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Show PAGE 3 THE ZEPHYR AUGUST 1995 File a temporary injunction staying the sale of the property until the matter with the Sportsmen's Club is resolved. File an action that compels the county to quiet the title between itself and the Sportsmen's Club. This would resolve, once and for all, who owns the property. each council Ask for a penalty. According to Utah Code Annotated Fined be can member who voted in favor of the Sportsmen's Club deal up to S500 17-5-2- each. If the County Council proceeds with the sale of the property and subsequently gives half the revenues to the Club citizens could appeal to the County Attorney to consider criminal action against the Council members who supported this motion. Utah Code says: "Every officer of the state, or of any county, city, town, district of this state, and every person charged with the receipt, or precinct, safekeeping, transfer or disbursement of public monies commits an offense if he: (a) without authority of law appropriates the money or any portion thereof to his own use, or to the use of another . There is also the option of recall. After the recall farce of 1994 many Grand County citizens are reluctant to pursue that course of action at this time. And citizens can now 702 S. Main 259-573- 1 76-8-4- BLUE WARE DUTCH OVENS Unr- - v 1 WATERBAGS SLEEPING BAGS CAMP GEAR recall no more than two Councilmcn at a time. Still the option is there. And, of course, we can do nothing. Those are the options, as unpleasant as they may be. It is extraordinary to me that situation again and I find myself asking we face this kind of govemment-run-amo- k the question: are other counties like this? Responding to Jeny Stocks and the issue of 'those feds Talk about deja vu. In the last couple of months, the Feedback section of the Zephyr has heard from both Mike Salamacha and Joe Stocks. I've mentioned before that Mike and I used to trade barbs with Joe and his brother Jcriy many years ago in As if to close the circle, I got a phone call and a subsequent the letter to the editor from Jerry Stocks last week Gerry's letter appears in the Feedback section on page 39.). Jerry is the new Western Association of Land Users (WALU) president and, although wc often disagree on a multitude of issues, I appreciate Jerry's w'illingncss to listen and his recognition of the fact that I'm listening too. In his Feedback letter, Jerry casts doubts on my previous assertion that the federal government is too big and too unwieldy. He cites my support of environmental laws that I am, deep-dowa fed lover. and regulations as I how no much federal matter the distrust My problem is, government, it pales by I comparison when consider the possibility of the states assuming a lot of that federal responsibility. They don't have a wry good track record. Consider the issue of civil rights. Do you really think, Jeny, that if the federal government had not intervened in Alabama and Mississippi in the early 1960s that Governors like Ross Barnett and George Wallace would have integrated the schools and opened lunch counters to people of all races? If we'd left it to the states to decide, I shudder to think where the collective social conscience of this nation might be right Timcs-lndepcndc- proof-positi- ve KEVIN SAYS: "WE CAN HELP YOU HAVE FUN IN THE WATER, TOO. BUT COULD ANY OF YOU LOOK THIS GOOD?" n, now. almost foil out of my chair laughing recently when our governor bristled at the notion that the federal government was better suited to set state speed limits than the states themselves. Don't get me wrong; I hope they raise the limits because I like to drive fast and I'm sick of all these speeding tickets. But from a pure safoty standpoint, lives arc being saved because of the national speed limit and that means savings for all Americans. But every scientific study in the world will not keep many of the states from raising the speed limit, simply because they don't want the 'feds' telling them what to do. And finally, you who despise the 'feds' the most may someday miss them more than you can imagine. Because if the states ever do gain control of all these open that will result in restrictions far beyond anything the public lands, you'll see a sell-o'feds' could hope to impose. The federal government is too big because there are too many people. That's the ultimate crisis we face, and that's another story for another time. Let's keep up the dialogue, lorry. And the next time Mike and your brother arc in town, let's get a burger and a beer. I FOR THIS NEWSPAPER? 2 OUT OF 3 STEAL IT. DID YOU PAY BUT ITS NOT TOO LATE. can help the financial stability of the Zephyr and feel better about yourself 75 cents in the nearest coin tube, sending us a check for the proper amount, or turning yourself in to the nearest You by-depo- law enforcement authority. THANK YOU. ff Remembering the Iron Horse This has nothing to do with Grand County politics or the wilderness bill. It concerns baseball. The game has taken a beating this year and deservedly so. Attendance is down, the national TV audience has waned, Americans are disgusted with the National Pastime. One slight glimmer of interest in the game has come from those following Cal Ripken's quest to break Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. On September 6, Ripken should surpass the 2130 consecutive games played by Gehrig over a 14 year period, a record that many thought could never be broken. But is this really anything to celebrate? Gehrig took himself out of the lineup in the first few weeks of the 1939 season because he could not play the game anymore. He knew something was terribly wrong as he felt the strength and agility that had served him so well and for so long literally dissipate within him. He was subsequently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare progressive degenerative disease that took his life in just two years. That illness is now known simply as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Gehrig was still at the top of his game and would have continued to play for years to come had this awful tragedy not occurred. So here's what I wish Cal Ripken would do. 1 wish Ripken would take himself out of the lineup for the 2131st game. Let him tie Gehrig's streak so the two of them can stand together in the record books. What a wonderful way to pay tribute to Gehrig and to the game itself. It would restore a little class and dignity to a sport that has shown little of cither lately. BBBB Genuine Wood Pit Barbeque 36 South 100 West 2 259-430- siting |