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Show 0 AJ Sttmhim Wii k. an elfml to bring greater transp.ireni y to government Sluirttt lf s oltM e has pmliHvd a IxiokM for government wtH kers and the public explaining Utah's qx'n records and meetings laws. House Minority Uder from Brad King, a t)emx-ra- t I Vice who is running for the Senate, said he would be in favor of slate lawmakers following the same rules they require of local governments, which can only close meetings for a few specific reasons. "The more open and more Meetings Continued fnitn AI A t I HERALD V Vigil Continued from AI e enikKi Mmh 5. 1)rmK rats nd House HqwdlK arts kc their caurusrt open..- hut as in the past. Senate Republicans closed ail their taucuH meetings to the public and rqxwlers. Sometimes, Senate loaders would come out of meetings and make announcements about what their caucuses decided. That made votes taken on the Senate floor mere formalities with little or no debate. Senate President John Valsaid caucusentine, es, regardless of party, have traditionally been closed. He said be has no desire to change that in the future. "It gives a place for the members to really air their feelings on things, and if they find they don't have support by their colleagues in the caucus, they will oftentimes change" their vote, Valentine said. Shurtleff made the comments about closed caucus meetings during a news conference about National he said. A moment of silence was held for fallen soldiers and Iraqi civilians while singing hymns. IVacock also read an account of an American soldier who became disillusioned by the war. Jimmy Massey was honorably discharged from the Marines after serving in Iraq, and Peacock said the soldier described his shame in killing civilians and protecting oil fields instead of searching for Osama bin Laden. Peacock said he has been against the war since it began when he was a child. He has no personal ties to the war, but Peacock said he has friends who have lost family members. Filippo Magistro, a native Italian who moved to the United States 35 years ago, said the country has lost its prestige in the world. Magistro said America was a dream country when he was a child, but not anymore. Now, there is more freedom in Europe than the United States. Magistro said the country is viewed as arrogant throughout the world, and Americans are intent at being the best. "As a country, we love to be at war," he said. "We like to make the point that we are a transparent government is, the less likely people are to be suspicious of it," King said. "It's not necessarily what happens behind closed doors, but the perception of those decisions being made behind closed doors. I think the public, in general, is skeptical of government, and when we close things it plays into that skepticism." the Net Utah Attorney General brochures: at torneygeneral. utah.govbrochures.html On superpower." Customer Service Newsroom 375-510- 3 " - i v I MARIO of Provo sits with her Shannon son,Liam Duerden, Wednesday in Provo remembering those who have served in the Iraq war. Duerden-Thompso- n of first place. and passersby honked. Dunn, a member of the Utah Valley State College Democrats, said he sees value in the idea that problems in Iraq should be fixed, but the United States has had military in Iraq for years and has not accomplished any- thing. Dunn said he does not believe the United States had reason to go into Iraq in the RUIZDaily Herald at a vigil on and college age, high-scho- and Magistro said older people are more afraid of what their neighbors might think. As an American citizen, Magistro said he pays taxes and has the right to express his opinion, and others should feel the same way. "If we don't get involved, change will not happen," he "I think we went for the weapons of mass destruction, and of course, there weren't any," he said. "So I think we s and exagwent on half-truth- gerations." While more than 40 demonstrators attended the vigil, Magistro said he was disappointed there were not more. Most of the participants were said. 801-344-25- Toll free FAX ; Steven Dunn waved a black flag with a peace sign as he stood along University Avenue A Lee Newspaper Established in 1873 44? . -' www.heraldextra.com Street address: 1555 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT Send mail to: P.O. Box 717, Provo, UT 84603-071- 7 The Herald corrects errors of fact appearing in its news . and opinion columns. 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Sitting in his sunny room, dressed in jeans and a striped Finn said he spends the first couple of days "brainads in this section! m M ATS Call News J iLJtv T made easyl ANNE CHADWICK WILLIAMSThe Sacramento Bee delivering his weekly newsletter, The Weekly Block. Finn O'Toole Boire, 7, swings and pets his dog, Geronimo, before own experiences. One headline read, "Editor loses tooth." Another story was about the death of his pet rabbit: "He had striped ears, and died because, professor who lives down the block, said he was thinking of buying an ad from Finn for his son, a neighborhood handyman. "It's a good value," Brad-for- d said. well, I do not know." Finn turned photojournalist Handed a copy of The when the neighborhood's trees Weekly Block in her driveway, were covered with toilet paper. Nancy Aikin asked Finn if he He sells ads for a dollar. One wanted to add her pug Gabe to his pet list, a recurring feature. reader promoted his wife's book; another asked for help in Scanning the sheet, Aikin said: "I didn't know we had the the garden. d toad." Each week, Finn heads to Finn's mother, Wrye Senten-tiKinko's with one of his parents storming." teaches writing at the Unand runs off 45 double-side- d "There's no news at the beiversity of California Davis. She copies of his paper, which reginning of the week," he said. FarRMt "I start to think of stuff as the sembles a newsletter. He deliv- said she thinks the paper helps ers them on the blocks near his promote a sense of community week passes." in their neighborhood. house. As the pressure mounts, His parents said the paper Finn starts writing. He producOn a recent afternoon, is all Finn's doing, except for es about four stories a week. Finn knocked on the door of In an issue on climate computer help and reminders neighbor Celia Rabinowitz OREM Female own Finn urged his readers and handed her Issue 18. It that a deadline is approaching. change, room $270 No to drive electric cars to do their contained a survey of all the They are surprised by their smkdrinkingpets. Call Peggy shopping. neighborhood's pets, including son's motivation and outgoing He got the scoop on a neightwo pigs, nine chickens and a personality and said he knows toad. borhood burglary after somemore neighbors than they do. AsiTswi one kicked in the front door of Rabinowitz said she looks "He does not see any reason a nearby home in broad dayforward to the paper. why he can't do it, and he just does it," his father said. "He just keeps churning light. It was a rare and starFinn said his goal is to prothem out week after week," CALL TODAY! tling event in Finn's upscale she said. "It's amazing. Adults duce 52 issues, a year's worth neighborhood. 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The with the council to answer the city, and the mark city state received complaints in leaders hoped would be the December that service providI questions about iProvo and break-eveother issues. But he met with ers are delinquent with paypoint. But the busthem only three at a time to inessresidential split isn't what ments to the city. J avoid a quorum and the requi- was expected. State Auditor Auston Johnsite notice of a public meeting. More units son said Wednesday that he The meetings also included and fewer business are using couldn't comment on an onan executive session with the iProvo than expected. The going investigation but that full council. Such sessions are former generates the least he expects results in a few set aside to discuss litigation, revenue and the latter the most weeks. con- personnel or per hookup. 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