Shawn and Royal had some enlightening insights on how to get involved in local government to achieve positive change.  Shawn stressed it’s important [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/05/police-gone-wild/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Last Saturday on K-Talk I was joined by David Garger, Shawn Loura, and Royal Peterson.nbsp; We all covered bad experiences with Utah police, but David, ... Last Saturday on K-Talk I was joined by David Garger, Shawn Loura, and Royal Peterson.nbsp; We all covered bad experiences with Utah police, but David, Shawn, and Royal in particular focused on Provo. Shawn and Royal had some enlightening insights on how to get involved in local government to achieve positive change.nbsp; Shawn stressed it's important to be respectful and positive when dealing with local officials. We also discussed how local citizens can get involved in local government.nbsp; Only two of Provo's City Council members are elected from the general population.nbsp; The rest are elected just as we elected delegates in local caucuses. What this means is a person can get all their friends and family together for a local election to get himself elected, just as people do within the precinct caucuses. People should also write and meet with the Mayor to let him know their concerns, and voice their support or disapproval during election time. Royal recommended getting involved with the Campaign for Liberty to learn more about citizen rights, and the Constitution.nbsp; To meet local Campaign for Liberty members check out meetup.com/CFL-Provo or meetup.com/C4LSaltLake No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Utah,County poppymoreno@gmail.com no No http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/05/gay-marriage-and-utah/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/05/gay-marriage-and-utah/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 21:52:30 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=299 Gay Marriage has been a very emotional issue in Utah over the past year.  Not only did we see many people in Utah support Proposition 8 in California, but we also watched the rise and defeat of the Common Ground Initiative here in Utah.

I know many Ron Paul supporters here were totally against the Common [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/05/gay-marriage-and-utah/feed/ 1 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/utah-private-club-law-repealed/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/utah-private-club-law-repealed/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:14:30 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=270 This week the Utah Legislature repealed the quirky liquor laws being discussed in this DiggNation video.

This DiggNation discussion pertains specifically to beer.  DiggNation is an online video program watched by thousands of people across the world every week.  You may have guessed this guys are from Digg.com.

Many Utahns, having lived in Utah all their lives, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/utah-private-club-law-repealed/feed/ 0 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/kennecott-copper-china/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/kennecott-copper-china/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:34:32 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=231 View Larger Map

Will Kennecott Copper (the worlds largest open pit mine) soon be owned by China?  Per this CNN report, China has invested $19,500,000,000.00 (that’s $19.5 billion) in Rio Tinto.  Per Kennecott’s web site http://www.kennecott.com Rio Tinto (a multinational corporation) became the owner of Kennecott in 1989.

CNN’s claims can easily be verified by a [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/03/kennecott-copper-china/feed/ 1 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/vitamin-b6-declared-drug-fda/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/vitamin-b6-declared-drug-fda/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:44:52 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=211 Utah, who may have the strongest supliments industry in the United Sates, will soon be hit by a new FDA ruling.

In 2005 Triangle Business Journal wrote BioStratum was in trouble because they were using Pyridorin (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride) to develop prescription drugs. Pyridoxamine is a natural component of vitamin B6 so BioStratum was unable to patent [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/vitamin-b6-declared-drug-fda/feed/ 10 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/provo-police-assault-chris-lauridsen/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/provo-police-assault-chris-lauridsen/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:23:01 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=168

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

On February 2nd 2009 Provo Police assaulted a man by the name of Chris Lauridsen.

Chris Lauridsen had the nerve to be be [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/02/provo-police-assault-chris-lauridsen/feed/ 15 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/orrin-hatch-timothy-geithner-treasury-secretary/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/orrin-hatch-timothy-geithner-treasury-secretary/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:40:28 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=135 There’s news all over the web today about Timothy Geithener, Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary.  It appears Geithner failed to pay $34,000 in taxes while he was working for the International Monetary Fund.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_on_go_co/treasury_nominee

Still, GOP Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah called the tax problems “a mistake that a human being can make” and cautioned fellow [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/orrin-hatch-timothy-geithner-treasury-secretary/feed/ 1 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/codex-alimentarius-2/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/codex-alimentarius-2/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:19:47 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=110 I was going to talk about CODEX Alimentarius today, but will be preempting that discussion to talk with Bliss Tew about his current efforts to end the Fed.

CODEX is an issue the Utah chapter of the John Birch Society has been working on by trying to educate members, the general public, and politicians.  For more [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/codex-alimentarius-2/feed/ 1 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/jason-chaffetz-colbert-nation/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/jason-chaffetz-colbert-nation/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:22:58 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=90 On Tuesday January 6th 2009 Jason Chaffetz appeared on Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Nation.

If you missed the show, you can watch it here. Who would have thought Colbert is in good enough shape to beat Jason at leg wrestling

I remember Jason at the Strawberry Days Parade in Pleasant Grave. He ran the entire length [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2009/01/jason-chaffetz-colbert-nation/feed/ 1 http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2008/12/sl-county-republican-central-committee-meeting/ http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2008/12/sl-county-republican-central-committee-meeting/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:39:24 +0000 ---- http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/?p=6

On my monthly K-Talk show I interviewed Rob Alexander from one of the Salt Lake chapters of the Campaign for Liberty.

Rob does an excellent job of explaining why the meeting was such a big deal.  KUER (NPR) reported James Evans offered to resign, but his resignation was not accepted by the committee members.

A bigger issue [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://ut.alternativeconservative.com/2008/12/sl-county-republican-central-committee-meeting/feed/ 0 47:24 On my monthly K-Talk show I interviewed Rob Alexander from one of the Salt Lake chapters of the Campaign for Liberty. Rob does an excellent job ... On my monthly K-Talk show I interviewed Rob Alexander from one of the Salt Lake chapters of the Campaign for Liberty. Rob does an excellent job of explaining why the meeting was such a big deal.nbsp; KUER (NPR) reported James Evans offered to resign, but his resignation was not accepted by the committee members. A bigger issue was an amendment to the bylaws proposed by James Evans.nbsp; This amendment would have given Precinct Chairmen automatic delegate status for both the County and State Conventions.nbsp; This means there would be two less delegates the voters get to vote on to represent them.nbsp; Currently voters can elect the Precinct Chairmen as a delegate, but it is up to the voters. As Rob points out the voters in his Precinct elected him as both a State and County Delegate anyway, but that was a decision made by the voters, not the party. One person who did not receive mention in this show, but deserves a great deal of credit for alerting people to the negative implications, is Nancy Lord.nbsp; I would like to thank Nancy for her hard work and dedication.nbsp; Nancy stands for representative government.nbsp; That means government by the people, for the people. A person who was discussed in the show is Mike Ridgway.nbsp; One caller, Anita, said she would never participate in the Utah Republican Party again after the way they treated Mike Ridgway.nbsp; I assured her what we need to do is rally together and become more active in the party, if we don't like the direction its heading. If we resign, that leaves the people who are in charge to do whatever they want.nbsp; We no longer have the ability to add input.nbsp; The more people who split off to the Libertarian or Constitution Party, the less power the people have.nbsp; The media does not cover the Libertarian or Constitution Party, and people who are hard core Republican are too afraid to vote for a third Party for fear a Democrat will win. I'm absolutely positive Mike Ridgway would agree with me on this.nbsp; After all, Mike Ridgway was there at the Central Committee Meeting volunteering to fight the Evans Amendment with the rest of us.nbsp; Mike Ridgway's not going to throw in the towel because he was wrongednbsp; by the Utah Republican Party.nbsp; He's going to hang in there and fight for representative government to the end.nbsp; Mike Ridgway sets a good example for everyone else to follow. Cathy from Herriman called in to express her dislike for the current Republican administration.nbsp; Cathy asks everyone to read the Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi.nbsp; Vincent is the same prosecuting attorney who put Charles Manson behind bars. Cathy also mentions the Project for a New American Century.nbsp; I recommend watching John Pilger's documentary Breaking The Silence to see an interview with William Kristol the President of the Project for a New American Century. Although I did not think to mention it at the time, the Project for a New American Century was mentioned as a great concern of Tom Dashyll when he was interviewed by the Eagles Forum. Recommended Links Meetup.com CampaignforLiberty.com Caucus 101 Who Decides Who gets on the ballot.nbsp; One of the most imporant things you can do is attend your caucus, run as a delegate, or at least show up to vote for who is elected.nbsp; The Campaign for Liberty Meetup Groups will help you along the way. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Podcast,,Salt,Lake,County poppymoreno@gmail.com no No