Show i rs m i ' : r - UConn takes home -men's NCAA trophy — B1 r r 1 I ' Soldiers readjust to life after duty inf Afghanistan -- A3 L-iu- Sz Utah State University Pled- dent KermitL Hall has voliin- - teercd his name in the search for the not president of the University of Tennessee Hall is one of 12 candidates named on Monday the original list of candidates numbered 47 Hall who was out of town on Monday declined to com- ment on his candidacy instead speaking through JohnDeVUr toss executive director of pub-lie relations and marketing for USU ’ "He’s made it clear that he is a candidate” DeVilbiss con- firmed Monday afternoon The announcement was the first time Hall’ name has ofli- dally been confirmed in anoth- er presidential university search However aince his arrival ih Logan in 2000 his name has been rumored to be at the top of the list for many search committees and acade- mic headhunters ' ‘literally since his first v in week we'd heard his name connection with other search- es but this is the first time he’s been an acknowledged candi- -' date" DeVilbiss said DeVilbiss said that he is not aware 6f Hall pursuing any other university presidential searches at this time “It does suggest that he’s willing to look at other places” DeVilbiss said - ' ‘ Weather d£Da jjyjj Qwspape B r I d g erj an 672004 jVolipSJJKrucsdaTTAprit If Hall were to receive the UT job it would mean a sig- nificant bump up in pay Com- pensation for the UT position would range from $400000 to $500000 plus residence and the use of a car His annual salary at USU is $215000 per year according to DeVilbiss Hall became president on Jan 1 2000 Hall’s tenure at Utah State has been one that has been marked by several significant achievements despite the fact that Utah higher education faced tough economic times Under Hall’s leadership the university improved its acade- mieprogram gained national f? 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The government is preparing the largest study of US children ever performed — it will track 100000 from mothers’ wombs to age 21 — to increase understanding of how the environment affects youngsters’ ‘' ' r health: It’s called the National Children’s low-inco- nt Brent SteveneHerald Journal Margaret Plowman KstenstoAnhe Williams at the Logan House on Mondaymoming as Williams explains the enrollment procedures and benefits of the Medicare Discount Card Program road ' - Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnewexom to cast your vote on today’s survey question See Frt-day’s newspaper ' forteeutteanda y A ' 2 0 0 4 witis thenewspeper’s WSbpage ' Totteyu questkxi Did you sustain property damage during Friday night's windstorm?: ' 1) yes Friday’s survey reeults Do you eat hot dogs? Answers IJyes : Niunber:: Percent : 127 794 33 206: Responses: 160 no Total Indox CtasrifiedBfUC4 Comica: Obituaries C2 Opinion K4ovieallC10Spofts wwwhjnewscom M M eSsksessIB1 I T: E R P-- Z 3 I ’ ' ' i ' Journalism NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Times captured five Pulitzer Prizes on x: Monday for coverage ranging from dev- astating wildfires in its backyard to civil war on the other side of the jgiobe --tsecond-moawards ever won by a news- V paper Coverage of the war in Iraq ted to two prizes: Anthony Shadid of The Washing- - v ton Post fix international reportipg and David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer of The Dallas Morning News for breaking v s vnews photography- The New York Times won the public service award for a story try David : ' Bars tow and Lowell Bergman about worker safdty at a company where lax enforcement allegedly contributed to thousands of injurtes and smqe deaths The Wall Street Journal claimed a pair of Pulitzer: one for explanatory reporting and a second for beat reporting ' As news of the Pulitzers reached the Los Angeles limn’ newsroom staff members erupted in cheers and applause “My feeling is this reflects the depth of talent at this paper and the depth of dedi- cation across aH departments” Times' Unfortunately people who already receive prescription drug benefits won’t be eligible for the card program That was disappointing news to Margaret Plow-- : man 67 one of a handful of people who attended Monday’s meeting Plowman who receives some benefits through her former employer said she recently had to pay $267 for a week’s worth of injections after having knee replacement surgery That was bn top of the $235 a month she was already paying for another prescription “You get to the point where you say ‘I can’t afford this so I just won’t take it”’ Plowman said Another Medicare recipient who attended Monday’s meeting said the card program will provide some relief for his wife The recipient who asked not to be identified said his wife pays about $500 a month for prescription drugs: However she currently receives no benefits because as a diabetic she was not eligibltfor supplemental insurance through his former employer Under the can) pro-gram she will save 10 to 25 percent but the man expressed frustration at the fact that it will : staff writer investigafive reporting Michael DSritah Mich Wriaa and Joe Mahr The Blade Toledo Ohio -- DI1Z6 Explanatory rapordng-KavI- n HeMkaf and Thomas M Burton The Wal Street Journal Beat reporting - Partial Golden The Wall Street Journal National reporting Stall ' 10a Angelaa Timas' SM MEDICARE on A10 : Known Wortd" VDrema - Doug Wright lor 1 Am My ShadW The Waataigton Poet -Feature wilting ttoiwwd given ' dommantary Leonard Pitts Jr' Under Our Feat The Miami hirrid Stmgglaa In the Rural South from ' ®"0B " v61 Slavery to the Great Migratton iL Sm?! 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Valley “We are expecting to see sotne leal prolv terns widi West Nile in Utah’1 said Max ‘ T Gyllenskog an epidemiologist with the Bear River Health Department at a news conference Monday afternoon “We could ' have a real epidemic oq our hands in the next three to four months” Gyllenskog used the state of Colorado as an example of how West Nile virus infec- dons which are transmitted from birds to "' humans and anirqals via mosquito bites can increase exponentially from the first year they arrive in a state to the second He said Coiorado went from a handful of infections in 2002 to thousands in 2003 including 54 er '"ny6!T : - ' : y Intamationaireportlng-Anthon- : ' v ByDavMMteon : ' st ScCWINSoaA10 j Public saivice The New Ybik ' 'Times Braskjng news reporting - Staff Los Arigries Times he See SEARCH on A7 Health officials expect West Nile cases to balloon - t ' : U L’ P five of The Los Angeles Tmes-wrothis year's most prestigious awards in journalism new question visiting : The greatest honor ' Important notes This is not a scientific survey Results rimoiy reflect the opinions of some of the people bauseoftiiequality of - Times (upcom-- -- hall meeting at Logan House on Monday morning told those in attendance that enrollment for the Medicare Discount Card Program will begin May 1 The program which represents the first phase of the Medicare prescription drug benefit approved by Congress in December wilt continue through 2005 Beginning in 2006 the full benefit will kick in and Medicare recipients will be eligible for sayings of about 50 percent ion pte- scription drugs “This is just the first step in the process” Williams said Enrollment in the card program is voluntary and Medicare will approve private companies to offer the 10 to 25 percent dis-count at a cost of no more than $30 annually Williams said In addition to those savings Medicare recipients will be eligible fix $600 worth of transitional assistance in both 2004 and 2005 ! SeeSTUDYonAlO ' ct i J Utah’s 220000 Medicare recipients will be eligible to save 10 to 25 percent on prescription drugs beginning ih June according to Anne Williams of the United Seniors Association Inci Williams who hosted a town ‘ ' jwoftsnmni? council member Spruell Driver president-eleof the UT National Alumni mg) task will be difficult fihiredtoMsiATlien flit:- t Assoaationrrhe 1 ccmsidto By John Wright staff writer of children “ bHed onrecommcnda-- ' applies to them fr f Study and pediatric specialists say it is coming at a crucial time Rates of autism asthma certain birth defect and other disorders are on the rise as is concern about which environmental factors play a rote And technolo- gy has finally advanced enough to allow study of multichemical and interactions that might explain why some children seem at greater risk: f 14 ! — PageAlO 16 V -before adjourning “We have an excellent group of candidates I'm Locals learn how f vv V it - 5 r- - y faculty students ahdstaff dit another four names Council first cut thepoolof 47 applicants to ' USU President Kermit HaU has been chosen as one of 12 final- feta for president of the University of Tennessee from a pool of 47 : - Old Man Winter hasn’t made his NASHVILLE Tenn (AP) — Seven peofdewith Tennessee ties Were among 12 candidates who emerged from the pack Monday as - - See HALL on A10 nrrir for j ayr 7I75T7 iu Quick: I ! : AP' : ’ Y v See (CASES on AlO |