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Show OUR READERS WRITE Wants To Know Why Hopes View Is Minoritys to educate You deserve praise for your attempt With respect to our request for annexation of Sheet. Murray, if the views of the majority of citizens in readers of the Green Re: tax initiatives. Murray are the same as those expressed by its to please Could you get the Utah Foundation former officials and current civic leaders in their Salt Lake Water the how the we to people "Mass Opposition" letter to the editor (Sept. 29) explain maintained itself in 1986 with then, as one of the signers of the petition for Conservancy Districtor 46 less percent of its budget? It million annexation, I wish to have my name withdrawn as a $1,178 but according to their to me supporter and listed instead as in opposition doesnt make sense how did the Salt Lake claim. Also, their report thats thereto. itself with 46 maintain System Library I County such havent read Simply stated, now? How than less million or $3,285 egocentric, isolationist dribble since the John Birch percent less, 1 maintain itself Dist. Lake Salt Sewage did the Society quietly moved south of the Point of the is now? Mountain. I have no desire to be considered part of with a 46 percent less than their budget such as Utah and on on, went Their figures it. I would hope this view is the minority position State of Utah. and does not reflect the general overall attitude of revenues of $329.7 million for the does it How happen? the Murray populace. If it does, however, then count Why? All we the people are asking for is to return taxes me out. to the level they were a couple of years ago or I believe there is a statue of a lady, holding a 6 percent. 13 it poor management approximately "Give noble some and words rather torch, including 46 percent for 6 me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses that percent suddenly turns into Whats of the government? different agencies these yearning to breathe free." For some reason I dont division? recall reading anything about give me your tax base, the To swallow their figures we need to know how they give me your commercial developments, but I at such formidable differences. It plain certainly dont want only of your people who we arrive make doesnt good sense. We have a mysterious know couldnt possibly bring anything of value into of windfall $$s between 1986 and 1988? None of it this "marriage." sense. makes Perhaps the "former" officials and civic "leaders" should erect their own "Statue of Murray." Instead Eila Torkelsen of holding a torch she could be seen with her nose Midvale stuck in the air, one hand out to collect money, and the other held up. high to stop anyone else from coming in. If the tax initiatives were to pass, Im concerned the cuts in the services of police and about N. Joseph Nemelka Jr. Bennion firefighters. If an intruder is breaking into my home, or my home is on fire, will I be put on hold when I call for Half-Trut- hs help? Or, will I be told that the public safety department did what the citizens wanted and cut "We The People" have decided its time to make our services, so now Ill have to wait twice as long for motives and our assets visible, vocal and verifiable help? This is a frightening thought for me. to current Murray residents. This information is not I would hope we citizens use common sense and false claims, half truths or confusing andor vote responsibility against the initiatives.? misleading. Our area is, as Phase II consultant Dee Lorraine Fonesca Ellingwood explains, "probably one of the most West Valley fought-ove- r pieces of real estate in this valley." And he is right! For the 13 years Ive lived here, we have been threatened, lied to, been given confusing information and misrepresented, by real estate Too much education is dangerous. Have you ever developers, politicians and individuals for their believed that before? Did you think that would ever personal, financial and political gains with no be the case? It has happened, and is happening here regard for our desires. Well, weve had enough. in our state now with the tax initiatives issue. We are the people who take active interest and The public is being manipulated and controlled to involvement in church, school and community hear only the scare tactic propaganda of the special affairs. We have beautiful homes in well kept interest side of the issue. We are not being allowed neighborhoods. Were professional people, lawyers, to hear or read the truth about what the peoples tax councilpersons, county representatives, business initiatives are all about. owners, business managers, PTA presidents, school The news media is supposed to be a source of volunteers, homemakers, bishops, priests, etc. We information and enlightenment for the public on the charmed us all. Janet Evans, the tiny American wish to belong to an experienced city that is well issues. Only in communist countries is the public swimmer who would not be managed with a reasonably predictable budget forced to accept the government point of view as intimidated by the East Germans, ' f structure. A city that holds the same family values being the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the V and Matt Biondi and Tiis seven ' we all cherish. We have reviewed our options and truth. We are being deluged with the government , medals gave us thrills as did the believe Murray City to be that city. and the only agencies scare tactic But Murray City residents have questions as to resource for the citizenpropaganda, water polo team. taxpayer point of view is American women could hold the impact well have on their city. So for Murray being restricted and withheld. State PTA President Darlene Gubler made a their head up on the track and on Citys "verifiable" information these are the facts. statement to the effect that if the tax initiatives the basketball court. Look how far 1) We will continue to receive Taylorsville-Bennio- n womens basketball has come. pass, we will see Communism come to Utah. There District water. No Murray water for have been a lot of ridiculous statements made by the Improvement Flo-J- o was the Olympics for us. opponents to the initiatives, but that is just about many, not just for her physical 2) We will continue to receive Utah Power & Light the most stupid of all. but for her electricity. Murray Power is not a condition for accomplishments, I was a PTA president for two years and she is beauty and grace in interviews. annexation. violating the PTA charter Article 4 Sections B & C, Jackie Joyner-Kersee- s courage 3) The two parcels requesting annexation will pay and accomplishment equaled that for any additional police or fire protection, which when she encourages PTA leaders all over the state to become personally involved in holding closed of Louganis. Was there a more will in turn be shared with all residents. Murray for the presensation of only one side of a oi meetings exciting event than the mens 4) We are a stable, low population area. issue. Now who is fostering and promoting political volleyball victory over Argentina 5) We pay for any additional municipal services in Communistic and dictatorial philosophy, principles when the team trailed 2 in a our area. and practices? e set and had to win 6) We will not force Murray schools to go year Our elected school boards are holding public which is the round. The Murray school board and the other game four 17-1proclaiming one side of the tax initiative meetings equivalent of overtime. There school boards in this valley have already decided to issue, and not allowing equal time for the peoples were countless other wonderful go year round education irregardless of our tax initiative presentation. accomplishments, many of them annexation. In fact, our small quantity of kids will All school superintendents and state college not medal-winninbut we must help make the year round policy more cost efficient have been holding meetings with school presidents remember what it means to in Murray district. personnel during school hours, on taxpayer money, be there. simply 7) We come as a package with prime commercial threatening that the , possible effects of the Were a balance of cost vs. profit and initiatives will mean their jobs. property. As there was a blackest of commercial growth. Each government agency administrator is doing the black, theres a goldest of the same thing, knowing that by hitting below the And a the gold. its tie. There is a part of Murray City that is trying to belt, they are going to be more effective. The name of the Canadian keep Murray City "as is." If there wasnt any more Some school teachers are indoctrinating the yachtsman escapes me, but what growth in Salt lake County I could understand that impressionable minds of children, and sending notes he did should give Canada a far approach. That "no change theory" is not, however, home to parents, implying that the tax initiatives greater sense of pride than the realistic. As other cities grow larger they , will will affect their childs education. shame many felt over Johnsons acquire more residents which translates into more The UEA has repeatedly used the youth as a club troubles. legislature representation and more land which to bring the parents into line. "If you love your In second place, he abandoned translates into more tax base for them. Murray will children vote for more taxes." Their motive of course his race when a fellow competitor be left behind. has been for more salary increases for themselves. from Singapore was in trouble. He I ask Murray residents in favor of our controlled Whenever money is concerned, honesty, integrity recognized that a human life growth offer to call or write your councilpersons and fair play goes out the window. might be hanging in the balance immediately and speak your opinion. Hopefully the voters will consider these tactics by and rushed in to assist. In one of all government entities as false propaganda, when its rare bright moments, the Edna Raulston they go to the ballot box on Nov. 8 and vote on the committee awarded him the Bennion tax initiatives. The legislature will be responsible for second place points he would have implementing and stipulating any effects of the accumulated. Unfortunately, I initiatives on any government programs. I am dont know how he fared positive they will not allow the education of children medal-wisBut his country to be hurt in any way. One of of Richard bits favorite rhetoric Snelgroves should award him something. Bob Wright The other "goldest of the gold" is that Wayne Owens concern is the environment, not jobs. winner is a Salt Lake I gather he feels that it is bad to be for the lass. Most people probably missed this interview, because it was on environment. It seems to me that reasonable people Remember the "STOP THIEF" tax protest signs? the 2 p.m. show right after the can be in favor of jobs and the protection of our environment as well. U.S. gymnasts had been "robbed They seemed to raise Gov. Bangerters blood Tourism is one of the biggest industries in Utah. If of their team bronze. Amahd pressure. Is that any way to refer to Utahs chief we assume tourists are not lured here to gamble or executive? interviewed Rashad Missy A thief is someone who steals your valuables. Well, Marlow and Kelly Garrison-Steve- s drink, perhaps it. is our beautiful parks and recreational areas and the general beauty of our I guess the governor does take about the incident. your money. But a thief takes it against your will. Whats that? The With nary a trace of bitterness, state which brings them. These features also make Utah a great place to live. money was taken against your will? But now, can Missy commented that the team Congressman Owens has demonstrated just this held no hard feelings toward you put all the blame on the governor? He doesnt work alone you know. What about the rest of the Rhonda Faehn, the gymnast who year that economic development can be promoted made the error, or toward Bela while at the same time our environment can be gang? Excuse me, gang isnt quite the right word. Mob? The Statehouse Mob. Sorry. Thats not Karoli who probably should have protected. The Central Utah Project involves a right massive manipulation of our environment which will either. These known better. are our trusted electee to the Wasatch Front water for essential bring She stated that the team was representatives, remember? Lets see, someone you trusted, who took satisfied with its Olympic effort, economic growth. Through the leadership of youi each rpember knew what had Congressman Owens the cost of the CUP was cut in money without your permission, and spent it or half to the and the environment was damage cant afford been accomplished and they were things you traitor? No, no. Too harsh corrected to the degree possible. This legislation will Besides its all legal. Now then, an elected officia justifiably proud of themselves. result in an untold number of new jobs and will not who legally takes your money She came across as mature, (against your will destroy our environment in the process. and spends it (on things you dont want or can of all someone most and bright I for one appreciate the balanced approach afford), and tells you its for your own Americans could be awfully proud Congressman Owens brings to his job. I think he Yes, thats it! of having sent to Seoul. deserves to keep it. STOP THIEF" on those protest Well that about wraps up my signs wai view of the Olympics. I hope yen inappropriate. They should have read "STOI Tidwell Wendy POLITICIAN!" enjoyed them as much as I did.. Murray And now on to the World Series! Vaughn Barrett self-servin- g, , Urges Responsible Vote Golden, Black Olympic Moments Having equalled my personal best for Olympics Watching, its time for me to award some medals. Now that the thrills, chills and spills are history for another four we can take a e look at what transpired. There were indeed some .Gold Medal happenings, and of course, there were those things that deserved some form of Black Medal for awfulness. Virtually everything we know about these Olympics is a direct result of NBCs effort. Because of years, semi-objectiv- a Too Much Education time delay the network 16-ho- was hampered somewhat in its prime time coverage, so there was a lot more talk than action. For the most part, NBC deserves at least a Bronze Medal and perhaps a Silver for its Herculean y presentation. The golden moments we all may recall as being part of these Olympics were a direct result of the efforts of NBCs huge crew. Artistically, they were in Gold Medal consideration, but the down side included too many "fluff' color commentators such as Mary Lou Retton, a b too much of Bryant Gumbel and not enough Dick Enberg. As news it was first class, sometimes as sports, maybe second class. 17-da- You and Your Child: Success in School by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President Its often been said that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things. Charles A. Reavis, a Texas Tech educator, proved that saying to be true once with an again interesting .study he did on leadership among educators. He decided to study the attributes of several teachers and principals whose achievements could be verified by test scores, victories in competitions, prizes "or other forms of objective recognition." Reavis was looking for common characteristics of these leaders. He confesses that he expected "drill sergeants" and tense students. Instead, he reported a wholesome relationship between the educators and students. These educators gave a high number of corrective statements to their students. Reavis said he was surprised that the students accepted the correction. It produced confidence and pride, rather than anxiety and How? Reavis gave these reasons: educators first identified areas in which their students have a strong interest, and only then did they begin to demand self-doub- t. perfection. While were on the subject of television, lets award the medals for commercials. Heaven knows there were enough of them. , My overwhelming choice for the Gold is McDonalds for its of the Future" "Olympians featuring the cutest babies the agency could find. The Silver goes to Kodak for its beautiful "Memories," truly ' a magic minute, and the Bronze back to McDonalds for the Sychronized Swimming portion of its contest promos (in a close contest with Joe Isuzu.) There were lots of contenders for the Black Medal, I think Miller Lite with its Joe Piscopo Flamenco Dancer may be the "winner." While were awarding Black medals, we may as well finish off the category. Well not go with the obvious and award the blackest of them all to Ben Johnson. Theres been enough said about that situation. My choice is almost as Ellen Berger of the obvious German Democratic Republic, fondly referred to by Bela Karolyi - as "that cow!" I hope her team enjoys the in team medal bronze gymnastics it failed to earn on the floor. Again, enough said. Another Black medalist for this Olympics is the Soviet volleyball team, which observers most felt deliberately lost to Brazil in pool play to allow the Brazil team to advance to the medal round to face the Americans. The Soviets South felt the allegedly Americans would have a better chance against the favored U. S. team than would the Bulgarians, who probably rightfully should have battled for the bronze. As we not. all know, it mattered America beat the Soviets and secured the Gold. Black medals should also be awarded to the U.S. swimmers whose behavior earned them an early trip home, to the gymnastics judges wno gave out so many 10's that a fine routine marred by one of those little hops on the landing got a 10 anyway, and to Joachim Cruz of Brazil for his nasty comments about the great performances of Florence The Brazilian team for its "trash used their expertise to talking" can have a Black as can the South Korean boxing officials free their students to think. and their antics educators provided and the U.S. officials who allowed and support encouragement. had an unshakable faith a potential medalist to miss his that their charges could do far match. But the golden moments far better than they themselves overshadowed those black realized. educators genuinely cared moments. for their students Who will ever forget Greg and communicated this caring. Loganis coming back less than 30 Parents who have those minutes after striking his head on qualities are probably good the board to dive magnificantly. His personality leaders, too. and grace were experts in their fields, and stayed current. Decried volleyball 0-- five-gam- g, e. Resents Snelgrove Rhetoric Change Thief To Politician good-politic- ian. |