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Show Friday, February 15, 2008 Carter Continued from Bl n Oct oter, Da v is said he would rule on the Issue wit hin (it) days, but about two weeks before his ruling w as due, Moffat asked to supplement the court record w it h the exhibit s and briefings from the case of Ralph Leroy Menzies, who is also on death row. At the time the UACDL filed its brief, the court was having trouble finding an attorney to represent Menzies because no one was willing to take on such I a case for the labor-intensi- low pay provided by the state. On Wednesday, Judge Stephen Roth ruled that he would force attorney Richard Mauro to represent Menzies. Moffat said the financial issues in Menzies's case are similar to his own predicament as Carter's attorney. He said his firm has spent more than 500 hours working on Carters appeal, and under the state's current compensation plan, the firm has earned just under $20 an hour for its work. "The average hourly rate for lawyers is $254-ahour. The top average rate for paralegals is $95 per hour. I'm making $19.77 an hour in this case, and for every hour I spend here in court it becomes less and less," Moffat said. Brunker criticized the lateness of Moffat's motion to supplement the record. "The judge said, Tm going to rule on the motion to withdraw within 00 days.' Forty-twdays into that period, (Moffat) dumps 400 pages V of materials into the court," Brunker said after Thursday's hearing. "But for that motion, we would've had a ruling on tnnt mntinn tr uithrlra? " Motlat said that at the tune he asked to withdraw as Carter's attorney, he was unaware of the financial issues in the Menzies case and said he did not know the UACDL would file a briefing regarding attorney compensation. Carter's federal appeal has been stayed while attorneys for both sides wait for Davis's ruling on whether Moffat can withdraw as defense counsel. Brunker said he plans to ask the judge in that appeal to lift the stay, because motions such as the one Moffat filed regarding the court record could delay that decision indefinitely. "The argument that prompted you to enter that stay never occurred, and it's going to occur nowhere in the foreseeable future," Brunker said. top-rate- d , o I Jeremy Duda can be reached 1 or jdudais' at heraldextra.com: NAACP calls for Buttars's resignation Brock Vergakis the associated Buttars said. ptitbS - SALT LAKE CITY The leader of the Salt Lake City branch of the NAACP called on state Sen. Chris But-tato resign Thursday for making what she says is a pattern of racially offensive remarks. On Tuesday, in a debate over school funding that included references to King Solomon and splitting babies, Buttars. Jordan, used a baby as a metaphor for the bill he opposed. The comments followed those of Sen. Howard Stephenson, who called the bill "the ugly baby bill." "Sen. Stephenson, this baby is black, I'll tell you. This is a dark, ugly thing," rs Textbooks day. Less than 1 percent of Utah's population is black, and the state has no black legislators. On Thursday, Jeanetta Williams, president of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Buttars's comments were unacceptable, that she campusbookrentals.com sends them a prepaid envelope to send it back. Martin said he hasn't had problems with students not sending books back or tak-ina hit because a professor chose to use a newer edition. If a professor in Utah stops using the book, another professor across the country will probably still be using it. Martin said the service is "just like Netf lix," the on line movie-rentinservice where the DVDs are shipped to houses and then shipped back. The service is easy for students, and it's meant to save them money. g g nation." Williams said. She cited a pattern of remarks she has found offensive dat ing back to 2000. when Buttars said in a radio interview that the landmark 1955 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared public school segregation unconstitutional was "wrong to begin with." Buttars later said his remarks were misundersUXMl and that Brown v. Mark Struthwolf. a meteorologist withthe National in Salt Lake, Weather Sen-icsaid snow with winds of more than mph make white-ou- t conditions. Winds Wednesday reached more than 40 mph in parts of Utah County. "It's not that we haven't had bigger storms, it's just the wind combined with snow," Struthwolf said. Bromley drove to Ridgeline Elementary School at about midnight Wednesday to check on the students and was struck by the conditions. "The wind up in Highland is just amazing. (When) you got that wind blowing, there's just white-ou- t conditions," Bromley said. . Seast rand said schools in other parts of the district ., were open 1 hursday because .officials 'were confident they could get students there safely. Whereschools had concerns, they didn't send buses. Four other schools in the district opened late, and the district clid The buses couldn't get to Traverse Mountain and because t he roads were closed. As many as 10 school buses still had not delivered students home by ( p.m. One school bus was so stuck in the snow that a snowplow got stuck trying to help it out. Another bus was used to hold people who had been involved in a car accident. Bromley said students who had been stranded on a school bus ran into the' arms of their teachers when they finally got back to the 'school after hours of being on the bus, "It was so impressive. They care about those kids, and they love those kids," Bromley said, Community members were calling the district office .offering help and bringing supplies. Ridgeline Principal Ken I had frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on hand "They can use the money (they save) for more important things." Martin said. Many students at UVSC 5 Sun-cre- were unaware that renting textbooks was even an option, but they like the idea. "That sounds good. If I had known, 1 would have done something like that," said UVSC freshman Melissa Par-rwho paid about $300 for three books this semester. Many students use Web sites like Half.com or Amazon.com to save money on books. That 's what McDonald was about to do before she heard about campus bookrentals.com. But now. it's no more online buying; she'll rent instead. a, I Brittani Lusk can he , lig-gi- or at reached at bluskheraldextra.com: 9 Board of Education had many positive results. Willtams also said Buttars lias made numerous derogatory remarks about gay people that are unacceptable. Buttars has called homosexuality "disgusting" on numerous occasions and has run numerous bills opposed by gay rights advocates. "It's not like t his is the first time, it 's not the second time. It 's been ongoing and after a w hile, he can't say that his mouth ran ahead of his head anymore" Williams said. "You have to wonder how many times he can use those excuses." Buttars left the Capitol on Wednesday after a committee meeting and missed 20 floor votes. that he had stored for an emergency. "It was just really amazing how pec ile came together to help." Bromley said. The storm was dangerous because of the windy condi-tilm- the day. They stayed until the last student was gone! Cedar Valley Elementary School was also closed on Thursday. The weather drama started unfolding Wednesday afternoon when buses left to take students home. Alan Martin founder of campusbookrentals. com, on his reaction to high textbook prices 344-254- resentative. "We are not accepting your axl-ogwe are not accepting your language and the things that you do and that you say. It's about time we, as a civil rights organization, in lieu of his pastecord. that we call for his resig- Continued from Bl. were." He and friends started the company last August, aimed at students of Weber State University. Now he ships books to all areas of the country. When renters are finished with a textbook, found his apology insincere and that he should stop serving as a public rep- Schools "There's got to be a cheaper way to get textbooks." Continued from Bl textbooks when he decided he'd had enough of high book prices. "There's got to be a better way to get cheaper textbooks," Martin said. "I was sick of how expensive they Buttars later apologized on the Senate floor after being told by colleagues his statements could be offensive. "I got a little carried aw ay, and I made a comment that I think a lot of people could take as racist. I certainly did not mean that in any way. but it was wrong and could easily be taken in just that way," Buttars said Tues- not send buses west of the Jordan River to pick up students for Lehi High School and Middle School. Every in Utah County opened as usual. "We're thrilled that it didn't hit here until our kids were home." said Lana Hiskey, spokeswoman for Nebo School District. other school The weather forecast says the snow will be gone by the weekend. it "It's going to warm up "looks like into the mid 40s for the weekend," Struthwolf said. However, winter isn't quite over. "We're only in February. We've kind of got out of that one storm after another rou tine." Struthwolf said. There is a storm predicted to head this way in the middle of next week. About 80,000 homes and businesses were without power in Idaho and Utah Thursday morning. Rocky Mountain Power said the problem was due to a generation and trans mission system problem. 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