http://kcpw.org en Political consultant Dave Owen on how to sell a mayor to the masses. Teaching civics with the Utah League of Cities and Towns, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Guests include Brian Hall, director of training and communications for the league; Kristin Fink, executive director, Utah Coalition for Civic, Character and Service Learning; and Robert Austin, K-12 social studies specialist, Utah State Office of Education. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: A DARPA Challenge update with Michael Sullivan of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Today's panel: the business of historic preservation. Why do some developers embrace old buildings while others tear them down. Is there something the city can do to make historic preservation more enticing? Find out at 10:30 on The Bottomline with Allen Roberts, one of five architects working on a new citywide historic preservation plan; Doug Carlson of the Provo Housing Authority; and Dave Nimkin of Local First Utah. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:13:26 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4144 Hosted by Salt Lake City, Mayor Rocky Anderson, the Creating a City of Lasting Value forum featured keynote speaker Roberta Brandes Gratz, followed by a panel discussion with Keith Bartholomew, professor of urban planning, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah; Max Smith, MJSA Architects and former Chair of the Salt Lake City Planning Commission; Soren Simonsen, City Council representative for District 7 and a partner in Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects; and Bill Williams, director of architecture and engineering, City Creek Reserve, Inc. Click the Audio button below to hear a podcast of the forum. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:39:13 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4513 According to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, more than a book a day faces removal from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries. Midday Metro talks Mad magazine senior editor Joe Raiola about the Joy of Censorship, a topic he'll address Thursday evening, 7 p.m., at the City Library. Plus librarians Britton Lund and Sean Carrico on the content challenges to certain books, music and movies historically and over the last year in Salt Lake City. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: the changing nature of immigration law for employers, DOs and DON'Ts for hiring, and how to protect intellectual property without a patent as The Bottomline goes to Law School for Business Owners. To register for the conference, call (801) 957-4654. Guests include Rudy Ortiz of the Small Business Development Center; and attorneys Roger Tsai, Catherine Lake and Knute Rife. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:14:34 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4515 Today's show previewed the 3rd Annual Law School for Business People presented by the Salt Lake Small Business Development Center. Assistant Director Rudy Ortiz says tomorrow's one-day legal intensive gives conference-goers access to a wide range of legal eagles. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:54:01 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4520 One-on-one with Michael J. Clara, the challenger in the District 2 City Council race. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: the business of snow. KCPW gets a preview of the upcoming ski season with Nathan Rafferty of Ski Utah, Scott Beck of the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Bob Bonar, president and general manager of Snowbird. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:55:10 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4558 Snow coating the East Bench this weekend is fueling ski dreams along the Wasatch Front. Today's business show focused on the business of snow. Scott Beck of the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau says Utah ski resorts are a big selling point when it comes to winning winter convention business. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:58:26 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4576 October is breast cancer awareness month. Since 1994 the Utah Cancer Control Program has provided more than 95,000 breast and cervical cancer screenings to Utah women statewide. Learn about low-cost and free screening services with coordinator Kalynn Filion. Plus Salt Lake writer Barb Guy shares her story about breast cancer.Call (800) 717-1811 for more details on the free or low-cost screenings with UCCP. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: the first annual inventor symposium. Plus the latest on the Utah Science Technology and Research Authority. Guests include Vaughn North, founder of UtahInventor.org, and Ted McAleer, USTAR's executive director. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:18:03 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4608 The challenger in Salt Lake City Council District 4 - Luke Garrott answers your questions on Midday Metro. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: in honor of the Utah Humanities Book Festival, KCPW looks into the business of books - from writing them to selling them to promoting them with Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books and Catherine Weller of Sam Weller's Bookstore, new Utah authors Charlotte Bell and Carla Morris, and Rebecca Batt, director of the book festival. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:33:53 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4644 October is National Book Month, and the Utah Humanities Council is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its annual book festival this week. So today's episode of The Bottomline delved into the business of books. Two local shops are thriving in the era of chain stores and big box retailers. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:20 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4651 A solid hour of intriguing authors, including Hampton Sides, editor-at-large for Outside magazine and author of Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West, which is about frontiersman Kit Carson. Sides will talk about making history come alive when he visits the City Library Saturday as part of the 10th Annual Utah Humanities Council Book Festival. Americans spend more on fast food than higher education. Following the food chain in the United States turned into a best-seller and a movie for award-winning journalist Eric Schlosser. He'll talk about the journey down America's gullet this weekend as part of the Sundance Tree Room Author Series. Midday Metro gets a preview. Plus, KCPW's Bryan Schott talks with Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! and author of the new book The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things and How to Do Them. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:31:09 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4676 Green groups hope a move by PacifiCorp, parent company to Rocky Mountain Power, may end attempts by a would-be competitor to build another hydroelectric dam on the Bear River near Preston, Idaho. Last week, PacifiCorp asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to dismiss the application and cancel the preliminary permit of the Twin Lakes Canal Company for its Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:00:37 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4700 Late Friday, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson came out against the $192M public safety bond request known as Proposition 1. Salt Lake City Council Vice Chair Jill Love responds to the mayor's apparent flip-flop on the matter. Anderson called the project a critical city initiative when presenting it to the City Council earlier this year. Carolyn Jessop was born into a fundamentalist Mormon sect on the Utah-Arizona border. She was forced at the age of 18 into an arranged marriage to a man 38 years her senior, with whom she had eight children over the next 15 years. It's a story she recounts in her new book, Escape. In 2003, with Warren Jeffs apocalyptic rhetoric heating up, she took her eight children and left in the middle of the night. Midday Metro talks with Jessop about her "escape." The debut of Access Downtown, a weekly update on what's happening in the heart of SLC. At 10:30 on The Bottomline - upscale Utah restaurants are earning nationwide recognition for their culinary expertise. Three Salt Lake restaurants will be presenting America's Dinner at the James Beard House in New York City Thanskgiving Day. What's the secret ingredient? Find out on The Bottomline. Guests include Greg Neville, owner/chef at Pine and Lugano; Karen Olson, owner, Metropolitan; and Jeff Banta and Chad Horton, chefs at Metropolitan. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:58:11 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4751 With Democrats in control of Congress and closing on the White House, former Senator Gary Hart says it's time the party of FDR and John Kennedy embraces moral principles and progressive leadership. But will the Democratic Party heed such a message from a man whose own presidential bid was scuttled by a sex scandal? Hart will be at Sundance this weekend to talk about his book The Courage of Our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats. Midday Metro gets a preview. Fires continue to be a significant risk and are becoming even more difficult to control due to weather and climate change. What can residents do to minimize fire risk and to aid fire control professionals in their difficult jobs? Midday Metro talks with Aileen Donahue of Moreton Insurance and geography professor Tom Cova, who studies the intersection of psychology and geography when it comes to wildland-urban interface. Health care reform will impact everyone, but some more than others. For example, what's in it for diverse communities? Midday Metro talks with Luz Robles of the Utah Multicultural Health Network and Judi Hilman of the Utah Health Policy Project. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:32:58 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4767 Three Utah restaurants have been asked to present America's Dinner Thanksgiving Day at the James Beard House in New York City. It's like playing the Met if you're an opera singer or Carnegie Hall if you're a musician. Karen Olson, owner of downtown's Metropolitan and one of the restaurants that will be showcasing in the Big Apple, says it's a huge honor as well as an acknowledgement that upscale dining has come of age in Utah. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:55:16 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4764 A Colorado developer has submitted plans to Salt Lake City for an 18-acre commercial development that may include a big name, big box retailer. Michael Maloy, a Salt Lake City planner assigned to the application, says Target may be coming to 3rd West. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:01:59 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4797 After almost two decades of silence, Ken Sanders is speaking out on his late friend and author, Edward Abbey, in a special lecture at Westminster College Tuesday. Abbey was the author of Desert Solitaire, a required text for all incoming freshmen at Westminster. Sanders is the publisher of the R. Crumb illustrated edition of The Monkey Wrench Gang and for 10 years published the Edward Abbey Wilderness Calendar. Sanders stops by Midday Metro to talk about the legacy of Ed Abbey 20 years since the writer's death. Bill Bynum of Westminster College also joins the conversation. Plus an update on what's happening in downtown Salt Lake City with Access Downtown and at 10:30 on The Bottomline:Moving the Line and reinvesting in Salt Lake City neighborhoods with City Councilman Carlton Christensen, who chairs the SLC Redevelopment Agency's board of directors.Plus, a whole new Women's Business Institute is taking shape at the Salt Lake Community College's Miller Free Enterprise Campus in Sandy. The Bottomline talks start-up for women in business with Danielle Lower, WBI associate director, and WBI client Julia Hollingsworth, owner of Rising Artists Studios. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:21:50 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4806 Reviving Salt Lake City neighborhoods is on the agenda at tomorrow's meeting of the city's Redevelopment Agency. RDA Chair and District 1 City Councilman Carlton Christensen says a program in Ogden called "Moving the Line" might work in the Capital City. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:34:13 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4817 A reinvigorated Women's Business Institute at Salt Lake Community College's Miller Campus in Sandy has taken on some of the programs previously managed by the Women's Business Center at the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:55:08 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4814 Whirling disease is discovered - again - in the Springville State Fish Hatchery. Midday Metro talks about it with Division of Wildlife Resources Aquatics Section Chief Walt Donaldson. Venture capital investors like what they see in the Beehive State, witness the second annual Utah Angel Summit in Salt Lake City this week. Midday Metro talks with Alan Hall of Grow Utah Ventures about what puts angel investors on Cloud 9 these days. The achievement gap in K-12 is translating into an opportunity gap for minorities in higher education. Midday Metro talks about the causes and effects with Dr. Octavio Villalpando of the University of Utah, who will keynote the 2007 Frederick W. Reynolds Lecture on campus this week. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:57:14 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4824 More than 1,300 merchants have joined Local First Utah, a two-year-old organization that serves to educate the public about the importance of locally-owned, independent businesses and the impact they have on our economy. Executive Director Alison Einerson says shopping at locally-owned stores rather than bigbox chains this Christmas will keep more money in the community. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:33 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4885 In the ancient days of hunter-gatherers, a wrong food choice could be one's last, as a poison mushroom or toxic root could kill the most discriminating omnivore. Today, according to Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan, we face comparable dangers in the midst of plenitude. Pollan will be at the Sundance Tree Room Author Series this Saturday. Midday Metro gets a preview. Telling the stories of the miners and farmers who settled Millard County, Utah, and White Pine County, Nevada, is expected to create economic opportunity. Midday Metro digs into the Great Basin Heritage Area Partnership with the group's president, Denys Koyl, whose great grandfathers were underground hard rock miners. By 2025, the number of Utahns living with Alzheimer's will increase 127 percent - the largest increase in the nation. Alzheimer's advocates say Utah isn't prepared to deal with the special needs of these patients. Midday Metro learns more with Linda Blonsley of the Alzheimer's Association's Utah Chapter. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:03:40 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4890 Embracing renewable energy policies isn't just eco-friendly politics, it's also a money-maker. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:00:05 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4897 UNCOUNTED is an explosive new documentary that claims to show how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. KCPW's Julie Rose talks with Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt and former Emery County elections official Bruce Funk, who appears in the film.Access Downtown updates you on events in the city. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: United Way of Salt Lake has launched Young Leaders, a new program aimed at fostering philanthropy and civic engagement among the next generation of community leaders. Guests include Greg Summerhays, YL steering council member; Boyd Rogers, YL chair of the membership, recruitment and cultivation committee; and YL coordinator Nancy Kennedy. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:31 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4905 Young professionals are tomorrow's philanthropic and civic leaders. But do they think they have the time and money to get involved today? Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:55:12 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4923 Irene Spencer, former Utahn and author of Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife. The New York Times best-seller is a stunningly detailed memoir of living 46 years in fundamentalist polygamy, from 1937 to 1983, then finding the will to leave the subculture and its religion. Spencer will be at the City Library Wednesday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m., to read from and sign her book. At 6 p.m., the documentary Damned to Heaven will be shown. Tune in at 10:28 for our weekly update on all things happening in downtown Salt Lake City. Access Downtown, which airs right before The Bottomline. On today''s edition of The Bottomline: The business of water - as this precious resource becomes more so, what laws govern its distribution? How are the needs of agriculture balanced with the increasing thirst of urban areas? The Bottomline talks water with Rep. Patrick Painter (R-Nephi); Dennis Strong, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources; and water rights attorney Steven Clyde.Then Jeff Neirmeyer, director of SLC Public Utilities, and Richard Bay, general manager of the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:16:17 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4950 Planning for a city's future growth is a thirsty business. On today's Bottomline Rewind, Water 101 with Jeff Neirmeyer, director of public utilities for Salt Lake City. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:56:23 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4955 Gasoline prices are up three cents a gallon over last month. A new AAA report says Utah and 10 other states are seeing the bump at the pump, while prices are generally lower nationwide. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:05:23 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4967 More than 30 homeless people died in Utah this year - and the deathtoll is expected to rise before the end of the year. A candlelight vigil and homeless memorial will be held on the winter solstice to raise awareness. Midday Metro talks with homeless advocates about what can be done to increase access to health care and affordable housing for the homeless. Guests include Allan Ainsworth of the Fourth Street Clinic, and Jeniece Olsen and Janice Kimball of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake County. Plus Salt Lake City Mayor-Elect Ralph Becker with an update on his transition to City Hall. An update on what's happening in Salt Lake City with Access Downtown. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: time is running short for 2007 tax moves. A top 10 checklist with Debra Mardanlou of the Utah IRS office. Plus the year that was and the year that will be with the two Jeffs - economist Jeff Thredgold and Jeff Edwards, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:56:45 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/4995 Is a recession in the nation's future? If so, how will Utah weather such an economic storm? Today's Bottomline Rewind looked back at the last 12 months and ahead to 2008. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:56:13 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5001 The extreme skiing life with Wayne Johnson of the Park City Mountain Patrol. His new book is White Heat: The Extreme Skiing Life. Kennecott has long claimed that its West Bench development will change the face of the West Side. A new study spells out exactly how much change is coming, and when. Midday Metro talks with James Wood of the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic Business Research, which conducted the study, and Jim Schulte, vice president of long range planning for Kennecott Land. With an additional 22,000 customers a year being added to Rocky Mountain Power's customer base in Utah, the utility says it's time to raise rates. Midday Metro asks why and when with RMP's Dave Eskelsen. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:04:50 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5004 Transgender student Kourt Osborn says Southern Utah University won't allow him to sign up for male or female campus housing. Midday Metro talks with Osborn as well as Yana Walton of the Utah Pride Center. The Leonardo is still seeking to bridge a $14 million funding gap. But there's no lack of advisors to ensure the quality of the future science museum's content. Mary Tull joins Midday Metro for an update on The Leonardo in Salt Lake City. Now in its sixth week, the Hollywood writers' strike is creating opportunity for independent film communities in places like Utah. Midday Metro talks with locals Greg Kiefer and Daryn Tufts, director and writer, respectively, of Stalking Santa, which screens free at the City Library Thursday at 7 p.m. Join the conversation. Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:13:07 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5012 He won a budget standoff with the county council, but has to trim $50K from his own requests. Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon will be here to take your calls at 355-TALK or you can post a question or comment below right now. Plus we'll talk about the future of personalized medicine with Michael Paul, CEO of the newly formed Utah bio-tech company LineaGen.Growing demand for affordable housing has nearly depleted the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Midday Metro learns more from Gordon Walker, Director of the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:32:33 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5024 Although the numbers are the lowest in four years, 18 people died as a result of domestic violence in Utah last year. Midday Metro delves into the stories behind the numbers with domestic violence survivor Brandy Farmer, who serves as co-chair of public education on the Utah Domestic Violence Council, and Mark Nash, Director of the Utah Prosecution Council. It's been called the Mayo Clinic for Dogs. It's now home to 22 pitbulls that were once part of Michael Vicks' dogfighting operation. And it'll be profiled by the National Geographic Channel beginning tonight at 7 p.m. Learn more about Best Friends Animal Society president and co-founder Michael Mountain and John Polis, who traveled from Virginia to Utah with the pitbulls. Identity theft in Utah is exploding, with more than 1,500 complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2006 alone. Tricia Jack of the Center for Public Policy and Administration has been researching the issue and offers ways to protect yourself. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:27:48 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5063 Nightclubs are a good place for a pint, a pickup line - and an intimate conversation with a molecular scientist about genetically altering the sexual orientation of worms? Learn more about "science socials" - coming to a night club near you. Guests include Prof. Erik Jorgensen, Director of the University of Utah’s Brain Institute and a molecular geneticist and biologist, and science social supporter Pat Shea, a Salt Lake City-based attorney and former Director of the Bureau of Land Management under President Clinton. Science Nite Live details/invite At 10:30, tune in for The Bottomline, which will offer ways to get your financial house in order. Learn how to build a budget, protect your ID, and how, what and when to file that paperwork. Get a financial clean slate for 2008 with Ann House, who teaches basic personal finance classes for USU's Salt Lake County Extension and Preston Cochrane of AAA Fair Credit Foundation. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:02:18 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5066 Many New Year resolutions revolve around getting fit. Today's Bottomline talked about getting one's finances fiscally fit for 2008 with Ann House, Family Finance Educator for USU's Salt Lake County Extension, and Preston Cochrane of the AAA Fair Credit Foundation. Ann says the average American's personal finance education is woefully inadequate. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:56:01 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5070 Today is the first day taxpayers can file their taxes using the IRS's free electronic filing service. Internal Revenue Service spokesman Bill Brunson says this year nearly 1.8 million Utah residents are eligible for the program. E-filing is the fastest, most secure, and most accurate way to file a return, Brunson says. And, he says filing electronically is less expensive for the federal government to process than mailed-in paperwork. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:28:37 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5103 With changes in laws and rules governing locally chartered credit unions, some have opted to convert to federal charters or other forms of organization. Members of Beehive Credit Union are being asked to support conversion to a member-owned federal mutual savings bank. Ballots go out today. Midday Metro talks with Teri Dial and Lori Christian of Beehive Members Protecting Member Interest who oppose conversion.Plus a conversation with Scott Jorgensen, President and CEO of Beehive Credit Union, who is asking members to vote "for" conversion. Are you considering a job change? Join us for the latest job trends with Mason Bishop, former deputy assistant secretary of labor and now vice president of institutional advancement at Salt Lake Community College. Plus job search and training ideas with the college's job counselor, Tony Rizzuto. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:54:28 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5104 Today's show focused on jobs and the fact that 90 percent of the fastest growing occupations require a post-secondary education. Tony Rizutto, a job counselor at Salt Lake Community College, says the people he works with range from high schoolers to boomers looking for retraining. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:55:00 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5109 Salt Lake City Councilman Soren Simonsen will ask the city council tonight to pass a resolution re-affirming the city's vision for the historic district, as outlined in the Master Plan. Simonsen has acknowledged in the past that there is a disconnect between the city's Master Plan and the actual Planning and Zoning ordinances that govern development in the district. But Simonsen is optimistic that the city can save the district's roughly 40 remaining historic buildings. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:01:29 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5114 It's been more than a decade since the city council adopted Salt Lake City's current Downtown Master Plan. But several projects now underway promise to revitalize the neighborhood. And downtown Alliance executive Director Bob Farrington says a meeting this morning brought all the stakeholders together to coordinate future projects and goals for the neighborhood. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:01:29 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5116 Employment figures released Tuesday by Utah's Department of Workforce Services indicate the state's impressive job growth slowed slightly in December. And, the department's chief economist, Mark Knold, says the downward trend will likely continue, fueled by a slow-down in the state's housing market. But it is not certain yet, whether the slow-down will affect other industries as well. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:15:53 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5121 United Way of Salt Lake has its eye on four key areas this legislative session - financial stability, education, health care and building cohesive communities. President and CEO Deborah Bayle and Bill Crim, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Policy, talk about bringing business and community leaders together on Capitol Hill. Once every six hours, a Utah baby is born with a serious birth defect. Connecting parents with services and programs for the special health care needs of these children is the focus of a conference at the University of Utah this weekend. Midday Metro gets a preview with Marcia Feldkamp, Director of the Utah Birth Defect Network, and Dr. Harper Randall, Medical Director of the Bureau of Children with Special Health Care Needs, Utah Dept. of Health. The latest employment figures are out, and even Utah's strong economy has taken a hit. Just exactly where are we headed in 2008? Midday Metro looks into the crystal ball of economist Mark Knold of the Department of Workforce Services. Join the conversation. Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:14:22 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5122 Education, health-care, immigration and financial stability for Utahns top United Way of Salt Lake City's Legislative Priorities for 2008. United Way President and CEO, Deborah Bayle, says convincing the Legislature to pass comprehensive health-care reform this session will likely prove to be the most challenging of the four initiatives. In fact, she says it could take several years to accomplish. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:01:01 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5123 In his state of the city address last night, Mayor Ralph Becker introduced new ideas ranging from overhauling community projects to creating a culture district similar to Broadway. KCPW News Reporter Jeff Robinson brings us a wrap-up of some of the most important points. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:17:24 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5124 State lawmakers will consider Utah's role in immigration reform during the upcoming Legislative Session, when considering two proposed bills. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:48:51 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5129 A measure this session aims to boost the number of math and science teachers in Utah. Senator Howard Stephenson's bill offers a $5,000 salary increase for instructors who work in schools with a "critical need" for such teachers. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:43:52 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5144 Spend an hour watching prime time television and you'll see evidence that soft-core porn has moved into the mainstream. Dr. Gail Dines, professor of sociology at Wheelock College in Boston, says the impact is far reaching, including a prevailing slut-culture among today's teens. Dines will be at Westminster College Wednesday evening to talk about Sex(ism), Identity, and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture. Midday Metro gets a preview. Plus, The Bottomline will look at the Utah Legislature from a small business perspective with Mary Corporon and Dr. Lauren Florence of the Vest Pocket Business Coalition. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:34:19 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5150 The 2008 Legislative Session begins this morning [began today]. Much of the wrangling on Capitol Hill will be over what to do with the state's projected surplus. KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler has the story: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:01:16 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5152 First, a legislative update with KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler. Health care advocates are watching closely as lawmakers start their work on Capitol Hill. Will health care mandates make it out of committee? Will dental and vision be restored for Medicaid patients? Midday Metro talks with Elizabeth Garbe of the Utah Health Policy Project and Sheila Walsh-McDonald of the Salt Lake Community Action Program. Plus a new report says geothermal power capacity is set to double in the west. But that momentum may be threatened if Congress doesn't act quickly to renew federal tax credits. Midday Metro talks with Karl Gawell of the Geothermal Energy Association. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro blog. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:42:26 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5161 A legislative update with KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler. Staying safe in the backcountry with Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalanche Center and Ian McCammon of Snowpit Technologies. They'll be part of a Science in Society panel on Snow, Cold, Brain: Choices Thursday at the City Library. Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. Midday Metro talks about it with playwright Regina Taylor, who tackles the subject in her play CROWNS. It premieres in Utah later this week.There are several events that coincide with the theatrical run of CROWNS in Utah:Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, running through Feb. 29, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S., WVC. M-T, 8a-6p; free and open to the public.Utah's local Crowns photo exhibit runs through Feb. 9 in the Grand Theatre Lobby at Salt Lake Community College, 1575 S. State Street. M-F, 10a-6p; free and open to the public. A $400 million, state-of-the-art film production campus is taking shape in Southern Utah. Will it be Sundance South? Midday Metro talks with screenwriter Craig Clyde about Sky of Dreams Ranch. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:50:00 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5176 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. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment now on the Midday Metro Blog. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:26:23 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5185 More than 17,000 people are in town for the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market at the Salt Palace. While buyers are talking to vendors about the latest winter sports gear, tradeshow attendees are also working collectively to advance a political agenda. At the top of that list is the health of America's national parks. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:00:54 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5203 We’ll check in with Elizabeth Ziegler, one of KCPW’s reporters on Capitol Hill during the legislative session. A bill making the rounds on Capitol Hill would impose civil penalties if a minor is able to access porn over a public wireless network. Xmission owner Pete Ashdown says that if HB139 passes, he'll shutdown the free WiFi he's put in place -- at company expense -- from Salt Lake to Ogden. Midday Metro explores the issues with Ashdown and the bill's sponsor, Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem). As you do the paperwork for your 2007 taxes, there are any number of causes you may wish to support with a small donation. Pamela Atkinson will be here Monday to make a plea for the Homeless Trust Fund named after her. To date, taxpayers have invested more than $2 million in the trust since its inception in 1988. But more is needed to meet the goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2014. Plus, what a slowdown in commercial construction means for the rest of Utah's economy and the unemployment rate. JohnTaylor, a real estate investment specialist with Commerce CRG, and Jim Wood of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah walk us through the data and talks about deal-making after the subprime meltdown. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:26:15 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5207 Today's show highlighted a painless way to make a difference in your community. Homeless advocate Pamela Atkinson is asking you to consider a minimum $2 contribution to the homeless trust fund that bears her name when you file your 2007 tax return. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:55:05 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5219 A bill to give new teachers $15,000 for a down-payment on a home gained the support of the House Education Committee Tuesday and now moves to the House for full consideration. Representative Lynn Hemingway says the loans would attract much-needed new teachers to the profession, and encourage them to stay. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:15:56 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5225 The Governor's Blue Ribbon task force has identified global warming as an issue in the state of Utah. How do we meet the energy needs of a growing population in an economical, healthy and environmentally sustainable way? That was the framing question at last night's Save Our Canyons Wasatch Front Forum at Westminster College. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:51:37 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5233 We'll check in with Elizabeth Ziegler, one of KCPW's reporters on Capitol Hill during the legislative session. Delta Airlines is in merger talks. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says he'll do everything in his power to keep the carrier's hub in the Capital City. But he wants to use airport passenger fees to help build a TRAX extension to the airport - a move Delta opposes. Who's got the upper hand in these negotiations? Midday Metro talks with Mayor Becker. At 10:30 on The Bottomline, what's the best way equalize the cost of building and maintaining schools across the state? The Utah Foundation has eight suggestions. Midday Metro talks about it with executive director Steve Kroes. Plus the business of wildlife management in the state of Utah with Greg Sheehan, Division of Wildlife Resources. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, go to KCPW DOT ORG and post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:49:24 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5257 Representative Wayne Harper has a plan that could help homeowners in Utah's small counties avoid property tax sticker-shock. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:04:24 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5259 Mayor Ralph Becker says Salt Lake City has to come up with another source of funding to build a TRAX line going to the airport because Delta Air Lines officials are vehemently opposed to using airport fees for that purpose. The Air Transportation Promotion Alliance he's formed with the governor and local business leaders has met once so far to discuss the issue. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:24:07 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5272 Senator Chris Buttars is tackling health care reform with two bills he says will make going to the doctor more affordable, and give patients more options. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:01:27 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5284 We'll check in with Elizabeth Ziegler, one of KCPW's reporters on Capitol Hill during the legislative session. Health care reform will be debated on the floor of the Utah House of Representatives today. But has its fate been sealed in backroom deals? Judi Hillman and Lincoln Nehring of the Utah Health Policy Project give Midday Metro their perspectives as an advocate for quality health care coverage for all Utahns. Why a Fur Ball can be a good thing, with Cheryl Smith of the Utah Animal Adoption Center. Click to next page for picture of Indy, a dog who needs a loving home. A $40 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers could land at Hill Air Force Base. "Could" is the operative word for Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi and Ogden City Councilman Jesse Garcia, who fear a foreign bidder may scoop up the dollars and the jobs. Midday Metro finds out more. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:23:06 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5307 KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler starts the show with a live update from Utah's Capitol Hill. Book Bin: the first in an occasional series with librarians at the City Library. Today, classics and new titles in the world of business books with reference librarian Tania Toro and Matt McLain, assistant manager at the Sprague Branch. If a title catches your attention, Book Bin Lists will be made available at the information desk of the main City Library or click here. Fair trade and why it matters to you with Jacqueline DeCarlo, who has come to understand first-hand the benefits of fair trade relationships to both producers and consumers. She is the Program Adviser on Fair Trade to Catholic Relief Services and will be at Westminster Tuesday, Feb. 12, to offer a Beginner's Guide to Fair Trade. We'll talk to her first during Monday's edition of The Bottomline on NPR Utah, KCPW. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:36:55 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5314 A new study shows that 2007 was a very bad year for the housing market in Utah. According to James Wood, director of the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the number of building permits issued for new residential units dropped 22 percent, down from more than 26,000 to just over 20,500. That makes it the steepest decline since 1980. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:59:50 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5316 Today's edition of The Bottomline featured Jacqueline DeCarlo, Program Adviser on Fair Trade to Catholic Relief Services. She's written a book called Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide, which she'll discuss as a guest lecturer at Westminster College tomorrow night. DeCarlo says getting consumers to join the fair trade movement means appealing to their individual priorities. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:55:35 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5318 Millions of dollars in Navajo gas and oil royalties currently flow to Utah before it's redistributed to tribal agencies. One Utah lawmaker says it's time to get Utah out of the mix. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:01:12 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5322 Concern over the nation's economic downturn killed a property tax initiative Tuesday. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:02:10 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5331 New estimates from the Department of Workforce Services show Utah's economy slowed down earlier last year than economists previously thought. After readjusting its data for last year, the department says the slowdown began in September, not November. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:02:26 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5330 Utah's business leaders are so concerned about a handful of illegal immigration bills moving through the Legislature they've formed a coalition to study the issue. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:02:26 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5334 The Salt Lake City Council had a long discussion about the future of the Leonardo project last night, along with the Northwest Quadrant community plan. It also voted on funding for the Jordan River parkway and took a position on what company the Air Force should award a major contract to, based on its effects on Utah's economy. Councilman Carlton Christensen talked with KCPW's Jeff Robinson about last night's meeting. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:18:00 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5337 Representative Craig Frank says public education isn't really free. He points to the hundreds of dollars some families pay in classroom fees as proof. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:25:47 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5340 Smith's Food and Drug Stores announced yesterday that it would immediately begin offering generic drugs for $4.00 per prescription in all of its Utah stores. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:01:21 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5344 A live report from Utah's Capitol Hill with KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler. Click here for our 2008 Legislative Coverage. The Utah Fund of Funds is going to get even bigger. Thanks to SB 11, the $100 Million fund will increase its tax credits capacity three-fold. Managing Director Jeremy Neilson explains how the fund will boost economic development in the face of a recession. The Bible condemns usury. But a new study finds a surprising relationship between conservative Christian populations, such as those found in America's Bible Belt and the Mormon Mountain West, and the proliferation of payday lenders. Learn more with the study's co-author Chris Peterson, a law professor at the University of Utah. Reach out and Read wants $200,000 in ongoing funding early literacy training. Ranked 13th out of 45 on a list of economic development priorities, will it get funded this year? Midday Metro talks to ROR's Dr. Wendy Hobson-Rohrer and Carey Crockett. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:56:07 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5357 The Utah Fund of Funds is asking lawmakers to triple the state's investment in the program, to a total of $300 million, through Senate Bill 11. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:45:50 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5358 (KCPW News) A University of Utah law professor has just co-authored a study that's sure to generate controversy. Professor Chris Peterson says over the past two years, he and a colleague discovered that payday lenders are the most prevalent in the Bible belt and the Mormon Mountain West. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:19:25 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5364 Most small business owners, part-time workers, freelancers, and other contract employees must pay all of their health-care premiums out of their own pocket. A bill gaining widespread support in the Legislature gives these people a tax break. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:01:04 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5363 Tune in for Design of Desire. Are you a tightwad or more of a spendthrift? A new American RadioWorks documentary takes a look at the human consumer, Monday at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:22:58 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5369 Coming up at 9 a.m. Monday, Join NPR Utah, KCPW, for a special documentary, Humankind: Meeting Hate With Love - Stories of King and Gandhi. The hour-long radio documentary explores the philosophical and historical roots of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's non-violent movement and parallels to Mahatma Gandhi. That's 9 a.m. Monday on NPR Utah, KCPW. At 10 a.m. President's Day, tune in for Design of Desire. Are you a tightwad or more of a spendthrift? A new American RadioWorks documentary takes a look at the human consumer, Monday at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:24:15 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5370 Lawmakers are slightly disappointed with the revised revenue figures released by the Legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee yesterday. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:04:38 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5368 Representative Brad King is serving his first year as the Legislature's House Minority Leader. While King represents a rural corner of the state, he says he's not so different from his predecessor - Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:04:38 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5371 A live report from Utah's Capitol Hill with KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler. Edward Burke, a Chicago Alderman and former Chicago police officer, and Chicago writer Thomas J. O' Gorman will be in town next month as part of the City Library's Dewey Lecture series. Midday Metro gets a preview. Wal-mart is presenting its plans to adapt an old Kmart at the mouth of Parley's Canyon. They say their new store will not be all that bigger than the existing building's footprint, but the retail giant is having trouble convincing neighbors of its good intentions. Midday Metro talks to Sugarhouse Community Council Chair Grace Sperry and Karianne Fallow, senior manager of public affairs for Wal-Mart. Plus Michael Styles and Jesse Soriano on the second annual Family Unity Through Diversity mini-conference, which runs Friday and Saturday at Salt Lake Community College's South Campus. This year's theme is "Community Building." Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:01:08 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5383 U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch addressed concerns about the federal government's immigration policy and mounting national debt during a visit to the Utah Legislature Tuesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:00:54 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5377 In an effort to crack down on mortgage fraud, Orem Senator Margaret Dayton wants the Division of Real Estate to verify the immigration status of each person requesting a real estate or mortgage license or renewal. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:00:54 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5378 With increasing urbanization in the West, the agrarian landscape is disappearing and Americans are losing the direct link to their food source. KCPW's Lara Jones spoke to Gary Nabhan, Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University about ways to bridge the growing chasm between city dwellers and their country cousins. Nabhan will address the topic for The Nature of Things lecture series Thursday evening at the City Library. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:00:54 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5380 A 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the state hasn't stopped an effort to once again try to regulate its employees' union membership. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:03:32 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5386 Tonight, Wal-Mart representatives are meeting with the East Bench Community Councils to pitch their idea to tear down the existing K-Mart building at the top of Parley's Way and replace it with a remodeled building when K-Mart's lease expires at the end of this year. Wal-Mart purchased the lot in 2005 and is planning a new store there, but they'll have to use the existing building if the city council doesn't re-zone the lot. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50:41 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5390 A live report from Utah’s Capitol Hill with KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler. Congressman Jim Matheson of Utah’s Second District. He accuses the department of energy of foot dragging when it comes to the cleanup of a 16 million ton pile of radioactive tailings near Moab. Midday Metro asks him about that issue, the president’s economic stimulus package and your questions. Plus another edition of Poetry is Wanted Here with Ken Sanders and Alex Caldiero. We’ll dig into the Nature of Poetry, with Wendell Berry, Wordsworth, Robinson Jeffers and the like. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:20:22 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5391 Activists for programs serving low-income Utahns gathered at Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge lawmakers to continue funding low-income housing, homeless shelters, Medicaid dental and vision benefits, disability services, food pantries and early childhood education. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:00:28 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5389 Owners of several Italian restaurants in Salt Lake City gathered today to speak out against Energy Solutions proposal to take in 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:52:43 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5395 More people attended conventions in Salt Lake City in 2007 than ever before, according to the annual industry report from the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:01:32 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5398 The Department of Defense's Acquisition Board is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss which company should receive a $40 billion contract to produce nearly 180 aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. The options are Boeing, which would produce the tankers largely in Everett, Washington, and Northrop-Grumman, which would produce the tankers in Alabama but import parts from Airbus in France. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:01:32 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5400 A sweeping illegal immigration bill cleared a major hurdle in the Senate Thursday, and will likely pass out of the body today. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:01:32 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5404 Governor Jon Huntsman doesn't want foreign nuclear waste coming into Utah or into the United States. He's expecting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to deny EnergySolutions' request to import 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:03 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5409 Today, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill announced that three land developers are donating a significant portion of the land where UDOT will build the MountainView Corridor: Kennecott Lands, Sorensen Development, and Development Associates. Senator Sheldon Killpack from Davis County called the donation "monumental." Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:05:01 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5410 A live report from Utah's Capitol Hill with KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler. N. D. Wilson author of the tween book 100 Cupboards will be here, along with a couple of signed copies for Midday Metro listeners. 100 Cupboards follows Henry York and his cousin through the 99 different worlds held within the cupboards of his bedroom. He'll do a reading at King's English tonight, Deseret Book tomorrow night. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: building bridges between Utah and Chile with Miguel Rovira of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Plus it's Utah Saves Week. Ann House, statewide coordinator for Utah Saves, and saver Mandy Ward offer ways to safeguard your financial future. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or Email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Better yet, post your question or comment on the Midday Metro Blog. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:17:50 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5412 At one point Friday afternoon, it looked as if Salt Lake City would be able to use $35 million in airport funding to extend light rail to the airport. But by the end of the night, this seemed doubtful. In fact, the larger five-line light-rail proposal for the entire region is now up in the air. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:01:41 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5416 Today's show highlighted a statewide program in which more than 5,000 Utahns have saved more than $600,000 a month. It's called Utah Saves, which is celebrating its third anniversary this year. Statewide coordinator Ann House says a program like Utah Saves is necessary in a nation of consumers. Click the audio button to hear more. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:55:04 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5424 The effective date for a controversial immigration reform bill is now set for July 1, 2009, which allows time for a proposed Immigration Task Force to study its impact. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:01:37 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5427 Despite controversy about a handful of bills aiming to curb illegal immigration, and a public outcry over remarks uttered by Senator Chris Buttars earlier this month, House Majority Leader Representative Dave Clark says this session, lawmakers are getting along more harmoniously than in previous years. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:01:37 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5428 Immigrants' rights groups are celebrating a small victory after a key Senate committee shot down Representative Glenn Donnelson's attempt to revoke driver privilege cards issued to Utah's undocumented immigrants. Immigration activist Tony Yapias says the 3-to-2 committee vote against the bill will be warmly received by Utah's Hispanic community, and he hopes the issue will not come back again next year. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:44:21 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5435 Senator Howard Stephenson's proposal to pay math and science teachers an extra $5,000 hit a snag this morning. It failed to gain the support of the House Education Committee, and has been sent back to the Rules Committee. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:03:41 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5443 Speaker of the House Representative Greg Curtis has devised a plan to increase the sales tax to alleviate critically congested roads. It's a risky move for a Republican to increase taxes in an election year. But instead of a tax increase, Curtis says it's a tax shift. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:01 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5458 Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon says a bill that would keep Salt Lake City from using airport revenue to fund a TRAX line to the airport could potentially kill the other four TRAX lines that would extend throughout the valley. He agrees with Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker that it would put federal funding for the lines in jeopardy. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:58:41 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5461 Only three days left in this year's legislative session. Midday Metro gets a live report from Utah's Capitol Hill with KCPW reporter Elizabeth Ziegler. Click here for our 2008 Legislative coverage page. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker will be here for his monthly check-in with Midday Metro listeners. We'll talk about how the city will pay for the airport TRAX extension given that lawmakers will not allow the use of airport fees. At 10:30, The Bottomline focuses on the arts and economic development. Is a downtown arts district feasible or a subsidy monster? Can a thriving arts community revitalize the downtown area outside of City Creek? Guests include Bob Farrington of the Downtown Alliance, Nancy Boskoff of the SLC Arts Council, and Bill Becker, mayor Becker's brother, who has been put in charge of the mayor's Downtown Theater Action Group. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:26:04 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5467 Utah is the best managed state in the nation, according to a Pew Center on States report released Monday. The state improved upon last year's ranking as the second best in the nation. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:49:43 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5479 Today's show focused on the connection between performing arts and economic development. According to a study by Americans for the Arts, the non-profit arts and culture industry nationwide generated more than $166 billion in 2007. Bob Farrington of the Downtown Alliance says it is this very economic power his group hopes to harness and expand, especially with the possible addition of a Broadway-style theatre. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:57:01 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5478 State lawmakers worked down to the wire last night, as the 58th Legislative session drew to a close, as usual, at midnight. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:26:37 -0700 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5506 Physics professor Miguel Mostafa explains the great mystery of cosmic rays, their source and phenomenal energy over a pint at Port O'Call Tuesday night. It's part of a new lecture series called Science Night Live. Sans the suds, Midday Metro gets a preview.Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Those are the questions addressed in the award-winning documentary film For the Bible Tells Me So. Midday Metro learns more with filmmaker Dan Karslake, who will be at Westminster College Wednesday night to screen the film.Is the subprime crisis putting the squeeze on Utah's tourism industry? What impact will Utah's new immigration law have across the state's service sector? Those questions are addressed on today's edition of The Bottomline. Guests include Dave Willams of the Utah Office of Tourism; Nathan Rafferty of Ski Utah; and Krista Parry of Park City Mountain Resort. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:14:17 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5522 Today on The Bottom Line: the potential impacts of the sub-prime lending crisis and a new Utah immigration law on the state's tourism industry. If the past is any indicator, people will spend their vacation dollars closer to home, says Dave Williams, Deputy Director of Marketing and Research for the Utah Office of Tourism. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:56:14 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5529 A $1,700 salary bump; $10 million to pay for teacher-directed classroom supplies; performance pay programs - are teachers satisfied with their treatment at the hands of state lawmakers this year? Midday Metro goes one-on-one with Kim Campbell, president of the Utah Education Association, which represents 18,000 members in 40 schools districts. Homebuilders are seeing their workloads drop off in the face of the sub-prime crisis and talk of recession. However, greenbuilders are reporting a steady pace in many areas of the country. Midday Metro finds out if the trend holds true in Utah with Aaron Needham of Needham Homes and Development and Randy Moore, president of the Utah Home Builders Association. Plus Richard Jaffa, Jaffa Group, and Sarah Weinberg, Build Green Utah. Plus what's really in your drinking water? A recent story by the Associated Press says it's your neighbors prescription drugs. Learn more with Jeff Salt, Great Salt Lakekeeper, and Bill Moellmer, environmental scientist, Division of Water Quality, and head of Utah's triennial water standards review committee. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:20:35 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5543 The nation is not facing an economic recession, but rather a "fearsession." That's according to economists with Wells Fargo. Regional Managing Director Sterling Jensen says we are not in a recession, because the country hasn't seen a decline in its gross domestic product for two straight quarters yet. He also adds that because everyone is afraid of a looming recession, they've taken steps that could prevent one from happening. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:57:13 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5547 Some might say they have one of the most stress filled jobs in the world. Midday Metro meets members of the Salt Lake City Police Department's hostage negotiating team. Guests include Detectives Brian Wahlin and Steve Hartney. In a fast-food world, is there a perfect meal? Author Michael Pollan will be here to talk about the way our food choices affect our health and the health of the environment around us. His books include In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Pollan is in town as a guest of the Utah Museum of Natural History for its Nature of Things Lecture Series tonight at Abravanel Hall. Also, Tax Season may be sneaking up on many of us. Are you wondering what deductions you can take, or how to get your tax refund, let alone your tax rebate? Later on the show we'll get some tips and trade secrets from IRS agents Bill Brunson and Dianna Nielsen. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:41:36 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5548 College students throughout the state should see their textbook costs decrease slightly, thanks to a group of University of Utah students. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:45:38 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5549 Disabled Utahns are cautiously optimistic about a new tax-free savings account co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch. Andrew Riggle, a public policy advocate for the Disability Law Center, says the savings accounts are a step in the right direction, but he has some concerns. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:01:15 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5552 (KCPW News) People on both sides of the political aisle aren't happy with the Governor's decision to approve a controversial anti-illegal immigration bill. Senate Bill 81 will require contractors that work with government agencies to verify the immigration status of their employees. Paul Mero, president of the conservative think-tank The Sutherland Institute, calls that ridiculous. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:19:34 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5563 In a work session yesterday, the Salt Lake City Council heard another pitch from the Taubman Company regarding the construction of a sky bridge at the upcoming City Creek Center. City Councilman Eric Jergensen says the company has considered the council's concerns about maintaining the vitality of Main Street and come back with a much better plan. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:54:46 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5565 In honor of St. Patrick's Day, a focus on Irish literature with the City Library's Cherie Willis and Andrew Shaw, and poet Alex Caldiero offers his favorite poems by Irishmen Yeates, Wilde and Joyce. And on today's edition of the Bottomline, celebrating 10 years of Envision Utah. Robert Grow and Alan Matheson talk about the organization's plans for this year. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:55:17 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5571 I'm Lara Jones and it's time for today's Bottomline Rewind. Today's focus was the 10-year progress of Envision Utah, a public private partnership dedicated to channeling growth along the Wasatch Front. Given the state of today's economy and the potential for recession, it is interesting to note the uncertain financial times out of which Envision Utah evolved. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:56:30 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5575 Residents and stakeholders of Millcreek Township are being asked what they'd like to be when they grow up - an unincorporated part of the county, their own city or new citizens of Holladay or South Salt Lake City. Check out this blog on the subject. A townhall meeting is scheduled for tonight, 6-9 p.m., at Skyline High School, 3251 E. 3760 S., on this self-determination process. Midday Metro learns more with Jeff Silvestrini of Millcreek's Mount Olympus Community Council and Lynn Pace, Holladay City Councilman. Preventing our natural wonders from getting loved to death, with Carl Fisher of Save Our Canyons and Loren Kroenke of the U.S. Forest Service. The subject is the topic of discussion at tonight's Wasatch Forum, 7 p.m., Westminster College's Gore Auditorium. Plus a new discovery by researchers at the University of Utah holds promise for the prevention of blindness. Special guest: Dr. Dean Li, senior author of the study, which was published Sunday in the online edition of Nature Medicine. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:31:21 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5577 Last night's meeting and work session of the Salt Lake City Council gives us a better idea of the timeline for the construction of various elements of the City Creek Center. At the meeting, the council also voted to give 2.5 million dollars to a non-profit organization, and heard requests from several local groups hoping to get a piece of this year's grant money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that the city is charged with divvying up. KCPW's Jeff Robinson spoke with Council Vice Chairman Carlton Christensen for a wrap-up of last night's most important points. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:07:17 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5589 Tonight, the South Salt Lake City Council will vote whether to adopt the city's plan for the $500 million Market Station mixed-used development project. It includes 850 condominium units, many of them in a 27-story-tall building anchored by a grocery store Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:45:49 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5596 Speaking to an audience of hundreds of business leaders, economy experts and politicians at his annual statewide economic summit this afternoon, Governor Jon Huntsman echoed the same upbeat sentiments expressed in his state of the state address a few months ago -- despite declining job growth in Utah. The governor praised the state's quality of life for drawing companies like ATK Ammunition and Barnes Aerospace Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:36:01 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5606 As the April 15th deadline for filing 2007 tax returns approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is warning people against nearly a dozen tax scams that can get people into trouble. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:00:30 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5603 While the Utah Department of Health is applauding a dip in the number of uninsured Utahns last year, the agency's director, Dr. David Sundwall, says the state's so-called "young immortals" continue to risk living without coverage. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:00:31 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5609 How national and state economic conditions affect city budgets with the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Guests include Roger Tew, senior policy analyst with the league; Jamie Davidson, Lehi City administrator; and Gary Hill, budget director, Park City. Global worker migration with Lant Pritchett, BYU grad turned Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He'll be at Westminster Monday to talk about Global Capital Labor in the 21st Century. Midday Metro gets a preview. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: Some say women in the workforce don't support other women. Is that true or folklore? One group women putting their money with their sisters is VAST, an investment fund created, owned and managed by women. Learn more about this startup with Carla Meine and Barbara Zimonja of VAST, and Christine Arthur of CBIZ, which will host a seminar introducing VAST Thursday, March 27, 4-6 p.m. at the Hilton City Center, 255 S. West Temple, SLC. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:30:31 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5614 A conference on rural business convenes Tuesday in Price. Carbon County Economic Development Director Delynn Fielding says the conference is an important opportunity to hear from experts about how to thrive in a rural economy. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:00:43 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5617 A new report by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors shows that home sales rose 19 percent last month in Salt Lake County compared to January, while home prices declined four percent. That means 744 homes and condominiums were sold here in February of 2008 at a median price of $225,000 dollars. Board president Jillinda Bowers says the decline in price means home prices are where they should be, not over-inflated. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:26:23 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5622 Today's Bottomline focused on VAST, a new private equity firm created, owned and managed by women with the express purpose of investing in women-owned businesses. The firm draws on the experience of its partners, including Carla Meine, whose inbound telemarketing firm logged revenues in excess of $25 million last year. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:55:10 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5625 Rising gas and food prices and fallout from the subprime crisis are causing financial headaches for states across the nation. Experts say Utah's cities should expect some trickle down effect. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:02:58 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5624 Is the alpha-male approach still the reigning approach in today's global marketplace? According to a Rhodes Scholar and former Dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, leadership in post-industrial societies is trending toward a blend of both male and female character traits. Dr. Joseph Nye tells KCPW's Lara Jones that it's all about combining hard and soft power into something he calls "smart power". Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:02:58 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5627 A report from those in the trenches at last night's caucus meetings. For the Republicans, Senator Carlene Walker. For the Democrats, Polly Hart. University of Utah science seniors are getting more out of their internships than experience making copies or picking up dry cleaning. A program matches their skills with engineering issues in the real world. Midday Metro talks with Steve Blair, director of the U's Engineering Clinic Program, and students Chris Benson and Kyle Stewart. Plus, Who's your Daddy? Paternity tests are now available in retail stores. What does this say about our society and what might it mean for custody battles? Midday Metro talks with Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Utah-based Identigene, which has inked a deal to place its tests in 4,000-plus drugstores nationwide. Plus Stewart Ralphs, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:47:31 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5637 The Internal Revenue Service estimates that more than 100,000 Utah residents don't normally file a tax return. However, that will have to change if those people wish to receive the economic stimulus payments the IRS will begin distributing in May. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:26 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5641 CNN Money ranked Salt Lake City as the 15th best place in the nation to start a business. Highlighted in the article is the non-profit Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund, led by Executive Director Kathy Ricci. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:26 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5646 Energy tops the list of voter concerns on the Utah Foundation's 2008 Priorities Survey. It didn't even make the top 10 just four years ago. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:26 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5647 Community Wireless of Park City, the parent company of KCPW, has signed a letter of intent to sell the FM licenses of this community radio station to Wasatch Public Media for $2.4 million. Board member Joe Wrona says the decision was unanimous but comes with stiff financial expectations over the next two months. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:01:22 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5654 Accompanied by once bitter rival Governor Mitt Romney and Utah ally Governor Jon Huntsman, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain briefly spoke with reporters in a hangar at Million Air airport before jetting off to Colorado yesterday afternoon. After joking about his humiliation over losing to Romney in Utah by 85 percent of the vote on Super Tuesday, McCain said his rival's support is an integral part of his campaign. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:17:40 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5656 An idea that began as a class project for University of Utah architecture students has graduated into a full blown proposal for a new mixed-use development on the school's campus. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:06:40 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5657 The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, And Why is a book that explores the 400-year chronology of America's racial history. The book's author, Jabari Asim, talks about why he thinks the N-word remains a slur and symbol of inequality. Asim is the next speaker in the City Library's Dewey Lecture Series on April 5. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: Governor Huntsman came into office with a pledge to expand economic development statewide. Has it happened? The Bottomline talks with Alan Hall of Grow Utah Ventures about a new entrepreneurial development program for Weber, Davis and Morgan counties. Plus a new project in Downtown Salt Lake is using old shipping containers as the basis for a new seven-story building. Find out more when Midday Metro talks with project owner Adam Price and architect Adam Kalkin of the new City Center Lofts. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:29:25 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5663 Even in one of the strongest economies in the nation, Utahns are feeling the impact of the looming recession. When the federal government rushed to bail-out Bear Stearns earlier this month, people here took notice. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:02:55 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5659 Although he remains upbeat about the Utah economy, Governor Jon Huntsman says he acknowledges that the state is tied to the rest of the nation, which is experiencing a downturn. Still, while job growth has continued to decline in recent months, he predicts we won't experience an overall job loss. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:30:19 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5668 As a six-month moratorium on new payday lending businesses in unincorporated Salt Lake County is set to expire, the County Council is considering several new ordinances that regulate the high interest loan practice. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:02:33 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5672 Utah's Committee of Consumer Services has requested that the Public Service Commission fully investigate claims made by Questar that customers owe the utility more than $600,000 in back billing because of faulty data transmitters. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:02:33 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5676 In a financial crisis, the pitch from politicians is that we should keep spending to keep the economy afloat. But is that the wisest course of action for consumers? Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:02:33 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5677 Special guest host Ted Wilson will talk with Ed Sweeney about the future of KCPW. Sweeney is the former general manager of KCPW and president of Wasatch Public Media, the newly formed non-profit seeking to buy KCPW from Community Wireless of Park City. Your questions and comments are welcome. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Also, what advice would you give the next president of the United States? Dr. Michael O'Hanlon has assembled a collection of scholarly research papers in the book Opportunity 08, which considers solutions to many of the problems facing the next American president. O'Hanlon will deliver a lecture on the subject Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m., at Westminster College. For details on the free event, click here. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:33:11 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5683 The 500 customers that Questar Gas says owes it more money don't have to open their wallets just yet because of an investigation launched by the Public Service Commission. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:01:57 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5684 On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council heard from residents and businesses in the city both for and against the building of a sky bridge at the planned City Creek Center. And they again spoke with representatives from Taubman, the project's developer, who suggested that if this sky bridge is not approved, the fate of the whole center is in jeopardy. This morning, KCPW's Jeff Robinson spoke with councilman Soren Simonsen, who is an architect himself, about where this project stands right now. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:12:36 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5685 The developer of the City Creek Center once again indicated to the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday that if it doesn't approve a sky bridge connecting the two halves of the mall, the entire project is in jeopardy. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:43:54 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5688 Former KCPW General Manager Ed Sweeney made a guest appearance on Midday Metro this morning to answer questions about the sale of KCPW. Sweeney is president of Wasatch Public Media, a non-profit organization formed to purchase KCPW from Community Wireless of Park City. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:59:23 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5692 The Legislature is once again looking at privatizing Utah's only state-run mental health facility. The Health and Human Services Interim Committee is scheduled to study the issue this summer, even though a recent legislative audit found no serious problems with the hospital. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:24:46 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5696 Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker's campaign promise to bring trolleys back to Sugar House could move closer to reality next week. Becker says a study conducted over the winter determined a trolley line is the best transit solution for the neighborhood. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:42:25 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5698 Utah has a shortage of direct service workers to tend to the daily needs of low-income disabled individuals. George Kelner, who directs the Department of Health's Division of Services for People with Disabilities, says low wages are part of the problem. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:00:29 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5706 Jordan School District's transition teams could be heading to arbitration on taxpayers' dollars. The groups are charged with splitting the district in two, but negotiations have hit a brick wall. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:01:08 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5716 Today's show focused on what cities and towns are doing when it comes to conservation and energy production. With the passage of HB 201 earlier this year, Utah's Dixie is pushing ahead with its own solar farm. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:55:47 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5724 Those hoping to get in one final day on the slopes before spring hits full swing better strap on the skis soon. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:00:27 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5731 Last night was a long one for the Salt Lake City council, as they not only approved a sky bridge for the proposed City Creek Center by a wide margin but discussed plans for a light rail line to the airport, and formally approved the Mutual Commitment Registry. KCPW's Jeff Robinson spoke with Vice Chairman Carlton Christensen this morning for a wrap-up. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:48:00 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5742 Qwest is sending out mailers informing its customers about the new 385 area code. Beginning in June, Utah residents will have to dial ten digits in order to make local phone calls. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:05:35 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5743 Last night, the Salt Lake City Council approved by a six-to-one vote developer Taubman Centers' plan to build a sky bridge over Main Street at the proposed City Creek Center. One city councilman who voted "yes" was conflicted about the decision. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:41:42 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5747 Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank is back in town. He'll be in the studio to take your calls. On our list of questions - the resurgence of crack cocaine, the recent arrests of members of the Tongan Crip Gang for a string of robberies, and two "acid bomb" incidents. A revamped Washington County Land Bill is ready to go in Congress. Senator Bob Bennett tells Midday Metro why key conservation groups are supporting the legislation this time. Dave Livermore, Utah State Director for The Nature Conservancy adds his perspective, too. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:37:25 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5752 This week, presidential contenders had ample opportunity to show their stuff when it comes to military and foreign policy knowledge and air their opinions on the Iraq War while questioning General David Petraeus. Meanwhile, actions reportedly taken by advisers to both Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have raised questions about just where the Democratic candidates stand on free trade. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:00:13 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5749 While most teens are learning to balance their own bank accounts, one young Salt Laker is helping women in third world countries develop business plans. Midday Metro talks with Merrit Denison, who has helped to create a microenterprise program for YouthLINC. We'll also meet the program's director, Sabrina King. Do you need some fresh ideas for the dinner table? How about some recipes created by kids? Midday Metro talks about a cookbook full of recipes made by kids for kids to promote healthy eating. Guests include: Patrice Isabella, Nutrition Coordinator for the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program; John Michael Lewis, First Place Winner, Creative Category, Kids Fruits and Veggies Recipe Contest; and Heather Bertotti, Kids in the Kitchen Director. Plus, the annual Walk MS event is tomorrow morning, Midday Metro talks with walk captain Kelcie Walker and researcher Dr. Andrea White about Multiple Sclerosis and what is being done to help those who have been diagnosed with it. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Grand Hall and Olympic Fountain at Gateway Mall in downtown SLC. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:00:38 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5761 For Provo High Senior Eamonn Burton, learning foreign languages is fun. But more importantly, the Mandarin and Arabic classes he's enrolled in now could be the key to his future. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:01:05 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5765 Salt Lake Bees fans will notice a few changes to Franklin Covey Field when they attend the team's first home series of the season this weekend. The Larry H. Miller group has paid for a new scoreboard, complete with video display. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:09:38 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5771 The weird and wonderful sounds in the City Library's music collection. KCPW's Book Bin goes into the music stacks with librarians Andrew Shaw and Mary Anne Heider. Click "Read More" to get a list of today's Book Bin selections. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: Boomburbs expert Robert Lang will talk about smart ways to manage growth. Something we'd better think about as more than a million new people over the next 20 years will call the Salt Lake Valley home. Lang will present a lecture on the subject Thursday, 7 p.m., in the Tessman Auditorium of the City Library. It's sponsored by the Utah League of Cities and Towns, in partnership with Utah Intergovernmental Roundtable and Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association and NPR Utah, KCPW. Plus living the life of an inventor. Midday Metro talks with organizers of the Utah Inventors Symposium, which takes place at the SLCC Miller Campus Saturday. Guests include Vaughn North of The Spirit of Renaissance Foundation, and Jake Van der meide, chairman of the independent and student inventors section. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:06:32 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5775 Amid a sea of angry passengers, American Airlines has cancelled thousands of flights so the company can check the wiring systems in 300 of its airplanes. Many have blamed the problem on the continued use of aging jets, however one expert says that isn't the problem. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:00:03 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5772 Utah's rapid population growth means many of Salt Lake Valley's residential suburbs could one day be "boomburbs," a term coined by author Dr. Robert Lang. He says these new urban centers complement, rather than compete, with a region's main urban center. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:06:32 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5781 Today's show focused on a growth trend in the West - Boomburbs: The Rise of America's Accidental Cities. That's also the name of a book by Dr. Robert Lang, founding director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. He'll be in Salt Lake City Thursday to talk about the trend at 7 p.m. at the City Library. Lang started today's show be defining a boomburb, of which the Salt Lake Valley has several. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:55:51 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5783 If you woke up this morning and realized you still have to fill out your tax return, you've still got time to mail it off or send it online, which the Utah State Tax Commission encourages you to do. Spokesman Charlie Roberts says this year, there will be more calculations to do for your state return, but expect to pay about the same or less as last year. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:35:45 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5787 Governor Jon Huntsman's Energy Advisor is creating a task force to study the state's renewable energy resources, though the legislature failed to pass such a proposal earlier this year. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:11 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5794 Tomorrow morning, the Utah Public Service Commission will meet with Questar and concerned Utahns to discuss how they'll go about investigating the under billing of about 400 customers. Roger Ball with the Utah Ratepayers Association believes if some customers have been under paying, then some have been over paying. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:54:57 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5801 Why does architecture matter? Midday Metro gets the inside scoop from Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, who will be in town to keynote the Utah Preservation Conference this week. Utah Heritage Foundation Executive Director Kirk Huffaker joins the conversation. Since its debut in the mid-80s, "What to Expect When Expecting" has been the Bible for new moms. But a lot has changed in the last 25 years - multiple births are multiplying, alternative therapies are making their way into mainstream obstetric care, and friends and families are being invited to the birthing. Author Heidi Murkhoff will be in Salt Lake City to introduce updated 4th Edition today and she'll stop by Midday Metro to answer your questions and maybe even give away a few copies. April is National Poetry Month. Today's show will also feature another edition of the Award-Winning series Poetry is Wanted Here, with Ken Sanders and Alex Caldiero. The limericks were fast and furious, too numerous to list. But the poems near the end included "Mag" by Carl Sandburg and "The Brain is Wider than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:55:25 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5803 A children's museum in downtown Salt Lake City is having budget problems. Discovery Gateway Director Maria Farrington says she's working hard to overcome an anticipated $500,000 budget shortfall. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:27:43 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5793 Salt Lake City's Mayor Ralph Becker called a last-minute meeting of the Air Transportation Promotion Alliance yesterday evening. Representatives from the Legislature, the governor's office, the airport and others joined Becker to strategize about an upcoming meeting with Delta Airlines officials. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:24:08 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5806 Concerned Utahns joined state utility regulators and Questar this morning to discuss how to conduct an investigation into the gas company's under billing of more than 400 customers. The problem was caused by faulty radio transponders used to read gas meters. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:46:57 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5812 For music fanatics, there is no better way to spend a Saturday than flipping through racks of albums at their neighborhood record stores. Many of these have shut down during the past decade, a time of drastic change for the music market. But those that remain are banding together to prove it's not just about music: It's the place. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:00:18 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5815 Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson assured city and state leaders this morning [Friday] during a visit to Salt Lake City that the airport will remain an important Western hub after the merger with Northwest Airlines. Anderson also soothed concerns about layoffs. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:12:34 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5818 For the first time this year, Utah will be issuing state-backed student loans at a loss. KCPW's Jeff Robinson explains. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:18:13 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5819 Spring pollination of important human food sources nationwide is becoming increasingly difficult because of a decline in bee populations. That decline has now made its way to Utah. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:50:39 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5825 Tonight, two Salt Lake City councilmen will meet with residents and business owners in Sugar House to hear what they have to say about Wal-Mart's petition to re-zone the K-Mart site at the mouth of Parley's Way. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:01:15 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5824 As part of its Earth Day celebration today the University of Utah introduced its new $18 million cogeneration heat and electricity system. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:45:45 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5833 The newly-created Health System Reform Task Force had its first meeting last week. With the daunting task of fixing health care in Utah, how far has this lawmaker group gotten in one meeting? Midday Metro talks with Sen. Gene Davis, a Democrat from Salt Lake County and a task force member. Business plan competitions at area universities are more than academic exercises. There's real cash at stake, and great business ideas can vault into primetime due to the exposure. Midday Metro talks with students Nate Alder and Ben Maughan of Klymit, which captured the $50,000 prize at this month's competition at Brigham Young University. Two trends that will change the way occupational health nurses interact with worker populations and community groups are nanotechnology and genetic surveillance - topics on the agenda at the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Symposium and Expo that starts Friday in Salt Lake City. Dr. Linda McCauley explains the basics to Midday Metro. Join the conversation. Call 355-TALK or email midday@kcpw.org during the show to participate. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:51:13 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5834 The first phase of a public market feasibility study is complete. Downtown Alliance Economic Development Manager Carla Weise says the group's board of directors has yet to decide to move forward on the project, but she feels confident it will. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:00:32 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5837 Last night, the Salt Lake City Council discussed various options for bringing a public market to the city. Later in the evening, councilmen J.T. Martin and Soren Simonsen met with residents and business owners in their districts to talk about Wal-Mart's proposed plans to build a new structure at the mouth of Parley's Way. KCPW's Jeff Robinson talked with Simonsen about how the meeting went, and why he feels Wal-Mart may be taking an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to its petition to re-zone the property. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:17:05 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5840 After a back and forth with the Nuclear Regulatory Committee in the press over whose call it was, Governor Jon Huntsman has moved to block the import of foreign nuclear waste to Utah. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:35:11 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5847 The Utah Department of Transportation is paring down its proposal for the Mountain View Corridor, which will connect Salt Lake County's west side to northwest Utah County. Project manager Teri Newell says the state doesn't currently have the funding or the need for a freeway right now. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:37:51 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5850 A BYU student is well on his way to putting a gas-insulated jacket he's invented on the market. Nate Alder, CEO of Klymit, says taking part in BYU's business plan competition last year helped it get off the ground. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:02:58 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5843 Energy Solutions says it's disappointed that Governor Jon Huntsman is going back on a signed agreement and using his influence with the NorthWest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management to thwart the company's plan to import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy for processing and storage in Tennessee and Utah. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:02:59 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5848 The two teams negotiating how to divide Jordan School District's assets are considering a new proposal for the split. The remaining west side school district team rejected an earlier draft, which nearly sent the teams into arbitration. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:48:33 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5855 Low-income health care advocates have an ally in Salt Lake County Senator Gene Davis. Like them, he wants the Health System Reform Task Force, of which he's a member, to consider requiring insurance companies to change the way they set their premium rates to a community rating system. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:49 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5860 According to a report issued today by the Utah Association of Realtors, home sales in Salt Lake County are down 40 percent compared to last year's first quarter figures. Association President David Mansell says this isn't as bad as it sounds. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:41 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5864 What should be done with 5 million tons of PCB-contaminated fish? That's the quandary facing the Department of Natural Resources. Reed Harris, the recovery program manager for the state's threatened June sucker native fish population, says carp harvested from Utah Lake could be turned into fertilizer, sold for human consumption and a Minnesota man under investigation for fraud wants to send the fish to Iraq. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:41 -0600 http://www.kcpw.org/article/5865 It's the first day on the job for Elizabeth Elder, new Director of the Salt Lake City Library System. She'll be here to talk with Midday Metro listeners about her plans. At 10:30 on The Bottomline: Have you had the talk with your kids ... you know, the one about ... money? Tuesday is National Teach Your Children to Save Day. The Bottomline offers up some tips with Julie Felshaw, State Office of Education Financial Education Specialist, Zions Bank's Heidi Prokop, vice president and financial education coordinator, and from the Utah Saves commercials, real-life mother-and-daughter savers Lori and Alish