Jason Chaffetz is the freshman Representative from Utah’s 3rd Congressional District; primarily southwest Salt Lake County and Utah County. He has been documenting his first year in Congress for CNN.com. The except below is from a recent commentary on the economic stimulus package, which Rep. Chaffetz claims will do nothing to help the average American. [...]
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A sweet deal? Lawmakers paid to stay home in bed – Salt Lake Tribune For years now, taxpayers have shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, compensating Utah legislators for lodging, even though many of the lawmakers never set foot in a hotel. As the Utah Legislature convenes this year, the 104-member body [...] As I was driving home tonight, the alpenglow over the Wasatch was incredible, especially between Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons on … and then I came to the very sad realization that after 7 years of living along the Wasatch Front, I still don’t know the names of most of the mountains … and half [...] Image sourced from JHUnderground.com This is turning out to be an absolutely crazy avalanche season … First there was the inbounds avalanche at Snowbird a couple weeks ago; then an inbounds avalanche at Jackson Hole kills a skier this past Saturday. Another inbounds avalanche today at Jackson Hole didn’t hurt anyone, but damaged one [...] The old cliché is that “home is where the heart is”, and if that’s true, then home is one of three places … as always, home will be Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I spent my formative years, and where much of the extended family that I really consider to be FAMILY reside. Home will always be [...] Suicide Rock Base Holds Huge Amount Of Garbage It is an icon that most Utahns know or have at least heard about. Suicide Rock rises majestically out of the mouth of Parley’s Canyon, and is covered in paint and graffiti. Myth surrounds the painted rock. According to legend, a Native-American maiden stood upon the [...] Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch – CNN.com ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed. Paul Henderson, the park’s chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one [...] You just have to love Utah and its wonderfully idiotic (original language snipped, because I’ve got the word “porn” in several blog entries to help drive traffic) concept of holiday celebrations. Today is July 24, which has some meaning to the Mormons, although I’ve no clue exactly what. Problem is that most people in the [...] You have to love the weather in Utah … especially during T-Bird’s favorite season. 80-degrees yesterday on my commute home … snow today. |
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