Yes, but . . . : Gov. Jon Huntsman says he's going to vote for Referendum 1, but he isn't saying that anybody else should. That's a tepid endorsement if ever there was one. The statewide Referendum 1 vote on Nov. 6 will decide whether Utah goes forward with the nation's first universal school voucher law to send public money to private schools. If it were to pass, it would bring about far-reaching changes in how Utah public education is funded and would be extremely costly for taxpayers. Still, Huntsman has been nearly silent, until Wednesday,but even among bigwigs of his own party, he was less than enthusiastic. His message: Do what you think is right. We second that.

Contemptuous: Any reporter who doesn't worry about the legality, if not the gross impropriety, of interviewing a prospective juror before a trial deserves a reprimand. Fifth District Judge James Shumate didn't leave it up to anyone's discretion; he issued a decorum order specifically prohibited journalists from talking to jurors prior to the trial of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. KUTV reporter Katie Baker did it anyway. Shumate found Baker in contempt of court, but he went easy on her, demanding she produce a story on a topic "that needs some attention." It's more dignified than writing 100 times on the chalkboard: "I will not interview prospective jurors." She should comply.