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Show UTES, JAZZ WIN — THE ‘STARZZ’ COME OUT /E-1 heSalt Lake CribuneUtah’s Independent Voice Since Volume 253 Number 123 TODAY'S READERSHIP: FRIDAY/FEBRUARY14, 1997 http://www.sltrib.com VALENTINE DAZE Isn’t It Romantic? That Depends on Signals You Send BY JOHN KEAHEY officials statewide and with legislators. And that $3 billion still is higher than what Gov. Mike THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Leavitt recommendedbefore thelegislative session be- Onit are 109 major roadprojects statewide. If money were no object, those projects would cost taxpayers more than $5billion to complete during the next 10 BY BRANDON GRIGGS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE tine’s Day is a blissfully romantic event right? Not always The approach of Feb. 14 fills many people with angst and apprehension Pressure to buylavish gifts, expectations of marriage proposals and the desire to besuccessfully coupled can strain rela tionships, experts say This is a holiday ofillusions,” years. But, like Christmas morning, what the kids want and what they get often are degrees apart So, at the request of the Legislature, the Utah Depart ment of Transportation (UDOT) cut that list to 47 pro jects Thepricetag still is staggering: nearly 3 billion for Utah's 29 the higher-priority projects spread over 20 counties. The list was culled from a variety of discussions UDOT executives had with one another, with city and county fundatotal of $2.6 billion in projects during the next decade. Legislative leaders support the governor's figure. The Legislature is committed to a full $2.6 billion worth of projects,” said Rep. John Valentine, an Orem Republicanand a main architect of the highway-funding plan. “Wearenot committing to $3 billion Henotedthat majority Republicans have agreed upon nding plan — whichincludes money from the gener al fund, trimming more than $20 million a year from future budgets and tapping revenue from other sourc ch as vehicle-safety-inspection fees and underground. tank funds Although minor adjustments can 9 expected inthe ing ones A big chunk of the multibillion-dollar total is non negotiable. Some $1.36 billion is earmarkedfor the 17 mile reconstruction Lake Valley, an next month And f of Interstate 15 through the Salt t 4\9-vear project gets under wa ssured for other high-priorit See ROAD LIST. Page A-6 Goodbye, Welfare couples seekingtherapy thistimeof year Heradvice: Don't expect anything have highway-priority list, Valentine said (Republican caucuses are committed to working in t nat direction The 47 projects range from creating freeway inter changes to building new state roads and wide g exist says Burgess, who has noticed anincrease of People Completelist road projects and whattheywill cost A-6 Pageoflegislative news from high tech to higher ed A-22 gan last month He asked lawmakers to find a way to Salt Lake City marriage counselor Vicky It’s true. SALT LAKECITY UTAHS411 1997 The Salt Lake Tribune RoadList Is Long; Will Funds Be Short? It is a wish list of gigantic proportions Roses. Tender cards. Sexy lingerie Candlelight dinners. For couples, Valen 187] expectations about what their partner or spouse should do on Valentine's Day.” says Cot tonwood Heights relaticnship counselor Richard Nielsen, “If it doesn’t happen — Hello, Work More Are Saying That in Utah, they feel betrayed and it can cause prob. lems S a gift-giving holiday, Valentine's Other States as Caseloads Fall Dayis fraught withpitfalls, experts say Some people in new relationships buy Valentine's gifts that are inappropriately expensive or intimate. Others don’t give gifts at all, breeding resentment. And to NEWS SERVICE REF number of families or WASHINGTON — The f lls manyrecipients, even alavish Feb. 14 gift lv every state cannot beat a spontaneous romantic ges. ture or replace genuineintimacy It's a total corporateholiday. It is an excuse for people who aren't in touch with their romantic side,” says Salt City environmental activist Mic Heald. “People who can express them selves emotionally to each other don't need Valentine’s Day MoneyCan't Buy You Love: Experts sayretailers and the media have hyped the holiday as a chance for men to show their loved ones — throughflowers, dia monds or expensive dinners — how much they care. The underlying message: De. liver the goods or go to the doghouse. For some men, this creates asense of obliga tionthat kills the romance ‘They makeit soundlike nothing: ‘Step in here andgetalittle diamond brooch for your sweetheart,’ says Salt Lake City divorce lawyer Larry Larsen. “And you're thinking, ‘Man, I didn’t spend this muchfor Christmas. I'm lucky. I don’t have a wife who ex pects anything,” says David Buckner emerging from Victoria's Secret in Salt LakeCity’s Crossroads Mall with a bag full of purchases. A TREE GLOWS IN UTAH ‘But | havefriends who think it's a big pain. They know they bet ter make dinner reservations, drop 100 bucks and get a hotel room. For them. valentineis a four-letter word. M. Sumida prunes the branches of a 5 year-old near BrighamCity. He says it is a few weeks ea he is takingg this window of opportunity. The we ‘ pea ch tree Thursday in his family orchard 0 be pruning trees but, given the warmv er is expected to be a tad sunnier today. Hold the Flowers: Women seemto enjoy the holiday more. Not all women. however. Whenever sheis dating some. one at Valentine's Day, Arie nnelly of Salt LakeCity will ask her boyfriend not to buy her anything I just say, right fromthe beginning, ‘I don't really like this holiday,’ says Fen. nelly, who believes Valentine's Day is too commercialized. Sometimes her boy friends are relieved. One, undeterred showed up with flowers anyway. tried to convert me. It didn’t work “He The holiday poses most problems for new couples who have not built a solid relationship, experts say. Valentine's gifts canreflect an imbalance. If you pen your girlfriend a heartfelt love poem and you get back a noncommittal greeting card, it probably meanstrouble ahead There's always thequestion[in a new relationship] of whether theother person feels as strongly about you,” says Russ 1 Belk, a University of Utah marketing professor whohas conductedstudies on romanticgift-giving. “Thegift, by virtue of its cost or its intimacy, can send the wrong message It is not unusual for couplesto split up over Valentine’s-related issues, Belk says. The holiday is especially stressful for men whocannot express their emo. tions to their wives or girlfriends Menare typically not comfortable showing their feelings, and Valentine's Day is the one holiday in our culture when they're encouragedto do just that Belk says. So what do men do? “They hay card say it for them A card? 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