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Show UTAH’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE Che Salt Lake Cribune - WEDNESDAY © 2003 TueSavr Lake Taipune % MALONE MAKES LAKER DEBUT OCTOBER 29, 2003 THE ZEPHYR Ci s WWW.SLTRIB.COM TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTY'S OVER oe FAREWE\ ARVY 7707 iH ANKS FOR | MEMORIES SALT LAKE Utah / BI Sperts /C1 TQ THE EPA More battles ahead As Leavitt takes charge ofthe EPA, hewill haveto proveheis the right manforthe job Walker's pick: Gayle McKeachnieis expected By CHRISTOPHER SMITH The Salt Lake Tribune to be named the new second-in-command WASHINGTON Every administrator of the EPA has two days of sunshine, former agency head William Ruckelshaus once said. Thefirst is the day he or she is nominated, the otheris the day heor she retires. “The rest,” said Ruckelshaus, “is rain.” Gov. Mike Leavitt’s reign as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency began Tuesday with a glow By Repecca WALSH AND DAN HARRIE The Salt Lake Tribune Lt. Gov. Olene Walkeris expected to name Vernal attorney and formerstate legislator Gayle McKeachnie today as her re- of promise, with the U.S. Senate over- placement for when she becomes governornext week. McKeachnie’s former colleagues laud Walker's choice for lieutenant 3 —— Gayle McKeachnie whelmingly confirming his nomination 88-8 after 55 days of partisan impasse that had clouded Leavitt's future as a member of President Bush’s administration. That job as the nation’s highestranking environmental regulator promises to test whether Leavitt's 11 years as a GOP governor in one ofthe nation’s most Republican states have preparedhim for dealing with a Capitol gover- nor. But many Utahns may wonder, “Who?” A longtime public servant, his resumeis filled with prestigious positions including his current post as chairman of Utah State University’s Board of Trustees and membershipon the Judicial Conduct Commission. “Gayle McKeachnie is a statesman. He cares about public See McKEACHNIE, A7 See LEAVITT, A7 Transition time Pau FrauGuton/ The Salt Lake Tribune Gov. Mike Leavitt talks about his confirmation as head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. “I'ma smorgasbord of emotions,” he said. Next Wednesday, Leavitt will sign his resignation as governor and leave for Washington. @ Olene Walker keeps a low profile as she prepares to take the heim. AT @ Leavitt's new job brings a need for adjustment for the governor's family. A7 Bombshells may bepossible as Olympictrial starts On the list: Leavitt is among the Utah leaders federal prosecutors want to hear from i SCANDAL _ REKINDLED: TheSalt Lake Tribune fy OLYMPICS ON TRIAL e Jury selection almost complete. A4 @ Who's who on the witnesslist. A4 government By Linpa FANTIN Congress has cleared the way for Gov. Mike Leavitt to leave elected office, but his oath-taking days in Utah maynot beover. The nation’s new EPA boss has been subpoenaed by the federal Thousands flee as fire against in action Leavitt, who couldn't’ be reached for comment, said Monday that if called to testify, he will say what he has always said, adding the trial is “a hard, hard thing for everyone involved.” An Olympic trustee from 1992 to 2002, Leavitt has repeatedly denied expectedto testify at trial, was told about the scholarships, guns and other goodies given to I0C members. Those defense witnesses, also identified Tuesday, include former state budget analyst Scott Green and Ken Bullock, executive direc tor of the Utah League ofCities & Towns and a former Olympic trustee See OLY, A4 ROCKYS ROAD Showdown at Cardiff Property owners want to motor in on an old mine SLC mayor wants another termto be the next phaseinalife ofaction road. Utah, BI By HEATHER May Wrong for the part? in California The Salt LakeTribune Val Kilmer bows out of playing Joseph Smith in biofilm. Utah, B3 4 testify INSIDE threat grows SAN DIEGO Tensofthousands of people fled mountain communities in San Diego and San Bernardino counties Tuesday and caused a traffic jam on a narrow mountain highway as frantic residents raced to avoid California’s deadliest wildfires in more than a decade. Frustrated firefighters said there was little they could doto stop the flames, and exhausted crews in San Diego County were pulled back even though two devastating blazes began merging into a superfire near Julian, a mountain town of 3,500 known for its apple crop. To the north, about 80,000 full-time residents have been evacuated from the San Bernardino mountains since Saturday. Tens of thousands fled on Tuesdayalone. “Just about everything is \ See WILDFIR®, Ali to former bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnsonin the Olympic cor ruptiontrial, prosecutors revealed during the first day ofjury selec tion. Andif you think Sen. Hillary Clinton’s interrogation of Leavitt was tough, wait until you see Welch and Johnson's defense team knowledgeofthe gifts, college assistance, vacations, health care and other bid-related subsidies that formed the basis of a wideranging bribery, fraud and conspiracy case against Johnson and Welch. Yet he presented International Olympic Committee members with expensive gifts, authorized use of a state airplane for their leisure and, according toa handful of other witnesses Signs of hope | | Dow heads upalong with Consumer Confidence Index. Business, E2 Astrology...D5 Editorials. a2 Business El Carolyn Hax D2 Classifieds £7 Comics D5-7 Crossword D6 Movies D3 Sports Stocks Television Ci £3 D7 Obituaries. B6 WEATHER Page C6 | ocky Anderson says he doesn’t like to talk about it, but he keeps returning to the dayhis childhoodbest friend died The two wereteens, Kayaking in Pineview Reservoir. Craig Perkes wanted to swim across a cove. The 15 year-old Anderson followed "9 a * Electin EUW * Then hewatched helplessly as Craig struggled in the wa- ter and drowned. It was then Anderson iy . Bi WA, SH Mild, with a a, says he decided to live a life of action and makeadiffer shower. Highs ence. At that moment he felt he had twolives of work to in the 60s, complete: onefor his friend | Na il 34945 01234 BE and onefor himself That death drivesthe life ofthe capital city’s mayortoday. It helps explain the 52 Vounss 997 year-old’s idealism, his NUMBER 15 See ROCKY, A6 Francisco Ksousreru/The Salt Lake Tribune Rocky Anderson changeshis tie last Wednesday at his campaign headquartersafter being told by his campaign manager, Sheryl Ivey, that the one he had on wasugly. Anderson was busy that day with debates, news conferences and fund-raisers as he was getting ready for Election Day. SOWING THURSDAY | PROFILE OF SLC MAYORAL CANDIDATE FRANK PIGNANELL aa |