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Show Errey Uncertain Terms No Paul Jacob, National Director of U.S. its in Washington, D.C. Term, Lim- Congress is perverting the meaning of courage ment unless we step in and veto it," said English. Yet, now the professional wounded buddy to safety, politicians have cooked up that's courage. When Rosa another scheme: an attempt Parks faces jail rather than to hike congressional pay by give up her seat and move to a cool $18,000 a year tax-frethe back of the bus, thats This would come in the form of a $125 per day benefit (evcourage, too. But on Capitol Hill, cour- ery day Congress stays in age means something else. session) to help with living The congressional newspa- expenses" for members who per, Roll Call, has the bra- commute. vado to call members of How would you like your Congress "courageous" for boss to fork over close to trying to snag another pay twenty thousand bucks a raise for themselves. Others year over and above your pundits dub politicians regular salary, once you excourageous" for violating plain to him about those their promise to step down dam pesky bills youve got to from power. pay? Think hed go for it? Its Apparently, courage" in not a very persuasive pitch, Washington means the guts but then again, the hike was to break your word and the supposed to have been chutzpah to promote your foisted on us furtively, beown personal benefit at the hind closed doors. This outrageous plan to expense of the public good. Our designated representarip off the taxpayers was tives Just dont seem to care yanked from the table that most of us the folks temporarily, anyway after who pay the bills, the ones an outcry across the polititheyre supposed to be rep- cal spectrum. The whole believe Con- idea was to do this quietly in resenting is gress already overpaid, committee and not have a floor vote," groaned one inand as it is. sider, explaining how conThe base salary for a memgressmen behave when ber of Congress is $136,700 theyre trying to pull the e dollars. That puts their wool over the eyes of the citipay in the upper two zens who hired them. So this is courage" by percent of all Americans. And while congressmen con- Washington standards? The stantly brag about how longer politicians stay in ofmuch more they could make fice the more they support in the private sector, rarely padding their own pockets do they opt to leave their with the arrogance to call that courage. Disraeli, the cushy jobs voluntarily. Still, the dollar figures are famous English prime minisnot the most egregious in- ter, lamented that courage sult here. Whats even more is the rarest of all qualities galling is the sneaky way to be found in public life." A politician thinks about they try to scam us. Its not a pay raise, they tell us; its the next election; a statesjust a cost of living adjust- man thinks about the next ment (COLA). The politi- generation. The difference? cians have set it up so the Courage. Courage to stand COLA goes through auto- - up for beliefs.-Couragto do matically unless a congress- whats right, even when man steps up to the plate to whats right is not particustop it. larly convenient. Phil Those in Congress just a Gutsy third-termfew ) has done terms, like Phil English, English just that by introducing leg- are much more apt to take islation that would outlaw on their colleagues and fight the automatic nature of the against another pay raise. COLA pay raise. The pubThat sounds more like real lic is very uncomfortable courage. with the notion that we alPaul Jacob is the national low ourselves a sneaky autodirector of U.S. Term Limits g matic adjust in Washington, D.C. When a soldier leaves his foxhole, crawls through enemy gunfire and drags a e. oxer-perke- d over-pension- take-hom- County Progress. Caste D3!e Utah Tuesday October 12. 1999 7A Made Easy Gardening Jack Lang Now's the time to prepare your yard for spring Let me tell you about the foliage and make your my suggestions. Garlic and 13 fiour baking type the things that I like to do soil much softer for the next should be planted in the fall flour). Dust them good. in the fall that will help spring. Old hay or straw, as for much better production. This dust will keep out make gardening easier in long as it is not to thick and heavy, will help soil condi- Tulips, crocuses, daffodils, and grape hyacinth are also tioning around strawberries, to be planted in the fall. and help hold in moisture These, and many other tubers or bulbs, should be during winter. Also rototilling everything separated every four to six for your plants at planting under into the soil will kill in- years because they will besect eggs and destroy their come very thick in numbers time. Then I will rototill ev- nesting beds. To help control and will stunt bulb size and erything in the soil such as insects around roses, shrubs flower size. Here are some of my tips grass clippings, corn and fruit trees put Dursban stalks, leaves, manure, crystals round the base of for putting your gladiolus, and old saw dust. If you them. This will kill the in- dahlia and canna bulbs away. have a lot of leaves, grass sects and also keep earwigs These bulbs need to dry clippings, com stalks, etc., and sawbugs from destroying thoroughly, then dust frith a use some bulb dust. You can use a (nitrogen the plant. If you are going to do some combination of Seven or fertilizer) when rototilling. This will help decompose fall planting here are some of Diazinon dust, with 2 '3 dust the spring. First of all I like to put ammonium phosphate in the soil. Phosphate will not leach out the soil and will be ready 21-0-- 0 thrip, (a very small fly). If you store seed-whe- at, corn, pumpkin, squash, etc.-- - and want to keep grain weevil away, use bay leaves in the storage area or in the containers. Place them in a dry cold area. Seal them in a large plastic box or something a mouse can't chew' or eat through. Our local nurseries carry some bulbs and gardening supplies. If you or anyone you know' needs help preparing their yard for fall please call me at 687-534- 9. Support your local crime prevention programs October is National Crime Prevention month and here in Emery County we are begin- windows around different cycle the safe way. w here to go Coordinators. communities. You see the if you are in trouble, and when Remember, you are the only Neighborhood Watch signs at in a car to always wear your ones that can stop crime in ning our second week of street corners and also the seatbelt. Emery County by becoming We also have ID a Child, Crime Prevention Month. Business Watch signs. The the eyes and ears of your comAccording to the National People of Emery County have where the parents have fingermunity. The Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Association, an esti- started watching and reportprints and information in case can t protect this whole area mated seven million citizens ing crime in their neighbor- a child comes up missing. without your help. So lets are presently participating in hoods. There are 11 towns and work together. Like the We have the DARE Proanticrime programs, such as in Emery McGruff Dogs says, "Lets communities Neighborhood Watch groups. gram, McGruff Program and County and every one of them take a bite out of crime." 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