In Utah, this will be known as The Summer of the List. Who could envision that the biggest local news story of the season would stem from the underhanded and cowardly actions of a handful of state employees (er…soon “former state employees”).

The List, of course, is the naming and disclosing of personal information of some 1,300 people whom the compilers think are illegal immigrants. The vast majority of Utah officials were aghast at the release of the names, and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff thinks the state employees may earn some well-deserved jail time.

But I’m supportive of lists. In fact, I want to see more for the betterment of our state and nation. Here are some I want to be compiled:

A list of every member of that Utah Minuteman organization (so we can get them the name of a qualified mental health practitioner dealing with issues of extreme paranoia)…

A list of every owner of a pit bull (so prospective homebuyers can be fully informed before bringing small children into the neighborhood)…

A list of any man who has had a restraining order for stalking filed against him (so females perusing online dating sites can receive a head’s-up)…

A list of every person who confuses the Twilight series with good literature (cross-referenced with a list of women who think the dreamy guy sitting next to them in Sacrament meeting is a vampire)…

A list of every person who paid good money to hear Glenn Beck speak in Salt Lake last week (so we can sell this group a DVD on how the earth is flat and the solar system is a conspiracy of Neil Armstrong and the Russians)…

A list of every pro athlete who claims he or she loves Utah, but then spouts excuses to move out (and the list begins with Derek Fisher)…

A list of anyone who thinks the government should only involve itself in activities specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution (so we can halt their Social Security checks, take away their driver’s licenses, and rescind their county library privileges).

Lists are great! Just think of the great gossip if you had the list of LDS members with lapsed temple recommends or a list of people who actually followed the antics of Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan!

Oh, and there’s one more list I want to see: the names of the people in Hyrum who criticized the City Council for allowing a prayer to be given in Spanish. (I guess I didn’t know that God only speaks English.) Give me a list of those folks so we can get them help….and fast!