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Show JAZZ STOMP SIXERS READ SALT SUBSTITUTE YET? Rat on court interrupts play C-1 Feature has Utah gasping Behind Adventure Section Ghe Salt LakeTribaie www.sitrib.com S200, The Salt Lake Tribune 2 Volume 265 Number Utah’s Independent Voice Since 1871 2002 Utahn of the Year The year 2002 arrived withaglow and is leaving with a growl. The warm, fuzzy, heady success of the Winter Olympics and the divisive donnybrookover the Main Street Plaza representthe yin and yang of The Salt Lake Tribune’s sixth annual Utahn of the Year. That GordonBitner Hinckley impacts Utah as head of The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints hardly is in debate. Considered a prophet above reproach by halfofthe state’s residents and, at times, perceived by others as an uninvited arbiter of things cultural, political andeducational, Hinckley masterfully, subtly and forcefully has wielded a power unmatched in modern times since becoming,in 1995, the 15th presidentofthe world’s fastest-growing church. And some would argue long before that. But 2002 clearly was a defining 12 months for this spry,resilient 92year-old image-maker whose lifework has centered on placing his faith in positive light. The Olympics and the plaza are dramatic bookends toayear of headline-making events in which Hinckley’s veiled hand was apparent — an influence often viewed differently on each side of Utah's unique demographic line. Under Hinckley’s direction, the LDS Church made certain the Salt Lake ing Committee for the Olympics had sufficient support and volunteers to impress the planet. Then Hinckley understatedly led his deckedout church onto aa world stage a viewers, oe andAes sitoes able weeks of Hisarae erased notions of cults,of peculiarity and provincialism, of proselytizing and puritanical codes, andthe misplaced zeal early in 2001 that prompted the news media to temporarily nicknamethe Olympics “The Mormon Games.” Hinckley displayed to the world an Churchthat was mainstream, low-key,gracious, civic minded,approachable,tolerant and global. No DECEMBER29,2002 pie other LDS leader, not even Brigham Young, has broughtsuchvisibility and prominence to his religion. The Olympic experience for ‘Mornted pride. mons provided unp! Forresidents notofthe LDSfaith,it was a memorable whiff ofgenuine pluralism. Once the worldleft, though,Salt Lake City seemed to revert to company-town status. The much-traveled Hinckley also cemented his place as thefaith's inckl Gordon B. Hinckley zonewaiting for a Solomon-likesolution. Hinckleyraised the stakes,insisting ownerrights oughtto allow his churchto evict undesirables and the city must conveythe easementso the churchcan overcome court-ordered protections. Thus far, he has shown _little enthusiasm for compromise. Theplaza issue has become, for many, a visceral symbolof church/ state coziness and cultural domination. For Mormons,opposition to a behav: ioral code on this sacred area is inexplicableinsensitivity. Manyview Hinckleyas an indefatigable navigator on a voyage to open minds abouthis faith andits gospel. Other Utahnsfrequently perceive his agenda as transcending traditional religious boundariesto the point of greatest temple-builderin 2002 by dedicating the long-dreamed-of reconstructed temple in Nauvoo,Ill, historic precursor to Salt Lake City. In June,Hinckley drew one of those public lines in the sand that marked his 2002 Jegacy whenhe approved the breaking of a 50-year relationship with The Tribune's historic owners who holdan option to repurchase the paper,a righta federal judge said required consent of Hinckley’s Deseret News, the former's partner in a joint operating agreement. That withholding ofconsent nowis before the 10th Circuit Appeals Court. It was that federal appellate court that handed Hinckleythe plaza crucible. In an Octoberopinion,it held that because the 1999 sale of what was 600 feet of Main Street contains a public easement, First Amendment rights go with it. For Hinckley, the equation was different: The tranquil landscape is hallowed andhis. Theplaza quickly becametheplaygroundofin-your-face anti-Mormon protesters,a religious demilitarized being overbearing. The year opened in storybookfashion. Decemberdoesnotfind usliving happily ever after. Throughout, Gordon B. 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