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'' V v 1 Pte-??aper-: One less red light the aim of $1 million signal synchronization project By Michael R Weibel ' !' ultrasound test i Page Logan Public Works Director Rod Blossom said a study "It's enough improvement to justify the cost" he said but "the avenge citizen won't notice sportation preconstruction engineer explained Logan's traffic lights are con- - - nt cost-bene- it" By hitting fewer red lights Terry explained fewer can will be sitting idle and polluting Cache Valley He's particularly concerned about pol trolled by individual clocks and computers The synchronization project would link all of die signals together so they fit showed that the project is worth doing He also noted Logan is pushing to use fiber optic cables rather than standard lines "We don't want to dig up Main Street again" he said 11 - ' - He noted that the project should improve traffic efficiency by 5 to 10 percent In other words people driving down Main Street might hit one fewer red light Rod Terry Utah Department of Tran- Smithfield City Manager Jim Gass who also serves as director of the Cache ttoar the whoto story about having an computer ning for the urban area of Cache Valley from Smithfield to Nibley to hear local comments and presents tions on transportation issues involving mebiny ‘ v Logan officials plan to ssk for another $500000 to synchronize traffic signals in the city when the Utah Transportation Commission meets here Wednesday The commission has set aside time at the beginning of its 9 am meeting in die Logan Municipal Council Chambers lution because federal funds are difficult to obtain for projects that increase road capacity if a community is out of coro-pliance with air quality standards He said the money for the synchroeven nization project may be well-speif it's just to maintain air qualify could be controlled with one central Metropolitan Planning Organization said $500000 of federal highway funds was allocated for the synchronization ''project But another $500000 will be needed to cover the coat of the project The CMPO coordinates transportation plan staff writer t Update if- ' ' ' ? l £ of i r - s well i r ''V's ' zxttv$ r : c-- : I (’ji L 1 v v i ' i V - ” - -- “ft 5 f -y : it - "v Hfr - - WASHINGTON — Nearingits end die 1990s is still a decade without a definition: It hu no bumper sticker no 1 '' rt i- e - ‘?r ByDebRinchmann Associated Press writer ' V v- a no epitaph The 1920s were "roarin’" and the 30s were depressed World Warn dominated the 1940s The placid 1930s a time of backyard barbecues were fol- lowed by the turbulent ’60s Author Tun Wolfe called the 1970s the "Me Decade" and it stuck The 1980s got tagged as the "Greed Decade" mhaps future generations wiU remenber tiiis decade as simply a wait far the new century "You could call this the Decade of Breathtaking Anticipation: people waiting to see what lumpens next" uys nostalgia expert Timothy Burke assistant professor of history at Swarthmore College a name for the “ismost- catch-phra- V ' se Ar ?' - 'L 11 ? A’ j v- B ‘ J i?: 5' : 4!w wJ m - -- 4? ‘ii 5 A ! y - - v v 10-ye- ar ' 'xvr' 4 r I ’V j - ' - Vj See DECADE on Page Sizzling day stunning evening r MOUNTAIN VIEW Calif (AP)— Scientific discussion of extraterrestrial life has moved beyond die question of whether it exists to where and how we should look for ft More than 100 researched gathered at NASA Ames Research Center Monday for ' ' - ' rr- Mich MaacaraMwaM Journal i A brllant sunset helpod by somo douda aUhouettaa ready mix plant at the LaGrand Johnson Coratniction Ca in Logan on Monday evening Forecasted era caking for more douds end a chance of rain this evening and Wednesday ar & II " J Other nvents - ' ' i V cover exciting astrobiologists are possible fossils of bacteria inside a Mars rock of the things we'll be talking about over the next 20 yean will sound like science fiction to most people" said although that finding is in dispute Causing the most excitement however is the discovery of planets beyond our own David Morrison a NASA astronomer and ir of the conference "ft’s our job to make ft sound like reality" - solar system Scientists believe some if they meet the right conditions could co-cha- See WORLDS on Page 10 - County women ages 35 to 55 to participate in a series of focus groups designed to help ft better understand residents’ perceptions of recycling and household waste The research represents a phase to a February survey conducted on behalf of Logan’s Environmental Health Department by Utah State Unimember Lori AP photo versity faculty Hunter The follow-u- p phase is David Mooison Director of Space at NASA again a cooperative effort Ames Research Canter poses next to a between Logan's Environmental poster for tho Astrobiology Roadmap Health Department and USU’s Workshop in Mountain View Calif on department of sociology social Monday Retearchara are gathering elih a work and anthropology Hunter research center to start decking whore and coordinates the effort which is how should search for Earth-Jkfollow-u- p they where Wo may have evolved all-ti- me be misled clouds by Don’t Index 1 permit-authoriz- th ng — noa-resident- ial 4 16 14 - Crossword Opinion Sports funded by the Community Action Research Initiative of foe Ameri- can Sociological Association Hunter explained foe ded-- high 96-un- - planets 1 Page 10 iAbout Cache o sioa to use focus groups for the follow-u- p research 1 : The bureau SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The dollar which publishes a quarterly vided much of the growth The number of "While surveys do a good value of new construction in Utah reached construction report measures construction authorized apartments more dun doubled job of measuring what people an in foe first period this year to 541 with a think focus groups are designed high during the first auarter of growth by the value of 1998 paced by large commercial projects residential and commercial construction total valuation of $325 miUkn compared to provide more infor" and apartment construction From January through March the total to $104 million during the same period mation on why people feel foe Bnt economists at the University of value for new residential construction new last year way they do" she said Utah's Bureau of Ecooomic and Business construction additions and Wood specifically cited the senior bousFocus groups are guided disResearch cautioned that despite the record-settirepairs was $8514 million about $180 ing projects in Utah and Salt Lake counties cussions with seven to 10 particiquarter the construction boom million more than the previous high in and a it apartment complex in Pleaspants and selection is based on 1996 ant Grove appears to be slowing certain specified characteristics "Without some very luge projects ft is la Meanwhile single family home con- Hunter continued Focus groups construction the $4139 million in value and foe 4126 in struction permits in the fust three months are led by a moderator — someextremely unlikely dim the nanresidcntial sector can match last year's record high of authorized dwelling units were above the of this year foopped 9 percent compared to one responsible for outlining $13 billion” said James A Wood the same quarter in 1997 bureau's senior research analyst Sec BUILD on Page 10 See STUDY on Page 10 Increasing apartment construction pro all-ti- Wednesday— it will stil be hot 14 13 HM6 Health Department is seeking Cache Paged Veathor SWFWriTf Logan’s Environmental ' ed signs of water under the surface of Europe a moon of Jupiter Another dis- the public ‘‘Some Sessions will examine the biological basis for distant life technological chal- - Herald Journal staff report of discoveries in recent there perhaps they could live on seemingly dead riamria Data from the Galileo spacecraft detect- acknowledge dint their discussions and plans may seem odd But they believe ft is important to share their excitement with 7524026 ' Recycling study seeks more input researchers have found that life on Earth can exist under extreme conditions — in blocks of Antarctic ice in hot springs inside rocks If microbes can live Participants energized by discoveries ne k ' instance that suggest we may not be alone The Utah Festival Opera Is In ful swing For n complete schedule tele-pho- 2 k : yean are whetting scientists appetite For three-da- y and exploration K ' i J ' - lenges in detecting ft and possible missions —based on Earth or in space — to find it' Participants hope to reach consensus and draw up n report in the next couple of months A number conference to consider those issues The resenrehen plan to begin developing n five-yeroadmap for study a Cache tonight I V our planet : V- - i ‘roadmap’ Faith Popcorn an author who forecasts the impact of social economic ? and political trends on lifestyles and buying habits said the 1990s should be known as the "’80s With a Conscience" People now do their ‘Classified Comics - - v v job"" - y - - - ng ss ' '' k'v ! - - “ 4-vi- - - - v Not even David Halberstam who ' book The Fifties mote the has a catch-pha- se for the ’90s "I don’t like to characterize decades" he says "I’m wary of labels particularly because I don’t have one" Other prominent people and big thinkers had no trouble sticking a decal on the decade when tiie question was posed by The Associated Press: "ft’s the Age of the Computet no longer the Age at Aquarius" former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said without hesitation "If you're computer illiterate and you’re getting out of nigh school or college you're not going to job I'm computer illit- get a first-claerate but I already had my first-cla- ss ' VA ' - - "v next" : rW ' ' ' 5 Things semOKbut there’s a deep vague anxiety about what’s coming best-selli- v s 7 tmeans reflecting oi - 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