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Show 10 Si'iUiy Fem.aryg Lakeside 1907 Lalesie Re Utah residents love to hate California Roaring right along critical one." Barber said. It is critical because Utah produces good and services it niui sell, and wnh 30 million people, California prevents the large! Cut marry find lessons to bo learned from the state In Aaeudfen frtn The air turni to progressively darker shades of brown. The freewas are jammed. There are water shortages and skyrocketing mot aceible market. In. and fact, it has the Urge! jvpuljuon and economy in the nation. , ; "It benefits Utah when Californias economy ts good. If their home prices. There are those consumers are not buying goods who dertdmgly refer to it as the there is a direct and services, of Utah." on Utah' ccon-- . (negative) impact Like it or not, Utah - in parOn the other said. Barber omy," ticular the Wasatch front - is the com. California, beside of looking more and more like Calicause of ns sic. probably doesn't' fornia. And given recent demofeel the effects that much if Utah graphic and economic trends, it consumers stop buying. should not be all that surprising. But Utahns do purchase huge More than 70.000 Californians have migrated to Utah since amounts of goods and services I VX). and thousands of economic produced in California, every-- , and socul refugees are expected thing from lettuce and chocolate in the coming years, bringing to computer software and fine wine. And because of the prox- with them different social, culturimny of California to Utah,-Utahnal and economic perspectives. purchase those items at "We don't want to grow up and be like California," said Brad remarkably reasonable prices. Barber, an economist and deputy According to the "1997 Ecodirector of the Governor's Oifice nomic Report to the Governor"; of PUnning and Budget "That is released List week, a strong Caliwhy it is so important that we fornia economy is essential to a robust Utah economy. plan now for things like transpor; tation, air quality, development That statement not withstand-- ; patterns, open space and probaing, Utah's economy has been so. bly water. Hopefully, we can good in recent years that it has; learn from California's mis- weathered without noticeable eftakes." fect a period in which CaliforAlthough separated by some nia's economy has been in the 400 miles, Utah has a symbiotic dumps. relationship with California. The Actually. Utah has benefited economies of the two states are from the California recession beinextricably linked. There are numerous historical and cultural cause it prompted thousands of tics. And people move back and highly trained workers - particularly in the biotechnology and forth with regularity. industries - to migrate computer evIn fact, about seven out of ery 10 people who move to Utah to Utah and Nevada, the only come from California. In effect, two states in the nation where the job market has been growing by Utah is California's kid brother. "We have 2 million people; about 3 percent a year. California has 30 million. In that In fact, the Utah: job market sense, we are not in competition has grown so fast that there is no with California. But we do have a way home-grow- n Utahns can fill link with California, and it is a all the job vacancies in the state. s KO LION: Danielle Nielsen. 6 (center) roars along with The Lion King' in her dance class at Stars studio in Layton recently. Utah colleges scrambling to educate those in tourism Associated Pres Utah's colleges are - scram- bling to claim their piece of the state's S3.8 billion tourism pie by creating or expanding degrees related to the booming industry. The trouble is that in their rush to olTer programs geared to tourism, colleges and umversi- ties are stepping on each other's toes. In November, Southern Utah University released a plan for a four-ye- ar "hospitality-touris- m degree." The next month, Utah Valley State College came out with plans for its "hospitality management degree." Neither has been approved by the state Board of Regents, but the proposals have come under Are from the University of Utah and Utah State University, out. "Sometimes it's appropriate will shake which already offer baccalaureate degrees in related fields. The issue came to a head during the Board of Regents' meeting last month. Regents decided to bring all the schools together and forge a common plan. Michael Petersen, associate commissioner for academic affairs, is not sure how the summit for more than one program to be offered, he said. "Sometimes it's inappropriate. This is a good case where you need to do that weighing." The Utah Travel Council has not endorsed any program or school. But officials are happy to see the issue addressed. Military news Air Force Airman 1st Class Nelscn E. Bernardo has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During the six weeks of training. the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and customs and received special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. A 1996 graduate of North-ridg- e High School, Bernardo is the son of Norman E. and Erlin-d- a I. Bernardo of Layton. Army National Guard Pvt. Jered D. Hawkes has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynes-ville. Mo. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions. Hawkes is the son of Alyson and Keenan R. Hawkes of Clinton. He is a 1996 graduate of Northridge High School. Air National Guard Senior Airman Curtis S. Champoir has graduated from the satellite and placed on physical fitness. He is a 1996 graduate of Weber Basin High School. Marine Pfc. Robert C. Brennan, son of Robert J. and Shirley S. Brennan of Kaysville, recently completed basic training at Ma- rine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. Brennan successfully completed 1 1 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Brennan and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a.m. by running three miles and performing calisthenics. 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