In commemoration of City Weekly’s 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: Children as Cookies?
Author: Louis Godfrey
Date: Nov. 1, 2007
When Utah House Speaker Greg Curtis, R-Sandy, recognized Rep. Brad Last during one tense moment in the 2007 Legislature, the typically bustling chamber fell dead silent. All eyes were fixed squarely on the St. George Republican. “I have great affection for public schools,” Last began, “and I have been struggling with this issue for years … but I have come to the conclusion that this is the right way to implement school choice.”
The final vote on House Bill 148—education vouchers—came just before noon on Feb. 2. The measure squeaked by, 38 to 37…
