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Show ti. Tuesday. March If. 2O08 D A I Honors for IHple first, said the purpose of the group is to help Race Confirmed from Bl people with disabilities speak Continued from BI up for themselves and idenprogram. tify their goals in life. One of the most important aspects Lenny Jones, the state of the group is the name that representative of the group, read about the group's plans was chosen. for March, which is Disability "That means they want to be seen as people first and Awareness Month. People with disabilities are part of disability second," she said. the community and want to People First is a national participate just like anyone group with chapters all else. around the country. In Utah "It doesn't stop us," he alone, there are approxiread. "We have goals and we mately 28 groups for adults can reach our dreams." with developmental disabilities. Grotegut said the group Group members in the room agreed they all have meets monthly to plan activities like talent shows, fundgoals and need help to reach them, and some were raisers and service projects. emotional when they gave They also learn about ways an award to a good friend. to advocate for themselves, like voting in the community Many talked about people and speaking up for who were there for them when they were scared, and others who took the time to "Learning to speak for talk to them and understand yourselves is one of the first them. steps to learning to advocate for yourselves," she said. Gayle Grotegut, facilitator I Y legally buy marijuana, Nafoosi said. "In California, you can buy it in vending machines. In Utah, they break your door down," he said. "I believe if the federal government declares you to be disabled, which 1 am, then you should have access to whatever meds you need." A pretrial conference on the charges was scheduled for Thursday. For his campaign, Nafoosi said a cleaner env ironment is one of his goals. "By the end of my first term as governor of Utah, my goal HER AID is to have an electric car in every garage," his Web site says L't ah Democratic Party spokesman Bill Keshlear said Nafoosi Isn't someone party officials are backing in their bid to unseat Huntsman, who has said he will seek a second term, "He's a marginal kind of candidate," Keshlear said of Nafoosi. "This is not the guy we've recruited." Keshlear said the Democratic Party has recruited a candidate to run against Huntsman, although that person wont be announced for several more days. The deadline to file for office March 17. For whoever wins the Democratic party's nomination, is defeating Huntsman w on't v an easy task HuntMiun won election in iMKM.w ith ,V vn cut t atic of the vote over challenger Scott Matlieson. Since then. Huntsman has guided the state through a time of unprecedented economic growth and his approval ratings have remained high. However, even in one of the state's most conserv ative states. Huntsman has weaknesses that Demecrats will try to exploit. Huntsman supported the creation of the nation's broadest private school voucher program last year. His support for vouchers is part of what helped him win the Republican nomination, w as niXur-abl- y Hut I luii! silent ulvnit the vouchor issue w hen opo!UMUs gathered enough signatures to torce a referendum on tin- - program, which was defeated by a wide . margin in Novemlx-rHuntsman also helped bro- ker an unpopular deal to buy land for. a professional soccer stadium in suburban Sandys Supixirt for those initiatives has made House SjX'aker Greg Curt is. R Sandy, vulnerable this election. In 2(XM. he won'.' by 20 votes and is facing the same opponent this year. I On the Net: Utah Elections Office http:elections.utah. gov their-needs- Break Continued from Bl remember when we haven't had it," said Alpine School District spokeswoman Rhon- da Bromley. In Utah County school districts, spring break is the week of April 14. UVSC spokeswoman Megan Laurie said the school has never done research about the academic effects of the traditional break. It could help students break out of the winter blahs. UVSC also has a fall break during October, which is the middle of fall semester. When you're in a winter semester that is 16 weeks long it gives students a chance to rejuvenate," Laurie said. "Most students seem more ready to take on the rest of the semester after taking a break." Students agree it helps them meet the rigors of the ending semester. "It helps you relax, so you can focus again," said sophomore Derek Pearson. Provo School District recently set the calendar for next school year that will include a spring break. Board member Sandy Packard said the break is simply tradition. Board President Darryl Alder said the board discussed whether to coordinate the break with other districts. They never talked C about why the break was important. Brigham Young University does not have a spring break. Last week, student leaders hosted unofficial spring break festivities where they ' handed out free smoothies on the campus and hosted a search for a Where's Waldo look-alikThe events culminated in a dance, but no time e. off. BYU spokesman Michael Smart said BYU's lack of spring break is due to efforts to efficiently use resources. "The campus is used including spring and year-roun- summer terms and Education Week. If the campus were unused for a week during spring, some other use would need to be sacrificed," Smart wrote in an He did point out that students finish the winter semester earlier than students at other schools. However, BYU students only get one day on UVSC. The last day of class for the winter semester at BYU is April 15, but exams end April 23. At UVSC spring semester ends April 24. BYU students started the winter semester Jan. 7, while UVSC students were back in school on Jan. 3. Campus at UVSC will be open until Friday, when staff has the day off. I Brittani Lusk can be 9 or at reached at 344-254- bluskheraldextra.com. Medical records sold at surplus store ASSOCIATED PRESS "That's where we believe there Was a if this is break down in our process The medical reSALT LAKE CITY what actually happened." Some of the people whose records were cords of some Central Florida Regional sold or whose loved ones' records were Hospital patients were sold last month at sold want answers and assurances it a Salt Lake City surplus store for about won't happen again. $20, a newspaper reported. i, "I'm aghast," said Marcy Lippincott, "I find it inexcusable," said Susan a Lake Mary attorney whose father's a Lake Mary, Fla., woman whose husband's records were among those sold. records were among those lost. "I'm "I don't like that they're out there." wondering who to sue. It's a complete The Deseret Morning News of Salt invasion of privacy. It's appalling to think Lake City reported in a copyright story your records can be out there somewhere like that." for Monday editions that the records of In December, the box was one of three 28 patients were sold to a local school teacher looking for scrap paper for her shipped to a Las Vegas company for a fourth-gradMedicare audit, said Kelly Ferrell, the class. ' The mixup is being blamed on a shiphospital's risk manager. Hospital officials had been tracking the box since it was ping problem, and UPS told The Associated Press on Monday it is investigating. reported missing in Phoenix but did not The box lost its label, said Atlanta-base- d contact the affected patients, she said. "We worry about wrongful disclosure. UPS spokesman Norman Black. That information is very personal," she After its arrival at a vendor facility said. responsible for trying to determine who The packages were certified and sent owned the package, it appears a worker failed to open and catalog all the contents by UPS, Ferrell said. When one of the boxes didn't arrive, a Las Vegas auditor properly. on Feb. 4 contacted hospital officials who, "It appears the box was classified as in turn, contacted UPS two weeks later. scrap paper of no value," Black said. THE Mez-zon- - e Utah settles lawsuit over motorist jolted with Brock Vergakis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : il lawsuit filed in January that his civil rights were violated because Trooper Jon Gardner A SALT LAKE CITY fired his Taser before telling stubborn motorist who became him Massey was under arrest. The confrontation was widean Internet celebrity after vid" eo of him being stunned with a ly viewed on the Internet after Taser by a Utah Highway PaMassey obtained a copy of a trolman appeared on YouTube video taken by the cruiser's will receive $40,000 as part of dashboard camera. The video has been viewed ,: a lawsuit settlement with the state, the Utah attorney gener- on YouTube at least 1.7 million times and shows Gardner al's office said Monday. Jared Massey claimed in civ drawing his stun gun after the Bridal Guide 2008 Comina in the ... i v v ... : s r'xmi v ft titude was a problem. They put Gardner on administrative leave for a few weeks and said he received training in conflict resolution. Gardner was primarily put on leave for his own safety after state officials received numerous complaints. Sykes said state attorneys offered to settle the lawsuit before ever officially responding to it, probably because of the video evidence. A new NAMI support group in Lehi for those with mental health issues and their loved ones. These support groups teach understanding, awareness, and helpful hints to make the ; s outside Massey his vehicle to proclaim his innocence refused to accept a speeding ticket. Massey's attorney, Bob Sykes, said he's pleased with the settlement offer. "They made what we consider to be a very' fair offer of a significant amount of money," he said. The Highway Patrol said the trooper's use of the Taser was justified, but that his at laser COMING SOON! Sunday, March 23KrDah Herald . Officials said they're unsure, how the box made its way to Utah, though the package containing the records also had a document indicating it was sold because the shipping company could not deliver it or find its owner.: Shipping companies often sell off packages that cannot be delivered. Another UPS spokesman told the Deseret Moring News his company keeps packages for at least three months before liquidating them. "UPS has developed a very extensive arid technologically advanced system for trying to identify and locate missing packages," Dan McMackin said. "And yes, we do inspect every shipment deemed to be overgoods. All sensitive shipments are treated with confidentiality and disposed of properly." But the package containing the records was eventually sold as scrap paper at National Product Sales. "UPS is not trying to pretend it has no responsibility here," Black said, "This a mistake that was made at all levels in terms of handling this thing, and we're going to get the bottom of it and see what we have to do to improve." i Xj journey through recovery easier. Our focus is to provide an arena for people to discuss, learn, and find support. The Lehi support group is scheduled to start January 5, 2008. Please contact Tess at 801 for information. These classes will be held the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month from 10:00am -- 12:00pm. -7- 66-9876 Our other mental health support group meets in Provo the 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 7 9pm at the Utah State Hospital. Please feel free to also call Tess with any questions regarding this group. -- We hope to see you there! iLi il I ' |