August 12, 2026

Archives for August 2014

7 Signs that Mitt Romney is Definitely Not, Maybe, Possibly Considering A Run for President

Mitt Romney is definitely not…well, probably not–er, possibly? running for President. Just ask Romney confident and almost son, Spencer Zwick, who commented on a Draft Mitt organization that was slated to launch August 1: This organization has absolutely no bearing on Mitt Romney running for president. He says he’s not running for president and nothing […]

Utah Politico Summer Reading: Auditor John Dougall

It’s not too late to start a new book, and if you’re Utah State Auditor John “Frugal” Dougall, you’ve started at least three in the time it takes to read this post. If you need a reading suggestion or two, here are a few that Utah’s politicos are reading. This is the twelfth in a series on what […]

Seven Reasons It’s Getting Harder to be a Print Reporter

Reporters are being laid off in waves. Pressure from Wall Street on print media is requiring change to century old business models. And police seem increasingly willing to use force when reporters are in the way. Here are seven reasons it’s getting harder to be a First Amendment warrior in the Age of the Internet. […]

Utah Politico Summer Reading: Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox

It’s not too late to start a new book. And if you need a good idea or two, here are a few that Utah’s politicos are reading. This is the eleventh in a series on what Utah’s politicians have on their summer reading lists. Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox hails from Fairview, Utah and was eager to […]

Utah Politico Summer Reading: Senator Todd Weiler

It’s not too late to start a new book. And if you need a good idea or two, here are a few that Utah’s politicos are reading.  This is the tenth in a series on what Utah’s politicians have on their summer reading lists. Senator Todd Weiler represents Utah Senate 23, which covers parts of both Salt Lake and Davis […]

Utah Politico Summer Reading: Rep. John Knotwell

It’s not too late to start a new book. And if you need a good idea or two, here are a few that Utah’s politicos are reading.  This is the ninth in a series on what Utah’s politicians have on their summer reading lists. Representative John Knotwell represents Utah’s 52nd District and lives in Herriman. He acknowledged that it sounded like […]

Does Doug Owens Have a Narrow Path to Victory?

It’s easy for us Republicans to prognosticate Mia Love’s imminent election  to Congress. After a decade of Matheson and numerous futile campaigns to unseat him, we have a nationally popular candidate with a great story and a great campaign team. Victory  appears to be on the horizon. But, as Darth Vader once warned an overconfident Imperial […]