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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, July 31, 2008 Comments Soaring vehicle ownership costs Editor Skyrocketing fuel prices have impacted the cost of owning and operating a vehicle, and as the cost of vehicle ownership soars, the need for Right to Repair Re-pair legislation has become more critical in order to protect consumers from the added costs that would be created by a vehicle repair re-pair monopoly. Vehicles technology is becoming be-coming increasingly complex com-plex with virtually every system either monitored or controlled by computers. Without full access to complete com-plete and accurate repair information from the car companies, neighborhood shops will not be able to compete, creating a repair monopoly where the affordable af-fordable and convenient repairs re-pairs currently available to car owners are sacrificed to increase profits for the car companies. The cost to consumers when they can only have their car repaired at the dealership is estimated to Springville Herald 269 E. 400 South Springville, UT 84663 An edition of The Daily Herald a Lee Enterprises, Inc. Newspaper Subscriptions 4 Delivery Service ...375-5103 News Adverting 89-5651 Fax -489-7021 E-mail . jrtcityavpro.com Springville Herald, Daily Herald edition (USPS 513-060) a weekly newspaper published at 269 E. 400 S. Springville. Utah 84663. Periodicals Postage Paid at Springville, Utah 84663 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Springville Herald, 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah 84663 Member. Audit Bureau of Circulations News We welcome news tips. Call 489-565! to report a news tip or if you have a comment or aquations. We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must include the authors name ( printed and signed) and a telephone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, punctuation, taste and length. Letters are welcome on any topic The Springville Herald Customer Service 375-5103 485651 Fax 489-7021 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah &4663 Put&ber. Ronatohff rrahlfheraldextra.com Craig Conwer aornrVGrheraldextracffin titer Pat Cower ortdfyavpjo.corn Page descjnad layout Mania Harris Sherri Hcbtis Office Manager JanealOufBn Send Newsttems tons at f is- with ANew Mattress iLlPi a Mm r.. t-.WW -h. 4 : .: 1 V hJ1?' I ' II W L. Sale mattresses not as pictured 1032 S. StatO, OrCm 802-6050 nnTrrnrnnrr-T mil hiiiiihimihih m hi iniiiiin mini i mi i n , be as much as 25 percent higher with labor charges alone, according to a study comparing dealer repair tags with those of an independent inde-pendent service center. Without Right to Repair legislation, many motorists may forgo important vehicle ve-hicle repairs due to higher dealer repair costs. This situation sit-uation would be exacerbated exacerbat-ed if there is no dealership in the vicinity, dramatically increasing the cost of fuel and the travel time. To ensure that your neighborhood repair shop has the same access to safety alerts and repair information in-formation as the new car dealer network, Congress introduced the Motor Vehicle Ve-hicle Owners' Right to Repair Re-pair Act (H.R. 2694). They understand that if motorists motor-ists are forced back to the dealer for service and repairs, re-pairs, particularly if there is Our 50 states can save us from federal tyranny Editor: It does not take a rocket scientist to see that our country is rapidly becoming becom-ing a federal police state. Fortunately, our individual states can save us from this tyranny if enough of them, and their citizens, are willing will-ing to act. We need to remember that it was the original 13 states that set up the federal feder-al government and granted it the limited powers stated in the U.S. Constitutioa All federally elected and appointed ap-pointed officials take an oath to obey our Constitution. Constitu-tion. Sadly, they have disregarded dis-regarded it in about 80 of their activities. The Tenth Amendment can help us reclaim our lost liberties if enough of the states act to regain their lost powers. This Amendment Amend-ment states: DThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, Council Editor: The American establishment, establish-ment, far from being a vague, loosely knit entity, is represented by a number num-ber of front organizations in the United States, of which the New York City-based City-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is by far the most prominent. The importance of the CFR is difficult to overstate. over-state. Since its founding in 1921, the CFR has included in its' membership many of America's most influential influ-ential men and women in government, finance, industry, in-dustry, the media and the academy. CFR founder Edward Mandell (Colonel) House, for example, was President Woodrow Wilson's Wil-son's closest advisor and the chief architect of the League of Nations. - John Foster Dulles, an Celebrate Your Independence 1 I mem: tia'aga's 1 no dealership in their area, convenient and affordable auto repair will become a thing of the past. Right to Repair merely seeks to restore a system sys-tem that has been in place since the invention of the automobile. Clearly, using advances in technology to deny consumers their right to choose where they have their car repaired is a misuse mis-use of these computers and certainly not in the consumer's consum-er's best interest. Please visit www.right-torepair.org www.right-torepair.org to send a letter to each of your congressional congressio-nal representatives, urging them to support the Right to Repair Act (H.R. 2694) by adding their names to the growing list of co-sponsors. Kathleen Schmatz President and CEO Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.D The states can get their lost powers back by claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment Amend-ment The state of Oklahoma started the ball rolling with its House Joint Resolution 1089 which it passed 92 to 3 on March 13. However, opponents in the Oklahoma Okla-homa Senate kept it from being voted on before this yearDs legislative session ended. But, it is certain to be voted on again in 2009. See www.thenewameri-can.com www.thenewameri-can.com fo details. All we have to do now to lose the shackles of the federal fed-eral government is to get enough citizens to demand that their states use similar resuiuuuiis. uon Ol aiConoL Larry William Bradbury There was one traffic ac-Reseda.CA ac-Reseda.CA cident with no injuries. on other original CFR member, mem-ber, as one of America's most inportant 20th Century Cen-tury foreign policy architects. archi-tects. Yet another CFR co-founder, co-founder, journalist Walter Lippmann, founded the influential political journal, jour-nal, "The New Republic" and as evidenced in his book "Public Opinion," was among the first to promote the idea of major news networks controlled by America's elites to manipulate ma-nipulate public opinion in favor of big government ("manufacturing consent," Lippmann termed it). The goals of CFR's founders were to create cre-ate conditions in finance, in politics and in public opinion under which the American system of limited limit-ed government - a system Lippman, House and others oth-ers were dissatisfied with i -HHflTT I r.i HI ipU 11 . IJ Mattress-: foreign y. - limit to Springville and area hostfamilies Editor: I received the following follow-ing from Ewa and Ted Wierzbicki, directors of the Polish group Stella Polonia who performed at the Springville World Folkf est a couple of weeks ago. I would like to add my thanks to all the host families for their kindness and hospitality. Donna Breckenridge Assistant Director Springville World Folkfest ' Editor: "I. extend your gratitude for everyone and abso-lutly abso-lutly we had a very good time, it was a new and useful use-ful experience for us. Utah is beautiful state, weather, weath-er, people, everything, and maybe once, we will come to you again on the Folkfest, who knows. We hope "Stella Polonia" fulfills ful-fills yours expectations. Once again so very much especially for You, please extend our thanks for all board and host families fam-ilies and everyone, who was assisting for us while our visit in Springville. THANK YOU very, very much. Regards and huggs, Ewa & Ted Stella Polonia Mapleton police report Mapleton police had 55 calls last week with 18 of those for animal problems. Melonie Young, 108 E. Center, Pleasant Grove, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. Kelsey Marie Sorenson, 1930 S. elk View Circle, Mapleton, was cited for illegal consump- relations influence - could be fundamentally changed, and a new international inter-national order based on a truly global system of gov-erance gov-erance would eventually be accepted. Over the decades, CFR membership has grown to more than 4,000. CFR members have dominated every administration since Eisenhower, who was himself him-self a member. Presidents Herbert Hoover,- Richard Rich-ard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. Bush and Bill Clinton were all CFR members, so were vice presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. Every secretary of State between Dean Acheson in 1953 and the present Condoleza Rice, except James Baker, were CFR members; so was every ev-ery Secretary of Defense from Eisenhower's Neil 1 1 a y 1 K A X. N Join the army of local volunteers Tt was rpnnrted in the Provo Daily Herald Tuesday that the Provo-Orem metropolitan area led the nation in vol- unteerisra between 2004 and 2Wi we jn spnngviue ana Mapleton can lay claim to that distinction. We are part of that metrnnolitan area. ' . What better thing to be ness to help others, to volunteer ana maxe ims wona a better place to live. Thp article said that in the cent of local residents over each year. That is more than double the average ot 27.2 nationwide. The Provo-Orem metropolitan area also earned the top position for the number of hours volunteerea per res dent with 132.4. The national average was 36.1 The numbers in Utah County included "religious" vol unteer efforts, and we are a church-going community. It is still a reflection of the caring attitude in this state and community. Look around you, there are few things in Springville that didn't have some volunteer effort to make them .. V -."i.'" - . . : . ''t.: iHi "l';. happen. The trees that line the north end of Mam, many parks in town, oaimeids, the Arts Park, the many great programs and physi cal facilities at the art museum, Springville Playhouse productions, The Springville World frolktest, Art City Days, the many little league programs, the Statues to Live By Program, flowerbeds in the community - the list could go on and on - cause of people in this community who care enough to make things better. Provo Mayor Lewis K. Billings said, "The overall nature na-ture of a community is a reflection of the people who live there. The people of this community tend to be people peo-ple who care about others and who actively seek to enrich en-rich their own lives through service." We see that sense of community in all the cities and towns in our state. How can you get involved more? There are always volunteer oportunities around us waiting for people to step up., Why should you volunteer? Because one person CAN make a great difference! The springville.org website says, "Volunteering can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It is an opportunity to make a difference while simultaneously becoming involved in-volved in your community, meeting new people, learning learn-ing new skills and expanding personal and professional goals. "Studies show that those who volunteer are less like ly to become ill and maintain a positive outlook on life. They live longer, healthier and happier lives. Other benefits ben-efits include the opportunity to broaden life experiences and touch the lives of friends and neighbors in the community,'' Springville city has a Volunteer Coordinator, Sandy Harward. She is there to help you get started. For information infor-mation on volunteering contact her at 491-7811 or go to SharwardSpringville.Org. Signing up is simple. You can begin by filling out a Volunteer Vol-unteer Application. " - " r Look through the different volunteer opportunities available by visiting the Opportunity Directory. You can also learn about Eagle Scout Projects in Springville City. The more people who volunteer, the greater the impact im-pact on our community. H. McElroy through the present Michael Gates, except Lyndon Johnson's Clark Clifford. Johnson's other secretary, Robert McNamana was, and Donald Don-ald Rumsfeld was a CFR member prior to joining the Bush administration. Every Federal Reserve chairman since Marriner Eccles under Truman has been a CFR member. Numerous Nu-merous prominent members mem-bers of Congress and the so-called "mainstream news media" are also CFR veterans. Truly, as Washington Wash-ington Post Ombudsman Richard Harwood admitted admit-ted in 1993, the Council on Foreign Relations is "the nearest thing we have to ruling establishment in the United States." the CFR is not, Harwood added, a retinue ret-inue of people who 'look like American,' as (Presi We help you create your invitations your way Distinctive, one-of-a-kind photo invitations designed to fit your style, your personality and your budget. ' rr m -2 C0030 008 f ur designers today to .. , 'SJ) I Schedule VfMir mntt iKntinn ant Wr. J how easy and invitations can Call us today to learn more! 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