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Show Thursday, December 18, 2008 Pa.je 3 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Common sense is a good guide lnSl J Barb's Wire BARBARA CHRISTIANSEN Barbara Christiansen he more I hear about the Big Three automakers auto-makers and what they are seeking, the more I think of my momer. That's not because be-cause she was a big figure in the auto industry, nor because she was an important player in any industry whatsoever. what-soever. She was an employee. em-ployee. Most of the time that I knew her she worked for banks. And she wasn't a vice president presi-dent of anything. She was content to be in the background back-ground where she quietly went about doing her job. There were other times when she was not quiet, however. how-ever. Definitely not the shy, retiring housewife of the '50s, she had an opinion on most everything and was willing to share it with anyone who would lend an ear. Occasionally, Occasion-ally, someone would start listening and wish they hadn't. Sometimes it was hard to get someone to come back for a second session. As a child, then a youth, my exposure was a necessary part of life. Particularly as an only child, I spent a lot of time in the company of adults. I heard a lot of their conversations and I was familiar with many of their topics of interest. I was a captive audience. When I grew older, I learned about the issues behind the opinions. Usually people find things out in the opposite order, or-der, but my introduction was the opposite. It seems logical to learn about the facts first, then form your own opinion, but that's not the way it worked for me. Thafs not to say that I automatically agreed with everything my mom decreed. In fact, having been a teenager for the standard amount of time, I often disagreed. I got very tired of her starting start-ing discussions with, "There's an old saying ..." The longer I live, the more I agree with her. There were reasons those old sayings were around for so long. That's because there was a lot of truth to them. What she said did have an impact on me, however. One point that she often made was that people looking for job security and escalating wages would ruin the coun try. Not that those things are bad. It's just when they look for those things and then they don't offer something in return that problems arise. That goes back to the c'.d saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." Whether you are talking about a dog and its master or an employee and his or her company, the truth remains. True, there are dog owners who are cruel and there are employers who are out to take advantage of their workers. There are ways to take care of these problems other than resorting resort-ing to mass benefits for doing virtually nothing. The dog should not be elevated to the position where he can eat T-bone T-bone steak three times a day. It's nice for a while, but in the long run it makes for a bad situation. The owner could be forced to declare bankruptcy or call the vet for euthanasia because the dog has become too expensive. A similar result happens when workers demand too much from their employers. The history of our country and others in the industrial world have numerous examples of long days and deplorable working conditions. After the resolution of these situations, the workers discovered they could have some power and control some of their destiny. Perhaps it went to some of their heads. Auto workers demanded de-manded a benefit of nearly a full-time salary for those who were laid off. According to some sources, that amounted to $2 million a day, plus benefits. It doesn't take long for a company to rack up debts that make it impossible im-possible to compete and stay afloat. There is, of course, some blame to be laid at the executives' feet for example, exam-ple, high salaries for their own low productivity. It didn't take my mom a degree in economics or a high-ranking high-ranking government job to see this happening. It would be great if our leaders, both political and business, had the common sense that the general public has. It could save a lot of heartache. I Barbara Christiansen can be reached at 443-3264 or e-mail her at bchristiansen heraldextra.com. CALL TO DONATE YOUR NEWSPAITR GOING ON VACATION? , nnki at n vni m pa per America,) Jork Cittern - 5 I J - J 1 Ui www, h g rsLdfeMrgiHEL CHILD DEVElOPMtNT CENTER vVWHfRr KlPf UtfN TO srurvr in THrMtnvrf" Child care for infants up to 1 2 years Open 6:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday 380W.920N.Orem, Utah 801.221.2900 13279 S. 2700 W. 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Prior to a moratorium the city placed on the sale of lots several years ago, the department had been selling more than 200 lots per year. With the moratorium, the only ones permitted to purchase lots are those who have an immediate im-mediate need. The city will sell one or two lots to a relative rela-tive of a deceased individual. Since the beginning of January, Janu-ary, 70 lots have been sold. The council members did not respond, but will discuss the options at a later date. "The cemetery department depart-ment is not bringing in much revenue," Garrett said. A new section of land already al-ready owned by the city and planned for the cemetery, on the north side of 700 North, is expected to be available in the spring, making about 470 lots available, which would last the city a little more than two years at the current rate. Garrett said the city was investigating other properties proper-ties for expansion. They are looking at areas close to the current cemetery and in other oth-er parts of the community. One he said the department depart-ment favored was the filly ball field on the south side of 600 North, across the street from the existing cemetery. Garrett pointed out some advantages. It would not require the department to have another building or move equipment to another location. With the filly field, the northern of the two ball fields in that area, used for the cemetery, there would be 2,432 lots, which could Lt 11.7 years. Garrett said the sale of those lots could bring in $1.9 million mil-lion to the city. The filly field would have to be relocated, but those funds could help pay for that relocation. Another area the group could pursue is in the city-owned Temple View Park, north of the amphitheater, amphi-theater, west of the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple. It could have approximately 6,000 lots, which could bring in $4.8 million and last nearly near-ly 29 years. Garrett also said there was an option to create cre-ate lots within the space for extra amenities, which could be sold for a higher rate. City planner Rod Despain told the group the city should research the terms of its purchase pur-chase of that land from the State of Utah, to determine if a cemetery would be an approved ap-proved use in the area. Another option would be to use land at Art Dye Park, north of 700 North. "We can play ball on the south side of the freeway where the water table is high," Garrett said. "We can't bury people there. At the current rate it would bring in $22 million." He was looking at 14 acres east of the existing ball fields, which he said could last the community 134 years. Fundraiser Continued from Page 1 help." Lt. Sam Liddiard with the police department said officers would take six kids from the community who are in need. They will shop this Saturday morning at Wal-Mart, after being treated to a breakfast at IHOP. 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