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Jim Burton talks about the Utah Jazz
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Dave Thomas discusses religion in Utah.
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Releases from US Representative Rob Bishop
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Charles Trentelman is the Wasatch Rambler
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From the gyms, to the cages and the rings
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A blog by JaNae Francis
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vegan
Catherine Burt is the active voice for compassionate causes.
Inside the Ropes
A Utah Golf Blog by Brady Bingham
Mike Lee
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Releases from US Senator Orrin Hatch
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High School Athletics Coverage with Dennis Larsen and Chris Miller
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Matt Gerrish covers sports with a Northern Utah point of view.
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Just another Standard-Examiner Blogs site
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From the view of the Standard-Examiner Opinion Editor, Doug Gibson
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Why are you crying?
The Standard-Examiner’s Online General Manager, Mark Shenefelt
WSU Sports Blog
Weber State Athletics Coverage from Roy Burton
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Do electric cars pay their fair road share?
This is cute: A Utah lawmaker (cliick) says electric/hybrid vehicles don’t buy enough gasoline, so they aren’t paying their fair share of road taxes. He’s suggesting a special fee. That’s interesting considering this bunch’s dismissive attitude toward new taxes, but … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
18 Comments
Sic transit Smith Corona
I’ve had several people tell me that the last factory on the planet making typewriters is closing. You can read the link here (click). I recently held Ogden’s first ever type in, and wrote a column, (click) but the shutting … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
1 Comment
So, Obama is a Republican?
Actually, Ezra Klein at the Washington Post (click!) makes a pretty good argument, comparing Obama’s policy stances with those of prominent Republicans back in the early 1990s. I’ve seen other comparisons of this ilk: That Nixon would be a Democrat … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
2 Comments
Should the foreclosure crisis be socialized?
Interesting report today on KUER about the Utah foreclosure crisis. Apparently Utah is one of the leading states for people losing their homes, but Utah’s Legislature did little about this in its last session. The story could be interpreted by … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
11 Comments
To cut defense spending, quit buying wars
I’ve got a kid — one of my son’s gang of high school pals, they are all our kids — flying back seat in an F-15 in Afghanistan right now. He’s using a $50 million piece of equipment to try to … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
Tagged 9-11, Afghanistan, budget, economy, GOP, Muslim, politics, Sarah Palin, Wasatch Rambler
11 Comments
Does Sen. Lee oppose Sen. Hatch running next year?
I got an email from something called U.S. Term Limits commending Utah’s new senator, Mike Lee, for signing on as co-sponsor to a proposed Constitutional Amendment limiting US Senators to two terms in office, and Representatives to three. This means, I suppose, … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
Tagged politics, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Orrin Hatch, term limits, U.S. Constitution
6 Comments
Why is Mitt Romney hiding his birth certificate?
I am waiting anxiously for Donald Trump et al to jump on Mitt Romney the way they’ve jumped on President Obama over his birth certificate. Apparently, Mitt is not only hiding his real name (Willard?) but refuses to make his … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
Tagged immigration, Local columns, Mitt Romney, politics, tea party
3 Comments
Obama was born a poor black child too
OK, stole that head from a Steve Martin movie…what the heck, maybe it will get me a few page hits. I only mention it at all because of the latest greatest fufuraw, with some idiot millionarie Donald Trump, the only … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
Tagged birther, blogging the rambler, Donald Trump, federal, flouride, Obama, politics, Sarah Palin, Steve Martin, tea party, Wasatch Rambler
10 Comments
The Sacred Cow in the combat helmet
Why not cut defense? No, seriously. That is the one thing I have not heard anyone discuss. The GOP took the nation to shutdown last week demanding cuts in the budget, they’re doing so again with the debt ceiling. Spending, … Read More
$45 FOR A TANK OF GAS!!!!!
Sorry, didn’t mean to yell, but geeze. $45 for 12 gallons of gasoline? I paid that today at Flying J, which is supposed to be cheap. I can remember when it was 30 cents a gallon. This just shows the utter … Read More
Posted in Blogging the Rambler
Tagged blogging the rambler, gasoline, Local columns, politics
30 Comments