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Show A2Tha Thursday, March 5, 1987 t, Times-Independen- Readers write to share their opinions . . . The welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. We ask that the letters adhere to the Times-Independe- nt following guidelines: . Last weeks snowstorm did not feel particularly odd to me, although having the snow fall all day long is a rarity here. We had invited Tom and Kris to bring the baby and soak up some red rocks and sunshine. The pussy willow bush is out! proclaimed. They came and it snowed. They made a snowman. The labs loved the baby, and she seemed to think they were interesting, if a little hyperactive. We all thought she was pretting interesting, but ' I J, I digress. snowed some more, and they beat it back to Salt Lake. So, the snow story here this year is pretty different, particularly last month. Bonnie Midlams weather figures note that we had more snow in the last week of February (eight inches, she says) than in all the combined previous 15 Februaries (it adds up to a little over seven inches). Snow depth measurements on the LaSals augment the picture. The Soil Conservation Service folks were out March 1 to see where we stand. At the upper snow course, located near the Gold Basin turnoff, there were 68.5 inches of snow. Water content is 18.1 inches, compared to an average (they call it normal, but its really average) of 14.6 inches, compiled 1961 through 1986. This is 144 percent of normal (average), which is great compared to other areas of the state this year The lower course (Brumley Ridge at Aspen line), had 36.4 inches of snow for 8.9 inches of water, translating to 114 percent of normal. Raymon Carling, who brought in the water figures from SCS, said we had quite a bit of snow on the mountain during the hunting seasons, but not much since until the first of the year, and most importantly the month of February. So, it looks like this is going to be one of those years where we may have snow on the tulips and daffodils. Thats okay. They seem to mind it, and it is a breathtaking sight. 5v.The high and low pressure systems may be trying to keep winter fiatround a while longer. But my chrysanthemums and columbines F5'4re starting to grow, and, as I said, the pussy willow is out and "sorne other buds are swelling, so no matter what the pressure system says, our yard says spring is just about here. It nt ir,-jdo- - They should be submitted to the office at 35 East Center or received, in the mail (P.O. Box 129) no later than 5 p.m. on Monday. They must be signed and include the name, address and telephone number of the author to allow verification of authorship. They must not contain libelous material No letter will be published under an assumed name. No letter longer than 500 words The states current financial situation has not been caused by mismanagement or overspending. Expenditures have actually decreased over the past two years. The current governor nor his political affiliation has played a signficant role in the situation. The following list of circumstances have contributed to the financial status of the state. tt 1) Temporary closing of will be published. We reserve the right to edit letters if they are too long for the space available or if they contain statement's we consider unnecessarily offensive or obscene. 2) 6) in When-teache- Achievement improves even on that require more complex questions thinking. The idea of wait time appeals to our common sense. If were not given time to think, we wont. When were given pause for reflection, our ideas multiply and, in turn, are clarified and refined. Research suggests that wait time after a students response is even more important than wait time after teachers question. Again, this finding is supported by experience and intuition: At the moment a student stops talking to a teacher, she or he is vulnerable and eager for Wait time shifts the approval. emphasis from simply getting teacher approval to giving an idea more thought. Students at all levels and of all abilities seem to benefit from increased wait time, demonstrating more confidence and greater willingness to speculate and elaborate on their comments. We all want schools to teach more than facts. Society needs thinking graduates who can solve adult problems. Preparing students to be critical thinkers isnt easy-b- ut using wait time is an important step in the right direction. Try it. After you ask your child a question, wait at least three seconds before filling the void with your own words. After your childs response, again wait before you respond. Slowing down may be a way of speeding up critical thinking, that is. Eead AMI About! in the 3D your hometown The Times-Independe- nt Only $12.50 in Area and $18 out of Area for 52 news filled issues your mail once a week local news in TV guide special features lots of advertising t v Subscribe Nov! if I i- - Mail to: The Times-Independe- I I I "1 nt P.O. Box 129 Moab, UT 84532 Name Address 1 I it hr" Dabra Gwinn - Vs. ,V Dorothy Anderson Ron Drako Randy Andrus.... anti-growt- of the factor of inflation. , Assistant to tha Publishers Circulation Manager Production Foreman, Sales Pressman Price The establishment of College of Eastern Utah, first called Carbon College, was celebrated last week with a Founders Day program and dinner held exactly 50 years after the Feb. 20, 1937 r signing of Senate Bill 6 by Gov. Henry Blood, creating the state supported college. Michael A. Petersen, seventh president of CEU, said The college, with its many educational, cultural and economic benefits for southeastern Utah, is the total fulfillment of the dreams of those who labored for a decade for its establishment and those who have since worked for its development. two-yea- Considering power plant . . . Officers of effect of all of The cumulative these events could not have been foreseen by any governor or any political party. Nor is this phenomenon peculiar to Utah. Montana is looking at a $101 million deficit, Colorado-$6- 9 million, million, New Alaska-$60- 0 million, A million ($11 million-cigarettax, $50 million-incom- e tax, $60 million-sale- s tax, tax, $40 million-ga- s however, no increase in property taxes) federal income taxes paid by Utah citizens will decrease by about $250 to $300 million. Total taxes state and local-wi-ll be for the average taxpayer. The less trend of the state providing the services and taxes is one that I hope continues. We at the state level are bound by our state constitution to operate on a balanced budget-w- e cannot serve our people with a budget deficit. The federal budget deficit is the biggest obstacle on our road to lasting economic prosperity and economic freedom. paid-feder- , Sincerely, Rep. David Adams CHURCH CONCERT HELD Mr. Stanley Bronson and daughter, Noel, came down from B landing last weekend to give a concert at the LDS Stake Center. It was followed by the Francis Lyman orchestra who played for the dance much to the delight of everyone present. The Bronsons are well known musicians. Tines-lndcpends- Tas-Co- , te ' coal-woo- Mexico-57-5 year-eve- nt (USPS Entered os Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Moab, Utah under the Act of March 3, 1897. Second Class Postage Paid at Moab. Utah 84532 Tas-CoSystem company met recently Panguitch Council to discuss the possibility of conwith the Panguitch City d fired plant in Panguitch. Noting structing a the availability of wood in the area, they said that a plant that would bum wood, coal, or coal on top of wood was recommended. The company officials estimated that the wood usage would decrease coal purchase costs by 30 percent. The plant would require one megawatt of the five, to seven megawatts generated to run the plant. is asking the city to furnish both the land and utilities if the project al Wyoming-$12- 8 ,M . Why must taxes be raised? There are essential government services that should be provided. If there had not been some revenue enhancement, public education, transportation and some other services would have been destroyed-no- t just reduced. It is obvious, however, that we will see reduced services in all n areas of government. This with the tax increases-th- e legislature funded government at $111 million less than requested. Public education received $28 million less, million government facilities-$4- 0 million less, less, transportation-$3- 7 government operations and public million less. This trend safety-$- 6 will continue for the next several years. We will be forced to deliver government and education service in ever increasing efficient ways. It must be noted that while state taxes have been increased by $161 ''million..-,..- . and h CEU celebrates 50 years . . . Since inflation 6309-200- enclose $12.50 or $18 for one year or $24 and $35 for two years cash check C( y has been halted, tax collections are declining. Growth in tax collections over the last three fiscal years has been 2.4 percent, 9.3 percent and 2.6 percent respectfully. During fiscal year 1986-8- 7 these revenues are projected to grow at 1.1 percent, the lowest growth in at least ten years. him first. Ths Phone Several plant closings-SperrNorbest in Salina, Great Salt to the state and its cost of lake shore industries. 9) Government is the big bene- 1 cf Dolores, mayor recalled in a special election last week, apparently ending an often bitter political struggle. On ballots asking them whether the board members should be recalled, Dolores electors voted 165 to 128 to remove Mayor Dave Wilson from office; Ray LeBlanc lost 162 to 129; and Bev Clark was ousted 167 to 127. Those voting to recall the current board members also cast ballots for their successors. The new members of the Town Board are Jim Koenig, with 156 votes, Byron Tate with 154 and Maxine Maestas, 152 votes. Recall advocates said the major issue was government which was responsive to the electorates wishes. Others close to the election said they saw a newcomer vs. oldtimer split, or division between pro and factions. Ephraim-- , 8) Flooding Lake-i- ts cost Jean Hatch Richfield A combined governmental County is underway to have an' immigration holding facility located in the county. County Commissioner Jerry Nice has been working with Immigration Service officials in an attempt to have the facility located just south of Richfield. Richfield City has agreed to donate the land needed for the project, which is near city sewer lagoons. Richfield City Administrator Woody Farnsworth said the city council is supporting the project at this time, but said public hearings will be held before any decisions are made, to see how Richfield residents feel about the idea. He emphasized people who would be kept at the facility would be administrative prisoners, not criminals. recalled ... City officials Colo. The of Dolores and two town trustees were Morton-Thioko- l. Sincerely, legitimate complaint of wrongdoing by a public official must be lodged with those who have the power to correct the problem. knowledge Anyone with first-han- d of such an incident involving a Moab police officer should file a formal written complaint with Police Chief Alan West or Mayor Tom Stocks, giving them all of the pertinent specific details. Ive had several contacts with police officers in Moab over the past nine years especially with Officers Messick and Lindquistand in each instance they have gone out of their way to be courteous and helpful. When my son broke the law, the officers counseled the boy and took the time to reassure me that my sons mistake didnt mean I was a bad mother. When my friend was taken to the hospital by ambulance the policeman made sure that her house was securely locked and that no pets were left inside unattended. As a bystander in two separate instances, I saw members of Moabs Police Department operate not only as well trained professionals, but as persons who respect other peoples rights and feelings. Because of these experiences, I would have a hard time believing allegations of police brutality in Moab. But if the charges can be substantiated, there is a more effective and less dangerous way to g-a disaster has heavily impacted Times-Independe- a Works-dosin- USX-Gene- UTEX in Vernal, Chicago Bridge and EIMCO in Salt Lake City. 7) Problems in the aerospacede-fens- e sector. The space shuttle Director, Southern Utah Division March of Dimes Teachers are learning that sometimes slower is better when asking questions and expecting answers. Parents can also use wait time to help their children improve language and logic. is the term reWait time searchers use to describe the pause rs that follows- - a question. increase their average wait time to three seconds or more, several things happen. Students tend to increase the length of their responses. They make more inferences and logical arguments. They propose more experiments and ask more questions. They exchange more ideas with one another. They make more confident responses. . loss of 2000 jobs. 3) Declining energy prices have resulted in the loss of 1700 jobs in uranium, coal and oil industries. 4) Some 1800 jobs lost as construction at the IPP plant nears completion. 5) Problems in agriculture. 12-1- 9. Dear Sam and Adrien, Letters published in two recent issues of the have complained that Moabs police officers use unnecessary force in arresting suspects and are rude to citizens. It frightens me to see these charges published in the newspaper. The newspaper editor has no authority to discipline a police officer or even investigate the charges. And while those who have such authority surely read the paper, they can hardly base an? investigation; on the scanty details., given. A letter to the editor can only influence the public opinion. A fair hearing on these pages isnt possible because the officer involved cant publish his side of the story. The charges have been made, and readers will decide whether to believe them. If they are believed, these general allegations can build mistrust of the entire police force, which I believe is extremely dangerous. Normally, if a police officer signaled me to pull over and stop my car, I would do so. But if I thought he intended to break my ribs and knock my teeth out, Id hurt probably try to get away-- or Bids for immigration facility . . . effort in Sevier employees lost. Copper-400- 0 I Venal The Ute Indian Tribe Friday filed suit aghinst the state of Utah and Duchesne County challenging the states right to tax oil and gas produced on 100,000 acres of the reservation. The suit comes just three months after a federal court ruling that quadrupled the size of the Ute Tribes jurisdiction. The suit seeks a portion of the $150 million in federal mineral revenues Utah has received over the past five years. The tribe contends imposition of the taxes at the current rate is prohibited under federal regulations intended to maximize economic benefits to the tribe in mineral development on trust lands. Ken-neco- Dear Editor, On behalf of literally thousands of unborn children, the March of Dimes thanks the residents of Grand County for their generous donations to fight birth defects. The figures from the annual Mothers March have just been totaled. Residents of Grand County gave more than $1,000 to the March of Dimes during the week of January The donations will be used to fund research and hundreds of programs throughout Utah and the nation to help prevent birth defects. Each year more than 250,000 children are bom with birth defects in the United States. More children die from birth defects than any other cause. Thank you, Grand County, for your kind, generous support. ' , Tribe sues for oil money ... Citizens of Grand and San Juan Counties, As a legislator the two questions most often asked are (1) Why is the state in such a financial crises when two years ago we had a surplus?, and why the big tax increases? Times-Independe- ia - - correct the problem than making accusations in the public forum. Sincerely, Ruth Thurston ! al goes forward. Box Elder County okay .. . Brigham City Utah Gov. Norman Bangerter, beset by state financial woes, got a glimpse of economic sunshine in a visit to Box Elder County last week. Among others reporting, Morton Thiokol spokesman Gil Moore announced the companys Wasatch operations has achieved a record-higemployment of 7,000 people. Further out to are hire 733 more, both engineering and nonrequisitions engineering personnel. This means the company has more than made up the 292 layoffs which came in the wake of last years Challenger explosion. Spokesmen from other industrial concerns in the county also told the story of good economic news. h Board revised school calendar . , . ralfindar apSandy After deliberations on a modified School Jordan the Board at a proved by prior meeting, a revision of the modification was given the jboard at its last meeting. Several minor modifications, recommended by a group of parents and principals, were added to the calendar. These will add three days to the last week in July, in addition to the two days previously scheduled, The addition of three providing a full week of school from July was Dec. 23 as a school day, incoraccomplished by days eliminating porating the Martin Luther King Day as a holiday and eliminating J uly 1 as the final day of school. 45-1- 5 27-3- 1. School District shares goals ... Price A to for r the Carbon County project develop goals School District in diverse areas such as working to get e media centers for all elementary schools, encouraging all students to two-yea- full-tim- participate in athletics and other activities, campaigning to stop the use of vulgar language in the schools, energy conservation and tparhar and principal evaluation has been concluded and accepted by the Carbon County Board of Education. High on the list of recommendations was full implementation of outcome-base- d education so that the Carbon District will be recognized as an outcome-baseschool district. Communications and problem-solvin- g teams will be established at district and school levels. As far as possible, sets of teaching units with appropriate extension and correctives will be developed to aid in the teachinglearning of identified outcomes. d Court going visiting . . . Supreme Manti Manti City Attorney Paul Frischknecht will have a ringside seat next month When the Utah Supreme Court, for the first time ever, convenes outside Salt Lake City. The Utah Supreme Court in celebration ot the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution, will travel to St. George March 5, and convene in the Fine Arts Center at Dixie College. The five justices will hear oral arguments on three cases which have been appealed. One of those cases being heard is John Call Engineering, Inc., v. Manti City Corp. The case involves- a dispute over professional services .on a sewer project performed by Call Engineering for Manti City. What the Supreme Court will decide is whether a legal contract had been entered into between the city and engineering firm. - New water source for Payson will soon ... have another source of culinary Payson Payson City water with the completion of the $150,000 well project that will not cause a raise in water rates. The well will provide 3,000 gallons per minutes into the citys water system. It will be 600 feet deep to avoid interfering with any of the private wells in the area where it is being drilled. Most of the private wells are only about 0 feet deep. The city decided to drill the well when Payson Fruit Growers Association requested that the city provide water for the new processing plant they are now building. 16-inc- Official City and County Newspaper Published Each Thursday at 35 East Center Street, Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 POSTMASTER: Send Change of Address to : The P.O. Box 129, Moab, Utah 84532 t, Samuel J. and Adrien F. Taylor Publishers and Editors 100-50- |