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Show 2 The Magna TlnriesWsst Valley Newt, Thursday, May 4 EditoFialGovemmieMt The Utah Education Association Introduces Phase Deserve More Campaign to increaso School Funding Ai a young girl, not arrived. We have only just begun. UEA members are asking lawmakers who this year approved one of the largest school funding increases in a decade to make the same kind of commitment for the next ten years in an effort to bring Utah up to the national average in per pupil spending. Sorensen and other Association leaders opened their annual House of Delegates meeting at Skyline High School by praising the efforts of thousands of teachers who parUtah ticipated in the 1999-200- 0 Students Deserve More campaign to increase funding for public schools. UEA Executive Director Susan Kuziak reminded the 287 teacher delegates that they were responsible for this year's legislative victobanner-wavinries. Those folks there . . out marching . were teachers, weren't they? Kuziak said. Those early morning those card hangers, those Capitol Hill vigilantes holding legislators' feet to the fire . . . were teachers, werent they?" It has been a heck of a ride, Kuziak said, adding that the ride., didn't come to an end when the curtain fell on the Legislature. Oh r.o, my dear friends and colleagues, we've only run through the first loop on Colossus, one drop on the roller coaster trip. UEA Vice President Pat Rusk introduced Phase II of the Utah Students Deserve More campaign by sharing a specific calendar of activities with the delegates. Like Phase I, the campaign has three g, door-to-do- member involvement, community outreach, and a strategic plan to influence policy-maker- s. During Phase II, UEA members will: , candiSupport dates and campaigns. Monitor and provide testimo- MAGNA TIMES 325-58- 0 8cond class postage paid at Magna, Utah 64044 8980 Wast 2700 South Magna, Utah 84044 J. HOWARD STAHLE Publisher BONNIE STAHLE Adverting Manager Office Manager MINDY HAV1Q Production Manager Lead Computer technician KEITH LOBDELL Editor campaign. Public polling and surveys. An invitation for parents and community members to attend the annual UEA Convention. (The 2000 convention will emphasize quality schools and student accountability.) Informing parents about proeducation candidates. In the category of influencing Phase II focuses on action at the local, state political and national level. Teacher delegates were elected to and will vote during this year's political conventions. In addition, UEA members policy-maker- s, KFNT GOBLE Sports Wp!r 8. DEAN LEDBETTER Stall Writer DALE SIMONS Sports Columnist which Supports Our Children, provides money for Utah schools to purchase media and technology equipment. State Senator Karen Hale and Representative Karen Morgan accepted an Honor Roll Award for the Coalition for Quality Public Education, a group they formed in 1999 to address the needs of Utah 1, The Clinton Administration is announcing new rules that severely if restrict the publics toxic spills and fires at chemical plants can harm people who live, work, or go to school in surrounding communities. At the same time, the Administration has failed to even begin a Congressionally mandated right-to-kno- w site security study of chemical plants that is intended to make sure that industries take real steps to prevent such spills. . The Administrations policy of secrecy plus inaction makes no sense, said Paul Orum, director of the Working Group on Community This is a response to dangerous practices in the chemical know-nothin- Right-to-Kno- g, industry. i has found that site security at , chemical facilities ranges from fair to very poor, ; ; . Keeping information off the Internet will not protect communities," Orum said. Instead of fighting the Internet, companies should e use safer chemicals, add equipment, improve site security, and widen buffer zones." The proposed new rules go to extraordinary lengths to keep companies' danger assessments off the Internet. Coitpanies vulnerability zones will only be available on paper through designated reading rooms or at the discretion of local emergency response officials. The rules will prevent citizens and journalists from making photocopies, and will subject officials to fines up to $ 1 ,000,000.00 if they fail to keep people from making copies. People wont be able to readily fail-saf- By restricting information without improving and safety, the Administration makes it hard for citizens to hold their government and industry accountable, while leaving communities vulnerable to dangerous chemical industry practices, Orum said. Chemical fires and spills kill some 250 Americans each year. For this reason. Congress included in the Clean Air Act of 1990 a major new prevention program. In this program, the public won the what could happen in a worst-cas- e chemical accident at an industrial facility. The requirement followed the successful 1986 Right to Know Act that disclosed many manufacturers' toxic pollution on the Internet. Public disclosure is intended to save lives, prevent pollution, and protect propei ty. Last year, however, Congress responded to claims first raised by the Chemical Manufacturers Association that disclosing hazards on the Internet would make chemi- ty right-to-kno- w learn about successful hazard reduction efforts in other communities, said Lisa Mcsca of the Working Group. "Citizens with limited time and budgets wont be able to drive hundreds of miles and hand-cop- y data from designated reading rooms." "This isn't a complete information black-cu- t Orum said. Its more of a gray-oThe rules are a tremendous burden on citizens and ut under-funde- d it,j responders. j i; sceMany facilities worst-cas- e narios are already on the Internet (at www.rtk.net). Some newspascenarios pers publish worst-cas- e on the Internet to inform their readers about local chemical hazards. In addition, people can identify chemical plants from direct observation, the telephone book, satellite images, trade publications, industry public relations events, common sense, and other sources without using the Internet. The U.S. fiPA has clear legal authority under the Clean Air Act to compel chemical companies to reduce chemical hazards in communities. However, the agency has never used this authority. In a 1999 i cal plants ivulnerable to criminal activity. Congress instructed the Administration to assess the benefits and costs of public disclosure and to establish public access rules. Congress also directed the Department of Justice to study ways to improve site security at chemical plants. However, the Administration has not even begun this site security study. An interim report is due in August 2000. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry SppyrtgtiL Mcgnt TimeWYYest Vstlty News 0. All rights reservsd. Reproduction, reuse, or transmittal of all matter hsretn Is prohibited without prior written permission by ths publisher or editor. The Mngna Times and Wsst Valley News are published each Thursday Subscription SIS per year 121 per year out of state Postmaster Send change of eddrees to: Magne Timet 3960 W. 2700 So. Magna, UT 64044 (801)290-668- or FAX (601) 6 8 The Magna Tlmtt fa a bonified newspaper Mfeabar M' lfe UtMl Press Attecietiofi with the University of Utah. improving public education. Dr. Henry Plenk and his wife, Dr. Agnes Plenk, received the UEA's Charles E. Bennett Award for outstanding work in the area of human and civil rights. After serving two years with an evacuation hospital in Europe during the war, Dr. Henry Plenk accepted an associate professorship at the University of Utah Medical School. He later moved to St. Mark's Hospital and finally to LDS Hospital, where he became the chairman of the local emergency executive summaries of Risk Management Plans). o Further background on chemical accident hazards is at www.rtk.netwcs. The Working Group on is a Community national activist network concerned with the publics about chemical hazards and toxic pollution. For more detailed information on the new rules, see the OMB Watch website: http:www.omb-watch.or- g Right-to-Kno- w right-to-kno- w Financial Assistance Network Kelps Seniors and Disabled Struggling With Debt Do you know as senior citizen or disabled person that is struggling with debt and receiving threatening mail or harassing phone calls? If so, information in the new Debt Relief Kit from Financial Assistance Network in Washington DC may help. 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It is amazing to see how your health and outlook on life can improve just because those threatening let newly-create- d Department of Radiation Therapy, providing cancer treatment services for the community. He retired in 1984. Upon his retirement, he worked on and published Medicine in the Beehive State, a comprehensive history of medical development and accomplishment in Utah between 1940 and 1990. Dr. Agnes Plenk established a residential facility for emotionally disturbed children in Salt Lake City. In 1971, due to the over- crowding of the Sugar House quarters was necessary. Land was obtained through a lease agreement Enrollment increased to 75 children in daily treatment. Another center was started in the Kearns area in 1975. This increased the attendance at the two centers to a total of 140 children. A few years later, the group home moved into a brand new building named the Agnes Plenk Group Home. The population of the two centers has changed with the increased diversity of the community and now close to a third of the children attending the centers are minority children. Dr. Agnes Plenk retired as executive director and chief psychologist in 1986, but remained a consultant, supervising interns and residents working on advanced degrees in Psychology. The House of Delegates, the legislative body of the UEA, also approved the Associations operata legislaing budget for 2000-0tive platform and priorities list for the 2001 legislative session, and a long list of amendments to resolutions dealing with various educational issues like equal rights, professional development, and parent and family involvement in schools. 1, Laws increase Fee, Restrict DMV Records The fee for getting a car out of impound after a DUI arrest will double and access to the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) records will be restricted under legislation that takes effect May 1, the DMV said today. House Bill 209, sponsored by Rep. Nora B. Stephens, will increase the DUI administrative impound fee from $100 to $200. The fee must be paid to the DMV-befor- e a state impound lot will release the vehicle. Motor vehicle records will be reclassified from public to protected under Senate Bill 174, sponsored by Sen. Karen Hale. survey, environmental groups - Protected motor vehicle records found that only one out of 170 be accessed only by the vehimay chemical plants surveyed had pubcle owner andor lienholder, and licly announced a measurable goal certain groups identified in state and timeline for reducing the zone and federal law. Those include law of vulnerability in which people lenders and leasing enforcement, nearby could be hurt or killed in a worst-cas- e chemical fire or spill. Note to Reporters and Editors: o Top U.S. facilities storing Bhopal-scal- c amounts of extremely hazardous chemicals are listed in Accidents Waiting to Happen at www.pirg.org. o Many facilities' chemical accident scenarios are already on the Internet at www.rtk.net (see TIFFANY MANSFELO Advertising Center, another move to larger Representative Lloyd Frandsen, they implemented an innovative plan to educate the public about schools and the importance of -t- o-know i. of Utah Students public schools. Along with fellow Clinton Administration is announcing New new rules that restrict the publics DUi GARY R. BLODGETT Editor ALAN BLAIN Stan Writer to the full Legislature in November 2000. What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves, Sorensen said, encouraging members to embrace the UEAs Phase II plan. "What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. Let's win for the kids, for ourselves, and for the future of public education." In addition to introducing what Rusk referred to as "the sequel to Utah Students Deserve More, UEA leaders and delegates paid tribute to several business leaders, politicians and community activists who provided support to the Association during the past year. For their long-tim- e support of the UEA Convention and the introduction of a new $10,000 awards program to recognize outstanding Utah teachers, die UEA presented one of its annual "Honor Roll Awards to William Child, CEO of Be involved in public forums held to inform citizens about local school funding issues. The Associations community outreach goals will Include: A continuation of the "Utah Students Deserve More" media travel experiences and the UEA'i goal to provide a long-terfunding This plan for public education. year, during the legislative session, we moved down the road to achieving our long-tergoals, she said. Arc we there yet? No. We have USPS recommendation Education Funding. analogy between her childhood UEA m Task Force on 1 R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, and Brenda Hoskins, a direct marketing representative for the store chain. For the past 26 years, UEA members have given Honor Roll" Awards to individuals, businesses and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to education. Dave Hansen, beverage manager for M&M Distributing in Salt Lake City, also received an Honor Roll Award for his work on the UEA's student literacy program, "Its An Up Thing To Read. The program, which began in 1997, rewards elementary students for improving their reading skills. A third Honor Roll Award was presented to Richard Fleck, vice president of sales and marketing for Spring Air Mattress in Salt Lake City. He established a new UEA program called "Spring Air the Legislative Task Force on Education Funding a committee charged with developing recommendations for a long-terfunding plan for Utah's public schools. The task force is expected to make a ny during meetings of the Legislative Task and on Standards Force the and Legislative Accountability Phyllis Sorensen would often accompany her parents on the drive from Pleasant Grove to Salt Lake City. On more than one occasion, she, like so many childien, would ask the age-ol- d question, Are we there yet?" On Saturday, during a speech to delegates representing 9, (XX) Utah Education Association members, UEA President Sorensen drew an components will be involved in the activities of li companies, auto dealers, towing companies, insurers and others. 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