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Show News 8il33iaHU(lfG SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 5 MS Association offers free programs and services WEDNESDAY APRIL 12, 2000 Local residents with multiple sclerosis (MS) can receive a wide array of free, direct support ser- vices that range from informa- to therapeutic equipment through the Multiple Sclerosis Association ofAmerica (MSAA). MSAA services include educa- tional literature, a national lend- - rtna tidJSBjnr uu i Republicans ! I Continued from Page f from spokesmen representing Greg Hawkins, who is running for U.S. Senate; Tim Lawson f and Steven Stromness, who are : running for Governor; and Frank Mylar and Mark Shurtleff who are running for Attorney General. Bruce Richenson, repreI account 1 4 senting Senator Bob Bennett, Commissioner, incumbent at LEARN MS or access www.msaa.com. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often crippling disease of MSAA 00 the nerves. The result is a loss of body function that can produce symptoms such as blindness, loss ofcoordination and balance, and the central nervous system impaired mobility. At present, (CNS) that affects an estimated there is no known cause or cure 350,000 Americans. Individuals for MS. The disease, however, is with MS experience a loss of not fatal, contagious, or heredi-myeliinsulation which covers tary. n, IRA fits your needs at fate Bank of Southern Utah 1 i no-co- ft Clne that 1 i I ing library program that exceeds st 100 titles, MRIs for people suspected of having MS, cool suits to help reduce symp-tio- n toms, wheelchairs and scooters, support groups, and programs designed to link clients together via mail, phone, or computer, For more information, contact also addressed the convention. In the race for Kane County I Norman Carroll and Ray Spencer were nominated and will face each other in a primary election on June 27. County and State delegate L. Edward Robbins from Alton read 'a plank which he intends to propose at the state convention to be part of the State Republican platform. He won unanimous support' from the county delegates on his proposal, if At the conclusion of the meeting, Sue Jones reminded all of ;the state delegates who were in 1 ! attendance of the upcoming 'k b Utah State Republican Convention which will be in the E Center on May 6, 2000. She reminds all State delegates that if they are not able to attend that there are alternates who are able to be there. Compared to the. larger counties we have very few votes and cannot afford to lose one by someone not being able to attend. The following platform is being proposed by Edward Robbins, State delegate from Alton, Utah. 1. We oppose as unconstitutional President Clintons declaration of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. We call on the jGovemor of the State of Utah to use the Constitutional Defen e Fund and other resources at his disposal to bring this declaration before the United States Supreme Court for reversal. ! 2. We call on our elected officials to adopt a policy of strict accountability in their dealings with federal agencies and officials. We urge them to oppose iany agency action not expressly Authorized by federal statute. We further urge them to challenge, through appropriate chan-pelall federal law and policy i I I, 41 it ( iosrififiwasfi tiM f (fuss iMuailtu? usasi. & mmmmmetrnmmmmmmmmr Ask your tax advisor to determine your eiigibility for a 1999 tax break . The annual percentage yield is effective as of March 22, 2000 and is subject to change at any time Minimum balance to open is S20.C0 not consistent with recent United States Supreme Court r For more information step by the office nearest you decisions reaffirming the princr call and ask for new accounts. cipals of state sovereignty and s, federalism. &sjmnoi f i maiaT Consult your tax advisor to determine the benefits of converting a traditional IRA account to a Roth IRA in 2000 . yv State Bank OF SOUTHERN .UTAH s "V.'FDIC |