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Show 2 The Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, March 14, 19 Opinion Guest editorial Orton hails passage of gambling study Natural rights by RON FORD CONTRIBUTOR School boards will confront more issues of alternate lifestyles within public schools. Our students demonstrate and carry placards with accusations related to fear, hate, human rights, separation of church and state, etc. They dont want the lifestyle but assert themselves with What the heck, let them do their own thing and well do ' ours! Compliment our youth on fairness and integrity. It reflects the character of early leaders in the emancipating process toward democratic republican government. They formed Constitutional documents to protect citizen sovereignty, and, in anticipating human behavior, delegated to government duties. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, The world is his who can see through its pretensions. What deafness, what stone-blin- d custom, what overgrown error you behold, is there only by sufferance, by your sufferance. See it to be a lie, and you have already dealt it its mortal blow. Freedom of thought was paramount. Philosophy played an important role in understanding human and natural development. . Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. . Sow a habit, reap a character. ' Sow a character, reap a destiny. .Our Constitutional documents were created in a Liberal Arts a nation under God philosophy giving to all persons sovereign rights of life, liberty, and the pui suit of happiness. It embraced many cultures' and "churcheST Religion was essential to creating a nation of virtuous people, though (1803-188- - church is separate from state. A different philosophy is taking away sovereign rights. It has a scientific technology foundation to guide decisions for management of environment and humans the premier organism of evolutionary development. Traditional moral codes and newer irrational cults both fail to meet the pressing needs of today and tomorrow ... False theologies of hope and messianic ideologies ... cannot cope with existing world realities. They separate rather than unite peoples. (Humanist Manifesto) A situational morality replaces traditional values and innate motivation with material awards and reinforcements. We are at a point of saturation. If sovereign rights are usurped by persons in the name of science, authority, or divine right, whats the outcome? Is government a servant of the people? Does it encourage a virtuous people, self sufficiency, and a reverence for the spirit of life? Are citizens sovereign? Thats our system. Does education teach the philosophy of our founding fathers? Does education teach moral rights and responsibility? No! Educators cannot speak of God? Educators must conform to an outcome-base-d model of technology and scientific research in its many forms of Behaviorism. How can youth have the wisdom of founding fathers except we teach it at home? We can restore the philosophy of our Constitutional documents. Its natural law. In the words of Sir Francis Bacon, Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed. Just say No! to the loss of inalienable rights and perversion of natural principles. Crooks passing counterfeit checks to Utah businesses The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Utah businesses that they may be targeted by crooks attempting to purchase thousands of dollars in goods with authentic-lookin- g counterfeit checks. Robert Rasmussen of Rasmussen MAGNA TIMES USPS 325-58- 0 8980 West 2700 South Magna. Utah 84044 J. HOWARD STAHLE Publisher BONNIE STAHLE Advertising Manager Office Manager GARY R. BLODGETT Editor KENT GOBLE SportsFeature Writer DEANNA JONES Arts Entertainment Editor Production Manager DALE SIMONS Sports Columnist STACEY T. CASE Staff Writer SHARON LINSCHOTEN Staff Writer Published each Thursday Subscription $15 per year $18 per year out of state Second class postage paid at Magna. Utah 84044 Postmaster Send change address to: Magna Times 8980 W. 2700 So. Magna, UT 84044 or (801) 250-565- 6 (801) 250-568- 5 FAX The Magna Times is a bonified newspaper. Member of the Utah Press Association of K Construction. Rasmussen later found the construction company does not exist and the checks were counterfeit. Spencer Granger of Computer Associates in Salt Lake City told the BBB he received a fax from Advanced Technologies in Redmond, Washington, ordering $40,000 in computer equipment. Advance Technologies indicated they wanted the equipment sent C.O.D. and would pay with a cashiers check. Spencer checked out the companys bank reference and discovered it was false. There has been a tremendous upsurge in check fraud within the past 12 to 18 months, said the U.S. Secret Service. Advances in computer and photocopier technology enable con artists to create legitimate-lookin- g checks within minutes. All kinds of bogus checks are created and passed, including corporate, bank-draw- n cashier, and government issued checks. The BBB suggests businesses pro- tect themselves by establishing security procedures. This may include verifying the checks authenticity and asking for picture identification. Use caution if an unfamiliar person presents a check for a large purchase, but the check is not from a personal account, the BBB said. ADVERTISE WITH US FOR RESULTS! nine-memb- gambling. it is somewhat While unbelievable, this will actually be the first time our government has ever taken a long and serious look at the detrimental effects that gambling can have on our soceity, Orton stated. As the proliferation of legalized gambling continues to spiral out of control int his country, many communities from around the country are starting to ask themselves if it has been worth it. While I am proud of the fact that Utah is the only state in the country, besides Hawaii, that does not have any form of legalized gambling, I dont think Washington Post reported - Orton testifies for CUP funding Introduces Central Utah Water Conservancy District officials to Congress WASHINGTON - Rep. Bill Orton testified before the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee regarding Fiscal Year 1997 funding for the Central Utah Project (CUP). Rep. Orton introduced and testified with the rest of the Utah House delegation as well as Gary Palmer, the chairmano the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD), and Don Christiansen, the general manager of the last week, legalized gambling in this country has increased by a staggerover the last twenty ing 2,800 years. Revenues from legalized gambling have skyrocketed from approximately $17 billion in 1975 to over $482 billion in 1995. There are so many problems lost associated with gambling productivity and increased crime, e costs such as and suicide and attempted suicide, family disintegration and financial ruin. We must begin to focus on just how large this problem is becoming its a ticking time bomb. Too many communities from around this nation are placing their hopes and reams on the supposed gains from legalized gambling. It is certainly time that we study this growing problem, he said. harder-to-valu- U.S. Chamber of Commerce honors Sen. Bennett for policies aiding business Sen. Robert Bennett was honored recently by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the Spirit of Enterprise Award for steadfastly voting in support of policies crucial to American business. The Chamber award, based on 19 key business votes cast in 1995 in the first session of the 104th Congress, is the culmination of Americas principal ranking of members of Congress on issues. Key legislation voted on by the Senate in the rankings included the following: Unfunded mandates; paperwork reduction; striker replace ss mentnrmitem'teToVStr;' all requested a total appropriation Funding for the last remaining portions of the CUP is absolutely critical, Orton stated. We have come so far toward the completion of this mammoth project that we cant let up now. Through years of hard work by my predecessors in the Utah delegation as well as the current delegation, funding for this roject has become somewhat Congress has commitment displayed a long-ter- The Energy and Water Ap and recognition of the need to finally Orton complete the CUP, continued. liability reform; regulatory form; welfare reform; job training; health insurance deduction for the minimum wage; arctic national wildlife refuge; national highway system; and the balanced budget reconciliation act. The rankings are based upon the results of annual analysis of votes as reported in the Chambers publication, How They Voted. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce compromising more than 215,000 businesses, 3,000 local and state chambers of commerce, and 1,200 trade and professional associations serves as the principal voice of product of $43,014,000. This funding would provide for the programs and activities of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District as well as those of the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission. Of this total, $24.5 million will be provided to the CUWCD to conclude the planning and NEPA approval process. This will clear the way for construction on the last few remaining authorized facilities in the entire Central Utah Project. CUWCD. Equipment in Salt Lake County reported his firm mistakenly accepted two counterfeit checks totalling $3,000. Both appeared to be authentic checks issued by for Rocky Mountain Pipeline COM-CHE- we can simply close our eyes and hope that the problem goes away. We definitely need to study this increasingly growing problem, Orton continued. As a cosponsor of this legislation, Rep. Orton has pushed for its rapid consideration by the House of Representatives. Now that the House has approved this entirely new commission to study the detrimental effects of gambling, the Senate is now expected to consider this legislation quickly. As the WASHINGTON Rep. Bill Orton voted in favor of the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission Act which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. The National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission Act will establish a commission charged with the responsibility of studying the societal effects of legalized propriations Subcommittee will most likely report an appropriations bill out of the subcommittee by early June, and the House will most likely consider the bill by early summer. The completion of the CUP is on time and under budget. I am confident that the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and the House of Representatives as a whole still realize how important this project is to the state of Utah, Orton concluded. SUBSCRIBE! 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