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Show Su Aovoc P D M D 0! 10A Tuesday, May 10, 1994 Letters To The Editor Requests nuisance ordinance enforcement Editor: Many Kenilworth residents are trying to stay on good terms with neighbors as well as the elderly and are limited in travel and personal voice. However, to get to the point we would like to see an effort put into Kenilworths dog population running at will, many of which are mangy, not mean, but still a nuisance. One neighbor walks her child to and from the bus stop every day because the youngster has been nipped in the past and has a great fear of the dogs. This child is jailed to her yard, so to speak. The problem, like junky yards, is not one of a dog breaking his rope, but is a flagrant violation of the nuisance ordinance which needs to be enforced now instead of only when someone is bleeding. Lets put some teeth in the law instead of a toothless threat each spring in the paper. Please address this problem and make our town something where an evening stroll is inviting instead of fear inspiring and revolting. Since this has been brought up many times and gone on for years, it seems as if officials are encouraging a low tax base by allowing Kenilworth to be on the fringe of becoming the Kenilworth dump or even Kenilworth kennel if there is such a thing. Truly a shame for an alpine setting. George H. Conk Kenilworth low-co- st America crawling with Little Emperors Editor: Some time ago, I watched a piece on television about the China. With Chinese Little Emperors of modern-da- y have allowed one but to that child now rules child, parents the roost. It was a very sad report because the children were thrust into a position of power by their overly attentive and overly compliant parents as a natural result of the parental devotion which should have been diluted and spent on several children rather than just one. The parents had such a need to avoid their single childs rejection that the childs wish became the parents command. Children are not designed to carry such a heavy load. One of the advantages of being a child is having Mom and . 1 Dadinchargeoftheship.Theworldcanbeaveryfrightening place for children. Imagine the trauma experienced by a child who knows that the only thing standing between him or her and the big, bad scary world is a set of people who have so little power that he, a child, controls them completely. Such a child can have no sense of security at all and will become a tyrant, a manipulator or both in an attempt to compensate. If this state of affairs existed only in China, it would be bad enough. But it doesnt. America is crawling with Little Emperors. In our anxiety to advance the cause of our offsprings personhood, we have allowed our children to be in control of our homes to such a degree that the natural order of things in which Mom and Dad are at the top of the authority and responsibility totem pole has been reversed. American families have known until the last few years that creating this condition in their homes is destructive. Children dont create this situation. Parents do. Children cannot reverse this destructive situation. Parents can. g method which your family is using has Ifthe created one or more Little Emperors in your home, its the no matter who is selling it. wrong method Muriel Sluyter child-rearin- Dolores, Colo. Seeks response from high school, drill team Editor: On April 21, I wrote a certified letter to Carbon High Schools drill team adviser. Copies went to Carbon Highs principal, the superindendent of schools, a county commissioner and all parents and students of Brendas Dance Studio. The letter requested a response as to why Brendas Dance Studio was not invited to perform at the recent fundraising No Limits Dino Dynamics gala event. I have received no I have exhausted all response. As the studios owner-directo- r, reasons of explanations to students, parents and fans. Brendas Dance Studio was invited last year, along with all dance studios in the community. We want to know if our performance in 1993 was unacceptable as a tap dance studio performance. For the short period of time Brendas Dance Studio has been in business, we feel we dance an exceptional upbeat performance. Last year, we showed up at the drill teams fundraising event in school colors with pastel accessories and our performance music was timed exactly as instructed. Good, bad performance and like, dislike in fundraising events are not significant reasons to exclude any one dance studio. Raising money is the objective. It really bothers me that none of the other dance studios in this community reminded Carbon Highs drill team it had forgotten us. Last year, the drill team gave all dance studios complimentary tickets for parents of the performers. Over 50 percent of the audience members were dance studio performers parents. Therefore, how much money did the drill team raise at its gala event? In my opinion, the drill team should have promoted a dance studio competition on school property, charged each studio to perform and let the public in free. I see no money for this event and many hurt dance students who were not invited. I think Carbon High School and the drill team need to respond to the parents, students, friends and fans of Brenda's Dance Studio. Brenda M. Kalatzes Price Staff columns Small businesses play vital role free enterprise system would be a drastic and not for change for any of our the better. I know that the popular shopping phrase is "bigger the store, better the sale." But this is not always true when you look at the larger picture. of jobs in this area would be nostlf this Were the case. Thousands of tax dollars would be routed away from local coffers. Thousands of local services provided by small businesses, from advertising forLittle League teams to year book ads, rural settings. Not only do these people have to have the ability to conceptualize and market products and services, they have to have a talent for hiring and retaining good workers. A feat not always easy. And government regulations and taxes do not help the picture of small businesses. Ihave often though t'a'ohfi- - year business" management course should be required of everyone and the appreciation for those who risk sometimes all would be better understood. When total employment in the U.S. is projected to increase by 24.3 percent by 2005 and about 60 percent of this employment increase, or about 13.3 million jobs, is expected to come from small businesses, one can visualize how important these companies are. Small business has long been involved in building America's future, and it's clear that small businesses will continue to be the engine that provides the jobs and drives the American economy well into the 21st century. I can think of a lot of things we would not be if it were not for small businesses. Our cially in By KEVIN ASHBY Sun Advocate publisher There is really nothing "small" about small business and last week, small businesses in America were celebrated May As I sit at my desk this morning and think about the impact of small businesses in the local area, I can honestly say that small businesses have impacted every person who is reading this editorial. These are usually nine out of 10 firms that have fewer than 20 1-- 7. employees. American small businesses have provided all of the net new jobs created in the Uinted States since 1987 and will be leading the way in job creation well into the 21st cen- tury. Just a couple of facts about small busi- nesses in America. Small businesses accounted for 99.7 percent of all employers in 1990. They currently account for over half of all sales in the U.S. and employ about 54 percent of the private work force. They are 21 million strong this year. I would like to applaud those with the persistence, creativity and commitment to start and maintain a small business, espe life-styl- - would stop. More is a lot better than bigger when it comes to businesses and their community support. I applaud the small businesses in this area and their concern for local success. I also appreciate the consumer support for what ultimately makes this area economically strong and competitive. A place where we can find employment and raise families in a rural atmosphere. This is important to a lot of us. This is our way of life and we would not have it without small businesses. Guest column Protecting property rights By RICHARD LESHER President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, said John Adams, anarchy and tyranny The commence. Adams and the other Founding Fathers understood the vital role of property rights in promoting social and economic stability and incorporated that wisdom into the United States Constitution. The Fifth Amendment states clearly that the govern- ment can never take private property for public use with- In three minutes, my house was fully consumed in flames, she said. And in seven minutes, everything was gone. For what? A rat? In nearby Riverside Coun- ty, Cindy and Andy Domeni-gohave been forced to idle 800 acres of fertile cropland, foregoing thousands of dollars in annual income, to preserve habitat for the same rat species. These are but two examples of citizens losing use of their property because of expanding government regulations imposed to protect endangered species and wetlands. ni Obviously, when the Founding Fathers drafted the out just compensation." famous bureaucrats have devised innovative ways of abridging property rights without actually seizing the land of citizens. Take the case of Anna Klimko, a victim of last autumns brush fires in California. She and her neighbors were forbidden by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to plow firebreaks around their homes because that might compromise the habitat of an endangered species of rat. priation of land, they did not anticipate the taking that results when government restricts citizens use of their land. . If people cannot farm their land, or build a house on it, or cut down the trees, or mine the minerals or even slash a firebreak to protect themselves from a raging brush fire, it is fair to ask whether they actually own the land as the con- Unfortunately, takings clause modern which deals with actual expro- cept of ownership is traditionally understood. If not, the government has effectively taken the land and owes them appropriate compensation. This issue is now front and center in several well publicized legal proceedings in federal and state courts. But perhaps a more likely avenue for early relief is Congress. Rep. Billy Tauzin, has introduced his Private restrictions. It would further prohibit federal agencies from gathering information on private property without permission of the owner and require the government to share the information it collects with the owner. g Federal regulators, D-L- a., espe- cially those enforcing environ- Property Owners Bill of mental laws, have increasing- which enjoys broad bipartisan support, and Sen. Richard Shelby, has introduced an identical version in the Senate. The proposed legislation would mandate government compensation for property owners who lose 50 percent or more ofthe value of their propRights, D-Al- a., erty because of regulatory Let Us Do Spread the Word! Use our Classifieds to Buy and Sell!!! Sun Advocate 637-073- 2 ly encroached upon basic property rights that underpin the United States social and economic system in recent years. The bill of rights sponsored by Rep. Tauzin and Sen. Shelby would be a clear, well-balanc- response to ed that threat that deserves prompt consideration by Congress. |