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Show Tues/Wed/Thurs, December 28-30, 2004 The Park Record A-21 Decker receives Attorney of the Year Assistant Attorney General Marian Decker took on some of Utah's toughest cases this year at the same time she was fighting a very personal battle with breast cancer. S,Now she is being honored by the Attorney General's Office as the 2004 Attorney of the Year. "Marian is one in a million. She is passionate about the law, articulate in court and a profile of courage," says Attorney General Mark Shurlleff. . The appellate attorney was nominated and selected by her peers for her outstanding legal work and her willingness to help others. Decker recently won an important victory for rape victims by defending a state law that protects the privacy of sexual assault victims. She also trains police officers and prosecutors about search and seizure laws many consider her Utah's top expert on the Fourth Amendment. After being diagnosed with cancer in June, Decker underwent three surgeries and had chemotherapy every three weeks from August until October. She wasstilj determined to work two out of three weeks between each treatment. Decker says she is now cancer free, feeling great and humbled by this award. The 2004 Employee of the Year is known for bringing the Attorney General's Office into cyberspace. Web Developer Bonnie Hill is being honored for helping attorneys use computers more effectively and saving taxpayers millions of dollars along the way. "Bonnie lakes initiative and frequently finds a way to improve the office without being asked. She truly is the backbone of the Attorney General's Office." says Shurtleff. Attorneys have relied on Hill to help them use computers for legal research and court presentations. She assisted in a groundbreaking DNA case thai became the first computer presentation before the Utah Supreme Court.. Hill also spearheaded the shift from hardbound law library reference books to online legal resources. She recently negotiated a contract with the Internet legal service to charge by the month instead of the hour. The contract is now being used by the Attorney General's Office, Legislative Counsel, the Courts and the Salt Lake District Attorney's Office. Last month the Attorney General's Office paid $14,000 for online research services that would have cost $160,000 on an hourly basis, in the A.G.'s Office alone. Hill's contract is saving taxpayers $1.5 million each year. at Silver Lake Gome join us for another Wonderful Winter Menu & Season! Tsunami victim appeals lead to scams Less than an hour after waves from an earthquake sparked tsunami wave began crashing onto shores around the Indian Ocean, appeals for aid to assist victims went out world-wide via the Internet, and e-mail. Unfortunately, those that respond to many of these appeals have absolutely no guarantee their money will ever be seen by victims of this incredible natural disaster. "We urge potential donors in Utah to stick with existing U.S. and local charities that have a proven track record for delivering aid to such international disasters," stresses Russell Behrmann, CEO of the Belter Business Bureau of Utah. "If you just go to the Internet and look for a way to deliver funds lo Sri Lanka, or Sumatra, or any of the other impacted regions, your chances of having your money go to a bogus charity, or an illequipped charity are extremely high," he added. A review of organizations soliciting funds on-line directly from the pockets of potential U.S. donors is significant and still growing based on regular searches on ihe Internet being conducted by the BBB. "Many organizations that are soliciting funds do have ties to the impacted countries, but few of them are equipped to deliver funds to victims, and fewer still have a track record that can be verified. We've seen pen-pal clubs, and academic networks in the impacted countries that have a U.S. nonprofit status. "These organizations are capable of accepting donations to support their cultural missions, but not necessarily capable of soliciting funds for victims. " Behrmann explains lhal nonprofit organizations thai aren't in the business of providing disaster aid often need lo spend huge percentages of donations to develop infrastructure to serve victims, meaning more of the donor money will go to administration, and less will go to those in need. Behrmann suggests potential Utah donors look at two primary, well established, and normally very safe means for assisting disaster victims. "'Hie Red Cross is one of the best connected disaster relief agencies in the world. Over the years they've developed an infrastructure to move money, supplies and services like few other organizations, " says Behrmann. The other excellent choice that Behrmann recommends is through the donors' local congregation, LDS ward or synagogue. "Many religious organizations have preexisting relationships that allow supplies to be delivered around the world through cooperative networks ihat cross ecumenical lines, and use existing religious hierarchy. This usually reduces administrative overhead for distribution, and puts more aid in the hands of those in need" suggests Behrmann. 94O.O8OO / 758O Royal Street East / Silver Lake DINNER. RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED COMPLIMENTARY PARKING HUDreportsover $44 million in Rinding Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson has announced $44,492,511 in funding to public housing agencies to slates across the country, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The funding will be used to help low-income people get job training, employment and homeownership counseling. "This funding helps' individuals become economically independent." said Jackson. "In fact, many families who take advantage of the support services and escrow-accounts provided under Ihis program have become first-time homeowners." HUD's Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (HCV/FSS) program provides funds lo public housing agencies to hire family selfsufficiency coordinators. FSS coordinators assist adults who receive rental assistance through the HCV program with job training, childcare, counseling, transportation and job placement programs. Participants in the HCV/FSS program sign a contract that stipulates the head of the household will get a job and the family will become selfsufficient within five years. While enrolled in the program, as the family's income rises, a portion of that income goes to an interest-bearing escrow account. The resulting savings can be used for down payment on a home purchase, paying educational expenses, starting a business or paying back debts. OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE JSffc inner menu Stores crack down on fraudulent returns • Continued from A-19 return policies than discounters and electronics stores. Nordstrom doesn't have an offi- cial return policy and doesn't take any persona! information from customers bringing items back, said Megan Link, a spokeswoman for the company. "A receipt is helpful, but not necessary." Link said. HOur main thing is to just take care of our customers. If they purchased something from Nordstrom or received it as a entrees from $11.99 gift and it doesn't meet their needs, we want to do anything to correct Ihat. One of our most important values is trust, and we want our customers lo trust us." 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