- The Daily Utah Chronicle

8 Killed on Roads During Holiday

By , , and • May 28, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Three men were killed when a pickup truck crashed into a semitrailer truck that had stopped because of another accident, bringing Utah's holiday weekend highway death toll to eight since Friday. The accident occurred about 8 p.m. Monday on southbound Interstate 15 officials said.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • May 28, 2002

"Does the life you're living mean anything to anyone besides yourself?"

Opinion Cartoon

By By Danny Hashimoto, By Danny Hashimoto, and By Danny Hashimoto • May 28, 2002

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Letter to the Editor: Petition Against Guns Needs Support

By By Lorna Brown, West Valley City, UT, By Lorna Brown, West Valley City, UT, and By Lorna Brown, West Valley City, UT • May 28, 2002

Editor: If you want to limit handguns on Utah college campuses, you need to act now. This may be the last chance. On June 1, the deadline for Utah's "Safe to Learn, Safe to Worship" citizen's initiative petition will expire. This petition can make it through, but everyone who wants to sign it needs to; if even one-fourth of Utah's college students signed it, it would pass by a landslide.

Higher Education Spared in State’s New Budget Cuts

May 28, 2002

Lawmakers spared most state agencies, including higher education, when they compensated for a $138 million tax revenue shortfall May 22. Draining the remaining $68 million from the state's rainy day fund, while borrowing another $70 million, lawmakers balanced the budget for the second time in less than four months.

Questioning Everything: An Ancient Practice is Alive and Well

By By David Read • May 28, 2002

The Greek philosopher Socrates badgered people with questions. He captivated the minds of the idle youth by asking about justice, innate ideas and the ideal state. But he aroused suspicion and, as a result, was put to death by placidly drinking a cup of hemlock.

Local Police Arrest Dumpster Diver

May 28, 2002

WEST VALLEY CITY?Police have arrested a man who allegedly created more than 20 fake IDs from information found dumpster diving. West Valley City resident Michael Turner, collected documents from garbage bins and mail boxes that listed names, social security numbers, birth dates and other personal information, police said.

Disneyworld Staff Protests in Strike

May 28, 2002

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.?Dozens of workers picketed two hotels at Walt Disney World on Tuesday in a rare labor dispute for the area's tourism industry. The union representing housekeepers, laundry workers and public area attendants at Walt Disney World's Swan and Dolphin hotels declared a strike.

Pakistan Soldiers Leave Afghanistan

May 28, 2002

WASHINGTON?In a potential blow to the U.S. war effort, Pakistan appears to be preparing to pull troops away from the Afghan border area, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. The Pakistani military presence along the Afghan border has been a key element of the U.

Israel Enters Jenin For Terrorist Raids

May 28, 2002

JENIN, West Bank?Israeli troops swept through this West Bank town and an adjacent refugee camp early Tuesday, stepping up raids of Palestinian areas after an Israeli woman and her 18-month-old granddaughter were killed in a Palestinian suicide attack on a suburban ice cream parlor.