On April 19 I met with President Barack Obama, at his request, in the East Room of the White House. Also in the meeting were members of the president’s Cabinet and other invited guests, including Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City; John Engler, president/CEO of the Business Roundtable; Eric Garcetti, president of the Los Angeles City Council; Charles Ramsey, president of the Major City Chiefs of Police Association; Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network; and Richard Trumka, leader of the AFL-CIO. Cabinet members included U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands marched peacefully up State Street in Salt Lake City on March 21, calling for legislation to give legal status to immigrants. They chanted "Obama, hear us in our struggle and help us in our cause," as they carried a large portrait of President Barack Obama.
>>>WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a meeting March 11 with President Barack Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, the Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of Salt Lake City, spoke of the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
>>>OGDEN - Brett Patterson grew up singing in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, left to attend college, but now has returned as Holy Family Catholic Church’s new music director.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Students and teachers were invited aboard the award-winning C-SPAN Civics Bus as their national tour came to Utah. The 45-foot mobile production studio and demonstration center traveled to Salt Lake City May 8, making stops at Kearns-Saint Ann School, the Columbus Center, and East High School. Comcast Cable hosted the C-SPAN Civics Bus’ visit to Salt Lake City.
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