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Show OPINION Page 2 July ft, 1892 Uintah Basin Standard I ' I jglWJWM i V Smoking Gun By Edwin Feulner, President of The Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org ), a public policy research institute Washington-base- d Ifsomeonecomnuteacrimewithafircanff most people would agree you hold the individual accountable. But theres a disturbing movement afoot to hold gun manufacturers responsible for the acts of criminals. In October, the city ofNew Orleans filed a lawsuit against leading gun companies, arguing that they should beheld financ ially liable for the cost ofhandgun violence. Since then, Chicago has filed a similar lawsuit. And the mayor of Philadelphia has proposed that 100 or more cities file similar lawsuits simultaneously later this yearjust to let everyone know how serious they are. What s driving these lawsuits? Crime may be part ofit, but a bigger motive is the greed of bar. That s not Joe s Bar, the product-liabili- ty trial about lawyers. rmtalking No one likes to see violence ofany kind, but ganging up on the gun makers isnt going to . help. Background checks are supposed to keep criminals from getting guns. They dont, citizens to buy prompting many law-abidi- guns, but criminals will still beable to buy them on the black market. . What the supporters ofthese lawsuits forget is thatagun is an inanimate object By itself it poses no threat to society. Ifweregoingto hold gun makers responsible for violence perpetrated with what is, in essence, a hunk of accimetal, should we also blame un dents on GM, Ford and This view erases the human clement-th-e nition that violence is committed EDITOR'S NOTE: The Uintah Basin Standard welcomes and encourages1 opinions from readers in the form of tetters to the editor. Letters may be utilized to express opinions or comments, to highlight outstanding, servict ofan individual or organization, or any other worthwhile purpose. Letters may not be used to replace Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors, participant! .or cantrihutart .to a. particular event orpurpose. LETTERS 400 WORDS OR LESS. BE TYPED OR WRITTEN LEGIBLY. SIGNED. AND INCLUDE NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE AUTHOR. Letters will be published unless they contain libelous or defamatory statements. We reserve the right to withhold a name request if the nature of the letter is' positive, and to edit letters. Letters may be submitted to the Standard office at 263 S 200 .. Roosevelt, Utah. 84066 by the published deadline (normally Thursdays at 5:00 p m ) All letters become property of die Uintah Basin Standard. . MUST-CONTA- ' they will lose. ng n Take part in viruses like AIDS, Ebola, "mad cow disease and cytomegalovirus (CMV) gives cause for concern. CMV, an African monkey virus, is widespread in the USA and is known to be a cause of diseases like MS, cancer, diabetes, psychosis, and even deafness or blindness. It's the final cause ofdeath in many AIDS victims. How come 70 of Americans carry it? Maybe its because many of our vaccines are commonly cultured in African monkey kidneys. History shows a number of cases where immunised groups have suffered a higher incidence of disease and injury (such as autism), than the unvkcanated population. Why are live viruses used in some immunization series? Doesn't that make the vaccinated person a carrier? And countries why are some third-worl- d complaining that they are finding birth-contringredients hidden in vaccines provided by WHO (World Health Organisation)? The latest psychiatric fad is to give patients dangerous psychotropic drugs like Ritalin and Prozac, ol rather than treating the real underlying problem often a virus. Our professional health community has much to offer, but there are conspicuous omissions in their knowledge. Take part in your own treatment and stand up to forced vaccination, misdiagnosea, and - mind-alterin- your own treatment Dear Editor, Doea anyone wonder why, after decade of giving our hard-earne-d money to cancer, heart, and diabe-te-e foundation, we still have no cures? Yet pharmaceutical companies make billions selling us "remedies If you look up infectious diseases in your local hospital library, you will find that myriad common diseases are caused by or strongly associated with viruses. Viruses! Does your doctor know anything about them? Was he taught in medical school that there's nothing you can do to fight them? Its almost as if there were a conspiracy to keep us from learning about them. The growing number of exotic ol it in the courts. They should make their argument for a gun-fi- re society on its merits -which, ifhistory is any guide, is an argument guns to protect their families. Ifthe trial lawyers suxeed in bankrupting U.S. gun manufacturers or significantly driving up the cost ofhandguns, citizens will have trouble getting law-abidi- drugs. g Sincerely, Ruth Lehenbauer Attempt to locate veterans from BAD 2 Dear Editor, The BAD 2 ASSOCIATION is made up of those weve been able to locate who served our country at Base Air Depot 2 during WWII. Ws performed modifications andor repairs on bomber and fighter aircraft for the 8th and 9th Air Forces. Rather than interrupt busy assembly lines in American airplane factories to make changes or additions, it had been decided to send "factory-fres- h planes to depots in e England for improve last-minut- Uintah Basin Standard Inc. PRODUCTION: Writers: Aldnn Rschci Mary Wert Lama Shadinger, ft Stacy Mochas Praductiim; Cokflc Ashby. Bonne Parish.. Kariya Meycn. Kan Maks Jacce Ashby and Shauna Gilbert CORRESPONDENTS: ROOSEVELT - Teresa Harmston 722-251- 1, ALTAMONT - ; BLUEBELL Lee Loeitscbcr 454-397- 6: HANNA - Tracy Roberts I4I-S4I- 7; LAPOINT Marlene McClure 247-237MONTWELL - Note Nelms 353-454- 4. MYTON - ; TRIDFLL - Lone McKee 247-235NEOLA - Mondi Tavtar 353-475WHITEROCX5 - Virginia Fergana DUCHESNE - Ormda Gee 731-263- 1 I I I I Name I Address. I Cy I Uintah Basin . Yr.S24- -2 Yr.SJ7 1 Oat of the Uintah Basil I 1 Yr.836- -2 Yr.S56 la the 1 I I CatherChrtieniv.SonvKuCIUuses these events is aick and does not know me. Any time an investment is made into a start-u- p company there are risk. 4) The alleged illegal activity of which I waa convicted forced me to serve 5 years in heavy security prison. I was released because the parole commission found discrepancies in my trial and sentencing ... not because of any political pulL If I had political pull, why in the world would I have spent 5 years in prison. I waa released 12 years ago with nothing but $100 to start over at ments. age 49 years. I had no job or hone. In June 1944 there were more I then was on parole for 7 more than 10,000 American servicemen years. at BAD 2. We have been able to 5) Contrary to what the phoney locate about ten percent of them writer would like the readers to and we continue to find additional think, I paid every single cent of my members to this day. own legal expenses. The only friends, Annually we hold reunions in family and children that suffered different areas of the United States were those who I could no longer five additional ones in support while I was in prison. These and have had England. We have viaited our old suffered terribly. air base cadi time where British people You were right about one thing: Aerospace now builds jet aircraft in My gift of the cougar to Union High our old hangars. School waa self serving. It was my This year ere will hold our reway of saying thanks lor all those union at Albuquerque NM, Septemgood people in the Uintah Basin ber 17 to 20. who helped raise me and stood tar BAD served 2 who at Anyone 'tne through my legal problems. And, fWarton) in any capacity is eligible to set the' record striught, the eou-for regular membership. Others who monument was 100 paid for are interested may apply for assocby me. Not only did I never ask for iate membership. Such persons any contributions, I turned down should contact Richard McClune, some classmates who offered tohelp. 527 Quarts rfield Road, Newport I challenge you to find one single News VA, 23602-614for memberoutside contributor. This accusation ship or to attend the September was particularly intonating to me. Reunion. Only people in Roosevelt have any Ralph G. Scott, Secretary interest or knowledge about the cougar monument for the high schooL How is it that someone inProvo, Utah (that is if our writer redly is in Provo, UT) claims to know so much about this donation? The satellite company I put together did fail because I was sent to prison, but the system succeeded. It is still up there guiding and commuDear Editor The recent letter to the editor nicating ships. When 1 was sent to prison the stockholders and I lost written by someone who called himself Joseph Johnson needs to be all that we had accomplished. What exactly is this phoney addressed. After reading this Tetter to the editor, one quickly re al- writer saying in his letter? la he the readers that a person lies it is really a Tetter to bash telling should never be allowed to reSnell Johnson. Hie truth of the matter is that Joseph Johnson is a enter society end that he is the judge, jury and jailer that everyone fraud. should listen to? Johnson is a alias Joseph phoney Joseph Johnson, or whoever you for another person who will be exare, you didn't get much right, did posed as soon as my investigators have completed their task. In the you? You can hurt a lot of people you lie to feed your own cause, meantime, the following are the when truths regarding every point that whatever that may be. I do not have a perfect record, but 1 have at least the alias Joseph Johnson presented had the guts to try. in his June 22 letter to the editor. Joseph Johnson, I feel sorry for The fact that Snell Johnson was you and I am sorry my tragedy chosen to do the Olympic sculpture has generated jealousy by some as caused financial loss to good people. We all took a risk of great profit. I is evidenced fay this letter to the lost most of all. The measure of a editor. Here are the bets: man is not whether or not he failed, 1) The Olympic people now running the Olympic effort are not the but how he handled the failure. We will all find out who you really era ones who bribed people. They deand we will then find out how this serve your support. vendetta is to you 23 2) The Salt Lake Visitors A Convention Bureau put up half the years after the fact. Snell Johnson, Scottsdale, AZ money to build the sculpture and I put up the rest Editors Nate: The identity of the 3) When I was asked to do the sculpture they had only 30 days person who authored a letter to the until unveiling time. I was the only editor which appeared in the June 22 edition of the Uintah Baain Stanartist capable of meeting that deadline. If you don't like it, step up and dard with the headline "Seam cheated people out of money and do something, instead of criticizing those who do. hope is in question. The Joseph Joseph Johnson claims to be an Johnson who signed the letter was expert on me, Snell Johnson. He not found at the address or teleisn't. Here are the facta: phone number listed on the letter. 1) No stock was ever traded for Claims made in the letter to the ears, homes, airplanes orappliancea. editor regarding the alleged solicitation of contributions by Snell 2) It is a sad fact that whenever someone is indited by prosecutors, Johnson for his donation of the couthe related business has no chance gar sculpture to Union High wars ofsurvival. The system cf trial, pub- untrue. Johnson donated the artwork along with the foundation and licity and lawyers dooms any business. If anyone would like to know covered aJ associated costa. The the truth about my trial and jail Standard regrets the error. time, Lam listed in the phone book in Scottsdale, AZ. For your information now, the reason I went tojiul is No because a bum ness associate ofmine who owned stock in the company I was head of sold his stork without registering it I was pulled into the legal battle and was indicted because I was the president of the Dear Editor, company. As principal of Union' High 3 ) I and all other stockholders School, 1 wanted to respond to the lost their investment when I went letter to the editor in the paper to jail. Anyone who thinks I did that dated June 22. In the letter Mr. on purpose or had any centred over Joeeph Johnson reported the sculp- nr Johnson rebuts letter to the editor self-servi- (USPS 646-00- 0) Penodtcjl posUfc paid Roosevelt aid Duchcme. Utrfi Published weekly a 261 S. 200 E. Roosevelt. Utah 14066-310- 9 POSTMASTER: Send address chaigcs to die Uintah Bam Standad at 261 S. 200 E, Rocncvdt, Utah 14066-310- 9 OFFICE HOURS: 100 am. to 1.00 p m Monday, 900 an to S00 pm Tuesday An Friday I Phone Fax: 722-414- 0 DEADLINES: For all New Legal Nonce dawflodi A Adocnuaig. die Deadline a Tfonday a S p si PUBLISHER: Crag Ashby EDITOR: Leake E. Whan ADVERTISING: Michelle Roberts OFFICE MANACER: Tracy Womack I recog- by people. The only good news is that the National Rifle Association, which until now has been a bystander to this dispute, has announced it will fight the gun lawsuits. One idea the NRA has is to pushfor laws that would restrict the fees lawyers can receive from such lawsuits. Once the lawyers realize theres no easy money to be made from suing gun makers, theyll likely abandon the cause. advocates want to regulate If gun makers outof existence, they should not do gun-contr- ng Daimler-Chrysle- r? solicitation of money, sculpture was donated by Cheryl Mecham My son's lanky arm laid across the open refrigerator door, the rest of his body was pressed inside. "Hey, you can get frostbit if youre in tlftre too long, please close the refrigerator door. Tm hungry, and there's nothing to eat, he moaned. "There's plenty in there to eat! You just don't recognize it because it isn't artfully arranged on a dinner plate." We've had this Visas dose the refrigerator door conversation many times and still I remain baffled that a young man who can shoot or hook or trap his dinner cannot open a few plastic containers and assemble a meaL I think it goes back to primitive man. Maybe it's a visual thing. Perhaps if the food was evading him somehow, weaving in and out behind ketchup bottles and margarine cubes hu instincts would take over. He'd stalk that leftover pises of meat loaf and capture it well before the refrigerator lost all of its cold air. Then, with a victory shout, lunch would be declared. Somehow these primitive instincts aeem to be a handicap to men, take clothes for instance. My husbands dress sleeks are hanging by a belt loop in the closet. Just by the way they're hanging I know theres no way hell be able to put those back on this coming Sunday without some major ironing. I rehang them, thankful that they made it to a hanger at least. Most men I know just dont care about clothes that much. I think they'd be happiest in a piece of rangy hide covered in mammoth hair. It wouldnt show spot of oil or spaghetti sauce and theyd never have to hang it up. When they threw It off it could serve as a rug, or even a bed. Just like cave men, our modem men like to assemble weaponry, and the bigger the better. We actually have a machete in our closet. Now, why we need a machete is beyond my understanding. W did use it once tocut a few willows toroast hot dogs with. That was the last time it was unsheathed. Ive noticed that men like to show each other their weapons. I laugh each Jtime ihcyr. jutting, around having off their foreaim hair with hunting knives to show how sharp the blades are. This has got to be a Neanderthal tradition ifever IVe seen one. Which goes to prove you can take the man out of the primitive age, but you can't take the primitive out of the men! Ballard residents, notify city of planned curb cuts Before a new, three inch layer of asphalt is laid down on Ballard streets, residents need to notify the city of planned curb cuts and new utility hook-upThe city plana to update and dipt a new city streets and road ordinance" that will require residents to notify the city of any road cutting and acquire a permitTha s. city council ia considering a three to five year road cut moratorium to be included in the ordinance. New road cuts will bo required to be made to the same standards the city uses or higher. "The roads were in such bed shape, said Carey Wold, Ballard City piqject manager. "We're adopting the new ordinance because war putting down almost eight miles of asphalt To consider any road cuts, culverts, new drivewaya, and gas, s in power, sewer and water the plan would benefit the city and the residents. hook-up- "We'll consider that seriously before w start laying down new asphalt, aaid Wold who added that as the contractor plans to start work July 15, notifications should be mad as soon as possible. The new asphalt will consist of laying a three inch layer with a minimum of wide travel lanea. and possibly 30 foot wide travel lanea to allow for agricultural equipment and oil service and trucking equipment to pass safely. Coordinating the plana of the residents with the city will help make decisions that could save taxpayer money. 24-fo- ot Travel tips for those with arthritis Performing the daily tasks in Ufa can b very painful for those with arthritis, which create stress and frustrations. These stresses and frustrations associated with arthri-ti- a affect around 383,000 people in Utah and Idaho alone. The key to a successful trip for someone with arthritis is careful planning. The UtaVIdaho Chapter offers a brochure on travel tipe for those with arthritis. For someone with arthritis where they are staying and how they are getting to ture by Snell Johnson was as was the very aggressive self-servi- licitation of contributions so- for the the time that Snell first contacted me at school, to tha present time, there waa never any solicitation of money from the school or anyone els that I know of. The school did not pay any money for ths project; it waa entirely donated. Union High School appreciates the donation of ths sculpture it compliments our school campus. I wanted to clear up the facto In the letter, with the portion that I had information about Sincerely, Lloyd Burton - their destination can make or break their trip. The brochure gives helpful tip on planning the tnp. If packing is difficult for a person the brochure has some helpful tip. The hotel where a person stays may not bo arthritis friendly the brochure has a list of questions on should ask before making a reservation. The brochure also explains the proa and cons of different types of travel. For anyone with arthritis who wishes to take a trip this summer or anytime they can call the Arthritis Foundation, UtahIdaho Chapter for a free brochure on travel tips at 801 5364)990 or Lucky Lagoon ticket winners Uintah Baain Standard subscriber Steven Hamblin, of Roosevelt, and Jared Thacker. f Altamont. are the winners of the Standard's first summer drawing for i tickets. Steve and Jared each re-ctiv-rd twoUay poMtoLftfoon. Thar will be seven mors draw-mgto the Standard. you could be a winner! Watch tha paper to ere if your name ia drawn! If you subscribe a. |