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Show m S'9 ' L? - t ' w 0HtVUW H horunm Letters to the editor Hepatitis vaccine less costly than treatment Tach lhan the year arproximaiely prrvm in Ihe 70, (XX) in 4d,00G c! of U'catnxnl. National Adult ImmunizaUntied State are infected will) the hrpjmie A Virus (1IAV) a tion Awareness Week was Oct venous, )ei fairly common locr 12 through Oct 18. disease. If you want to learn more IIAV is highly contagious and is usually transmuted by about the IIAV vaccination, ask route by either your health care provider. Or ihe ftcul-ora- l n contact or in- contact the National Coalition contaminated of food, l or Adult Immunization, gestion water, or milk. Md. A safe and effective vaccine is available for HAV and peoTogether, we can achieve the ple who get the vaccine have US Public Health Service's protection for years against inHealthy People 2000 goal of fection from IIAV. Immunizing at least 60 percent In 1995, the estimated annuof Americas adult population e disal cost (direct and indirect) of against IIAV in the United States ex- eases. Catherine Menges ceeded S200 million. The cost Columbia Health Works of the vaccination is much less pcrson-to-oerw- Be-thes- vacctne-prcvtntabl- Clearfield school appreciates businesses A longtime Gearficld business cares about the local loween party. school children. Kearsley donated clothes Thanks to Kearsley Service Center, Lyncltc AndrcwV sixth-graclass at South Gearficld Llcmentary, had a great Hal de doer duct vents for the children to make pumpkins. Haney Oils Clearfield GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY Commissioner Cayle Stevenson (R) Davis County Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84023 Office 451-3200 Commissioner Dannie McConkle (R) Davis County Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84025 Office 451-32Commissioner Carol R. Page R) Davis COunty Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84025 Office 451-3200 00 Mayor Richard L. 8 Home Richard Muhlesteln 9 Home Tina IiPcndu 9 Home L. Dale Green . 0 Home Daniel J. Phelps 9 Home E. Robert Purdy 9 Home Terry Stephens 1 Home ' Haney 544-436- 544-173- 546-378- 544-868- 547-012- 544-214- 544-795- Kaysvilie City Council z Bountiful City Council Mayor Art Johnson 8 Home 544-844- Mayor John Cushing 2 Home Harold Shafter 295-609- 295-533- 9 Barbara I lolt 295-544- When - the BYU and Utah teams lost to and Tulsa last the doormats of the week Western Athletic Conference -it was a new low for the perennial powers. Both teams are mired in mediocre seasons this year. While BYU is a respectable 3 with a win over Tulsa Saturday and still has a chance at the WAC title, they have been less than impressive in their victories. The U of U is below .500. First lets face it, the Widespread Athletic Conference is becoming a national joke. The conference covers more territory than Lewis and Clark explored. I understand Ken Bums plans to 6-- do a documentary on Rices roadtrip to Hawaii.. Also, Utahs illustrious senators set the WAC up for humiliation this year when they held congressional hearings on BYUs snub by the Bowl Alliance last year. 1 think most football fans believed BYU got the raw end of the deal, but congressional hearings? Im surprised they didnt call for an independent counsel into the whole matter. This year things have begun to unravel. Last week a long-tim- e BYU fan I know was so fed up watching the UTEP game that he Oh heck, screamed and slammed down his bowl of Rocky Road ice cream. fan. Now, thats a fed-u- p There are a lot of fingers being pointed around as to why the their dorm rooms to Olympic athletes in 2002. (Yep, Im on the plan.") No. 6 - Players keep ditching practice to audition for extras on Touched By An Angel. No. 5 - Coaches keep relying on the mascots to call the plays. (And its another bomb to Co- states two major football powers are performing so poorly - injuries, inexperience, better competition, to name a few. But the reasons may not involve any performance on the field. There may be other mysterious factors at work here. Here are the Top Ten reasons I came up with on why BYU and U of U are having such crummy years: No. 10 - Players spending too much practice time stuck in traffic along the Wasatch Front. No. 9 - In honor of the coaches have dug up pioneer ld not a (You mean South play-book- smos). No. 4 - Players taking the governors advice and telecommuting to the games. No. 3 - Every time Merlin . Olsen comes on TV, players rush out and buy new trucks. No. 2 - Other teams actually s. Pass is screen play?) No. 8 BYU players afraid - 10-ye- ar TRYING. No. 1 - Two words: El Nino. a hard hit might resemble Rodins The Kiss and theyll end up being expelled. No. 7 - U of U players worried they will have to give up Andy Howell is an assistant managing editor for the Standard-Examinand a member of the newspapers editorial board. He can be reached weekdays at er 776-495- 1. 9 5 Ann Wilcox Hardy Unlisted Alan Johnson 295-630- rights better than ever By ANDREW GUCKMAN CUOMO and DANIEL HUD Secretary and USDA Secretary something new in farm and rural and its good news for hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. From now on, the nationss toughest laws against housing discrimination are on the side of have agreed to work together by sharing information, conducting joint investigations, and enabling HUD to take action in USDA every family in rural America. where they have the greatest experience and strength. HUD has been the lead agency in enforcing the Fair Housing Act since 1968; USDA is the department of rural America. If you lived in a city you knew that HUD would stand up for your rights if you were discriminated against when you tried to rent or buy a home. Theres ; GUEST COLUMN complaints of housing discrimi- nation. It makes sense for USDA and HUD to specialize in the areas government representation for the victims when a charge is issued; and because of this new agreement, a USDA assisted landlord or owner who discriminates could wind up before an administrative law judge, be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice, pay civil penalties, punitive damages and more. housing opportunities throughout our nation, and make this a better country for all of its citizens. . As part of President Gintons one America initiative, he appointed the noted scholar Dr. John Hope Franklin as chairman of the Presidents Advisory Board on Race. Dr. Franklin was asked what he expected to come of his work. One of the first Today, USDA is the nations largest provider of rural housing things that he mentioned was his hope that it would lead to specifthrough a variety of loan proIn keeping with President ic improvements in housing, inSince USDA has grams. 1949, Clintons commitment to build the elimination of houscluding fami2 over million rural helped one America, the U.S. Departdiscrimination. lies purchase their own homes, ing ment of Agriculture and the U.S. and has financed construction of As American moves to a new Department of Housing and Ur-457,800 units of affordable rental demographic reality, a nation ban Development have signed a housing in rural areas. It will that has a majority of minorities, major agreement that will give continue to play a major role in we are determined to spread the HUD the ability to use its enforcement tools to fight housing fighting discrimination and enforwork about our precious Ameridiscrimination in cing civil rights laws. It will conWith this agreement rural famcan right We begin a public eduhousing. ilies can have that same peace of duct an exhaustive review of all cation and outreach campaign to its programs and activities to root give all Americans the knowledge Life can be tough for some mind and since 1988, when the out and investigate any evidence that our laws guarantee hope. was Act Fair expanded, Housing in and rural our families fanning . of discrimination in the sale communities, especially if youve HUD had gained new, stronger or past There is good news in the fight rental of USDA-finance-d rural been turned down for a place to tools to ensure fair housing opend this discrimination beto housing. portunities. because live of your race, your for hundreds of thousands cause religion - or even just because But now, under our memoranWhere housing discrimination of men, women and children children. have you is suspected, HUD can provide dum of understanding, our two whether they live in the city or in access to temporary restraining federal agencies will play on our the country, fair housing rights America wont stand for discrimination, so USDA and HUD orders; the use of subpoenas; strengths as we work to expand are stronger than ever. w ' USDA-support-- 544-326- ' 546-491- Layton City Council 0 Centerville City Council Mayor Jerry Stevenson Home 544-51Brent A. Allen 8 Home Lyndia Graham Home 544-44Debra Ledkins 1 Home Stuart Adams 9 Home Steve Curtis 9 Home 72 Mayor Priscilla Todd Home 292-54Michael Barton 6 Home Francine Luczak 4 Home William Nelson Home 292-26Douglas Nielsen 9 Home Steven Mangel 3 Home 41 292-427- 292-993- 20 295-449- 292-111- 547-902- . 546-353- 544-010- 546-444- South Weber City Council Clearfield City Council Mayor Neldon Hamblin Home 825-58E. Gene Fessler 4 Home Diane Layton Home 825-78Martin Eliason Home 773-61Curtis Oda Home 773-97Garr L. Roundy ; Home 773-5639 825-556- Fair-housi- ng 1 Home Stephen Whitesides Home 544-32Brian D. Cook Home 544-58Reed Nelson 2 Home Robert 1L Rees Home 451-6071 Sam Fowler 295-502- Joe llill . Clinton City Council Mayor Bill Petty ; 5 Home Jack Frost 3 Home Farrell D. Poll 6 Home Pam Jones ' 9 Home . Henry Dickamore i 3 Home Jeff Monroe Home 475213 ;"V 479-398- ' . 479-441- ; 479-493- 479-624- 479-388- ? Sunset City Council Mayor DeMar Mitchell Home 773-58Dennis Simonsen 8 Home Arverd Taylor Home 776-08Bill Russell 0 Home Richard Lee 5 Home Merlin Mitchell Home 773-19- Mayor Jan Galbraith Home 773-77Fred Childs Home 773-48James D. Bridges 0 Home , Arley Wallace ' 6 Home Max Hill Farmington City Council Syracuse City Council 825-841- 825-938- 825-689- Mayor Gregory S Bell Home 451-72Pat Achter Home 451-50Gary E. Elliott Home Tammy Boyce 3 Home David M. Connors Home Larry W. Haugen Home 451-24- 451-533- 451-28- 451-73- Fruit Heights City Council 825-374- 825-218- 825-809- ' 5 Bart Johnson 825-830- 0 Mayor Robert Thurgood 6 Home Alvin Y. Nance Home 3 Dana Love Home 776-44Kaye Volk Home 5 . Gary D. Mecham 2 Home Robert S. Wood Home 774-98773-446- 825-394- 825-499- 773-028- |