Pretty soon, you will see this across the country. Indeed, a similar bill surfaced two years ago in Idaho, notes Bob C. Hall, executive director of the Idaho Newspaper Association in Boise. Idaho publishers derailed the bill by pointing out that few residents actually had access to such notices on the 'Net. His goal is 'Net access for every home in Utah. He released a study that says 75 percent of all Utahans have access to the Internet.
People believe it.
What he means by access is that you can drive to a library and log on, but you can't dispute it. Hall agrees that his defense has limited life. A case can be made right now that legal ads on the Internet offer options that print versions lack. Online legal advertising can be searched, and widely used robot programs automatically notify users when the status of an issue changes. Such programs send e-mail notification to interested parties if a bill or permit is scheduled for a hearing.