Life of a Mayor

Life of a Mayor

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 230 , Segment 2

Episode: New Hampshire, Life of a Mayor, Sustainable Tourism, SE Asia

Feb 10, 2016 10:00 pm
25:25 mins

Guest: John Curtis, Mayor of Provo since January 2010 Mayors of mid-sized cities are the politicians who are really on the front lines of American life. They’re the keepers of our communities, fielding our complaints about potholes and police presence and places to shop. The mayors of mid-sized cities grapple with bringing historic downtown areas back to life, coaxing retailers into the city limits so we benefit from those sales taxes and convincing us to give our cars a break in favor of transit. All of those challenges are true in the city where BYUradio is located – Provo, Utah. By many counts, Provo’s doing better than a lot of other cities – unemployment for the region is 2.7% - almost half the national rate. Provo’s consistently ranks high on lists of places to get a job, start a business or raise a family. Provo’s Mayor John Curtis can’t take credit for all of that, but after 6 years in office, he’s learned a thing or two about running a mid-sized city.

Other Segments

Other Segments

New Hampshire Primary Analysis

Guest: Jeremy Pope, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders – two outsider candidates running against the established system –won big in New Hampshire’s primary. Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton who both left Iowa with considerable strength in their respective Republican and Democratic fields are now back on their heels. And rather than winnowing the field, New Hampshire voters have left the race deeply unsettled.

Guest: Jeremy Pope, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders – two outsider candidates running against the established system –won big in New Hampshire’s primary. Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton who both left Iowa with considerable strength in their respective Republican and Democratic fields are now back on their heels. And rather than winnowing the field, New Hampshire voters have left the race deeply unsettled.

Sustainable Tourism

Guest: Kelly Bricker, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah It’s the middle of February, and people tired of the cold and snow begin to think about spring break and summer vacation. If you can afford it, planning a visit to a tropical island just might pull you out of the winter doldrums. There’s a lot to consider when booking that vacation: Where do you really want to go? How much can you spend? And what kind of impact your visit will make on the destination you choose? Ok, there probably aren’t a lot of people who ask themselves that last question, but maybe more people should. And not just for the benefit of that local economy that relies on tourism.

Guest: Kelly Bricker, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah It’s the middle of February, and people tired of the cold and snow begin to think about spring break and summer vacation. If you can afford it, planning a visit to a tropical island just might pull you out of the winter doldrums. There’s a lot to consider when booking that vacation: Where do you really want to go? How much can you spend? And what kind of impact your visit will make on the destination you choose? Ok, there probably aren’t a lot of people who ask themselves that last question, but maybe more people should. And not just for the benefit of that local economy that relies on tourism.

Southest Asia Economy

Guest: Pisan Manawapat, Ambassador of Thailand to the United States

Guest: Pisan Manawapat, Ambassador of Thailand to the United States

Underground in Berlin

Guest: Hermann Simon, Director of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Foundation

Guest: Hermann Simon, Director of the New Synagogue Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Foundation

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