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Friday Letters Round-up
Brandon Burt- Scouting is all about that "man (boy) power".
Matheson scores against poverty
Brandon BurtIt's not really fashionable to support Rep. Jim Matheson -- he's not enough of a Democrat for us lefties, and right-wingers blindly consider a D after any congressman or -woman's name to be the Mark of the Beast, making Matheson an enemy of freedom, God and all that is good in the world.
Still, it is worthwhile to note that Matheson is the sole member of Utah's congressional delegation who does anything for the poor.
Friday Letters Round-up
Brandon Burt- A 62-episode adaptation of Infinite Jest is sure to be a hit across the pond.
DJ Bell petition to be delivered at 10 a.m.
Brandon BurtIn the year and a half since D.J. Bell was brutally attacked by neighbors, charges have yet to be filed against Bell's assailants.
Put Up or Shut Up, Teabaggers
Brandon BurtIt's depressing to think that, once Democrats in Congress finally do manage to ram a meaningful health-care reform package past the obstructionists, there is a whole other line of state-level obstructionists waiting to yank affordable insurance out of the hands of the working class.
Science Smackdown: Magnesium vs. Joan, Mary, Betty & Dorothy
Brandon BurtSpoiler: Magnesium wins, mostly -- even when these "girls" (as they are affectionately/condescendingly referred to by the narrator) bring out the acetylene torches!
Ethics, schmethics -- it's time for Fair Boundaries
Brandon BurtSeems the Legislature has got the message that Utah voters are all het up about ethics.
A popular citizens' initiative -- which would establish an independent ethics commission, place an outright ban on lobbyist gifts and, at last, impose some reforms with teeth -- is growing into such a menace it got the honorable folks on the Hill thinking of ways to defuse the threat.
Friday Letters Round-up
Brandon Burt- If you doubt my words, just look at how well economic powerhouses like Oklahoma and West Virginia are doing!
March on Sundance?
Brandon BurtReed Cowan's documentary 8: The Mormon Proposition could shape up to be one of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival's more controversial entries -- if activists have anything to say about it.
A Facebook post by Jacob Whipple provides the details on demonstrations -- called "marches" -- being held at theaters screening the film during the festival -- the number of which has now been limited to a modest six. The demonstrations are intended to draw public attention to the film.
Not that 8:TMP appears to need much promotion.
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