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Show iHgr A2 THE DAILY 1 ILRALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, January 24, 1999 - unless we pull families; together The end might be near The man had long, dark hair and flowing robes. He wore a crown of thorns. He was dragging a large wooden cross, and he was weeping. A dozen or so wailing followers trailed him on Hollywood Boulevard, imploring the ignorant masses to repent today, for there would be no planetary event triggered international V tomorrow. That was 25 years ago, a typical night on Weird Street. While the participants' hallucinations may have ended at sunrise, thankfully, the world did not. But as the zealots of yesfend and off the demons today terday of their dream-likstates, even the ickeningly sane must sometimes wonder: What if? What if the noontime skies turned black and the Earth trembled? What if chaos, in cataclysmic wild-eye- d e chaos? MY PLACE ' A I SEN. BOB BENNETT recently sat before The Daily Herald's editorial board and calmly answered questions about Y2K, the year 2000 computer glitch that could affect everything from your VCR to your electricity. Listening to the good senatir, you might have thought he was tot calm. Not so long ago, Sen. Bennett sounded apocalyptic in his warnings about impending Y2K disasters. Why the dramatic change in attitude from this man who probably knows as much about Y2K as anyone in our state, if not our country? Part of the answer, no doubt, is that since the Y2K sirens first sounded, America and much of the rest of the world have responded. Major banks, KW l , Lk Mike Patrick crescendo, broke loose all over the planet? What if life as we know it came to an abrupt, everlasting halt? Not one for Revelations? Then how about this: What if some comparatively minor utilities and branches of government say that when the clock creeps past midnight into Jan. 1, 2000, the seam between centuries will be spotless. And part of the answer could be something Sen. Bennett would understand very well: That panic, not a com' puter crash, is the greater danger. By BECKY LOCKHART Special to The Daily Herald "Being in the State Legislature is like drinking from a fire hose," so said former State Representative Byron Harward. Not only was this advice rather amusing, it was absolutely true. Having been newly elected last November, I have the dubious designation of Freshman Legislator. This experience has been enlightening, to say the least. I have been inundated with calls, letters, booklets, videos, and numerous invitations to meetings. I usually have between 15 and 20 pieces of mail to open every day, not including the usual bills and credit card applications. I am not complaining. Early on, I decided to put every effort into becoming informed on the potential issues. I did not realize what a commitment of my time this endeavor would require. I have enjoyed meeting people But it's the legislation, not dead yet. Rowan has a similar bill, HB241, pending in the House Rules Committee. If that fails, she may try gathering 67,000 signatures within 18 months to put the measure on the November 2000 ballot. In other developments last week on the Hill: The House approved a bill to keep farmland from being turned into subdivisions and strip malls. It now advances to 43-3- ENGLISH official-Englis- Continued from Al always result in sales, though advertisers would argue differently. For the third time in three years, legislators rejected her initiative to make Utah conduct its business and print forms in English only. of House The Utah the Representatives quashed idea last Thursday, killing a citizen's initiative that supported h the Senate. The House Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill raising the minimum age for marriage to 16 in most cases. The bill now goes to the full House for considera- tion and scrutinize Olympic finances. The House approved a bill requiring licensed child-carproviders to undergo and pay a $24 fee for Federal Bureau of background Investigation checks, including fingerprinting and a record check. The bill now advances to the Senate. The Senate Human Services Committee endorsed a bill to add five pro tempore members to the Youth Parole Authority. Mike Patrick is managing editor of a The Daily Herald. Phone: mail mpatrickheraldextra.com. - - tan-colore- d . rear-ende- d panic by being prepared. PREPARE Continued from A 1 '''.I -- community-prepared- effort is gaining vigor because of the Y2K scare, Inouye said. Whether the dire predictions of Y2K forecasters come fo pass or not, Inouye said it doesn't hurt to" ward off so much to see. 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' The Tooele County Sheriff Office informed the BLM of tl accident and will follow up wi a request that the federal land? ..management agency mark the " site to prevent future accidents or ; fill in or seal the shaft aiiit" - any others they can " i four-wheelin- four-whe- welcome news dp. To report a tip or if you have a comment or question regarding a news article, call We Kirk Parkinson Mike Patrick Tanya Nielsen Donnie Welch Tim Coles Brian Tregaskis .Mike Hinman Larry Hatch , Scharmann ADVERTISING ZCMI, Mervyn's, and SHAFT j . .. . . Established August 1, 1873. choice for shopping Utah County. i Guaranteed delivery: Your newspaper should arrive by 6:30 am. If you do not receive your 3 by 9:00 am. weekpaper, please call days and 10 am. on weekends. Delivery is guaranteed. 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Utah and many more are coming... including Utah's newest NORDSTROM. '4-- . . ' OS embankment. They were riding in an that was real rocky and mountainous pretty steep.1 The were just riding and crested an. embankment they thought was flat, and right over the embankment was the open mine shaft, or air shaft," Scharmann said. Officer Curtis Wood, of Tooele County's Search and Rescue team, rappelled, down the' shaft and recovered the body. Scharmann said the victim was not wearing a helmet. "The doctor considered him killed instantly." The body was taken to Anderson Mortuary in American Fork. The ATV was also retrieved. Scharmann said the accident occurred on BLM land in an area bordering northern Utah County but just inside SubKriprtoBi Newsroom For Deputmeiti FAX ros. 579 - 7 ClasiMM Advertiuag Rttail Advertising ud deliver)' Wilson "Diamonds , . neighbors and we want to help our neighbors," Inouye said, adding: "It is morally reprehensible to selfishly try to prepare ourselves without helping our friends and neighbors." ,. Initiated nearly five years aero by Provoa'ha Kisi Watkins' and Sandy White, the ness 4 Sims vita stopped. Another pickup truck going about 50 mph ran into the back of the Dodge, and a west! bound vehicle was slightly dam aged from flying glass from tW ' i i.n collision, i multi-vehicl- e - , '. responded to a accident on State Road 147 Saturday about 6:50 p.m., transporting four victims to Mountain View Hospital in SUSPECT HOMICIDE Payson, the Utah Highway Utah.. Valley laws Patrol reported. Trooper Dennis ALERT Bang said that, for the amount enforcement officers joined in a of damage to the five vehicles nationwide attempt to locate 8 involved, injuries to the victims homicide suspect last spotted. were minor, except for a broken Saturday about 10:30 &.m,. ia Salt Lake City.. Officers, weite collarbone that an sustained when he was thrown alerted- to use caution.? ict into the back seat of the car dri- approaching the suspect, idenH ven by his mother, Tammy tified as Michael C. VanGerva Baum, 28, Spanish Fork. The 40, described as a white raatg accident occurred when an older wearing a black leather jacket pickup truck died on the high- and fingerless gloves, driving ft,. Lincoln towjfi way and was being jumpstarted 1987 He is believed to be armed car. headA car. woman another by h.ead. ing east in her Dodge lighting with a revolver, possibly Idaho. to north Boise, the stopped car and ing .. So many wonderful stores, f 344-254- Two Utah County ambulances e Games oversight committee with power to draft legisla- - . ACCIDENT INJURY ; " POLICE BEAT family survive. As the first week of the session comes to a close, the two biggest surprises are the warm welcome given to me from my colleagues and the amount of input I have already been able to give on the issues. Committee Operations approved a bill, sponsored by Rep. Jordan Tanner, creating a 2002 Winter J Or we could be smart and pull together. We cou'd prepare not just for potential Y2K problems, but for any emergency. We could do what a dedicated few are already doing in Provo. Our family is probably like your family. We struggle with balancing priorities and dealing with the hectic pace of life. I'm lucky to have a wonderful mother-in-lawho is with us during the session to help our The House Government ji attack. and figuring out the details from both sides. I have loved every minute of preparation. Let me introduce myself For the last several years, my husband and I have been active in the community. Fve had a special interest in issues facing our state as a whole. Fve gotten involved because I want good government and I want to protect the family. I'm a mother of three children, Hannah, Emily and Stephen. I'm also a BYU graduate and a registered nurse. tion. If you missed it, please look up laso jfrids y's paper. Front page, "Neighbors Ilnitihir Prram Roar! it Fi euro nut how you fil) in'. Decide that'youU get invol 'ed, no matter where in Central ; Utah you happen to live. Ifyou missea t that i ssue, call the number below. WeU mail fou a copy, free. To 'ether we can bridge religious indifferences, economic gulfs. In small? I reams. 4 mnnaupahlo Dcrnnns r 1 j we can protect and care for one I i anotner. By preparing now, we illu nan; die whatever Mother Nature or' Microsoft can dish out. And if they ' merely yawn at the dawri of a new clos millennium, we'll march forward ' er than ever. -- WHAT TO DO? Well, we could host a Utah County Panic Party in, say, August. Everybody goes bananas for a day or two and gets the food out of their cellars and the lumps out of their throats. It could be a massive panic purge, practice for a planetary heart Freshman legislator gets first drink from the 'fire hose' I - Si J. POOR |
