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House Bill 7: Undocumented Students and Tuition Thank you for having a local and national hero, Alex Segura, on your show tonight talking about HB7. Please support HB7 and any other bill that will deny taxpayer funed special privilages to illegal aliens! Senate Bill 156: U.S. Senators Senator Davis apparently doesn't understand the original intent of the framers of the Constitution when they created two separate houses of the Congress. The Senate was designed to be the voice of the State governments in order to preserve the power of the 13 sovereign States that created the federation of states we call the United States. Article 1, Section 3, Clause one read: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The idea was to give the State legislature a check on federal government power by giving the State Legislatures the power of who the U.S. Senators would be and making them accountable to the State Leigisalture. The 17th Amentment was introduced in 1913 and sadly ratified by the States in 1914, and was the ultimate revolution to happen to our Constitution since it was ratified in 1789. The several States lost their "check" on federal power when the 17th amendment was ratified, as U.S. Senators were now elected by popular votes the same as Representatives! I favor the S.B. 156 as a step in the right direction to return power to the States over the government they created, the Federal government! Legislative Leaders I just caught the tail end of your program. I noticed that one of your representatives wants to pass another seat belt law. I have issues with that. We have kids that ride busses everyday that don't have seatbelts but we are trying to force citizens to wear seat belts. It's hypocrisy by our government. We had a serious accident where a snowplow ran into a school bus and none of the kids were wearing seat belts. I'd like to bring that issue up to our state government and ask them why they are pushing this on to our citizens when they are not required in school busses. Martin Luther King Special I am one half of a couple that Utah gave a large wedding for. I have many comments on the program that you aired tonight. Many of the things they said were true. We want to thank Utah . As far of the Mayor of New Orleans, he was the C.E.O of Cox Cable. He was not a politician…..he was placed into the position so that they could control him. They didn't know anything about helping their city survive in a crisis. I have been flooded out of New Orleans twice. I had to swim out of my house to get on my roof. I finished school from Southern University in New Orleans with an accounting degree. I would like to have comments with the professors. Governor Huntsman I think your program is the best. I have so much respect for Ted Capener. I want to inquire about participating in the public program that Ted mentioned in the beginning of the program. This program gets my highest rating. It was outstanding. Please call me with the phone number. For two decades I worked for mental health. During that time our services were severely cut. The population we served was severely limited. The people who earned minimum wage and were not suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar depression or major depression were ineligible for treatment. Usually the insurance coverage by their employer was minimal. So mental services were greatly curtailed to them. I have retired. I am not current about the funding or the programming for mental health. I wonder if the mental health program continues to operate on the severely reduced budget. If they are, are we accepting this reduction and thus saying we have a tax surplus rather than reinvesting inn programs that were curtailed when taxes were insufficient? Remembering Our Troops To everyone involved, The program you just had on the servicemen was very touching. That little girl sang so perfectly. I'm proud of our servicemen even though I don't have anyone serving. I really enjoyed that program and I hope they will do more of that. Merry Christmas. I just wanted to thank everyone at KUED for the broadcast last night and also for doing the tapings for our loved ones in Iraq . This was a very wonderful thing you did for us and you are much appreciated! Have a wonderful holiday and thanks again for all of your kindness and support. Just wanted to send a quick thank you to all you nice folks at kued for all you have done for our soldiers. You have truly gone "beyond the call of duty" in preparing these DVD's for our loved one's. That piece you ran on civic dialogue was awesome! Everyone I talked to after, said there wasn't a dry eye in their house, (including our's). My wife, SPC Deena Hart, has received the dvd and has watched it numerous time's (no she didn't wait until Christmas) and no doubt will wear it out watching it over and over again. So once again please extend our heartfelt thanks to the whole crew who worked on these project's, IT IS TRULY APPRECIATED!!!!!!! Thank You so much for everything that you did for our unit 144th ASMC. I was unable to see the program on Sunday but will watch it on Friday this week. My in laws watched it and saw our children and were excited and loved hearing what the General had to say. It was uplifting and promising. Thank you I will watch it on Friday and i ma sure that I will feel the same. Dear KUED, Thank you so much for the wonderful program you put together for the 144th Army National Guard Unit. It meant so much to us that you let us come and tape a message for our Soldier. I can't imagine the hours it took to tape our messages, edit them, put together a program, & send us each a copy plus one for our soldier. My kids & I had so much fun putting together our segment & it got us into the holiday spirit. Thank you, again, very much for your service to us! I thought the program was wonderful. I can't believe how courageous and grateful the wives and loved ones are. I'm as proud of the families as I am of the people fighting. I lived in Iraq in 1958 during the first Revolution. We've got all of these Americans, both the civilians at home and the ones fighting over there, and I'm proud of them all. I appreciate you broadcasting it. I have my television on KUED most of the time. I was sadlyl disappointed in the number of messages we got to see. I am a mother of one of the members of the 144th and I feel with as much garbage that is allowed air-time, a good deal more could have been donated to this. I cannot talk to members of my family without tears because I was looking forward to seeing my granddaughters send a message to their daddy, Sgt Scott Martin. He is in the motorpool over there. I am sure more of the families feel the same way. The families that got aired, are elated, without a doubt. I am not I wanted to send a message to thank you for your generosity this holliday season . What better gift is there to give, than Family? And you made that gift possible for all the men & women of the 144th unit. My family and I enjoyed watching your tv special last night. Making a personal cd for each man and woman from their family was an expensive undertaking for your studio and crew and I want you all to know I appreciate your war efforts. I see, from day to day many people with stickers on their cars "Support Our Troops" and wonder if this makes them feel like they are doing something? You are "Doing Something" Thank - You Peter Corroon This was a wonderful enlightening program. I think the mayor of Salt Lake County is doing a wonderful job. Medicare RX Enrollment Thanks for the informative program. I am very interested in the Medicare program I just saw. Who pays for the medications of the low income? Does Utah , does Medicare? Can the state come in and put a lean on your house for what they paid for your prescriptions? I want to know if I'm obligated to pay this after my death. I would really like to get some information on this assistance from the state. It was an excellent program and I have been so confused on Medicare and its plans. It was masterfully done. Just wanted to let you know that it was great and that we have always contributed to KUED. I just really appreciate the info we got on Civic about the prescription drug cost plan. I'm one of those that have to spend everything coming in on medication. I have emphysema and this information will be really helpful. Military Interrogations I live here in SLC and I think Civic Dialogue is one of the best programs you have. Tonight it was exceptionally good. I think we need more people with experience and qualifications to be guests on Civic Dialogue. Thank you very much for doing it. Public Lands Use Good evening, I was watching Civic Dialogue with the people from the public land, director from the Blue Ribbon Coalition and Heidi Macintosh. They were discussing road RS2477, Ms. Macintosh made a statement that was only partially correct, part of it was a lie in that the BLM does know where all of the RS2477 roads are. Each County in the State has submitted to the BLM as part of the planning process a map of all of the roads they are claiming under RS2477. However, that is a has been in the past in a lawsuit and the AGS office has told the county that they…(message cut off) I'm interested in the Wilderness Alliance. It is going to become a problem. It was a good program. Domestic Violence I had some disappointments with the program. They didn't talk about the financing about where women and children can go. I didn't think the portrayal was accurate. I would like a copy please. I am a victim's advocate. I think that we need to make sure that the victim doesn't go to the perpetrator. I went to DCFS in CA and the whole focus is that the children are forced to live with the perp. They were angry at me because I have called doctors and fought for change in WA. I fight for the children because they are the ones that are suffering. I thought that the two women you had on were excellent. I am a survivor of parental alienation. They do destroy the children if they don't act appropriately. I am calling about the public Civic Dialogue about domestic violence. I am calling to find out how I can order a video or if it will be replayed or aired again. Please call me back. I only got the last 15 minutes. Book "Rough Stone Rolling" This is my opinion on the program with Joseph Smith. I'm appalled that the University or any higher thinking institution would allow that kind of dribble to be put on the air without some kind of rebuttal. I suggest the University gets someone that actually knows the history of Joseph Smith and not get some whiney mythologizing story about his life. I think you are doing your public a great disservice. It doesn't surprise me that this came on Utah television. If they want the facts of the life of the little con-artist there are many books on the false prophet. The University of Utah School of Medicine's 100 Year Anniversary I'm a college graduate. I graduated in the class of 1960 at the University of Utah . I graduated in English and History. I have these friends in this hospital and that hospital and what is the state of Utah doing for the mentally ill. Nothing. Granite or let's see, Valley used to have 4 or 5 half way houses, now there is one. That's it. There used be four or five hospitals and now there is LDS, University Hospital and one in West Valley . They have to put these people in nursing homes. I would advise to invest in mental health because some of my friends have had very, very, hard times. Take a woman who is the organist in the church. Her son spent years down in Provo , she got him home on a LOA (leave of absence). He was on medication and it said don't mix with alcohol. The kid got out.. got alcohol… went berserk, ended up on the channel 5 news, he followed some girl home from work, she locked herself in the bathroom, he broke into her house, she was admitted into LDS hospital and the only reason she died is because he used a dull knife. That poor mother! That poor mother! That's what she dealt with. Put the balance in mental health. Put the money in mental health cuz that's where it's needed. Put the money in mental health. Put the money in mental health because that is where the hell it's needed. One in five Americans have mental health and it's kept under the covers and kept behind the ghosts and that's what it is. That's where it's needed right now. Prevention is worth an ounce, prevention is worth, prevention is worth a lot. Put that budget toward mental health. Bye! Camp Williams Thank you. My dear friend Dana Thurber works for the State Housing Authority. They have found a lot of homing and apartments for the families. What they really need is they need accessories. Not clothes, not furniture or money but soap, towels, and new things. Utensils, dishes, things that they can start setting up house. There are so many things that need to be set up. Book: "The Enigma of Iraq" I was wondering if you ever do anything on our legal system. How corrupt our lawyers are and things like that. To let people know the corruptness we have in our legal system, if you ever have anything like that and when. Thank you. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: Love in Later Life Hi I watched Civic Dialogue today regarding aging and love. I was
interested in finding out some more about the classes given by Professor
Barusch. The number didn't appear long enough on the screen for
me to get it. I would appreciate some additional information on
this. The Changing Dynamics of the Supreme Court I think this is a very good program, I'd like to see more like
this instead of having, I liked the discussion part because we got
a better mean out of what their position is and how we have to look
at it in that vein. It was very very good, in fact I've liked the
last couple of ones that you've had to be good ya know better than
usual, it's not the usual, it's very very good, bye bye. Mayor Rocky Anderson I just want to comment on Rocky Anderson the mayor of Salt Lake
City, I think he's the best thing that ever happened to Salt Lake
City, he is just wonderful, he has a future in sight for Salt Lake
City, and he is just absolutely great, I was just listening to the
program with Ted and I am absolutely amazed, thank you so much. Rebroadcast: The 14th Ward Album Quilt I just watched the Civic Dialogue Show about the quilt that had
been cut in two, I was calling to get mainly the name of the book
and the name of the author, that part of the program was not repeated
often enough, I thought it would be repeated at the end of the show,
and all I got was the 14th Ward Album Quilt I don't have the author's
name other than Nielson, hoping that's right, I suppose going into
a bookstore I could find it, but um for future reference you might
repeat the name of the book and the authors more often, thank you
I enjoy the program very much, very interesting, bye. Yes, I watched the program about the quilt that was cut in half
and I don't know if their interested in a quilt that I made when
we were on a mission actually I didn't make them the ladies, the
members and the investigators made the blocks, and they all had
to be embroidered and they did what the husbands job was, this was
what the picture was on a 12 square block, and so I ended up with
43 blocks, it's enough for a king bed and I'd like to get my opinion
on that thank you. Conversation: Steve Williams Thank you so much, I absolutely adore Steve Williams, I think
he is completely stellar. I've been out of the valley for almost
20 years, and moving out here about 16 months ago, tuning into that
station has been a god send after ya know so tumultuous stuff, and
it has been just phenomenal, and I've had conversations with him
when he's on air and he's been so helpful and knowledgeable, and
ya know if you get a chance send a message on to him please, and
I don't know what his health trouble is, and it is certainly none
of my business, but what ever it is, I certainly hope he makes a
tremendous recovery and he has a lot of fans out here rootin for
him, so thanks again, I hope you rebroadcast, I would love to have
my dad watch it, my dad is a big jazz fan and hung out with Tremmy
from Satchmo's band so dad would love to see it, so if you could
pass on the information and if by any chance it is going to rebroadcast
if you could include some information or let me know, I'd appreciate
it very much, thanks so much, I appreciate the work you guys do. Book: "Earning My Degree" My comment is I’m a grandmother and I’ve raised 8 children
in the school district, I’ve been through the school district
and there’s a problem now with this no child left behind, I
have a grandchild who has always needed a little extra help in school,
and she’s now in high school and the feedback she gets from
her teachers is you’re 16 now quit school the school doesn’t
want kids who don’t have B’s and A’s. And so then
she got discourage and she also got sick and missed some school
and when she went to sign up for classes for next year she was told
she couldn’t go to that school anymore, she would have to go
to a truancy school. Now this is a very well behaved girl that does
not get in to trouble or use drugs or anything else she just needs
a little extra help in school. And if this no child left behind
is trying to get the kids out of school, quit school, this is absolutely
ridiculous and the school system ought to do something about it
thank you. I thought the program today was wonderful thank you have a good
day. Utah's Minimum Wage I watched your program yesterday about bringing up the minimum
wage, well I've got a little comment, I've worked for the school
district for 10 years, and I am just barely now making $7.01 an
hour. If they bring up the minimum wage, does that mean my pay goes
up as well? I'm 28 years old and I'm just kinda curious about that
type of stuff, so if you guys want to give me a call back and ask
me a little bit more about my opinion that would be great. I'm calling to see if I can order the tape Ted Capener that was
on yesterday with Silberman and Lampropoulos. I was watching Civic Dialogue, I would like to have had them discuss
all the people that have been laid off and lost their jobs and are
buying homes and they, they don't have an income, and this minimum
wage of $5, of a little over $5 an hour, it makes it about at the
most, $900 a month, and the rent is probably 6 or 7 maybe $900 a
month, how are they ever going to live, they have families, they've
worked hard all their lives and now they've been laid off from a
job that paid them well, thank you bye. I just wanted to make a point and a comment about the minimum wage
program and they were talking about if we raise the minimum wage
in the service sector like McDonalds and such that the food prices
will go up at food places like that and we also speak about obesity
and a lot of times the only kind of food the people can afford are
a dollar hamburger at burger king or whatever, I think the prices
are too low and it's food that's not good for us, and my mom was
always saying, and I grew up in poverty, she can't afford to go
to the grocery store, so she eats out of these places, and I can't
make her understand that the food's bad for her to eat every day,
and I think that we definitely need to raise it at least to $7.
And one more comment, people who have wealth or, they get all the
things you see on TV like the 0% interest on cars on approved credit,
if you're making $5.15 an hour you're not gonna get that deal, I
don't care how good your credit is. All those kind of deals only
apply to people with wealth or assets, so I think minimum wage is
just the beginning, another thing is a lot of people don't that
work don't they aren't eligible for Medicaid or a lot of the state
or federal programs and so I think we're really are in the dark
as the poorest richest country in the world and Thanks. I don't know where this Lampowhatever his name is lives in the
state of Utah, but he's talking about college when it's almost impossible
for a number of children to even get through high school. It costs
money to even have your child play in any kind of sports $150 here
$100 there, how many families have that kind of money at the low
minimum wage or even working 2 jobs to let their kids play ball
or soccer or things like that. I don't know where he comes from,
and I know that the wage increase will never pass in Utah because
of people like him, but we need to think about kids playing in these
sports because it keeps them off the street, but they can't afford
it on the wages their parents are making now, a lot of them can't
even afford to pay the cost it takes to register for school like
jr high and high school, I never paid that when I was going to school,
but they have to pay it now, so he needs to think about these things
before he says that education is the root of our poverty, it isn't
it's the wages here in Utah. Thank you, bye. Utah Weather Well, I had more than a comment, I am interested in obtaining a
copy of the civic Dialogue I saw on Sunday the 29th regarding the
weather and global warming, I thought the comments made were excellent,
and I want to show my class, and I wanted to get a copy for the
school I teach at, Mill Creek Jr. High, so thank you very much. No Child Left Behind/HB 1001/Achievement Gap Yes I volunteer with those kids who are being left behind, and my idea is that their parents need to be expected to have them study at home, parents don't have to do any more than say please do you homework, but that's something, then their should be some special efforts to outreach to teach those parents how to do some teaching of their children. But it has to be working with those kids at home, that's the solution, not more more. Thank you very much. The 14th Ward Album Quilt I just watched the show about the quilt, the album quilt, and my
great great grandmother was on the program, and it is a great program
you did a nice job, Ted did a nice job with Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen,
what a just a great program, so I just wanted you to know how proud
we are of the program as we are of the ancestors on the quilt, and
what a neat book that's been, and KUED did a great job talking about
the quilt, I would have only suggested if you could've got the other
half of the quilt on there, that would have been great so maybe
next time, hey thanks a lot appreciate it bye. Hi I just watched Civic Dialogue about the 14th ward quilt and
it was, I only caught the last third of the program, and it was
really interesting so I was hoping I could request it might be rerun
again sometime for like viewers choice Friday night or something
thanks bye. I just want to thank you for having the program on regarding the
Salt Lake 14th ward quilt, I saw that quilt in person when she was
down there at Broadbent in Lehi and I was truly impressed with it
and I was so happy to see that it was on Civic Dialogue tonight
and I really enjoyed it, thank you very much bye. Tonight Civic Dialogue was very good. Thank you it's a good station,
thank you good bye those religious ones are good. I'm really excited about that quilt that was found I just loved
the history of it I'm a member of the Utah State Historical Society
and the Emery County Historical Society, and this is just exciting,
really exciting to me because our family has done quilt blocks for
many many years and put a quilt together for our family reunions
so this was just exciting to see and I am going to go buy the book
and thank you for presenting this program it was really great, one
of a kind, and I hope to see more things that you would be doing
like this that would tell history. I really like Civic Dialogue
and I've watched it for years but this one was a great one, thank
you so much, bye. Oh I just called to see if you want to rebroadcast that program
on the 14th ward quilt I just barely got in on the last end of it
I think it had some squares made by my ancestors by the name of
Fos on it. Thank you. Jury Appreciation We just want to report on the Civic Dialogue hosted by Ted Capener this evening. It was so well done and so important that viewers understand the importance of juries and jurors, and the panelists couldn't have been better picked and we enjoyed it very much We just wanted to tell you what a great program Civic Dialogue
was this evening with Ted Capener, and the panel couldn't have been
better. Of course all of them did an excellent job, and just to
let you know that we thoroughly support KUED, but tonight the panel
was wonderful and Ted did a great job as usual. So thank you and
keep up the good work. Conversation with Reverend France A. Davis I just finished watching Pastor France Davis on your program and
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him and I think through the years
I've known of him and seen him at different community places and
he works through the community fully so he's pretty well known,
but he's such a wonderful chiasmic, has so much charisma, I would
even want to go to his church just to listen to him, he's a wonderful
man I think he just draws people and throws so much love out there
to everyone doesn't matter what color you are we'd sure like to
see him on there again, anytime, often as you can, and thank you
for having him on there. We have just watched Civic Dialogue with the Reverend France Davis.
We enjoyed it very much, it was very worth while, it's just too
bad it couldn't have been a longer program. Thank you. Conversation with Bill Marcroft Yes, I would just like to say that we miss Bill Marcroft commentating
the Ute games, my daughter goes with Richard Cheney and when she
found out Bill was retiring she called me up and she was just devastated.
She really enjoyed him calling the games, and I miss him to, just
thought I'd make a comment, thank you bye. It was an excellent program I am wondering how I can get a copy
of it. It was a Civic Dialogue on Sunday the 21st and I was wondering
how I could get a copy of it or if it was going to be rebroadcast
at any time, I actually have a son who is doing a paper on the exact
topic that was discussed and would surely like to get him information
for his paper and wondered if that would be a possibility. Anyway,
great program, and we can't wait for Bill Marcroft to get back on
the air ways. Legislative Coverage: Tax Reform I have a comment to make regarding the bill, I'm not sure the number
of the bill, but anyway it is not legal to give public money to
private schools, and there is a bill that provides this and it is
not legal to do. That is my comment. Thank you. Thank you KUED I understand that we could call this number and
get the status of a particular bill, if I judged correctly, could
you have somebody call and tell me the disposition or otherwise
status of senate Bill 34? Thank you for your excellent coverage
and we do appreciate you and we have contributed. Thank you very
much. Bye! Over and out. I listened to that Civic Dialogue, I think Tom Dolan is wrong.
I think most of the citizens in Sandy would like to have their property
taxes increased rather than have to rely on retail for taxes, and
I think the state as the whole would like to do that. I think it
is wrong to have the state try to find a gazillion ways to tax their
people such as the internet and catalogue sales and other things.
We are taxed in so many different ways in the state that we really
do need to come up with a simple yet effective way of paying for
the taxes, provide the needs for our state. We don't need to have
the legislature nickel and diming us to death over every little
thing that we purchase. I for one would love to have my property
taxes doubled if that's what it takes to provide the needs rather
than to have every time I turn around I'm paying taxes for something
in one fashion or another. Thanks, bye bye.
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