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Show m ywm Friday MARai 5, 2004 , YOUR TOWN YOUR NEIGHBORS . . LIFE STYLE & liLr' slm WWWu n" YOUR CDODTC , 4Mb. jjj y BLAMED FOR 4A boys state toume NABBING FILES favorites defeated i - . ; i t'. .. i Nader at 6 percent, validating fears of many Democrats ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON "in the first poll since John Kerry locked up the' Democratic nomination, Kerry and President Bush are tied while independent Ralph Nader has captured enough support to affect the outAd upset: come, validating Democrats' Some fears. families of The Republican incumbent victims had the backing fired up of 46 percent, over ads Kerry 45 perin Bush's cent and Nader, the 2000 Green campaign. Party candidate who entered the PageA7 race last month, was at 6 percent in the survey conducted for The Associated . Affairs. Press by Ipsos-PublMassa- Bush and the four-terchusetts senator, who emergedas the nominee Tuesday after a string of primary race wins over several rivals, have been running close or Kerry has been ahead in most recent polls that did not include Nader. Since Nader entered the race Feb. 22, campaign strategists and political analysts have been trying . - -- r7 v v: , - ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY Brandie Balken stayed up until the wee hours of Thursday morning with her partner, racking her brain over why her state government felt compelled to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-semarriage. "I wonder why there is so much hesitation and fear surrounding the lifestyles and the choices people Balken. "What is it? Are make," said the they that afraid? What is itr Balken was one of hundreds of people who showed up at the Capitol Wednesday night to protest the . amendment, passed and r sent to the November ballot by the Legislature on its fiInside nal evening. Before the contentious vote, hundreds of I Gay marriage is a gay rights activists common practice marched on the statehouse in the Netherlands to urge lawmakers to reI Same-seconsider. They came away disapcouples rejected for marriage pointed, but emboldened. "It feels like another slap licenses in in the face and another reaNew York City son that our voice doesn't Page A10 matter," Michael Mitchell, executive director of the gay and lesbian advocacy group Equality Utah, said Thursday. Lawmakers may have made news with their vote Wednesday, but they surprised few in a state where a strong majority of the population, and the Legislature, belong to the conservative Mormon church. During the debate, some of the Capitol's conserva-trv- e lawmakers openly questioned whether the issue was worth amending the constitution. Brigham City Republican Sea Pete Knudson asked, "Have we not done enough to get our point across? Or do we need to slam the nail all the way through the wall?" He later changed his mind and voted for the amendment. Equality Utah plans to spend the next eight months x ic x . j r ' ... r, 7 A4 MATT SMITHDaily HeraW Maddie Speny, at right, and her friend Abby Knight, 12, downhill from here both of Provo, snowboard down a slope at Sundance Ski Resort on Thursday afternoon. Sundance has received 42 inches of new snow in the last week and currently has 85 inches at the base. The resort has accumulated 240 inches so far this year. Parks Sportsman is presenting a demo day at Sundance on March 6 from 9 am. to 2:30 p.m., allowing sfeiers to try out new equipment pom leading manufacturers. The National Weather Service has issued a snow advisory for Utali County for this morning. There is a 30 percent chance of snow today with mostly cloudy skies. AD Big changes ahead for Alexandria Sage THE 9-1- 1 POLL, Utah s gays vow to fight marriage amendment Will Lester See ' PAGE A4 '"fc Bush and THE EwnCN ' Stm, HrrriNG the Slopes Kerry tied 01 GOP STAFFERS CONTROVERSIAL 'MONOLOGUES' COMES TO UVSG Poll shows UtahValuy Thirteen-year-ol- d See recruiting at Colorado THE Caleb Warnock Colorado anAURORA, Colo. nounced sweeping changes to its scandal-ridde- n football program Thursday, barring recruits from visiting bars and private parties and putting them under the close supervision of parents and coaches. Calling the guidelines the strictest in the nation, university president Betsy Hoffman and chancellor Richard Byyny said recruits will now visit the Boulder campus during the offseason so coaches and athletes will have more time to focus on them All activities witfbe planned, approved and supervised by a coach. RECRUITING, THE D6 LOCAL M 0 A4 , HIGH A6 HOROSCOPE B5 VALLEY DIGEST D4 SPORTS CI COMICS B4 lit i nounced to mayors and other officials from the 10 cities of south Utah County that a 45negawatt power plant will be constructed at the head of Sixth Water Creek in Spanish Fork Canyon, and a power plant in Upper Diamond Fork Canyon in Spanish Fork Canyon. The power plants will be part of a pipeline bringing water from Strawberry Reservoir to Utah and Salt Lake counties. One megawatt can power about 1,000 homes. It was not immediately clear when construction on the plants could begin, but the project is expected to be completed by 2016, he said. Revenue from the two power plants will be used to lower the cost of CUP water the pipeline will make available to residents in Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Salem, Woodland Hills, Payson, Elk Ridge, Santaquin, Genola, Goshen . f LOW f Caleb Warnock f THE 39 30 . .y. 8 CUP, A4 DAILY HERALD , are going to and from and how they are paying their fares," he - In 1999, elected officials from More than ever before, Utah Utah the are residents County complained that riding County buses were not being used in bus. Utah County, he said. UTA general manager John "Elected officials came to us Inglish said that revenues collected from those using the bus and said 'We need you to look at this system, we're seeing a ; system have increased 30 perlot of empty buses,' " he said. cent over the past year. Of par"In 1999 our ridership was at ticular interest is the fact that cash fares from those paying as our low point of 7,275 average they get on the bus, rather than weekday ridership. Frankly, using a monthly pass or a stu-- ; we put some resources into Utah County and studied the dent pass, have increased 11 heck out of that system." percent. UTA purchased six buses The real key to the enor- mous growth in ridership in equipped with GPS Utah County is that we are dotracking technology that ing an extensive onboard surSee RIDERSHIP, A2 vey to find out where people ' MOLLY "00050"" See said- VOLUME 81 ISSUE 218 6 "IB61055 and other cities that use the water, including Salt Lake City; It was not clear how much the power plants could lower the cost of water, Wimmer said. "It will mean a decrease in price," he said. "I would even say a substantial decrease." Wimmer also said that Central Utah Water Conservancy District officials UTA sees increase in county bus ridership Afternoon sunshine B1 UFE&STYLE. OPINIONS ' 03 OBITUARIES HERALD if OP WEATHER DAILY Central Utah Water project officials announced Thursday that they plan to build two power plants in Spanish Fork and said residents of south Canyon county cities will be required to decrease water use or cities could lose the rights to Central Utah project water. Lee Wimmer of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District an INSIDE BUSINESS A2 CUP plans power plants in Spanish Fork Canyon ASSOCIATED PRESS See MARRIAGE, Floyd Durrant, a driver on route 850 for UTA, gives ia passenger morning on the northbound trip to l&hifromOreni .ix.-- ' i 'la fa.ii CORSODaily a transfer ticket Thursday i ) iVi , Herak) , Ail |
