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Moon crash a yawner for spectators WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. Photos and video of the impact showed little more than a fuzzy white flash. In social media and live television coverage, many people were disappointed at the lack of spectacle. One person even joked that someone hit the pause button in mission control. Yet scientists involved in the project were downright gleeful. Sure, there were no immediate pictures of spewing plumes of lunar dust that could contain water, but, they say, there was something more important: chemical signatures in light waves. That's the real bonanza, not pictures of geyser-like eruptions of debris, the scientists said. The mission was executed for "a scientific purpose, not to put on a fireworks display for the public," said space consultant Alan Stern, a former NASA associate administrator for science. Scientists said the public See MOON on A8

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Obama's Nobel Prize a shocker WASHINGTON (AP) — When Arizona State University declined to give President Barack Obama an honorary degree, saying it was too early in his presidency, Obama essentially agreed. "I come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life," Obama told the class of 2009 last May. On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee begged to differ. It stunned the world by awarding Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, citing global optimism fostered by calls for peace and cooperation by

a president in office less than nine months. The committee also praised Obama's pledges to reduce the world's cache of nuclear arms, ease American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthen the U.S. role in combating climate change. Obama's reaction was about the same as it was in Arizona. "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations," See NOBEL on A8

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n the United States, "poverty" is measured by a set of federal guidelines, which are used to determine whether individuals are eligible for certain government programs. For a family of three in Utah, for example, the total household income can be no more than $18,310 to fall below the poverty line. For any given household, if the total family income is less than the threshold, both the family and each member of it is considered to be in poverty. Following is some information from 2009 Report on the State of Poverty in Utah, a collaboration between the Utah State Community Services Office and the Community Action Partnership of Utah.

COMPARISON

POVERTY RATE BY COUNTY Beaver County Box Elder County Cache County Carbon County Daggett County Davis County Duchesne County Emery County Garfield County Grand County Iron County ]uab County Kane County Millard County Morgan County Piute County Rich County Salt Lake County San luan County Sanpete County Sevier County Summit County Tooele County Uintah County Utah County Wasatch County Washington County Wayne County Weber County

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U.S. Poverty Rate 13.3% Utah Poverty Rate 10.3% Cache County Poverty Rate 12.9% Change in Cache Poverty Rate 35.8% (from 2000 to 2007)

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*Source: 2000 U.S. Census, 2007 American Community Survey, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates. *County level data is not calculated for ACS three-year estimates, so County Poverty Rates are calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates.

(Note: The first three rates are based on the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, three-year estimates — the most recent data available. Cache County's change in poverty rate compares the 2000 U.S. Census to the 2007 survey.)

CACHE COUNTY POVERTY PROFILE Week in History (Oct. 15-21)

Total Population: 111,841 Number of Individuals in Poverty: 13,698 Percentage of Individuals in Poverty: 12.9% Number of Children in Poverty: 3,938 Percentage of Children in Poverty: 11.7% Percentage of Families with Children in Poverty: 18.7% Percentage Individuals 65+ in Poverty: 5.9% Number of Homeless Children: 207

Oct. 11: In 1809, just over three years after the famous Lewis and Clark expedition ended, Meriwether Lewis was found dead in a Tennessee inn, an apparent suicide; he was 35.

• Of Utah's 29 counties, Cache County had the greatest percent increase in the poverty rate from 2000 to 2007, jumping from 9.5% to 12.9%, which translates to a 35.8% increase. • There has been a 12.5% increase in the percentage of children in poverty in Cache County from 2000 to 2007, going from 10.4% to 11.7% respectively.

Oct. 14: In 1968, the first successful live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.

Oct. 15: In 1917, Dutch dancer Mata Hari, convicted of spying for the Germans, was executed by a French firing squad outside Paris.

FOOD AND NUTRITION

EMPLOYMENT AND PAY

• Percentage of Children on Free or Reduced Lunch, Oct. 2008: 34.48% • Percentage of Children in Food Stamp Caseload, 2008: +25.63% • Current Food Stamp Caseload: 2,524 • According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, there were 2,524 food stamp cases (by household) in February 2009, compared with 2,009 cases in February 2008 — a 25.6% increase in just one year. • The National School Lunch Profc gram and the School Breakfast Program are federally-assisted meal programs that can be accessed by public schools, non-profit private schools and child care providers. To qualify for free meals with these programs, households have to be either at or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. To qualify for reduced-price meals, the household income must be between 130% and 185% of the guidelines.

Long-time local civic leader dies By Emilie H. Wheeler staff writer

Former Logan Municipal and Cache County councilwoman Sarah Ann Skanchy died Wednesday in Logan from the effects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Skanchy, 80, served on the Logan Municipal Council from Sarah Ann 1978-86 Skanchy and was elected as a Cache County councilwoman in 1986, a position in which she served until 2000. She also sat on the Airport Authority Board, the Bear River Board of Health and several other committees over the years. Cache County Executive Lynn Lemon, who worked with Skanchy for several years, said he always admired her. "I have tremendous respect for Ann. I always knew where she stood," he said. "She had the ability to be very objective and didn't let a lot of subjective things stand in her way. She really analyzed things." In 2000, Skanchy announced she would not seek another term on the County Council after 22 See SKANCHY on A6

President hears pitch for Afghan war surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after winning a Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama Oct. 16: assembled his war council In 1793, during the French in the White House baseRevolution, Marie Antoinette, ment to talk about how the queen of France, was Median Income: $46,883 many troops might be beheaded. Unemployment Rate: 4.4% needed to right the 8-yearAverage Monthly Wage 2008: $2,421 old Afghanistan conflict Oct. 17: Average Monthly Wage 2007: $2,250 that military commanders In 1973, Arab oil-producing Average Hourly Wage 2008: $13.97 are pressing him to escanations announced they would Average Hourly Wage 2007: $12.98 begin cutting back on oil exports late. • According to the Department of Workforce Services, to Western nations and Japan; The president and his Cache County's unemployment rate in March 2009 the result was a total embargo was 4.4%, which represents a 57.1% increase over the top national security lasting until March 1974. advisers huddled for three March 2008 rate of 2.8%. hours in the Situation • Utah had a median income of $55,220 in 2007 — a Room to hear top mililittle higher than the national average of $50,740. tary officials make their case for tens of thousands Crossword....C2 Obituaries....A6 HEALTH CARE of additional troops to Classified C4 Opinion A4 target aUQaida. The ses6.5% Movies C1 Sports B1 Percentage of Individuals Uninsured (by Health District): sion marked the first time Percentage of Children Uninsured (by Health District): 5.5% TV listings C1 Obama has questioned Number of Children in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 1,771 his inner circle specifiNumber of Individuals in Medicaid: 7,615 cally about troop levels www.hjnews.com • Utah's CHIP program provides health insurance to children in families below and military commitments 200% of the federal poverty level that do not qualify for Medicaid as a result of needed for the war that income or assets. To qualify, the children must be under age 19 and must be has languished in progress either U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents for at least five years. «In 2008, 72% of uninsured children in Utah lived below 200% of the federal and popularity.

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