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Show O Obituaries B2 D Utah News B3 B Business B5 The Daily Herald Friday, September 20, 1996 reter, raiii and Mary not dated rroiessor says Clinton For years, along with a great many of you, I have loved the singing group of Peter, Paul and Mary. I always assumed I knew but at a why PP&M got to me conrecent cert, I discovered something I knew only intuitively before. Of course we all turned on, those years ago, to the great energy the trio projected. We felt the hammer in our own hands, knew that we were the answer blowing so urgently in the wind. We marveled at Paul's unearthly ability to produce sound effects planes, motorcycles, squeaking all of it. Who doors, quicksand could stay calm when the three of them headed into the final wild together-again-at-la- st 20-pl- OrtoLrs voting By DONALD W. MEYERS The Daily Herald U.S. Rep. Bill Orton, of touch with his constituents and has no pull with the president, Republican challenger Chris Cannon charged Thursday night. Cannon, speaking at a rally at his Provo campaign headquarters, announced the release of 446 votes Orton cast while in Congress that Cannon says he would have done differently if he were in Congress. The release will show voters "446 ways Chris Cannon will vote like you," the candidate said. He also criticized Orton's inability to dissuade President Clinton from creating a national monument in Kane County Wednesday. However, an Orton staffer said the three-tercongressman's record demonstrates an ability to vote based on issues and not party loyalty. Orton's camp also criticized Clinton for pulling a political move in designating the monument, but said the president did make concessions based on Orton's suggestions. . Cannon released the first four of the 446 votes he intends to use to highlight how Orton does not represent the people of Utah. h, is out m ) J jf Unheralded chorus of "Don't Go Down to the Quarry?" Who could doubt that Mary was blasting off when she told us she was leaving on that jet plane? And of course the music itself, the songs that reached down into our consciences and shook the cobwebs from our priorities that was what made everything else work, and still does. Hearing them sing today about El Salvador or Bosnia is like getting a blood transfusion when you need it most. But watching them this most recent time, I saw something I had not understood before. Maybe everyone else saw it from the beginning. What impressed me was the lovely, affirming androgynous quality of the group. Notice the two men, framing Mary like a pair of asymmetrical bookends. There is Paul, that long, graceful expanse bending at the knee, always bending, his body yielding and seeming to mold the music as he makes it. Opposite him is Peter, curving, bending from the upper back. Watch them as they cradle their - guitars, tenderly, lovingly stroking and caressing them into response. Listen to their gentle, strong voices, Peter singing to the "Muffins," as he calls children: "Will it help if I stay very near? I am here." And of course, "Puff always was Peter's song in a very particular way. Here, all those long years ago in the days when macho was king, here were two very manly men with soft voices, nurturing hearts, gentle ways. And Mary! Watch Mary as she physically dominates the group. Paul says in his patter to the audience that he doesn't know whether to classify her as one of his best friends or his den mother. Here is and always was a woman who planted her feet far apart, threw her arms out with the amplitude of a male dancer, showed off those incredibly wide, square shoulders, and belted forth the songs without from anyone. a How proudly she tosses that leonine mane! Hers is the voice that always carries, always grounds the others. Hers is the voice with the husky edge, the tweed texture. And we remember her best for the fortissimo songs. Close your eyes and listen to "If 1 Had a Hammer" ' again. Whose voice is it that you hear? And with all the vigor, assertion, strength and leadership, no one who sees her ever doubts her essential for an eighth-not- e womanhood. She is one of those females who are Woman with a capital W. Well that's my theory, anyway. All those years ago, and all the years since, in addition to the mesMary sages of their folk songs asserts that "There never has been 'a Republican folk singer!" PP&M have been telling us what now we are trying so hard to teach each other. That strong men can be gentle and nurturing and tender, and that lovely women can be strong and bold and proud. Maybe that's one reason Peter. Paul, and at least Mary don't seem dated to this admiring groupie. . POOR ire "In the past, the Republican challengers to Bill Orton haven't had the money or the ability to get his record out, and we've chosen 44.6 votes to show that this guy votes different from us," Cannon said. Orton's voting record will be posted on Cannon's homepage on the World Wide Web. Among the votes criticized in the Cannon flyer are Orton's opposition to a constitutional amendment barring flag burning, support of the Coals 2000 educational program and a bill barring the teaching of sexual abstinence in schools. "If Bill Orton gets elected and we're one vote short of a Republican majority, (House Minority Leader) Dick Gephardt and the true extremists are going to run this country, and it's going to be ugly," Cannon said. Wilson, However, Jenny Orton's chief of staff, told "The Daily Herald" that Cannon is the one who is beholden to the extremists. "Everything Chris Cannon has said is, 'Send me to Congress, I'm a Republican,' " Wilson said. "There are times when voting for what Newt Gingrich proposes is not right for Utah." Orton does not vote party line, but rather weighs what is in the best interests of his constituents, Wilson said. Cannon also attacked Orton on Clinton's creation of the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument. Orton, Cannon said, has not created the power base on Capitol Hill necessary to influence Clinton on Utah's behalf. Instead, Cannon said, Orton has wasted his time on conservation areas and drafting alternative legislation to administration and GOP proposals, leaving him powerless and in the dark when the decision was made to create a monument in Utah. "The amazing thing about this is Dick Morris' girlfriend knew more about this than Bill Orton did," Cannon quipped, referring to the former Clinton campaign adviser who allowed a prostitute to listen in on a phone call from the president. Cannon said that if he were in Congress, he would have supported a bill by Rep. James Hansen, to designate only 1.8 million acres of wilderness, instead of the 5.7 the administration wanted. Hansen's bill died in the Senate when Sen. Bill Bradley, successfully filibustered it. "I would have grabbed Bill Bradley by the lapels and told him, 'This is Utah. You need to back off,' " Cannon said. Now, Clinton is using national monument status as a means to coerce Utah into submitting to his wilderness recommendations, Cannon added. The Republican candidate also scoffed at Orton's claims to have lobbied Clinton the night before and won concessions, sjicfy a local input on the monument's management, grazing rights and swapping federal land for the School Trust Fund lands within the monument's boundaries. "If you think that Bill Orton convinced Bill Clinton to give concessions at 12:45 in the morning, got his speech writers to rewrite his speech, then come into our other office where we have a deal on some land east of Florida," Cannon said. "It's funny he said it that way because that's what happened," Wilson said. Orton, who called the monument's creation a political stunt, will watch to ensure Ciinton grants the concessions. Cannon also expressed outrage at the fact that Gov. Mike Leavitt and the Utah congressional delegation were not invited to the ceremony creating the monument. Clinton signed the executive order on the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. By JON MANO workers are putting in anywhere from 12- - to work days, which has caused a lot of stress for many volunteers. "(Heaps) is a person who does things in a very sensitive and caring manner," said Bob Tannen-bauRed Cross mental health coordinator. "He is very effective and committed to helping the individual." Even though Hurricane Fran has passed, there are still many dangers to residents and volunteers. Residents have reported seeing water moccasin snakes, and an both increase in mosquitoes posing many health hazards. Tornadoes and heavy rain are still tearing through some areas, while other areas are experiencing flash a few days ago, a menflooding tal health counselor was stranded in her car when she got trapped by some flash floods. It's an interesting situation. These mental health volunteers are living in the same circumstances as other residents and volunteers, yet they must be emotionally strong enough to not only handle their own stress, but the concerns and 16-ho- ur While most people flee from disasters, Richard Heaps is one of the few who runs to them. Heaps, a professor of educational psychology at Brigham Young University, is in Wilmington, N.C., coordinating efforts to provide counseling for victims and relief workers in the wake of Hurricane Fran. Heaps is working as a volunteer for the American Red Cross Disaster Services. Although most of the destruction has passed, people are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Fran. And while most Red Cross volunteers administer to people's physical needs. Heaps makes sure people are taken care of mentally and emotionally as well. "People's emotional reaction range from despair and desperation to hopefulness for themselves and others," Heaps said in a telephone interview from North Carolina. "It almost depends on how frequently some of these people have suffered disasters. Those who "15 Richard Heaps have experienced a lot of disaster generally have a feeling of hopelessness like 'Why rebuild again?' "But others who are encountering this type of disaster for the first time seem to have more hopefulness, and tend to rebuild." Heaps not only counsels victims of the hurricane, but volunteer relief workers as well. Red Cross By DONALD W. MEYERS The Daily Herald worries of others. "I suspect the one saving grace for relief workers is they get to leave and go home to places without damage," Heaps said. "Even though we are living in the same conditions, there is an end for us the people in North Carolina have to stay here. Being able to go home gets us through it." Heaps, who is also the disasters services chairman for the Red Cross Central Utah Chapter, has been in North Carolina for about a week and is scheduled to stay for one more. This is the fourth large-scal- e natural disaster Heaps has responded to in the last three years. He previously volunteered his services in the Midwest floods in 1993, the Northridge (California) earthquake in 1994, and Tropical Storm Alberto in 1995. Heaps said each natural disaster is different, and people's reactions vary according to the disaster. During the Midwest floods, for example, depression was common because the process was so drawn Legally, President Clinton did not need input from Utah officials when he created the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Wednesday afternoon. But Robert S. Waite feels Clinton should have brought Gov. Mike Leavitt and the Utah congressional delegation into the process and come up with a proposal that would have been a bit more palatable for the state and local officials. Waite, a geography professor who spearheaded the campaign to create Great Basin National Park and is working to turn Dinosaur National Monument into a national park, said the president needed to take action to preserve some of the scenic areas of southern Utah. The national monument covers 1.7 million acres between Glen Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Park, including the Kaiparowits Plateau. Opponents of the move said the designation will harm the area economically by keeping Andalex Resources from exercising its coal mining leases on the plateau, depriving the state's school system of revenue from mining the! School Trust Lands. Critics, including Leavitt and U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, argue that Clinton failed to solicit input from the public or Utah officials before creating the monument. Even U.S. Rep Bill Orton, the lone Democrat in the delegation,: said he was initially blind-side- d by' the proposal, but was able to get: concessions from Clinton, such as' trading lands to the School Trust Fund, putting the monument under U.S. Bureau of Land Management control and establishing a three-yetimetable for public input into the management plan. But Waite said that argument is based on a misunderstanding of what a national monument is and how it can be created. A national monument is created through executive order by the president. "It only takes the stroke of a pen," Waite said, to create a national monument. And they can be dissolved the same way. Waite said that if Bob Dole were elected president, he could remove the monument status as soon as he has the legal authority. National parks, on the other (See DISASTER, Page B2) (See LAND, Page B2) Local man assists in disaster relief efforts The Daily Herald " should have involved Utah ar BYU proud it's not on 'party' list By The Associated Press Brigham Young University is ready to toast its latest ranking among colleges: when it comes to the Mormon party schools, Church-owne- d school is just about at the bottom of the list. BYU was second on the list of no-par- ty or "stone-col- d sober" schools, according to The Princeton Review, the New Jersey company that provides test preparation classes. At the very bottom was Deep Springs College in Dyer, Nev. After BYU were the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and U.S. Naval Academy at Annapo-lis,-Md. BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, which eschews drinking and drugs and expects the 30,000 students on the Provo campus to do the same. Florida State University of Tallahassee was listed as the top parry school in the nation, followed by George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and the University of Florida in Gainesville. Princeton Review based its rankings on a survey of 54,000 students at 310 colleges. They were asked about the use of alcohol and drugs, study time and fraternity-sorority life. Alan Wilkins, vice president of academics at BYU, said administrators were delighted. The ranking, he said, shows the university is "doing just fine. "We define party differently too, I believe," Wilkins said. By JON MANO Daily Herald The Volunteers may not know who is calling when the phone rings at the Crisis Line, but they do know at least one thing about the caller it's someone who needs help. "A lot of people don't have other resources to turn to, like family, friends or church," said Stacee McCotter, director for the Crisis Line. "We're here 24 hours a day to talk to them." The Crisis Line does not just field suicide phone calls, although it does receive its share of those. Volunteers also often talk to people who have had problems with depression, rape, abuse, relationship problems and people who are simply lonely. There were about 10,000 such phone calls to the Crisis Line last year. Dealing with such difficult situations can be quite stressful for volunteers. "We do hava a pretty high burnout rate," McCotter said. "It's not like it's a problem where it's there continually happening are just some people who are not cut out for it." While volunteers may have different reasons for working at the Crisis Line, the desire to help others is a constant "I volunteered simply because I like to help people and I had the time to work here," said Rochelle, 30, who has volunteered for the it," Rochelle said. past six months. Volunteers canThat fear usually subsides as not give out their last names for volunteers gain more experience. safety precautions. T had some tragedies in my "I'm very comfortable here life with suicide, my nephew," now," Rochelle said. "I have said Trish, 32, who also started six intense calls but usually we can months ago. "I wanted to get conwork through it." trol of why (suicide) happens, and Volunteers are trained to help see if I could help someone else, callers see their problems from you know. I wanted to feel needed different perspectives, but workin this world." ers do not give specific advice. The Crisis Line has approxiCallers are also mately 100 volun- often teers. ineir ages referred to "I think range from 18, the other organiminimum age, to long zations people in their can you provide lis- - which 50s. Many vclun- further help teers are Brigham tening QSLf them with Young University their specific students who are problems. majoring in psy Listening chology or social is usually the Brian, work. most impor18, "There's not a tant thins a volun-teer- ," prototype volunteer can McCotter do. said. "Each person is different and "I don't think your age matters has different experiences which as as you provide a listening long help them. A lot of our volunteers ear that's what most people have been through personal probsaid Brian, 18, one of the need," lems and use that to help them." youngest workers at the Crisis volunteers Potential go Line. "Most people just want to through a screening process know they're important." which includes interviews and One challenge facing the volunreference checks. They have teers is leaving the grief and stress training sessions and a trial period at work when their shift is over. so applicants can see if they ptill "You learn to just leave it at want to volunteer, McCotter said. Trish said. "But there are I work," I that scared "At first was would get all kinds of suicide certain cases that you when you calls and not know how to handle pray, you kind of think about that don't your matters as age a as that's what most people need." volunteer person and hope everything works out for that person. You kind of wonder (about that person) sometimes. "At first it was hard to come I home and leave it at work. But I sleep well now it's fairly easy at night now because I know I've done what I can do." After particularly distressing calls, volunteers are encouraged to talk to other volunteers or the directors about their feelings. "It's important to let them vent their own feelings about (those calls)," McCotter said. Certain cases affect volunteers more than others. "Abuse, especially child abuse I have a hard time with that," Trish said. "1 think how they're " going to have kids. ... It's really hard for me whenever kids are involved." "One thing I've gained is you start to look at people and think about what problems they might have gone through, and not just . what they look like on the out- side," said McCotter. Dealing with the tough situa- tions may be difficult, but that is " part of the reason volunteers find this work so rewarding. "I have friends who say, 'Why : do you do it? You don't even get " Trish said. "But you get ; paid, in paid other ways. It's one thing I can do for the community, and I'll do it as long as I can." . |