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Show Hilltop 2 COMMENTARY TIMES Aug. 29, 2013 'When September ends . ES Hilltop Times Editorial Staff: Charles Horton Mary Lou Gorny Krista Starker Standard-Examiner publisher Hilltop Times Editor Hilltop Times Correspondent Deadlines: Editorial and news items are due by noon on the Friday prior to the Thursday print date. To submit news items e-mail hilltoptimes@standard.net or call 801- 625-4273. For Classified Advertising, call 801-625-4300. For Retail Advertising, call 801-625-4388. The Hilltop Times is published by Ogden Publishing Corp., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under, and in compliance with, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hill Air Force Base. The content of the Hilltop Times does not necessarily represent the views of, nor is it endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or Hill Air Force Base (collectively, the Government). 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HAWC Nest Fitness Tip from the Health and Wellness Canter Up to 12 weeks of FREE tobacco cessation medication is available to federal employees and up to 6 months is available for active duty, dependents and retirees when attending the tobacco cessation series. Call the Health and Wellness Center at 801-777-1215 for further information. ¥¥ " THINK SAFETY Hill's Total 2013 DUIs: 16 BY LISETTE LEDUC furloughs from reoccurring? Questions and anxieties abound. Some venture to say that we have to let things fall and that Air Force missions may suffer and programs will be at risk. I would argue with you that's not who we are! We are proud American warriors who want to make everything we do a success. It goes against our natural grain to slow the pace or stop working hard. We are the strongest, most technologically advanced fighting machine in the world. And we never want to lose that edge. We are proud of our hard work and contributions to the Air Force mission and we are proud to serve, support and sustain our warfighters at all times. Yes, we are sacrificing, and we're not really certain that our sacrifices will save much. But throughout our adventure in free government, our purpose has been to keep us the strongest, most influential and productive nation in the world. Let's not lose sight of that common purpose and our common goal. It will take sacrifice and dedication, just like it took our forefathers of the past, and our service men of today. Budget cuts are inevitable, and DoD will take a big hit through the next few years. After the Korean War in the 1950s defense spending was cut by 26 percent; after Vietnam in the 1970s the Defense budget was cut by 29 percent; and even after the Cold War ended in the 1990s, Defense spending went AFMC OL:H/PZA F rom a contracting office perspective, August and September have always been big months for us. A time for us to make sure all of our requirements are executed, contracts awarded and fiscal year dollars expended. We work comp time and overtime, often late into the night — especially the last few weeks of September. We take this time very seriously and somewhat dread the long days ahead of us. The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day, carries a very meaningful punch. All work, no play and certainly no vacation in September. But this year I think everyone in the Air Force and DoD is anxiously awaiting the end of September — for very different reasons of course. We wish we could just wake up at the end of September from a bad dream. The words to this song ring louder than ever: "Summer has come and passed, The innocent can never last, Wake me up when September ends." The bad dream revolves around furloughs, budget cuts and the ubiquitous sequestration melodrama. When will it all end? Can we just ignore it and hope it all goes away? Unfortunately trying to sleep through this painful time is not really an option! I've heard many suggestions on how to handle the furloughs. How do we prevent the A milestone for women celebrated in August BY LINDA LARSEN Federal Women's Program Manager E ach year on Aug. 26, we celebrated "Women's Equality Day." Across the nation there were events to commemorate this national day of observance and, unfortunately, too many people don't know it's really a celebration of the 19th Amendment. Yes, it's a Constitution day. The amendment, passed May 1, 1919, is pretty simple: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Don't let its simplicity fool you, though. Its history was anything but simple. The first push for equal voting rights for wornen took place in 1848, so we're talking a long-haul struggle. And, it was a worldwide movement with many countries passing similar laws in the years prior to the United States passage: Isle of Man, granted 1881; New Zealand, 1893; Australia, 1902; Finland, 1906; Norway, 1907; Iceland, 1913; Denmark, 1915; Russia, 1917; Canada, Austria, England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, and Wales, 1918; Holland and Sweden, 1919. The heroines and the larger events of the Women's Suffrage Movement are pretty well known, but the politics of it are not. Some battles for women's suffrage were won state by state by the early 20th century. It took more than a passage through Congress; it required two-thirds of the states to ratify the amendment. World War I brought the prowess of women into public knowledge and President Wilson finally had to admit, in a speech on Sept. 18, 1918, "We have made partners of the women in this war. Shall we admit them only to a partnership of suffering and sacrifice and toil and not to a partnership of right?" Less than a year later, the House of Representatives passed, in a 304 to 90 vote, a proposed Amendment to the Constitution. The roll call on the amendment in the Senate on June 4, 1919 follows: down. So it stands to reason that as wars draw down, the budget will mimic the trend. But just like every time before, we have come out at the top of our game and again proven our prowess. It took sacrifice and dedication by many. As Douglas MacArthur said, "Yours is the profession of arms", whether in Contracting, Program Management, Aircraft Electrician, or Maintenance Technician. We are here to support our troops, so we must have the will to win. We must keep our motivation high and our productivity steady, despite the sacrifices we are making. So let's keep on working hard so we can play hard. It's who we are and who we always want to be. Rather than making our anthem "Wake Me Up When September Ends," I'm proposing we change to "I Will Survive." H. J. Res. 1. gomirtso of t#t Vfaita *ea of rntrita; N the pest Session, &ague sold held at C. City of Washington on Monday. the nineteenth day vi may, one thousand nine hundred sari eilltrtetta. JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing au amendment to the Constitution extending the right. of 71.171:511p1, to women. Reeolrerl by the Senate and _Mum of Represent thee of the Mated Stator of Amerieo in Coisones oasenstikcl /hro-fh road of each Howe ronenniag therein), the Constitution, au 'mendicant to article is 'galleried ne That dm following which tibial be solid to all intents and pitrpones as it of the Constitution when ratified by the legislutun:s of three-fourtha of the several States. " Attruumt. " The right of tiiirooK of the tnited States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States ur by any State on account of sex. by appropriate " Congrega shall hare power to enforce this article legislation." ;7. Speaker of the Hoses eJ Repmeolatirea, Vice PreeirkPl of the United Shat.1 41041 President of the Senate. FOR ADOPTION - 56. Republicans - 36. Democrats - 20. AGAINST ADOPTION - 25. Republicans - 8. Democrats - 17. The vote followed heated debates, a filibuster and the defeat of quite a few attempts to change the amendment and the way it must be nationally ratified. This required three-fourths of the states to pass by a deadline and the fighting wasn't over in the least after Senate passage. There were a lot of states in opposition to the vote and New York Sen. James Wadsworth tried to push the right to be determined by each state rather than have the amendment pass. Massachusetts, The 19th Amendment to the Constitution granted the right to vote to women upon passage by two-thirds majority by states. tions such as Iraq echo the colors of Women's Sufferage — gold, purple and white. The famous purple-inked fingers we saw in the news by women with smiling faces carry the promise of representation for all women. I hope everyone knows what's happening in their community, and takes advantage of the freedoms we have. I wore purple on Aug. 26 in honor of the occasion. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin were just some of the states where women's suffrage was defeated at the polls. More than just voting, women began running for office and making their voices heard. Today we have many ways to speak out about issues and not just issues popularly labled as "women's issues." Even the first votes of women in free elec- Hill's Last DUI: "kit /0 Report suspicious activity via the AFOSI EAGLE EYES program Unit Involved: Dial: 777-3056 / 3057/ 3058. 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