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Show V ComrBmeiiDts Review Wednesday, November 8, 1995 - Page 2 t v V Editorial Honoring our veterans Nov. 11, once known as Armistice Day and now celebrated as Veteran's Day, marks the anniversary of the end of World War I the "War to End all Wars." Set on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the day has been set aside to honor all those who have worn the various military mili-tary uniforms of the United States and who have risked their lives in the service of our country and the defense of our freedom. Of course, World War I didn't end all wars but instead laid the foundation for the even greater conflict that followed. And as we have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II throughout this year, our thoughts naturally turn to the service ser-vice rendered by our veterans who fought in that war. It is appropriate as we contemplate contem-plate Veteran's Day this Saturday to read the words of Admiral J.M. Boorda, Chief of Naval Operations, to the veterans of World War II. Addressing the veterans, vet-erans, Boorda said: You deserve our highest praise and respect for all that you sacrificed sacri-ficed and endured to bring about victory and peace. . . . It took brave men and ;A tale of the tooth fairy The first signs of a loose tooth and kids get excited for a visit from the tooth fairy. I have no idea regarding the origin of the tooth fairy. I've always imagined that she looks something like Tinkerbell packing ! around a bag of loose change. I can still ; remember the thrill of reaching under my pillow and finding a couple of quarters or a ' fifty cent piece. One day I got lucky and lost ; two teeth. I raked in a buck fifty the next morning. Years later when my children came along, ; the tooth fairy was still making the rounds. They were delighted every time they reached ' under their pillows and discovered all kinds ; of change and occasionally a dollar bill. My - youngest is now nine and thinks a gold Visa card under his pillow would be nice. He also - insists that teeth with fillings are obviously - worth more because of the silver. ! The last time my youngest lost a tooth, he had to put it under his pillow three consecu- - tive nights before the tooth fairy remem-; remem-; bered to pay a visit. As a last resort, he plas- - tered a large sign to the front of his bedroom door with an envelope attached at the bot- torn. It read; Dear tooth fairy, My tooth is in this envelope. Do I need to mail it to you? I'd hate to say that the tooth fairy is senile, but lefs face it, she's been around awhile! "Grandma, did the tooth fairy come when ' you were a little girl?" my daughter asked one time. "Oh, yes," Grandma said. Td leave my tooth under my pillow and the next morning I'd find a shiny new dime." Not long after that, my daughter was met ; with a disappointment. She stood by my bedside bed-side that morning with a sad face. "The tooth fairy didn't come." . Rats! It wasn't that I had forgotten! How 'could I? She had wailed that she wanted her wiggly tooth out, but cried when her Dad tied a string around it to pull it She whined that it bothered her, but refused to let me touch it She pushed it back and forth with her tongue for days and refused to eat solid foods. Then one day in school, she accidentally chewed on the end of her pencil eraser and the small white tooth fell out onto her desk. That night she insisted on going to bed early. She wrapped her tooth in a pink kleenex and tucked it under her pillow. I checked on her several tunes during the evening and each time found her staring at Americans hate all those numbers The day before Congress voted on the new budget, The New York Times and CBS rushed to judgment with a quickie phone survey obviously intended to shout down the GOP. In one respect, the survey was reveal-. reveal-. ing. It showed that Americans, 2-to-l, were opposed to the GOP Medicare plan , without knowing what it is! Actually, under the new budget, Medicare spending is going up not down. But Americans hate numbers! 'H The new Congress is trying to do what it was elected to do: rescue our nation from bankruptcy by balancing the budget and eliminating the federal defidt within seven years, v : , For men and nations, it is never easy to economic Americans, accustomed to living off government, will have to be Meet Democrats call it cruel. President Bill Clinton threatens to Yet, Congress has kept its promise and that is a historic first! But are there not compromises in the new budget? Certainly. .' '' There are only 233 Republicans in the House half of Congress, and a doiext of those sometimes more will demand "ecrrromiees" relating to their eon-, slaeacies tcfare they will vote fcr any- women and years of demanding struggle to finally end the most destructive period in human history. histo-ry. The veterans of this war made it their duty to put everything they had into our efforts to end the tyranny. Many of them purchased our victory with their very lives. Your sacrifices laid the foundation founda-tion for the fifty years of prosperity that we have enjoyed. Although our world continues to have many troubled areas, we have successfully successful-ly avoided the type of total war you fought. The men and women serving today carry on the tradition of courage and dedication that you instilled in every American, with the hope that peace and prosperity will continue to reign. The veterans of every American conflict, from the Revolutionary War up to the latest activities in Serbo-Croatia have consistently demonstrated a willingness to risk life and limb to preserve our society soci-ety and protect our freedom. To each we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude. This Veteran's Day we echo the words of Admiral Boorda to all of our U.S. veterans: congratulate each of you on your valiant accomplishments, accom-plishments, and thank you for all that you gave us. Grass Roots By BECKY GRASS JOHNSON Copyright O 1995 the ceiling. "I cant sleep, Mom," she sighed. "At least shut your eyes," I instructed. The sandman is waiting on the front lawn and refuses to come until they're closed." It worked. Within 10 minutes she was asleep. Unfortunately, so was I. I had laid down on my own bed to wait for her to fall asleep. The next thing I knew it was morning and she sadly stood at my bedside with a pink kleenex in lier"hand. "Are you sure she didn't come?" I questioned. ques-tioned. She nodded emphatically. "Maybe you'd better look one more time. Money can get lost in the sheets and blankets," blan-kets," I informed her. She dashed to her room and began destroying her bed in the search. Meanwhile I frantically dug through my purse for loose change. I found three quarters, a dime, six pennies and a coupon for a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cone. I clenched them in my hand out of sight and quickly knelt by the side of her bed. "Wait! Did you check under here?" I exclaimed. I leaned over and stuck my head and right arm under the bed. "Wow! Look what she left!" I shouted With delight, my daughter reached under the bed for three quarters, one dime, six pennies pen-nies and a coupon. 1 explained that if the tooth fairy is in a hurry, she will often leave the money under the bed instead of the pillow. pil-low. She bought it My daughter ran from the room to her Grandmother. "Look, grandma!" my daughter announced. "She didnt take my tooth! I'm going to put it under my pillow again tonight and get more money!" I had the feeling that my daughter was making future plans for opening a Swiss bank account. She didn't realize that eventually eventu-ally you run out of teeth. Then again, maybe not I just saw Grandma tucking her set of dentures under her pillow. Paul Harvey News 1995 Paul Harvey Products Inc. thing. Similarly, in the Senate, nothing significant sig-nificant can pass fidef normal roles and procedures without 60 affirmative votes. There are only 53 Republicans in the Senate; and six to 10 of those have to be "bribed" with liberal legislative compromises. . Again, Americans hate numbers! But Sen. Bob Dole-and -Speaker Newt Gingrich- have to play the' numbers . game. You saw what happened to the much-vaunted much-vaunted political promise of "term limit lim-it i .. ; The . eoneervmtive Y Congress yea thought you had elected is liberally sprinkled with hybrids. So, the new bud II Area has enjoyed a nice political season The city elections are over for another two years. This was a very nice election. The candidates were all good people, there were no controversial issues as everyone seemed to agree on what the greatest concerns for their city were. The political signs were attractive and were only in prime locations and not scattered scat-tered everywhere. We only had to sit through one Meet the Candidates night in each city, although the senior citizens in Pleasant Grove did invite the candidates to talk to them one day. I did not go to the Pleasant Grove Meet the Candidates Night. Kalyn did that one instead. However, I got to go to the one in London and I was really impressed. It was the best Meet the Candidates Night I have ever been to and I have been to a lot of them over the years. Ott Dameron, the city administrator, had prepared six questions which the candidates candi-dates were asked to discuss in their remarks. First, the candidates could tell a little bit about themselves, or have someone else do it, but it could only last a couple of minutes. Then the candidates gave their views of the six questions which had been asked. They were allowed about 10 minutes each to do this. They stayed within their time limit. The meeting began at 7 p.m. and included includ-ed a musical number and a flag ceremony. The mayor gave some remarks and then the candidates began their part of the program. The meeting was over by a few minutes after 8 p.m. I have never been to a meeting before where politicians were on the program pro-gram and stayed within their time limit. I felt that I had learned a great deal about the outlook of each of the candidates C.S. Lewis always looking over the obvious I doubt there's any non-Latter-Day-Saint that's quoted more by Latter-day Saints (and many other Christians) than C.S. Lewis. One of my most memorable college col-lege courses covered some of his works. My older children have read most or all of the Chronicles of Narnia. Just the fact that he's quoted so often by LDS General Authorities and others is reason enough to explore bis remarkable insights, especially when they're presented so cleverly. For those of you who may have never discovered C.S. Lewis, here are some of my favorite quotes from three of my favorite books. (The page reference will vary in different dif-ferent editions but it should be close.) "A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to." (Mere Christianity (MC) Pg. 41- Essays on what it means to be merely Christian.) "All extremes except extreme devotion to the Enemy (God) are to be encouraged." (The Screwtape Letters (SL) Pg. 33- Letters of instruction from a senior' devil, Screwtape, to a junior tempter.) "If we insist on keeping Hell (or even -earth) we shall not see Heaven; if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell." (The Great Divorce (GD) Pg. 6- A bus trip from Hell to the outskirts of Heaven. If you want to stay, you must divorce every Letters to County Bookmobile service Editor: Utah County Bookmobile, a FREE library service to all Utah County residents, resi-dents, is in very real danger of not being funded for the 1996 year. Utah County Commissioners are in the process of deciding decid-ing the fate of the bookmobile. State and get is not the best it could be: It is the best that can be for now. It has not yet half-passed Congress, and already, it includes concessions relating to milk producers, pork for New Mexico and New Jersey, the Davis-Bacon repeal, lawyer subsidies, student-loan subsidies and a dozen states that are demanding more Medicare money. A majority and a "workable majority" are two different things. Gingrich, as distressed as you are by the compromises, was heard to say, "I'm sick and tired of people trying to leverage lever-age this up to the last minute." And there will be further "mollifications" before the Senate-House bill gets to the White House, where Clinton saya he will N veto it regardless. ; 'v-ve- :;i So why will a mostly Republican Congress fall short of your hopes for it? Because of "the numbers." Clinton, a highly effective campaigner, campaign-er, will rely on emotionally charged generalities gen-eralities to win your vote: "Republicans are rich people. Republicans don't care about poor people. Republicans punish students and old people in order to give themselves lower taxes." And all the Republicans have with whkh to refute these cheap-shot allegations allega-tions are numbers and you hate numbers. num-bers. . . : v ' 'K::y ' ' . PG Blab By MARCELLA WALKER a and I am sure those in attendance did also. The questions the candidates responded to were ones which are very important and were specific enough that the candidates could not walk all around the subject without with-out committing themselves. Unfortunately, there was not a big crowd out for this special meeting. There were only a few townspeople if you don't count the candidates, their wives or husband, or the people who gave a little information about them or the other members of the present city council. The ones who did make the effort to attend this event went away more informed and should have been able to make intelligent intelli-gent decisions at the polls. Their only real problem would have been deciding who to vote for as all of the candidates seemed to be ready and equal to the task Those who are in charge of Meet the Candidates Nights in the future should look to this example of London's for a good guide to follow. People don't come out to these kind of events because they usually are a little boring bor-ing and too long. This one was not It was a short meeting and it was interesting all the way through. Looking over the Obvious By BRETT BEZZANT aspect of Hell.) "There are people who want to keep our sex instinct inflamed in order to make money out of us. Because, of course, a man with an obsession is a man who has very little lit-tle sales-resistance." (MC Pg. 78) "Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is "finding his place in it," while really it is finding its place in him." (SL Pe. 132) "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened." (GD Pg. 72) "Good and evil both increase at compound com-pound interest. That is why the little decisions deci-sions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed o"(ACPg.l02) "Indeed, the safest road to Hell is the gradual one the gentle slope, soft underfoot, under-foot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." (SL Pg. 56) "Certainly we do not want men to allow their Christianity to flow over into their political life, for the establishment of any- the editor Federal funding have significantly decreased and the counties are being asked to pick up the difference. To help preserve this service for all family members please write or call your Utah County Commissioners to let them know your desires. County Commissioners are David J. Gardner (370-8136), Jerry D. Grover (370-8133) (370-8133) and Gary Herbert (370-8135). They can all be reached at Utah County Commission, 100 E. Center Street, Suite 2300, Provo,UT 84606. It would also be helpful to contact your local mayor, city council members, state senators and representatives. The bookmobile is a wonderful service Concerned about tobacco laws Editor I have seen the proposed new regulations regula-tions governing the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products prod-ucts to children and adolescents. As a teacher, I have long been concerned about the constant barrage of T-shirts, magazine ads and other forms of advertising which affront our young peopk The proposed Editor As the grandparents of a third year member of a high school marching band, we want to give some well-earned congratulations congrat-ulations to ALL bands who have competed in the area, not only those who have won the trophies, but every band. " ' i . We have been privileged to view the competition in the State of Utah, as well as ia Idaho during the past three Calls and we are really proud of the work these students stu-dents do. -.: Marching It did not allow for questions from the audience but the probable questions had been anticipated and were written out ahead of time by Mr. Dameron. The candidates candi-dates had had an opportunity to study the questions and prepare their answers accordingly. accord-ingly. After the basic program was over, the candidates each had set up a display in the room and the citizens were invited to visit with them at each of their stations and receive literature or ask questions. After finding myself dreading to go to Meet the Candidates nights over the years, I was really refreshed with this one in London and I would go again in a minute, knowing it would be well worth the time and effort. After observing some of the political campaigns cam-paigns in some of the other nearby cities where candidates accused each other of all types of malpractice, uring the mention of religious callings as a part of their campaign, cam-paign, heated debates over RDA's, it was nice to have a quiet, calm, and friendly campaign cam-paign in the three local cities of London, Pleasant Grove and Cedar Hills. Those who did not get enough votes to be elected should not be discouraged but should volunteer to serve on any of a number num-ber of committees in their city. They always need hardworking, devoted, dependable people. There are always a lot of ways to serve. Don't stop now just because someone came out ahead in the final tally of votes. I wish the best to all of those who were elected and re-elected. You will get out of this new responsibility exactly what you put into it. Give it your best and it will result in being the best time of your life. thing like a really just society would be a major disaster." (SL Pg. 108) "They say of some temporal suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony intoaglory."(GZPg.67) "...Christianity is the total plan for the human machine. We have all departed from that total plan in different ways, and each of us wants to make out that his own modification modi-fication of the original plan is the plan itself" (MC Pg. 66) "A moderated religion is as good for us as no religion at all and more amusing." (SL Pg.43) "...Pride always means enmity it is enmity. And not only between man and man, but enmity to God .... As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people; ana, oi course, as long as you are looking down, j Wm 1 1 1 1 ot see something that is above you." (MC Pg. 96) "Catch him at the moment when he is really poor in spirit and smuggle into bis mind the gratifying reflection, "By jove! I'm being humble," and almost immediately pride pride at his own humility will appear." (SL Pg. 63) "...love as distinct from 'being in love' is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by the grace which both parents ask, and receive, from God... Being in love first moved them to promise fidelity; this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run; being in love was the explosion that started it" (MC Pg.85) If you're new to C.S. Lewis, I suggest starting with The Great Divorce. It's a delightful fantasy with or without the many deep wells of meaning. in danger that provides books for all ages and reading read-ing levels. It is wonderful to use as a resource for research papers and projects. The bookmobile has access to over 100,000 different books and novels, that may be checked out by visiting the bookmobile All Utah County residents are invited to participate par-ticipate in this reading opportunity. It makes stops in Highland, Pleasant Grove,' North Orem, London, Alpine, Lehi, White Hills, Fairfield, Cedar Fort, Springdale, Vineyard, Salem, Elkridge, Lake Shore, Benjamin, and West Mountain. For specific times and locations, please call 798-8237, the main headquarters headquar-ters in Spanish Fork. . Teresa Griffin regulations would definitely have an impact on the subtle and blatant efforts to entice children into the use of tobacco. Young people make very serious, long-term long-term chokes. Your efforts to help guard them in any way from improper pressures to use such addicting substances are absolutely essential ; David Dimond members praised The members of these bands spend long hours preparing for competition, as well as practicing, privately. They certainly don get the recognition that the school sporting sport-ing activities do and they have many more students participating in the band then most sporting actaines. . Let's let the bands know we appreciate their efforts! T "V ; ' v Vera and Betty BUmirw - Lehi |