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Show A2 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, U(ah, Tuesday, October 20, 1998 Vilifying and maltreating homosexuals teaches hate by example The Mktthew Shepard beat-lncertainly stirs some old ghosts. The debate is rekindled over whether "those people" should be granted extra rights. Many Utahns wonder why "they" just don't want to be like the rest. Everything would be fine, then. And I was thinking again about August 1986. As a party at my house began to fade, a friend of mine had given a lift home to a stranger who joined the festivities. About an hour later, my friend called, his voice barely recognizable as he told me he had been beaten senseless. His name was Kirk. He was one of "those people." The "normal" white male with blonde hair who wanted a ride had used a fire extin- - guisher to break Kirk's nose and jaw and give him a serious concussion. He took the car, but abandoned it a few blocks away. It wasn't a robbery. The punk hated fags, he had iw' Ax moral judge, jury and said. I'M NOT SURE how I became tolerant of those who are different from me. I was town and raised in a the was used liberally. Maybe it was the time when lily-whit- e a black family looked to move in but the house they were interested in suddenly sprouted garbage on the lawn and trees. Then there was the incident in high school when a swastika was scratched into a locker of one of the few Jewish students. These things didn't make sense. I couldn't name anyone who had been mugged by a course. Religions often have different rituals and customs, but there are common chords. The biggest: God is decreed Mitch Wilkinson black man or lost their job to a Jew. It's even harder to find stories of children being molested by an openly homosexual man. Can you name any friends or relatives who fit these categories? The Golden Rule probably really solidified in me following a philosophy of religion allegedly stalking a girl at the school. Is it OK just because it involves heterosexual activity? Despite Gayle Ruzicka washing her hands, her words set the stage for Bigots and conquerors have always used dehumanizing UTAH VALLEY Alpine Eagle Mountain The Community Arts Council presents the Ray Smith Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for Concerts at Sculpture Park The Town Council is expected to take action on the town's recreation master plan Oct. 27. Copies are in the town office, 1680 E. Heritage Drive. in the Alpine Arts Center main gallery, 450 S. Alpine Highway. The jazz quintet includes Smith, woodwinds; Steve Highland The City Council will meet p.m. tonight in the City Lindemann, piano; Lars Yorgason, bass; and Ron Brough and Jay Lawrence, percussion including steel drums, marimba and vibraphone. Building, 5378 W. 104000 North. Agenda items include home occupation and business licenses for Lone Peak Car Audio; Nodnarb and Yort Consulting Business; Emergency American Fork The City Library will have a Halloween story time for children ages 5 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 27-2The S. is 64 100 East. at library 3-- Parents should stay with their for children. Call information. 763-307- 7 0 Cedar Hills Names are being taken for a city trails committee. Those who are interested in planning and helping with extension on the trail north of the Heritage Park and south of Sunset Drive, call the city office at 785-966- Preparedness, an Internet busi- ness; Nicole Eyre, cosmetologist; and Iron Horse Studio. Conditional-us- e permits will be considered for Famous Fay's, a restaurant in the Lone Peak Shopping Center; Whatayawant, embroidery shop and toy sales; and Richard Anderson's dental office. A public hearing will be held at 8 p.ir.. on the Dry Creek annexation phase II. Lehi . The Lehi High School choirs will perform 7:30 p.m. , Wednesday in the school auditorium, 180 N. 500 East.; Performers include the Lehi Singers, the Madrigals, Encore Show Choir, Concert Choir, Eaglecrest Elementary School choir, Jr., Encore and Dance Company Kids, which includes 4 children. Tickets to are $2 a person and $6 a family. Undon BYU professor Dennis Eggett will report to the City Council tonight on the results a survey taken of residents to see if they would support a library. Maplston Come visit the town library N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. The library is closed from noon to 1 p.m. daily for lunch. Library cards are free. For information call at 305 489-483- Orcm Mountainland Association of Governments is setting up shop on 800 North. The regional planning agency is moving its headquarters from Provo to a build execu- tioner, hence judgment day. God. Not me. Not you. Not the Eagle Forum. Man's justice is fallible. Just look at the Nebo School District. Last year, lawyers, lawsuits and protests punctuated a debate over a teacher who's a lesbian. This year, all is calm even though police are investigating a male coach for adjectives to describe their perceived enemies. This lessens the guilt when followers do inhuman things to others. Thus, blacks were just animals. Indians were savages. Jews dirty and cheaters. Mexicans ignorant. And to Ruzicka, homosexuals are sick or abominations. A SAD TWIST is that it's vogue here to have a CTR ring or a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) wristband. Both assert individual choice for individual behavior. It's not Force The Right or What Would Jesus Make Them Do; it's what YOU should do or be. Explain to your children morally wrong and right, and provide them an example to follow, and they likely will. Teach them words of intoler- - , t - - CTll ing at 586 E. 800 North. The new office opens Wednesday. 12:30-p.m. Wednesday at the Senior Center, 30 E. Main St. Payson Provo 3 Pleasant Grove The Utah County Health Department will have flu and pneumonia vaccinations for $8 and $15, respectively, from said. f K i '-. , NT. 7 ( m m .i t. v it,. r There will be a meeting Wednesday to discuss ice hockey at The Peaks Ice Arena. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the Seven Peaks Golf Course Club House. For more information, call 373-877- Salem Members of the Salem Community Library Board are working on raising enough money to get the town a library. They have raised $9,376.13, according to city recorder Paul Hair. To donate, call Ross Christensen at Mary Sivertsen at 423-167- 8 or 423-192- 4. Spanish Fork The city has spent approximately $1.5 million to get water from Crab Creek Springs flowing into the galSterling Hollow lon water tank. SpringviHe Three residents have earned their Silver Beaver award from tar Provo police officers caught up with him, however, and arrested him for misdemeanor theft, said Sgt. Gary Hodson of SALT LAKE CITY Nine hundred men, women and children from a polygamous church were trained in family violence KV IN LEEThe Daily Herald Evacuation: Employees and customers of the shopping complex at Bulldog Boulevard and State Street in Provo wait Monday while crews check a cut gas main at the Macey's under construction in the background. over the weekend, Attorney General Jan Graham said on Monday. The training session was the first step in executing a plan to reach out to victims living in polygamy, Graham said. The "action plan", as Graham calls it, stems from the public furor that erupted in Utah this summer after a girl claimed her father beat her when she rebelled in a marriage to her uncle. The father, John Kingston, is charged with assault. five-poi- nt Gas leak forces evacuation in Provo By PAT CHRISTIAN The Daily Herald the mall, were evacuated after firefighters arrived at the scene. In all, about 30 houses were evacuated. Employees and customers of Rite-Aiand other nearby busialso evacuated. were nesses caused Provo Monday morning included Gas Those businesses of a evacuation an shopping 'n Go, Fast Foto, Heritage mall and nearby neighborhood. No explosion occurred, no Photography, Instant Check one was injured and residents Cash, Escapades Salon, Little and employees returned about Ceasars Pizza, Lenito's Taco an hour later after the leak was Shop and Mac Frugals. store manager Kyle plugged. Provo firefighters and Wallrath said police officers employees of Questar Gas Co. came into the store and told were called to the scene about employees and customers to leave the building. Wallrath 11 a.m. after construction workers at the Macey's grocery and his employees waited a store construction site smelled safe distance from the building gas. Investigators said the gas until the danger passed. comwas leaking from a People in the houses along souththe at line 380 West, which parallels the mercial gas west corner of the construction east loading areas of the mall, site, where the store " connects were also considered to be in store. to the Rite-Aidanger and evacuated. From the People who live on both sides fire department command post, of 380 West, the roadlosest to located about 100 yards south of A gas leak at a construction site near Bulldog Boulevard and State Street in PROVO d Rite-Ai- d d the Provo Police Department. Hodson said a woman was shopping at Smith's Food & Drug Center, 350 N. Freedom Blvd., and left her purse unattended. Hansen, 30, allegedly grabbed the purse and ran away with it. An employee chased Hansen, who was later caught by police officers. crime victims in polygamous families The Associated Press rA where gas could be heard escaping, Provo Fire Department Battalion Chief Chuck Tandy captained the crisis. Tandy said he had three engine companies on hand; his men had positioned fire hoses around the shopping center and were ready to deal with any explosion or fire. Fire department spokesman Lynn Schofield said about 17 firefighters responded to the incident. At 11:44 a.m., Questar employees announced they had capped the leak. Shortly after noon, people were allowed to return to the stores and their homes. Tandy said because residents of 380 West lived so close to the escaping gas, they were temporarily evacuated from their homes. "I didn't know what to think when the policeman came and asked me to leave my house," said M. Wallace, whose house ld rUARIACt 1355 SOUTH What must Jesus think? Mitch Wilkinson is a freelancf journalist who lives in Orem. E mail- mawilkieaol.com. - the Utah National Parks Councjl of the Boy Scouts of America, j They are: G. Garn Coombs, L Kay Heaps and R. Dean Rowleys SAX3HILL RD. OREM A group called Tapestry of Polygamy, a support group for wives, has been for law enforcement clamoring to do more about the abuse the group says remains secret in polygamous families. Bank Cuts Monthly Payments in Half For Homeowners. innovative lender Provo, UT-T- hii has expanded service to Homeowners who have had credit problems in the past "HOME" has designed mortgage programs for people who have been refused by other Banks. They offer low bank rates available to borrowers who have bad bankruptcies in the past, tax liens, etc. The money can be used to: Refinance your mortgage Consolidate your bills Cut your monthly payments in half Get the extra cash you need When you call; a simple profile of your current situation will be taken; it only takes about five minutes. 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NO Application Fee Friday, October 23 Alpine School District 'J: TOT? rrn Jan Graham announces plan to reach - J "them" from their jobs or treating "those people" like lepers J J teaches hate by example. "Them folks" do have moth-- , ers, and it was not fun explain ing to Kirk's mom why he was! attacked. Which of you activist would be willing to tell Dennis! and Judy Shepard of their son's death? Would you point out he!; really shouldn't have been gayt It would be a bitter irony if! the progeny of "those people" 5 who were chased from their j homes in Nauvoo were to become oppressors in their own right. 4 There were 17 pumpkins entered in the town's Giant Pumpkin Contest. The biggest pumpkin, owned by Matthew Brown of Lake Shore, weighed in at 115 pounds. From Payson, Ryan Kuchar's giant gourd was 112 pounds; from Lake Shore, McKenna Anderson's orange entry was 100 pounds. Other entrants included: Christopher and Taylor Brown of Lake Shore; Natalie and Tim Kuchar of Payson; Clarissa, Nathan, Elizabeth and Emilee Merrill of Payson; Colton Anderson of Lake Shore; Cody and Dillon Shepherd of Lake Shore; Shae Wankier of Spanish Fork; Joshua Lamoreaux of Payson and Tyler and Carl Smith of Payson. Judges were Renae Mangelson and Cheryl Phillips, both of Payson. David STOLEN PURSE Nyle Hansen of Orem was arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing a woman's purse at a grocery store in Provo, police jM j i POUCZCZAT .TV . .1 l !ll ance ana naie, anaJ mey ww learn just that Vilifying another lifestyle, forcing No Obligation - No Noiseue .aauHff fW Call Today Satorday, October 24 10:C3W2:C3Ptt uFSLba Wednesday, November 4 10:E3UI2:C9PM of IMS ardKUSTMwy was near the leak. POOI |