 |
Wednesday, May 05, 2004 |
I'm a state delegate to the Utah State Democratic Convention this May 7th and 8th in Salt Lake City. I’ve been swamped the past two weeks getting ready for it. I’ve been reviewing the party platform, which is more conservative than the national platform, understandable for a conservative state. If I desire, I could write an addendum to the platform or request a change in the way it is worded. But I won't do either. I’ve also been reviewing campaign sheets for the candidates vying for the national committee and delegation positions to the National Convention.
Other than preparing for the convention, I've been busy meeting a deadline at work, finishing the monthly newsletter for the church congregation I attend, doing homework with M, completing my house and yard chores, and keeping up with my workout routines and training runs. My head is barely above water. As you can tell, I’m struggling to get out a blog post every day, especially one that means something.
This is my first year participating in politics, let alone as a delegate. I’m excited and honored.
I received a link to www.utahpriorities.net so that I could familiarize myself with the issues facing Utah. According to recent polls, the top ten issues on Utah voters' minds this year are, and in order:
1. Public Education
2. Jobs & Economic Development
3. Water Supply & Quality
4. Health Care
5. Crime & Security
6. Higher Education
7. Taxes
8. Dealing with Growth
9. Environment, Air Quality & Hazardous Waste
10. Parental Rights
(Just off the top of my head, I'm thinking we need more funding also for our first responders--the police, fireman, and emergency crews. That might take care of #5.)
As I review the compiled lists of articles (on the utahpriorities site) dealing with these issues, I’m noticing that for a majority of the issues, the most recent articles are from 2002 or later. There was not one research article for Crime & Security. At least they had a news aggregater posting current headlines. Nonetheless, because this is a non-partisan site, the information that both Republicans and Democrats will be analyzing to formulate solutions is two years old or later. And we all know how things have changed in all areas within the last four years.
If and when I get any time, I'll write more. Wish me luck on my training run.
6:22:54 PM  | |
|
|
|
|
