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Show D8 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, December 25, 1998 Editorials in Top Utah Newspapers Taking a Strong Stand on Clinton td ey Three large papers urge Senatetrial; ‘Tribune’ alone advocates censure Ryan Galbraith/The Salt Lake Teil The Little family’s home projects a brightlylit holiday message from hill in Morgan. Ogden urging the Senate to pro- The Daily Herald in Provowill take a similarposition in Sunday's edition. “We hope the full impeachment process takes place,” The star was mountedon the pole-they ar after mas musicacrossthevalley Through theyears, thehill hasfilledin with shepherds, sheep, deer, elves, camels, carolers, Santa, toy soldiers, snowmen, choir boys and 5-foot candy “Wejust enjoy doing it for people. Just to have people come up andseeit is worth it.” Also includedis an annual yule messagein 4-foottall red-lit letters stretching across the crest of the hill Chronicle Progress Sam Taylor, editor of the Times Independent in Moab, said he drafted a possible editorial on the topic last Tuesday but it was re- fied that all of the questions were its position clear on Dec.16 as the possiblearticles of impeachment. “Now that the process has be- two-thirds vote to remove Clinton from office, can gain from draw- House was beginningits review of gun, it mustbeseentoits logical conclusion,” opined the Ogden editorial writers. “The House must debate and vote, and if the president is impeached, there must be a trial in the Senate. Bill Clinton could have stopped this train beforeit left the station. But his cynicism, his fear and his vivid lack of character would not permit him to do the right thing: confess his wrongdoing to the people and resign for the goodof the nation. Since the president has not, and apparently cannot, see his way clear to do the honorable thing, our constitutional process mustbe respected.” The Deseret News, which reflects the views of the Senate needs to proceed with a trial on charges Clinton committed perjury and obstructed jus- tice regardinghis affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.” Once trial is under way, said the Deseret News, the Senate “may want to consider a resolution of censure.” But it stressed that censure “must not take the placeofa trial.” Some WantCities to Do Budgets for Two Years for managers and just simplify the process.” SALT LAKETRIBU tacle. There’s no chargetoview it and no subsidy from theci power utilitytooffset costs City budgets are as predictable The animals seem to enjoy the show as well as spring and taxes. The wooden sheep are sometimes joined by actual leaders across the state hunker down to crunch numbers, shifting money from street projects to hire more police officers or vice versa Atthe end of June, they cut off the shuffling, approve the docu- Every year in April or May, city ment and wait nine more months beforestartingall over again State Rep. Daye Jones, D-Salt Lake City, is suggesting legisla- Current state law requires cities to file annual budgets with the state. Jones’ proposal would clarify that requirement, giving cities the option of preparing two-year budgets. Salt Lake City Management Services Director Roger Black is considering longer-range budgets, particularly during the years leading upto and during the 2002 Winter Olympics. “There's a compelling case to be made for a budget processthat tion that would allowcities to for- looks as far downstream as you jections. cycle, Black intends to ask Mayor Deedee Corradini and City Coun- go the annual ritual, replacing yearlybudgets with two-year pro“The budget doesn’t changeall can reasonablylook,” he says. During thecity’s next budget that much each year, but some cil members to make long-term their time on budgeting,” Jones policy decisions that would allow more extended budgets. And, in city staffers spend a quarter of says. “This will free a lot of time 2001, he plansto prepare a two- year budget for 2002-2003. “The heat of the budget season will fall when the Games are here,” Black says. “We don’t want to get sucked upintoit.” If lawmakers approve Jones’ revisions, Black says cities will have to work out the kinks, coor- dinating budgetswith election cycles so a lame-duck council is not approving a budget for a new council. And citystaff and elected leaders would have to change their habitual, yearly budget scrutiny, learning to think in terms of two to five years. On the other side, biennial budgets might make revenue-expenditure reconciliation easier, Black says. Currently, cities are re- quired to balance their budgets regardless of changes in revenue. Some years are harder than oth- ers, With two-year budgets, short- falls in one year could balance with the excesses of another. Park City Seeing Burst of Development @ Continued from D-1 tor in Deer Valley’s hesitance to expand. In addition to DeerCrest, whichties into Deer Valley's ski runs, and Park City Mountain Re- sort, two other players are making notable moves Oneis next door and, like Deer Crest, will tap into Deer Valley's |a :|iy ski and well-established eries. It will be called Flagstaff U.S. Sen Orrin Hatch and Sen. Bob Bennett sent out plenty of Christmas cardsthis year Christmas Cards \re Good PR ForPoliticians ® Continued from D-1 photos of Hatch’s children and their families around apicture of Hatchand his wife, Elaine. Inside Hatch supporters and friends eachgot a sheet-music copy of the senator's new Christmas song Like a Lily.” The cards cost about 58 cents each to print and mail In years past, Corradini sent ly. The governor's pecial-proje s fund will cover thousands of Christmas cards fea: turing City Hall on the front, Last year, the artwork. printing, ac dressing and postage totaled Sen. Bob Bennett ut 9,000 cards to h R-Utah, sent supporters ind acquaintances. His greeting atures a picture of the Bennett family on 1998election night. The penned personal greet ngs for family and friends an leaves the writing to a tary, who signs the cards for She's better than me You can read her signa Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, puts them runs prominence via a series of new lifts complemented by a hotel, condominiums and a “village built aroundquaint shopsand eat it all to shame. His office 14.000 Christmas cards ar. They feature six small nearly $7,700 This year, the mayor says she will send a few cards to close friends and family. It has nothing to do with a depleted campaign fund the ending balance re ported last February was $3,229 she says. And Corradini insists politics did not enter her mind But in election years every thing is political. Every mail sent to supporters keeps the politician in their minds, and their pocketbooks, says Peter Valearce whose Arena Communications sent mailings for Bennett Rep Merrill Cook, R-l tah, and Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, this y One direct mail does not an election make,” he says. “It’s a constant, It’s something you can use to keep in touch. Christmas ards are just one piece But cards are a powerful piece of mail in Utah, Valcarce adds Politicians can paste family pho tos and sentimental, religious songs or greetings on paper and send the cards, and any number of subliminal messages, out masses Corradini is entering prime fund-raising time if she intends to runnext year. She has not yet an nounced her candidac Still, she may not have to worry after an adjacent mountain peak Underthe ownership of United Park City Mines, which is publicly held (unlike Park City, Deer Val- ley or Deer Crest), the develop- ment has proposedasister pro ject on its south flank. The Bonanza Mountain Resort would feature more condos and Utah's highest-altitude golf course Hank Rothwell, CEO and presi dent of United Park City Mines, said that beyond baby-boomer riches and a robust national econ: omy lies another oft-overlooked force inthe current expansion Probably our single biggest strong point is our airport,” said Rothwell, noting the drive time between Park City andSalt Lake City International Airport is 45 minutes. It's something you really don’t find anywhere else in the coun try,” he said One thing Summit County re. sorts do find is plenty of competi about Christmas card competition frompotential challengers. State Rep. Dave Jones, D-Salt Lake City, and attorney Ross “Roc tion — fromother ski areas out ing Christmas cards to supporters this year — just to friends and Anderson say they are not send growing fiercer, Rothwell said family believes Park City holds an edge West to winter getaways back East. And that competition is because the number of skiersisn’t expanding dramatically.” But he merely byits time-saving proxim Tribune reporter Phil ontributed to this story. Miller ity to an international airport The long armofthenational ski Birds Need More # Continued from D-1 e harmful to stop feeding them. Of cougse, she and offers at the aviary encourage continued feeding throughout the winter, but stress that this week's arctic temperatures make feeding now most important Birds also need water during cold spells, With most water sources frozensolid. birds get de hydrated. Set out a shallow dish of hot water that can cool gradu allyand be available for a while but check and changeit frequent ly. Because the dish negds to be fairly shallow, the water will freeze quickly in subzero tem peratures andcouldfreeze birds feet in theice. It's really a rough life there for the birds whenit this cold,” especially when cold temperatures continue out gets the for several days, said Price. “Even at the aviary, we are checking our birds almost hourly to make sure their feet are OK a a Michae! J. Miller/TheSalt Lake Tribune This $7.5 million gondola opened to the public Christmas Eve It runs from the Deer Crest development to Deer Valley resort. making. In its first two years of ownership, American Skiing al jects the company edlift upgrades Its bigger spending will be evi can Skiing wants it done in time for the Winter Olympics in 2002 Long term, the company envi- gondola, newski runs andassort dent soonat the base of the area, American Skiing Co., which owns The Canyons. At The Canyons, American Ski. tined now to becomea place for ing — owner of eight other resorts around the country — is making a fierce gambit at corralling the resort dollars of those in search of a quality destination experience. according to Edward L. Grampp Jr., vice president of real-estate development irampp, like Deer Crest's is fond of using “world s " descriptively but also has a promising project as proof in the It is thefirst of five such pro- ready has sunk $25 millionintoa industry is most evident around Park City in the presence of the Food During Cold Spell, Aviary Says LDS Church, on Tuesday wrote: “The The Standard-Examiner made advocated censure of Clinton in- who do not have the necessary sheepgrazing. Real deer — including a young buck who visits every night — regularly troll down through the lighis to get at Littie’s crab-apple tree fray. “I figure weekly papers cover local news, and that’s definitely not local news,” said Susan Dutson, editor of the Millard County answered.” Only The Salt Lake Tribune has little Republican Senate leaders, This year’s message is “MayThis Christmas Be the Best From OurHouse to Yours * Little changesit every three years Onlookers park all along 600 East to view the spec- canes newspapersarestaying out of the jected byhis staff. “This is one we'll stay out of,” he said. stead of a Senatetrial. “Thereis Darlene Little Morgan resident Most editors of Utah’s smaller said managing editor Mike Patrick. “Thatis the only waythe entire American public will besatis- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS that. Then they salvagedsix loudspeakers from an old Ogdenstadiumand added themtopipe Christ- al, ceed with a trial on the two charges forwarded by the House of Representatives. Decorations debuted in 1954 and have been expanding every year since then simple manger scenein the middleof the slope ing out this matter in the upper chamber,” said a Mondayeditori News and Standard-Examiner in Morgan Family Has Elaborately Decorated Their Hillside Homefor 44 Christmases MORGAN — EveryChristmas for 44 years, Darlene Little and her family have beenstringing up 14,000 watts worth of lights over the hillside above their home. Thedecorations are visible for miles and include a lighted star on a 20-foot pole Wejust enjoy doingit for people Little said Just to have people come up andseeit is worth it.’ TheLittles’ hill debuted in 1954 and featured a BY JIM WOOLF THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Editorials in Utah’s newspapers show strong support for the House’s impeachment of President Clinton, with the Deseret which has been regarded as a day skier’s getaway but seems des- vacationingout-of-staters, We'retrying to build a resort village to compete with the best in the world,” he saidas he surveyed a triad of cranes at work on the Grand Summit Hotel. The 360- roomedifice, to be completed by latenext year, is the fulcrum of an effort that will see an elevated train moving peoplefromdistant parking lots and 200,000 square feet of retail space. A condo component to the whole thing sold out in 10 hours this summer is planning around the country, and Ameri- sions a regal, high-altitude convention center tucked into an outof-sight mountain valley and accessible only by gondola If the trend toward resort de- velopment seems mammoth now wait a fewyears to witness anoth er burst east of Park City, where land speculation around the Jor- danelle Reservoir is rampant Here, Luber and Deer Crest hold the high ground. positioned to look down onit all and watch another boom unfold We'rethe eastern portal into Deer Valley,” Luber said. “We're goingto triggerall kinds of stuff over there. |
