Image by andy z via Flickr With the “hanging on to life by its finger nails” condition of the mall, I would not have guessed that Trolley Square had any restaurants still open. When a friend recommended we eat at a place called Desert Edge Brewery, then, I was surprised. I did, however, enjoy it. […]
Archives for October 2010
Will Warren Jeffs face Texas justice sooner than later?
October 20, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Warren Jeffs is fighting extradition. Maybe Texas justice presents a more fearful specter than Utah‘s. Maybe it’s too expensive. Maybe it’s just part of Jeffs’ legal battle. Whatever the reason, Warren Jeffs refused to sign the extradition order that would send him to Texas for criminal trial for bigamy and sexual assault. […]
Half of life is showing up
October 19, 2010 by
It’s often been said that most of life is showing up (Woody Allen quantified it as “80 percent,” so who am I to argue?). So what does it say about our political candidates who won’t show up? In Utah, the presumed front-runners are not showing up. Complains Douglas Mortensen with Salt Lake’s Rotary Club: For […]
Open Meetings: Shining more sunshine on government
October 18, 2010 by
Image by deltaMike via Flickr Amidst all the talk about what people can do to be more involved in civic affairs, there’s one place that is often forgotten: meetings. Most government business is required to take place or be discussed in what is known as an “open meeting.” The idea is that if discussions take […]
Why two parties? Why not more?
October 15, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Too many parties leads to extremism, says James Taranto in the Wall Street Journal. Two is actually the optimum number of parties. A viable and durable third party would make it far easier to be elected with only minority support; more parties than that would raise the specter of small extremist parties […]
Naked Cowboy for President?
October 15, 2010 by
Why not? It’s a free country. The Naked Cowboy, as you probably know, generally hangs out in Times Square playing a guitar while wearing only briefs, boots and a cowboy hat. He has also appeared here two or three times, once when he sued the company that makes M&Ms (they dressed M&Ms up the same […]
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