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By Nicole QFarraH wan whuh Business license fees may be on the rise in Logan The Municipal Council plans to vote Wednesday on a fee resolution that would mean increases in both applica- Jaoanese exchanae students earn of n life In Idaho Page 7 I small-tow- Update ECB 3 Better drugs but flu is still bad medicine By Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service tion and yearly renewal fees for all classes of businesses The basic application fee for exam-i- s 6 proposed to increase from $40 to D Gay Jamieson the city’s business license administrator said the increases are based on rising costs of city staff time needed to get the license approved or renewed Along with being processed by the business licenses division new business licenses must be reviewed by the community development and fire departments and undergo a background check by the police department Bobbie Coray president of die Cache Chamber of Commerce said die Chamber is not opposed to the city raising business license fees She said city officials work closely with Logan business- But no matter how die flu flies this year and how many have been vaccinated the odds are strong that at least one in five Americans will get infected by at least one strain before next spring Some 100000 people will get sick enough to be hospitalized and 20000 to 40000 will die About the only good news is that the arsenal of anti-fl-u remedies available to those who come down with the disease has doubled since last season Still even the best of those drugs can’t stop the flu in its trades once it starts but may make the symptoms a little milder and go i away a day or two earlier The federal CenlA9M&Smir See FLU on FageS Weather industrial establishments requiring them to pay $50 as a bask fee instead of $65 The resolution also eliminates fees and higher than $10 for city land-us- e development services Jamiesoa said In 1998 the city assessed business state Legislature stating that licensing fees had to be charged on a regulatory and government entities could no longer make money from licensing an establishment To comply the city passed a fee reso- lution and Wednesday’s action is intended to renew that for 2000 Jamieson said While large companies have crane out the winners in the new state regulations — they were previously paying up to $2000 and now pay less than $300 — small businesses have lost "That hit the small business very hard” Jamieson said For example before the 1998 change businesses grossing $133332 per year or less paid $40 a year to renew their licenses and $10 for an initial application fee A similar business today pays $70 per year in renewal fees and a $90 application fee The resolution that will go before the council requires $80 in renewal fees and $100 for the initial application fee for that size of business Jamieson said Medium-size- d businesses haven’t been affected much by the change i i noraia joumii gripnic Jamiesoa said Cache officials have no Y2K worries start flow of flu around the nation weekly through a network of sentinel physicians From September 1 through Nov S lab tests from samples collected by those doctors have confirmed influenza A virus infections in 26 states with the heaviest activity reported in Alaska California and Sou th Dakota Many experts saw a series of summer flu outbreaks among tourists in Alaska and the Yukon and among residents of jails schools and other institutions in Florida Oklahoma and Texas as harbingers of an early season But much the same pattern was seen last fill only to have the flu take a holiday break then roar back in late January and February “People always lode for ways to make predictions but the flu is unpredictable” said Lynnette Brimmer an epidemiologist with the CDC’s influenza branch Yet each February the nation's flu experts have to go out on a limb and predict what strains of flu will most likely be around die Mowing winter so that vaccines can be produced It’s educated guesswork against viruses that mutate as they spread This year absent uiy clear evidence that the Type A strains were changing health officials decided to stick with basically the same vaccine formula used and last year plus a new strain of the less common type B And most of the viruses isolated so far this fall have been of die Sydney strain Still the flu shot remains an imperfect first line of defense Some 30 percent of healthy young adults and up to 60 percent of the elderly and people with weaker immune systems will still wind up getting the flu even after a flu shot al though the illness may not be as severe ' The virus breaks through either tial or temporary businesses They would be separated from commercial or license fees based on the company’s gross receipts Jamieson said That changed when a bill was passed in the es and provide them with a lot of Last winter's flu season came late and nasty while this season's round of viral misery seems to be off to an early information and expertise “I think they’re trying to offset those costs" Coray said “I've never seen a mayor work so hard to see the business community is heard” Businesses are required to pay die city varying amounts based on their size type and the level of review they may need from the fire and police departments Bigger businesses litre manufacturers or those determined to require more attention such as establishments selling alcohol are charged more for approval or renewal The proposed changes however benefit those who are establishing residen- By Michael staff writer RWeibel State and federal officials are concerned that people who need help from police officers firefighters or paramedics won’t get through on 911 because of UY2K” bugs after New Year’s Eve But officials with Cache County’s emergency dispatch center said they're not expecting any glitches Logan police Sgt Richard Salvesen who oversees the local 911 center said Y2K compliance was ensured some time ago "We're really not anticipating any real major problems at all” be said may if they misinterpret 2000 to be 1900 Fears of disaster on Jan 1 have prompted widespread tests throughout most branches of government as well as many businesses and industries People who expect the worse have been buying generators and storing food and sunolies uslsc Bob Bennett when interviewed earlier this week said he was still concerned about 911 systems The Senate Y2K Committee which the Utah Republican issued a report Sept 22 that detailed some of his concerns According to the report only 19 co-cha-irs Diana BueNHerald Journal Shefey Altar left and Lauiflea Taibet keep the Logan City Police Department Communicatlona Division naming smoothly Friday afternoon Cache County offldele ere confident ho system w continue to hmetion after midnight Dec 31 when many expect com- pUwv pfwtOmi See Y2K on Page 8 Elsewhere anxiety over extremism BOISE Idaho — While companies scramble to ensure their computer systems are police departments across the country and the FBI are preparing for potential violence on in charge of the FBI field office in Boise said a special command post will be staffed around the dock from Dec 29 through Jan S in Idaho as well as other states “We’re prepared to respond whether an incident is urban or rural” Venturi said other groups hoping the world ends on Jan 12000 Dominic Venturi the supervisory threat fringe groups pose but a report from die FBI’s domestic-terroris- m unit warns of militias and racist By Adam Rush Associated Prose Writer Y2K-compUa- nt the part of religious extremists and Opinions vary on how much of a 34-pa- ge My two conts worth Cache groups acquiring weapons and surveying targets “Several religiously motivated groups envision a quick fiery ending in an apocalyptic battle” die report "Armed with the urgency of the lennium as a motivating factor new clandestine groups may conceivably form to engage in violence toward the US Government or its citizens” See ANXIETY on Paget Valley views on topics of the suge: James Richardson profos- inH litHlriol thiHUn SH at HiIW toMjnlftffii SH anf A WWWWMV University of Nevada Reno advises the FBI on dealing with extremists SS day Question: What do you think about children in the movie theaters? 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Pago 8 Index Classified Comics Movies 15 13 Opinion Idaho Metaeeeeeefeee Sports NoRTH LOGAN— There are eight movie theaters in Cache County The county’s population is about 83000 indicating people here like to go to the movies But some problems arise when small children are allowed la movie theaters Many patrons complain that crying children or babies disturb the movie for the entire theater Most theaters have pedicles against allowing babies in but the rales are rarely enforced The Herald Journal asked five movie '' Theater in pkfrooiotrtsideanefaur ' ' wwwhjnewscom i ' 5 'i 9 7 ' See VIEWS M Paga 1 f M pan Manymaa Juniper Idaho Piovktenct "It's a lack of respect for everyone else when people let their babies cry I paid good money to see a movie oonoy hbmv Vernal Zae Covington ParkCky "Some parents 1 think babies bugs Get a When just let their baby mould definitely our child's tom in cry and cry while I be aRowed In but am trying to watch parents should February we won’t be taking It a movie Take him have some theto the movie or her outside” ater t t "It baby-sitt- er JahaAndareon Honayvia "I think Ifs disturb- to others There Is always a friend or class-ma- ts you can leave the baby ing wtth" |