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Show rc @ The Salt Lake roe FOR THE RECORD WILL BAGLEY # SINE OF, OE SINTE cs ; LDSPresident Gordon B. Hinckley speaks to 1 million children. PAGE C-2 | wes ‘ j t SUN DAY ARY 9 ’ FEBRU 2003 Martial Artist Kicks in Chinese New Year BYTi TM SULLIV AN lessons heteaches to his 100 students. Like the Yin and Yang symbols that line the walls of his State THESALT LAKETRIBUNE Street health center, the calm tai chi and the ag- Some years, Master Lu cooksit spicy, others, not. gressive kungfu balance each other andcreate w: hat Master mn bean sauce. While mostof the 100-plus people who came to Cheng Tsang Lu’s Chinese NewYear celebration audience.“If you don’t, you're sick. Addin the informal Chinese lessons that come With martial-arts classes, and Lu’s students receive practices with students chi and kung fu — a “national treasure” as one “This is a lifestyle,” said Mark Ray McDonald,a Sincethis is the Year ofthe Sheep,he explained, he decided on mild potstickers and chicken with black Ltt seems to value most — good health. _ “If you move, you're healthy,” Lu,53, told the during a Chinese New Year Saturday night knew their host was a masterof tai _@ complete cultural package. longtimestudent put it — they had no knowledge of his history as a chef three decades ago in Taiwan. But Lu's mastery is holistic, and so are the innen —— Salt teacher who has been a student of Lu's since he . Lake chy See MARTIAL ARTS, Page C-3 . Julie Caine/TheSalt Lake Tribune Legislators Are Saying ‘Tax Hike’ Out Loud A GRANDINTRODUCTION Likelihood went from ‘hell, no’ to ‘maybe’ BYDAN HARRIE LAKETRIBUNE THES. For the first time in recent memory, Utah lawmakersare openlytalking about a generaltax increase. While most politicians run for cover at the mention of the “T-word,” a growing numberare broachingthetaboo topic as the dismal reality of the state’s troubled fi nancessinksin. “Legislatol the budget is,” are realizing how difficult says Senate budget Chair- man Leonard Blackham, R-Moroni. “The willingness to do a tax increase is greater than when westarted thelegislative ses- sion” Jan, 20. That doesn’t meana taxhikeis inevitable, just that the prevailing attitude has shifted from“hell, no,” to “well, maybe.” Utah residents might be ready to go along, according toa new Salt Lake Tribune poll. I. Three in five residents say they would support a tax increaseif the moneyis ear- Photos by Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune Crowds line the balconies and cover the floorof the Urban Room during the library opening. For more onthe library, see photos, Page C~4 and Arts, Page D-1. marked for public schools. A little over one-third of respondents opposed a tax hike, while just 4 percent said they were unsure. The surveyof 503 adults statewide was conducted byValley Research on Jan. 27-30. Library Welcomes Masses It has an error marginofplus or minus 4.5 percent. House Speaker MartyStephens suspects the pollster missed his northern Utah district, where his own surveys showthat a major’ iy of constituents oppose a tax SLC’s new book emporium hasinviting feel BY TROY GOODMAN THE SALTLA ‘TRIBUNE With the serene tones of Copeland's “Fanfare for the Common Man” filling the atrium, a half-dozen prechosen Salt Lake City residents pulled a big red bowoff the front door of the new City Library during Saturday's opening ceremony. At that moment, with a five-piece classical group performing live from a nearby balcony, the horn players were drownedout bythe cheers andapplause of the hundreds of onlookers who cameto see the modernistic, $65 million structure welcomeits first patrons. Minuteslater, Salt Lake City resident Diana Sebrands and hertwo children, Kaylee and Daniel, already had gathered around a computerterminal in the second-floorfiction section. “It is amazing,” Daniel said, as he logged onto the library's electronic catalogto find a title. His mother smiled and looked past him at the well-worn books of Joseph Conrad and Charles Dickens lined up neatly Architect Moshe Safdie wanted to design a building that would be more than just a library, ona shelf. Sica R-Farr West, started the session saying there was little, if any, support er. “Now this is where we'll come more often.” for a tax hike. Hehassoftenedthat assess: mentabit to say he nowdoesn’t have a good Envisioned years agoand paid for with a general obligation bond passed by 68 percent of the voters in 1998, City Librarycost a total of $65 million $50 million for the building and $15 million for an un. derground parking garage. issue. But the tax chatter certainly has increased. Muchofthe discussion centers around aneducation reform packagethat includes place,” Diana Sebrands said to another book brows: It was designed to inspire patrons to comeoften and feel charmed while theyareinside, said Nancy Tessman,directorofthecity’s publiclibra stem. feel of where the majority party is on the a proposed$90million funding increasefor publicschools. Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy ‘The 240,000-square-footstructureis filled with lime stone, glass and exposed girders and offers pan See TALK, Page C-5 oramic viewsof the Wasatch Mountainswith plenty of natural light There are also enough computer terminals to makeBill Gates proud andaretinue of smiling li brary workers readyto help you navigatethesite's custom-built beech-woodcabinets. Gone is the staid, fluorescent-lighted spaces State Tax Increase Would you support ataxincreaseif the additional money was earmarked for public schools? Utahns have cometo know as the old mainlibrary still standing on the cornerof 500 South and 200 East in the shadowofthe new space, Tessman explained. Yes No Unsure Om 36% 4% The old building is set to house the Center for “We usuallygo to the library's Sprague Branch because that's where we live and I just love that See SLC, Page C-5 (©2003 The Salt Lake Tribune The New Library Is Proof That SLC Really Can Create ‘a Little Bit ofParis’ his city served up somekind of I buffet Saturday something for everyone, comeas youare. In the end, it really came down to twoselections, You could choose to live in the past slip on your Roots USA beret, bundle upfor a relighting of the torch andcelebratethefirst an niversary of the 2002 Winter OlymOryou could chooseto live in the moment, experiencing the fresh and new, at the gala opening of the new Salt LakeCity Library. For me, and about 16,000others, it ‘was no contest. We braved the crush of curious crowdsfora few hours of eye-popping, mind-boggling pleasure and workedour wayinto, around and outside Boston architect Moshe Safdie's masterpiece. Savefor those who stepped 2 COPY) throughevery inchof the planning, building andfund- ing of this spectacularplace, I feel certain no one knew whatto expect until opening day. I know I didn't. With 68 warmestI'vebeenall day." He was shipofits kind betweena public li sitting in front of the magnificent brary and private businesses. Cross at the Oquirrhsto the west. Below, onthepla za, peoplerodebikes, percent of other Salt Lake Cityvoters, I supported an pushedstrollers, walked dogs, carried babies in $84 million bondin 1998 for the new building andall the bells and whistles that come backpacks. Children chasedand danced. I couldn't help think with it, Years passed, Wegot a bit usedto the mud and chainlink of a construction site, ‘Then,the stunning 600- the wall with hundreds of others, moving up its steps, stopping to breathe theicy air and gaze out HOLLY MULLEN foot Crescent Wall began going up. ‘This wasall it took for me; my faith in this edifice was suddenlyas firm as the wall itself, which hugstheli brary and outdoorplaza OnSaturday at 1:4 p.m., | walked ing: Thisis the plaza that will truly tle bit of Paris Inside, there walls. Everything soars, everything moves,light dances, Most vertical structures areglass; most horizontal items are beechwood, OnLevel 3, | caught up with a homeless man whosaid “this is the plate glass windows facing the south. Hewasdoing a crossword puzzle, and a booktitled “TheJoy of Dancing” sat onhis lap, Hesaid he wouldstayall day. “It’s like GrandCentralStation, but I likeit,”hesaid. In The Canteena onLevel2, a place specifically designedfor teenagers, a sweet young couplelounged together on a giant beanbag chair, theirlegs locked, eachof themreading a comic book Wekept working our way down, moving to the shopsonthefirst floor. Hereis Crimson’s News & Views, The English Garden and Salt Lake Roast ing Company. Right herein Salt Lake City, we are undertaking a grandex. periment. This is thefirst partner your fingers that it works. At the entrance to Night Flight Comics, Wonder Woman,aka ‘Theresa Ferrone, was handing out leaflets advertisingthestore's wares. ‘Theresa makes her own comic book heroine costumes, and she was wear ingthe red boots, body-hugging bod. ice and plungingnec Kline we have to love on Wonder Woman. “It’s been an interesting day with Wonder Woman here,” said Night Flight owner Alan Carroll, “People will walk by and either let thelr kids pose with her for pictures or cover their kids’ eyes and walk faster.” Ah, for the love of free expression. ‘That's our library Our library. Quite a ring to that hmullenasttrib.com |
