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Show 0 8 Rfl II 4 Tuesday February 5, 2002 Stall column Activists ignore prohibitions message By RICHARD sumption) or go to an illegal source supplying alcohol. After I went into the office, I sat down at my (task and noticed an article in the Salt late from earlier in the week staring at me from the papers piled on my desk. It concerned Utah SHAW Staff writer W-bu- m Last Thursday evening, I spent some time going through old editions of the Star Admcato from the early 1930s looking for information about roads and highways in the area. As I perused the microfiche, activists who indicate that they are to "monitor consumption and use at the going celebrations. Olympic Its funny how some subjects a person is exanti-alco- found someI had in 1933 to vote about: the forgotten thing United States to Amendment 18th the the repeal to the or Constitution prohibition of simply repeal alcohol manufacturing, tion in the nation I posed to seem to all weave together within the span of a few hours. Only a few days before, I had seen on television how many foreign countries have set up transport and consump- at the time, had Carbon County overwhelmingly approved the repeal. And nationally, more than 73 percent of the voters had cast ballots for a wet" country instead of I dry" nation. I had read about the repeal of prohibition years ago in history books, but had never actually seen According to the Star Advocate 'diplomatic houses where they can serve liquor during the games. They bring the kquor in as part of the diplomatic pouch" protection afforded to all countries under international law. Although I havent read or heard anything from groups about the situation, I am sure they are not happy. In the years before prohibition, regulation of liquor was left to individual states. By the time the newspaper accounts of the events at the time. The next morning as I walked out of a local convenience store, two delivery drivers were pulling a pallet of beer into the establishment with anti-alcoh- ol Congress enacted the Volstead Act more than half the states in the union were already dry and many others had strong controls governing li- a pallet jack. "Super Bowl beer? I asked as I held the door open for them. The delivery drivers nodded in response. As I walked back to my office, I had to think quor sales. This had come about in reaction to the growing problem of alcohol abuse in the nation. However, it was also due to tensions between urban about how different things are today from what they were in the early 30s If Americans wanted a drink back then, they would either have to make the beverage (prohibition allowed private citizens to make a very small amount of wine or beer for their own con perceived city life to be overly materialistic and sinful. In addition, urban growth had put a great deal of pressure on rural economies. Political is- sues started to divide along the countrycity boundaries and none were as dear cut as prohibition. In fact, historian Andrew Sinclair once declared that prohibition maiked the triumph of the com belt over the conveyor bett. Prohibition started Jan. 20, 1920, one year af- ter the 18th Amendment was ratified, giving businesses and manufacturers dealing in alcoholic beverages time to sell wares and comply with tiia law. It also pve criminals time to set up a network to distribute and supply liquor unlaw- AND tivrsw iiGRwiiwmiANAaE-a- j BORDER PROBBi1 I I can imagine how busy every bar and Kquor store were the week before the ban. It would have been interesting to see. v Proh ibition may have been brought about by a rift in the country, but it was carried to fruition by radicals who wanted people to live the way they thought they should live. Had prohibition succeeded, it is not beyond comprehension that tobacco would have also been eventually banned. Pornography would have included any ait form portraying the human body witHout clothes. Music could only be produced under certain parameters of community stan- and rural areas. In the Mriy part of the 20th century, people from the country flocked to the cities to take better jobs in industry. Those who remained in polls showed that most Americans wanted the 18th Amendment repealed. U.S. citizens recognized the hypocrisy and saw in the pm fully. dards and most of us would probably not know how to dance because it would be illegal: But prohibition ifidn't work. In only a few years, the country saw this as a slap . face and Letters (Continued on page 5) TT- - I thought it was the most bean tiful stanqu the U.S. Postal Ser vice has issued in the past yearfj-- i On OcL 24 2001, the postal service issued another stamp with, a flag in a psychedelic design' showing only a partial picture of Offended by stamp Guest cnlumn with psychedelic 9 design of Old Glory Editor Favors decentralizing U.S. food system By MARK RITCHIE Minutemanl t Farmers around the country are anxiously awaiting the passage of a new farm bill that would lock in federal policy for the next decade. Farmers and rural communities can't afford another failure Gke the 1996 biB. That bifl never delivered on its promise of higher commodity prices through new global markets and has left many producers m neeo or support payments to stay in business. But instead of reforming the policies put in place by the disastrous 1996 legjstation, the current farm bill is all about capturing the dollars allocated in the 2001 budget and then hurrying to ss spend the money before the United States Con-gra- is rorceo m revise me Midget downward m 2002. Dollars fust and policy second. ' Agriculture plays a critical role in the vitality of rural communities through the maintenance of family farming, rural employment, and quality of life. Among other benefits, agriculture can produce positive contributions to biological diversity, soil and water systems, renewable energy, landscape, food quality and food safely. To realize the potential, we need a farm policy that enables producers to move away from (he emphasis on low valued raw materials to one that also values and otomotes the induction of multiple benefits and public goods. Consider U.S. energy policy, now dominated by oi producers. The U.S. spent more than $40 billion defending the nation's access to Middle vertically integrated distribution systems has proven difficult to watchdog. If contamination occurs, the whole system is potentially exposed. Decentralizing our food production system and we're considering Great Lakes region for the and would make it more efficient and less vulnerable to safety threats, create jobs and stimulate economic activity in our communities. What is encouraging is that despite the disastrous 1996 bill and the largely misguided approach of the current legislative proposals, many East oil in the Gulf War (billing in Alaska more. Congress and the states can and should choose to reduce our dependence on oil by expanding public and private investment in diversified, sustainable energy production at home. Investments in renewable sources such as ethanol, biodiesel, wind and biomass would enhance our energy security, reduce the economic nower of oil cartels and elobal oligopolies as wefl as provide good jobs and economic development farmers and rural communities are taking the initiative to build a new way. in our local communities. For example, in western Minnesota, formers and the University of Minnesota are creating a local community food system. In Wisconsin, the Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool (CROPP), one of the nations largest The same is true of our food Our supermarkets are increasingly filled with imported foods from a handful of global processors, including such food staples as meat and now serves more than 400 formorganic s, ers from 15 states. And in Iowa, the Practical Fanners of Iowa is building local food systems, connecting formers dairy pnxRicts. Meanwhile, federal policies continue to push family fanners out of business white our fertile and consumers in the community. Federal policy has always been a step behind what is happening on the ground. It's time to regions such as the Midwest are locked kite intensive production of feed grains, much of which is exported as animal feed to Europe and Asia catchup. Emerging concerns about food safety and are serious, given the recent consolidation of agribusiness into a handful of global processing and supply chains. m An increasingly unified, global food supply with editor to the co-op- On May 23, 2001, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp showing Old Gknyinfiill length and color waving under the heading, "Honoring Veter- - Old Glory under the heading, "United We Stand. I believe the latest stamps mockery of Old Glory. sit In my opinion, every servicj The stamp was discontinued Oct. 12, 2001 after only five months. How sad. Every person who has been in die military service has stood at entionror reveille and presented arms to the same flag displayed by the stamp. every patriotic American onzcn should write to the stamp advf- srayffmmitlffffaiKlaiikthffinrnK the original Maj)-200bers to re-iss- ue stamp. . The address is Citizen Starry! Advisory Committee, U.& Postal; Service, 475 1! enfant Plaza SW, This was the same flag Ameri-- . cans in die military stood at attention and presented arms to during the dedicated service of retreat During the solemn services, military members watched Old Glory being raised and lowered. As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning first beams. It was this flag in full disclosure many of Americans laid their lives on die line fin. Many lost their lives on that same line for die same purpose-lov- e ofOld Glory and every thing it repre-- Room 4474 East Building, 20260-243- Stand, I fed confident the veterans would not object The psychedelic design is a slap in the face to people who reject the flag and does not dis play Qld Glory in its full length waving as it fitfully blows, half mnrnl half riiarinaM in it ftill patriotic glory. Paul L. Young . sents. St George We need increased public and private support M - a - e tot ynaner, onrafsinoo linns wnn local ivdoq u on and.a processing infrastructure to match. Not only would we have access to fresher, higher quality and safer food at home, but we would also submissionsmust beverifiedL !L. ana greater .JJ.J Denamonocai joos nave me aaaea economic security. h. L Wak , ington,D.G Ask the U& Postal Service tel I stop degrading our flag. 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