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Show ' 13 Epbraim residence Ephraim- - A resident in the Northeast quadrant of Ephraim City reported that a mountain lion had been in his garage sometime during the night of May 19, or early morning May 20. John Scott said he saw a large animal in his yard one night, but was unable to identify what it was. The next night, a litter of kittens that were in his garage was killed by an animal. The contents of the garage were scattered around and an sack of cat food had been carried outside, ripped open and eaten. There were large paw prints on his vehicle, and on the floor of the garage as un-open- ed well as outside in the garden. A neighbor, Bart Wilde also spotted large tracks, apparently from the same animal in his back yard. Wilde has two small goats, but they were unharmed, probably because they were inside a tall chain link enclosure. Division of Wildlife Services were notified. One mans weed is another mans salad One mans junk is another mans treasure. One mans weed is another mans gourmet salad. I have found that it is all subjective, said Loralie Cox, Utah State University Cache County Extension horticulturist. Last summer a neighbor had a paper sack full of a plant that I deemed to be a weed. He was taking it home for suppe.r I have long been aware of the medicinal use of some native plants and have eaten pine nuts, berries, dandelions and wild onions. But I thought I knew the difference between acceptable and unacceptable plants to eat. I have since learned that the difference is based on personal taste. Gardeners can expand their culinary horizons by incorporating a few of these weeds into everyday meals, said Cox. There are about 50,000 edible plants in the world, but the average family only eats about 30 of them. If consumers added weeds to their diet, the list of advantages includes: an early spring harvest when most gardens are yet unproductive, money saved since weeds are free, increased productivity of the garden and adding another plant to the eaten list. One of the most prolific weeds around is a succulent, plant called purslane, she said. I was amazed a few years ago when a gentleman came to my office asking where he could obtain purslane seeds to cultivate, just as his mother in Scandinavia low-growi- did. People from the Mediterranean region eat it in soups and salads. Mexicans us it as a potherb, and Russians dry and Thursday, May 27, 2004 UTOPIA supporters continue to mislead public taxpayaers Mountain lion visits t PYRAMID THE f it for winter use. Purslanes mildly acidic flavor is a unique can addition to fresh salads, contributing vitamins C, E and beta carotene. Vibrant yellow blooms are on display in lawns this time of the year. Most people rush to eradicate them, but the dandelion was once considered absolutely essential for survival and was planted in kitchen gardens, providing food, medicine and wine, Cox said. Every part of the plant is edible, except seeds and flower stalks. Young leaves eaten in early spring are prepared either raw or steamed. Roots may be boiled like parsnips anytime during the season, but they are highest in nutrients during the fall. When I was small, my mother and I would gather pigweed early in the spring, she continued. We would steam it just like spinach. I later learned I had eaten a weed referred to as Lambs Quarters. This weed is one of the earliest to emerge in the spring, and new shoots on stems that are less than 12 inches have a pleasant, mild flavor and are rich in iron. Inquisitive gardeners who are willing to try something new must remember that not all weeds are edible, Cox cautioned. Consult a reference book with questions. Dont eat weeds where pesticides have been applied and dont pick weeds from the side of the road where pesticides may have been used. As the season wears on and weeds move into the landscape, rather than being annoyed, just view them as a new salad UTOPIA supporters recently responded to the Utah Taxpayers Associations counterproposal to the UTOPIA project. The associations counterproposal, using tax incentives to expand broadband speeds and availability, was printed in several newspapers. To to UT A in the news on the associations website at www.utahtaxpay-ers.orto see the UTOPIA artig cles. UTOPIA supporters responses to this proposal were completely inaccurate and misleading. Here is a sample of their erroneous comments. UTOPIA supporters wrote; UTA continues to mislead by insisting that no taxes will be paid by UTOPIA. This is incorrect. The Utah taxpayers Associations April newsletter was very specific in point out which taxes UTOPIA would not pay but would be paid by UTOPIA competitors. Those taxes are sales taxes on equipment purchases, property taxes on infrastructure, and income taxes on UTOPIA profits (assuming UTOPIA is profitable, which is highly unlikely). Utahs private sector telecommunications companies pay $70 million annually in these taxes. Utopias private sctor providers may buy some equipment for their own use to interface into the UTOPIA network, but the lions share of equipment will be purchased by UTOPIA directly, and these purchases will be several occasions that without taxpayer guarantees. Wall users, Utopias own infrastructure and equipment purchases are not subject to taxes, and this is the point we have been mak- Street would insist on a ing all along. Just because some taxes are paid is no excuse to ignore those taxes that are not paid, such as property taxes on infrastructure and sales taxes on equipment purchases, especially if those unpaid taxes give UTOPIA a competitive advantage over their competitors. UTOPIA supporters mention the associations proposal to eliminate sales taxes on business inputs and use this as justification for not collecting these taxes on UTOPIA equipment purchases. Interestingly, UTOPIA supporters do not seem inclined to extend sales tax or property tax exemptions to their private sector competitors. UTOPIA likes to malign Qwest and Comcast, but UTOPIA supporters are completely unwilling to compete on a level playing field or acknowledge that UTOPIA has significant tax advantages compared to their private sector competitors. Extending these same exemptions to the private sector in order to expand the existing $3 billion telecommunications infrastructure in Utah, which includes thousands of miles of fiber, making more sense than walking away from this existing infrastructure and continuing with the high risk UTOPIA project, which at this point has no existing infrastructure. Since UTOPIA will not be paying these infrastructure taxes, then extending these exemptions to the private sector will not adversely impact state and ly due to the aforementioned local governments when decrease in the number of returns for total incomes exUTOPIA is sued as the basis for ceeding $250,000. comparison. Much of the overall deRegarding the associations crease is attributable to deassertion that UTOPIA is a e income creases in risky project as evidenced by such as interest, dividends and Wall Streets demand for a 12 interest rate on unsecured capital gains. While aggregate wages acUTOPIA debt, UTOPIA supporters wrote, ...at no time was a tually increased 4 5 from 12 2000 to 2002, total income deinterest rate quoted by any Except for the comparatively minor, if any, direct equipment purchases made by Utopias private sector providers, neither UTOPIA nor its private sector providers nor its customers will be paying or collecting any property taxes on infrastructure or sales taxes on equipment purchases. UI OPI A supporters attempt to skirt this issue with spin and distortion, which demonstrates their unwillingness to acknowledge fundamental tax policy questions UTOPIA supporters wrote: ...1(X) of subscription fees paid (by) business and residential customers connected to the UTOPIA network will be collected by private service providers, every one of which will be subject to exactly the same property, income and sales taxes as are Comcast, XO, etc. This type of reasoning would never stand up in a court of law, a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearitig at the legislature, or a hearing at the Utah State Tax Copmmission. While it is true that Utopias private sector providers are subject to tax and will collect taxes from ble. UTOPIA supporters wrote Entirely private funding was and remains available, pi ovided that U I OPI A cities are willing to give up on 100 covei age, and on complete openness to private service providers. Neither concession was acceptable, so modest taxpayer guarantees were judged to be a reasonable alternative... This is irrelevant since the concessions weien't acceptable which means that Wall Street considers the UI OPI A project a high risk if partial taxpayer backing is not pi ovided Sanpete County Jr. Livestock less, state revenues decline 8, 13.7. In 2000, households SANPETE COUNTY-Sanpe- te County junior livestock weigh-i- n for pigs and lambs will be held Saturday, June 5, from 8 to 10 a.m., at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds. Contact Kirk and Nadine for Hansen at additional information. investor. Utopias own Paul Morris has publicly and privately stated on NEW DIALUP INTERNET ACCELERATOR FROM . earning more than $250,000 comprised 1 of all households and earned 16.5 of all income. By 2002, the percent of households earning more than $150,000 decreased to 0.85 and income earned by these households had decreased to 12.6 of total state income. The total number of tax returns increased 2.2. The number of returns for incomes between $100,000 and $250,000 increased 6.1, and the number of returns for incomes between $75,000 and $ 100,000 increased a significant 9.9 The increase in returns in these two brackets was large weigh-i- n non-wag- creased 1.83 Changes in sources of income are demonstrated in the following chart. in- UTOPIA debt. In fact, 1 he Salt Lake Tribune covered this issue on November 18, 2003. With taxpayer guarantees in place, UTOPIA would only have to pay 6 percent interest on its bonds rather than the 12 percent investors would demand without the cities backing," said Paul Mori is, UTOPIA exec utive director. If we tried to do it (build the network) at 12 percent, it just wouldn't be feasi- When the wealthy make Utah individual income tax revenues declined 2.7 from 2000 to 2002 desite combined inflation and population and growth of more than nearly the entire revenue decline is attributable to very high income households experiencing a significant reduction in income, primarily capital gains. This analysis compares income from 2002, the most recent Utah State Tax Commission data available that breaks state income tax revenue by income class and income source, and income from 2000. Total income of households earning more than $250,000 The number decreased 25.2 of households with income exceeding $250,000 decreased 12 terest rate on unsecured CVCL JVJE 0 t e t It Slews tfivav Standard Dialup Internet Sun safety tips for summer New research shows that sunscreens do not protect skin for long periods of time against certain Ultra Violet (UV) rays from the sun. 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