. The list of nominees is a veritable list of who’s who in Utah blogging, several of which I recommend following on a regular basis (but I’ll let you decide which ones for yourself). As the voting stands right now, one of my good friends is […]
Terror Alerts in a time of elections
October 11, 2010 by
There are October surprises (“some unforeseen or otherwise dramatic development that prompts millions of voters to rethink their assumptions and allegiances“) and there are terror alerts. During the Bush Administration, initially because of nationwide fears after 9/11, terror alerts began with corresponding increases in “chatter” amongst the terrorist networks, as intercepted by our intelligence agencies. Because it often […]
October Surprise or Legitimate Lawsuit?
October 9, 2010 by
Image of Mayor Peter Corroon via Wikipedia It seems James Evans, former Salt Lake County Republican Party Chair has taken a Latin phrase seriously: In Ius Voco Spurius. Robert Gehrke lays out how Evans is accusing Utah gubernatorial candidate and Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon of violating campaign finance laws: The lawsuit, filed by former county […]
Polygamists in the news; Kingstons running for office
October 8, 2010 by
Polygamy is a unique aspect of Utah’s history, a piece the past that many wish they could just run away from, especially the Mormons, if just because of the mockery that it seems to draw from those only loosely familiar with how it fits into their history and doctrine. These days, in contrast to what […]
Utah still short a US attorney
October 8, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Utah is still short a US attorney since Brett Tolman stepped down at the end of 2009. This blog has reported on this issue previously, noting that the Obama Administration has been looking at appointing a Republican in place of the Democrat proposed by Rep.e Jim Matheson. With Rep. Matheson failing to […]
firing a mayor: only in Russia
September 28, 2010 by
Just heard this on NPR: President Medvev fired Moscow’s mayor. Can he even do that? Guess democracy isn’t the same world over. More later…
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