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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Sunday, November1, 1998 ~We're Lucky They're Looking Outfor Us Judge Referees Sandy-White City Feud guess one initiative is one too many for our leaders. They must Sides agree not to use taxpayer funds to promote views in water-use election one someday and that would be too much to deal with. White City Water District officials claim they staved off an effort erosexuals will abandon our water custom- tected creature on earth. This warm,fuzzy feeling start- ed creeping over me when the food police, otherwise known as The Center for Science in the Public Interest, warned me of the dangers of eating popcorn at the movies. They warned ofthe dire consequences of eating popcorn with artificial butter flavoring on it and how we were all going to die because of the calories and fat that it contained. Now they have come out and attacked soda pop because of all its sugar andlittle nutritional value. Some consumer groups want j-soda pop banned from schools, fthe tax on pop hiked and an an fend to ads that target children. Ge, andall this time I thought some conservative Christian organizations that want the networks to run ads featuring homosexuals who have converted to heterosexuallife. The tag line is: “It’s not about hate. It’s about hope.” Similarly, we have Leavitt at the 6th annual Governor's Initiative on Families announcing im- ers to leave the district, aL But Sandy officials say they = went to courtWednesday against water-district officials merely to force compliance with election laws that prohibit use of public moneyto influence an election. At any rate, 3rd District Judge William Bohling received promises in chambers from the water com- ELOUISE BELL election's outcome. That, according to White City Water Board Chairwoman Paulina Flint, was judicial affirmation of the district’s right to fight Sandy’s proposal. “There is no reason that the public should face a restraining order from the government,” Flint said ‘Thursday.“Whatare they so afraid piarge soda, $4.50, I was getting My minimum daily requirement bea all the important food groups. le same goes for when I go to a Fpallgame and have a few beers of? I didn’t know lived in a Third rand a couple of hot dogs. World country.” Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan said the city is not attempting to gag White City Water officials from campaigning against the proposal. The city just wants the law to be obeyed. Healso denied allegations thai Sandy had used its tax-funded -' Not so fast, buckaroo. The Federal Trade Commission has RESPONSE &warned that Louie and Frank, the 3 rupt the youth of America in the ; manner of Joe Camel. The FCC is concerned that the ads are going § after underage drinkers. ConsicFering that being underage means that they cannotbuy beer, I wonder if the FCC nitwits fear these ads will influence the kids in “which brand to steal? This protection maria isn’t con- fined to junk food and beer. Our know-all-see-all leaders in state government wantto protect us » poorstupid citizens from theevil sj carpetbaggers who could sneak stinto our fair state and dupe us into signing petitions and creating «initiatives that could reach the uballot and stop us from bear baiting and setting leg-hold traps to catch all those cougars wandering «through our back yards. Atleast that is the excuse Gov. _ Mike Leavitt, Sen. Bob Bennett, Congressman Jim Hansen and ‘others are using to get us to vote for Proposition 5. If we hicks vote for Prop. 5, we will makeit harderfor citizens to “interfere” ‘with the democratic process. Read that to mean wewill give _more power to those who already have powerover our lives and lose whatlittle chance we have ; left to affect public policy. Leavitt and Bennett went so far _ as to publicly state that Prop. 5 was a good place to start in reining in theinitiative process. In the history of Utah, there has been only oneinitiative that has ever passed, and that concerned > fluoride in the drinking water. I “tom, you just don't getit, do you tet mespell it out. Schools to- day are dangerous places. The fisadeted method of protecting our kids is by enacting and enforcing ay andall laws that it apply. What's that, you say? What about protecting them by educat- ing them? What kindofidea is that — somecock-eyed libertarian pipe dream? Just think of the risks our kids face in school every day. The wrongclothes, for one thing. (Boy, was I at risk there!) Solu- tion? Enact a uniform dress code. Junk food is another evil. Answer: the Anti-Sugar Statute. Dirty books! (Chaucer, Rabelais, Balzac!) How to combat these? Enforce a censorship crusade starting with kindergarten. Thenthere is contamination by diversity. Well, we nailed that one soundly, didn’t we? Abolish all those “special interest” clubs, that’s the ticket! And for good measure, harass the joy of teaching out of any faculty members whose supposedly privatelife is a tad too diverse for a few hateful — “hopeful” — Is it clear now, Tom? Safety through structure andstatute, not through sense and sensitivity. And certainly not through that undeniably dangerousenterprise, education. Elouise Bellis is a professor emeritus at Brigham Young University. newsletter to influence voters. “Utah Wins $141,000 to Increase Seat-Belt Use Utah will receive $141,400 as «part of a federalincentive-grant oN am to increaseseat-belt use ai e nation’s highways. 2 or Satety is President Clinton’s whighest transportation priority,” ~gaid Transportation Secretary "Rodney Slater in a prepared statement last week The $53 million grant was in- cluded in the transportation fund- guments from the city and the water district in White City’s lawsuit that claims petitions calling for law June 9. The act includes a five-year grantof up to $500 million to increaseseat-belt use na- tionwide, and up to $700 million during six years to enact and enforee tougher drunken-driving laws. Eachstate’s grant wascalculated based on savings in medical costs to the federal government that resulted from increased seat belt rates. breast cancer awareness. They each planned to plant a pink tulip in honor of those who have been touched by the disease. a FOLLOW THE VOTE There are a number of websites that plan to follow election coverage. First, look at The Tribune's online web page: www.sltrib.com Other sites: http://msnbe.com- /news/DECISION98—Frontasp and www.statenet.com Qo GET OUT THE VOTE In an effort to encourage voter turnout nationwide, greeting card company Blue Mountain Arts announces free “get out the vote” virtual greeting cards. Bluemoun- e a ae @ Drops Probe of Drug Agents, Porn TV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cuffed on the living reom couch, OGDEN — The Utah Attorney General's Office has droppedits investigation into allegations a group of narcotics agents ordered pay-per-view pornographic moyies while on the scene of a drug agents searched the home for drugs. Both men were taken to jail to be booked just after 5 a.m. bust. Spokesman Palmer DePaulis said becausetheoffice's attorneys work closely with state agents, any involvement could be seen as a conflict of interest. On Thursday, the Davis County attorney's office announced it would be conducting its own investigation into possible misconduct by state and county narcotics agents. Agents from the state's Crimi- nalInvestigations Bureau remain under fire amid allegations that while they raided the Layton homeof Jim Passarelli in the early morning hours of June 24, they ordered adult movies on Passarelli’s Direct TV account while he and his brother Anthony werebeing bookedinto jail on charges of drug possession. Agents from the Davis County Metro Narcotics Strike Force also participated in the bust but claim films were shown. Jim Passarelli said narcotics agents ing bill that Clinton signed into Q Second Congressional candidates finally agree on an issue: A.G.’s Office Cites Conflict of Interest, they left the house before the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December, after he has heard ar- FINALLY, THEY AGREE “when I went to a movie and had a t.Hucket of popcorn, $10, and a > Budweiser lizards, are out to cor- Bohling also has ruled that the election may proceed but the ballots will not be counted until early White City Water customers who reside in Sandy may opt out of the district. Bohling pointed out, however, that it is appropriate for anyone to use private funds to influence the Tom Barberi is atalk show barged into his home around 3:45 a.m. to serve a war- S 5 a “Fetish,’' ‘When Boyz Meet 8 Girls” and ‘Fashion Plate” were ordered between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m, Officials originally questioned 3. oO & g Jim Passarelli’s story because the brothers sat near the television in [a the living room for almostan hour before being carted off. & But new information from Direct TV shows that agents could have ordered the moviesas late as e Ss 3 3 a @ R an hourafter the films began. Direct TV spokesman Robert Mercer said that because many people whoorderadult movies on his service are seen as “impulse buyers,” the companyallows customers to purchase ‘ movie up to an hourafterit Jim Passarelli, high his at- 2 torney Aric Cramer,is working on 3 filing a suit against every agency involve cS Cramer is claiming that when agents helped themselves to the z movies they had no businessin the home. That constitutes criminal theft and burglary, he added. The story has generated nation- and teachers, he said. While the brothers sat hand- Q statement, adult movies titled Anthony Passarelli has pleaded guilty to two second-degree felony counts of drug possession and is scheduled to be sentenced next e a agents leave the home around 7 a.m. According to a Direct TV bill wide attention that Jim Passarelli month. Jim Passarelli has pleaded innocent to possession charges. 3g 5 Neighbors reported seeing rant against his brother, whoallegedly sold cocaine to undercover agents on the street a few days earlier. paign news conference: outside the Salt Lake City cemetery. district officials get this far without all these people looking out for us? host on KALL-AM. chosenthe best placeyet for a cam- vowed not to re- theelection were flawed. — Jor Ure Ciao. lets his team solr, show in a re- peat the misstep. pany and Sandy officials that no taxpayer funds would be used to promote either sideof the issue. On Tuesday, voters will decide if Turning Red: Bruce Cohne, Democratic candidate for Legislative District 28 in Salt LakeCity, Spooky Site: Democratic Senate candidate Scott Leckman may have Water- plementation of a state-run council on marriage, claiming that Utah skould become a marriage- minded state. How did we ever a SCARY SIGHT RED-FACED ° B said has put a lot of pressure on his family. 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