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Show (The Page A7 (tnug-3nfrfprnhn- Thursday, February 17, 2000 xi Letters to the Editors Times-Independe- In violation of sign ordinance Dear Sam, I couldnt help but notice, along with half the town I am sure, that the city completely disregarded its own moratorium on electronic flashing signs when it put the Electronic Vehicle Speed Sign up on Highway 191 this week. Hie city should be fined and the money should come out of the pocket of the person who was responsible for blatantly ignoring the moratorium, not out of public funds. Also, for the public record, the payment should be posted here in The Times Independent In my opinion, this blatant disregard for the moratorium proves that J. J. Wang is being singled out and treated with prejudice for his sign at the Greenwell Motel or the city administration is incompetent. This also proves how ridiculous it is to try to ban these types of sin in the 21st century. Make your own opinions. Sincerely, David L. Everist Moab Contact Dear Sam and Adrien, We appreciate The article last week informing the public of actions teachers are willing to take if the Public Education Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee doesnt propose adequate funding for education. We hope a strike isnt necessary, but teachers are committed to getting the level of funding raised to meet the needs of the students in todays school system. There are many parents and grandparents in the community who have been telling us they share our concerns. For our legislators to represent us well, they must know of our needs. Parents can help by telling the needs that could be addressed if more resources were available for their own childrens school. Right now it is important to contact Rep. Nora B. Stephens and Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, chairs of the appropriation committees. They can be reached by phone: House and Tlmes-Independen- ts Senate - or legislative website 5, www.le.state.ut.us. It is always appropriate to contact our own senator, Mike Dmitrich, and representative, Keele Johnson, to encourage them to continue their support of educational issues. There are many ways legislators can come up with the needed funding without raising taxes, which is a major concern for those in our community living on fixed incomes. The important thing is for all of us to act now. We cant wait for others to do it for us, or put it off till another day. One correction to last weeks article is that any proposed job action will occur before the end of the legislative session, not later in the spring. The time to get legislative support for increasing public education funding is now, while the legislature is in session. Sincerely, Lets get our act together by Robert Soldat I think it is wrong and a mistake for Allen Memorial Hospital to be forced to make cutbacks in staff and employee compensation because cf a national health care system that has proven to be dysfunctional in every state, AMH is in the same boat although we have some unique problems here. For example, given that the average wage in Moab is between $6 and $8 per hour, no benefits, and eight months seasonal employment , I submit that a huge portion of those who live and work here cant afford to set foot in AMH. Nevertheless, all of us greatly benefit from having a competent local hospital such as AMH. The risk in reducing staff compensation is that it will lead talto the loss of ent and less ability to provide adequate care. Unfortunately, I suspect that most local private sector employers cannot afford employee health insurance. WTe also have a large number of who cannot fully deduct the expense of health insur- hard-to-repla- self-employ- Linda Warren & Bemie Radcliffe of the Grand Education Association -- guest editorial nt when we had a national health care system that worked under the policies mandated by the Act. We the federal people" supported areas with hospital facilities that provided an adequate number of beds, staff, modcompetent, ern equipment, and insurance was readily affordable. This has all changed with the current market-drivesystem. The goal is neither to fund medical costs adequately, nor to provide needed care, but to make money, primarily for the banks and insurance companies that control the system. This doesnt happen in Europe or the British Commonwealth such as Canada, where everyone receives modern comprehensive health care which is affordable and has been for decades. As voters, we need to ask ourselves why the United ance, although corporations are allowed to do so. We now have 43 million uninsured Americans and the number is increasing by about a million per year as more employers drop insurance benefits because of cost. The hospitals financial difficulty is not because local people bypass AMH and take their business elsewhere. It is because AMHs insured customer base is too small, consisting mainly of seasonal tourists, government employees and a small handful of lucky private sector employees. The rest go bare and suffer the Hill-Burto- well-pai- d n consequences. Even common ailments such as appendicitis can be financially devastating to many of us. It may come down to either Daddy gets his operation that costs more than his annual in- come or he feeds his family. Many health conditions not timely treated can cause disfigurement, permanent disability, situaor death. It is a tion. 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