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Marriott looks to 'capsule campaign' to gain top post By Tamara Thomas
lot of roads to be fixed, a lot of potholes to be filled, a lot of rivers to be dredged. "
Congressman Dan Marriott can capsulize his approach to filling Utah's gubernatorial seat in three words: "education and industry. " Marriott, who was in Logan Monday to meet with city officials, said he has set a goal to "find more revenue for education ... good education will attract business and good business will pay for education. "
The crux of Marriott's current campaign is the search for vo lun teers to work on four task forces he will use to address problem areas now facing the state and regional areas in education, economic development, governmental reform and taxation reform. ''T hey wi ll provide information which will allow me to form policies and develop a specific plan of act ion by Dec. 31," he said.
Four-term congressman Marriott, the state polls ' favored Republican vying for resigning governor Scott Matheson's job, said he plans to run the state government "like a business." A recipient of this year's Small Business Council of America 's Congressional Award, Marriott said he plans to "increase the state investment by promoting Utah and promoting business at least three times what it is now. " "This will allow us to raise the revenue within the state without raising taxes," he said. Marriott said he hope s to provide inlets for Utah products, bring new businesses to the state and double tourism, in order to raise the revenue. Marriott also indicated the need for developing rural enterprise zones and establishing small business resource centers. He said
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these centers will help sma ll business become more proficient at learnin ~ how to export their product s and will provide the how-tos of dealing with the federal government in terms of obtaining government and foreign contracts. "We will direct the Department of Business
Regulat ions to foster competition and help us meet our economic objectives,·· he said. Other than trying to improve the state's education system and economic base, Marriott said he will also concentrate on "enhancing the quality of life in Utah. He'll do that, he said, by
promoting traditional family values and cracking down on crime. Crime, to Marriott, lends itself to a philo sophy that as governor he would incorporate: personal resti tution on the part of the criminal. "We'd like to promote the idea that criminals must pay for their crimes - there are a
Marriott was in Logan attempting to solicit help from Mayor Daines and other Cache County officia ls to fill task torce pos itions. He launched a 29-county campaign July 11 to rstablish the task forces. which he emphasized will •·not study, restudy and restudy. Th is approach to polky formation will enable me and my administration to come out al the blocks running. We will be ready with a plan ot action when tP,e Legislature convenes Jan 7. Marriott will head the enonomic development a:1d taxation reform tasl-..hxce-. while Senator Karl Sn(,\,· h lieutenant governor running mate, will oversee tho..,e concerning government reto rm and educJti1-.n
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What to do on Utah's state holiday? Local events, outdoor activities listed for July 24th By Craig LaRocco
The following morning , beginning at 7, a pancake dinner will be served at the fair grounds. For the rest ot the day activities, games, contests, tournaments and entertainment will be scheduled. Also there will be booths displayi'n.g arts and crafts anti booths from which patrons can buy food and drink. One of the most popular events of the day is a fising derby, held in nearby Willow Park. At the derby, children 2-12 years ot age can try their luck at catching stocked trout in the stream that rus through the park. Cache Valley, however, offers several other plaClllfor those who might not want to spend Pioaeer Day with hordes of people. PaJ\s Logan such as Adams and Central smaller ones will attract will the parks and recrea-
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