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Show Page A2 THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHeraldeom), Prow, Utah, Friday, May 5, 2000 A BRAND NEW DAY We're really a pretty strange lot. you take a at those results tempted to conAmerica surely trusts its health care Overall, quick look and you're clude that People, I mean. Sometimes our opinions don't make any sense, no matter how many times you study 'em, squint at 'em or turn 'em upside down. ;: For instance, a relatively recent Gallup Poll its annual survey on public perceptions of honesty and turned up the integrity information that we (Americans, that is) consider nurses to be more worthy of our esteem than folks in any other profession. No less than 73 percent of those polled indicated they trusted nurses in mat- ' ters of honesty and ethics. Second place (69 percent) went to pharmacists, while doctors landed at No. 4 (58 percent) and dentists . But not so fast: Of the 45 professions listed in the survey, HMO managers finished 42nd, fourth from last, at just 9 percent. Clearly, we seem to have almost total faith in the people who do hands-o- n yet harbor deep and abiding doubts in the bosses who put us in contact with these same doctors, nurses, etc. Matter of fact, HMO managers dropped with a thud into a bottom five of care-givin- g professions that mately or not legiti- are rooted in public suspicion: The other four bottom-feederat least according to what Americans told s, . might expect percent). 5? providers. at ninth (52 Steve Cameron and last again car salesmen. Does this mean that most car sales personnel are crooked? : Of course not. What it says, like it or not, is that the public has perception problems with certain professions. Lawyers are always near the bottom, for instance (37th this time), along with most politicians local office holders (26th), senators (31st), state office . holdera X33rd an gressmen (39th). That's never going to jGallup.areinsurance- salesmen, advertising practitioners, telemarketers - the Futile Five. change. t There are plenty of other oddities in the poll, which Gallup claims, has a margin of error of just 3 percent. What do you make of the fact that grade school and high school teachers (No. 5) rank considerably higher than college teachers (10th)? Or that chiropractors (17th) don't enjoy the same warm, trusting support as their colleagues in other medical disciplines? Frankly, I'm a little miffed that newspaper OK, so none of these numbers mean too much in the real world like, we're still all buying cars and : lapping up that advertising yet it's fascinating to see whom the public will believe most quickly. I guess if Nurse Nellie tells you something, it might as well be chiseled in granite. Meanwhile, members of the clergy ranked several Do you suppose God needs a better PR firm? Nah. More likely, 'an awful lot of poll subjects just got out of the hospital, and remember very well the nurse who patted that fevered brow. Either that, or Gallup didn't call anyone on Sunday. wrong. Ironically, here in this age of almighty technology, journalists who publish only on the Internet wound pond (No. 40, 10 percent), r- 344-255- 3 just a vote or two shy of VANDALISM The tires on a car were slashed Tuesday night near 250 West and 1000 South, Orem. The damage is oarimaron S bVU ar s7aii ATTACK V as is. Rent for the The Daily Herald four-perso- n SCAMP planners presented some new ideas Thursday night during Day 2 of their public input meetings. SCAMP stands for South Campus Area Master Plan PROVO blocks of 600 East. two-bedroo- units may be around $250-30per month. Minimal parking and fees for parking stalls are supposed to deter students from bringing 0 vehicles. The overall SCAMP development is slated to include the area roughly between: University Avenue, 800 North, 500 North and 700 East. SCAMP planners will present their proposed plan to the SCAMP committee , , The north and south sides of 700 North would be May 31. student-housina mixed commercial with Possibly starting in June project which the entities such as video and running throughout the city aims to put, south of stores, travel bridal there will be pubsummer, agents, BYU campus. lic florists. and hearings at two city Planners took opinions shops A small grocery store is planning commission meetWednesday night then targeted for the corner of ings and also at two regular spent all day Thursday com- 900 East and 700 North. council meetings before posing up with some prelimiPlanners aim to make sible approval of the plan in 700 North a main through-stree- t August. nary designs. The proposed housing is with four lanes, while Meanwhile, some of the to be divided into three sec- having 500 North be a quipublic isn't fully supportive tions: high, medium and low eter road. of SCAMP. About 6fr people showed This can be done by density. High density, 800 North blocking some of the up at Thursday's meeting in to 700 North, would include eastwest roads and turning Joaquin Elementary School. housing up to eight stories sections of them into "park They expressed worry blocks" which would make the SCAMP housing would high: Medium density, 700 them full of foliage and only push parkirV problems into North to 550 North, would accessible to pedestrians. south Joa'yiin neighbor' be up to four stories high. This is planned for two hood, beTirrtfn by Utah Ixjw density, 550 North blocks of 300 East; one Valley Corynunity College to 500 North; would remain block of 400 East; and two students and rich kids, not high-densit- y g be good for married students and negatively affect rental units in other areas of Provo. Plus, some say no one will want to live in SCAMP anyway. It's too much like the dorms, said Herb Flint of Salt Lake City. He owns and rents out three condos in Provo, including one in the SCAMP area. students are different, they're older. They want a small home-lik- e atmosphere," Flint said. "You have a design, but no one will buy it," he said. BYU student Glenda Cooper agreed. "I imagine a lot of noise and congested living quarters," she said. SCAMP consultant John "BYU Fregonese disagreed. "People are willing to invest money and there is a market for this," he said. , . " Amy JC Stewart can be reached at or astewartheraldextra.com 344-255- 2 Survey says : Some designs in, some out on a scale of zero to 10, zero being worst and 10 being By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald ', PROVO Results of the architectural design survey from Wednesday night's SCAMP public hearing are in. SCAMP (South Campus Area Master Plan) is a high-densit- y student-housin- g project which the city aims to put south of BYU campus. A total of 73 people participated in the survey, viewing slides of 99 architectural examples from around the world. They marked each design best. tion. The three top J worst examples: They indicated they would prefer structures with gables, courtyards, classy architecture and lots of open space with trees. planner City Vern Keesler and some city interns stayed up until midnight Wednesday tallying the design survey results. SCAMP consultant John Fregonese said he has used the survey activity in other projects he has worked on. SCAMP planners worked most of Thursday on the input they gathered from 1. t Chicago, public housing) 2. Provo (complex at 400 North 500 East) 3. Salt Lake City (com-- " plex) 111. (burnt-ou- The three top, best examples: 1. Boca Raton, Fla. (open space) 2. Portland, Ore. (open space) 3. Salt Lake City (modern-looking housing). In general, people indi- cated they don't like blocky, Mountain View High School Principal William Delaney went to the Orem ENTRANCE Continued from A 1 pedestrians, but those leaving the parking lot in their cars have found a way to make the light work for them as well. There are kids who will pull up there and someone will jump out and push the tall, stark buildings with weird colors and no vegeta- City Council April 11, saying it was extremely important a south entrance be provided. Councilman Stephen Sandstrom said if the high school were built today, it wouldn't pass fire code without a second, button," Bradford said. separate entrance. Parents are worried But the idea of spending a quarter of a million dol- about evacuating the school lars has both the Board of in the case of emergencies Education and district offi- such as a gas leak or a Columbine-lik- e cials hesitating. shooting, "The real question is said Joeen Hill, PTA presiwhere would the money dent. The need for a second come from this year?" entrance was brought up : Bradford said. again when - the -- schooL He said district officials reviewed its safety plans. "We don't want a Band-ai- d are working on next year's to be put on this probso and the far projbudget ect hasn't been included. lem," Hill said. "It's a major District officials are try- problem on both the front and back of the school." ing to see if the city proposBut 150 residents who al can be modified to be live near the school fired affordable, Bradford said. .20-year-o- ld r. long-rang- e back at the April 25 council meeting, presenting a petition against - a new entrance. "Is the convenience and safety of the students at the high school a higher priority than the safety of the younger children and elderly residents who live on or cross 165 South?" asked a" letter accompanying the petition. Neighbors are worried that the combination of teen- age drivers and children walking to nearby Orem Elementary at 450 W. 400 South could be dangerous, according to the petition. In the case of a major incident at the high school, having another driveway on the south would not significantly increase safety, said Mike Larsen, Orem director of public safety. "We can access both sides of the school," he said. There are plenty of open spaces adjacent to the Wednesday night's meeting. About 20 people from the public showed up to watch, and offer suggestions and comments. "I hope SCAMP will increase the beauty and the livability of the neighborhood," said Don Ormsby who owns a complex in Joaquin neighborhood. SCAMP planners presented the survey results at Thursday night's public meeting. For more SCAMP information, call 852-640- Amy K. Stewart can be reached at or astewartheraldextra.com 344-255- 2 school, Larsen said. And if students were running to their cars, that would be a problem no matter how the parking lot was situated. Bradford said it was unlikely the council would approve a south entrance in view of neighborhood oppo- sition. Former Orem Mayor Stella Welsh said district officials met with the city leaders looking for solutions to the parking lot problem while she was in office, but never offered to share the costs. "They wanted us to put the access in, but they did- The passenger was slender with short, very, dark hair and he was between 30 and 40 years old, police said. The passenger wore a white with blue told police The girl jeans. was very dirty the and she had the impression the men might have been construction workers, Edwards said. The driver was overweight with short dark hair, rt rt officers said. The girl told officers the passenger spoke English - with a Spanish accent, Edwards said. There were two antennas on the truck's hood and the girl told police there was a ladder in the back of the pickup that extended over the top of the tailgate, Edwards said. "She wasn't hurt but (Officer Kirk) Denning said she was visibly shaking and had been crying," Edwards said. The last kidnapping attempt by a stranger was noon Dec. 20 when a Orem woman fought off an attacker when she was jogging with her baby near 400 North and 400 West. Police have "increased patrols in the neighborhood where the two men attempted to kidnap the girl Thursday, Edwards said. "I don't know what their intent was, but it was certainly no good," he said. - Marta Murvosh can be or reached at mmurvo8hheraldextra.com. 344-255- 8 Police ARRESTED detained three boys and a girl at 1:26 a.m. Thursday inside Windsor Elementary School, 1315 N. Main St., Orem. Lt. Doug Edwards said the quartet had made a mess in the school by spraying fire extin- guishers and dumping hot sauce on the floor. The four also are accused of taking rnnriv nthripr hands and skat ing passes from the school to an Orem stating rink. Police had been tipped off about the children inside the school by an observant .' neighbor. The 13-- , 14- - and old boy 8 and girl were taken to Slate Canyon Youth Detention Center in Provo as suspects for burglary, criminal mischief, and theft. 15-ye- A LOST CHILD boy was found at 8:10 p.m. Thursday after Orem police and firefighters searched for about 45 minutes. He was found near 50 West and 1400 South. Provo SMALL FIRE firefighters put out a small grass fire at 2:30 p.m. Thursday near 460 North and 800 East. It was probably started by several young children playing with matches. HIE DMIY HERALD 1555 North Freedom Boulevard P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah ' ' - CMMAmiib J7J-M- RrtasAovertiuaj... 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V ' Continued from A 1 By AMY K. STEWART Department. The fire might be related to two small brushfires in the unincorporated area of Orem early that evening, Hales said. Orem police are SUICIDE investigating a gunshot death Wednesday m the vicinity of 400 West, 1300 South as a suicide. Orem Police Lt Doug Edwards said officers were called to the .residence andibund a old woman dead. PhoneSteve Cameron at or reach him via SteveSylwebtv.net. lp near lhe bottom of the Timpanogos Special Service District Sewer Treatment Plant, said Chief Mark Hales, Pleasant Grove Fire RAILROAD FIRE Orem firefighters fought two fires early Thursday evening about a mile apart on the railroad tracks in the unincorporated area of the county west of Interstate 1 5 And near Orem 200 South. spots lower (56 percent). reporters (No. 28) finished a few spots below TV com-,- ,, mentators (25th). Hey, I know that's At least BRUSHFIRE burning in a 4 stretch along the railroad tracks at 9:50 p.m. Thursday west of Geneva Road between the Utah County Landfill and 10 acres were 12- - to .... HEADS r. r:: .Publisher . .General Manager .Managing Editor .Circulation Director Prepress Manager .Operations Manager .Director, Heraldextnuom OFFICE HOURS Jt am to 5J6 Monday threat Friday I Cloeed Satarday sad Saaday ari I, mi pm wi.i |
