Friday, January 18, 2008

Jan 18, 2008 by Midday Metro

Today's show went off on health care reform. Guest Clark Newhall can claim and MD and a JD. He wants "Medicare for all," which will be a hard sell in bootstrap Utah. He thinks Michael Moore might be a way to start the conversation, so he's hosting Sicko Day at the Legislature January 29. From 8-5 in the Capitol Board Room (Rm. 210), he'll be showing the documentary and talking about health care reform. Special guest will be Donna Smith, who's featured in the documentary. After a series of health issues, she and her husband loose everything and wind up moving in with their daughter. In addition to a free movie, there will be free food and, ideally, a free exchange of ideas on what is shaping up to be the most important issue of our time.

Also on today's show were Jeanetta Williams and Edward Lewis Jr. of the NAACP Salt Lake Branch, which hosts its 24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon Mon., Jan. 21, 12 noon, at the Little America Hotel Ballroom, 500 S. Main St., SLC. Call (801) 250-5088 to see if you can still get a seat.

Other NAACP events coming up:

Sundance Institute will host the NAACP Salt Lake Branch and guest for a free screening of The Black List Mon., Jan. 21, 4 p.m., Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway, SLC. The film is a series of mini-portraits of 20 influential African-Americans, from artists to CEOS, politicians to activists.

Fox 13 will air "We Have a Dream" Jan. 27, 1-3 p.m., plus on Feb. 14, 7-9 p.m., you can tune in for the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards.

And Salt Lake Community College's Grand Theatre will present the Utah premiere of CROWNS, a musical tribute to the role of hats in the African-American culture. The show runs Jan. 25-Feb. 9. For more information, call (801) 957-3322.

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-- Lara Jones, producer and co-host, Midday Metro 

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