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Show L'INTAH B VS IN STANDARD. December 7. voters are looking for honesty traits in candidates cun-passio- one-thir- to behave in life and know that if you don't tell the truth there are consequences. She said this years impeachment had influenced her feeling. "How can you tell your children not to lie if the president is not telling the truth?" she asked. As for party loyalty, Donald Lambert, who is starting a small business in Foley, Ala., new Mobile, said. The Republicans, if you have money, they take care of you. Democrats look after the ones who are e. Neither one tends really to look aftw the middle claaa." Lambert said he would be fairly likely to consider voting for a third-part- y candidate, but he also said he hadnt started peeing dose attention to the campaign. Indeed, pollsters say the percentage of people who answered that they would consider voting for a third-part- y candidate is not a reliable measure of eventual support. None of the current Reform Party Utah to share in welfare bonus funds Rewarding states where welfare recipients found and keptjobs. President Clinton spread $200 million in bonus money Saturday to 27 states, including Utah, for doing more than simply cutting welfare rolls. The president further refined what it means to succeed in welfare reform, saying next year's contest also will reward states that get medical benefits and food stamps to families. He said states will be rewarded, too, when mors famichildren live in lies. In his weekly radio address, Clinton again trumpeted tumbling welfare rolls, announcing that the number of people collecting monthly checks is now leas than half that of 1994. Fewer than 6.9 million people colabout 2.5 million families lected aid in June. Utah was among 10 states in the low-inco- two-pare- - - category of number of welfare recipients who got jobs. The 10 states will share $80 million. The welfare bonus contest, created by the 1996 welfare overhaul, rewards states that move the moot welfare red pienU into jobs, whether or not they leave the systems rolls. States also are rewarding when clients kept jobs for at least three months and receive higher wages. "Most of the people who get jobs are keeping them. Theyre getting iaes and paying taxes, and teach ing their children to honor the dignity of work," Clinton said. Each winners share of the $200 million this year is determined by Page 13 Remember loved ones touched by cancer U.S. Sherry Epperiy says honesty is the most important trait for s presin, dential candidate, ahead of leadership skills and philosophy of government Shea hardly alone among voters this election year. In an Associated d Press poll, of Americans said honesty was the most important quality they were looking for. Other findings in the poll, conducted by ICR of Media, Pa., suggest indifference toward party labels this year. Almost halfofthose polled said it wouldn't matter whether a Democrat or Republican won the presidential election in 2000. And newly four of 10 said they might consider candidate, voting for a third-part- y though a majority of 55 percent said they would not 1 have two small children," Epperly, 27, of Fairlawn, Va., said. "We need morals and we need honesty to raise our children to be moral dtiiens. We need them to know how 1999- - This holiday season the American Cancer Society offers you the candidates has shown strength against the Democratic and Repub- r. lican The telephone poll of 1,023 people was taken Nov. 19-2It has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points. front-runne- In the poll: On qualities, 33 percent chose honesty as the top trait, 16 percent said that having a candidate "who caret about people like you" was moat important, 15 percent said leadership skills and 13 percent chose having a vision. Ten percent aaid the top trait was a candidate's willingness to stand up for beliefs, and 8 percent said it was most important that someone share the voters view of government. Asked which party would leave them better off, 48 percent said it wouldn't make much difference ifa Republican or a Democrat won the presidential election. Twenty-fou- r percent said a Democrat, 2 1 percent a Republican. Asked which party they favored for Congress, 39 percent said Democratic, 33 percent Republican. Eleven percent aaid they wouldn't vote for either party in House and Senate races. On issues, education was chosen ss the most important by one of every four respondents, followed by Social Security and Medicare, the economy, the nation's moral values and healthcare all grouped fairly closely in second place and chosen followed by about one out of six by taxes, chosen by about one out of 12. Young adults between 18 and 34 were most likely to list education as the top issue, while older and lowers of USU's performing group Sugclighi sang and ON PARADE-Mcnibe- is danced their way down main street in the Festival of Light parade. The nighl-um- e Christmas parades were held ia Roosevelt Friday night and in Duchesne on Saturday. BLM prepares for Jarvie Ranch open house The Bureau of Land Management in Vernal is preparing for the seventh annual janrie Ranch Christmas Open House in Browns Park. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dee. 12. income Americans were more likely to point to Social Security and Medi- Rtpruiltd uaK ptrmUtiom of the Salt Lakt Thbunt. The historic ranch will be alive with the sounds and sights of the late ISOO's. The festivities w ill run from 10 a.m. -- 4pm. each day and are free of charge to the public. The by the Dinoactivity is saur Nature Association. For many families this event has become a holiday tradition. This year there will be workshops all day featuring ornament making, childrens programs, decorating with naturals, and wildlife trees. In addition, there will be live n ndes. and story music, horse-dratelling around the campfire. There will be free hot spiced cider and cookies to sample and tour will be given of the historic buildings all decked out for the holiday season. opportunity to rrmember loved once touched by cancer by purchasing special commemorative ornaments as part of the "Love Lights A Tree" program. Through Dec 31, a donation of S 10 or more to the American Cancer Society will piece a "Love Light ornament on one of several commemorative trees in the Salt l.ke valley in honor of your loved one. With a donation of $25 or mare, you w ill also be sent a special brass commemorative ornament to hang on your own Christmas tree. "Lov e Lights a Tree" donations will not only serve to recognise your loved ones who have been touched by cancer, but will also fund cancer research, education and patient services programs in Utah. "Love Lights" trees can be found in Salt Lake City at Cottonwood Mall (4835 South Highland Drive) and the American Cancer Society office (941 East 3300 South). Please send donaliona, along with the names of those you would like to honor or remember this holiday eeaaan, to the American Cancer Society tco "Love Lights A Tree," 941 East 3300 South. Salt Lake City, Uuh. 64106) or call for more information. Chr.stmas tree permits will be available for those wishing to cut a Christmas tree from the public land hills surrounding the ranch. To obtain further information on the program or to obUin road weather renditions, contact the Bureau of Land Management office in Vernal. 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