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Show 12 The Daily Utah Chronicle Frlda 7 ft'". June 2i 1995 V orginazatjons deserve state funds Non-prof- it Chronicle Editorial nam)w-mindednes- s. The commission has absolutely no right to decide whether or not Utah teens need to be eduhas been taken from two State funding programs for teens, which are run by the cated about abortion. These teens can get permisYWGA and Planned Parenthood. The halt in con- sion from their parents to attend the programs, or tinuation of the funding is due to alarmed concerns perhaps, make a decision on their own to educate '" about the information provided to the teens in the themselves. For those who are not so lucky to be educated programs. abortion-relateis about abortions, fortunately, in Utah, women are Part of this information . Republican County Commissioners Mary legally obliged to have a meeting with a doctor and Callaghan and Brent Overson voted against the a counselor before having an abortion. But why even let it go that far? Why not attempt funding, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Giving information on abortions apparendy to prevent abortion through education, rather than went against the beliefs of the county Republican by alarmist reaction to what is currently a legal platform, according to The Salt Lake Tribune, and choice, regardless of the moral implications? The mere fact that giving information goes against both Overson and Callaghan admitted to being approached by the Eagle Forum with requests to the beliefs of a political party's platform raises serious questions, especially when this information oppose the funding. of make concerns a major medical procedure which has up Callaghan and Overson the commission. profound physical and psychological effects on the Where is the nobility in denying the access of patient information to people who need to be educated? Young women and men deserve to know and is and is understand just what is involved during abortion There none. It an act of moral superiority ' d. two-thir- ds procedures. Perhaps this information would prove UWV MWA J hW llivl V aUWWdllU AAA yiVTW!UUg . that would extreme activism against abortion: . will Without education' and information, there surelv be more ienorant people who do not under- stand the serious medical and mental consequences of having an abortion. These people will either live blindly and seek out abortions, or never understand what options and alternatives are available to : ' them..: '. . . Editorial board wrong YJAY TO THOSE LTY,SUFTlSS non-pregna- nt '. eye-opene- ; r, , The Chronicle is an independent student newspaper. Unsigned editorials reflect the majority view of the Editorial Board ' ' , 1 I ,.' the teens who attend the programs three-hour and listen to a presentation on abortion is irrational Educating teens about abortion could be a definite both ethically and medically. Rather than promote fear and ignorance, the. commission should be promoting education, which . in turn will help prevent teens and others from becoming pregnant and from having abortions. THE ONLY GET RID OF ;' The fear that abortions are being promoted to ChronicleLetters, Ort,etREM'!.-W0- W ' -l-S- - JP W CT v A ) Editor: In the Tuesday, May 23, 1995 edition of The Chronicle, the Editorial Board sponsored an editorial urging citizens to oppose the Christian Coalition or face the loss of fundamental constitutional rights. The sinister conspiracy the Christian Coalition is accused of plotting includes ending taxpayer funding for the arts, pornography and abortion while promoting tax relief and prayer in public. I must admit that I was unaware subsidized art was a constitutional right. Does that come before or after the right to free medical care, the right to Social Security and the right to sell crops to the government at twice their market value? If art has been added to the list of rights, where does the list end? To implement and protect these newly discovered rights the government will have to grow so large and intrusive as to threaten the fundamental rights we are granted in the Constitution. To claim subsidized art is a right is ridiculous, regardless of the quality of entertainment produced by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, freedom of the press is a right. Symphonies and Big Bird are entertainment, I am also curious why tax relief was listed as a violation of our constitutional rights. Is the Editorial Board suggesting we have a right to high taxes? I assume they meant tax relief will lead to the loss of government programs like the see "Martin" on page 13 Lumpy Bret: He's Falling Down, so you better watch it Drat ally impossible. You can't afford to be precious with your CPA. Angell Secondly, you may as well bid to your health, also. Any regit-lar sleeping, eating, or exercise plan farewell A 4, ? Chronicle you develop is most likely to (all apart Han on working on late stories or waiting for others until the earliest hours of the morning. Expect several diseases and illnesses, also. When k corra to tackling die tough editorial issues, there sim- - Editorial Editor Well, it looks like we survived year of The Chronicle Today marks the end of this volume, and the finish of my two years ofaarJouttheEdkorialsectioa My experience as one of the everyone on their mistakes, un learn more Eone Chroiny'i cronies has been accompanied by a great deal of trouble and difficulty. But working with the student newspaper has been worthwhile. I've learned many tough lessons throughout my time at the Chrony. . The first thing Chronicle suffers ' must learn is to kisl their grades good- bye If you liave you school completely, holding down two is virtu jobs and succeeding in school Idiocy about how trie Republicans want f day I have to whip out the shovel and . important issues. But don't tell that to many read- least the ones who respond in crs-- at print to The Chronicle. As far as most of them are concerned, die staff here is start digging through bullshit. "Biased" . is my favorite accusation-T- he Chronicle is constantly derided as unfair, unobjective, or "liberal." Of As the old adage goes, you can please all of the people some of the time. You can please fa some a of "time. But tfyOU XVOrkJor the 2)fltfy Utah Chtxmkle, VOu'r screwed no matter what - Jp to cut this and that, how California Covcmor Pete Wilson wants to eliminate brown people, or how Alma and Friends at Parking Services just don't give a shit. The world is full of much nonsense and corruption that simply cannot be ignored. Certainly newspapers do . serve the public by stirring debate over entirely incompetent. If I have to hear the words, "unprofessional," "mukrak-ing" "rag," "worthless," "laughable" "whining," or "biased" again, HI go totally Taranuno on the nearest mulacellular life form. It seems like every . course, these critics often assume that their views are neutral. And . really, who has the time or energy to plan a hidden agenda and slowly launch it on the world through every Chronicle article like they say we do? to spend days-ev- en thanks or warm fuzzies. And don't ycars-with- out take it personally when nobody throws you a parade for a job well done. Try not to take it personally when one of your favorite columnists mentions his respect for every Editorial Editor except YOU in his final column, as welll ,' v. But these are just the downsides. The Chronicle teaches you how to deal better with other people in the As the old adage goes, you can workplace, and how to give out thanks ' and aQ the of some of please people compliments more. Along with the time. bu can please some of constantly improving your writing the people all of the time. But if skills, you learn valuable lessons from you work for the Daily Utah mistakes. What's more, the student Chronicle, you're xrewed no mat-- newspaper provides an opportunity to terwhat. make many new friends. On a comWhich brings me to another muter campus where k's difficult to get overall lesson of the Chronicle: never involved with others. The Chronicle is the perfect place to meet cool people expect a thank you! For the most part, everybody's job is individual and sepa-- win similar interests. In effect, working for the Chrony is rate. Therefore, no one has time to show even the slightest appreciation a big pain in the ass. But it's definitely for your time or effort Expect instead worth kt , . |