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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday October 5, 1988 Page 2 Editorial 1 ' Reminder to hunters-recreationists to follow rules to protect forests Hunting season is traditionally a time to get out in the woods and enjoy the areas of the Uinta National Forest. For the convenience of hunters, all campgrounds will be open to camping. However, because of the cold weather this year, it will be necessary to turn the water off in the campgrounds. Those dispersed areas in Hobble Creek and Salt Creek Canyons Ca-nyons that have been closed to overnight camping will be temporarily open to accommodate ac-commodate the heavy demand for dispersed camping during the elk and deer hunts. Recreationists are asked to pay particular attention to a few reminders while m Forest campgrounds. Some of these reminders are (unless otherwise posted): horses are not permitted in developed campgrounds, dogs must be on a leash, and all garbage gar-bage must be carried out. Numerous roads have been designated as open to OHV (Off-Highway Vehicles) use. These routes will be signed and posted. Loyal Clark, spokesperson for the Uinta Uin-ta National Forest, stated, "OHV users will find their route by the symbol on the post. This provides an opportunity for all users. Routes can also be found on the new ATV opportunity guide." The Lone Peak, Mount Timpanogos, and Mount Nebo Wildernesses are closed to all motorized and non-motorized wheeled vehicles. Hunters should obtain a copy of Travel Plan Maps and ATV opportunity guides available at the Heber, Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork and Provo offices of the Uinta Uin-ta National Forest. Fire conditions are still critical on the Forest. Hunters are asked to pay special attention to the fire closure still in effect. This closure prohibits any open fire outside out-side of a developed campground or picnic area "We know that a campfire is part of the hunting tradition, but we are asking people to help us reduce the fire danger. Use gas or propane stoves to do cooking or for warming. If the weather changes, bringing wetting rains, we will evaluate the need for a forest wide closure," said Clark. Smoking is also prohibited unless within a developed recreation site, enclosed enclos-ed motor vehicle, or an 18-inch diameter spot that has been cleared to mineral soil. Citations will be issued for violations of this closure. Hunters are encouraged to read both the Division of Wildlife Resources pro- 'sT 1 By Postmaster Clyde E. Weeks On Special Assignment At U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, Head-quarters, Washington, D.C. With the cost of decent housing in Washington, D.C. prohibitive for most people, the surrounding cities have become bedroom communities for which thousands of government workers commute everyday. But even in towns outside of Washington, D.C, housing is expensive. Alexandria, Bethesda, Annan-dale, Annan-dale, Arlington boast some of the highest concentrations of military and federal government workers in the country, and housing is a significant signifi-cant item in most family budgets. My small efficiency apartment in Arlington, for example, rents for $1,000 a month for just one person. It is pretty basic with a kitchenette, living liv-ing room and bath, but I call it "home" for the time being. Just across the street is the United States Marine Corps War Memorial which features the flag-raising flag-raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. I easily identify with that memorial, since I served as a Marine in the South Pacific during that war. ARLINGTON CEMETERY And just a half-mile beyond that memorial is the Arlington Cemetery which serves as the final resting place for over 285,000 American veterans and their families. It is dusk as I wend my way toward the Arlington Cemetery, pausing paus-ing near the entrance to pay a silent tribute at the memorial for one of my childhood heroes, Rear. Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the explorer who led no less than five successful expeditions ex-peditions to the South Pole. A map of the cemetery at the entrance en-trance directs the visitor to the different dif-ferent areas which can be reached by paths and roads. Unlike the Punchbowl Punch-bowl Cemetery in Hawaii which lays out the graves in wide expanses of level terrain, Arlington is a symphony of rolling hills, orchestrated by stark white markers. As I move toward my destination, I am startled by the street sign denoting the route I must travel: "Weeks Avenue." Meadowlarks trill as I step on that street which leads toward the grave. And as I approach the hillock I have sought, a huge two-centuries-old tree looms in the dusk like an omniscient sentinel, guarding the fallen commander. In the approaching gloom an eternal eter-nal flame flickers, casting its golden light on three black onyx blocks set in the ground surrounded by an honor guard of 106 sand-colored granite stones of varying sizes. The larger black onyx in the center of that stone garden is inscribed: JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY 1917 1963 To the left, a smaller stone is Opinion & Commentary POSTMARK (o 1988 o) inscribed: Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Aug. 7, 1963 - Aug. 9, 1963 And on the right: DAUGHTER August 23, 1956 Incredibly, I stand at the gravesite, totally alone. Not another living soul in sight. I feel the warmth of the Eternal Flame, as it casts its flickering glow on the hallowed hillside. hill-side. I step a dozen feet from the grave to examine the granite scroll extending exten-ding 125 feet from end to end. I read the familiar words incribed thereon: "Let the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe, alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and suc-ces suc-ces of liberty. "Now the trumpet summons us again. Not as a call to battle, though embattled we are, but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle--a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war, itself. "The energy, the faith, the dedication dedica-tion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world. "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. "With a good conscience our only on-ly sure reward. With history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on Earth, God's work must truly be our own." DAY IN DALLAS I gaze across the Potomac at the darkening Washington, D.C. skyline, thinking far thoughts across a quarter of a century to that incredible day in Dallas where an assassin's bullet snuffed out the life of our young president. So much has happened in our America and the world since that time. Presidents have come and gone. New graves and war memorials have joined the old ones in Washington, D.C. But above them alL still presides the stately Washington Monument, crowned with a bright red eye which gazes over all. I cast a final glance at that stark, black slab behind me, as the Eternal Flame illuminates the Kennedy name. With a final salute, I walk into in-to the darkening shadows of Weeks Avenue. As I pass through the final. Cancer formation Do you have any questions about cancer? Are you the relative or friend of a cancer patient, or a cancer patient pa-tient yourself? Call 1-800-4-CANCER or write to the Cancer Information Service, University of Utah Hospital, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Ci-ty, Utah 84132. All questions will be answered individually. Only letters of general interest will be printed. This column is prepared by the Cancer Information In-formation Service of Utah. A program of the National Cancer Institute and sponsored by the Utah Regional Cancer Center and the University of Utah Hospital Q. I have a lump in my neck and I'm afraid that I might have Hodgkin's disease. Are there any other symptoms symp-toms of Hodgkin's disease? How is it diagnosed? A. Most cases of enlarged lymph nodes are not due to Hodgkin's disease. Usually this is caused by infection in-fection and is easily treated. If yours is Hodgkin's disease however, the news is not all bad. Much progress has been made in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease over the past decade. Due mainly to advances in radiation therapy and new combinations combina-tions of chemotherapy, the cure rate of early Hodgkin's disease has soared to nearly 90 percent, and the overall cure rate is 75 percent. It is important, impor-tant, however, mat you see your doctor doc-tor promptly to have the lump in your neck examined because if it is cancer, the sooner it is found, the better the chances are for successful treatment. Hodgkin's disease is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's disease-fighting system (immune system). This system consists con-sists of a network of vessels (similar to blood vessels) and lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are bean-shaped structures struc-tures that filter out substances harmful harm-ful to the body. The lymphatic system produces lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that help the body fight infection. When these cells begin to grow abnormally, it is called a lymphoma lym-phoma or a lymphatic cancer. Hodgkin's disease Is a kind of lymphoma. lym-phoma. One symptom of Hodgkin's disease is a painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpit and groin. Other symptoms may include pain in the abdomen, cough or chest pain, persistent fatigue, andor fever, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, and itching. Any of these may be signs of other, often minor illnesses, however. If yon have had any of them for over three weeks, yon should see your doctor. Your doctor will first examine you to see if an infection may be causing caus-ing your lymph nodes to swell. He may feel your abdomen to see if your spleen, which is the body's largest lymph node, is enlarged. He will probably pro-bably also order blood tests and x-r x-r rays. While these tests can give an in-dication in-dication of whether disease is present, the only sure way to diagnose a lymphomas lym-phomas is by doing a biopsy. ' - gate, a very orange Halloween moon rises eerily over Arlington Cemetery. The night walks fitfully on little cat feet, between the headstones, row on row...sobbing. Note: Weeks Avenue in Arlington Cemetery is named for John Wingate Weeks, United States Secretary of War, 1921-1925. HE'S USEt T fljyI - SACK HOME lira '.n A HE DRIVES TH' L iSf IlCf 1a V5cAS0- clamation and the Uinta Both may be obtained at precautions necessary to O-OfetolPD fe Hto;D(sEfe(2)F. Tax initiatives would alter form of government To the editor: I wish that it were possible to address ad-dress all of the problems inherent in the tax rollback initiatives. Unfortunately, Unfor-tunately, the deficiencies are so numerous as to stagger the imagination. imagina-tion. I would, however, in the limited i space available like to ask the proponents pro-ponents one question. What leads you to believe you are wiser than our founding foun-ding fathers? I ask that question because one of the provisions of initiative A calls for a referendum on any tax increase. Never mind the cost of holding such elections, the last time I read the constitution con-stitution it laid the foundation for a representative form of government. Now Messrs. Beesley, Crenshaw, and Cook, the proponent triumvirate, are asking us to initiate a fundamental change in our form of government under the guise of wresting power from a group of empire building bureaucrats. This is an issue that the media has barely touched upon, but in many respects it is more important than the tax rollbacks themselves. We elect our representatives to become informed in-formed on the important issues and to vote on what they perceive to be in the best interest of the public good, t Let's face it, although it may be a sad fact, most people are unable or unwilling to put in the many hours it takes to become fully informed on an issue. This fact can be evidenced by the ludicrous arguments that many of the tax rollback proponents are now making. I would dare to guess that most of them have never attended a public budget meeting or even read the budgets or audited financial statements of the local governments or school districts. Yet having never participated in the established avenues of redress they would have us fundamentally alter our current form of government to a form of government which would tend to favor their own special interest group. , I for one, believe in the innate , wisdom of the people as a whole as exercised ex-ercised through their elected representatives. Who among us can persuasively argue that our governments govern-ments actions and policies are not influenced in-fluenced by the will of the people. To admit to such is to admit that our representative form of government has failed. And what can be very far behind such an admission but an effort to promote a form of government that will be very different than what the last 200 years of experience has given us. I do not believe that a government govern-ment of referendum will be better than a government based on representation. And I certainly do not want to turn over such an experiment to Mr. Beesley, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Cook. I'd rather place my trust in Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Washington. Dean Nickels Pleasant Grove National Forest Travel Map before heading to the field. any Forest Service office. "We hope everyone will take have a safe hunt this year," said Clark. Let nature take its course with forest fires Dear Editor: I am writing in response to your editorial dated Sept 28,"Let burn fires result in worst fires in No. America." Although the simple title is undisputable, further reading of the article showed me the author really was quite uninformed. I have worked for two different agencies as a forest firefighter, and majored in forestry in college. I believe I am perhaps a little more familiar with fire policy than the writer of the previous editorial. I would like to try to set this record straight. The let burn policy, while it may seem extreme to a novice, is a policy which actully protects nature itself. Nature is a delicately balanced system. From the trees in the forest to the lightning which starts the fires, it is balanced. Fire takes care of forest litter, clears dead and decaying decay-ing trees, cleanses overgrown areas, etc. I have seen areas totally useless turned into well grown, useable pieces of range and forest as the forest is reborn after a fire. It should be pointed out that the only constant thing in nature is change. Fire and forest rebirth are part of that change. Perhaps the public does not realize not all fires are considered let burn fires. Most fires are confronted by an inital attack team immediately immediate-ly after discovery. In the editorial, it was stated, "We cannot sit idly by and let these fires destory." I will point out that when the Yellowstone fires (or any let burn fire, for that matter) becomes a threat, an active fire attack at-tack was stepped up to become an almost superhuman effort. Crews worked day and night to suppress this fire. Unfortunately, because of it being be-ing a dry year, the fire burned out of control for a long time. Is that any reason, however, to condemn a tried and true system of fire suppression that has worked well for more than 15 years? Becki J. Cluff More about initiatives Dear Editor: May I take a few minutes of your time to clarify for the voter-citizen regarding the tax initiatives. This is a statement to explain reasons to vote "Yes." The working-retired citizen's daily dai-ly income does not belong to elected or non-elected departments. There are many different kinds of taxes and mill levies we pay. A "top lid" for these leaders needs to be said-live within the allotments-even then, leaders change the distribution within the departments depart-ments salaries is one major area, changes in supplies, etc. News headlines, when exploratory ex-ploratory questions have been made, are not followed. Many financial decisions deci-sions are changed based upon the value system of the leader, the pressure of urgency, and explanations explana-tions vary depending on the moment. As a citizen - you will ask, then listen to explanation. Are you satisfied with it? The vote to protect your work-service work-service salary is important not for others to make a claim on it. Wisdom will increase and your confidence in the elected and non-elected represen- tatives will increase their nunimum costs decisions. Your "yes" vote will do this. Respectfully, Margaret E. Johnson You and Your Child: Success in School 4& by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President It's often been said that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things. Charles A. Reavis, a Texas Tech educator, showed that saying to be true once again in an interesting study he did on leadership among educators. He decided to study the attributes of several teachers and principals whose achievements could be verified by test scores, victories in competitions, competi-tions, prizes "or other forms of objective objec-tive recognition." Reavis was looking for common characteristics of these leaders. He confesses that he expected "drill sergeants" and tense students. Instead, he reported a wholesome relationship between the educators and students. These educators have a ' high number of corrective statements to their students. Reavis said he was surprised that the students accepted the correction. It produced confidence and pride, rather than anxiety and self-doubt. How? Reavis gave these reasons:. -The educators first identified areas in which their students have a strong interest, and only then did they begin to demand perfection. -They were experts in their fields, and stayed current. -They used their expertise to free their students to think. -The educators provided support and encouragement. -They had an unshakable faith that their charges could do far better than they themselves realized. -The educators genuinely cared for their students and communicated this caring. Parents who have those qualities are probably good leaders, too. 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