The Daily Utah Chronicle

Letter to the Editor: Utah Heritage Boasts Expensive Roots

By By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, , By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, , By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, and • January 7, 2002

Editor: I was amused and yet disturbed by the Jan. 4 letter to the editor in The Daily Utah Chronicle, "Mormon Influences Rooted in Heritage," written by Bart Gatrell. Gatrell begins his campaign with a cry for understanding, stating that we are inaccurate when we make claims that there is not an overabundance of Mormon influence here at the University of Utah.

Argentina in State of Financial Stress

January 7, 2002

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina?His hands tied by an economy near collapse, Argentina's finance minister deeply devalued its currency as the country braced for an era of uncertainty in which one peso will no longer buy $1. Overriding the worries of foreign investors and citizens alike, Economy Minister Jorge Remes Lenicov broke the news late Sunday that "one-to one"?as the dollar-peso rate was known?is history.

The Chronicle’s View: Playing Parking Favorites Creates Campus Inequality

By , , and • January 7, 2002

Elisabeth Wilkinson lost her job as an appeals officer for the University of Utah Parking Services in early December. Such an event would not normally warrant newsworthiness except that Wilkinson said she was fired unfairly for talking to the news media about a "corrupt" incident that happened at Parking Services.

Stem Cell Research Helps Parkinson’s

January 7, 2002

WASHINGTON?Researchers used embryonic stem cells to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rats, demonstrating the cells can be turned into neurons that make dopamine, a key brain chemical. The researchers at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.

U.S. Bombers Wipe Out Taliban Tanks, Weapons

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Police Shoot Man At Amtrak Station

January 7, 2002

SPOKANE, Wash.?Police shot and wounded a man they said "fired wildly" at them with an assault rifle in a crowded bus and train station after he fled from a traffic stop. Nobody else was hurt in the shootings. There were an estimated 250 passengers aboard an Amtrak train and another 100 were on two Greyhound buses at the time, in addition to an unknown number of people in the terminal, police spokesman Dick Cottam said.

Mayor Navigates Local Airline Security Turbulence

January 7, 2002

Call me a traitor. Call me a bum. Call me a bleeding heart, pot-smoking, never done-an-honest-day's work-in-his-life, long haired, no good liberal. I like Rocky Anderson. When the Salt Lake City mayor first won election in 1999, my moderate democrat's heart sank.

4 Men, 2 Children Face Murder Trial

January 7, 2002

ST. GEORGE?Six people, including two juveniles, have been charged in the shooting death of a Southgate Golf Course mechanic. The six, ranging in age from 15 to 26, were charged Monday in 5th District Court. One of those arrested was a former maintenance worker at the golf course, said Assistant City Manager Marc Mortensen.

USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Helps Navy

January 7, 2002

LOGAN?Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) has developed a real-time digital reconnaissance system equipped with the technology to effectively plan a mission during wartime. This system?partly funded by the U.S. Navy?will leave no time for enemies or targets to escape or relocate.

Poll Shows Utahns Don’t Want Layoffs

January 7, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?A new poll shows that most Utah residents want lawmakers to trim state budgets, but not at the expense of more state employee layoffs. Lawmakers start budget hearings Tuesday in preparation of the 2002 session that begins Jan. 21. They must trim $200 million from the current state budget as a result of the economic downturn and unrealized tax revenues.

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