Show Defending Big West champs open with win — A8 Wild turkey imports ' released in the valley — B1 BiidgerlandlCDaiiyiNewspape 'yolI93ltJdl6Zl£ridaV:MaPctl8l2002 Woothor UDW HlWOflDifQ GD&lfllD Morning snow likely What do we do about disputed dams? According to the Utah Legislature the answer u quite simple — dam diem The Utah House of Representatives in a marathon session following its Olympic recess approved a bill that prevents construction of dams on die Bear Riva at the and Amalga Barrens sites bill now awaits the Governor’s nod to be signed into law The two controversial dams were widely opposed by farmers ranch Update B 3 Looking good smelling good Hon-eyvil- lie feeling better? ATLANTA (AP) — There’s no excuse for bad breath anymore: Pharmacy shelves are stocked with n lunch mints to mask a gum to whiten teeth while it freshens sprays and die latest the in weapon armory against foul breath: a gelatinous strip that sticks to the tongue killing gams as it dis- win-wi- R-S- alt le solves The multibillion dollar market — fueled by American’s obsession with hygiene and ' drug companies’ marketing blitzes — is booming Worldwide consumers spend more on breath agents than on toothpaste and the category’s size is similar to skin care shampoo and diaper products according to consumer products giant Procter & Gapible “People in this country are more cosmetically oriented today” said Dr Jacob Trager a dentist in St Petersburg Fla “How you lode deodorants your breath — it’s a big thing People just don’t want to get turned off ’ The clinical term for bad breath is halitosiS lt originates id the back of the mouth where food particles collect near die base of the tongue in a for warm damp spot bacterial growth Ova time the bacsulfurous teria form compounds It’s a problem many dentists say can be solved with a toothbrush: They believe companies have mated a profitable niche by exploiting consumers’ vanity Halitosis “is 40 percent problem and 60 percent developing a neurosis to develop a market” said Dr Peter Jacobsen director of oral medicine at University of the Pacific Dental School in San Francisco Dentists say tongue scrapers are the best method of removing die debris —‘ many pharmacies now offer more than one model Listerine has coQntesed with a jellified strip that dissolves on the tongue Its manufacturer th ' i ks : Goto The Herald Journal Web (He (wwwjywwixjnty Scott Hoffman skates the snow on the steps of Old Main Hill of Utah State University as Thursday’s snow showers fall In Cache Yhfley onthecanrtpua Logan works on downtown plan ' Tueedas By JeramMi Stettier wan writer newspaper tor rsautaandanaw question ' Doyou plan go and see a PanOympic event? "v surveyrMults ' Tuesday Would you rather shovel anow or mow lawn? Number Percent ADSKBB Shovel-- 37" ' 'j : Conics i ‘ i CtesHled35 : 19 - V S Indox V 'le ce An early spring SALT LAKE CITY (AP) storm draped the snowy peaks of the Wa&atch Mountains as 4$0 physically challenged athletes from 36 countries gathered for the official open ing of the2002 Paralympic Winter Games In a stirring display of pride and true grit the ' Stadium in athletes paraded into wheelchairs on foot on cratches and with their guide dogs and teammates leading than Erik Weihenmaya capried the Olympic flame1 through the stadiumon the final leg ofitsJour-- i ' ney of Fire and handed the torch to American Pvalympic skiers Mufiy Davis apd Chris wad- dell Who lighted die same cpuldron that btined " r See TORCH on Ail Rice-EcCl- es K HsiMtwipB3 Opinion hmssmhiA4 MovteeCache Sports wwwhinewscom ’ - ' ' A V V tt ' - i p r' ” v — r v LTli k- vrf - ' "i ! I -- flee ZONE on A3 v See BUDGET on A3 Utah lights torch for Paralympics rs coun-cilmeie- - 1 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —He 2002 Utah Legislature wrapped its general session at the stroke of midnight Thursday morning ending a time of budget balancing as lawmakers tough ' pulled the state out-o- its deepest financial hole in 20 years In the waning hours of the session — which by state Constitution had to complete its business at 12 am — the lawmakers also closed a loophole that allowed lobbyists to give gifts to legislators without having to publicly disclose the present The end of gift “bundling’ which allowed ' lobbyists to split the cost of a present to get ' around the $50 disclosure limit was approved with just minutes left The lawmakere also pushed the deadline to defeat a bill that would have allowed die Legisla-tore to halve the University of Utah’s ' ‘ ObttuarieaAfi It u hotel and conference Images of a officials toward foe ' are cepta prodding city creation of a new redevelopment area in down""" town Logan Thc area concaved as alegal tod for encouraging new development would allow the city to dangle property tax incentives in front m potential qevdopenitcould also allow the dty to condemn exulting properties that stand in the way of new development Tie process has not ydt begun but city are standing at the starting line A the Logan ' Vote is planned fV March 20 before ’ Redevdopment Agency '' B ut die trigga word of recent debate is con-- ' demnadpn — a powa Lbgan Mayor Doug ‘ Thompson believes may be necessary for nccosqphshing die city ’sobjectives in down-i: town But counaliqembers are skeptical Councilman Steve Thompson for one fears i: small businessmen crxdd be crewed” out of v tbor properties if dxdr pockets aren’t deep t ' : v enough to challengedie city legally full-servi- Itekyt question to V - f Brent StevenaHerald Journal Old Main Skat6 r to cast your vole on today's survey question See' ’ dominated the 2002 Legislature Quick road V See DAM on A7 Budget shortfalls - V Tie US Fish and Wildlife Service has been studying a proposal that See USU on A7 C v proposals : See BREATH on A12 WNo er This figure is $176 million lower than ladt year’s budget which was highlighted by the biggest budget increase for higher education in IS years The elation was short-live- d though as a shortfall in tax revenue resulted in the with? drawal of $10 million for higher education The total budget cut of 379 percent this leg- islative session will translate to about $31 mil- lion at Utah State Hall said Impacts will be noticed at research centers at Utah State where approximately $35 1600 will be deducted from the 2001 budget The USU flight school will also undergo a cut of $90000AU state employees are likely to notice that salary increases were not funded this year but Hall said he hopes to find intemal'funding to ' reward professors who become tenured or pro- ? moted odor-produci- ng a)Yta ' At the close of the 2002 Legislative session things could’ve been better for higha education By the same token they could have been worse In one of their final acts Wednesday night lawmakers restored almost $1 million in cuts bring-in- g the total budget for Utah's colleges and universities at $570 million edor-causi- ng v Narrows Dam in southeastern Idaho or building a new dam on North Eden Creek above Bear Lake Anderson also added a new off-rivstorage site at Washakie in Box Elder County to the list of allowed By Arrin Brunson staff writer ed Pofck-etPe- ' research flight school feel cuts most xy well-suit- potential storage projects identified by the Legislature in 1991 Remaining storage proposals include enlarging the Hyrum Dam and constructing hew reservoirs at Avon or on Millcrcek above the " Hyrum Dam enlarging the Oneida USU garlic-lade- fresh-brea- tfottOS? According to Zach Frankel executive director of the Utah Rivers Council the passage of the legisla- n tion is a situation for both conservationists as well as the Utah Division of Water Resources “Ova the years the division has said that these two sites are no longa unda consideration The legislation simply formalizes what they’ve been saying all along” Frankel uud “Now the division will no longa have to take heat from conservationists concerned about the dams and people opposed to these dams will no longer need to worry about the issue” The two sites were among seven ers conservationists and elected offi dais in Northern Utah The legislation introduced as Senate Bill 92 and sponsored by Utah Sen Michael Waddoups Lake City passed unanimously in the Utah Senate and in the House Natural Resources and Agriculture committee The bill was by Rep Eli Anderson D-Ttanonton in the House The proposed dams faced a bar-rage of criticism from a number of' conservation groups because they would inundate thousands of acres of farms and ranches Shoshone Nation burial grounds and wetlands along the riva By Leon ETSouza staff writer ' DDH 2002$50 sites - but storage still ah issue blocks Amaljga Barrens Utah-Hous- e — PageA12 LoganlUtahX© i - -: v"i x i ? 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