Show I v utvv Local veterinarians use non-traditio- ! methods —A3 nal USU researcher hunts tor disease In deer ' Cl tVo!t94c3T290mFridaOctobefl3 7T2QQ3' Principal earns exchange Voathor Logan High administrator receives Fulbright grant Enjoy UEA weekend with highs in the 70s to go study — Page A14 Retirement 3 " cost-of-livi- ng s will be brushing up on his Spanish before traveling abroad next summer on a Fulbright Administrator grant to study educational leadership in Argentina Recipients of Fblbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement and because they have demonstrated extraordi- nary leadership potential in their fields Nelson sent nationwide by the responded to an Fulbright program by simply indicating his pro- abiliSessional background and v'- ties V Nelson said he filled out an application and “lucked out” P "We are thrilled with die opportunity” said j Logan City School District Superintendent Richard Jensen “It distinguishes Charlie as one of the top educators in the state” - Spanish-speaki- Nelson is one of approximately 250 US recij ents of the prestigious award and he is among recipients who will spend three weeks in Argentina beginning July 18 2004 Following his study abroad Nelson will host his exchange counterpart Bibiana Richardo who is an administrator and English teacher at a rural school in Argentina Nelson says that the focus during Richardo’g visit will be agricultural education Flans for her time here include introducing her to fellow educators at die state Board of Education meeting and making contact with agricultural experts at Utah State University and administrators in the English as a second lan guage program TnelFulbright Program is America’s international exchange program sponsored by the US1 Department of State and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs “My main focus is to make sure that she meets d as many people as she can so that she can and other ways with them through to get what she needs” said Nelson “Then when I go there I will be looking at her leadership style and how she handles that small school We’ll just be picking each other’s brain” ! 1 J WASHINGTON (AP)— Social Secuiity beneficiaries will get a 2 1 increase next percent i year providing an extra $19 a month for the typical retiree p: rj V V £'- Next year’s boost announced Social the Secuiity Thursday by Administration is up from this year's increase of 1 4 percent but still reflects an economy with low inflation The adjustment dr ) COLA begins in January and covers more than 51 million' Americans It is tied to an index of consumer f' Cilices die government’s chief mea- ' sure Vv of inflation ' Monthly benefit checks have been adjusted automatically since 1975 to protect retirees’ income from ero-- pi sion by rising inflation "S': ’‘The weak stock market mid low p rates on one hand and ' rapidly rising health care costs on ps the other have reinforced the j in Argentina By Carrie Brown staff writer Social Security checks to go up 21 percent ' L’oganIUtahE©20031$50J BodgetlandXDailJewspape corre-spon- ng ail - ' - See EXCHANGE on A14 Brent StevensVteraM Journal V : Charles Nelson received a Fulbright administrator grant to go to Argentina to study educational leader- ship next summer His counterpart from Argentina will then come to Logan to see the school system cost-of-livi- ng : Pilgrims join pope to mark fixed-inco- 'P 25th anniversary as leader See CHECKS on A14 Quick read Go to The Herald Web site I wwwhjnewtcom to cast your vote on today's survey question See Tuesday's newspaper for results and a new i? Journal ' ' Important note: This is not a scientific sur-- ' vey Results simply reflect the opinions of some of the people visiting the newspaper's Webpage J Do you frequently back into your parking space? Yes 3 No Tuesday’s survey results quarter-centur- Have you ever tried to cheat on this survey? Answers 1) Yes 2) No Number Percent 1247 917 ‘108 83 Total Responses: 1355 Editor’s nets: As one might expect cheating has skewed the results of the survey question on cheating The Herald Journal online survey typically draws from 150 to 250 responses ' When a great deal more responses it than that are logged strongly suggests to us that some computer-saw- y cyber-vanda-l has voted multiple times However well let readers decide for themselves ' People Index Following are some of the local names that appear in today's Herald Journal: Dr Melinda Hillegass (A3) Dr James Israelsen (A3) Mark Meaker (A3) Kit Hill (B4) Robert Hashimoto (B2) Ashley Jackson (B2) Doral Elder (B4) Dr Tom Baldwin (Cl) Dennis Austin (Cl) Mindy H Jorgensen (Cache p2) Vivian Schaefer (Cache p5) Tom Lachmar (Cache p9) Jil Lawley (Cache p14) Index Classifieds C7 Obituaries Comica C5 Opinion Movies Cache Sports A10 A4 B1 non-Itali- an weary-look-i- Pope John Paul II blesses unidentified faithful during his 25th anniversary Mass in Square at the Vatican on Thursday ng from the dean of the College of Cardinals’ Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who praised the1 pope for his tireless work arid pis endurance pf “criticism ' and insults’’ “You turned to young and old rich and poor powerful and humble and always showed according to the example of Jesus Christ a par--' ticular love for the poor and the defenseless’ Ratzinger said1 The pope who suffers from Parkinson’s disease read only portions of his prepared remarks including a prayer and appeared pained at times He spoke in a strong voice during his homily but began slurring his weeds later in the - - - : ' service two-ho-ur “I renew in the hands of Mary beloved Mother the gift of myself of the present and the future: everything will be done according to your wilL Supreme Pastor stay among us so that we can proceed with you securely to the house of the Father” And in a portion read by an aide John Paul said “Help the pope and all those who want to serve Christ” New Iraq resolution Logan eyes utility bill unanimously passes exemption for military UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council unani- mously adopted a resolution Thursday aimed at attracting more troops and money to help stabilize Iraq and speed its independence — a diplomatic victory for Washington after the bitter dispute over the war -- The resolution’s success hinges on whether it generates additional funds for Iraq’s reconstruction at next week’s donors conference in Madrid Spain and whether countries decide to send new forces to Iraq In a dramatic shift France Germany and Russia — key oppowar against Iraq — supported the resolunents of the US-le- d tion But they immediately ruled out any new military or financial help reflecting ongoing concern about the speed with which Washington would transfer authority to Iraqis The resolution gives ULN authorization to a multinational force under unified command that will be led by the United States and calls fix troop contributions as well as “substantial pledges” from the 191 UN member states at the Madrid donors 4 conference on Oct The 15-- vote was a coup for Secretary of State Colin Powell who called die outcome “a great achievement” — although he cautioned that the resolution should not be seen as “opening the door to troops” Powell led six weeks of intense US lobbying and worked the ‘ By David Nelson staff writer Couacti is considering a reaokaion to assist the families of activated Reserve ) nd National Guard military personnel with their utility bills council will f make a decision ca £e motion ct id Oct 0 29bk±3 r' v hus- band was deployed to raq in February councilmembers in Teeples September asking whether such a resolu- tion was possible “Anything that can help we are grate-- 1 fol We’re just grateful Logan was will- ing to listen” Teeples said The resolution would exempt the immediate families of aoldien who have 4eeft called overseas from up to$lC0fei city utility bills per month while a farcer member is overseas The resolution ca£' for the rate relief to be retroactive to July 1 The waiver would apply only wfcps & j the service amter is on ’ Lanrie1kEKttediy's£3£p Administrative Services 13 families in Logan (ha ble for the exemption Its See IRAQ onA14 “It is really a big hardship on the fami- lies” said Stephanie Teeples whose Seeing Reserve and National Guard soldiers leave far Iraq this spring was tough for a number of Logan families : that pprted with husbands wivesfathers I and mothers Learning that the paft-tim- e military personnel Would be gone for 1 v over a year was tougher ? And while it can’t solve the quagmire currently keeping the men and women in i the Middle East Logan city has pro-- p posed a plan to nuke those month a bit easier for those affected by the conflict if Following the lead of Hyrum and 27 other cities in Utah the Logan Municipal 23-2- - wwwhjnewscom - - ’ Today’s question VATICAN CITY (AP) — An ailing Pope John Paul II celebrated his 25 years as pon-tiff on Thursday asking tens of thousands of pilgrims his admiring Polish countrymen and the men who help run his church to pray for him saying his future rested in the hands of God The festivities made bittersweet by the pope’s obvious ailments highlighted John ' Paul’s role as one of the most influential religious figures of the last century as he reached a milestone matched by only three of his predecessors ' At least 50000 people packed St' Peter's Square for an anniversary Mass that began at 6 pm — about the y same time a white smoke from a that ago Vatican chimney signaled that a Polish cardinal named Karol Wojtyla had been elected the first pope in 455 years As the sun set over the square the crowd broke into applause when a John Paul was wheeled to the altar 'dressed in golden APphoto vestments mid a jeweled miter St Peter's while a choir sang hymns He smiled after the greeting - 'V' elf tote! 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