■ - www.magicvalle)ley.com ■ V ' T h u njes-~N e $ 1 . 5 0 1 AFalls, Idahoho/98th year, N o; 15:,5 2 - ' - 1 ^Sunday,y. May 25, 2003 CiCKJD MORNI ' [ W e a t h e r - Ec<:onomiic foreH;astiinay pitrompit revie Today::M ^ uch /ic e s in new tax revenue,ue. It showcowed o n d d p ated growth wass tax in place for just twowo jycdfs coolerrw w ith IX structure and the servii Idaho laviwmakers see andnd program s it finances, so:some But the hope of an election- too optijptimistic, both for the cur- The ndminisirulionion will not partlyr cloudycl , , iwmakers Ixilieve. year session in 200004- w ithout hav- ren t yearyes that ends June 30 andd revise its revenue estim;timates imiil skies, aChance shakeupp ]in making As the liegislature moved1 Linto ing to m ake politicitically dangerous thc newlew fiscal y ear that starts th e late August, but they’arclikL-lvio urc of a thuiiiunder- thiie e ffinal days of w hat was onenc of spending cuts iror tax increases next day.da; be down sh a ^ ly now ill;iliiU (ivcr;i!l 1 storm.i. HHigh The Atfoclatwitftd P r m ____________ itsts rmost contentious sessiciions tttgan dlMppearin;ring even before Thenien last week’s economicc • job growth is fon.caslasl to l)c .>11 ' 79, low 53. earl;arly this month, it was on1 ith c thc final gavel, forecascast dashed hopes for thee but nonexistent. ThouliMtisands ol The dire forecast for vergerge of erasing a huge bud,idget April tax collect»:dons were $21 quickk recoveryr lawmakers andd relatively hi(’hcr-p;iyinlyin^ PageA2 BOisE-it d facturiiiR jobs will1 disappL-ardi I ^ Idaho’s ccoiKonomy over the next defiieficit with a combination>n of million short of theth« target, blow- Gov.. DirkI Kempthome had » u ld spur a full-blown raosilostly judicious spending dideci- ing a huge hole2 inii the current countecIted on when they hatched four years cou ^OfHY. Puge A7 ions and m ore than S180 million ill budget with no timtime left to fix it. the planplai to keep the higher sales^ Please see ECONOfU' I M a g i c V a l u *:'! reassessmentnt of bpth the state’s siom I Fossil Days fun: Kids sascram* — — bled for trout Saturdayay <during Hagerman celebration.tn. PPi a g e B l T h e i a n tJ isis tJ c M o n e y ■.' ' hV'-' V. Selling to Hispanics: Wi ■ overal] retail sales langinguish- ing, retailers pursue fasfastest- growing segment of U.SJ.S.'popu* lation. ,‘i , . PPage D l S p o k -IS Title towns: Jerome amand Wood River won state basebatball titles Saturday while the Buhluhl girls softball team prevailed state tournaments arou Idaho. 1 PageP C l ^ During the9 lolongest day of the year, more thathan 15 hours of sunlight shlneiies down on the Perrine Bridgege IIn Twin Falls. Thlt digital ats<Hsembly of seven photos shows's the arc the tun traces In tho10 skyst during a typical «prlspring day. A photo wai taken eveievery two hours from 7:30 j.m1 .. toi 7:30 p.m. Wednetday, andmd the results were assembledBd I:In a computer. O p i n i o n : Honoring heroes: Amerlericans ; have even more reasonon to ' i honor Memorial Day' afteraf Iraq, today’s editorialJ says.si » ^ PagePa A14 iOA]KIN[G tJPTPHE SUIN : N a t i o n ” Plentiful ssunlight heats ght’s in the homes, cl:heers moods (tlight today. y* By Virginia s. Hutcltchlns Rays fnfrom the nearest fireballU Lin Tlme*-Newi writer our skyy sshape Magic Valley’s ec<eco - nomic anand culture life, as storieiries JEROME - Evevery winter, Ann Arthurs on this5 Fpage illustrate. Plentift:i£ul and h e r sisters lisiisten to thcir parents’ sto- « sunlightht illuminates southeri e r n ries about childho<loods in Pennsylvania, sun once a winter, Mom Idaho’s; S(scenery with showy sunse and D ad say. Npt the same: Arseniclie poison* displays,/s, draws folks out to thei Not so south of)f Jerom e, w here sim shine ings makes residentss olof small decks an(m d patios and gives life to a yhelped the family live an Maine town wonder hohow trust- fann ecorwnomy. entire December without ing they can be. But lig]light in its other manifest!:sta- Lighten up Ielectric heat. A rthurs is B a little proud of that. pilfif P iillll PageA 4 tions ism; mighty interesting, as well,?u- -E 1 .3 ' For thithree more pages of lighI g h t _____________ “We were able to sur­ vive vnthout it,” said the lllll liliilll reading,g, see Section £ in today College of Souththem Idaho student and EM)ay remembered: edition.1. £Stories there will transpoi Foundation records sto massage therapi:pist who sdll lives in the mtnn.TW iw v -, stones of you acrc:ross the electromagnet] home built for herier p aren ts in 1990. fallen servicemen. spectrumim, from the ultraviolet of a Wood burningIg provided some of the> Ann Arthurs, right, andd SiSarah Lincoln set up chairs onn ithe deck of Arthurs' house bolobolore a barbe- IPage A3 Burley’ tanningt£ salon to the nealear* warmth that Decijcember. But much of the: cua May IB. The large,I, sisouth-facing windows and steeeep roof pitch make ute of passlvisslvo solar infrared•d of a Jerome feed-testinIting credit goes to thc1C almost floor-Iength, dou*j energy to hoat the homeme In winter but keep out the suiiun In summer. lab. ble-paned window)ws that line the south wall I n d e x ject of the home’s grereat room - a combinadon1 Our spspecial reporting proje( 1 or m ore of th e great room'sroo floor. Withoui mosost places," said DarrtU Hasttlaston. a mete- ghts photons both fun annnH kitchen, living rooix>m and dining room with a Classified .. .07 Moneyey . .01 highligh “ “ vaulted ceiling. IXDesigned by Arthurs’ moth-1- turning on electric heathei or lighting the oro)t>logist for the National Wcutl-cuther Sen-icc Community .E6 Movieses ...A12 function!mal: It brings some news t unusuallyly steep roof extends lowV wood stove, the familyly canc en|oy 75- to 80- offi■fice in Boise. “ And thc reus too - for example, the ne comfort m the great les::ss cloudy is bccause we iiavL' tlio Crossword . .E4 . NaWon,n “ 8“ *' n e w en o u f^ to shield1 aall b ut two o r three inchess degree wintertime con teclmoloilogy in a hospitd^ obstetri( of th e room froma tthe sun’s rays during sum*1* room, A rthurs said. Casascade and the Sien-n rangege thatt hliKks Dear Abby ..E4 ObltuarifjarlosB2,3,6 and an agricwtural researcarch mer, when tbe orbrb is high in the sky. It’s no vtrondci* southeIthem Idaho sunlight an1 (awful lot of moisture from71 e\even gcttiiif; Horoscope. .E8 Opinionlon ... A14 projectt ono livestock energy prefeefer- But in winter,r, when the sun follows aa is an Arthurs family friend.frie Please see,ee SSUN. Page « LM. Bo^ ..E4 Sportsts -----Cl ences. low er path, direcix t sunlight bathes six feett ' “We ore definitely•ly less c lo u d y th a n Ught fantastic • WeatheiItior ...A2 Thesese stories and photos ms ................El • WestI .. b8 inspire3 jyou to ponder the serioi a our lives, such as tbe ra: ; Animals pprefer forajage harvest(ted in afterrrnoon Magic Valley .Bl WjrldW Study: ring aircraft to safe landingiin p g Lunch menus D6 ByViftfnlaS.Hutct:chlnt Service, researchers arare studying light's ars•s in th e afternoon-cut alfa:ilfalfa - even or prever^ t train accidents, i d it's been cut, field dried?d aand baled - h t e n T lm w ^ew e wrtterr _______________ role in th e quality of; foiforage such as alfal- ofte You mimight be moved to brightc fa, clovers and pastiu-elu-e grasses to deter* th alan in alfalfa cut the nextext morning, ydedp^ar. your holilolidays lik6 one Bliss fami el might differ ^ HMBERLY-I.In a farm economy, pho- m ine th e b est tim e of’ daday for harvest. Majiayland said. Thc sugar level n n e M n o d elf does, or to try a lights^ff expei TheySre found tb at: livlivestock can tell th e b y/ ias UtUe as half a percent,nt. But cattie, tosynthesis producuces th e green stuff, tell the differ- ence at ta a Shoshone cave, And local scieientists are engaged inI difference betweenn tfo ra g e c u t in th e she<leep, goats and horses can tcU t' Log on to ... Or, y(you can lighten up < m orning a nd th a t cut: latla te r in th e dav, said e n oice, researchers found. > at coaxing a few moilore doUan from the sun- rst product of Raulkneiter Planetarium and letC thetl shine, H ank M aylaod, a USDADA research scientist “Those sugars are the first lotosynthesis," Mayland said.aid. y'.of ill\miinatio& entertairtain At the Northwtwest Irrigadon and Soils1 at the Kimberly lab. pho I SyheTmiCT tound you. R esearch Laboratiatory in Kimberly, part of[ T he difference? Please see FOWFOEIAQE. 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