One, Democrat Ben McAdams, is a first term state senator, senior adviser to the Mayor of Salt Lake City, and a lawyer. The other, Republican Mark Crockett, is a businessman with a law degree and career turning struggling companies into successful ventures. Both touted their experience as appropriate for the chief executive position in Salt Lake County, reminding listeners of competing plans to reform the county.
Archives for September 2012
In debate, Crockett and McAdams differ in management styles and careers [Examiner.com]
September 27, 2012 by
Crockett, McAdams prepare to debate tonight and this weekend [Examiner.com]
September 26, 2012 by
In what is shaping up to be one of Utah’s most watched elections this year, candidates for Salt Lake County mayor will meet in three debates this week and several more in the coming weeks.
Starting tonight on KCPW, Republican businessman Mark Crockett and Democratic Senator and political consultant Ben McAdams will debate why each should be chosen as mayor of Utah’s most populous county. This is not the first debate between the two, but it is the first broadcast during the prime time hours from 6 to 8 PM.
Taking a page from the Steve Jobs playbook to help education
September 19, 2012 by
The paradigm of a teacher standing in front of a classroom at a chalkboard is a relict of the past. A great tool circa “Little House on the Prairie,” the blackboard should go the same way as the one-room school house. More pay alone, with insufficient merit requirements, does not improve schools. A better solution is found in merit pay, technology integration and school choice.
From the WSJ: “The Magnitude of the Mess We’re In.”
September 18, 2012 by
Suppose you were offered the job of Treasury secretary a few months from now. Would you accept?
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