Thursday, January 24, 2008

Jan 23, 2008 by Lara Jones

Midday Metro starts after the 10 a.m. news

A legislative update with KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler, live from Capitol Hill.

 

Columbine; Virginia Tech; Trolley Square - all scenes of horrific gun violence. Are these extreme cases or an indicator that Americans are all too willing to solve their problems by pulling the trigger? Midday Metro talks about gun crime with Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank and special guests Brett Tolman, United States Attorney for Utah, and Detective Rick Blanchard, who heads up Project Safe Neighborhoods for SLCPD. The hotline for SLC residents to call with concerns about drug activity in their neighborhoods is 799-DRUG.

 

The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is under way in Salt Lake City. We'll look at the group's environmental objectives as more than 17,000 retailers and vendors descend on the capital city and leave tens of millions of dollars behind this week. Guests include Kenji Haroutunian, Outdoor Retailer show director; Frank Hugelmeyer, president of the Outdoor Industry Association; and Scott Beck, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.

 

Plus Andrew Skurka, the enlightened outdoor adventurer, is in town for OR's Winter Market. He'll tell Midday Metro about becoming the first person to walk the Great Western Loop, a nearly 7,000 mile long journey that links the American West's great long-distance hiking trails and traverses 12 National Parks and over 75 wilderness areas.

 

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