The Utah Headliners Chapter of the SPJ will hold its next board meeting on Feb. 17 at 9:30 a.m. at the SL Tribune building. The Agenda is (so far): 1- Regional conference2- Contest3- Other biz

For those of you who are having a little trouble narrowing down which of your many award-worthy clips to enter, here’s a little good news: the deadline has been pushed back to FRIDAY, FEB. 23, so you get a whole extra week to decide. A few things have changed from last year’s contest administration: New … More SPJ Contest Time!

The next SPJ Board Meeting will take place on January 13, 9 a.m. at the SL Tribune building. The Agenda: 1- SPJ Regional Conference (update)2- Financial report3- Contest update4- Membership updates5- Sunshine Week6- UFOG

By Joel CampbellSPJ Legislative Monitor While advocates for open government and a free press are likely to breathe a little easier this legislative session, there are still some issues to watch as the Utah Legislature begins Jan. 15. Gone, it is hoped, are protracted struggles over Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act seen last … More Preview: Open Meetings Act reform will continue in 2007 Legislature

Mark your calendars for the next meeting of the SPJ Board, Saturday January 13th at 9 a.m. at the SL Tribune building. Any items to be placed on the agenda, please contact Ben Winslow at bwinslow@desnews.com An agenda will be posted on this page next week.

This link comes from Ginger Bair, the webmaster at the Utah Dept. of Health’s Obesity in Utah site. She asked me to post this link for any reporter interested in obesity statistics. It is: http://www.health.utah.gov/obesity The website includes statistics and the state’s “blueprint” for combating obesity in the state. It could be useful to any … More Obesity resource for reporters

As you may be aware, there are some legal issues surrounding the Davis School Board’s closure of boundary committee meetings. It has been covered heavily in the Ogden Standard-Examiner. The Utah Headliners Chapter of the SPJ has been asked to weigh in on the issue. Below is a letter sent recently to the school board … More Letter to the Davis School Board.

Saturday.November 11.9 a.m.SL Trib building. The Agenda. 1- Regional Conference update (Ben, Linda, Allison)2- Financial report (Tom)3- DesNews vs. SL County update (Ben)4- Membership update (Welcome to our new members Kim, Angela and Les!)5- SPJ Contest 2007 (Sallie)6- Legislative Preview (Joel)7- Davis School District meeting (Joel)