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star Legislature Thursday, Feb. 14, 1085 Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo. A5 Cupid's arrows strike Capitol couple A ll AJ T- pass "Jy tB mis said. Both feel the differences strengthen rather than weaken their relationship because they can learn from each other. "She really knows the nuts and bolts of farm and ranching issues," Wiederspahn said.

Lummis said she is impressed by her husband's knowledge of a wide range of topics, from community development to the disabled to the commuter airline industry. Lummis has no plans to join her husband in the Senate. "It's so difficult for a Republican to get elected to the Senate from (Laramie) County. I honestly don't think I could get elected and I also think it's better if we serve in different houses." Lummis is one of seven women elected to the House from Laramie County in the last election (there are only two men in the Laramie County delegation this session). She attributes the women's success to more active CYNTHIA LUMMIS 'We lobby each other' the Wyoming Senate after spending six years in the House.

She served two terms in the House, then took time off for law school and is now back for a third term in the House. The couple met while campaigning in 1978 the first political campaign for each. IBM NCR Northstar Panasonic Leading Edge Epson AL WIEDERSPAHN Love conquers party differences "We didn't really start running around together until after we were re-elected," Lummis said. They found they had a lot of mutual friends but very different interests and opinions. "I come from an agricultural background, and Al's been very involved in urban issues," Lum nn Is now yy campaigning styles.

"I'm not sure how aggressively (the male candidates) were campaigning. I think some of them relied too heavily on their business reputations," she said. "The women were very aggressive, relying heavily on personal contact." She commended her husband, however, for running an active campaign for the Senate. "Al belongs to so many organizations. He may go to nine meetings a week.

When you spend that kind of time people realize you are concerned." Wiederspahn was the top vote getter among the four candidates elected to the Senate. Lummis was third among the nine candidates elected to the House. She said some people were concerned when the couple first started dating that they might unduly influence each other. But their voting records are drastically different and they have even helped kill each other's bills. Star Juki Panasonic Epson Silver Reed Comrex Corona ESK 514" disk DSDD 19.95 SSDD 15.95 Money back guarantee EPSON QX-10 Computer 2DR256K Mono Monitor s189500 School financing criticized By PAUL KRZA Star-Tribune staff writer I ROCK SPRINGS An apparent last-ditch attempt will be made to salvage a proposal that would help four school districts hurt by equalization, a school official says.

Supporters of aid to districts in Green River, Rock Springs, Douglas and Cody will try to attach an amendment on the Senate floor, Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Superintendent Don Baumbergersaid. The attempt comes after the failure of three earlier proposals to funnel aid to the districts. Baumberger this week blasted legislators he says are unwilling to make changes in the state's school Finance program to help four districts hurt by equalization. Baumberger, briefing school board trustees on his lobbying efforts in Cheyenne, said three different proposals to provide some level of assistance to the districts 'have all been turned down.

Me singled out state Sen. John Turner, R-Sublette-Teton, as instrumental in blocking the proposals. Turner was opposed because he doesn't want to tinker with school finance equalization formulas, the superintendent said. "Turner thinks the foundation program is sacred," Baumberger said. "We don't." Officials from the four districts have been pushing for help to offset what they say has been unintended harmful impacts on their financial capacity from the equalization formula.

The four districts are the only ones which have lost money and fallen below the state average of funding support, Baumberger said. Baumberger said the districts want to maintain what they had before equalization, not to gain any special advantage. House OKs corrections CHEYENNE (AP) The Wyoming House passed a proposal Wednesday that would gradually mainstream non-violent criminals back into society. The measure, which carries a $250,000 appropriation, would allow the state to create residential community facilities for certain adult criminals. The facilities are touted as alternatives to housing inmates at great expense in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

The program was pioneered in Colorado, where success was based on the creation of community boards to sell the idea to neighborhoods, oversee the facilities and screen offenders who will live there. Colorado's success with the program also stemmed from its ability to locate the facilities in places with employment opportunities. Inmate payments for room and Jackson Outlet open. Celebrate with us by Computer Products savings. Perfect for Valentine Giving.

SALE ENDS FEB. 28th. IBM pc A CHEYENNEt (AP)-When Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Cheyenne wants to know what time her husband will be home for dinner, all she needs to do is send a message down the hall of the state Capitol to the Senate chamber, and Sen. Al Wiederspahn can send a reply back to his wife over in the House.

Wiederspahn and Lummis love politics and each other and are serving in the Wyoming Legislature together for the first time since their May 28, 1983 wedding. That doesn't mean they share common political views. She is a Republican, he a Demociat, but they disagree amicably on the issues. "We lobby each other," Lummis said. "And we won't let the other one get away with just making a knee-jerk statement I suppose we do take some potshots, but we've never made each other mad." He is serving his first term in House accepts safety seat bill CHEYENNE (AP) The Wyoming House has voted to accept the Senate's version of a child safety seat restraint bill.

The Senate reduced the number of children covered under the original House bill by lowering the required age for safety seats from age 4 to age 2. Last week the House refused to approve the Senate version, and the bill was sent to a conference committee. But the committee recommended that the bill be passed with the change, and the House accepted the committee's recommendation Monday. The bill exempts pickup trucks, vans and cars without "sufficient space" for the safety seats. community measure board, were the focus of Wednesday's debate in the House, with one side saying inmates should have to pay 75 percent of their earnings for room and board and the other side saying inmates should be allowed to keep more of their earnings when they are paroled.

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