Show I 15 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday February Other views Berry's World The Wall Street Journal If President Clinton wants to gel Dr (Henry) Foster confirmed as surgeon general the best move he could make would be to invite Pat Robertson to the White House for a talk or maybe a prayer They'd probably both benefit but we suspect it’s the president who has the most to learn — namely a little respect for people who are deeply against abortion For underlying the White House mistakes on the Foster nomination is one unthinking assumption: that views is anyone with not serious and can safely be ignored Abortion is the most contentious moral issue splitting the nation today we all have to live and together alike and at the very least we ought to be able to learn to agree to disagree It would be very unfortunate if the ultimate lesson of the Foster nomination is that no one who has ever performed an abortion can ever hold any political office and that is precisely where the passions on both sides anti-aborti- pro-choic- cr pro-lif- er seem to be leading And on its whole than rather judged isolated incidents Foster’s career has much to recommend it It’s clear that he doesn't believe that the best defense against teen pregnancy is condoms in the schools or masturbation classes All parties — Foster the White House the Religious Right — stand to lose in the raucous debate that has developed It this is the Middle East Peace Process what would happen if there would be a "If Middle East WAR Process?" Utah-ldah- Here is a list of addresses phone tures SENATE-UTA- H 393-836- 2 US HOUSE-iDAH- O Michael Crapo Republican — Rep- resents 2nd Congressional District which includes Franklin County 437 Cannon House Office BuRding Washington DC 20515-120- 2 1 (202) Idaho office: 750 W Bannock Room 444 Boise Idaho 83702 (208) 3 225-553- Sea Robert Bennett US Senate Washington Republican — DC 20510 4 Utah office: 4225 Feder(202) al Building 125 S State St Salt Lake 3 City Utah 84138 (801) Sen Orrin Hatch Republican — US Senate Washington DC 20510 1 Utah office: 8402 Feder(202) al Bunding 125 S State St Salt Lake 0 City Utah 84138 (801) 334-195- 524-593- 224-525- 524-438- SENATE-iDAH- B 224-614- 6 Larry Craig Republican — 302 Hart Building Washington DC 20510 (202) 2 Idaho office: 304 N 8th St Room 149 Boise Idaho 83702 (208) 224-275- 334-156- US 0 HOUSE-UTA- H James V Hansen Republican — Represents 1st Congressional District which includes Cache County Washington office: 2466 Rayburn Building US House of Representatives Washington 3 DC 20515 (202) Utah office: 1017 Federal Building 324 25th St 225-045- Ogden UTAH SENATE To cal your Utah senator at the Sen5 ate: (801) To write your senator at the Senate: The Honorable John Doe Utah State Senator Room 319 State Capitol Salt Lake City Utah 84114 538-103- O Diric Kempthome Republican — SD-40 Room‘3 Washington DC 20510 2 Idaho office: 303 N 8th (202) Street Room 338 Boise ID 83703 (206) 334-177- The Charleston (WYa) (iazette In New Jersey protesters are demanding removal of the Rutgers University president because he mentioned that black students score lower on standardized tests Nationally the controversial hook The Bell Curve attempts to prove that inadequate genes doom blacks forever to inferiority But some new studies imply that the depressed standing of blacks in America stems from deprivation they have suffered — and if genuine equality existed black achievement would soar At present it’s true that black student generally average about 15 points lower in IQ testing and that blacks suffer the worst poverty and crime The black family structure has collapsed with of black babies now born to single mothers However two new books — Is a State of Mind” by Lawrence Harrison and “Race and Culture” by Thomas Sowell — assert that such negative conditions are caused largely circumstances by external imposed on blacks Evil effects remain from two centuries of slavery and a century of segregation sent their children ti better schools experienced an IQ escalation Sowell says There's no reason to think this upward trend wouldn't continue witn increased opportunity Every effort should be made hi wipe out remaining social and economic barriers to give everyone a full chance to overcome past impediments and attain the American Dream 1'he New Mexican Santa Fe NM Washington DC voters knew their was a convicted criminal — yet in November they returned him to office anyw ay Mayor Marion Barry announced that he will punish city council members who voted for a $40 million lax cut by pulling police officers out of their wards This is an invitation to Washington's large criminal population: or Loot rob rape do anything you want in certain sections of tow n It is behavior far more dangerous than the narcotics conviction for which he was run out of office and into prison in 1992 — and it raises serious questions about Washington's political status In recent years some city politicians have agitated for statehood — to be paired perhaps with Riai Barry's outrageous behavior toward his council colleagues — not to mention toward anyone Puerto who lives works or visits in the offending wards — argues against “home rule” allowed by Congress in I 974 The new majority in Congress isn't likely to have much patience w ith Barry and his clique Repeal of home rule might be likely — and would he a logical — response to the mayor's latest act of outlawry two-thir- ds “Undcr-dcvciopmc- nt Black families who moved north got higher-payin- g jobs and Utah 84401 (801) 625-567- 7 or Continued from page 20 opportunity to find out what the typical “movement conservative” is thinking these days Most of them not surprisingly are pretty confident that the GOP can and will win the White House in 1996 to go along with a Republican Congress unless something goes seriously wrong Sure Perot might run as an independent and hand Clinton another 43 percent triumph Or the Democrats might ditch Clinton and run Gore or even Bradley Nothing in politics is certain but the winter-boo- k undoubtedly favors the GOP But who will be the Republican nominee? I used to carry around in my pocket a list of 21 people who were entitled to be considered possible candidates for the honor But the list has dwindled at a breathtaking rate and now only a handful of names arc left Worse yet there is no Goldwatcr or Reagan among them who commands the instant allegiance of the entire conservative movement (which in the party’s present mood would be tantamount to nomination) In the corridors at the Shore-hamost of the conservatives I spoke to were edging toward Sen Phil Gramm They like his positions on almost all subjects They do worry about how well he will do in next year’s presidential primaries outside the South which they assume he will sweep (When I remarked in a recent column m that Gramm’s heavy Southern accent is a problem I got several letters from Southerners denouncing me as a bigot but I was simply noting a political fact of life: People find it easier to support candidates they can personally identify with) A major plus for Gramm is the size of his war chest which is huge When the candidates start scrambling for voles in next POOR COPY Senate District 24 (Box Elder Cache counties) — John P Holmgren River City PO Box 208 Bear River City Utah 84301 Home phone 2796679 Senate District 25 (Cache Rich Summit counties) — Lyle W HVtyard 175 E 100 North Logan Utah 3 84321 Home phone 753-004- business 752-261- phone B54-37- House District 3 (Cache County) 810 S Main Stephen Bodly St Lewiston Utah 84320 Home 4 phone House District 4 (Cache Rich coun1190 ties) — Fred Hunsaker 258-284- 1700 East Logan Utah 84321 Home phone 753185a House District 5 (Cache) — Evan L Olsen Ward 2009 S 3200 West Young Ward Utah 84339 Home 4 phone 752-430- IDAHO To cal your Idaho senator at the Senate or your representative at the House: dial and ask for the person by name To write your senator The Honorable John Doe Idaho Senate Statehouse Boise Idaho 8372a To write your representative: The Honorable John Doe Idaho House of Representatives Statehouse Boise Idaho 83720 0 UTAH HOUSE IDAHO SENATE Senate District 28 (includes Franklin To cal the Utah House of Representa9 tives: (801) To write a Utah representative: The Honorable John Doe State Represents-tiv- o County) — Dennis Hansen State Capitol Salt Lake County) — Robert Geddes 7235 No 2600 West Preston 8 83263 538-102- 84114 House District 1 (Cache City Utah Box Elder March’s closely bunched Rusher and Tooele counties) Rep Eli Anderson B7§0 West Highway 102 Tremonton Utah 84337 Home N 224-544- US would be far better if the president could find a way to treat the prolife forces with some respect and civility and the Religious Right could approach Foster with a measure of Christian charity lawmakers o numbers and committee assignments for Cache Valley's representatives in the US Senate and House of Representatives and the Utah and Idaho legisla- US — Page 21 pri- maries the one who can field TV ads everywhere simultaneously will have a big advantage Gramm’s major problem is likely to be Sen Robert Dole who can contrive a whole year of favorable publicity for himself if he plays his cards right as Senate majority leader Moreover Republican primary voters have historically had a soft spot for candidates who tried before and lost (Dewey Nixon Reagan and Bush) Finally Dole’s own war chest is impressive too if not as big as Gramm’s Dole’s main problem is that he isn’t and doesn’t pretend to be a “movement conservative” This isn’t surprising since he was in Republican politics before there Springs IDAHO HOUSE House District 28 (includes Franklin Idaho 852-137- even was a conservative movement Over the years Dole has made a lot of compromises and a few major mistakes (mostly in favoring higher taxes) But on the o Minutes Free other hand nobody seriously believes he has a liberal bone in his body There are a few other possibilities of course: former Education Secretary Lamar Alexander who addressed the conference but is widely and probably fatally suspected of not being sufficiently conservative and a passel of governors who haven't yet made their moves and don’t (yet) excite anybody that much anyway A dark horse like Colin Powell is conceivable but last Novem- flip Time o Days free Voice Mail o Days Free ber’s big Republican victory diminished his centrist appeal So it looks like Gramm v Dole Instate Long Distance Serving Northern Utah since 1971 Frink C—niiy 1 Hmmm Romms Bear Rim Association of Governments ' 170 N Main Logan Utah 752-72- Attention THIOKOL WORKERS between laid ff 7193 to 63095 Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG) will conduct Public Meetings at the following places and dates to provide information on the new $25 million federal grant awarded to retrainand assist laid ofFThiokol workers College Training Job Relocation Job Interview Expenses and other Supportive Services will he explained Information on how to apply will ne given Experience the convenience and security of Cellular One service by taking advantage of this 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