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Show PcA2THE DAILY HERALD. Prove, Utah, Sunday, Sejxember 19, 1999 Life's precious portraits shouldn't be spoiled by prejudice .en.uc.iy woman ; rlliere were two sets of three, heading south on Fourth East. f C i It w4 8:26 a.m. on one of the most beautiful Thursday These children were white. The set closest to me, also two boys and a girl, looked like terraced steps, a small boy on the left, a medium-heigh- t girl in the middle, and THE WOMAN DIDN'T identify herself. She was as polite as a threatening person can be. Mr. Patrick, she said, if you don't stop publishing stories about Mexicans, I'm going to cancel my subscription. And I know plenty of others who feel the same way I do, she Mike Patrick said. She echoed sentiments we'd heard before. What set a tall boy on the right. As they walked, the tall her off was a front-pagstory on the newly formed Hispanic boy held his left arm protecChamber of Commerce. tively around the girl's shoulders. Apparently, there's no room for Hispanics on her Happy The girl's left hand was bus. in the little Valley wrapped boy's She's not alone. Several right. These children, these three . months ago we published a notice in Spanish, telling our smiling gifts from God, were Hispanic readers about a pro Hispanic. CONFLICT DEBATE , .mornings you've ever opened your eyes to. f ,,, They walked three across, a hundred yards apart, school , their apparent destination. I noticed them because, r driving up from behind, the , contrast was too stark to . I . , ; Somehow, in some people's eyes, they are the enemy. miss. The set furthest from me, two boys and a girl, stepped lively; there was spirit there, but frowns on the young faces and an argument of some kind in progress. Continued from A 1 Continued from A 1 food storage Melanie McCoard: has been quite vocal on a variety of neighborhood and city issues Chris Nelson: runs his own Internet business Samuel Ray Oman: works in quality assurance for aerospace manufacturing firm Allied Signal, has been home-make- r, against outspoken Christiansen Oil company, which he lives next to Barbara e Sandstrom: member of homemaker, Daughters of Utah Pioneers Richard Dougan: computer technician programmer for Provo business Insur Quote Wayne McDonald: postal carrier. WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM reading programs. Overall, Hudnall said he wouldn't be against looking at an ethics ordinance. it is something that would help us function better as a city, I'm all for it," he said. "But I haven't seen the need for it yet." Shari Holweg works in Congressman Republican Merrill Cook's Salt Lake 2nd Congressional District office as a public outreach director. Some people have said Holweg's job itself is a conflict of interest. But according to the House of Ethics Representatives Committee Manual, Holweg's job in Salt Lake City causes no conflict with her serving on If Provo's City Council. Regarding voting on council issues, Holweg said there was a zoning request she once excused herself from voting on since the particular land is located next door to her husband's business. Holweg said she doesn't necessarily think the council needs an ethics ordinance but that it should be left up to the public to decide. "The more input the citizens have the better," she said. Councilman David Rail, who is a life insurance salesman, said he hasn't encountered any conflicts of interest. Rail said he doesn't think an ethics ordinance is needed because the council members police themselves. "We haven't had a problem. People have disclosed their conflicts," he said. "They have just stepped down and not even been involved in the discussions." Councilman Paul Warner is director of the BYU student athlete center, previously he was director of student leadership at BYU. Warner said the only conflict . he remembers is when a minor issue with the Freedom Festival posed tax increase. We received a number of similarand anonyly threatening mous notes and phone calls. The message in all was essentially the same: pay any attention whatsoever to our Hispanic neighbors and we will no longer do business with you. And for good measure, we'll get others to do likewise. THE THREE THINGS I value most are beauty, love and mercy. All right, the Cubs would be up there somewhere. But that's them, the heart, head and soul of my mission statement, the three peaks upon which I try to focus as I stumble far below through the valley of life. Beauty. Love. Mercy. Humbly, I suggest that the greatest of these is not love, but mercy. Mercy is love and much, much more. It's spiritual strength that soars beyond love's wildest dreams. Mercy is a golden gift to any who receive it. But mercy is freedom itself to all who would give it. I don't think I'm a big enough person to wrap our local racists in blankets of mercy, nor am I patient enough to nurse them anywhere close to spiritual health. But I'll bet I know three children who could. of Mike Patrick is editor The Daily Herald. il mpatrickheraldextra.com. Phone arose he is on the board of directors. Warner said he announced his status but went ahead and voted. He says he hasn't sensed a need for an ethics ordinance for Provo council "I think there's enough checks and balances with people being aware of what we do and where we're at," Warner said. "When issues arise that may be questionable, we are able to address them." Council chair Mark Hathaway is a Realtor and says he has stepped down on several occasions because of his business. don't think we have a probthat I'm aware of," Hathaway said. "We are trycareful." ing to Councilman Dennis Poulsen runs his own floral supply busi"I lem with ethics, be-ver- ness. He said he once excused himself from a downzoning request because he is on the council land 344-254- use committee and rente out two homes. Poulsen said he doesn't think the council needs an ordinance to regulate conflicts of interest. "It's not a problem," he said. A differing opinion Meanwhile, at least one per- son disagrees with the City Council. a watchdog of Provo city government, attends almost every council meeting and speaks out when she believes council members are out of line. McCoard said she believes there is definitely a need for tighter guidelines when it comes to conflicts of interest. "You have several council members who represent other interests besides the citizens," Melanie McCoard, self-appoint- McCoard said. she She points to what believes are two prime examples: Hathaway8 approval of housing developments and Hudnall's backing ordinances that would help the school district, such as the city skateboard ordinance. 0 4&& party These council members need to remember they are accountable to the public who voted them in and not to any other entity," McCoard said. t K l ) I 0 Contributing to the mall's new "leisure environment" is, TfCQ HOUCO Where children run, jump, play dQU f& "V 1 and explore in a larger-than-li- fe size tree house featuring a Slide and Wooden Deck. Parents watch as . ... OMfMAfertki lUttl Atari Nismisi J7J445. 5 Utmj ttrrttt J7J-5IJ44-25- trntkmrtmrnwuttttmrni fax EhmI with nature as its inspiration. J73-- 5 Jmm MtmQImwktiium USPS hibUehed (ISSN: morningi, Sunday through Saturday, by Pulitzer Community Newspaper!, Inc., 566 North. 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Marie Osmond! when announced her as the winner. She hugged the first runneriip and outgoing Miss America Nicole Johnson before lowering) her head to receive the crowri. She then took the traditional walk down the runway, smiling and waving. The first runnerup was Mies Illinois Jade Smalls. The secoM co-ho- st was runnerup Miss Pennsylvania Susan Spafiord. Miss Maryland Keri Schrader and Miss Texas Yanci Yarbrough '. rounded out the top five. fashion a stu French, design dent at the University iiof Cincinnati, sang "As If We Never Said Goodbye" for her talent offering. She plans to spend her year as Miss America campaigning for outreach for homeless military veterans. Her father, Ronnie French, 52, is a veteran who was wounded in Vietnam and she volunteers at a Veterans Administration hospital. For winning, French gets a $40,000 college scholarship, an Seventh paid Avenue spending spree and a year's worth of living out of suitMiss America typically cases travels 20,000 miles a moitth during her reign. Her victory capped a bizarre week in which Hurricane Floyd, a strike by hotel workers and the pageant's decision to drop a ban on divorce and abortion threatened to upstage the annual Convention Hall spectacle. j TAX ., able to deduct the full value ,of their child and education tax credits without reaching the AMT limits," said Sen. Dick "' Lugar,R-Ind- . The $792 billion Republican tax bill that Clinton is poised to veto includes gradual elimination of the personal AMT. That means lawmakers and the White House must find another way if they want to change Uie ,n AMT. Last year, the two sides agreed temporarily to exempt personal credits from determining if a taxpayer must pay the AMT; that exemption hits il expired. Clinton has proposed a nf)w two-yea- r exemption, and thyfe appears to be broad support among apd Republicans Democrats to adopt some version of that. 'J A one-yeextension of t)be exemption would cost about $700 million, according to ipe Treasury Department It most likely would be part of a package of "extenders" costing between $3 billion and $5 billon that would renew a list !of expired tax provisions, including the research and development credit popular with high-tJ:business and manufacturers. "On the extenders issues, yS u know we've got a number of things we want to get done a; id well be working with Congress h J ADVERTISING To Z crown r, ... Ssaierlpnsai ass uniquely Utah character is Emerging ., Continued from Al 5 Vibrant renovation and expansion activities are changing the look of University Mall. From the halls to the courts, a new takes .Publisher Mike Patrick Editor Nielsen Business Office . . . 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