http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/$blog_name/ A description to be completed later http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/11/pondering_single-payer_healthcare.html <p>Tonight, the Democrats running for president had a debate. Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont spoke about his single-payer healthcare plan which would effectively eliminate the health insurance marketplace in the country. Sanders argued that it would also lower costs for medications, procedures, etc. which are currently very expensive in a comparison to costs in other countries.</p> <p>And he's </p> Sun, 15 Nov 2015 06:27:03 -0700 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/10/deep_diving_into_the_herriman_hills_initiative.html <p>On the mail-in ballot due November 3 in Herriman City is the Herriman Hills Initiative. This is an important referendum for Herriman City that, on the surface, seems quite straightforward but it isn't. There are many layers to this issue and I'm hoping this article will help voters understand better what this initiative represents.</p> <p><div align="center"> <img src="/img/2015/10/Herriman_Hills</p> Sat, 10 Oct 2015 17:50:50 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/10/absolutely_vote_no_on_proposition_1.html <p>For residents in Salt Lake County, there is a tax increase proposition on the mail-in ballot due November 3: Proposition 1. I strongly urge all residents to vote NO on this proposition.</p> <p>If passed, this proposition would raise sales taxes on purchases in Salt Lake County by 0.25 percent and the revenue generated is to be used to fund transportation projects including:</p> <ul> <li>Roads (surprise)</li> </ul> Fri, 9 Oct 2015 19:46:08 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_city_operations.html <p><img class="float_right" src="/img/2015/7/Herriman-council-4-200x200.jpg" alt="Herriman city council district #4 race" title="Herriman city council district #4 race" width="200" height="220"></p> <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my origina</p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:51:47 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_city_lobbying.html <p><img class="float_right" src="/img/2015/7/Herriman-council-4-200x200.jpg" alt="Herriman city council district #4 race" title="Herriman city council district #4 race" width="200" height="220"></p> <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original </p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:33:39 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_secondary_water.html <p><img class="float_right" src="/img/2015/7/Herriman-council-4-200x200.jpg" alt="Herriman city council district #4 race" title="Herriman city council district #4 race" width="200" height="220"></p> <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original </p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:13:31 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_economic_development.html <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original question for the candidates on the topic of the economic development:</p> <p><strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Apparently, Herriman isn't a sure bet for economic development since the roads through Herriman don't take tra</p> </blockquote> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:52:32 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_high-density_housing.html <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original question for the candidates on the topic of the high-density housing:</p> <p><strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Talk to anyone who has lived in Herriman for some time and you'll hear about high density housing, apartments,</p> </blockquote> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:51:53 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_transportation.html <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original question for the candidates on the topic of the transportation:</p> <p><strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Herriman City has very limited public transportation service provided by Utah Transit Authority in the form of one </p> </blockquote> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:57:12 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_herriman_hills_initiative.html <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below.</p> <p>Here is my original question for the candidates on the topic of the Herriman Hills initiative:</p> <p><strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Herriman is flanked on the south by undeveloped, wild hills. There are some trails on some of the south f</p> </blockquote> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:19:13 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/herriman_city_council_candidate_answers:_blackridge_reservoir.html <p>I would like to sincerely thank the four candidates for taking the time to address my questions. I have included links to their respective websites and/or Facebook pages below. </p> <p>My question to the Herriman city council candidates for district #4 about Blackridge Reservoir was the following:</p> <p><strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Blackridge Reservoir has been a hot topic this year and has been covered in the news </p> </blockquote> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:09:11 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/7/questions_for_herriman_city_council_candidates.html <p>Four candidates are running for the District 4 seat of the Herriman City Council. I've sent the following questionnaire to all four and hope to get good responses from each of them. I won't endorse one of them if I don't get a response from them.</p> <h2 id="politicalspectrumtest">Political spectrum test</h2> <p>Since the city council race is non-partisan, it's not fair to ask you what political party you most closely associate wi</p> Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:16:19 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2015/2/an_explanation_of_net_neutrality.html <p>Just this week, the Federal Communications Commission determined they had the authority, under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (which was created to regulate the telephone system), to regulate the Internet service provider industry. This is what has been called "Net Neutrality."</p> <p>I have long supported one particular aspect of President Obama's original proposal for Net Neutrality </p> Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:55:44 -0700 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2014/7/my_review_of_the_film_america:_imagine_the_world_without_her.html <p>Tonight, I attended a screening of <a href="http://www.americathemovie.com/"><em>America: Imagine The World Without Her</em></a> at the Draper, UT Cinemark theater. Accompanying me were my wife and two of our children (10 and 13). </p> <p><img src="/img/2014/07/america_movie-170x250.jpg" alt="America" width="170" height="250" align="left" hspace="5"/>The theater the film was shown in was a small theater that probab</p> Wed, 9 Jul 2014 04:40:47 -0600 http://fozzolog.fozzilinymoo.org/politics/2013/11/carefully_considering_the_opt-in-for-porn_proposal.html <p>There is <a href="https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/require-porn-be-opt-feature-internet-service-providers-rather-standard-feature/GF1RkqpJ">a petition</a> hosted at the WhiteHouse.gov website asking that Internet service providers provide a mechanism whereby users must "opt-in" if they want to access pornographic content on the Internet. Here is an excerpt of the petition text:</p> <blockquote> <p>The average p</p> </blockquote> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:09:17 -0700