Tuesday, September 13, 2011

2012 Utah State House Districts Salt Lake County Area

"Somewhat similarly, Cox, who is not on the committee but attended its meeting, said he was not upset at being drawn into the same district as incumbent Fisher. He said he would rather be put into a district that makes sense geographically than be gerrymandered into a weirdly shaped area that might give him a better chance at re-election."

The article can be found at:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52568245-90/map-county-lake-salt.html.csp

See also:
http://utahpolicy.com/featured_article/redistricting-proposed-house-map-combines-10-incumbents

A copy of the Salt Lake County Base Map for 2012 Utah State House Districts voted on 12 Sep 2011 by the Redistricting Committee. I would be in District 29 on this map. (The numbering may or may not be updated).
http://www.fredcox4utah.com/slco12Sep11houseMap.pdf

See also:
http://www.redistrictutah.com/

A copy of the Base Map for 2012 Utah State Senate Districts voted on 12 Sep 2011 by the Redistricting Committee.
http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/senate-redistricting-committee-adopted-base-map-91211

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Boatlifters: The unknown story of 9/11

Much has been written and said about September 11, 2001, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, but one story much less known is the one about the band of boats that came together to rescue nearly 500,000 New Yorkers from the World Trade Center site on the day the towers collapsed.

http://blogs.reuters.com/katharine-herrup/2011/09/09/boatlifters-the-unknown-story-of-911/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg&feature=share



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