We'll reel off these selected Std-Ex morning items in no particular order of importance:
1) The Standard-Examiner is front and center this morning in helping to hype this season's Winter Dew Tour, which is happ'nin January 14-17 at Snowbasin:
• Getting ready for Dew TourThe Standard reports that this event is "expected to draw about 20,000 visitors over the course of the four-day event." Thus this is is a VERY BIG deal for Emerald City, we think.
Is there anyone who'd be willing to tip us off about any Ogden downtown-venue festivities which might be happening in conjunction with this important event? (We're willing to bet that WCF regular Wm III might have some info in re this.) Who will be the first to share their "insider" information?
2) Charlie Trentelman reports this morning that Ogden car dealer Homer Cutrubus is suffering a double whammy in connection with the recent termination of his Riverdale Road Chrysler Corporation dealership. Chrysler Corporation unilaterally shut down his Chrysler dealership in 2009 as part of its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy plan; and he now learns that the Larry Miller Group has been awarded a new Chrysler dealership just down the road. Mr. Cutrubus has filed a motion in Federal Bankruptcy Court opposing the installation of the new dealership; and Chrysler Corp. attorneys have slapped him back with a motion demanding $10 thousand in sanctions per day (Ouch!):
• Cutrubus says Chrysler treated him unfairlyPoor ole Homer. He probably thought he had his butt fully covered as a paid-in-full Friend of Matt. He should have hedged his bet and coughed up some campaign dough to Obama too, we guess.
3) The Std-Ex editorial board hops aboard the individual liberty bandwagon this morning, along with Weber County Forum and the Salt Lake Tribune:
• OUR VIEW: An intrusive abortion proposalThe Standard's lead paragraph sums it up nicely, wethinks:
We have a message for Utah Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman: Keep your legislative probe out of women's health care decisions.Very smart folks at the Standard-Examiner, for sure.
We couldn't have phrased it better ourself[S].
That's it for now O Gentle Ones. News-wise, beggars cannot be choosers.
Spout off on any of these suggested topics; or talk about whatever floats your boats.
