Herald Journal, The (Newspaper) - March 15, 2007, Logan, Utah 98 74 March Weather Daily Newspaper SLAM DUNK BUNCH Abouo heads HJ Boys Basketball Team B1 AIR QUALITY CHECK Tests show LTD buses emit relatively low pollutants A3 Utah 2007 High 56 Low 29 Mostly sunny Update Animals AP photo Potential buyers and sellers look over horses in their pens before they are auc tioned 24 at the Madison County Stockyard in Unwanted horses swamp state of thoroughbreds AP The bidding for the black pony started at then took a There were no takers at even With a high bid of just the auctioneer gave the seller the choice of taking the animal off the auction But the seller said I cant feed a the man I cant even feed the horse capital of the famous for its sleek thor is being overrun with thousands of horses no one wants some of them perfectly but many of them broken down Other parts of the country are The reason growing opposition in the to the slaughter of horses for human consumption With new laws making it difficult to send horses off to the slaugh terhouse when they are no longer suitable for racing or auction houses are glutted with horses they can barely and rescue organiza tions have run out of Some owners who cannot get rid of their horses are letting them starve others are turning them loose in the Some people who live near the strip mines in the mountains of impoverished eastern Kentucky say that while horses have long been left to roam free the number now may be in the and they are seeing herds three times bigger than they did just five years Quick read Is there a fun or fascinating Web site you would like to share with fellow HJ readers Call the newspaper at 7522121 and it could appear This weeks featured Web site Its no secret the proliferation of sites like and have engendered the availability of informa tion which is sometimes negative about people This site claims it will seek out all negative information about on the Internet and destroy If it it might be Index Jobs make way for college hoops Experts Tourney hurts employee but doesnt have to By Adam Benson staff writer Long Beach State or lunch BYU or a board meeting Every the NCAA Tournaments college basketball pool brings the nations work force to a screeching halt as employees gather around televi sion sets or suddenly fall sick with the all in the name of These workers dont even need to take the route of watching the games on Productivity can also go by way of the since networks offer streaming broadcasts of all the In employers this year could lose up to billion in wages paid to non producing workers over the course of the according to estimates released by Gray Christ a global outplacement But all that lost money and time can be recouped several times over if bosses and execu tives embrace the phenomenon that is March Madness and just let employees revel in company CEO John Challenger Its a great way for com panies to better morale and build relationships among their he said in an inter view with The Herald Its money well spent if they See HOOPS on Workplace madness Come March Madness companies can get into the hype by internally sponsoring office pools and letting employees devote a few min utes of work time to the Here are a few tips offered by a global outplacement cy group on how to make it fun for employees Allow team sweatshirt day so fans can wear the colors and logos of their favorite college Offer flexible schedules over the days tourna ment games are played over work Keep televisions in break rooms tuned to cov Keep brackets posted throughout work areas and update them so employees can check their Source Gray Valley people A new set of wheels Nonprofit helps mascot Matt Maw get modified van By Kim Burgess staff writer Seven years Matt Maws life changed forever when he fell during a gymnastics In a split two vertebrate severing his spine and paralyzing him from the shoulders The former Weber State Uni versity mascot went on to earn a bachelors degree in statistics from USU and will finish his masters in but his disability prevented him from driving until In a few Maw will receive a modified allowing him to travel Maw and his purchased the new vehicle with help from the Utah Assistive Technology The nonprofit organization part ners with Zions Bank to offer low interest loans for items like hearing print enlargers and Braille Now I can drive myself something I havent done in seven Maw Its exciting and terrifying at the same I havent driven in a long but Im looking forward to I can be more independent and not have to rely on someone I dont have to find someone to help me get to Eli Journal Matt Maws current van will soon be replaced by one that he will be able to The minivan has been designed with all of the modifications Maw needs to including reduced effort a lever for the brake and gas and a scrolling button for secondary controls like blinkers and The van also features a water moisture detection system that automatically turns on the windshield Other tions include electronic tie downs and a lowered floor ramp for Maws Its a nice a lot nicer than the one we have Maw There is no way I would spend this much money on a vehicle if I didnt have a is and allows me to afford something like I would say that no one should hesitate to contact In Maws offered a percent interest saving him a month compared to the percent rate he would receive at most Thats a lot of Maw I am really glad is an Maw particularly appreciated the simple loan application Executive director Marilyn Ham mond said the organization has always tried to keep paperwork See WHEELS on Suspected mastermind says hes responsible Mohammed admits to 28 attacks in Gitmo hearings WASHINGTON AP Khalid Sheikh Moham the suspected mastermind of the 11 confessed to that attack and a chilling string of other terror plots during a military hearing at Guantanamo according to a transcript released Wednesday by the I was responsible for the operation from A to Mohammed said in a statement read during the which was held last The transcripts also refer to a claim by Mohammed that he was tortured by the although he said he was not under duress at the naval base at Guan tanamo when he confessed to his role in the In a section of the statement that was blacked he confessed to the beheading of Wall Street Jour nal reporter Daniel The Associated Press has Pearl was abducted in January 2002 in Paki stan while researching 3 story on Islamic has long been a suspect in the Using his own the extraordinary transcript connects Mohammed to dozens of the worst tenor plots attempted or carried out in the last 15 years and tp other s not AU thousands lave to options he AP photo Khalid Sheikh the alleged 11 master mind shown in this March confessed to the according to a transcript released His words draw closer to plots of the early 1990s than the group has previously been con including the 1993 World Trade Center truck Six people with links to global terror networks were convicted in federal court and sen to life in It also makes clear that wanted to down a second transAtlantic aircraft during wouldbe shoe bomber Richard Reids Mohammed said he was involved in planning the 2002 bombing of a Kenya beach resort frequented by Israelis and the failed missile attack on an Israeli Road to 2008 presidency a billion race WASHINGTON AP Mitt Romney is buying in television air Can are purchasing voter lists in the early states for the Iowa Democratic Partys list and for the South Caro lina And the entire presidential field is buying jet fuel by the At the start of a campaign season that is already moving at lightning candidates are spending money at unprecedented And these are only the initial investments in an election that strate gists from both parties predict could cost each major partys nominee Its a number thats hard to fathom a billion It would not only be a record amount but nearly double what President Bush and Democrat John Kerry combined spent just three years With an open field in both total spending by all candidates this year and next could surpass And the big spending is yet to Advertising accounts for the largest expense in a political campaign and cam are still building their organizations See RACE on AU
