The majority of those at the meeting, however, spoke out against the government, against President Bush and Utah's governor.

Another man rose to the microphone and said he wanted to "turn this personal," and asked Nielson if she lived in St. George or had children or grandchildren living in St. George. She said, "no." He then asked her if she would allow them to live here if Divine Strake was detonated across the Utah/Nevada border, downwind from Dixie.

"I think it's hard to believe that anybody who lives in St. George would want that bomb to go off," Nielson said in response to his question.

A second public hearing in Salt Lake City is scheduled Jan. 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol, West Building, Room 135, 450 N. State.

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