- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Letter to the Editor: Watering Down the Regulation Facts

By By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, and By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology • November 29, 2001

Editor: Unfortunately for the readers of The Daily Utah Chronicle, Michael Chidester's Nov. 28 opinion piece, " Navigating Environmental Waters With Local Action," on water regulation seemed to consist primarily of knee-jerk, right-wing ignorance and little else.

Letter to the Editor: A University Contradiction

By By Joey Wilson, Sophomore, Electrical Engineering, By Joey Wilson, Sophomore, Electrical Engineering, and By Joey Wilson, Sophomore, Electrical Engineering • November 29, 2001

Editor: I love the rivalry between Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and I have been cheering for the Utes all my life. I also love to read The Daily Utah Chronicle and get pumped up for the games when the Utes are playing. I have just one complaint about your statements in The Chronicle's Nov.

Letter to the Editor: A Laughable Comparison

By By Chris Jacobs, Senior, Mass Communication, By Chris Jacobs, Senior, Mass Communication, and By Chris Jacobs, Senior, Mass Communication • November 29, 2001

Editor: This letter regards the Nov. 28 letter to the editor, "Manipulating Utah's Olympic Look," from Rebecca Walker. Comparing Native American traditions and culture with Utah's draconian liquor laws is truly laughable. Besides, even with the compromises the state has made for the Olympics, the rules and standards for alcohol consumption will still be stricter than they would be if the Games were taking place anywhere else in the country.

Commonalities of a Seemingly Divided Student Body

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3 Killed, 6 Injured In Bus Explosion

November 29, 2001

JERUSALEM?An explosion ripped through a bus on a main highway in Israel's north on Thursday, and police said at least three people were killed. An eyewitness, Emanuel Biton, told Army Radio he was driving behind the bus and that he saw the blast "rip the bus into pieces, and things were flying everywhere.

Army Guards Airfields, More Marines in South

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WASHINGTON?Small teams of U.S. Army soldiers are providing security at two airfields in northern Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday, while the number of Marines at a southern base climbed to more than 1,000. Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem, deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the soldiers are from the Army's 10th Mountain Division.

Humanitarian Aid Program Extended

November 29, 2001

UNITED NATIONS?The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday extending the U.N. humanitarian program in Iraq and setting the stage for an overhaul of U.N. sanctions against Baghdad next year. The resolution was drafted by the United States and Russia, which have feuded over policy toward Iraq for several years, and marked another sign of growing cooperation between Washington and Moscow, especially since the Sept.

Romney Says Oly Should Scale Back

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?Salt Lake Olympic chief Mitt Romney says the costs of the Olympic Games are growing out of control and the pageantry surrounding the games should be scaled back. Romney, responding to a new General Accounting Office report, said he plans to give International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge a series of recommendations to keep costs down.

Many People Go Untested for HIV

November 29, 2001

ATLANTA?Nearly 30 percent of people deemed at risk for HIV have never been tested, the government said Thursday in warning they could be unknowingly spreading the virus that causes AIDS. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involved more than 30,000 people in the United States.

Police Will Begin Fingerprint Scans

November 29, 2001

WEST VALLEY CITY?The police department will begin using electronic fingerprint recognition devices in the next few weeks, giving it another piece of high-tech crime fighting equipment. Two weeks ago, the department said it would be using a computerized facial recognition system at the E Center?an Olympic hockey venue?beginning next month.