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Show THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, April 28, 1988 E 1 Il'iS E Former Green Sheet Writer Nabs Two National Media Awards Out My Window r2 Ethel Bradford -- I t1 i ! A someone better who is taking the place less qualified. of one a 'big bottleneck Why do we call any snarl-uwhen, properly it is a little bottleneck or thered p be no snarl-uto begin with? Why do city people go to bed and country people turn in? And why do we hop a plan, take a bus and jump into a cab. p Words, words, words. Theyre the coin of our everyday exchange of ideas, and how carelessly we use them. Often giving no thought to what we are saying. As when we approvingly say someone has The Midas Touch, meaning it as a compliment of some sort, yet, the whole point of The Midas Touch fable is that the touch is a curse, not a blessing. And how come we call it a SHIPment if our goods go by car or rail, and a CARgo if it goes by ship? When we refer to Churchills famous speech of defiance to Hitler why do we speak of the blood, sweat and tears and ever forget his other word of toil. Why do we close up a house, but 'close down a store or office. And why do we add that unnecessary word up to such as hurry, jump or wake? And why do we overuse the word got? We say hes got the measles when what we mean is, he has the measles. And, in the same vein, we say was 'appointed to president, instead of appointed president. Why is it a fashion if we like it and a fad if we dont? And why do other countries have spies while we have Intelligence Agents? Why Why, in everyday speech is the aftermath when always unpleasant, (the results, aftermath) can oft times be simply wonderful? do signs says heavy traffic prohibited when they actually mean heavily loaded traffic Why do we say 'cheap at mean exactly the opposite? half-pric- e when we prohibited. do we say a house burns up when it really burns down? And say literally when we often mean figuratively? We have waitress, laundress and hostess to clear up any sex confusion, but never doctoress, lawyeress or teacheress? Why Why do we call an escaper an escapee, a stander a standee and an absenter an absentee? Yet, paradox of paradox, we never think of an employer as an employee! thoughtlessly insult our original choice when we call a replacement a r r because a is really We last-minut- pinch-hitte- e pinch-hitte- Why do we so often begin our remarks with frankly or 'to tell the truth, which only makes it seem as if we arent often frank or that we seldom tell the truth. And, why, oh why, do people begin or end every sentence with you know? If we know, its foolish to tell us again, and if we dont know, all they have to do is tell us. Words, words, words. We become so used to them we dont hear what were saying. Yet just a little thought explains why people studying English claim it to be the most frustrating language in the world to learn. And they dont exclude Chinese, either. pursue a career in journalism, two national media awards from the National Womens Political Caucus at a banquet that was held recently in the TimeLife Building in New received York City. Judy Pehrson, Lifestyle Editor for the York Sunday News in York, Pennsylvania, accepted the 1988 Exceptional Merit Media Award (EMMA), which recognizes excellence in coverage of women in political life. The award was for a "special women in politics" feature, conceived and edited by Ms. Pehrson, who also wrote the lead article, which ran in the York Sunday News on October 25, 1987. e The feature covered six-pag- womens progress in national and state politics, and also profiled local women candidates and party officials. The second award she received, was given for the amount of coverage the paper gave to women in politics during the year of 1987. The York Sunday News is the smallest circulation newspaper to ever win either of the most prestigious awards, according to national Womens Political Caucus officials. Entries for the 1988 competition were submitted by the major television and radio and by national networks, magazines, publications and wire services. Other winners included The Atlanta Washington Post, Constitution, Los Angeles Times, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ms. Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and Maria Shriver of NBC-TJudges for the media awards were Sey Chassler, editor of Parade Magazine; Kate Rand of Working Lloyd, editor-at-larg- e Woman; John Mack Carter, editor-in-chiof Good Housekeeping; Tanya Melick, president of Political Issues Management: ef MISSIONARIES Sally Lu Arnold - training center yesterday, Wednesday, April 27. The future missionary greeted friends and family at an open house following the meeting. She is the granddaughter of Harold A. and Twila Devenish, West Valley City, and Charles Roy Arnold of Riverton. Sally attended the Academy Park school, graduated from Lelii high and has been attending the Brigham Young University. Darrin Christiansen Darin Ray Christiansen has received a call to serve an LDS mission to Puerto Rico and will enter the training center on May 11. His farewell meeting will be held in the Granger 4th ward, 3305 So. 3960 West, at 10:50 a.m. on May 8. The future missionary is the son of Roy and Cora Christiansen and they are inviting family and friends to their home, 3437 So. 3690 West, following the meeting. Darin is a graduate of Granger Larry and Julia Skogerboe of West Valley and Ann Slater of high and has been a student of the University of Utah. Warsaw, Missouri. He is the grandson of Elouise is a Kearns Trudy high Trudy A. Skogerboe Is Now Mrs. Quint McCombs at held Mullboons and a reception that evening at the J danEll reception center. le bride is the daughter of We Want Your Recipes The Green Sheet would love to receive your favorite, recipes for us to publish weekly. No promise day of publication can be made, but they will be used as soon as possible. family-teste- d, Kindly send your recipe, along with a snapshot (if you wish) of yourself that need not be returned to:. Ethel Bradford, Milestone Editor P.O.Box 7187 Murray, Utah graduate and is attending the Christiansen of Salt Lake and University of Utah majoring in Ellen Baird of Salt Lake. special education and journalism. She is a member of the Utah Singers and has written for the Daily Utah Chronicle. The groom is the son of Gordon and RaeDene McCombs of West Valley. He also is a graduate of Kearns high and is attending Brigham Young University majoring in business administration. He has served an LDS mission to Concepcion, Chile. Samantha Wood will attend the bride as maid of honor with Lisa Wood, Tricia McCombs, Tracy Moon and Tracy Emery as bridesmaids. Mellissa Miller Pat and Parkinson will be at the guest book. Tyler Rushton will perform the duties of best man and the ushers will be Curtis, Robert and Gregg McCombs, Matt, Zachary and Daniel Skogerboe. The newly weds will make their home in West Valley City. parties were hosted by Carla and Leone Rushton, RaeDene and Tricia McCombs and Samantha and Lisa Wood. Pre-nupti- al 84107 Sally Lu Arnold Sally Lu Arnold, daughter of Jon R. and Lu I. Arnold, has accepted a call to serve an LDS mission in Manila, of the Philippine Islands. July Pehrson, right, receiving national media award from Bella Abzug, former Congresswoman from New York and founder of The National Womens Political Caucus. and Bailey Morris, economic correspondent for the Times of London. The National Womens Political Caucus, in headquartered Washington D.C., is a group, with chapters in all 50 states. The group promotes womens political candidacy at all levels. Ms. Pehrson, who is the daughter of LaRee Pehrson, Green Sheet staff writer, and the late Nels G. Pehrson of Magna, returned from New Zealand last year, but continues to write a weekly column for The Dominion, Wellingtons morning newspaper. She is also a contributing writer Michael Her farewell was held in the Lehi 18th ward chapel on Sunday, April 24 and she entered the Trudy Skogerboe and Quint McCombs will exchange wedding vows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Saturday April 30th. A wedding breakfast will he vr A former Green Sheet high school reporter, who went on to ' J. Booth Michael J. Booth is returning home today, April 28, after completing an LDS mission in Peoria, Illinois. His report meeting will be held in the Hunter 9th ward, 3500 So. 6400 West, at 9 a.m. on May 15. He is the son of Jack L. and Lois Booth of West Valley and they are inviting friends and family to visit at their home, 3647 So. 6580 West, at anytime after Michaels return. He is a graduate of Cyprus high school. Michaels grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Greenhalgh of Springville and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Judd of Spring Glen, both in Utah. for the New Zealand Times. In addition she teaches a news writing course for Temple University on the Harrisburg Campus. Among the other publications she has written for, both in the United States and overseas, since she from the graduated University of Michigan in 1967, are the Press, Pittsburg the Toledo Blade, and the Mainichi News in Kyoto, Japan. She was also editor of the Modern Asia Magazine in Hong Kong, China; and editor of the China Lantern in Taipei, Tawain, as well as being editor of a trade magazine for Hewlett-Packard. |