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Show Free Press - Wednesday, October 30, 1996 - Page 4 v- n -- A 4 ill if )' - . . v 7 V Chris Fox Shiela Heindel David Piccus Legislative candidates explain positions Voters in Utah Legislative District 56 will go to the polls Tuesday to elect a representative for a two year term. The ballot will include Republican incumbent Christine Fox, Independent American candiShiela date Heindel and Libertarian candidate David Piccus. The Lehi Free Press talked to each of the three candidates running for the post in the upcoming election. Here are their views: Chris Fox "I'm looking forward to another term, meeting the challenges that the state is facing right now," said Fox, hopeful for success in the race. She indicated that education, and specifically funding for education, is the most critical issue in the legislative district. "Always, the capital budget is an area that's important in the Alpine School District, where they have a low tax base and a high pupil number," she said. "At the state level, we are trying to find a mechanism where the districts that have a large number of students can find capital." She indicated that Utah was a leader in the nation with the weighted pupil unit (WPU) and that the legislature is trying to find a similar measure for funding. Fox also said that education issues can have an effect on crime. "Thankfully we don't see the intensity of the gang problems," she said, "but with the large class sizes, it's easy for students to get lost in the shuffle, which usually results in a higher crime problem." She is a member of a juvenile justice task force that is preparing recommendations for the 1997 legislature. Those recommendations will include issues such as bed space problems, length of sentencing and methods of sentencing. "I think we have a model that is workable," she said. "I think we're making meaningful progress." Other issues she is carefully monitoring are the infrastructure and transportation needs of the future, such as the Legacy Highway and the upgrades to Interstate 15, as particularly right now, it has given us time for some debate and some planning for the increased growth that we're seeing," she said. "How we are prepared to meet the challenges that that growth brings says a lot about us. It is up to us to make good decisions." in minimum government, specifically at the federal level, but also at Regarding educational issues, she believes that reforms also need to be made in the state educational system and that parents should have a choice in where and how their children are educated. "I think the whole funding of education ought to be and simplified," she said, suggestil allotment ing that a flat be given to every student in every district." She also said that "it isn't the proper role of government" to be involved in the funding of abortions or planned parenthood programs. On the other hand, transportation is, according to Heindel, a proper function of state government and "more money should go to that." But she added that the transit system could be privatized to the extent that they should have the ability to earn a profit while remaining accountable to government. "I think we just have to accept growth," she said. "It's happening; we just have to accept it and work at ways to make it work for everyper-pup- body." Heindel is an adjunct faculty member at BYU, where she teaches drama in the elementary classroom. She is also a commander in mow! SOUND OF MUSIC $H49 iMiWMZf3i PUNCH PASS GO I - KMX $1349 R Radio, Los Angeles LOWEST PRICE IN YEARS! At. I : Photo by Russ Daly hostess Lisa Robertson demonstrates the Pop-U- p Gardens, one of several Utah products that were highlighted during Utah Week on the cable shopping network's broadcasts from several areas in the state, including Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. QVC QVC local levels. "Our society has more or less always taken care of society without government," said Piccus. "A lot of programs that the government is doing that could be done by the community. You take care of your problems closer to home." One of the ways of reducing the size of government would be to reduce the amount of taxes being assessed. Piccus endorses a complete repeal of the personal income tax, estate and gift taxes, capital gains tax and the Social Security tax. He suggested that those taxes not be replaced with any taxes, including sales tax or flat taxes. "With the government reduced to its Constitutional size," he said, "it can be financed entirely with use fees, existing rates of tariffs and excise taxes. You can't just go to no government, but you can reduce it, trimming the budget. The best way to reduce government is to cut its purse strings and to not allow any deficit financing." He also felt that similar measures could be carried out at the state level, eliminating the state personal income tax, the state corporate income tax and the state property tax; in their place, he would suggest use fees and a small sales tax or a fiat tax system. Education is an important issue to Piccus, and he proposed no reductions in funding for education. "I believe that only an educated society can progress," he said. "Money spent on education is money well spent." But he also feels that parents should have more control in the process and that private school expenses should be allowed as a deduction. Piccus is married to the former Dianne Price of Lehi. He is as a consultant for color photo and printing industries. prices. they cost governments Own "One Of The MostiMadical Filnis 50movi The Decade.'" Of $Q88 $79 DOGS Because money, Libertarians, represented by candidate David Piccus, believe GET 'EM HOW THE WEST WAS FUN HEAVEN David Piccus American Party, Independent Shiela Heindel believes in the traditions of the Founding Fathers, with a base of a moral citizenry to fulfill the constitutional republic. She believes in constitutionally limited government and would like to eliminate Federal involvement in areas such as education and health care. In addition, she endorses fair and equal taxation through a flat tax, which she estimates should be between five and 10 percent for Utah. She would like to see the elimination of property tax as it is currently assessed, particularly for business, which passes its costs onto consumers through increased 1 TO is on individual ready reserve (IRR). She and her husband, Hugh, have two daughters. Shiela Heindel Following the platform of the affect Utah County. She also discussed the issues of growth that is occurring in the area. "Since Micron isn't coming ALL the Navy and rehearse a script with the vendors, they do talk with them before the show to let them know what is going to happen. The vendors must arrive at the site two hours prior to the broadcast. An audience is also usually invited to attend the show. About 30 people formed the audience at Thanksgiving Point for the 9 a.m. show last week. Dustin Parlet, product supervisor and floor manager for the remote broadcasts, said that as many as 5,000 people might attend an evening show. The vendors must bring at least 7-- 0 two to four samples of the product, which must air in perfect condition. In addition, the vendors must have the product in stock in one of three warehouses maintained by QVC. Calls are taken in West Chester, Penn.; San Antonio, Texas and Suffolk, Va. and the feed is transmitted by satellite to the West Chester studios, where it is fed to the cable company for distribution around the country. For a local broadcast, QVC brings motor coach a customized which includes eight cameras, 50 color monitors, five tape machines, 45-fo- 12 wireless microphones, two 25 kilowatt generators, 9.5 miles of internal wiring and two 300 watt satellite transmitters. A state of the art tracking system allows the home office to know the exact location of the coach anywhere on the Earth within tliree feet. "1 am pleased that QVC chose' Utah as one of the states for their. 'Quest for America's Best: The Discovery Tour," said Utah governor. IVEchael 0. Leavitt."QVCs Utah Week, is an outstanding opportunity for thej state's small businesses to market, their products to a national audience." Telephone Continued from front page docket relating to the case. The Commission essentially disregarded the call volume studies.. .and went straight to the survey of customers to satisfy public interest and demand. The survey results were compelling by any standard." Under guidelines set by the Public Service Commission, which have since been modified, the call volume did not warrant the EAS, with the exception of the calls from Goshen to Provo. On Feb. 2, 1994, however, 17 , state legislators from Utah County wrote to the commission asking what steps would be necessary to get EAS in the area. At that time, US West completed another call study and results again indicated that only the Goshen to Provo route met the call volume criteria. Despite the lack of calls, the commission decided to hold public hearings because of citizen interest and support in getting EAS in Utah County. The first meeting was held on Sept. 27, 1994 in Spanish Fork. According to the docket, the commission found "overwhelming supEAS." port for county-wid- e The commission took public tes timony two days later in Provo with the same result. The commission-thedecided to conduct a survey, which was completed by the Bureau' of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah. That organization performed the survey in Feb. 1995, using 11 separate and unique questionnaires, one' for each affected exchange. The exchanges in Soldier Summit and Spanish Fork Canyon were not, included because Central Utah; Telephone had already determined that costs were too prohibitive: to. justify expansion. Your Voice for Constitutionally Sound, Limited Government A W U I L Shiela Heindel Utah House of Representatives District 56 GET YOURS NOW! $1349 Personal J TIME'S RUNNING OUT!!! BRAVEHEART WOW!! GULLIVER'S TRAVELS SHOP MOVE wre $1399 on SfiVT WffS MO GET GUARANTEED WFFETffNCf UREASES AW na. WE $1399 f EUCLUDEO, U WE 10H A fa HOMEWARD BOUND County. Two degrees from BYU. Married to Hugh W. Heindel. Parents of twenty & seventeen year old LOWEST m Kir mna m skew &s HEW THE lOWEST E NOT TK SENT. 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