——————= that the cause of the fire was The raging fire at Jeffrey Cobabe and Associates consumed all but brick and steel. Investigators determined accidental. Early damage estimates total $3 million. Photo by Jim Fisher three minutes after receiving the 911 FIRE alarm, which means that roughly four times the amount of resources were needed to fight the fire. Salt Lake City Fire Department’s first unit arrived within adjacent apartment Citifront, was saved from destruction by Salt Lake City and other area firefighters. mand called it “under control” in less than two hours. The site had small flare ups over the next several days, which is Because of the proximity of the Citifront from the radiant heat of the intense blaze. Citifront project, not uncommon with a The building was evacuated and residents were temporarily relocated at near- intervention was the Salt Lake City Fire complex, it was in danger of catching fire fire of this magni- tude. Heroes on the Hill Fight for Full-Coverage Medicaid Bill Tibit, chairman of AHAC, and By Leon Johnson It's hard to eat without teeth. It's equally hard to work, if one can't see clearly. But with the exclusion Medicaid, those are hardships people are with. | Medicaid was entirely last year in legislative action. minute, members of tions committee - both Democrats and Republicans - got funding for restoration of most took their revenge. They set up an imaginary anti-utopian village, “Martyville,’ which was celebrat- “heroes on the hill.” ing the $10 million in tax breaks They orchestrated a political of Medicaid. | This year, the “heroes on the hill” were Gov. Olene Walker, who got $20 million into the budget to cover caseload growth and higher cost of senting a message. For example, one picture was of a skier, skiing local ski industry was getting tax cuts at the expense of visual and dental Proportions." The editorial read, "Noting that it is unconstitutional to deny dental care to inmates who have committed crimes, care. Another was of a speaker from who got an additional $1 million whose mouth issued a stream of for partial restoration of dental care. Despite these successes, there was still work'to be done. A coali- dollar bills, which were flowing ‘into a dumpster. The speaker was a politician who sponsored "“mes- of Anti-Hunger Action Committee (AHAC), the Disabled Rights Action Committee (DRAC), the Community Action Program (CAP), and the Coalition of Religious Communities (CORC), set to work at the capitol during the 2004 legislative session from Jan. 20 to Mar. 4. The coalition leaders the sage" bills involving costly lawsuits. All the coalition wanted was for Rep. Stevens to speak out in support of the services in question. He wouldn't even do that much. In the opinion of the coalition, he missed the chance to be a hero. So, on the last day, the coalition record numbers 1313 West California yell . 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday 972-2336 “Olde Fashion Taste with a Fast Pace” EDWARDO'S men women & children 4 "Martyville Spectator.". One headline read, Municipal Jail _"Martyville's down a hill made of teeth and eyeCritical Hits glasses. The message was that the -~Overcrowding medicine, and Sen. Peter Knudsen, tion Mayor Marty had given to big business. Residents of Martyville are rag, Department.” Firestation #13 Jerry Costly and Barbara Toomer, of DRAC, also deserve: to be called in “...and that divine — paw g LADDER CO, theater of the most imaginative the kinds of kind. The theme was "The Speaker _ Dr. Yankum, a dentist who pulls teeth for the 61,411 people who of the House Takes the Cake", with forced to deal need dental care, and Dr. Seemore, the Speaker being Rep. Marty erat an optometrist who has to close his almost lost Stevens. doors because peeve "is a city Once a week, Rep. Stevens was a cliffhanger given a cake, on top of which was a without vision." At the last Martyville even seBIahes a picture, drawn in frosting, reprethe appropria- of dental and visual coverage by Jackson Elementary School. . “Citifront was saved by divine intervention, ” said Maria Garciaz, director of Neighborhood Housing Services — one of the main driving forces behind the complex, about two minutes after the of the building. Fire com- which was evacuation continued from page 1 An call, The West View Page 3 of people isabel with disabilities have been committing whatever crimes they can to get into a system that provides dental care." A restored Medicaid would provide benefits to many hairby people. = BEEHIVE BAIL BONDS FAST 24 HOUR SERVICE Utah receives $5.35 from the federal government for every dollar it spends on Medicaid and in 2001, Gary Walton Medicaid spending created 17,130 Nancy Walton new jobs. For info on how to help, 258 call Bill Tibits at 364-7765. East 500 South, 328-3329 / 485-2711 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111