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Show ZB Governor says state leaders wiser & better after visit to rural areas Two weeks ago, the executive branch of Utah State Government packed up and moved to central and southern Utah to listen and to learn. For three days, we heard directly from the people of rural Utah what is most important to them and why they are so important to ua. through Santa Clara. It is good government for the governor to come face to face with the passion that entwines people and place, and no issue exemplifies the relationship more powerfully than the debete over roads and Never before have the governor, No issue aroused more emotion, skepticism, frustration and anger than the ramifications of the Grand The trip was unprecedented. lieu- tenant governor and every department head in state government transferred the seat of power from Salt Lake City. But between September the capitols of Utah were Richfield, Kanab, St. George and Panguitch. The discussions that occurred, the belief expressed and the actions taken only underscore the challenges and opportunities facing rural Utah as we enter a new century d of technology, rapid growth, global economics and land 8-1- 0 high-spee- use decision-makin- g that will impact lives and livelihoods for gen- erations. We are wiser and better as a result of this trip. It was important for the director of Corrections to hear that prison privatisation in northern Utah may cause a decline in revenues for southern Utah counties with new Jails. The head ofVDOT needs to know that transportation does not just mean overpasses in Salt Lake City main streeta but sycamore-linedebt-servici- d National Stsircsss-Eseslant- e Monument From that one decision launched in stealth by tha federal government nearly Three years ago to the day, coma all the other concerns: RS2477 roads. Title V reads, management plans, access, recreation, jobs and the historical tensions between a distant government that owns 65 all Utah lands and the local people who live on them. 111 issue is our heritage, one man said. "To me it is our ground. They're saying we're poor stewards of the land. If we're so poor, why do they want itT To another southern Utahn, lands and roads are indivisible. Roads are vital to us, he said. They are the only asset the government doesn't already have. On this issue, rural Utahns are uncompromising, but they are also realistic. And between those truths is the solution. As a state, we will determine areas of common agreement with the federal government If we get what we want, it is acceptance not compromise, and those Judge likely to decide fate of Kennewick Man A federal judge will issue an this week that could resolve the dispute between scientists rthe government ever what to do with the Kennewick Man skeleton. The court has the obligation to move the decisionmaking process along, U.S. Magistrate John Jelderks said Tuesday. Certainly more time has passed than I contemplated two years ago to get to this stage where we are now. The opinion could determine w hether eight prominent anthropologists, who filed the original lew-su- it in October 1996, will have the d opportunity toatudy the 9.200-year-ol- remains. Attorneys representing the scientists asked Jelderks to expedite a process they sey has been stalled for too long, interrupting the bfe's week of their cheats and, by extent sion, the opportunity to educate people about early man. Federal attorneys said that before the goverament decides whether to allow the scientists access to Kennewick Man, it must determine if tha remains art those of an American Indian. Tribes have argued that the remains should be reburied without further scientific study ifhe is one of their ancestors. Under the 1990 Native American Groves and Repatriation Act. the government must turn over artifacts and human remains that tribes consider sacred. It's a process that takas time, said Alice Rumsey, an attorney for the Department of Justice. The agency is attempting to do this carefully and meticulously. Paula Barren, lead attorney for the scientists, Said the government can no longer be trusted with Kennewick Man. Federal scientists did irreparable damage to the specimen, she said, by taking unnecessarily large samples to determine his age. There were enough samples for more than 120 separate testa. In Kennewick Man's skull was discovered by two college students along the bonks of the Columbia River in 1996. The collection ofbonee now totals 350 pieces and is one of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in North America. Despite testing, scientists still do not know whether the skeleton is culturally linked to American Indi- - 1W-- P.f sroas of mutual acceptance will be settled first Then we will turn to tha areas of disagreement If the choice ie fold or fight, the state will summon every available resource and stand with rural Utah to fight W will preserve our way of life, and at the same time improve and modernise it In this respect the tate'a smaller towns and communities are no different from metropolitan Utah. Rural Utahns want the best education for their children. They work to moke ends meet and pay taxes. They use computers and the worldwide web daily and, are well aware that the Internet is tha key to success in the expanding global market But there are some unique hardships associated with life in small-tow- n Utah, as tha road trip mads dear. Thera is no kidney dialysis center in central Utah, so a patient in Sevier County who needs dialysis must bs driven to Prove for treatment every other day. Twenty rural airports vital to economic development and emergency medical services cannot operate without consistent stats funding. Stats bum-da- y requirements may bs clearing the air along tha Wasatch Front, but era overly restrictive for the rest ofthe state. How do rural schools with fewer resources for counselors, media centers and equipment provide a education, and now do rural towns crests the jobs and economic opportunities to keep their educated young adults from moving away? Those are but a few of the concerns voiced to the Leavitt administration during a tour that yielded depth of feeling along with fact. Where action could be taken immediately, we took it. Where difficulties experienced by citizens warranted review of a policy or regulation , we launched it When we the capital to rural Kiaed to taka we meant it This No top-not- ch Another record high for Utah gas prices Utah gas prices have broken record highs for the second month in a row, AAA Utah reported today. The statewide average is $1.40 for s gallon of self-serregular unleaded, up a penny from last month, according to AAA Utahs monthly gas prices survey. Gas prices typically come down after Labor Day weekend as demand falls, said AAA Utah spokeswoman Rolarn Fairdough. But Utah pump prices are following the national trend by moving higher. City averages in Utah are: Salt Lake City, $1.40 (up a penny eince Aug. 241; Ogden, $1.39 (also up a penny); and Prove, $1.41 (up 2 cneto). Crude oil prices have risen by about $12 a barrel on the world market since the beginning of the year and are largely responsible for higher gas prices, said Alan Kovski, an energy analyst with the Kiplinger Washington Letter in Washington. DC. The national average has risen 2 cents in a month to $1.28, accordve ing to AAA. As recently so March, tbs Utah average was under a dollar a gallon. Since April, OPEC member have tightened up ail production end succeeded in boasting crude prices. Analyst say that every $1 incresae in a barrel of crude oil yields a 2.5 cent per gallon increase at the gas pumps. Since Aug. 24, gas prices in northern California rides are down 9 cents, averaging $1.56 a gallon. In Nevada, the statewide average is $1.48. down 8 cento in the same period. Analysts soy that West Coast prices are only now recovering from refinery turmoil that has plagued the region far much of this year. REWARD OFFERED A on IS 1 South State Street (one block north of the Rooteveh City building) caused substantial damage to this Saturn. The owners of the car aw oke Monday morning. Sept 20. to find the damage. Amid the wreckage was enough evidence to show that police ate looking for the driver of a white Grand Am, Pontiac, or Oldsmobile as a possible suspect The owners have insurance that will pay for die damage even if the driver of the vehicle responsible far the crash has no insurance. However, the driver has to be located for the coverage to be in effect A reward is being offered for information that will kad to the arrest of the driver. If you have infonnarion in the case, please contact Rooseveh Police Officer Cody Lee at un 722-453- $. And the winners are Powder, Copper and Coal Powder (Hare), Copper (Coyote) and Cowl (Boar) are the names of tha Mascots for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. After taking suggestions from 42,000 Utah school children last May, the Belt Lake Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Gemee of 2002 (SLOC) initiated a national naming contest for the three Mascots. The Three Names far the Gamee campaign commenced on July 1 with votes cast via mail, telephone and the InterneC SLOC is the first organising committee to involve public participation in identifying Olympic mascots. "SLOCa Mascots give children a link to tha Games. They are cute. lovable characters. The selection of names enhance the personalities of the Mascots said Mitt Romney, SLOC President end CEO. These names alao represent Utah. Tow-de- e' reflects on the greatest enow on earth, and 'Copper and 'CosT are reprroentative of the lend. The Mascots ere baaed on Native American culture, tradition end loro, inspired by pctrogfypha of animal image found in the American West. Each Mascot ween a charm around its neck that has been fashioned after an original Anaeari or Fremont style petroglyph to remind the hare, coyote and bear of its heritage. The corresponding stories of the Mascots reflect the Olympic motto of Citiua, Alii us. Fortius, meaning Swifter, Higher. Stronger The hair was swifter; the coyote reached higher places; the bear was strong and brave tific study. A year later, Jelderks ruled tha corps mad a mistake. The lawsuit was put on hold and the matter was turned over to the Interior Depart- ment. Since then, an archaeologist with tha Interior Department has token samples for radiocarbon dating to determine the skeleton a age. Ifit is determined to be Indian under federal law, and moot bones over 600 year old are, then a lengthy process would begin to determine whetherthe bones are affiliated with tribes. any modern-daThe Asatru Folk Assembly, a Old Norm religious group, is also seeking the bones, saying Kennewick Man could be a European ancestor based on information that skull structure and features are different from modern Ameri- vi artremv fvit ( 4 to 4 t t a THE ZlQ AS oo y V er ULTIMATE CD can Indiana. Reprinted with permission of the Deseret Seat. Basin Pawn Shop We Sell APY Anything! Guns, TVs Kennewick Man's tibia, the last remaining diagnostic bone available. They sawed it into pieces, and one of the pieces crumbled, Barran said. They failed to preserve something that important information could have been gleaned from. Rumsey countered that federal scientists were as careful as possible, arguing that the s iing scientists turned down opportunities to participate in the extraction of tha ' sample. 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