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Show A10 Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Vernal Express V . " .- , y v ' n l ... " r The size of a fossilized late-Jurassic frog as compared to a penny. aSe-Jurassic froc asin's Oinosaur National tllonumen Two slabs of late-Jurassic frog fossils have returned to Dinosaur National Monument after more than a decade at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Penn. These two rock slabs contain the fossilized skeletons of several small frogs, each about the size of a modern-day tree frog. Well-preserved Well-preserved frog skeletons such as these seldom occur in the fossil record because frogs are small, their skeletons are delicate, and they have cartilage in the skel '' v ; v. i ! ' -. ' ' ll i A " W J j . v H ft ; I my circle numbers ' Alltel Retail Sloros Utah Cedar City 6li3 S Mm St. 1 14351 865-0101 Price 125 S Hwy 55 1 1435) 637-4440 Richfield UMN Mam St. 1 14351 1)96 9400 Roosevelt 13.' 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Parents could project ahead to a point where they might be impaired and build in safeguards that their original wishes regarding regard-ing their estate stay intact. They can anticipate the business help or guidance the surviving spouse might need if he or she should become impaired. Disputes about financial improprieties or healthcare concerns con-cerns should be handled through mediation or before an arbitration arbitra-tion board before engaging attorneys at-torneys and initiating litigation. Serious family disputes that end up in the courts are generally protracted pro-tracted and costly with charges and countercharges eroding family assets and goodwill. Suspected abuse should be reported and investigated by appropriate state agencies and law enforcement personnel. They need proper training and education to be effective in their work. Educate the general public on the prevalence of the problem and what to look for. Outside professionals can be alert for signs of listlessness, Saddened Continued from A6 willingness to learn dinosaur anatomy, and the patience to chip hard rock away from fragile bones a few grains at a time with tiny hand tools. Both the visiting public and the science of paleontology paleon-tology benefited immeasurably from the expertise and skill they developed in their 25 to 30 years on the job. Their job title was only "museum technician," but. their duties were essential to the paleontology program. As the quarry exhibit neared completion in the late 1980s, these positions evolved to encompass en-compass broader responsibilities. Their incumbents - who do have paleontology degrees just not Ph.D.s, and now more than 20 years' experience themselves - have been key to expansion of the paleo program outside the quarry (and the program's ongoing viability even while the quarry is closed). They have already worked extensively with outside organizations orga-nizations to obtain grants, tools, and interns to help carry out fossil excavation, preparation, and related studies. They have updated and digitized museum records, not just on fossils but on all the monument's collections. They have recruited, trained, and supervised a dedicated volunteer corps-whose thousands of hours of free service have arguably made Dinosaur's paleo program extremely cost-effective. Yes, they are friends of mine and I hate to see them lose their jobs, but even if I had never met them, I would still contend that these positions are just as essential as the formal "paleon Ifeii'ifcsiifW )' - Ml:: flY with Each Windshield f Replacement You Receive... ff w Dinner,., on us! fivAnnivprcirv1 mmuH-m KVl Jjfrirni 1 U, If w tt -I'M i;nv). im- yj depression or excessive worry about finances. Guardedness about a dependent adult's relationship rela-tionship with his or her caregiver may also be a sign of fear, duress, embarrassment or oppression. Power of attorney, durable power of attorney, guardianships and conservatorships should have judicial review if accusations accusa-tions are made that they are being used arbitrarily to shield abuse of any sort. I don't know what to say about the adequacy of the legal profession to sanction fraud, exploitation and conflicts of interest in-terest in this area of family law. There seems to be a consistent theme of complaints about how complicit some members of the profession are in wrongdoing. If any of you have experience, thoughts or ideas on what can or should be done, send your letters to:' "Elder Abuse," The Preston Connection, PO Box 1 135, Orem UT 84059 or contact me via email through my website at valfarmer. com. For more information on elder abuse, visit Val Farmer's website at valfarmer.com. 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Once that interest is satisfied, many visitors are eager to learn about the rivers, the modern wildlife, the role of fire, and all those other equally important resources and issues. But trying to enhance other programs by gutting paleontology will, I fear, only further erode public support of the monument. As the headline did, the statement state-ment that paleontology "has lost its appeal with the closure of the quarry visitor center" left me incredulous. Park management is riot to blame for closing a structurally unsound building, but the unavoidable effect is that many prospective visitors - for whom paleontology has not lost its "appeal" - just one of its best exhibits in the whole world - have abandoned Dinosaur. This is what is most alarming about the timing of the present job cuts. Several years ago, a proposal to eliminate two paleontology pale-ontology positions quietly faded away after public protest. Reviving Reviv-ing that idea again now sounds suspiciously like, "Maybe we can get away with it this time, while nobody's looking." Linda West formerly of Vernal |