by JM Bell | Sep 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
CRIME: FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY POLICING DISAPPEARING• Amount of COPS Funding Dispersed in 2002 – $9,940,40726• Amount of COPS Funding Dispersed in 2006 – $1,164,6432726: Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Sum of Awards made by State,...
by JM Bell | Sep 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
EDUCATION: THE COST OF COLLEGE CONTINUES TO RISE IN UTAH• In 2001, tuition at a public four-year institution in Utah was $6,623.6 In 2005, it was $8,348, a 26 percent increase.7• In 2001, tuition at a private four-year institution in Utah was $8,576.8 In 2005, it was...
by JM Bell | Sep 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
HEALTH CARE: THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED IN UTAH HAS GROWN UNDER DO NOTHING POST “Contract With America” REPUBLICANS• In 2000, Utah had 271,000 adults without insurance (12.3 percent).3• In 2005, Utah had 420,000 adults without insurance (16.6 percent).4• Utah...
by JM Bell | Sep 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
Ever wonder how the Do-Nothing Congress has left Utah behind? Well, wonder no more. The next few posts show Republican Leadership at its … well, best.GAS PRICES: THE HIGH COST OF GAS CONTINUES TO BE A BURDEN FOR UTAH RESIDENTS• In 2001, the average cost of gas...
by JM Bell | Sep 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
In 650 Words, Senator Frist Was Unable to Name a Single Item That Had Cleared Congress. “Or consider Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), who, in front of the microphones yesterday, quarreled with the Democrats’ characterization of this as a...
by JM Bell | Sep 27, 2006 | Uncategorized
From Meet the Press March 16, 2003:VICE PRES. CHENEY: Now, I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is, we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.MR. RUSSERT: If your analysis is not correct, and we’re not...