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Show ILtntiF to mi EScfilnu.aDir' The Park Record Section A Thursday, April 15, 1993D Page A15 A new home for the museum Honorable Bradley Olch:' City Council Members: Park City has a long, rich and unique history. It is well past the time when efforts to preserve this heritage for posterity is upon us. Some efforts have been made and can serve as a beginning. I propose that the Miners Hospital be the focus of this effort to serve as a museum and heritage park. It is a special part of the historical nature of Park City. The building is refurbished and placed in a most suitable area of the city. The grounds around the building are ideal to highlight the historical happenings and growth of Park City settlement as well as the surrounding areas. 1 The Carl Winters School, the-recreation the-recreation complex, and the open space lends itself to a well- defined point of interest and activity center to serve the community. It will have minimal impact for the. residential area. It will afford an opportunity to showcase Park City's past, present, and future. It is incumbent upon the city to take full advantage of the many resources that now exist, such as long time residents and the many items available that reflect growth and development of the area. Many "old time" residents are a wealth of support, resources and information. With the passing of each day resources disappear. Having visited museums in areas rich in history, i.e., Skagway and Juneau, Alaska, Silverton Colo., Bill Cody museum in Cody, Wyo., and other cities, I point out the need and importance of a collection of historical items and data. The museum will provide a sense of pride and heritage to everyone. The rewards are enormous. It is apparent by the large numbers and high interest of the visitors at the Main Street museum that this would be worthwhile. It is a realistic goal the city should support. It also can be mostly self-supporting. May I urge you to seriously consider this suggestion. Sincerely, Burnis Watts Hospice volunteers Editor: In conjunction with National Hospice Volunteer Week, Creekside Home Health Care, would like to recognize hospice volunteers in the Summit County area. These volunteers participate in an eight week training course and then volunteer their time to work with hospice patients and their families. Special thanks to: Kirsten Larsen, West Madsen, Richard Petty, Susan St. James, Katie Ball, Janice Lanto, Donna Williamsen, and Carol Roberts for providing the community with this valuable service. Linda Temple-Hart Dorothy Sullivan Creekside Home Health Care Tee'd off Editor: After reading Tom Cram's "Grunge Golf Rules Explained" (April 8 edition), I had to ask, what was the purpose of the article. If he enjoys "going into some well-groomed park and thrashing the place," this must explain why green fees are increasing. Does he think golf courses repair themselves? I'm sure most people don't particularly enjoy playing out of his "knee deep divots." Don't get me wrong. I too enjoy getting "out with the buds" and having "some suds," but to "slash at a bed of buds" is uncalled for. Why would you print an article that makes light of causing so much damage? Denise Vilven Editor's note: With regard to Tom Cram's first-person piece on his style of golfing, humor is not always a hole in one. It was certainly not intended to tee off anyone. The Park Record welcomes letters to the editor on any subject We ask that the letters adhere to the following guidelines: They should be submitted to the Park Record orfU.es at 1670 Bonanza : Drive or received In the nraD (P.O. box 3688, Park City, LT no : later than 5 p.m. on Monday before publication. They must be signed and include address and telephone number of author. No fetter will be published under an assumed name. They must not contain libelous material. Writers are limited to one letter every 28 days. Letters must not be longer than 350 words and should, if possible, be : w typed.We reserve the right to edit : letters if they are too long for the space available or If they contain statements we consider unnecessarily offensive or obscene. What is Earth Day? The American Cancer Society-who Society-who we are, who we are not submitted by the American Cancer Society . supporters of the Society often contribute in the mistaken belief that they are giving to the , American Cancer Society. Recently, various look-alike organizations "The American Cancer Society receives no have been duplicating the format and funding from any government source and materials of the American Cancer Society's meets all the standards of the two top charity-Annual charity-Annual Community Crusade Drive. They rating agencies, the National Charities have been confusing the public through direct mail solicitations, siphoning millions of dollars from legitimate health organizations. The American Cancer Society would like to Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureau," said Leavitt. "These organizations set standards for ethical promotion and fund-raising, financial alert the public to be cautious and know who accountability and disclosure, responsible your giving to. The Society wants everyone governing bodies, expenses, and purposes to know how their contributions are spent. The funds raised in Utah by the American Cancer Society are used to (Guest Editorial and programs." In k addition to the ratings provided by these two organizations, other guidelines can be used to determine the by Karri Hays-Walzer i If it were up to me (which it's not), Earth Day would be a national holiday. I envision a day where all the world pays tribute to the one thing that gives us all life. A beautiful day on this place we call Earth. Our Earth gives us the soil that we need to grow the food that sustains our daily living and the plants and trees that produce our oxygen. It gives us the water we need to make them grow and quench our thirst. It has surrounded itself with an atmosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful rays and only lets in that perfect amount that's needed to keep us warm and aUve. It gives us its incredible beauty that makes you gasp when you see how wonderful and majestic our world really is. It gives us the animals, insects and birds that keep everything ticking somehow, and it gives us, welL.us! The people, with all our Guest Editorial wisdom and all that we are. And it is the place that we put everything back to including ourselves, when we cease to live iii-our iii-our bodies. My dream is a day, when all beings come out and give something back to the Earth. Recycling one can, planting one tree, one flower, reading one article on our Earth that's been giving to us ever since it was born. , It's time that the Earth had a birthday! Ana everyone is invited to share in her ioy. We're celebrating it on April 24 at the Treasure Mountain Middle School beginning at noon with the Globetrot, Fun Walk, Bike or Run, and followed by the Earth Fair (food, live music, environmental booths and the "recycolympics" for the young ones). Pay tribute to our Earth and support the Park City Recycling Association! "For this we know: The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth." Chief Seattle support local programs of research, education viability of a charitable organization, and service to cancer patients. Currently, the - :"Before I agreed to become a volunteer for Utah Division ACS funds 1.9 million dollars the American Cancer Society I verified their of cancer research at the University of Utah, ' reputation and asked several questions," Brigham Young University and Utah State Leavitt said. Federal deficit must be reduced University. "The American Cancer Society has earned an impeccable reputation through the dedication and commitment of over two 1) Does the charity have available for inspection a budget and annual report independently audited by a certified public accountant (CPA)? An agency's willingness submitted by Utah Foundation million volunteers working in thousands of ' to disclose financial information is important. communities," said Jackie Leavitt, First Lady The American Cancer Society publishes of Utah and honorary board chair for the annually a national and state annual report American Cancer Society, Utah Division. "It disclosing its financial statement which is has a reputation built on more than 75 years audited by an independent CPA firm, of dedicated service in cancer control," she 2) Ask if the group's fund-raising and said. administrative costs are reasonable. The Entering the cancer field today are National Charities Information bureau organizations willing to exploit the good suggest the cost of fund-raising usually not. name and reputation of the American Cancer exceed 30 percent of the total funds raised. Society and other worthwhile organizations The American Cancer Society only uses 16 to raise money for questionable uses. While percent of funds raised to raise money to there are many legitimate cancer support the organization. Administrative organizations doing great work, many more costs should not exceed 15 percent. The are profiting by deliberately misrepresenting .American Cancer Society's administrative their cause. costs were only four percent in 1992. . These look-alike and sound-alike 3) Ask if the charity uses ethical fund-organizations fund-organizations adopt names similar to the raising methods. Some organizations use American Cancer Society or other reputable meaningless questionnaires, exaggerated or charities. Manv use titles such and unsubstantiated claims, unordered than it is willing to ask Americans to pay for," states the Foundation report. How fast and by how much should the "It is absolutely essential, for this country to federal debt be reduced? "Utah Foundation reverse the trend of recent years and begin believes any target with respect to reducing reducing the national debt as a percent of our our debt is fairly arbitrary except one. The economy," writes Utah Foundation in its total outstanding debt held by the public must latest monthly report. "Postponing the day of steadily shrink in relation to the size of the reckoning will only make it more difficult economy," Christensen emphasized, and will ' undermine American Utah Foundation points out that not only competitiveness and our standard of living in has federal spending grown too fast but the the 21st century," stated Michael Christensen nature of that spending has changed director of the private tax and public policy significantly over the last few decades, research group. "Volumes have been written Federal outlays can be divided into three 'National," "American," "Institute," "Foundation," or "Society" so they can appear to be well-established national organizations. They use direct mail merchandise, sweepstakes, or other techniques. 4) Ask if the charity has an identifiable management and board of directors. The solicitations ranging from Questionnaires to board should have several medical sweepstakes offers. In the cancer field, look- professionals and be active in the charity's alikes have discovered that people will work. The national, state and local levels of donate if they believe the American Cancer the American Cancer Society are all governed Society is behind the fund drive. Long time by volunteer boards of directors. On the 5 u , T5 TV 1: ff It m Hi g ! 3 Vf V. 4 vi ) 1 5 li i . i ' One last run before the season ends. on the federal debt, so much so that we have been reluctant to add to them," Christensen said. "But President Clinton's proposed budget cuts and large tax increases will affect every Utahn, so we thought it would be helpful to provide an overview of the problem." Federal budget deficits are not necessarily bad. Remember businessesindividuals and families go into debt also. Utah Foundation suggests that families or government might ask three questions to test whether the debt they are incurring is wise. First, over time, is the total outstanding debt increasing or decreasing relative to the size of one's personal income or the nation's economy. Tow, does the debt support current consumption or does it support wise investment that will enhance future income or security? Three, does repayment of the debt constitute an excessive burden on the borrower? "In regard to the national government," Christensen stated, "the answers do not paint a good fiscal picture." Federal deficits have been common throughout the nation's history, but not serious prior to 1975. The problem has become chronic since then and has particularly worsened in the 1980s. "Historically, Congress and the president have been fairly consistent in revenue collections. Federal receipts have stayed within a narrow range of about 18 to 19 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure of the overall size of the economy. However, when it comes to spending, Congress and the president have not shown the same discipline." Just since 1974, federal outlays have increased from about 19 percent to 23.5 percent of GDP. "In other words, the nation's debt is the result of a federal government that provides more public goods Guest Editorial major categories: discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and net interest. Discretionary spending consists of items voted on annually such as: national defense, international and domestic programs. Mandatory spending is that which the government must pay because of existing federal law. Examples of major mandatory programs are: Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, and military retirement. Net interest is what the government must pay to finance the debt. A look at the budget clearly shows that of these three areas, mandatory spending and net interest payments have grown dramatically over the last few decades. Social Security payments have grown from 2.5 percent of GDP to 4.9 percent. Health care payments (Medicare and Medicaid) have grown from 0 to 3.7 percent since their inception in the mid-1960s, and net interest has risen from 1.2 percent to 3.2 percent. Today, one out of every two federal dollars goes toward these three categories. "Obviously, controlling the deficit will require curbing the growth in these three areas," concludes the Foundation report. To accomplish this will require discipline and sacrifice. It will also require cuts in spending and tax increases. The emphasis should be on cuts in spending. This will be difficult because there are large constituencies that benefit from the services provided by these programs. For example, over 40 million people receive Social Security benefits, about 24 million receive medicare, and about 25 million receive Medicaid. "Despite these obstacles, the size of the federal debt must be reduced relative to the size of the economy, or Americans will only impoverish themselves and their children," concludes Christensen. |
