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Show Page A2 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, March ORTON: (Continued from Page Al) Orton said. "Now that I am a father, I realize that even more than ever before." The family, Orton said, is the core governmental entity in America, where basic morals, ethics and goals are set. The national government. Orton said, is a tool that the people use to accomplish goals they cannot do alone, such as build roads, preserve basic rights and provide education for everyone. "Government is not the enemy. We, the people, are the government," Orton said. "Governments are simply tools which we, the people, use to help us achieve common goals. If we don't like something about the government, the solution is to learn to use the tools of government more effectively, not to simply destroy the government." President Bill Clinton's administration has been responsible for reducing federal regulations, and fostering cooperative programs between federal agencies and the states, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allowing Utah County to experiment with alternate methods for reducing carbon monoxide. Orton said those changes were happening long before the GOP came up with 10, 19 its "Contract With America." The issues facing the government paying for education, health care and retirement are the same as those discussed in families, only on a larger scale. Orton said since he was elected to Congress and appointed to the House Budget Committee, the federal deficit has been cut in half, resulting in lower interest rates. But the Republican budget proposals call for cutting $18.5 million over the next seven years from the Pell Grant program, reducing Medicaid and Medicare by almost $2 billion and cutting funding for 193 new police officers in Utah. "The truth is that you do not have to slash funding for education, abandon crime prevention or terminate the safety net for the poor in order to balance the budget," Orton said. As part of a coalition of moderate Republicans and Democrats, Orton said he came up with a budget proposal that balances by the year 2002, cuts the deficit by $120 million more than the Republican plan and preserves student loans, medical and home ownership programs. Orton said that budget proposal includes a welfare reform package modeled on Utah's Single Parent Employment Demonstration program. Fleming said Orton's philosophy on government is the same as his family's. "That is why we're Democ rats," Fleming said. The only thing he questioned was the lack of attention to science and technology in the budget proposals. Orton said the government should support technology and computer advances. The two-tercongressman said he favored term limits, not so much for the fact that they remove incumbents, but because a term limit allows more people to become involved in the political process. But has Orton set a limit on how long he'll stay on Capitol Hill? "I haven't set any term limit, but my family takes precedence," Orton said. While there are plenty of issues to work on in Washington, Orton said he would be perfectly happy to come back to Utah and raise his son if that need arose. For now, he is able to take Will to Congress and out on the campaign trail, where the younger Orton stole a bit of his father's thunder as he played with the Fleming's daughters and tried to pick up a reporter's tape recorder during the meeting. Amy Fleming. 9, thought it was exciting to have Orton and his son in her house. "I like listening to people talk, and I like babies." Amy said. Erin Fleming just considered it another Saturday morning. m Five-year-o- ld tizth 5 - ii F.Ijcs CORPSE: (Continued from Page Al l would be conducted Sunday by the state Medical Examiner's Office. Carter said the Sheriff's office, which is conducting the investigation jointly with Provo police, is checking records for all missing young women in the area. Turner and Carter called on anyone who has information, either on the identity of the woman or of any suspicious activity near the church, to call the sheriff's office at Carter also urged the caller who notified Provo police to come forward. The discovery caught residents of this rural neighborhood Many only found out about the incident when police began cordoning off the church building and chasing spectators away. Jim May, who lives two houses away from the church, said he had rode his bike through the parking lot at a.m. Saturday morning and did not see anything as he picked up three discarded beer cans in the parking lot. "I rode next to the church. I saw no car, no vehicle, no nothing," May said. an autopsy 379-890- 880 WEST CENTER WOSHH BLVDu PROVO 758 EAST 400 SOUTH, SPRINGVILLE We AM Only 1 0 Small Hass 0. off-guar- d. 1 ft 1 Fresh (Continued from Page t I I A1) The group also sends its message out through its newsletter, which goes to 2(),(K)0 people, and a phone network of hundreds of people throughout the state. Rep. Doyle M. Mortimer, said the Eagle Forum provides residents with representation amid the chorus of professional lobbyists on Capitol Hill. "I think that Eagle Forum pro-- ! vides an opportunity for the con-- j servative Utah citizen to have a voice in the political process," Mortimer said. Educators, public employees and other special inter-- ; est groups have paid representatives influencing legislators. "I think we definitely have an effect on Utah politics because we are the citizens," Ruzicka said, viewing her group as an empowering agent for the general public. Nancy S. Lyon, a lobbyist and former legislator, said the Eagle Forum gained its power because few people get involved in the democratic process as do Ruzicka and her followers. "They understand the process better," Lyon said. "If everyone were as involved as they were, they would have no power." House Minority Leader Frank R. Pignanelli, Lake City, agrees that Ruzicka is an expert at mobilizing her followers to action in the political process. "I, in many ways, respect Gayle and Eagle Forum. Their small group of people have become a powerful force through energy, determination and political savvy," Pignanelli said. He said Ruzicka's constituency has a very high participation rate in elections and attends many government and political meetings. But, Pignanelli said, many of the Eagle Forum's arguments are rooted in emotionalism and play on the heartstrings rather than on logic. Public education in general, and the Utah Education Association in particular, are regular targets of the Eagle Forum. UEA President Lily Eskelsen said Ruzicka and her folD-S- lowers have fought several education programs, including state funding for what they call an kindergarten. "I think there is a definite agenda that is hostile to public schools. There are very few issues that teachers and the Eagle Forum have found common ground on." Eskelsen said. The Eagle Forum, critics say. employs an arsenal of misinformation and intimidation to get their point across. Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, reportedly used information provided by the Eagle Forum to charge Utah school teachers with teaching children how to perform homosexual intercourse. Stephenson made his presentation during a controversial closed Senate caucus in January. Stephenson, in a written statement published Feb. 7. denied accusing the teachers of teaching sexual techniques, but said the materials he obtained were devoid of a moral focus for preventing AIDS. Ruzicka said the Eagle Forum only served as a conduit for the information, which was obtained from the state Office of Education. The items delivered to Stephen-."so- n were probably teacher vice manuals dealing with AIDS and how it was transmitted, and "anti-famil- was not for teaching sex acts to children. "They're a filter," Eskelsen said. "As information pours in, things that support their position get delivered." Ruzicka said her group is not under any obligation to present their opponents information along with the Eagle Forum's position. Senate Minority Leader Scott N. Howell, said Ruzicka and her supporters are sincere in their beliefs, but frequently cross the line into dishonesty and paranoia in their efforts to win supporters. "Their whole premise on the gays, lesbians and homosexuals taking control of the school system is right up there with the United Nations and black helicopters coming over the hills," Howell said. He added Ruzicka and her followers have adopted an "ends justify the means" approach to pushing their agenda. "It's almost a notion that we're saving the world and the rest of you can't see the forest for the trees," Howell said. Howell said he became totally frustrated with their tactics during a Senate Education Committee meeting Jan. 25, 1995. On that date, Howell was sitting in a Senate Education Committee hearing on a bill requiring Utah schools to teach values. During the hearing, an Eagle Forum member, Debbie Simpson, alleged that the Davis School District was showing pornographic films in the classroom. "A student in Kaysville school area was in his health class and there was a video shown without parental consent or approval or disclosure that was an video of sexual intercourse," Simpson told the committee in written records obtained by The Daily Herald. "I said, 'Miss Simpson, that is appalling. I want to see the video" tapes. I don't believe you,' Howell recalled. fellow Howell's senators demanded he retract the statement. Howell said he would if he could be proved wrong. The pornographic videos, which Howell reviewed at home with his wife in an effort to verify the Eagle Forum's claims, consisted of National Geography's Miracle of Birth, a film about a teen-ag- e boy who gives his girlfriend the virus that causes AIDS and a PBS special about counseling youth. Howell said none of the films showed any sexual intercourse, as Simpson claimed. "I w as really, really angry, and I was going to take them on the Senate floor," Howell said. "But I decided I ought to have compassion." Ruzicka said Howell was rude for making such a comment in a committee meeting, and argued that Simpson did not say the films were "She did not used the word " Ruzicka said. But, when confronted with the written statement, Ruzicka said that was how the parents described the films to Simpson, and she relayed that assessment to the committee. Instead of arguing whether or not the films were pornographic, Ruzicka said the issue was the fact that the films were shown in a classroom without obtaining parental permission. Howell said the Eagle Forum wraps itself in the flag and Christianity to further its political goals, while suggesting their opponents are against all that is good, holy and patriotic, as in the homosexual issue. "1 don't think they understand the full spectrum of true Christianity. Jesus Christ taught us to hate the sin, but love the sinner," he said. Eskelsen and Howell said the Eagle Forum also uses intimidation to get some lawmakers to go along with their agenda. The most often-cite- d case of Eagle Forum retribution is Nancy Lyon's fall from power as a Republican representative from Bountiful. Regarded as a reasonable conservative among many Capitol Hill observers, Lyon brought the wrath of Ruzicka against her by voting against an abortion bill the Eagle Forum supported in 1994. Lyon, who described herself as "pro-lifesaid she voted against the bill because it had the potential for dragging the state into yet another costly lawsuit over abortion rights. The Eagle Forum, which Lyon said takes the view that there should be no abortion options, launched a campaign against her during the following GOP primary. "They sent a flyer around stating I was a baby killer," Lyon said. The leaflet, she said, completely distorted her record. While it did not sway her supporters, Lyon said, the Eagle Forum was able to muster a large army of opponents, taking advantage of the light voter turnout, and Lyon was defeated. Ruzicka said the local Eagle Forum chapters were involved in the campaign, but there was no concerted effort to run Lyon out of office. Instead, she said, it was mainly Lyon's constituents, the right-to-ligroups and her opponent who made abortion the issue. While they are influential, the Eagle Forum's volunteer members are not registered lobbyists. State law requires only groups with paid representatives to register with the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Howell said he was surprised that the law did not include the Eagle Forum, and suggested it should be overhauled to bring it under the same rules as other special interest groups. Ruzicka said such an overhaul would require any resident who placed a phone call to a lawmaker to register as a lobbyist. ," fe Springville woman injured mm ii buy Extra .... 1M Lb. I 890 fcgJ Trim's. 11 to. 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