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Show Pace 24 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. April 10. 2(X1 Child porn considered top net danger, poll says T990s saw biggest population boom ever The United States experienced the biggest population increase in its history during the 1990s, the Census Bureau reported Monday, as explosive growth in cities oflhe South and West helped counter declines in the Plains and across the Rust Belt. New York and Los Angeles still have the two biggest cores of population. Good climate and jobs helped Las Vegas; MrAllcn,Texas;and Boise, Idaho, to be among the top metropolitan areas in growth rates. Las Vegas again was the No. 1 metro area in growth, according to the report. Growth in cities brought new challenges to city officials dealing with more sprawl and an influx cf immijobs. grants arriving to take The report also renewed attention on isolated counties in America's heartland trying to reverse declining populations and economies. These are arena that have suiTered declines over the years, where young people have been movi ng from," said University ofMichigan demographer William Frey. Young people want to go where the action is, where the new jobs are. Over 281 million people called America home in 2000, according to the Census Bureau, an increase of 13 percent, or nearly 33 million, from 1990. The 33 million surpassed the growth record of28 previous million between I960 and 1960, a d gain ftieled primarily by the War if baby boom. Much of the gain in 2000 was due to rates of im low-wa- 10-ye- ar post-Worl- higher-than-expect- migration, especially among Latino immigrants who helped fill job openings in small towns in the Midwest and South. By region, the West hod the highest population increase over the decade at 20 percent, followed by the South with 17 percent, the Midwest with 8 percent and Northeast, which grew 6 percent. Minorities were still concentrated in the nations biggest metropolitan areas, and accounted for much of the growth there, the Census Bureau said. The New York metropolitan area, which sprawls across Long Island, New Jersey, and slivers of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, increased 8 percent over the decade to 21.2 million. It was followed in size by the Los Angeles and Chicago metropolitan areas. New York City also reclaimed the title of America's largest city, going over the 8 million mark in population in 2000. Again, the city was followed by Los Angeles and Chicago. Metropolitan areas in the South and West experienced the biggest percentage increases, led by an 83 percent surge in the Las Vegas metro area. Growth there was fueled in part construction boom by a mega-resothat drew more workers and, in turn, businesses. more service-oriente- d Theres sunshine most of the time here, and you can do anything you want 24 hours a day, said Loretta Stevens, who moved there from Denver 13 years ago. Reprinted with permission from the Salt Lake Tribune. Americans think child pornography is the worst danger on the Internet, according to a survey released Monday. ' They are divided over whether they mind federal agents spyingon according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project study. The Internet is not necessarily the boogeyman when ifconies to how Americans feel about fighting crime," caid Susannah Fox, author of the study. ' Theyre very concerned about online crime, but they dont see as particularly threatening or " requiringmore surveillance from law enforcement, Fox said. Seventy percent of the respondents said they were anxious about computer viruses, with 80 percent worried about fraud and 82 percent concerned with terrorist activity online. But the most respondents, 92 percent, said they were worried about low-wa- child pornography, and half of the rated child porn as the respondents ' single most heinous online crime, far higher than any other choice. As soon as we asked the question, it was overwhelming bow people reacted negatively to child pornography, Fox said. Its something that may or may not touch the lives of every American, but everybody is horrified. Concerns about criminal activity also outweighed Americans fears about the government looking ; . at While only 31 percent said they trust the governmenttodothe right thing most of the time or all of the rime, 64 percent of Americans approve or the FBI monitoring a suspects But while Americans . dont mind the FBI checking 62 percent of the respondents said they want new laws to protect their privacy. Reprinted with permission from the Deseret News. MOST DRUG ARRESTS- - Utah Highway Patrol Trooper JefTChugg received an award for the most criminal interdictions and stolen vehicle recovery in 2000. Chugg was recently promoted to Sergeant and transferred to the Salt Lakcarea. rt .'q 'Fat Trappers' don't trap fat, researchers advise Those dietary supplements that are supposed to gobble up fat before it shows up on your waistline don't work, fat trappers according to a study released Thursday. Judith Stern, a nutrition re- searcher at the University if California, Davis, reported to government officials here that she and a team of scientists at UC Davis Departments of Nutrition and Internal Medicine studied the impact on male patients of chitosan dietary supplements, which are mode from the protein chitin, found in the shells of invertebrates such as shrimp and crab. The products are touted as being able to trap fat and keep it from being absorbed by the body. Diet products containing the ingredient have proliferated in the market in recent years, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has sued at least two companies producing chitosan-containin- g products for deceptive advertising, akmgwithformer Dodger Steve Garvey, who hosted an infomercial for one of the products. Its been a growing market, and its popularity is clear, said Darren Bowie, assistant director ofthe FTCs division of advertising practices. Consumers spent abut $6 million on fat trappers" last year, according to Stern, who said that estimate is conservative. Stern briefed Department of Agriculture consumer and nutrition officials Thursday of her findings. Reprinted with permission from the Salt Lake Tribune weight-los- s LEADERSHIP- - Pictured left to right, Betty Gustin, Trooper Merv Gustin and Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Russ Lee. Trooper Merv Gustin received the leadership award for crew B at die the section five anual UHP awards , Sgt. Lee presented the award. A TIE- - UHP troopers Annette Hatch and Don Haslem both received awards for safety restraint enforcement Trooper Hatch also received the Lieutenants Award, for the trooper who contributed the most to their section for the year 2000. Utah's economic growth pace remains on solid ground . is- sue of Zions Banks Insight - Economic News ofUtah and the Nation released today, the economic growth pace in Utah has remained on solid ground in racentmontha. - . . ... This growth pace is in line with that ofthe past three years, but pales somewhat versus the more powerful growth that occurred during much of the prior 10 years, said Jett Thredgold, economic consultant to Zions Bank and author of Insight. The states economic growth pace is expected to remain on track during this year and next. The quarterly Insight publication features updates on current and projected economic and financial developments for the state of Utah, the Intermountain region, and the nation. Following are a few highlights Duchesne County Area Easter Egg Hunts OpJiU U, 200 1 average gains of 45,000 jobs annually from the Utah Economic Outlook section of the Spring 2001 issue: The Utah economy will be pulled in opposing directions over the next year. The state will continue to benefit from preparations for the 2000 Olympic Winter Games. In contrast, the state will also be impacted by U.S. economic weakness and sharp declines in equity prices of the past year, both of which will impair consumer spending and state tax collections. Utah population growth ranked fourth of the 60 states during the 1990s, with a 29.6 percent rise. The We expect Utah to during 1993-9add roughly 27,000 to 30,000 jobs annually duringboth 2001 and 2002. Utahs unemployment rate remains one ofthe lowest inthe nation, averaging 3.2 percent last yeuvyeva us the 4.0 percent UB. average. conTotal struction activity in Utah last year totaled $3.94 billion, just below 1999s record $3.97 billion. 7. permit-authoriz- Non-resident- construction activity roee to $1.2 billion, while single-famil- y home construction activity declined construction slightly. Multi-famil- y activity fell 18 percent from 1999. Electricity woes in California provide opportunities within the Utah economy. Utah is currently a substantial energy exporter, using only about 60 percent of the electrical power generated within the state. . . . The state's vast coal reserves make it conceivable to expand the states three current coal-fire-d facilities and to plan for additional fariiitfaa- ... Utah currently has roughly twice as many oil and natural gas wells with permits today as it did 18 months ago. In the meantime, numerous Utah communities, including Logan, West Valley City, and Murray, are expanding their local generation capacity to minimize expensive wholesale electricity purchases tide summer. The electricity shortage in California provides Utah companies with an opportunity to contribute to a long-tersolution. The shortage is also a wake-u-p call for Utahs public and private sector leadership to ensure that a similar energy shortfall is not in the states fiiture. Intermountain area was the nations fastest growing region. 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