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The River Heights kids try out teacher’s homemade hovercraft -- A3 LHS takes tumble Vol 94 noi06nVcdncsdayApriU62003SmWHHHHHBridgerland's Woollier NewspaperMHMNMHI3BRmLoganU(aH(©2003$S50t Daily US helps Iraqis plan government Highs in mid-Sdoudy with chance of rain By Nicole Winfield Associated Press Writer — PageAlO Update J Many get news of war in other languages to discuss forming an interim authority Participants also agreed to a list of 13 points beginning with the principle that Iraq must be democratic and calling for the dissolution of Saddam Hussein's Baath party The meeting was dominated by presentations from dozens of Iraqis including a cleric from Nasiriyah who called for a separation between religion and politics and Iraqi exiles stressing the need for the rule of law “One of the bases of democracy is honest differences of opinion” speaker Sheik Sami Azer al Majnoon told the crowd “At the same time this is also one of die difficulties of democracy” 10 days UR Iraq — Under a tent at die biblical birthplace of Abraham die United States assembled Iraqi factions Tuesday and told them it has “absolutely no interest" in ruling Iraq Some Muslims boycotted die meeting and thousands demonstrated nearby shouting: “No to America and no to white-and-go- ld Saddam!” The gathering of about 80 people in this ancient city on the Euphrates River — a first step toward creating a postwar government — ended with an agreement by show of hands to meet again in Iraqis voice anxiety — A6 Injured Iraqi boy treated in Kuwait A symbol tojnany: Al Ismaeel Abbas 12 lost both arms in a missile explosion See PLAN on A10 LOS ANGELES (AP) — From newspapers to radio programs millions of Americans received news about the war in Iraq from the nation’s growing number of ethnic media outlets often more critical than mainstream news organizations The war was in many ways a watershed event for the nation’s Spanish-langua- Farsi-langua- KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A boy who lost both his arms in a missile explosion pnd became asymbol of Iraqi war suffering arrived Wednesday at a hospital in Kuwait City Ali Ismaeel Abbas was carried off an ambulance on a SeeBOYonAlO ge ge Volunteers help foreign- newspapers radio sta- -language tions and television networks It raised their profile among their own communities while highlighting differences in how they present the news In New York for example El DiarioLa Prensa published startlingly graphic photographs of slain soldiers and journalists “War is a nasty ugly action that humans engage in You must present all sides” said Gerson Borrero editor in chief of the procrastinators tax deadline --- By Arrln Brunson staff writer f 1 f : &£' r f :i r & life-taki- ng 88000-circulatio- n Spanish-languag- ' Non-Engli- 4 i- rri pjj tf f ili '’" h k e daily He said the paper’s coverage has been more objective than mainstream media which he likened to “spokespersons” for the Pentagon and White House media flourish in cities with large immigrant commu- nities such as New York Miami and Detroit Three years ago New York’s Independent Press Associa' tion listed 198 magazines and ' t - '- ' ev t- rt Ji'v'--V fI i'y ef - ‘t x ' P' - r fV fJ J- - ' t fi £ " i sh Quick read Definition of the Eli USU Week closer look at words in the news Enclave noun 1 A territory surrounded or nearly surrounded by the territory of another country San Marino is an enclave within Italy J 2 A minority culture group living as an entity within a larger group — Wabator'a New World Dictionary Third Cottage Edition Hbmelf On Tuesday afternoon there was an atypical air of urgency in the Fishbowl an otherwise quiet room on the second floor of the Merrill Library at Utah State University More than a dozen students who admittedly had procrastinated until the last minute to prepare their income tax forms breathed a sigh of relief when a volunteer from the USU accounting program showed up about 43 minutes late to help them make sense of their W-2- s and 1040s ' Hyrum resident Hans Peterson a political science major at USU arrived at 1:30 pm a half-hobefore volunteers were scheduled to arrive to help students with their taxes and he was still seventh on the list He waited as long as he could before heading to his next class shortly before three o'clock vowing to try to return later that afternoon : Qn a college student's budget Peterson said he didn't earn enough in 2002 to warrant a trip to H&R Block where professional assistance would cost him $63 Instead Peterson said he was willing to wait for some free assistance from his peers in the neighboring accounting department who have shared their time and expertise with Students and community members “Mine's not overly difficult but I've never done it myself in its entirety” he said “I just want to make sure it's done right so I don't have to do it again” Jason Olsen an accounting major at Utah State from Vernal and a member of the school's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi came straight over ur See NEWS on A10 A — B1 student Jason Olsen left helps Hamid Faizal fill out his taxes in the Merrill Library on LuceroHerald Journal Tuesday afternoon Filers flock to tax specialists x season “I had quite a few people but I thought we’d be a lot busier today than they are” By 4 pm Steele had already handled seven returns and filed 20 extensions Each return he said takes about 30 minutes to prepare depending on how each person's paperwork is filSteele said most ing is just due to procrastination “Most of them know they owe and that’s why they put it off” Steele said “Others didn’t get around to getting it done or they By Mark Randall’ staff writer off-ta- The tax man cometh For some Cache County residents the tax man cometh at the last minute Tuesday was the last day to file income taxes and the prepare) at the Jackson Hewitt Tax service booth at Wal-Ma- rt in North Logan te saw a steady stream of filers “It’s been pretty hectic” said Chuck Steele a tax professional and financial planner during the well-organiz- ed last-minu- te last-minu- didn't get all their paperwork because some company hadn't sent them their W-- 2 form or they had moved or they hadn't gotten their interest statements” Others stop in for some tax advice usually to ask what they can deduct Steele said some of the questions border on the ' ridiculous “I had a couple wanting to know if they could claim their pets as dependents” Steele said last-minu- te See FILERS on AS SeeTAXonAlO Timecards get a close Independent auditor look in Franklin County sees no need to worry Editor's note: This is the first article in y a series examining Franklin two-da- County operations in light of citizen accusations of sloppy accounting and Plenty of ideas for this spring Special section By Darrell Edward Ehrllck staff writer ' Index - wwwhjnewscom PRESTON — If it looks like a timecard and reads like a timecard then it should be treated like a time- cud a group of concerned citizens in Franklin County told officials recently Tis same group who has cited problems ranging from nepotism to garbage collection maintain the county’s only depart “on-the-clo- ' ment has been irresponsible with its officials timecards Some-countbookthat while disagree saying keeping has beat “sloppy” it was never meant to measure exact time The informal watchdog group spearheaded by Larry Young and Terry Porter believes the errors they’ve come across jiave cost the county thousands and demonstrate poor financial stewardship “It’s bad accounting and See LOOK on A5 By Joe Rowley staff writer PRESTON — Though members of a citizens watchdog group have raised concerns about the way Franklin County BOOKS does business an independent auditor from outside the county has seen no cause to worry about the county’s books An inspection of past financial reports by The Herald Journal also found nothing out of the ordinary in reserves or yearly audits Just like every county city and publicly traded corporation Franklin Couniy is inquired by law to have an independent certified public accountant pick through its t books each' year to ensure that they are accurate ' The result is an auditor's report which presents the financial reports along with the auditor's opinion that they appear to be accurate If they do not appear accurate the accountant’s letter of opinion will say so and outline the reasons why Accountant Scott Bond of Rupp See AUDIT on AS |