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Show 4A Tuesday December 24,2002 SHH column A season of hope, a season of love greetings back in 1972 when I was a newlywed, attending college in northern Montana. As I sat there under the twinkling lights I reread 30 years of my life, which took me through multiple jobs, homes, feelings and experiences. By KEN LARSON Sun Advocate publisher , the newspaper business the holidays come way to early but they are over in a flash and here we are at the end of another Christmas season. Sitting down at the computer on the Friday before the final weekend I am faying to think about a message that I could send our readers this In was as though I was reliving many of those like were bom and how sons when my moments, of first their steps, their first day proud we were in kindergarten, graduation from high school and It Christmas. What could I possibly say that hasnt been said a thousand times in a thousands ways? We all know what the holiday means and we all celebrate it differently. I have seen over the years that the Christmas season either brings out the best in people and, unfortunately the worst Memories of difficult times, including poverty, deaths or tragedies often take a front seat during this time of the year. Many people who struggle with depression or extreme sadness seem to feel more pain and further despair during the holidays. But on the other hand, people who relish the done and I am enjoying the final days of the magical season. I get these feelings of extreme gratitude through my job, relationships, and friendships. Hawaii, my work in Russia and the numerous camping and hiking adventures. Although I didn't write as much about it in more recent years I whined about aging and losing hair. Between the paragraphs I was also reminded the little angel; Danny and Patrica Blanton, the young aspiring artists; Sandy Sowell, the lady from Florida who was back here in town several times and the horseback riding we did; and one of my favorites, Caecilia Hansen who received her American citizenship at 92 years old. This list passed what I have lost that matters, but what I still have to look forward to. My sons have grown up and are living lives of their own. I have left towns and cities and rela- - to myself. I believe I have only done this one other time. I started writing these letters, or holiday have lost The stories I have written this past year may have been just stories and part of my job, but they are etched in my mind and heart forever. People like Thelma and Marie, the elderly ladies I wrote about last week; the family who adopted away and just this August when my brother died at such an early age. Christmas has really become a time of reflection for me, a time to reflect back at the memories of the years gone by, but also a time to reflect ahead to those moments I still have to look forward to. I fay to remind myself that its not the true message of the holiday seem to shine and glow like Rudolph's nose during the holidays. Just after Thanksgiving I started to think about typing my annual Christmas tetter that I send out but first I built a fire and curled up under the freshly decorated tree and reread 30 years of those tetters I the time we won the best decorated cake at cub scouts. It reminded me of the homes, the towns, cities, communities and homes we lived in. I always put in a paragraph about my travels and I reread the one about the summer vacation to of the sad times, like the year my mother holidays with happy and joyous memories, family gatherings, gift giving and the understanding of loved ones and jobs and But we all have. then opportunities. As I watched the snow gently hill on the trees last Monday evening, I was filled with gratitude and thankfulness of the many gifts that I have in my life. My Christmas tetters are off, shopping is tionships. could go on and on because I have associated with hundreds of people from the two counties in numerous meetings, groups and committees. Christmas to me is about people, about love and respect and opportunity, about laughing and helping and reaching out faying to make a difference. Just as the original story tells us, Christmas is about a new birth, a new day that will dawn tomorrow and a new tomorrow filled with changes, challenges and hope. Season's Greetings to all. DRUGS Guest editorial Information gathered as a result of the TIPS form remains strictly confidential Carbon Metro Drug Tfcsk Force acts on all submittals. Name of suspected drug dealer How we keep boys from succeeding By . physical activities. White boys do better in math and spatial skills, girls have better verbal and reading skills necessary for a large part of the school curriculum. Due to chromosomal makeup, boys are far more likely to suffer from ADHD (attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity), severe teaming disability, and mental retardation. These represent serious educational handicaps. More mates MYRIAM MIEDZIAN Minute Man Media Saudi Arabia, 55 percent of university students are women; in the United Arab Emirates ifs 75 percent; in Iran its 60 percent U.S. statistics are closest to the Saudis', with 56 percent female students. Conservatives argue that the In U.S. gender discrepancy in higher education -well as boys' lower level of achievement in as due to a femielementary and high school-a- re nist war against boys,' and the ascendance of progressive education brought about by liberals. In order to excel, boys need gender-segregat- schools that emphasize competition and use traditional authoritarian teaching methods. The data undermines their argument Coeducational progressive education is scarcely the norm in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries. As for gender war, who could possibly be more oppressed than Saudi women who aren't allowed to drive, cant travel abroad without a mate guardian's permission, and must be cross-cultur- al covered from head to toe in sweltering desert heat (Well yes; Afghan women under the Taliban had it even worse.) The truth is that a higher percentage of boys than girls exhibit qualities not conducive to sitting still, paying attention in class,' and teaming. Studies indicate that from a young age boys tend to be more impulsive, easily frustrated, and interested in rough and tumble play and outdoor , TURN IN A PUSHER i Nickname: Description: HL Hair 'Sex Age WL Eyes SS the exodus of manufacturing jobs, there are fewer jobs for people without higher education. White Address: there may always be a higher percentage of Home: women in college (women are further motivated by the fact that women's jobs that do not require higher education - home health aides, day care workers etc- .- are paid much less than men's jobs),, we should be doing everything possible to ; Business Motor Vehicle: Make Ccdor Year License encourage boys to do well in school. Instead, studious boys are rejected as nerds, white jocks are revered. Parents are often more excited about their son scoring a touchdown on the gridiron than scoring an A in literature class. Macho film heroes who show off huge physiques lead many boys to more concern with en- Associates of Dealer than females are geniuses, but since their numbers are very few, they do not make much difference statistically. This gender discrepancy in educational achievement was not apparent until recently since historically education has been a mate privilege. In the United States, after World War II, higher education was encouraged for men and facilitated by the G.I. bill, white young women were advised not to do too well in school. The fragile mate ego had to be protected, and an MRS. degree" was far more important that a B.A. As a result in 1970, 41 percent of college students were females. By 1982, it was up to 52 percent the women's movement had succeeded in changr the use of sterhancing muscles than grades oids and Creatin, a muscle enhancing drug, has become a serious problem in high schools. lar music and lyrics are often identified with an inner city culture that glorifies violent macho male behavior. This absurd identification of black culture with inner city culture is particularly nefarious for African American boys who must contend with not only being viewed as nerds or geeks List any other suspected illegal activities: and removing admission quotas to professional schools like medicine and law that had kept female enrollment under 10 percent Many men who are not academically inclined make decent livings, doing useful work as if ing women's aspirations, firefighters, police officers, construction workers, truck drivers etc., but due to technology and Mfethod of dealing: Location of dealing Drug(s) being dealt: Price: - Amount: i May wc contact you? YES NO Ifyes, then how: by mail or by phone When If we may contact you by mail, what is your address? they hit the books, but also as white wannabes. No wonder over 60 percent of African American Mail completed forms to: TIPS, Carbon Metro Drug Tksk Force, 91 East 100 North, Price, UT 84501. college students are female.. If there is a war on boys being waged, it consists of encouraging and often behaviors at the expense of qualities that could provide many boys with more opportunities and better lives. ' anti-soci- al X 7? r Vi -J Jitters totheeditor should fpcusrapUr;-- ; issues tatiier'tliaii 6r, CM entities. AU sub missions must be verified ti prior to' pubucationSIli&paper reserves theft vA' h right to edh letters not only to jnti spaced ir constraints but potential liabflitvronrerra J-- a 1 Sun Advocate The voice of Carbon County since ADMINISTRATION Publisher KenLareon Addrew 843 East Main, Price, Utah. Telephone: (435) Fax : (433) ' 637-073- 637-271- 6. 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