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Show The Salt Lake Tribune A6 UTAH/NATION Sunday, April 7, 2002 Unfurting Top Redesigns of the Utah Fag Flag Contest Generates Strong A banner with snow-capped mountain peaks set against a Emotions the only flag favored by both readers and the flag design experts. Utah's Current StsieFiag Romney Gets OK From Mass. GOP Party rejects running mate choice Readers’ Top Three Choices ‘ontinued fromA-1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOWELL, Mass. — The state's Republican Party endorsed Mitt Romney's bid for governor Saturday butrejected the Salt Lake City Olympicchief's choice for lieutenant governor. . Dustin Eatchel CedarCity Romney, the son of a former Michigan governor, pledged to apply the same efficiency ols. It tells a story,” common sense to running state governmentthat he used to oversee the Winter Olympics. “With a message of change and reform and the son Says. should be noted that state's first flag was up of flag rs, assem e best of an 1,000 submissions. ought were the s’ short list resolve I know is necessary to lead this state to its fullest potential, I proudly accept your nomination for governor,” he said. sewn in 1903 by DUP members. Ted Kaye, the vexillologists’ lead judge, was not surprised to hear that the flag contest generated Romneyreturned to Massachusetts riding a wave Taylor Ehat Cedar City heat. of Olympic glory prompting an incumbent governor, Jane Swift, and her hand-picked running mate, ‘The Salt Lake Tribune “When you go about e's flag project bepxillologists rated choosing a new flag you'll find a there is nothing to suggest it fierce love for the old flag.” Kaye said. “Then, people very quickly rally around the new flag and it would do so anytimesoon.) becomes‘theirs.’” U s flay half the U.S and those of about — as uninspir- nesota (also “state seals on a blue ing ordc The flag most statefl; ht bed sheet”) areat different stages ugly mados dismissed ich are nearly indistinguishable from each otherat a distance,as “state seals on blue bedsheet.” Montana, Nebraska and Min- in considering newflags, and in each passions are running high, Kaye said. (For future reference: In Utah, only the Legislature can replace or modify theflag, and “Tt really takes an external event or reason to want to change theflag. It's not enough for people to see it asa bad design,” Kaye said. Some southern states redesigned their flags after public outcries against the Confederate battle flag being part of the existing design. But Kaye said, the 2003 centen- nial of Utah’ 's flag could provide a Patrick Guerriero,to drop outof the race. Romney chose Kerry Murphy Healey, the state catalyst for change. “That could push public opinion thatthe flag represents an outdated view ofthe party chairwoman, as his running mate. But even state’s history and culture.” Until then,at least, Utah's ban- delegates favored former ner, beloved by some, forgettable to most, will fly high. “You want people to be proud of their flag and displayit broadly,” Kaye said. “Do you see any- one wearing a T-shirt with a Utah flag on it? A great state deserves a greatflag.” Romney's popularity was not enough to help Healey at Saturday’s party convention, where Republican y chairman James Rappaport bya 55 percentto 45 percent margin. a millionaire real estate developer, said the vote sowed Republicans believe he is more capableofleading the state ifsomething happened to the governor.“Wewantthe lieutenant governor to be able to step up to the plate,” said Rappaport, who pledged to support Romney. On Saturday, Swift urged Republicans to support Romney. US., Land Of Loafers, Needs More Exercise BY ERIN McCLAM KNOW ABOUT GETTING A FINANCIAL CHECKUP: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA Americans refuse to get off the couch A new government report says seven in 10 adults don't regularly exercise and nearly four in 10 aren't physically ac- tive at all. 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People can take thestairs instead of the elevator, or even park the car farther away at the grocery store,” said David Fleming, the CDC's acting director. ‘Vhe new report also pro- vides glimpseintosomeof the factors that may influence how active a person is, and shows demographic groups that need improvement For example, adults who make four times the poverty level are twice as likelyto ex. ercise than poor adults. The poverty level for single adults is income of just under $9,000 a year. Adults with better educa. tions also tend to exercise more. Married people were more likely than singles to be active. Single adults are more likely to prefer body-strengthening ac tivities, such as lifting weights or calisthenics. The West led the nation with about two-thirds of adults get- ting some exercise, compared with just Southerners, over half of tore FOCara 6 Here yw 0 nb te te We GHtera ery wear hm te pe ei” He uelWes Tgp |