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Show CATCHING RAYS GENEVA PRICE HIKE BIG DAY FOR JAZZ Solar cooker boils water B-1 Demandgrowsfor steel C-6 Stockton, Hornacek to sign D-1 he Salt Lake Gri une http://www.sitrib.com * Utah’s Independent Voice Since 1871 58 Number169 143 South MainStreet Salt LakeCity, { ‘ah att THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 ©1999,The Salt Lake Tribune Poor Nations PEN POWER Feisty New Paper Quickly Ruffles Feathers in Heber Get Hope For Future BY KARL CATES HEBER CITY Clinton vowsto cancel $5.7B in debt butputs somestrings onthe savings Distributed in tabloid formatwith sensationalistzeal, the 3month-old Wasatch County Courieris zinging the status quo. Local gevernment isits target in general, county officialdomin particular. BY JOHN BURGESS isher Dan Stephenslaunched the PHE WASHINGTON POSt weeklyin July after renting a 600-square- footoffice off Main Street and hiring a staff ofeight. He didit, he says, because the venerable Wasatch Wave, published WASHINGTON President Clinton pledged Wednesday to cancel all $5.7 billion of debt that 36 desperately poor countries owethe U.S. government should be,” Stephenssays. grams for education, health and development His move, whichis subject to congressional ap weekly since1889,is too soft. hadadifferent idea of what a paper provided they channel the saved money into pro So the Courier rocksthe boat, in the processoften cross- proval, ing the line between objectivity and opin- ion. Undera “News Brief” headline that read “Nice Work If YouCan GetIt,” it recently ran an item about countypolicy that gives workers with 11 yearsof tenure Ahn Young-Joon/TheAssociated Press Chun Choon-Ja says she was among South Korean refugees who were shot beneaththis bridge in 1950. 44\daysoff per year. A photoof a controversial new firestation for a wealthy neighborhood waslabeled a “clubhouse Did Gis Murder Civilians? Promising a “rareinsight into the day- Vets back up South Koreans, for the firefighters”in its Page One caption. countries shouldnot haveto “choose between mak. say hundredswerekilled in ’50 tuities and purported bribery attempts aimedat former County Planner Bob Mathis and other:'s 15 years ago. The paper's marquee name, Sam Allen, BY SANG-HUN CI HOE CHARI TH. writes underan“investigative reporter” byline but also wearsthe “opinion editor” hat. Allen says it’s a dual role borne by nted countries that would qualify for t is very welcome, of course, most wel lutebile, permanent secre taryto the Ugandantreasury. With a packageof new anti-poverty programsin place, his country has been SSOCIATED PRESS anysmall-town newspaperman, and It was a story noone wanted to hear: Earlyin the stories andeditorials, Korean War, villagers said, American soldiers machine-gunned hundredsof civilians underarail Nobody at the Courier has newspaper experience. Stephens is better-know1 road bridgein the South Korean countryside. When the families spoke out. seeking redress, they met onlyrejection and denial from the U.S. military and their own government in Seoul. Nowa dozenex. Gls have spoken, too, and support the story with haunting memories froma “forgotten” war the ownerof FlasherBarricade, a Salt Lake City companythatleases andsells construction barricades. Allen's back. groundis in accounting. Americanveterans of the Korean Warsaythat in What thestaff lacks in expertiseit makesup forin chutzpa and humor. “You heard O.J. is moving to Walls- late July 1950, in the conflict’s first desperate weeks, US. troopskilled a large number of South Koreanref- burg?” quipsAllen. “Yeah,he’s looking fori place where the DNAisall the same. an say that becauseI'mfrom Wallsireg,” adds Allen witha laugh, noting ugees, manyof them women and children, trapped beneath a bridge at a hamlet called No Gun Ri In interviews with The Associated Press, ex-Gls speak of 100 or 200 or “hundreds” dead. The Koreans, whose claimfor compensation was rejected last year, that the paperhas had fun with a fight in the nearbytown over whether its only say300werekilled at the bridge and 100in apreceding air attack. store shouldbe allowedtosell beer. The Courier has its detracto: “So much of every ticle is simply speculation,” says County Commission ChairmanMikeKohler. The Associated Press ‘here ought to be some integrity in. volved,” sniffs Dan Matthews, the former countyattorney Even someadvertisers sound dubious in their assessments. “Idon't know howfactual Min Young-Ok and her son, Chung Koo-Sung, were amongthosekilled at No Gun Ribridge, relatives say. American soldiers, in their third day at the warfront, feared North Korean infiltrators among the fleeing South Korean peasants, veterans told the AP. Theex-Gls described other refugee killings as well in the war's first weeks, when U.S. commandersordered their troops to shoot civilians, citizens ofan al See KOREANS,Page A-4 a lot oftheir copy is,” offers Liz Sprackland ofSun: dance Farms, which advertises in the Cou rier anyw mostlybecauseit goesfree to all 5,800 postal addressesin Wasatch County. By nparison, the paid-subscription Wavehas circulationof 4,100, according topublisher Dick Buys, who adamantly takes the high road. Sompetitionis good makes everybody bett And the Courier is a welcome breathof freshness, say some backers, We're Europeans,we'reusedto out complacency re. Mort ays JoeProbst of Republic “They're enthusiastic,” says Maryanne Wilt of Mountainview Dry Cleaners, which like many businesses that have bought an ad g cA tote too. Advertising di 5 saysher pitch he nnahe peddles aa rtis: ing is that the Courie “here to bea aper, and a newspaper is all we That is in contrast to the Wave, which Buys says gets 60 percent of its revenues from printing jobs around town. Clients include Wasatch County govern Zing! BY HEATHER MAY PHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE For a science lesson on habitats, teacher Jo Lynn Sher wood Miller greeted her third-graders dressed as an endan. gered African elephant Sometime in October, she will let a theatrical makeup art wood Elementary in Salt Lake County will understand the difference between reality and make-believe come Halloween, paching her students in unusual ways is one of Miller's strengths and what makes her one of the best teachers in Utah. She will be named Utah's 2000 Teacher of the Year today by the State Office of Education. The honor makes her an “ambassador” forthe state in leading efforts to improve edu cation, She also will represent Utahin the National Teacher of the Yearprogramin May “All the strategies I'musinghave a purpose,” she saidfrom INDEX WEATHER; Sunny, warmer tional Development andthe Export-Import Bank The Clinton administration said in June that it directly to the United States, but it neverput a precise numberonit. Toqualify for either program, coun tries must convince international finance officials that they can't pay what they owe and are restruc turing their economies and channeling the saved moneyintospecific programs aimed at education, health and poverty reduction in general Theprograms don’t wipe away all such debt, Even afterthe current relief programs and earlier ones run to completion, the poor countries would still carry about $45 billion on their books. The next move is up to Congress. Last week, the Clinton administration sent a bill requesting roughly $1 billion over fouryearsto pay forthe program ‘That sumwould besufficient to coverthe U.S. side of the program because many of the loans have long since been “written down” to a fractionof theirort inal face value by lenders who concluded they couldn't expect to get the full amount back. Afishnet filled with books slung in a cornerof theclass roomurges thechildren to read. Coral reefs the students are growing sit in bottles on a windowsill and remind them of zile environments, A poster asks, “Have you dazzled your er tode Miller also wants the students to feel comfortable, and maybe that’s why the room looks more like a cluttered home than ac Shecalls the kids “friends” and treats themlike family proved by the welcoming wreath on the door, the snapshots of the children posted on a bulletin board and their writings and drawings coveringnearlyevery availablespace. “If you cancreate an this is a place you are atmosphere that makes them feel like welcomedand celebrated, the children knowthat,” she said. They also knowwhy she won the award. Amanda Moreton 8, said she likes howMiller teaches. “Sheteachesin, like, a good way ‘she said. “She describes ita lot.” See TEACHER, Page A-10 ical technician has exposed lingering B46 7 be D-10 65 Details: A-l4 Mitt ulll pating, applies to debt owed to would forgive “up to 90 percent” of this debt owed Miller is adamant about using real-life experiences and descriptionsin her class. That's whyshedressesupas a rab- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Obituaries Puzzles Star Gazer TVPrograms i Clinton's plan would affect only money owed to U.S. government bodies such as the Agency for Interna Indeed, Miller, 49, who has taught for 20 years, sees her classroom as a lab. She wants students to learn the moment they walk in. hookedonlearning newthings.” BY GREG BURTON Ann Landers Asimov/Bridge 0-11 Business C6 Classifieds D-8 Comics 84 $27 billion program, in which the United international agencies such as the World Bank herclassroom 5 8. Holladay Blvd. “I really want chil. dren to become lifelong learners. They're really going to get An inmate's beating of a female med. Movies The States bit to share her favorite book, The Velveteen Rabbit, or asks students to disassemble hair di and toasters to learn Steve GrilMn/The Salt Lake Tribune Jo Lynn Sherwood Miller readsto herthirdgrade students at Cottonwood Elementary. Could Police Training Have Prevented Technician’s Beating at State Prison? “They have a built-in conflict, says. B-3 among the first to qualify. Utah’s Top Teacher Makes Learning Fun ist turn her into a monster, That way, the children at Cotton spoken journalism, ys TomRatchford, head ofanIrish familythat owns Inn on the Creek, a bed and breakfast in nearby Midway “Before they camealong, there was ing interest payments ontheirdebt and investing in their children’s education.” His wordsfirst drew applause, then a waveof ex cited whispering from hundreds ofdelegates ina hall at the Marriott WardmanParkHotel here. Many of SJ. HANLEY points to the cross-town Wave, where the eae writes news too builds on aninternational initiative to re. move an additional $27 billion from the books ofthe world’s poorest countries, many of themin Africa The goalis a fresh break financiallyin the new mil lennium for heavily indebted countries such as Uganda, Mali and Bolivia Unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poorcountries and poorpeople in poverty,” Clinton said in an add to the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. He said fears about staff security at the Utah State Prison and raised new complaints about a policy that excludes some clint cal employees from police training. The medical technician was con. ductinga routine blood draw two weeks ago when she was cornered by an in mate with a long history of sex crimes, including a prior conviction for raping a halfway house counselor ‘The Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office ing but has not yet filed ainst Randall W. Jackson, 36, Diagnostic Unit psychologists wroteina who is serving 15 years to life for the 1993 kidnapping and rape. Then a 30 year-old parolee Jackson repeatedly gone before the second inmate arrived, Jackson allegedly lockedtheoffice door “(The victim] started to scream,” the memo obtained by The Salt Lake Tri bune. “A certain portion of our outrage raped the 48-year-old counselor in afield near the halfway house in Bonneville, accordingto court records. Earlier this month, a correctional of ficer left the female technician and report states. "He yelled at her to shut up. He hit her at least twice in the face staff within the department who have Jackson alone behind a split door with upper and lower halves, “routine that does not violate prison policy At some point Jackson overheard the medical technician talk about a scheduled visit with another inmate whom Jackson disliked, according to an initiajal report of the incident. Jackson became upset and although the medical technician assured Jackson he would be , and once inthe b Shecontinuedto scream. He said ‘I'm going,’ and he Officers heard the scream but could not intervene in time, the report indicates Jackson was detained by a correc: tional officer outside the office. He did not resist. The victim was treated at Alta View Hospital for a broken nose, contusions to the face and swelling. is directed toward the administrative continued to ignore our request for proper training so an attack like this would not take place or the injuries could be minimized.” Co-workers say the outcomeof the attack could have been different. If the ctional officer had remainedin the the attack likely would not have occurred, they say, Or, if the medical hnician had been trained as a cor: “Weareoutraged bythe attack by an inmate witha historyof sexual assaults rectional officer, she may have been and violence against female staff,” two See BEATING, Page A-11 \ able to prevent or deflect the blows, The \ 4 |
