Show e t t Jack Jack- StraI Str Straws i t H 44 By Iy Jack Wallis Wall After listening and reading about how the present I government government- administration Is is' is being attacked by the communications communication media it is a wonder that tha t anyone is left to run our government For months weve we've heard about the Watergate affair and nd then more recently concerning concerning con con- Spiro Agnews Agnew's stepping down from the Vice Presidency It k is hard bard to determine what is tight right and what is wrong or er how bow much mach wrong does it take to wreck a potentially valuable leader from the testimonies that have been given When a person will wUl admit to a wrong doi doing to avoid the meat eDt of i being dragged through j our courts and public news mews media to prove he was not wrong it is isa a sad situation The big problem now is was he wrong or right Probably well we'll ell never really know Those who dont don't like him Urn will say he w. w was guilty and those e who like him Jim will reason that b he was the victim of i a malicious press I feel snore more and more mere that our nations nation's safety and leadership is wrapped up in our free ree and responsible press and the publics public's right and ability to know now what is going on in all of f air our society i tY The of ot the of-the the dark ages es were the inability to communicate with others and know what was taking pIa place e in other area areas area of i the general masses of the population Today we might go so far as to say y oUr problem is that our people know too much Some make decisions a before all the facts are a in and are brainwashed brainwashed brainwashed brain washed by what they read and hear using only a few i interpretive and slanted sources for their background of i information and then base all their reasoning and emotional feelings concerning the state of the nation and local affairs from this one source Therein lies ies the danger of our our freedom to know so much Anything can be made to look I good from one me viewpoint But what about the overall view A fool can find fault with most programs or ideas But where is the turning point when we scrap the whole for fer a little wrong and overlook the to good A better method it seems to me is to look for the good and if we cant can't find enough good in a program or person it should then be scrapped in an effort to to find something better The last day to file a petition with the city recorder for the three off ices in the Vernal City election this year is Friday Last Last chance to register is October 30 A person cannot participate in the nomination procedure of more than one party A petition must be signed and notarized by 25 registered voters who have not participated in any of ci the party conventions These are safeguards in our nomination process which after all should be the most mOlt important part of i our wr election process If you dont don't nominate good leaders you certainly cant can't vote for them in the election The pain of 01 paying paying taxes is relieved somewhat if I know everyone else is paying as much mucha or a more than I am I dont don't mind paying my fair share But what Is a fair share By the number of income tax cases coming to light lately one wonders who's paying the taxes anyway It rt seem like luce some pretty high people get by with very little tax load They say this would kill kID the if they paid a full tax in their high income bracket Friday is the day for the great annual trek to the hills bills armed with an arsenal nal of f equipment t centered on ba bringing back one of those four legged four legged wild animals called deer come Saturday morning This year as usual there will willbe willbe be lots of hunters and not so many deer So be extra careful have a nice outing enjoy the beauties of nature and the outdoor life Dont Don't push too hard getting that trophy after all someone has to come home empty handed banded Dont Don't make it so rough on the rest of 01 us us |