Show r Ajl 91Na124 Wednesday May 3 Insido t r r- - 2000 r ’VJf -'- - s v $ 50 Logan Utah O 2000 yBrtdgertantfs Daily Newspaper Fire inspectors offer help to seniors By Jeremy B Pugh staff writer Valley fire departments are learning up with the American Association of Retired People this week to help seniors living alone keep their homes safe as part of the AARP’s Independent Living Week Logan Fire Marshall Liz Hunsaker said she and other fire inspectors have tailored a free home inspection program around the specific needs of seniors “There are many of our seniors living done that may have safety hazards in their homes unique to their age” Hunsaker said “We can easily Mountain Crest clinches share of region title Pages Update IHealtM ing the wiring" Hunsaker said mg ' “Which we can help them do” at look handrails will Inspectors ' also especially on outside steps Space heaters' which arc often tors is that seniors make sure the Handrails on any staircase should be' used by seniors are also a worry' address numbers on their homes are securely installed to offer support Inspectors will make sure they arc being used in the proper manner and easily visible “Our elderly tend to while climbing Hunsaker said ' AARP official Lucille Hansen said arc kept away from combustible situ-- 1 have a few more medical calls” she said “If we can’t find them because she hopes many of the seniors in the atiojis For more information or to schcd: their home address is not visible valley will take advantage of this and that’s a problem" ulc an inspection for yourself or your have their homes checked out 0 Hunsaker said the inspectors will “This is a great opportunity to relatives call Hunsaker at 9 or fire to is at make she officials' sure attention home safe" dose tripcounty pay especially your ' Hansen at : said ping hazards in seniors’ homes “This is a service we olter 'every“As we get older wc don’t pick our Inspectors arc also concerned that feet up as much rugs and cords can many seniors have older electrical body and not just during this week” become real hazards” Hunsaker appliances that may pose a fire haz- -' Hunsaker added “But this week wc arc gearing it towards our senior citi- - ' said “We see 3 lot of broken bones aid because of frayed or worn cords “It may just he a matter of replac zens" just because someone tripped oyer a show them inexpensive ways to remedy any problems" Of primary concern to the inspec- to 10 may mean saying heart 750-999- : 716-729- 753-76- 99 iTUark 'contusion By Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service ' - ? A short fuse does indeed carry a people high price with anger-pron- e almost three times more likely to have a heart attack than those who art slow to become angry according to a new study published Tuesday “The implications of our study arc that anger could potentially lead to heart attacks especially among -aged men ami women with normal blood pressure" said Janice Williams lead author of the' study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The study was pah of a national heart disease risk assess- middle- six-ye- ar ment involving' nearly 13 (XX) people in four communities: Washington County Md suburban Minneapolis Forsyth County NC and Jackson Miss ! ' All participants' were free of heart disease at the start of tracking Over the next six years 256 individuals had heart attacks Those considered the most prone to anger were 269 times more likely to have a heart attack or sudden death than those with the lowest anger ratings on a ! ' 40-poi- nt ' scale People who scored moderate in the anger ratings were 35 permit more likely to experience a coronary event according to the study which was published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Assoc ia- tion v But the anger link wasn’t notice-abin people who already had high blood pressure Heart attacks occur when a vessel is blocked by a blood dot that forms on a plaque deposit a collection of fat on the wall on the vessel Stress hormones which constrict blood vessels may make the plaque more prone to rupture resulting in a blood dot that blocks the heart artery j “These findings were true even after taking into account the presence of risk factors such as smoking having diabetes cholesterol levels and excess weight” Williams said although people with higher anger ratings were more likely to smoke or drink There were no racial differ- enccs in the results The researchers suggest that e people consider using techniques to develop better coping skills le ( : anger-pron- stress-manageme- nt See HEART on Page 12 Cache tonight Joan Erickson 1998 Utah Mother of the Year speaks tonight at 7 pm in the Logan LDS Tabernacle The public is invited Erickson is a member of the National Board of American Mothers Inc and was a delegate to the World Congress of Families in Geneva Switzerland Page 4 Other events Weather S John Utah State University is closing the USU housing official says options meant to offer owners choice of help staff writer The only negative result of a new policy relating to Utah State University's mobile home park is the confusion that may accompany its implementation on June 1 according to officials at USU and student owners A list of options for residents of the park who own their trailers is meant to offer families assistance with the pending closure of the 178-lpark on July L' 2011 according to Steve Jenson acting director of housing and food services The trailer park is being eliminat ot like June HJ’s forum on fluoride set May 17 By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer Heavyweights on both sides will debate water fluoridation at a public forum sponsored by The Herald Journal on May 17 at 7 pm in the Logan High School Little Theater Under the moderation of Herald Journal supplements for children and other related concerns that have been raised before city governments during the past four months As scheduled the forum will feature presentations from each panelist as well as a period for question-and-answ- Page 12 Index Classified Comics Movies 18 Opinion 16 : Obituaries: 14 Sports wwwhjhewscom 15 4 8 the public ' ' ' it and everything” Brett Iverson 2011 offered to resiThe first option said “But the real situation is that is to mobile home sell the dents necks to their a is out housing sticking little bit with this being willing to USU Housing and Food Services ' buy a trailer this old They’re really The sooner students sell tlicir trailgoing out on a limb for the resi- - ers the greater the percentage of limits the amount they will he paid dents because this trailer park is a hook value the university is willing to pay which gives students incenfor the investment and' that many of real unique animal” tive to get out of the park sitoncr the new Marianne school them will be forced to quit agreed saying ownOwners who sell their asset how the which trailer offers created the of because by policy hardship the new policy are all untrue ers one of four possible options is can earn 100 percent of the hook until after according to Brett and Marianne good news In 1996 officials at value hut those who wail will receive the not 2008 close any funds Iverson resident managers who USU announced plans to the to 201 in students in trailer policy the according own the trailer they occupy giving park “Purchase of qualifying mobile 15 years to prepare The new policy USU mobile home park ' of “People thought that housing was was explained at a community homes will be at the discretion officials where of here out kick them to recently meeting going early that they wanted to bulldoze emphasized there is no pressure to See TRAILER on Page 12 it the next day and how they haled do any of these options sooner than ed so the land it sits on can he developed v Rumors that young people arc being forced out of their trailers earlier than scheduled that they arc being hacked into a corner which By Arrin Bronson Publisher Bruce Smith the panel will explore issues of dental fluorosis fluoride Feels more WHkinHerald Journal campus trailer park and is offering students several options for getting out of their mobile homes er Panelists will include fluoride advocates Dr Ariel Thomson a former principal investigator for the National Institute of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Dr John Hubbard an associate professor of chemistry at Utah State University Representing those who oppose fluoridation will be Walt Appel a Logan representative of Citizens for Safe Drinking Watp 1 EMti Hi M Utah ‘Beagle Forum’ to take on wing -- Herald Journal public forum When: Wednesday May 17 7 pm Where: Logan High School Little Theater 162 West 100 South west wing What: Four speakers representing both sides of the fluoride debate win give presentations and answer questions from the audience The public is invited and Dr David Kennedy DDS founder of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water and president of the Preventive Dental Health Association Niblcy voted April II to place the issue on the November ballot and Smithflcld voted last week to keep it off the ballot Other communities plan to discuss the issue during upcoming city meetings Millville and Newton have the item on their meeting agendas this week Opponents of fluoridation say if it is passed there will be lasting implications Fluoride is a public safety concern that should be addressed in detail they say Proponents including the board of the Bear River Health Department say the benefits of fluoridation outweigh any possible side effects SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Dcmo- cratic Attorney General Jan Graham is organizing a political forum to go with Utah's uliraconscrv-ativ- c Eagle Forum Graham who is not running is calling the for “The Beagle Forum" group after her family dog Mallcy Graham’s organizing letter obtained by The Salt Lake Tri- bunc says it will he “the polithcad-to-hc- ad ical voice of normal people" The letter suggests using the Internet and telephone contacts to tell people about timely issues then urge them to con- tact legislators about their views The goal would he to adopt tactics of the Eagle Forum which is one of the slate's most effective political blocs “We intend to and out out phone-tre- e the ’other fonim' once and for all” the letter says “After all we’re the majority we just don’t have a voice!" Graham asks in her solicitation letter for contributions ranging from $500 for a “loyal rc “Watch out everyone normal common-sens- e thinking is coming soon to the Utah Legislature" — Jan Graham Utah attorney general to $10000 lor “Snoopy" membership “Yes that’s a lot of money hiit your investment is going to change the face of polities in the Utah Legislature That's a Beagle” promise’ the letter says nor? "Watch out everyone mal commonscnse thinking is coming soon to the Utah I We’re going to lake back control of our state" the letter said Gayle Ruicku the Utah Eagle Forum’s president said Tuesday she had no trouble with the idea of Graham’s group ‘‘That certainly is their right” she said “It doesn’t concern me” |