http://peteashdown.org/journal Fast Forward the Future Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:03:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In January of 2005, I had a meeting with Bill Orton. My campaign for U.S. Senate was in the exploratory stage, and I had heard through the grapevine that Bill was considering running. I had never met Bill before, but he worked nearby and came in to talk ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2009/04/20/bill-orton/ Today at 2:00PM, the Utah Senate Public Utilities Committee will consider a joint resolution expressing support for nuclear power in Utah. This is the letter I sent to Public Utilities Committee chair, Steve Urquhart. Hello Steve, I'd like you to consider a few points in relation to nuclear power in ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2009/02/17/utah-senate-and-nuclear-power/ I set my alarm this morning for 7:00AM planning to get up and get out to collect my tickets to the inauguration. A foreign bed and sick kids conspired against me and left me groggy when the alarm went off. For some reason I figured that there probably ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2009/01/19/waiting-for-tickets/ Congratulations to President-elect Obama. Come back and see us in Utah soon. http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/11/05/a-new-day/ Aside from my previous endorsement of Senator Obama for President, there is one other prime endorsement I want to get out before election day. When I received the invitation to serve on the Tracy Aviary board a few years ago, I warmly accepted because it had long been one of my ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/11/03/endorsements/ Don't miss these great films and speakers, sponsored by the Salt Lake Film Center, this Friday through Sunday! It is free and open to the public. The Raucus Caucus. http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/10/22/raucus-caucus/ This Sunday, at 8am, I will be appearing on Chris Vanocur's show "On the Record" on KTVX, channel 4. The topic will be the use of the Internet in this political season. Please join me next Tuesday, the 21st in welcoming Senator Jon Tester from Montana for a reception benefiting ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/10/17/on-the-record-change-08-party/ This last Sunday, Senator Hatch had yet another opinion piece published attempting to define his energy policy. This comes a few weeks after his rebuttal to what I wrote. There is so much spinning going on in Hatch's office these days, it should be considered an alternative energy ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/08/25/three-to-one/ The Salt Lake Tribune published an opinion piece today that I wrote on our Republican congressional delegation's recent grandstanding on behalf of the oil, gas, and coal industries. http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/08/03/tribune-opinion-piece-on-energy-policy/ Come celebrate Senator Hatch's latest reassurance that the government is fully trustworthy and always does the right thing at Salt Lake Acting Company's "Nutcake Night" on July 16th. I have 10 tickets at a discounted rate of $35 available. Please email if you are interested in attending with ... http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/07/11/nutcake-night/