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Show WASATCH COUNTY COURIER NEWS BRIEFS US West—troubles | with the network When the phones work everybody takes - them for granted. But when they go out, everybody complains. Last week US West was having problems with its network which occasionally prevented people from making long-distance calls into or out of Heber Valley. of Sikieing Jocel suede lowing five categories: abdiicaciine winners i eae Goblins—ages 6 and under, Ghosts—ages 12-15, Ghouls—ages 16 and up, and Ghastly Groups—any sep Enter as many times as you'd liShs, dest remember | al cichi orig ae _ ferent, original story and must be accompanied by a cover sheet (including your name, age, phone number Tephal and category entering); please include your phone number on each page of text. Illustrated stories are encouraged. on an equal: diplomatic. footing with China in the international community. His desire to have “state-to-state” relations has angered. Chinese leaders who have always claimed that Taiwan is merely a renegade province of China. ‘Taiwan held its first democratic elec- _. tions several years ago when it elected _ Lee Teng-hui as president. Prior to that Taiwan had been a military dictatorship. ‘President Clinton’s criticism of Taiwan's’ Entries may be sent via U.S. Mail, fax (435-654-2531) or @-iiiail (jean@wasatch- desire to become officially independent LOL All entries must be received by The Courier by 5: 00 p.m. on September 30, 1999. countycourier.com). Winning stories in each category will be published in The Valley Arts Council's Arts Sampler. And of course, there will be treats (to be Courier throughout the month of October and will be featured at the Heber | —— WASATCH COUNTY | oie announced) for the winners. ~ of: Teiean Lh pine 525 South Main Heber City, Utah 84032 (435) 654-2661 - (435) 654-2531 fax WS ld Wasatch County’s Source for News Staff Publisher Advertising Manager Lifestyle Editor Opinion Editor Dan Stephens Susan Stanley Jean Croasmun Sam Allen Sports Editor T.R. Stanley Art Director Kerry Ellen Pate School Reporter Contributing Writers Sue Bigney Khara’ Klein Matt Heimburger For questions or comments to The Courier, please call 654-2661, or fax information to 654-2531 or visit during _ _ — _ . into the Taiwan Strait. _ Justice Department proposes new — encryption law Opposition from privacy groups has intensified over the last month or so over a proposal from the Clinton Justice. ~ Department that will allow law enforce‘ment agencies to secretly enter homes and businesses to disable encryption systems on computers. The proposed law has little chance of passing Congress this year to due to fierce opposition from Rep. Bob Barr (R. Georgia) and other congressional representatives. If government agencies are allowed to enter homes and businesses to gather encryption “keys” which are routinely used in secure email and financial transactions over the Internet, they could conceivable use these keys to monitor the activities of law abiding citizens. After the EB.I.’s handling of the Waco, Texas disaster and the Ruby Ridge incident in Idaho, many citizens don’t trust the government to use discretion in its investigations. Earlier this year it was learned that the U.S., England and Australia were conducting massive mon- itoring operations at Mae-East and MaeWest, two Main Street, Heber City, Utah. on each coast of the U.S. The purpose Advertising Thursday @ Noon Classified Story & Article Flyer & Insert Friday @ 5 pm Friday @ 5 pm Friday @ 5pm Pielainer The Wasatch County Courier is owned, operated and designed in Wasatch County and printed by Hoffine Printing. Any claims made by letters to the editor, advertisers or in classified advertising are not those of The Wasatch County Courier or its staff. The Wasatch County Courier is not liable for any such claims or for any loss or grievance claimed by those not of the same opinion. major Internet hubs located of these monitoring activities was to conduct industrial espionage activities against companies from other countries. Private citizens can obtain high-grade encryption software over the Internet at: http://www.pgpi.com. Pretty Good Protection Incorporated, formerly a U.S. company, was founded to preserve privacy on the Internet. Although the chances of email being intercepted are extremely low due to the high volume of traffic on the Internet, those with the right equipment and know-how can easily do so. According to PGP Inc. email sent over the Internet sent without envelopes. 2 sect Aca 4 iat _ office hours, 9 am—5 pm, at 525 South Deadlines te For more information on our frightfully fun contest, call The Courier at 654-2661. — - In 1996 China Teed missiles into = 250 aa waters near the Taiwan coast and sah recently. they have been flying into — “Taiwanese airspace. Several years ago China confiscated an island within the. national borders of the Philippines; it has since been turned into a military installation. In the past the U.S. haseased tensions between China and ‘Taiwan by moving aircraft. carrier groups — .0 ae because.he has sought to place Taiwan _ HEISE Gremlins—ages 7-11, of two or more people (classrooms, offices, families, clubs). Hee ae - 1” a Picsiiiaa in our contest. EE : scare us speechless. ‘Then send it to The Wasatch County Courier, 525 S. Main ‘Street, Heber City, UT 84032, and we'll enter you 9 -a » For the fast few ‘months, ae Clinton : m ie — 3 _ where between one-sentence and. 1500 words, illustrated if desired) that will _. arms. sales of defensive equipment.. lems in Taiwan| ince 7 sens - Foreign policy prob ~~ U.S. has. already cancelled a. military | visit’ to Taiwan as well as stopped all = ‘ tis _. .. a Anyone can enter. insist invasion. Pine = an_ belated : . It's The Wasatch County Courier’s Creepy Contest—our. bea 7 ever story-telling contest for Wasatch pouty residents. And we | want you to scare the pens out of our hands. through < 7 Taiwan ar True or false, ik or feliOn: this send or packs realm, we want to __ be scared into the spirit of Halloween, or lack thereof. over -Although some military analysts claim that China does not have the capability x Accatding: toa US West representative, ~.to do so, it does increase the chances ~ last Thursday a contractor who was | that it will work. towards . ‘having that installing some new cable in the central capability. office shorted out some equipment. This ~. caused a 75 minute blackout of long-disWhen the U.S. chose to not bublicky ) . tance phone calls for about half-the res- - support Korea shortly after. World War _ -idents in the: valley.Emergency 911 — II, communist North Korea invaded service was not affected since aa to. South Korea. Some fear that a similar — the 911 dispatcher are local calls. ~ situation might occur in Taiwan. The .. . ‘s Give us your creepiest, —crawliest, ghou liest and "Best Hallooween stories. If the United States does not support this democracy in the Far East it may lead China to believe that it can take ne ‘ we'll give pou the Creat. lends credibility to Communist China’s contention that Taiwan is in the wrong. This support of a communist country over a democratic country has resulted | in a dangerous foreign policy situation. are oe Give us the Crick, A baie RRR ality a IOUT MRE) “August 31, 1999 LIU) LI WJM oe like letters - |