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Show c i Free Press - Wednesday, April (c3mmsmt Easter and April Fool's make odd combo Go slowly on Easter and April Fooi have come perSpeaking of sparkling sonalities a certain printer that I. know, has informed me that he just in-- ., got an order for 6,000 wedding and Marie vitations for Steve Young Osmond. Another Steve in the r. horizon for Marie? And on to another beauty, a local authority on beauty pageants, has whispered that Charlene Wells has been a constant companion of local f set designer for beauty pagants. I'm just heartsick that the Lehi : Bakery is expanding their business to the Triad Center and will only be selling meat pies and doughnuts at their Lehi store. But that didn't,: make me half as sick as Brent Larsen turning down a car franchise here in Lehi. If all of this isn't enough, I'll take this opportunity to announce that,; after intense negotiations' Abe Ekins has contracted to make the old junior high into a noodle factory. (I thought it always had been a noodle factory). Sorry folks, I just couldn't resist, ". v April Fools! (a day late). Now cameras can take own pictures the editor's I've been planning for years to buy a new camera to replace my battered old Nikkormat. Of course, I always assumed it would be a Nikon. Now, there's a lot of different opinions about which camera is best - but not among professional photojournalists. They all use Nikons for most of their picture taking. And they all have a lot of fancy looking lenses. And they all swear by their equipment. I'm not saying I'm a professional photojournalist. Compared to those people, I just take snapshots. But I want to look professional. (Don't we all?) So for years I've been planning this major purchase of all purchases. Not that I don't appreciate the old ikkbrnlatv I bought ifwfien I was a green newspaper editor in Castle Dale, Utah, from a guy who needed cash in a hurry to pay the hospital bills for the newest addition to his ''-1 j family. He came to my office to place a classified ad that never made it into the 'newspaper. He gained a baby and lost a camera, and I gained a friend and lost no time in putting it to ' V " 'use.' The camera was a little beat up when I got it. But that was nothing compared to the abuse it has seen since then. News cameras go where no delicate piece of equipment has gone before. They are used to record fires, floods and snow storms. They travel the sidelines during a high school football game regardless of the - - photojo- urnalist. By MARC HADDOCK . letters to the editor In community newspapering, you have to get the story and take the picture - and word people don't always master the basics of photography. The Nikkormat has been good for that, because I have to set the and the shutter speed for each picture -- , none of that automatic stuff here. In the process, I've learned a lot about things like available-light-onl- y photography and film speeds. I've messed up thousands of , pictures in the process,.., ,i,'.':XXy t Enough that photography, while it,, 'has been something less than a profession, has been more than a hobby. Enough that I figure I'm ready to get a new camera and that would have to be a Nikon, wouldn't it? , After all, that's what all those real photographers use - and it would be embarrassing to be caught with anything else. u, However, technology is determined to make this choice difficult. Just when I'm ready to bust the budget and buy a new camera, . Minolta comes out with this camera that features everything but an automatic pilot. We're talking automatic aperture and shutter settings - if you want them. And automatic flash synch. We're talking about an averaging weather threat - and they face the constant being tackled on the sidelines along with the halfback and the photographer. (I've limped home from more than one game.) I They climb mountains to get the best vantage point to take pictures of things like the Thistle Mud Slide. (I did some sliding of my own from that hillside.) Those cameras take helicopter rides where the photographer places them very near open windows to get the clearest shot. News cameras focus on people at their best and at their worst. Those plain black and white photographs can capture emotions and tell a of - - whatever meter or a spot meter ' the photography wants to use. But even more than that, we're; talking about an automatic focusing system that really works. I know, because I've tried it. This is a camera with two computers, liquid crystal displays all over the place, a L, 250th of a second flash synch and a hot plate to warm up the cocoa' on those long drawn-ou- t assignments in cold ?. ,; . weather. ';, iC There is nothing this camera can't do - except be a Nikon. would-b- e a What's great photographer to do? I mentioned the possibility of purchasing one of these cameras to Gary McKellar, a shooter for the Deseret News, and he story as well as any written article, if they are done correctly. And the old Nikkormat has done its share of all these things, although not on the level of your everyday, column . ' . Utah County Commissioners. Funds for the district will be generated by taxes on the property owners inside the district boundary. The public hearing will give the county officials and local residents the answers to some important questions regarding the proposed development, such as what specifically will the special service district do, how much will it cost, who will be taxed under the district and how much will those taxes generate. . County officials will probably wait two weeks to act on the information generated at the hearing. What tonight's hearing is not designed to do is answer questions about planning and zoning for Traverse Ridge. These are the questions that concern local residents the most, but they will be dealt with by the commission in their May 5 meeting. At that meeting the commissioners will act on a recommendation from the Utah County Planning Commission to rezone the Traverse Ridge area for development. Even after that, the developers have a lot of work to do before any building can begin. According to County Commission Chairman Gary Anderson, if the zone change is approved, Estes Co. must submit their and again receive development plan to the county county approval. However, Estes Co. is working on a running timetable. The Arizona-base- d firm has options on the land that would be included in Traverse Ridge but the pptions have a. time, limit. The company wants to make sure it can carry otif its plans before it buys the property for the development. While that may be an important factor in the current process, it is not the most important factor. County officials need to accommodate the timetable forced on Estes Co. for the development, but at the same time they must proceed slowly enough to make sure that the legitimate interests of existing North Utah County communities are adequately protected. In this case a careful approach is the very best. Editor: I sometimes wonder if people who go out of their way to hit an animal on or near the road, stops first to think of the consequences of such an act. Do they have the slightest idea that they are probably causing a great deal of pain to someone. Someone most likely loves that animal. I realize animals do not belong on or near the road. They are sort of similar to children though. A ball goes out in the road and the child, or maybe an adult, goes after it. I've seen a mother pheasant and her babies cross a road just to get to the field on the other side. A cat chases a mouse across the road. A dog runs to the neighbors where his boy, is. pal, that Obviously some animals are on the road out of neglect, but that is another problem. I know that not all people love all animals and that is their right. But do they have the right to cause a child of eight to lose their lifetime friend of eight? Do they have the right to cause an elderly lady to feel such grief over the cat she's had for 15 years and could have lived 10 more years? Nor do they have the right to cause anyone grief or anguish over the loss of a pet. ,', Sometimes accidents happen and an animal dies with no malice intended, just as a human may die in an accident. Sometimes, though, an animal Is killed with only' malice in mind. This causes senseless grief and pain for someone else. Maybe they should not think of it as their right or not, but just how they might feel if someone caused them to feel that hurt or grief over a loss. -- Ann Hathenbruck you better believe it Estes Company's plans towards building a 4,500 home development on the Traverse Mountains between Alpine and Draper will move one step closer io reality tonight at a public hearing at 7 p.m. at the American Fork Junior High School. But even if the hearing yields a positive result for what is being called Traverse Ridge, the developers will still have a long way to go before any homes go in on the private property. In fact, tonight's public hearing will have a limited scope. The hearing is to determine if a special service district covering the land proposed for development should be created under the authority of the county . The special service district would make up a taxing body which would be responsible to provide most of the services for the proposed development, with the exception of police protection and planning and zoning services. Those would still come under the control of the Animals are loved ones, too with no bright and beautiful Easter the in rain picture. A reliable source, on the QT, told me that La Veil Edwards had finally to be Jim accepted a lucrative offernationwide-televisionNantz's color man on so hope her wish comes true. She's special. We talked about an upcoming missionary farewell, an important Prom and a high school graduation. We discussed Pat's health and we bragged about report cards. Movie ratings were an issue as was the buy out of dairy fanners and high insurance costs. and gone since I wrote last week's column. Easter was great and I've yet to pass judgment on April Fools. We always have a family shindig on Easter. Everybody comes to grandma's house for the Easter Egg Hunt. Families collect prizes and goodies so there will be a supply on hand for lucky egg finders. Then things get a little wild. I don't My kids were furious that our notice it at the time, but the next government paid the $15,000 bill that day. . . Oh my. and Imelda charged at Ferdinand Like this morning, when I turned in Hawaii. They couldn't PX the the faucets to fill the tub with water the that allowed over a believe jury somebody had already beat me to it. for the lady dollar settlement million On closer inspection, there were lost her to have was that supposed little boats floating in about two feet a after having telepathic powers of water. The little boats were half of CAT scan, and then we went from plastic eggs. the ridiculous to the sublime and had I found a litUe pile of Easter candy our reunion sportstalk. wrappings, in a corner of my Of course, nobody, but nobody, bedroom, and the basement was -can outtalk Jim on that subject. well, we won't go into that. By BETTY FOWLER That reunion was wonderful. I I loved it. out so much about so many found a to have who is and isn't who We traded family pictures. We going drew names and handed . out baby. Wow! That took us all by things. And of course, we had our Christmas lists. We exchanged surprise. session, and their father reminiscing a came We Then held and rocked party,, birthday babies, recipes. too. His love and inus was with We candles. and cake with little kids in great grandma's complete has fluence spanned the seasons. sang happy birthday and watched as rocking chair. We watched Charlton Heston once the birthday girl paused, took a deep again as he and Yul Brynner got breath and blew out both of them. In lieu of 43 little candles, we subJust by way of a little gossip -.together in "The Ten have you heard that they're going to The noise drowned out stituted two fat big ones. Whewww ! She was very serious as she retire Bob Welti. Horror of horrors, the TV, so we went back to imher little birthday task.I Bob was the one who predicted a announcements like performed family portant Ridge project c 2, 1986 - Page 2 f ,. - ZI'Z just laughedat 'mg"l' " 'hat'slhe. matter?" he asked. " "Can't you focus? "V" , '' Well, yes. Most of the time," anyway. But it's hard to explain to into someone as the deep Nikonoclastic realm of photography as Gary is how fun it is to hold a .camera, to your eye and watch everything come into focus by itself . Even if it is a Minolta. ; So I've decided to keep my mouth shut and pay my money where I want and to heck with the establishment, if photojournalists can be described by that term. i v. What I suffer in prestige I'll make up for in fun - because, believe me, this camera is a hoot. ; And besides, after a long story, I can even let this camera drive mc home at night. No Nikon could ever , , ; -- - ' dothat. Not all doctors feel home births are dangerous Editor: As an advocate of free speech, I am pleased that you were willing to publish Gordon Glade's opinions about home birth. But your readers deserve to know that doctors with more experience than Dr. Glade have somehow formed opinions quite different from his. A doctor in Illinois, for example, who has more than 25 years experience and has been chairman of the Medical Licensing Committee for that state, claims that more than 95 percent of births to healthy women "can and should be done outside the hospital." For the vast majority of families, he says "there is far less risk in a home birth than in a hospital birth." Dr. Glade's experience with four home birth situations has given him some strong feelings about leaving the safety of a modern hospital. Not all doctors with home birth experience agree with him. The Chief OBGYN at the University of Amsterdam Hospital in Holland, for example, has done a study involving some 5,000 home births. He reports that of the few deaths that did occur, "not one. ..could have been prevented by hospitalization." This same doctor has also analyzed another groups 20,000 deliveries by midwives in Holland, and claims they "produced no case in which an obstetrician could have done any better than the midwife." Dr. Glade's unofficial study of the subject certainly does run chills up a person's spine. A different conclusion was reached, however, in an official study on home delivery that was conducted not too long ago in North Carolina. Six eminently qualified medical authorities supervised the carefully done research. One of them, the Nevertheless, the six medical coauthors of the North Carolina study observed that "all were associated ; with congenital anomalies and may not have been preventable." In othe words, as the Chief, OBGYN from Amsterdam has also g our study would be that suggested, a certain number of d infants are going to die under any among healthy, for women is a happy and circumstances and properly reasonably safe experience, but it is planned and attended home not free of risks. Some risks are deliveries do not appear to lose d associated with home more than that number. Surely different risks are Gordon Glade knows that even he deliveries; associated with deliveries in cannot guarantee every woman a hospitals. Women might best healthy baby every time. Not even become well informed about both in the hospital. kinds of risks and then elect which My wife and I are the natural they desire to assume." parents of eight children. The first Perhaps Dr. Glade would be in- five were born in a small town terested (and your readers also) in hospital. Our youngest three were an article that was published in the born at home. The lay midwives in "Journal of the American Medical our community assisted us with the Association" explaining the results three home deliveries. We have of the above mentioned study. found them to be at least as to this prestigious respectful and protective of life as According babies born in the hospitals the medical profession which anjournal, of North Carolina died at the rate of nually kills 91 out of, every 1000 12 per 1,000 while only that unborn babies in Utah on purpose. many babies (4 per 1,000) died That's right, more than 3000 during planned home deliveries abortions are performed in Utah attended by lay midwives. each year by licensed medical Yes, infant deaths did occur professionals. Indications are that following planned home deliveries each year ALL of the aborted attended by lay midwives. babies die! Perhaps Dr. Glade can ' chairman ' the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, writes in the April 1981 "Ensign" as follows: "An appropriate interpretation of of child-bearin- well-care- well-planne- tell us just who is "protecting and caring for the rights" of. THOSE;:i '' infants! , When we chose to have bur sixth baby at home, we were not rejecting modern scientific knowledge, nor were we challenging the medical establishment; We : were accepting one medical opinion over another. Dr. Glade implies that three infants who died might otherwise have lived. Other doctors of equal or greater standing in the medical community may or may not agree. In any case, his concerns are genuine and he suggests that advocating home birth is "inconsistent" with caring for life. Yet even as he writes, his licensed associates are going about the business of intentionally destroying the lives of another three thousand Utah infants this very year. Gordon Glade is entitled to his opinion. Considering the record of the medical profession in Utah, however, we suggest that licensed medical experts ought to be very, .Careful when talking about jeopardizing" the lives of unborn infants. -- R. Gary Shapiro . Pleasant Grove I ' '. 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