Show D The )A Petefsboro ‘castle’ plan under siege 3 — A3 Valley man is growing fif fk QJ o:224JHMonday:Augusg 22002 yolj93 : SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cuts to Utah's Public Employees Health Program have left emergency personnel wondering what would happen to their families if they were killed in a terrorist attack If a Utah firefighter is killed while responding to a terrorist attack his or her family would receive as little as 1 O of the firefighter’s life insurance policy The cuts were necessary because the insurance market suffered losses after Sept 11 said Chris Lamkin who manages the term life insurance program for PEHP “They have the front line risk and they per-ce- Update 3 192111 site plans criticized as WTC nt are concerned about their family being taken care of” he said “It’s very understandable but it’s a situation we can't do a- j ILoganJUtahE© 20021550 - Health care pros in short supply anything about” Salt County firefighter Richard Rich would be one of the first people on the scene of an attack but his wife and two children would recover about 10 percent from his life insurance policy under PEHP coverage changes if Ire were killed “It kind of took the wind out of our sails” Rich said “We felt like no one was going to be there to protect us when I was out there protecting everyone else” SALT LAKE CITY— The demand for physicians nurs- es and medical support staff is outpacing the supply in Utah The population is expected to boom u the over-6-5 add under-- 3 age groups in the next 20 years Both age groups traditionally require more care than other ages and Utah just doesn’t have enough doctors See HEALTH on A6 to go around Those ages rely especially on gynecologists obstetricians gerontologists ' heart disease specialists and cancer physicians — none of which Utah has enough Many obstetricians are planning to stop delivering babies soon citing rising medical malpractice costs - 'jfVtT- 1 ' s - See SHORT onA6 ! Valley people ‘small-minde- d’ NEW YORK ( AP) — As the first anniversary of the Sept 11 tragedy approaches plans for the World Dade Center site are in disarray tainted by criticism that they’re bor- LdsniiQ ing and “There’s no clear consensus on ' the major ingredients” said Richard T Anderson president of the New York Building Congress a construction industry association “There is a lot of sorting out that needs to be ed I lector - -- ' M Sr Mendiola thumbed through his keys unlocked the door and stepped into an unlit library at Logan High School It was almost 6 pm His first students arrived just before the hour It was a mother and two daughters who spoke only Spanish With their three chairs in a half-circbehind guided the newcomers through a talking dictionary program The retired pediatrician paused along tire way explaining how to double-clic- k how to insert a compact disc and why passwords appear in asterisks when typed in Moments later the three 'students were learning-color- s The words were spelled in English and Spanish then repeated aloud “Some people know a little English but they are embarrassed to speak” Mendiola said “They worry people Wili laugh at them or make fun of them We are trying to address that by using the computer as a tutor The computer will never laugh at them The computer will never get angry at them” Mendiola an educator for the Utah State University Extension office gave life to the program two years ago as a means of taking English instruction into the technology pge Not only would it give Spanish-speaka firmer the of English Ian- grasp guage he thought but it would also increase literacy in their own language and improve their proficiency on the computer Now two year later the program has drawn more v'fiv The negative feedback especially from the loved ones of survivors lias the attention of state-ancity officials who say they will pursue more creative alternatives to plans put together by the prestigious architectural firm of Beyer Blinder Belle Some elements do seem certain — a memorial to the victims a transportation hub and commercial build-ings But a major sticking point is protecting the towers’ “footprints” le ? from development as requested by many families of victims “That’s where a lot of the remains were found” said Kathy Ashton' whose son Tommy died in the terror- ist attack Gov George Pataki has proposed redeveloping a downtown Manhattan area well beyond ground zero Arid the agencies charged with rebuilding the site are opening up the design process to invite more diverse plans Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration has suggested a land swap that would let it take ownership of the site — and gain greater control over redevelopment "Fundamentally as a concept the city should be in charge of its own destiny” Bloomberg said The site is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey a two-sta- te agency charged mainly with running the metropolir tan area’s transportation centers The city would trade the land under John F Kennedy International and La Guardia airports to the Port Authority which runs die airports Though die idea has been well received it faces daunting political hurdles Some officials question whether the city should cede control of the airports or give up the hundreds of millions of dollars in annual rent A formal proposal is expected in coming weeks The city’s emergence comes after the Port Authority and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp die other agency in charge of rebuilding drpw negative reviews when they released six potential site plans last month Boston Globe architecture critic' Robert Campbell called them “shake 'and bake urban design you just ' shuffle the same ingredients 'V V i ’ ":V‘ v--- v f i ' ff H i 5 v r u By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer Sf1 done” ' " — Cl Less health coverage for public workers? Woalhor small-mind- ' Bridgerland’sDailNewspape giant tomatoes h h' i ri m i JJB ' a er : ‘vC Mtch MascaraHsrald Journal Hector Mendiola works with Claudia Lopez during a recent computer class held at Logan High School The dess aims to assist students leam English and acquire computer skills simultaneously “Some people know a little English but they are embar-- rassed to speak They worry people will laugh at them or make fun of them We are trying to address that by using the computer as a tutor than 200 students from Cache Valley Fred Berthrong found his way into the program in December 2000 It was then that he was approached by Mendiola at a Rotary Club function He was a lover of the Spanish language Mendiola said and a devoted ' volunteer once enlisted Of the course of several months Berthrong developed a curriculum for the lit eracy program and volunteered twice a week to aid with its classes Today he is still involved - 1 Though Berthrong sees obvious value to improving literacy in the local Hispanic population he said the pro- gram's more subtle value comes through integrating those individuals into society and empowering them to succeed socially and economically An added benefit comes to the family he said The pro- gram encourages children to help their parents learn the language The result is strengthening family lies Berthrong said The literacy program which is operated as part of ’ the USU Extension has not gone unnoticed : - See LEARN ooAlO us : ‘ Two factors constrain the plans: commercial space required by an existing lease and the fervent desire among many victims’ families that r t'- SeeWTCdnA6 - : 1 i' i Indox CtasslfledC4 OWtuarieA6 CoiricSiw ——— B2 OpWonnMMMA4 MOViSSaaMHMMaaCIO vwvwJijnewscom Actor Priestley’s Explorer volunteers clean up the valley spine fractured in race car crash - staff writer SPARTA Ky (AP) Actor Jason Priestley’s race car crashed head-o- n into a wall at nearly 180 paph Sun J day at)die Kentucky Speedway breaking his backand ' ' ' leaving him m serious colkli- tion with a head injury v The former “Bemly Hills 90210” television star was flown to die University inf KenttKky Medical Center :n ' ' I VM V- f' ik withasnal£ractureinthe laam middle of his back and a closed head injury as Well as H08"®- broken txmesu both feet Indy Racing League medical director Henry Bock said v V’- r t : AP photo - ' T- - ‘ the Lgan-Cach- e Race car driver and actor Jason Priestley is rlished from the fnfiekf hospital to an awaiting helicopter after crashing his Infinity Pro Series car during a practice session for the Kentucky 100 on Sunday atthe Kentucky Speedway In Ky- - ' ome junior law enforcement Volunteers gave a popular graffiti wall in Logan Canyon a facelifflast month to help reduce the potential nse of gang activ- i' ty in Cache Valley “The forest service jn conjunction with ‘ v( r i ‘ S f A ’ See ACTOR on AI0 Sparta f i I 1 ' i ) ? 4 I By Jason Bergman Good Neighbors ' v graffiti or vandalism up through that Hme Dinner area” Cache County Sheriff Sgt! 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