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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, April 6, 2006 Comments Response stud lent's Editor: I'm writing in response to Brad Wing's letter to the Editor Edi-tor in the March 23, 2006 issue, is-sue, entitled "Keep student information private." I enlisted in the US Army 30 years, right out of high school. Honestly, I did it for the GI Bill to pay for my college col-lege education wherein I subsequently sub-sequently obtain my BS degree de-gree from BYU. After finishing finish-ing college in 1990, 1 reenlist-ed reenlist-ed to become an Army Recruiter Re-cruiter right here in Utah County. I successfully served in that capacity until 2002, when I retired. I left that capacity for six months, wanting to try my hand in the corporate world It took me leaving to realize how much I missed it. Luckily Lucki-ly for me, Congress decided to try a five-year test project to privatize Army recruiting. I was one of the first and am the only original civilian recruiter re-cruiter left from project start date 3-12 years ago. I thoroughly enjoy my job which is to help fill the ranks of the US Army and Army Reserves AND to help young men and women fulfill their goals and dreams. I too "do not support institutionalizing insti-tutionalizing involuntary recruiting re-cruiting practices." Last time I checked, the Army had an All Volunteer Force since 1974 when the US Army Recruiting Re-cruiting Command was Thanks to Nebo Science Fair sponsors Editor: 'J Every year the Nebo School District holds a science sci-ence fair involving about 250 students. For the past three years Seven Peaks and Traf alga have been sponsors of this fair. ? ; . As public relations director I would like to publicly thank Seven Peaks Water Park and Traf alga for their ongoing ongo-ing support of the students, their parents and, of course, the science fair. I consider Seven Peaks and Trafalga a tremendous asset to our schools and communities. com-munities. A special thanks also to Cammie and Tiffany for their part in making all this possible. Thanks from the Science Fair Committee. Lana H. Hiskey Public Information Officer Nebo School District Springville Herald 269 E. 400 South Springville, UT 84663 An edition of . The Daily Herald, a Pulitzer, Inc. Newspaper Subscriptions & Delivery Service ....375-5103 News & Advertising 489-5651 Fax 489-7021 E-mail ...artcityavpro.com USPS 513-060 Published Thursdays by Lee Enterprises, Inc., 269 E. 400 S, Springville, Utah 84663 Periodicals postage paid at Springville, Utah 84663 Postmaster: Send address changes to 269 East 400 South. Springville, UT 84663 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations News We welcome news tips. Call 489-5651 to report a news tip or if you have a comment or a questions. We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must include the author's name ( printed and signed) and a telephone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, punctuation, taste and length. Letters are welcome on any topic. ' ' ' to "Keeping information private formed. To my understanding the "No Child Left Behind" law is not the only federal law covering cov-ering the release of student information. The Solomon Act, I believe, provides that any educational institution receiving federal money is required to release the same information. It's not like we're demanding information informa-tion which could be used for ID theft or information sensitive sensi-tive in nature. We only need a name, address and telephone tele-phone number. "SNOOPING"!!!!???? I think not! I politely ask when I need something. I proudly wore my uniform for 24 years and now, still, wear a badge and other articles of clothing embroidered with "US ARMY" or "ARMY RECRUITER"! RE-CRUITER"! I'm not going to vouch for or say anything against the other services, their recruiters re-cruiters or their recruiting practices, but sir; I take offense of-fense to your statement about "false and misleading recruiting practices". If anything, I've lost more enlistments in 16 years than I care to remember because of my brutal honesty about the Army. It's not a life for everyone. I feel some people would be better served hy seeking employment elsewhere. else-where. The Army video game; NeboJuab PowWow absolutely inspiring! Editor: A couple of week-ends ago I attended the NeboJuab PowWow, mainly to support and watch one of my students, stu-dents, Shandiin Crank, dance. She is a full-blooded DineComanche. Much to my delight I was totally immersed im-mersed into the Indian culture, cul-ture, t What a delightful program! pro-gram! It's too bad not more people came to this cultural event (perhaps not enough publicity?) as I very much Want to live here? Editor: A primer for any person who wishes to live and work in the United States of America. Amer-ica. Get a permit to come in. Any other means of entrance is a criminal act according to OUR law! When you come in legally, learn to speak English . It is the preferred language of the majority of U.S. citizens and the legal language of our Constitution and laws of the land. Adapt to OUR way of living. liv-ing. Keep your customs as a treasure of your heritage in your homes, but outside your home, OUR way is integrated integrat-ed into our laws. Send your children to our schools to learn of OUR country, not to join gangs and prey upon our citizens. Work hard, take care of your family, feed, clothe and house them. That was the FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER & SERVICE CENTER We offer service and tune-ups on most lawnmowers or small engine yard tools! & Get yours v(lone today! "OUR SEEBS GROW' f 1030 South State, Provo 373-3740 Hours: Mon. - Sat. 8 am to 5 pm ft yes, I have them. I can order a whopping 12 per month for my office but in reality only do so about three times per year. We cover an area that has about 3,000 new seniors each year. I greedily hoard them for the prospects that show a definitive desire to check out the Army. Your last paragraph really gets my dander up. To think that in the current state of world affairs where this country is fighting two wars and is practically on the 5 p.m. news daily, an individual individ-ual would enlist for "a few thousand dollars" of education educa-tion money is a slap in the face to all those servicemen and women who knowingly serve in such times. The young people who enlist en-list now know exactly what is going on. If anything, I can't think of a single person who, in the past few years, enlisted solely or primarily for college money. It's usually usual-ly for the skill training & experience ex-perience of their choice, solid pay check and benefits and the currently top reason-PA-TRITISOM!!! Now, the readers of this fine newspaper have something some-thing other than your onesided, one-sided, myopic view of military mili-tary recruiting. Alan Griffith Mapleton Community Based Army ecruiter enjoyed the music and dancing. danc-ing. I had never before experienced experi-enced the "live" dumming and singing of various tribal members, and found that I was really "into" the music. A big thank you should go to the various staff that produced pro-duced , this magnificent event, especially Eileen Quintana and Angela Crank. We need more of this kind of culture in our valley. Claudia Loque Springville custom of our Founding Fathers, Fa-thers, and that is the least intrusive in-trusive way to live today. Abide by OUR laws, we citizens must abide by them also or face the consequences. conse-quences. Many of our relatives have given their lives to insure the flag of the United States will fly over a land of the free and the brave. There is nothing wrong with you having a flag of your native country. But be cautious about parading in OUR streets waving your flag and dragging OUR flag on the ground. That makes our citizens somewhat edgy and suspicious of your real intentions. Other than the above suggestions, sug-gestions, if you love this land, study, become a citizen as our forebears did and enjoy en-joy the best country in the world. Leo J Lee Springville Mapleton Police report Mapleton Police had 30 calls last week including seven sev-en for animal problems. A ladder was found at 1429 N. Main and is being hold at the police station. Three bike frames were found at 685 W. 1600 North, annd are also being held at the police station. An office was damaged by fire at 35 E. Maple. Flatter me and I may not believe be-lieve you. Criticize me and I , may not like you. Ignore me and I may not forgive you. Encourage me anal will not forget you. - William Arthur Ward Thanks to the Community Editor: I would like to thank all of the citizens of Springville and Mapleton who donated children's books to the vulnerable vul-nerable and orphaned children chil-dren in South Africa. For my Eagle project, I was able to collect 551 books total. All of the books collected col-lected were in good condition condi-tion and were, very much appreciated. ap-preciated. Thanks also to Craig Conover and his staff at the Springville Herald who not only printed my request but also allowed me to put a bookshelf in the office for dropoffs. I was very appreciative of Robert Mack, the manager of the Springville UPS Store who donated four boxes and shipping tape and helped me organize the shipment. Thanks again. We live in a great community who work together to help other people. peo-ple. Jason Parkinson Eagle Scout Candidate information Editor: As a delegate to the pending pend-ing county convention, I would like to receive feedback feed-back from voters in the Hunter Valley area. Feel free to contact me via Paul Wake Springville The hole is getting deeper and wider Editor: The hole being dug for the nation by the free spenders in Washington has just become be-come wider and deeper. On March 16th, Congress raised the allowable indebtedness of the federal government by a whooping $781 Billion. Frequently, the enormity of these figures produce glazed looks in anyone trying try-ing to comprehend what they mean., Perhaps considering consid-ering that Jesus Christ was alive one billion minutes ago will help to make some sense out of what is meant by the term "billion." Nevertheless, all of us who have to bear the burden of this debt should now get used to the term "trillion." This latest boost in the debt ceiling brings allowable fed legal aliens bankrupt Editor: In states with heavy illegal alien populations, the budget of a middle-class family is full of hidden illegal alien surcharges. sur-charges. As a result, today's middle-class American family fami-ly with two full working parents par-ents has less discretionary income in-come than its traditional forebear, in which the father was the breadwinner. Illegal immigrants' defrauding de-frauding of California's generous gen-erous welfare system has long been a scandal. Such welfare fraud is now a national na-tional scandal, as state and local governments operating stealth amnesty program violate vi-olate the Constitution by negotiating ne-gotiating directly with Mexico Mexi-co and other foreign governments govern-ments to accept the bogus "matricula consular," an insecure in-secure form of ID used exclusively ex-clusively by illegal aliens, and in issuing driver's licenses licens-es to illegal aliens. The bogus matricula consular con-sular or state driver's license can be used to apply for welfare wel-fare benefits from officials who are forbidden by local laws to ask about citizens status. Meanwhile, a driver's license can be used to illegally illegal-ly register to vote. Throughout the American Southwest, public and private pri-vate hospitals alike face the Erospect of shutting down ecause of the onslaught of illegal aliens. Laws prohibit hospital emergency rooms from turning away patients based on mability to pay, or from inquiring about citizenship citizen-ship status. Exploiting such laws, illegal ille-gal aliens use emergency rooms for primary medical care to avoid paying for Editorial Appropriate dress would be nice It got up to seventy degrees Monday, and many of the local stomachs were on full display again! It is getting so bad that one wonders what even warmer temperatures will bring this year? I looked out my office window Monday afternoon to see a very young girl, junior high age, walking by with two very attentive young men walking alongside her, one on each side. ; The young girl had obviously worn another shirt to school which she now had tied around her hips revealing most of her skin on the top half of her body. All she had on now was the "cami" with very thin straps she had worn under the tied-up shirt to school There was no chance that Springville Jr. High School would have let her in the school wearing the black underwear under-wear she was strutting down the street in, with the young men at her side getting a good look at the nothingness of what she had on. The popular dress, especially for young women, is ridiculous. Young girls are wearing camis adorned with lace, and young men think they have on their underwear. Yes, anything with lace on says "underwear" to a male person. Underwear is meant to be worn under-not on top. To all the mothers out there, do you know what your daughters are wearing to school? Or anywhere else for that matter? Do you know if they remove their top shirt after they get to school? And are their shirts long enough so that those around them do not have to look at their bellies bel-lies or worse, their backsides? What about the length of their shirts of shorts? What comes into view when they sit down or bend over? And to the jr. high and high school, PLEASE stick to the dress code of the school. If young people are not observing observ-ing it, make them sit in the office or wear a big old sweat shirt provided by the school. ' And to employers everywhere, most people do not like to be waited on by a person whose belly or backside are in full view. And the Young man's undershorts should be un-der...not un-der...not hanging out for everyone to view. Not to mention the piercings and tatoos. It is not appealing appeal-ing to be waited on hy anyone with these body adornments. adorn-ments. At work they should be removed or covered up. Yes, appropriate dress would be nice. eral indebtedness to $8,961 trillion, or if the number in billions is desired, it's eight thousand, nine hundred and sixty-one billion. Since George W. Bush took office in January 2001, the debt dealing has been boosted four times. Over the past five years, the total increase in-crease in authorization to spend more than receipts exceeds ex-ceeds $3 trillion. It is amazing amaz-ing that there are still some who believe this president is a conservative. Some, of course, want to blame only Congress, but they either don't know or forget that Bush has not vetoed a single measure during his office. As to what this authorization authoriza-tion for more deficit spending spend-ing means, consider that the federal government will ser medical services. Between 1994 and 2003, up to 84 California Cali-fornia hospitals have been forced to close due to bankruptcy. bank-ruptcy. Emergency rooms and hospitals are closing at an alarming rate. Eighty percent per-cent of emergency rooms that remain open are operating operat-ing in the red. Meanwhile, Americans patients pa-tients with real medical emergencies; whose taxes maintain those hospitals, must pay increasingly high medical insurance premiums. Immigration writer Ed Rubenstein estimates that legal le-gal and illegal immigrants combine to cost American-born American-born California taxpayers 20 billion dollars per year for a 6.6 annual surcharge. And as Rubenstein points out, immigrants im-migrants have a voracious appetite for social services, costing California taxpayers about $6,200 per immigrant household in 1996. No wonder won-der California has been on the verge of bankruptcy in recent years. . Most of California's debt is due to the vast influx of illegal ille-gal aliens into the state across the southern border. Governor Schwarzenegger has become so outraged in recent weeks that he has called for a closed border and praised the Minuteman Project for its patrols to spot illegal aliens. Speaking of the federal government, he said, "The whole system is set up to really invite people to come in here illegally, and that has to stop." . The good Deople of California Califor-nia have become so outraged that the federal government won't do its constitutional vice the debt either by borrowing bor-rowing more funds or creating creat-ing new money (inflation). Borrowing brings on the additional ad-ditional burden of interest payments that will be shouldered shoul-dered by the people. Inflation steals the value of existing money which is another burden bur-den shouldered by the people. peo-ple. Americans who claim to love their children must begin be-gin to realize that they are allowing al-lowing current leaders to mortgage the future for their youngsters who have had absolutely ab-solutely nothing to say about the hole being dug for them. Surely, it's time for Americans Ameri-cans to demand a stop to the spending binge or get new leaders it it isn't terminated. Gordon Norman Springville California mandated responsibility of guarding the border against Mexico, an initiative has been presented to establish California's own border guards or police. By creating their own border bor-der guard system to protect California against the massive mas-sive invasion of illegal aliens, the sponsors say the initiative initia-tive would save California at least $10 for every dollar it costs. Art Larson Springville The Springville Herald Customer Service 375-51 03 489-5651 Fax 489-7021 239L400S. 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