Show Best Available Copy A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Q Notion I Tuesday February 24 2004 1 i Secretary: Teachers union 'terrorist organization’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Rod Paige called the nation’s largest teachers union a “terrorist organization" Monday taking on the National Education Association early in the presidential election year Paige’s comments made to the nation’s governors at a private White House meeting were denounced by union president Reg Weaver as well as prominent Democrats Paige said he was sorry and the White House said he was right to say so The education secretary’s' words were “pathetic and they are not a laughing mat ter" said Weaver whose " union has said it plans to sue the Rush administration over lack of funding for demands included in the “No Child Left Behind” schools law Paige said later in ah Associated Press interview that his' comment was “a bad joke it was an inappropriate choice of words” President Bush was not present at the time he made the remark “As one who grew up on the receiving end of insensitive remarks I should havechosen my words better” said Paige the first black education secretary Democratic Gov Jim Doyle ed Democratic presidential resorting “to the most vile and disgusting form of hate if he was apologizing speech comparing those' who teach America’s children to Paige said: “Well I’m saying that I’m sony I said it yeah” terrorists” In a statement released to the Education has been a top media Paige said he chose the issue for the governors who have sought more flexibility wrong words to describe “the obstructionist scare tactics” of from the administration on NEA lobbyists Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” law which seeks to Said White House spokesman Scott McClellan: improve school performance in part by allowing parents to “The comment was inappro-' move their children from priate and the secretary recognized it was inappropriate and poorly performing schools Democrats havesaid Bush quickly apologized” has failed to fully fund the Terry McAuliffe chairman law giving the states greater of the Democratic National burdens but not the resources Committee put it in stronger terms accusing Paige of to handle them of Wisconsin said Paige’s words were “The NEA is a terrorist organization" Paige said he had made clear to the governors that he was referring to the Washington-based union organization ' not the teachers it represents Weaver responded “We are the teachers There is no dis- - tinction” ' V Paige’s Education Department is working to enforce a law that amounts to the biggest change in federal education policy in a generation He has made no attempt to - hide his frustration with the NEA which has long support Insurance costs go up due to church scandal BOSTON (AP) — For Kay Johnson and the kids she tries to help the letter that rolled out of the fax machine brought some depressing news Johnson's western Massachusetts Big Brothers Big Sis- ters agency has never been hit with a claim of child sexual abuse Yet the organization's cost for insurance to cover than such claims tripled in the past year forcing 'Johnson to think about cutting some staff members and drop- ping some youngsters from the program! “I got this fax There was this huge number on it It was definitely a shock” said Johnson executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County Across the country insurance costs are rising for youth organizations partly because of the sex scandal that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church according to agendy officials and the insurance industry Insurance companies have been forced to pay put some big sums in recent years for sex abuse claims Nowmsurers has-mor- - Macrobiotic dieters picking vegetables grains over meat are raising rates to protect themselves against the cost of future claims said Robert ' Hartwig chief economist for the industry’s Insurance Information Instijute Even if the sex allegations prove to be unfounded he noted insurers can end up spending thousands even millions to defend ' an organization ' “Given the rapid escalation in losses we’ve seen in recent years rates need to move upward in order for insurers to be able to cover expected future losses” Hartwig said While the institute does not specifically track premium costs for organizations that ' serve youngsters Hartwig said liability policies offering the ' most protection against litigation have gone up 30 percent to 40 percent in each of the past two years Franklin County Big Broth- ers Big Sisters based in Green- field serves 200 children and raised about $140000 last year It paid $4000 for liability insurance last year Johnson said but this year was hit with a bill for $14000 for a nine-mon- ASHEVILLE NC (AP) —' ' In an age of low-cadiets and in bars energy Michael Rossoff is an anomaly In his world vegetables reign over excessive meat He does not “got milk” — arid counsels his clients to do the same ' For more than three decades die respected whole foodscoun- selor has practiced macrobiotics — a diet embraced by rb high-prote- eaters ranging from Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna to yogis andean- cer patients “I haven’t eaten red meat in 30 years” Rossoff declared during a'recent interview “I ' suppose die (Atkins) people haven’t made much money off ' ! AP photo of Colorado students Kristen Gillmon right and Stevi Fawcett hold placards University to protest the makeup of a a Student 'nB mission 'y investigating the school's football recruiting scandal and calling for dismissal of protest Gary Barnett the head football coach Monday ' th afternoon bn the campus in Boulder ffme” At 58 Rossoff is energetic smooth-skinnd and Colo- - clear-eye- period Bush casts Democratsas wafflers in speech WASHINGTON CAP) — President Bush took the offen- cam- -' :sive on his ' paign Monday casting Sen John Kerry as a waffler and Warning that the Democrats would raise taxes expand the v government and fail to lead decisively on national securi-' - 'ty to it And that’s just one senator from Massachusetts” His supportive audience erupted in laughter and applause decade will have conse- qubnees far into this century” Bush told 1 400 people at a fund-rais- for Republican er governors “If America shows weakness and uncertainty the world will drift toward ' tragedy That wjll 'not happen on my watch” '' ' address In his Bush mentioned none of the Democratic presidential candidates by name but some of his sharpest criticism was unmistakably intended for ' Kerry the front-runn“The other party’s nomina- tion battle is still playing out The candidates are an interesting group with diverse opinions” Bush 'said “They’re for Kerry spokeswoman Previewing his principal election theme Bush made ' national security the center- piece of his revamped re --election' speech explicitly invoking the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks He ques-- ’ (ioned the credentials of the : Democrats who want his job: “The action we take and the : decisions we make in this ' ' - Offensive stance: President Bush speaks at the Republican Governors Association reception in Washington on Monday s t - er' ' tax cuts and against them They’re for NAFTA and against NAFTA They're for the Patriot Act and against the Patriot Act They’re in favor of liberating Iraq and opposed 2004 Antonin Scalia to remove himself from a case involving the vice president because of a “troubling” hunting trip the two men took last BOSTON (AP) — Patrick McSoriey who accused defrocked priestJohnGeoghan of molesting himand became one of the most outspoken victims in the Boston Archdiocese sex ' scandal was found dead Mon- -' ' ' '!: day at 29 The cause of the death was 'not iihmediately disclosed McSorley nearly drowned in a ' river last year but denied he had attempted suicide! Attorney Mitchell Garabedi-vMne- y an Said police called hiriiearly Monday and told him McSorley 's body was found in a friend’s apartment in Boston McSorley had been one of the most vocal - critics of the archdiocese since thescandal broke two years ago He often appeared at news conferences held by Garabedian criticiz- ing the archdiocese for shuffling Geoghan and other priests from one parish : to ariother Instead of removing them McSorley’s lawsuit in the Geoghan case Was among the first of hundreds eventually filed ' '! against the archdiocese The church settled with 86 plaintiffs including McSoriey for $10 million in 2002 Geoghan was beaten and 7 strangled in prison last year 7 V - Scalia told to avoid case - : 7 WASHINGTON (AP) -- the Siena Cluh on’ Monday called mi Suprtme Court Justice V Until now only outside girpups have complained that the vacation hosted by an energy ! executive may have compromised Scalia’s impartiality in considering whether names and details of Dick Cheney’s energy task force must be released" ! The Sierra Club which had sued to get the ! information said Scalia should stay out of the- 7 ! sea vegetables It eschews refined sugar red meat dairy white flour antibiotic-lace- d poultry and eggs Those who eat macrobiotical-l- y tend to follow the seasons — fresher lighter fare in the sum-mer versus more root vegeta- and oils in the winter As Rossoff puts it “You don’t wear shorts in the snow or a fin coat in Miami” Practitioners strive for bal- ' ance when creating meals That balance extends beyond fat and calories and considers the “energetic properties” of food “Think of the Chinese concept of yin and yang” the idea of opposite energies in harmo? riy Rossoff says Root vegetables come from deep in the ground and have “grounding” effect on the 1 uy Conversely com stalks grow high toward the sun energetically imparting its lightness and vigor In macrobiotics y in foods (such as leafy vegetables and firuits) have a cooling expan- sive effect on the body Refined sugar is extremely yin At the opposite end of the spectrum eggs and beef are extremely yang those denser foods which have a heating tightening effect on die body’s internal workings “In that tradition” Rossoff explains “brown rice would be' considered the most balanced food die one with equal parts yin and yang So if brown rice lies in die middle ideally you want to staiy within that area to stay balanced” Headache Pain? Lopi UT-Fr- No partical board detailed headache et j report rtveah why yoarheadachc owe To may aever o away m discover thia aauzi iccrtt caH this aanber 232-33- Fully aaaamblad ' Ufotimo Warranty Ms 86 CH6VV AMHGNI '' ooumoN case “to redress an appearance of impropriety arid to restore public confidence in the integrity of our nation’s highest court” Dealer Discount V Rebates : 97000 1000 OO 21 MSRP -- 100000 ' Terror research lives on : child-moesti- ed “probably 25 pounds lighter” than his twin brother who hasn’t adopted the diet Macrobiotics was brought to' the United States from Japan five decades ago by Michio and AvdineKushi founders of the thriving Kushi Institute near Boston Rossoff studied for years with the Kushis and as a senior macrobiotic counselor draws a steady following at teach-in- s and workshops The word “macrobiotics” is derived ffom “longlife” in Greek It is a holistic lifestyle concept anchored by a diet heavy on vegetables grains beats soups and the bounty of die sea — including fish and mmu is SCDfltJ - i month ps nt In: brief Vocal victim of clergy sex abuse found dead ' Stephanie Cutter disputed Bush’s list of purported Kerry opposed Bush’s ' tax cuts for the richest Ameri- cans and stands by that: voted for NAFTA suid stands by it voted for the Patriot Act but believes the Justice Deput-meis using it to trample civil liberties and stands by ' his vote to authorize force for Iraq but believes Bush’s pros- ecutioh of the war “created a breeding ground for terror” ' and alienatedallies Cutter ' said flip-flo- te re- - Education Poor wording? Secretary Rod Paige gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington on Monday WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is still financing research to create powerful tools : that could mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists despite an uproar last year over fears it might ensnare ' innocent Americans Congress eliminated a Pentagon office devel- oping die terrorist tracking technology because iff the outcry over privacy implications But some of thce projects ftom retiml Adm John Poindexter’s Total Information Awareness effort were transferred to US intelligence offices congressional federal and research officiate told The Associated Press! v In addition Congress left undisturbed a but similar $& inilliori research program office called the : run by a Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA) that has used some of me same researchers as Poindexter’s program 0)10 "The conqiletely hew Chevy Malibu Is designed to set high standards In quality refinement driving dynamics and thoughttol Innovation Drive a New Malibu and immediately notice a firmer quieter rlde than the previous Malibu to fact you might find the new Malibu Is just about perfect'1' - Sdci4 OSS Does not Indude Saks Tax ft Ltaue ! V 1 : NCSSOf : : sep-an- te little-kiio- 1955 N Mata Straat Ugaa num - j “T: V 7 UT |