Show IMfflE ' Friday August 16 2002 A4 The Herald Journal Our view A I campfire tale is born or (he bear appear below a giant boulder that ' rolled down a mountain and almost crushed a camping couple? Look again Niblcy resident Kent Henderson sent in the following note al ter seeing last week's I lerald Journal news article about the shocking close encounter in Green Canyon: “It is difficult to find humor in near tragedy but iT there is such a thing it might be that the n boulder that nearly crushed and Erica Karren is quite unique in its resemblance to a grizzly bear That’s how 1 see Lan-do- it" How do you sec it? Two pho- tos of the rock the second featuring Mr Henderson's outline On the subject of Green Canyon a local resident related this week that he always gets a “creepy’’ feeling while riding his bike up there particularly in the stretch between the big cave on the left of the trail and the edge of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area He said he’s not sure what spooks him but once the feeling sets in he “just can’t ride fast enough to get through the place" The story of the plummeting boulder — which happened in that very same stretch — certainly won?t allay these fears Toss in that grizzly bear image and local campers could have themselves a heck of a fireside story to tell next time they spend the night up Green Canyon Shhhhh What’s that noise? Advancing women’s causes — not! By Marla Cocco Newsday work to end a double standard and come up with the wrong standard We all knew and loved the sleazy' reality program “The Bachelor” Now they’re preparing an equally sleazy program: “The Bachelorette” Can we recommend a shotgun wedding? The Blind Now a double-headJustice Award goes without doubt to the Pakistani tribal council that sen- tenced a young woman to gang rape But we have our own blind justices Remember when Maryland Judge Durke G Thompson told the family victim of molestaof an 1 1 -- year-old tion that "it takes two to tango?” He’s BAAACCK! This year he overturned a jury ’s rape conviction Why? He said that the battered victim was just seeking revenge on the man who wouldn’t marry her We’d ' give him a blindfold but he already has one Finally the Backlash Award This perennial favorite usually goes to a member of the male persuasion This ‘year it goes to Kansas state Sen Kay O’Connor a woman who does not share our enthusiasm for celebrating Aug 26 Just 12 months ago' this ahem elected official hied the day women won tire vote: “The 19th Amendment is around because men weren’t doing their jobs 1 think ' that’s sad” Sad? The mother of us all Susan B: Anthony once said “Failure is impossible” We send Ms O’Connor a petit point motto for her next election campaign: “Failure is Probable” Next we fly overseas for the international Avatollah Award Lqst year you may recall it went to the Tal- iban This year it goes to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue celebrate we Aug year and the Prevention of Vice in Saudi 26 the anniversary of women's sufArabia These religious police tradition frage in our wouldn’t let 15 girls out of a burning Our jury assembles to school because their hair wasn’t covthe Rites Awards’ dispense Equal ered and they weren’t wearing those coveted prizes given to people who labored abayas In memory of their victims we offer these men the fate of their over mightily Taliban brothers the last 12 While we’re thinking global let us months to set not forget the Mixed Messenger back the cause Award This goes to our own presi- of women dent The world leader who bragged What a year about liberating women of the world it's been since hems and haws about ‘ now hedges last we met In supporting the UN treaty for Afghanistan women’s equality We give George a The Green Canyon boulder women have mouth with one side Need I remind begun shedyou of the intense competition for ding burqas and showing their faces the Superstars of Sexism Cup? In America women are injecting ' Botox and freezing their faces In Many many jocks woe arrested this year while competing in the domescorporate life the women of Enron tic violence Super Bowl but our peretc make it seem as if whistle-blosonal favorite was Derrick Rodgers In DNA the female the isin ing The linebacker for the Miami DolCEO’f office Martha is making a mess of her Living phins allegedly kicked his wife in a crowded restaurant after asking her But enough nostalgia It’s time to companion “Do you know who I open the envelopes please am?” Dear Derrick now that we We begin this year alas on a mili' know your name can we award you tant note Our Make War Not Love a number? prize goes to 200 soldiers who used their government travel charge cards : Violence? Did we say violence? The Virtual Violence Award for at strip clubs near Army bases to pay for lap dancing and other forms of goes this entertainment” Your tax dollars at year to Grand Theft Auto III In this Video game the winning player picks work We send each of these fine fellows a nice sharp pair of scissors to up a prostitute After she leaves the car he can follow her beat her to cut off their linq of credit death and get his money back To At the same time we also give credit where it’s due We can only keep the fun going we give the creA grizzly bear as seen and outlined by a local resident Year ator his own private stalker the or admire our Patriarch of t i t Or maybe his own cuddly toy maybe we should call him the Godfather of the Year New York mobster rapist' The ABC online store wins the Media Ms Adventure prize for Antonino Parlavecchio was caught selling kids a rag doll named sweetly bribing guards to smuggle his sperm r out of after Todd Manning a character in commit- For jail hispatemal in records and state every public another ment One Life to Live” who was involved to generaperpetuating county are the people's property not send cake a we tion in brutal a of Tony perps gang rape and murder the property of the representatives of Dear ABC Want a Battered Barbie? Beware of whiat’s inside the states and counties Never mind fathers is it possible To the editor: Speaking of kiddie sides the Our them Any actions contrary to this ' is the on war Bodies terrorism that Our (Daughters’) Selves cita-tio- n culled are profiling public they would be very dangerous a gross Why Hie i mothers? Knight in Shining records? 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