Show Ueaasi ?yasgpsfl8yijjKMaigga warm Tfia Herald Jcuil Loyan Utah Wednesday October LO03 — A5 1 Utah & The West Colorado refuses to lower alcohol limit and Arizona did so in 2001 Colorado lawmakers have turned down opportunities every year since State is last in West 01threshold with ° 1999 won’t get road funds :v-- ' Jon Caldara president of the conser-vative Independence Institute think tank in Golden said the Colorado I A Legislature should be praised for DENVER (AP)— One by one : states have dropped the official thresh- -' old for drunken driving to keep the government from yanking millions of dollars in highway funding Not Colorado where lawmakers likened the threat to blackmail Colorado is among just five states and the only one in the West that will miss out on $5 million in federal highway money beginning Wednesday because it still has-- a blood-alcohthreshold of 0 10 percent Party-happ- y Nevada and Montana which used to let drivers go whatever speed they thought reasonable changed their laws earlier this year Wyoming made the change in 2002 -- standing up for stales’ rights “I think it has to do with the Western spirit of Colorado" Caldara said “When blackmailed you stand up to blackmailers And that’s all this is It’s fiscal blackmail" Congress in 1998 told states they stari-soon had to have blood-alcohdards of 008 percent to get highway funding Unless Colorado changes its law the next four years will cost the state nearly $50 million in money used to build and repair roads and promote highway safety Each year after 2007 would cost the state nearly $20 million more inde-pende- nt ol ol : M Colorado is the last Western state to hold out Minnesota Delaware New Jersey and West Virginia are the only other states keeping the higher standard Wisconsin Louisiana and Penn- sylvania made the change this week v window to States have a four-yeit the lost if eventually money recoup 'complies with the national 008 slan- -' dard ar While the government’s goal in lowering the threshold was to reduce fatalities drunken driving-relate- d lawmakers Colorado opposed many the plan not on its merits but becausp it was an order State Sen Mark Hillman R- ' Burlington said the uphill battle is worth fighting “Obviously for highways more money would be better than less" he said “But I guess the question is at what point do we let Washington begin writing all our highway laws?’’ AP photo Construction on Interstate 25 through Denver continues Tuesday as the state faces Serious issues over highway funding because it refused to lower its drunken driving threshold ' extends benefits to domestic partners UofU ' 'V 'is't ' V 1 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — " Domestic partners of Univer- Utah are of sity employees now eligible for health insur- - A ance benefits However unlike married ti: spouses unmarried and sanic-- " : sex partners have to pay entirely for the health’ care coverage w hich ranges from about $178 Jo $5 5 a month depending on the plan Tlie change took effect in July There are no health bene--fit- s paid for by the university for unmarried partners7said £§? Fred Esplin vice president' of university relationsrBut as a service to the employees the Udoes allow those who need A coverage to (buy) The university began a ser--vice two years ago to help spouses and partners of facul- ty and staff who heeded assist? 'A'' rtance or access to services such as finding a new job or ? child care said Esplin !'?' s 4- ' " - -- 1 M-- i m ‘S: V-&-’- AP photo A firefighter from 'the Moscow Vblunteer Fire Department extinguishes burning logs on a logginglruck outside Fire ' itJ‘‘:ir: Bob Daniels ' Station 2 in Moscow Idaho on f Rrinninn y y tnP rp f'drove to the fire station after a Monday motorist flagged him tn thp Qtatinn down and told him the logs were smoking Danieis was A I 'M w- " - ' In brief & Mustard agent leaks from containers at chemical site Cold Wir W otWikb withi ! warn mustard kagent leaking MdjN “achemical destruction site1'Athe environment m' dis- - ' There were no injuries of coveries Miinday and Tuesday at fheJDeseret Chemical Depot said U£- - Army civilian spokesman Chuck Sprague About a cup of molasses-thic- k mustard leaked from the I55mtn munition found Tuesday at the Site about 45 miles r southwest of Salt Lake City " Typically mustard will ooze out bear the warhead and coze "out over the side and down the round side of the projectile” he P"— said'1 Only vaxir contained inside the igloo was discovered in : V-:- ' 5 rial ltcfad Mg Pale Kimball van was placed inside chcfnicaj-dctectio- the-igloo- during s tine inspections “They have a sniffing device they hook up that igloo in front where they can analyze the ambient air inside these closed igloos” Sprague said Crews wearing protective suits decontaminated the affected containers areas and packed the leaking projectiles into forcontinued storage and eventual destruction air-tig- ht Grandmother declared competent for trial in girl’s kidnapping murder SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman accused of and drowning her granddaughter has ' been declared competent to stand trial in US District Court on a federal kidnapping charge Kelley J Lodmell 38 also is charged in Idaho with first- kid-happi- ng SECONDS 1 Scream : rou Scream Sat Begins Oct 4th at 9:00 am M a Old Crist Mill are teaming up to have a Blow Out on Factory Seconds BREAD CO Macey's Location Seconds will be sold at wholesale prices c ’ jih of Acacia ' &A 'ir Suiting- ’htdoiiMU & SvtgvtA - The Ultimate Quilting Machine Built-i- n Dual Feedl its boundaries Germaa Built Quality at a Great Pricel Model 1530 t ' s : Buttonholes Utility Stitches Carrying Case 25 year warranty Stitch Type Needle Positions Carrying Case 25 year warranty 14 15 699“ " 230 Model 1520 : Hobbylock Serger New Model 4752! m8 Casper's Ice Cream J ! ?i'--‘ ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Colo AP) — At v a time when many national parks lire struggling with budget shortfall? Rocky Mountain National Park has managed to grow — a little The park added nearly 64 acres to its boundaries thknigh a partnership with the Estes Valley Land Trust The new acreage is in the Fall River Corridor a steep south-facin- g slope that is prime habitat for bighorn sheep The land was donated to the trust which recently sold it to the National Park Service for $750000 The trust will iise the money from the sale for other conservation projects in the Estes Valley Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson sitid the land was gikid V sheep habitat ' “That was very appealing” Patterson said “That’s what made us determine it was a good match” ' iV m ? sanKscx pairs rhe AsstKiated Students of JjWimmers Rocky Mountain National Park y' ICE-CREA- M COUPON Di?C j adds 64 acresUo rou- v-- : f lii Distte V lll starting Lodmell is accused in die presumed drowning Bishop in the Snake River at Idaho Falls Idaho - : fall festiyaJoftSayings V Following Lodmell’s mental evaluation at a Texas hospital: US Magistrate Judge Samuel Alba ruled Monday that die can understand the charge against her and is able to Mondays incidentThe agents were found when's plastic hose frpina mobile ' some izai°n Jid Recently the u'niveisitys‘7’ negative responses (roni student organization intro-f-9Mudcnls whoclaim that ?y-- t duced the Sludeni Spouse" Card allowing mamLv : extending the card to an part”‘V'-unniairieunmarried and same-se- x and sameTsex couis have to lters pie contributing to society s library privileges ‘ iise Campus recreation facili-moral dccay’4 & degree muider and kidnapping"?' i- hihilions Kay Harward' usMicialc vice president of enrollment' was s among a group of students staff and faculty w ho lobbied ’ the administration for full- paid health care and other benefits for domestic partners-“I’pleased the adminis- - lies and receive discounts on bus and light-ra- il passes Ajthough a number of students support Iht idea of students and their spouses participating in campus aclivi- -' ties the card is creating some controversy since it also is i' available to unmarried and : S teSjaxrtW(A-tt- That led officials to consider providing full benefits to domestic partners but decided against it because of cost pro- - 1 "Otatfia VatcttiM rrrm Are You the Jealous Type? f Rmmk CWoutuM How do you react when your wife says she needs to go out to the movies with her girlfriends? 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