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Show YOUR TOWN Utah gov't aces Pew exam YOUR NEIGHBORS YOUR NEWSPAPER c. OKs inmii: Won overhaul I M By delaying the effective date by a year, the bill is at risk of being gutted next legislative session while also giving lawmakers an opportunity to tell their constituents they took a hard line against illegal immigration before the November elections. Many lawmakers said immigration Amendments expected to be approved by Senate Brock Vergakis next year. The House approved a sweeping immigration bill on Monday that's intended to encourage illegal immigrants to settle anywhere but Utah. Among other things, Senate Bill 81 would force landlords to evict illegal the associated press SALT LAKE CITY - Finding an apartment, a job or even a ride across the state could become a lot harder for illegal ynmigrants immigrants and allow local law enforcement to perform some federal immigration duties. If the Senate agrees to some changes the House made Monday as it's expected to the bill would become enforceable in July 2009. See IMMIGRATION, A2 of dancers A Community Dan Bischoff ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER : Capitol to steal I i SALT LAKE CITY Envious states may be looking at Utah's - V ideas. After receiving one of the highest marks from the Pew Center for the most effective state governments, Utah has set itself up to be copied. "Other governors love to steal things from other states," said Susan Urahn, managing director of the Pew Center, in a teleconference Monday. "And we love to help." The center ranked the states based on how well they manage their budgets, staffs, infrastructure and information. States were. graded on their recruitment and retention of qualified employees, their use of information and technology, management of budgets and purchasing systems, and planning for improvements to roads, bridges and r V v 9 At''1' X. . 1 'Mutt other core infrastructure. Utah was given an A minus along with Virginia and Washington. '.' "It's boring work, but it pays the bills," said Sen. John Valentine, "It's nice to see that once in a while the state is recognized for its efforts." -- See GOV'T, MARIO RUIZDaily Herald i Dance instructor Maria Vegh of Petaluma, Calif, instructs a program participant during the Ballet Pedagogy Intensive Workshop at UVSC Monday. This is the first year of the intensive ballet program and is sponsored by The Center for Engaged Learning at UVSC. The weeklong workshop is open I to the public and features guest lecturer Maria Vegh. "There are so many dancers in this community," said Shayla Bott, UVSC ballet lecturer who organized the workshop. Bott says she hopes the workshop will improve the level of dance in the county. Tuition is free, and those interested can register by emailing bottshuvsc.edu. The program concludes Saturday. A2 NAFTA memo do$ Obama Find yourself Letta Tayler NEWSDAY. On the eve of SAN ANTONIO contests he hopes will force Hillary Rodham Clinton from the presidential race, Barack Obama faced a barrage of attacks Monday about his integrity, foremost among them whether he engaged in doublespeak about his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agree- d of workers Survey says I are area enougn to steep on me po one-thir- . ( Much of the criticism was initiated by Clinton. But it assumed a life of its own as Obama struggled to Explain why a Canadian government memo quoted one of his aides assaying Obama's opposition to NAFTA was for political show. He also fended off accusations he has withheld information about his relationship with real estate developer Antoin Rezko, who went on trial . OBAMA, A 6 1 1 1 1 Regulatory Commission acknowledged it should have Hey you! Dozing at your done more to investigate a tip that security guards routinely desk! Wake up, go home took naps while on the job at a and get more sleep! That could be the message Pennsylvania nuclear plant. It wasn't until a videotape from a survey released of guards sleeping in a "ready Monday by the National room" at the Peach Bottom Sleep Foundation. The survey of 1,000 Pennsylplant in south-centrvania surfaced several months people found participants after it got the tip that the average six hours and 40 NRC announced in September minutes of sleep a night on a special investigation. even though weeknights, While sleepy workers know they estimated they'd need roughly another 40 minutes they're not performing as well as they could during the of sleep to be at their best. of day, work is what's keeping Roughly those surveyed said they had them up nights, according fallen asleep or become very to the survey, which found workdays are getting longer sleepy at work in the past and time spent working from month. home averages close to Just how big a deal that hours each week. is depends, of course, on It seems people are also your job. Last week, the chairman of trying to squeeze in more j the Nuclear time for themselves and their 1 ' families, even if it means less sleep. The average wake up is at 5:35 a.m. and it's followed by about two hours and 15 minutes at home before heading out to work, according to the survey. Average bedtime THE ment. See sleep-workin- g? ASSOCIATED PRESS one-thir- d INSIDE EDITORIALS A4 - ) OUR TOWNS B1 f ' 'OBITUARIES B3 Parity t'. BUSINESS B4 cloudty ! Jstorts C6 .WEATHER UFE & STYLE D1 TELEVISION D3 "COMICS D4 high 48 LQyy 25 VOLUME85 ISSUE 217 J 1i lf is 10:53. . 1 On the Net. National Sleep 16 '61055 0005 Oil prices hit everyone who drives, eats, buys or sells hJ Foundation: http:fwww. sIeepfoundation.org Jeannine Aversa THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The price of WASHINGTON oil gushed to a record high Monday, spreading dangerously to factories, groceries, gas stations and every citizen's pocketbook. Builders are building less, the government reported. Manufacturers are cutting back, another report said. General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said they would cut second-quarte- r production. The galloping energy prices are doubly painful as the nation teeters on the edge of recession: High energy costs push companies to charge shoppers higher prices, then those consumers and businesses cut back in turn, dumping more cold water on the economy. "It's like throwing sands in the wheels of the economy," said Brian , Bethune, economist at Global Insight. "Things slow down. There is more friction and there is more complaining." Oil prices marched past $ 103 a barrel on Mondaythe latest in a recent string of record-high-oprices, before settling at $102.45. in oil and other The steep run-uenergy prices "hits deeper and deeper into the consumers' ability to spend. With a lot of households stretched by high food prices as il p See OIL, A6 |