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See HEALTH on A12 Inherently evil ' ’ ar 1) Inherently 'i- Population : - The US Census Bureau released its county population estimates for 2003 on Thursday Cache Copy’s population was 93664 ion July 1 of last year according to the Census Bureau That’s up from 94371 in 2002 an increase of 14 percent However die state budget office’s demographers ' who Use a more refined analytic process say Cache County’s population was 98176 on July 1 Th Census Bureauraicu- - & 28 percent frMn OZ latadCkaitoCouhlypopu-- " whin ft was 93A60 bdtonat 95664 onJuty 1 r Meanwhile County 5 2003 utaffs Budget Office U Planner Mark Tench- rertimatsitheeourdyhad er’s estimate puts 88176 people and the Cache’s population at Caoto County planner put 100670 in 2003 an 5 the populalion at 100670 In ' 2003-M4increase of 47 percent V' V v ' from 96162 in 2DD2 Teuscher compiles his estimate using new building permits and average family sizes Although the Census Bureau’s annual estimates are considered the official numbers by the state counties can challenge them and Teuscher has indicated he may do so if it shows negative or stagnant growth He could not be reached for comment after die figures were released Thursday v considered critical because are estimates Population diey are used to allocate funding A check of other counties in Utah shows Cache is not alone when it comes to discrepancies between popula" tion estimates The Census estimates say Washington County’s ' growth rate is the fastest in the state at 47 percent ftoin 2002 to 2003 But the state budget office determined Summit County’s 37 percent growth for die same period puts it at thetopofdieliist V The state budget office’s 2004 Economic Report to : the Governor released earlier this year used census and estimates by die Utah Population Estimates Committee to determine growth ratesv ‘ It’s a problem exacerbated by the ' increasing complexity of the nation’s health care system — one contributing to health disparities among the poor and minorities — and it may be costing trillions of dollars in avoid-able costs die report concludes WI a call to hope this wul action’’ said Dr David Kindig of the University of Wisconsin who chaired the institute’s two-yeprobe “ft’s a public heidth problem a ' So what is Cache County’s population? i V U it-- See PAROLE ooA12 counts: Cache County shy of 100000 Kf' h Collin adopted Brittany and her By two Mm ' rettes The board’s decision to release ' Tucker according to it “rationale for decision” memorandum was deter- mined on several factors such as Dicker’s acceptance of responsibility for his crime and display of reha bilitative promise The news of Tucker's pending - ij! 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