Comments on: Zion

By: Ben Everitt

Ben Everitt — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:23:08 +0000

Pete: I hope you have been reading Ed Kociela’s editorials in the Spectrum in honor of “Sunshine Week” He even talks about “transparent government”. There’s an old-fashioned idea! Too conservative for most Utahns, probably. – Ben Everitt

By: Johnathan West

Johnathan West — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:23:43 +0000

Enjoyed your views you expressed at the Hurricane Rotary Club meeting and I wish you the best of luck in your campaign.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:07:56 +0000

Don’t let people bother you about being a Democrat in Utah, Pete!! There’s more of us out there than most people think! Besides that, I think there’s a lot of people out there like me who will not associate with one party or the other – I just pick the candidates that most closely represent my views and who would better the community by representing Utah. You the man, Pete!

By: It's not a tumor

It's not a tumor — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:01:27 +0000

The Olympics was a good start to changing that image, so is Sundance. It takes more to change public opinion on something like of this nature. The more Utah pops up, and the less it is about the Mormon church the more people will understand Utah. The census has released information that shows people in the late 20s to early 40s are moving away from the coasts and to smaller cities like Reno, NV. The more new busiessnes that we attract the more of this demographic they will bring with them. The reason people are now leaving these other areas are due to a number of things including: high taxes both property and income, poor schools, Govt’s with no budget and short on services.

The more positive people we have in the state govt, the more we can work towards getting a peice of this pie.

By: Steve Petersen

Steve Petersen — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:40:58 +0000

It was great to meet you in person today, Pete.

I like Zion, too.

By: Clark Stacey

Clark Stacey — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:38:03 +0000

Reading this post reminded me of a lot of time spent in the outdoors growing up in Utah, and some favorite places of my family’s. It also, unfortunately, came on the heels of watching the first episode of HBO’s new series, “Big Love.” It’s set in Salt Lake City and stars Bill Paxton as the polygamist husband of three wives, and from the first frame to the last is a showcase of negative Utah stereotypes (http://www.hbo.com/biglove/index.html).

The juxtaposition made me think… my biggest challenge as a businessman in Utah is attracting top talent from around the country and around the world to come work for my company, and Utah’s image plays a significant part in that. I associate Utah with some of the most breathtaking country in the West, and Salt Lake City with a thriving and diverse cultural community. Regrettably though, for a significant percentage of the rest of the world, Utah conjures images of backwater weirdos or bubblegum homogeneity. I’d love to find new ways to project our image of Utah outside our borders, beyond a select audience of ski tourists and outdoor retailers.

By: ken

ken — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:14:54 +0000

Don’t forget to take the trail to Cascade Falls — just off Navajo Lake… well worth the hike. At the end of the trail is a waterfall that comes out of a large hole in the rock.