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Show ww 2 m mm The Magna Times, Thursday, July 16, 1992 Letters to the Editor Voter supports registration To the Editor: I have always thought that one of the reasons we have some of the problems in government today was because not enough people vote. If you dont vote, you have no right to complain. Then I was driving down Main Street in Salt Lake City the other day, and I saw a sign that read, Register to vote HERE. It caught my attention, because I thought that Ross Perot had an office in Salt Lake proper (that was where Id seen voter registration signs before). So I slowed down to see where the sign was, and was impressed to see it was the Bennett for Senate campaign office. I decided to check it out. The office is some old brokers office (I think), full of people who are working hard, and there was Bennett literature en masse. I asked the receptionist (I forget her name) how Bennetts campaign expenses could be so low (compared to Cannons) when there were so many people working in his office. She told me it was because 75 percent of the people working are volunteers who just think Bennett is the best thing for Utah. Im not committed to Bennett at this time. However, the experience has made me a little more open to what Bennett will have to say in the future. P.S. When are the debates coming? Sincerely, Kathleen Riley Magna Give students a chance 'wmr-'tEditoim: Clean up Congress! l am so glad that there are students getting involved again in politics. It bodes well for the future that the recipients of its legacy are helping to shape it themselves. There has been a lot of talk and news snippets regarding the efforts of Clean Up Congress. When is there gon article on the ing to be a This is student group? exciting, and we need to know more. In the 60s, the impetus for social activism was the Vietnam War. Perhaps the catalyst for the 90s will be the environment. It can only help us and the world. They had to fight for their chance, and it was hard. Why not make it easier on kids and just give us the opportunity? In the 60s they made a difference. Give us a chance to make our own differences and decide for ourselves what will happen to the world. Sincerely, DeVon Stanfield Salt Lake City full-blow- STRAIGHT TALK by Albert D. Hattis Exit polls taken after Americans had voted in presidential primaries showed a rising dissatisfaction with available candidates. Between forty and fifty percent of Democrats voting for Bill Clinton were unhappy about his character and honesty, and wanted someone else, not trusting Bill to be their president. They were always waiting for another scandal and fuller disclosure of the facts on the last scandal. They knew there was more to the (Jennifer Flowers matter than a governor providing his girlfriend with a job. This job was a promotional opportunity for a black woman already working for Arkansas. She applied for the promotion and found it awarded to (Jennifer Flowers. She appealed to a state employment board, won her appeal, and the governor did what it took to change the job description so that his girlfriend got the job. About one third of Republican voters were unhappy with George Bush, but didnt really like Pat Buchanan. The economy had a lot to do with the anger and hostility that created this dissatisfaction with a guy who had approval ratings of over 70 in 1991. Thats why H. Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire businessman, attracted so much interest. He hasnt expressed current opinions or solutions to our problems, but he encouraged hope that he has answers. A look at Perots background and experience raises many questions. Perot has never held a political office or job requiring sensitivity to peoples feelings. Thats evident in conversations with old employees of Electronic Data Systems Corp., better known as EDS, Perots data processing company. Perot was an engineering graduate of Annapolis, the U.S. Navy military academy, serving in the Navy from 1953 to 1957. He was an IBM salesman until he started EDS in 1962. Feelings about Perot are based on hope. He says he doesnt want to be president, but he will respond to the call of the people. Yet you find this Texan from Dallas on all of the talk shows and being interviewed by the print media. That doesnt happen unless you want it to happen. This whole effort is carefully orchestrated and I believe Mr. Perot has a public relations US PS Dear Editor: Im an inmate currently incarcerated in the Westville Correc- Recently a special interest group organized and held a private media indoc trination-sessionn- n wolfjecovery in Yellowstone Park. This meeting, although held in a national park; inTmblicfacili ties' and with: a number of' li government employees (paid in taxpayer dollars) attending, was closed to the public and to any press member not invited to this secret session. The purpose was to furd ther the pro-wo-lf agenda with the help of our federal employees. It makes me mad when the federal government and special interest groups connive, threaten, and bully the folks of Western states with wolf recovery. Its equally upsetting that the media doesnt expose the obvious negative impacts onus their subscribers and viewers. Please, folks, understand the implications of wolf recovery. Ranchers and farmers, you are letting a program be forced on you that will cost you severly over the years, even if they place the wolves in under experimental status. The cost of wolf control in northern Minnesota for the thousand years of 1989 and 1990 was $235,000. Eighty-eigdollars was paid out in compensation, a totally inadequate amount. Hie fund was exhaused before half the year was over even with a $400 (per animal) ceiling and only paying for confirmed kills. (Ranchers, consider these figures f when ers offer you money to raise wolves on your ranch.) tax-pai- ht A. Musial, 905846 Westville Correctional Center P.O. Box 473, Dorm 7 3 Westville, Indiana pro-wol- Actual kills and confirmed kills are two entirely different things. Animal Damage Control officers state that confirmed kills are often as low as 10 or less. That means, rancher, you are never going to be compensated for 90 of the losses you suffer to wolves. Please understand that. It also means that the figures often quoted from Minnesota do not, in any way, give a realistic picture of the problem there. Guides, outfitters, and hunters, your situation is worse. There is no provision to protect or enhance wild game populations for you and your livelihoods. Thats right, you are totally left out in the cold! Matter of fact, a Parte Service biologist recently stated that hunting around Yellowstone would be cut by 50. 46391-047- Letters to tho editor must bo signed but anonymity may be requested . Publisher GARY BLODGETT Editor Magna Times KENT GOBLE Feature Writer 8330 West 2700 South Entertainment Editor Typesetter Alaska and British Columbia are examples when considering the impacts of wolves on hunting. Areas of Alaska are closed to hunting due to wolf predation. Hunting seasons and bag limits have been severely reduced. For example, in years past, moose season was open for seven weeks. The longest moose season now is 10 days. In northern British Columbia, biologists witnessed a 90 reduction in wild game due to wolf predation Another Canadian wolf biologist, John Gunson, said, Really there isnt any room for harvest by man if you have a healthy wolf population. Local communities, businesses, and townsfolk, please understand that while ranchers, farmers, hunters, guides, and outfitters are the first and most directly impacted, you will be adversely affected over time. Motel and restaurant owners, that motel room or meal wont be bought by the hunter if there is no game to hunt. Just how would you survive if hunting no longer exists or if the snowmobiler can no longer ride on public lands, due to the presence of the wolf? Taxes from ranch and farm lands are the revenue base for communities. If ranchers and fanners are forced out of business, you lose your tax base. Montana ranchers are particularly burdened with high property taxes right now. Grazing fees are also part of this revenue base which are now under attack and will be eliminated if people dont fight back now. (For those of you who think Im exaggerating, write CMI and well send you a letter of a rancher in Minnesota forced out of business by wolves.) Townspeople, please understand that someone has to pay the taxes. If the rancher and farmer are forced out of business, you will pay the taxes. The taxes have got to come from someone. Allow me to quote a west Texas judge, O.W. Williams, who lived in the era of the wolf. Judge William said, Of all the predators which prey upon our herds and flocks, the lobo (wolf) inflicts the most damage, and causes stockmen the most trouble. It is not that it causes any sudden, large loss, but it is a constant, steady source of loss. It is not a calamity, such as hordes of locusts and grasshoppers which have devastated the West a few times. It is more like a grievous tax that is laid on year by year, which must be borne with patience, and is counted every year as an entry in the volumes of profit and loss. So, folks, if you want to let the Feds and special interest groups run over you, thats your prerogative. You cant say you werent warned in advance. Writo a lottor to tho oditor. Opinions? with and be Magna, Utah 84044 DEANNA JONES & 682-26- 26 James BONNIE STAHLE Advertising Manager - Office Manager Arts by T.R. Mader Common Man Institute P.O. Box 639 Gillette, Wyoming 82717 (307) Sincerely, 325-58- 0 - Realities of wolf recovery tional Center in Indiana. During my time of incarceration, I have lost most of my family, friends, as well as most of my personal possessions.As a result, Im now all alone, and none of my former friends and family seem to be bothered by my plight. This saddens me greatly, because people in prison need to be remembered, and we get lonely We also like to remember that there is still a real world out there with people who care. I committed a crime, one for which Im truly sorry, and Im now paying the price for my mistake. But, I am human and I do still have worth. I had many interests before I came to prison, but Im unable to pursue them here because of the way the institution is set up. It does its best to make you forget youre a member of the human race. I constantly struggle against this mindset, but without outside contact, my struggle is in vain. I need someone to take a vital interest in my life, and help me maintain my grip on reality. Lf you could print this in your newspaper, I would be immensely appreciative of your effort and your kindness. Thank you very much. 8980 West 2700 South Magna, Utah 84044 Sports Editor Guest Editorial Wants communication MAGNA TIMES consultant alnng with a speech writer feeding him responses to potential questions. I suspect that there are some paid attomies providing advice on how to get on the ballot in all 50 states. In doing a little research, I found H. Ross Perot is a liberal with old expressed views on many topics, about which he is not talking now. That makes sense, because it demonstrates he has been advised that anything he says can be used against him. If nothing is said, based on lazy journalists, he wont have a record to criticize. There is something more to this guy seeking the presidency, and I believe knowing about H. Ross Perot is significant to our nations health and future. When Perot has been asked about the big issues of health, economy, and peace, his response is interesting. He promises to have big town meetings where all would share their views. Perot would then appoint a committee of experts to study the problem, engineering a solution. He would expect Congress to support that solution. You can listen to committee hearings, reading those from the past, on all of our problems. You know solving problems requires a willingness by those on the committee to listen, learn, and compromise. A bullheaded president, operating with limited surveys, isnt going to get a reaction from the peoples representatives, the Congress. What makes H. Ross Perot a bad presidential candidate is his temper and temperment. The record is clear. He sold his company, EDS, to General Motors, for GM stock. He became a director of GM. He couldnt get along with the GM board or staff and was publicly squabbling all of the time. His GM family squabbles made all of the newspapers and magazines. GM finally bought his stock and got rid of him. H. Ross Perot was a totalitarian dictator in his own business and he couldnt learn to accommodate people at General Motors. Just imagine him trying to work with the Congress. Oliver Stone might have another movie, HRP could be HRP, a policital fantasy assassination. Unlike JFK, cabal. not small a not a with crowd, fiction, fact, Thats Straight Talk! Letters must signed telephone address; anonymity may be requested. SHARON LINSCHOTEN Staff Writer STACEY T. 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