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Show gm jj t t wl tJ wJ m liifiiiiTTigriiif-aTiiniiil-iii- thi- mg- f el ed issue-orient- ed - fair-mind- ed sjt j up spring and some pretty important promised winter deadlines have been rapidly slipping by. It's been some time since much was said publicly about Moab Citys progress ; on an impact fee ordinance and the planning that has to be done to make such an ordinance possible. Last summer late, when our impatience at the progress showed up in this column, we were told that studies would be completed and ready for official action in November or December. Its almost March. The lack of a professional city planner on the staff may be part of the problem. If that is the case, that position which has been advertised should be filled as soon as possible. Moab City and Grand County have never had a greater need for professional planning. Dedicated members of planning commissions in both political entities can do only so much. It is essential that they have professional staff backups ; sjt During the debate over whether or not a special service district between Moab city and the Colorado River should or should not be approved, some opponents of the action maintained that should such a district's funding plans fail down the line, taxpayers of the entire county would be left holding the bag. That was erroneous information, like much misinformation accompanying any major debate. County Adminsitrator Earl Sires this week found and showed to the county council, the state law that proves county taxpayers are not liable for debts incurred by special service taxing districts. So much for that inflated fear. Che Ctmes-Jrulepenhe- ni (UPS) Entered as 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. Official City and County Newspaper. Published each Thursday at: 35 East Center Street, Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 Postmaster: Send changes of address to: The 6309-200- Times-lndepende- P.O. Box 129, Moab, UT 84532 or FAX NATIONAL NEWSPAPER Member rjxrriMl ASSOCIATION Samuel J. and Adrien F. Taylor Publishers and Editors The Times-lndepende- news-fille- d to: Times-lndepende- Name P.O. Box 129, Moab UT 84532 nt, usual, three gifts were not bought and returned. We wish to thank those of you who stepped forward and helped us buy for those three children. to be g It is so putting the angels on the tree and you caring residents of the area taking them off as fast as we hang them. No place in the heart-warmin- . tax-exem- pt with several other edetteno to world do we have people like we do in Moab. We wish to thank City Market for letting us put our tree up in their store and to al of the employees who make this such an exciting part of the Holiday Season. You are great! We have been told by those adopting their angel that this program has been a wonderful teacher to their children, as it has taught them the Joy of Giving. Again THANK YOU all! Charlotte and Tina Miss MomMister Mom Inc. P.S. I would like to thank the Valley Voices for their beautiful song Friends which they sang to me on Valentines Day. It made my day. Charlotte te ... Communist supporters and subversives in the CIP. Lakes comrade, Morton Halperin, in the CNSS, led an assault on police and intelligence organizations that leaves us today more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Lake is a long time member of the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations). Admiral Chester Ward who served as Judge Advocate General of the Navy and was a member of the CFR for 16 years, denounced the group, testifying that the CFR was created for the of purpose promoting disarm ament.. .and submergence of the United States as a subsidiary administrative unit of a global government. There is more, but do we need more? The U. S. Senate has to approve such appointments. A hearing is beginning. It is urgent that many of us call or write our Senators and insist that they thoroughly investigate his background and reject his appointment. We should then ask ourselves why Bill Clinton would nominate such a man? The answer is apparent when we learn that Pres. Clinton and fifteen of the seventeen persons in his cabinet are CFR members. An early American statesman warns that when we see an iron grip on government by such a group to awake to a sense of your awful situation and to get involved. Please call or write. Sincerely, W. Richard Stucki . . . welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Southeastern Utah. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, cards of thanks, or to list and thank sponsors or participants to a particular event. Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candidate who has filed for political office or from anyone writing in support of a filed candidate. Anything unsigned, of a libelous nature, or containing defamatory statements will not be considered for publication. All letters must be typed or legibly written, and be 800 words or less. Letters are subject to editing. Mail to Letter to the Editor, P O. Box 129, Moab, Utah, 84532. Deadline is Tuesday before 12 noon. Times-lndepende- you need to Write your Legislators . . . UB. Senator n The Hon. Robert F. Bennett enclose $18.00 or $26 for one year or $35 and $51 for two years 1 The Hon. Mike Dmitrich Utah State Senate 319 State Capitol, SLC UT 84114 0 Dirksen Bldg. Suite 2 Washington, D.C. 20510 Fax or 4225 Federal Office Bldg. 125 S. South, SLC UT 84138 Washington DC 20515 Phone. or 51 S. University 317 Provo UT 84601 B-4- The Hon. James Hanapn UB. House of Representatives 2466 Rayburn HOB. Check Rick Carrigan editor policy Address. Cash Moab. Questioning presidents CIA choice Dear Sam and Adrien, Considering Anthony Lakes dubious past it is incredible that he would be appointed to a position so vital to our national security as director of the CIA. Some of Lakes activities reported in the Jan. 20 issue of the New American magazine follow: This publication states that Lake deceived Congress, the CIA and the Joint Chiefs of Staff concerning the Clinton regimes secret policy of tacit approval for illegal Iranian arms shipments to Bosnia. Lake was one of a foursome responsible for the illegal release of secret pentagon papers, one of the worst security 'breaches in our nations history. It further says that Lake joined the Carnegie Endowment staff, which earlier had hired Soviet spy, Alger Hiss, as their president. The endowment widely circulated books by notorious communists, socialists and internationalists, and promoted war as essential to establishing a New World Order William H. Mclllhany in his authoritative study classed this organization the most outspoken and one of the most influential foundations promoting world government. Lake was an official consultant for CIP and Orlando Letelier (on dps board of directors) who was found to be an agent of the Soviet KGB and Cuban DGI; and Fax L and well wishes from such a large cross section of the town. It is amazing how people can a young lady and acbehind get in a short two months complish what have taken our family more than a year to save for. Being on the receiving end of such an event is both humbling and exhilarating. It is hard to express feelings as the very heart of a community is surrounding you. Thank you 135 Russell Senate Off Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 LFax or 8402 Federal Office Bldg. 125 South State, SLC UT 84138 Fax issues Subscribe Now! The gniyi The Hon. Orrin Hatch $3 discount for persons 62 and older upon request Mail m Adopt an Angel program . . . Dear Sam and Adrien, I would 1 like to thank all of the wonderful people of Moab who participated in our "Adopt An Angel program this last Christmas, as without their help many children would have had a very slim Christmas. We had 181 Angels on the tree and all were adopted, but as men nt Green River, Grand & San Juan $26 per year outside area for 52 Dear Sam, My family would like to thank the community of Moab for all the support which has been given on behalf of Amanda. When Amanda mailed her request to the various civic organizations, I expected she would see some donations toward her goal of raising the $2,200.00 needed for the purchase of the braille embosser and disk drive. I scarcely would have expected she would have seen the overwhelming support The Production Manager Dorothy Anderson Ron Drake Sales, Production Ken Davey Contnbutmg News Writer Janice Hubbard Contnbutmg News Writer Tom Taylor Circulation Manager, T-- l Maps Paul Barks, Jed Taylor, Steve Cooper Backshop Nicholas Brown Assistant to the Publishers $1 8.00 t Support for Amanda . . After a year of pretty bad press and lousy community relations In Utah, the Clinton administration could hit a home run this week If It follows up on pretty well substantiated rumors. The word is out that Salt Lake City attorney. Pat Shea, is being seriously considered to head up the Bureau of Land Management In Washington. That post has been filled on a temporary ha sis the past month after former director. Mike Dombeck moved to the Department of Agriculture to head up the U. S. Forest Service. According to comments from Sen. Orrin Hatch, preliminary approval for the Shea appointment seems to have been accomplished, and formal appointment is awaiting the formal backpositions. ground checks, etc., that normally go with high-levSen. Hatch, is strongly In favor of Sheas appointment despite the fact that the two were opponents the last time Hatch's senate seat came up for voter review. That race, which was pretty because of the senior senator's popularity in much of one was the cleanest Utah, major political contests we have held in Utah in my memory. The two. obviously good friends, stuck to the issues and left the mud throwing to contestants in other races. That was pretty refreshing for Utah. Shea, who has been a major player in Democratic party activities for the past twenty years in Utah, also fell victim to the Republic bulldozer a couple of years before his loss to Hatch, when Gov. Michael Leavitt was elected to office. It wasn't Mr. Sheas fault necessarily. It was simply the fact that Utah Republicans have become so dominant the past decade that almost no Democrat candidate for major office has much of a chance, despite his or her qualifications. The lone exception is Utah Attorney General Jan Graham, who is a Democrat Mr. Shea would be an excellent choice to head up the Bureau ;of Land Management a post that really should be reserved for a Iknowledgeable westerner. He has a proven track record in public service, he is wTell known all over the state, and he is a individual that would lend a certain credibility to an Interior De-- I partment that has been led by so many loose cannons in the past, including Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and my hopes up. j coming irri Ky1 ngrwggi-ngg- Letters to the editors . . . by Sam Tayicr Its 'i,,'',,1,,l,Tl(ji(rll:-'lllfyl)11- Lf. Comma:: pre-ordain- , Fax The Hon. Chris Cannon UB. House of Representatives 118 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 (H) 566 North Dover Circle Price UT 84501 ; (O) The Hon. Keele Johnson Utah House of Representatives District 71 318 State Capitol, SLC UT 84114 Desk Phone: House of Rep. 538-121- 8 538-102- 9 il: INTERNETkjciinscxktale-uLu- s 300 W. 732 North, Blanding UT 84511 678-207- 7 Trails . . . by Adrien Taylor for help for Amanda Community reaction to the request all unusual for Moab. at not and Carrigan has been heartwarming, few other orgaSee photo on page 1. When the Elks Lodge and a where a child Is Is a need, especially there out find nizations Involved, things happen fast It hag been disturbing to me to learn that at least one official elsewhere has looked at Juvenile and family problems here and that apparently Justified or dismissed them with the assumption I Moab. In attitudes and mores of the this Is just a reflection the responsibilofficial, dodging a its for And public dont buy it and Its people before ity to learn more about the community set of statistics as fact. generalizing the impression given by one commuActually. I shouldnt say simply community, but fall Moab many differnities. Within the broad description of Castle Valley, Spanish ent communities: geographic (Thompson, Including etc.), religious, education, ethnic, and probably other." As an area, we have here a large number of religious denominations. By and large, they seem to be evolving Into congregations which are much more accepting of others than they were about 20 years ago. when the us versus them" mode of thinking was common. That said, I have to admit that even today I find folks who seem quite surprised that the Mormons and the Baptists did a lot of things together 40 or 50 years ago (cantatas, lot-oetc.) just because of the economics of size. And there wasn t a finger pointing about theological finer points. The upcoming Celebration 97" to be held at Spanish Trail Arena in just over a week is the best example I have seen of (most of) the religious community working together on a common project Well, there is Easter Sunrise Service, of course, but thats pretty small potatoes in comparison. Then there is the community reaction to the newborn baby placed on the steps of the Catholic Church last weekend. That little boy could have the whole village for parents, and not many are seeking retribution to the mother, no matter what the law says. Mary McGann made a presentation to the County Council this week about the need for foster homes and respite homes here. That need is a manifestation of family problems we have In this area, but it needn't be an indictment of all the people who live here. There are sharp differences among the many parts of our community, and the parts dont interact much at all on a social level. I don't believe were much different in that regard from communities across this country. And like other communities, and I'd like to think even more so, we rise to meet a need, once identified. Foster and respite care is a tougher problem to solve than Amanda Carrigans need, which took mere money. Teen and adult substance abuse is a tough problem. Its out on the table and many projects are underway here targeting children. Another mark on the plus side of the ledger is the local InterAct Clubs new clubhouse, which is now completed with' an open house today, Feb. 19. If this community can be faulted in any way, its that we dont get the word out to each othe Along with heralding each others accomplishments (yes. we hope to have the complete story about Arielle Beck by next week), we need to share the needs, spread around the burden, so we can also spread around the satisfaction of meeting the need and making our greater community an even better place to pursue our individual journeys. socio-econom- Valley, neighborhoods, ic f -- aft The Valley Voices didnt make it up to the Elks Lodge for dinner on Valentine's Day, due to our heavy evening schedule of Singing Valentine deliveries. I found out we were missed after I got home, at about 9 p.m. So if there are those who would liked to have heard a few of the great old love songs, well we will do a gig for a special occasion with a little advance notice. And then there Is always Valentine s Day next year. We would like to thank all of those who asked us to sing for their special Valentines. The pleasure was all ours! ... Utah gemstones being exhibited at capitol Utahs unique geologic environment produces a rich variety of gemstones, geodes and carving materials. Representative samples of these minerals will be exhibited on the first floor of the capitol rotunda February 20 through regulated by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining to operate in an environmentally safe manner. At the end of mine life the mined areas are returned to a natural state. 28, 1997. Assembled by Tom Munson, a reclamation specialist with the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, the display will include specimens ofred beryl, septarian nodules, dugway geodes, snowflake obsidian, picasso marble and calcite fetishes. Examples of materials used in carving will also be included in the display. Most Utahns are probably not familiar with these minerals, but small mining operations supply them to artists around the world, says Munson. This is an opportunity to view the beauty that Utah mining brings into our lives. The dugway geodes are mined in the Dugway range of the West desert, septarian nodules are found near Orderville and red beryl is from west of Milford, snowflake obsidian is found north of Milford while picasso marble is found east of Milford, and some of the worlds most beautiful alabaster comes from Southern Utah. The small mining operations that retrieve these minerals are What young "Bring 'em Back, Dead or Alive" is now just turning Forty-Five- ? Happy Birthday , Doc! |