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Show 4A Sun Advocate, Price, Utah - Tuesday, August 18, 1998 Greenwell Inn issues vandalism warning By DEBBIE KROMPEL Guest editorialist On behalf of the management at the Greenwell Inn in Price, would like to comI ment concerning the picture recently printed in the newspaper of the fountain overflowing with bubbles. It seems that many people do not realize just how frustrating and expensive this "amusing practical joke" really is for the people the act of vandalism directly affects. Every time someone fills the fountain at the Greenwell Inn with soap or other various items, we have a big mess on our hands. Some one has to be paid to clean up the so-call- mess. Someone has to be taken off of other more important jobs to participate in the cleanup effort, which takes several hours to complete. The entire fountain must be drained and cleaned to insure we got all of the soap or other various items out. We have to check and replace any ruined or damaged filters and pumps as well as correct other mechanical problems the vandalism has created. The fountain is then refilled with clean water, which is not free. Try dumping concentrated soap on your lawn over and over again and see how well it grows. The whole process takes several hours to complete, at a minimum coast of $200 each time, if no damage has come to the fountain itself. Would you think it amusing if you had to pay this tab or even perform the task of cleaning up after another individual's inconsiderate act? Filling a fountain with soap is the same type of criminal act as writing graffiti on walls or property. It is van paint-ballin- g dalism and it is wrong. Now to insure that we can have nice things in Carbon County, are we all forced to use cameras and other protective devices to insure that our properties are not damaged by other people's practical jokes? to remind local residents - don't do something to other people's property or personal items that you wouldn't want done to your own. realize that many people are not aware of the frustration and expense that the practical joke has caused. But hope Carbon County residents will understand when we say to anyone even thinking about trying the act in question or any other act of vandalism : You will be held responsible both financially and legally for any damages caused to the Greenwell Inn property or its guests. I would like of a general rule of thumb I so-ca- ll I GUEST EDITORIAL Favors renewing China's MFN status BY THOMAS DONOHUE partner of ours. U.S. Chamber of Commerce president In 1977, two-wa- y lion. By 1997, this mocracy. Trade helps to strengthen China's growing civil sector, creating independent pockets of wealth that allow people to reduce President Bill Clinton's recent trip to their dependence on the state. China highlighted an important annual deing. a United trade supports more And by engaging China on the economic bate in Washington, D.C.: Should the Congress renew China's than 200,000 export related American jobs front, it has gradually become more open most favored nation trading status with the as well as tens of thousands of jobs in U.S. and tolerant. In fact, missionaries working in China United States? retail, financial services, consumer goods have asked the United States Congress to Some Americans believe that Congress and transportation companies. The projection does not consider the continue to grant China MFN trading staought to restrict trade with China pending funkier human rights reforms and demo- American companies that rely on imported tus. The missionaries believe that the most cratic changes in that country. Chinese components to make finished favored nation status is having a positive But other Americans recognize that cuteffect. goods. Commercial engagement naturally Restricting trade with China would hurt ting off trade will backfire - it could actuwon't solve all the problems of the world ally work to the detriment of those a wide range of American companies - but it sure from large, globally competitive corporagoes a long way. goals, while hurting American businesses, workers and consumers. tions to tens of thousands of small enterFinally, refusing MFN status in order to To begin with, most favored nation or prises. forward one political goal - expressing disMFN trading status is not special in any Ironically, destroying the opportunities approval of China's human rights record of thousands of American entrepreneurs would make achieving other political goals way. It's merely a term for the normal trading relationships that the United States has is being touted as a moral and just policy much harder. with the rest of the world. As a nuclear power with the largest by Americans who support restricting the Just six nations are currently without United States trade with China. population in the world, China is crucial to MFN status with the United States - North Indeed, some advocates believe that re- the stability of the Asian region. China is also taking-stepto become a Korea, Cuba, SerbiaMontenegro, Laos, fusing to grant MFN status is the best way to express distaste with China's domestic pan of the world economic community. Vietnam and Afghanistan. The six nations face in question either policies. And China's cautious and helpful reacThis idea is wrong, too. tion to the Asian financial crisis has helped extremely high trade tariffs or U.S. embarTrade allows us the best opportunity to contain the problem. goes on the countries' goods. MFN doare not we set the example and create the necessary As the door to China has opened wider, By granting status, ideas of freedom are flooding in. ing any country a favor - we are simply relationships to effect change in China. It is in the United States' enlightened Foreign companies operating in China treating that nation as a normal trading partner. set the tone for democracy by reducing to trade and work with China And not doing so with China would be area poverty, helping to increase the stan- - thereby creating an economic and naan enormous economic and strategic misdard of living and teaching the values and tional security ally in an area of the world take. China is a vitally important trading behaviors necessary for open trade and de that demands it. trade was $400 milfigure had exploded to more than $75 billion and it's still growStates-Chin- -- DRUGS TURN IN A PUSHER The information gathered as a result of the following is confidential and will not be divulged to anyone outside the Carbon Emery Drug Task Force. Any information you may provide, even if only a partial description, will be evaluated and placed,, into a composite file of all other information gathered. Hopefully, this will provide a full picture of the problem as it exists. Action will be taken on every submission. Thank you for your cooperation. Name of suspected drug dealer: Nickname: well-meani- -- Description: lit. Age Wt. 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