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Show West Edition Citizens Wednesday, September 24, 1997 Drugs Letters Thanksfor the photos This letter would like to compli- ment JamesButterfield on his wonderful photos ofthe adoptable pets that appear every week in Citizens. We hope they are always adopted and wish you could advertise a pet a day! — Citizens Editor's Note: Curious about publicfeeling toward President Clinton's federal schooltesting proposal, we foundafew people in downtownSalt LakeCity, pointeda cameraat them, and asked: Should there be a mandatory federal testing programfor American public schools? “IL dothinkit’s a goodidea. If the federal governmentputsits finger in regulating the schools alittle bit more, then state governments won't have their own prerogative in cecine just what they should be We'll be able to have a n federal standard, and Il be able to judge schools on an individual bas s accordingto that [standard], thus weeding out the bad ones and improving [schools].” Dustin Clark Salt Lake City “I don’t have kids, so I’m not really sure: I'd have to know more about it to make a decision ... It # probably would help parents. I wouldn't mindit if they madetheir reasons [for requiring the tests] known,” Janis Moore Salt Lake City Jane-John Doe “Well, it's not a good idea, because wealready have all kinds of schools with mandatory testing programs. ButI’m goingto say I go along withit, even though I don’t agree with it, because he’s our president, and I guess we have to do whathesays. Keep up the great photographs, Mr. Butterfield, and we thank you and everyoneinvolved. Thanks for ali you do for our community. We may notsay it much, but we(the public) appreciate the service you do for us andfor the animals. Many Appreciative Friends Everyone's “multiracial” Myfamily heritage can be traced back to Scotland and also to the Native Americans ofthis land. Should this bit of information make a difference to you? Should you even care? Notreally, but if you're a government worker and | am applying for something such as financial aid, then this information is crucial because it puts me in a specific category. Weare not people, we are boxes on a sheet of paper. We are each looked at differently because each ofus chooses a different box. All this happens when wecheck one of the race/culture boxes that appear ‘on so many documents. Recently there has been talk by the U.S, Census Bureau of changing the boxes so that people with numerousethnic backgroundsdon’t haveto fill out just one box fortheir race, which would force them to choose one particular background. Instead, they can choose the “mul- tiracial” box and lump everything ISTEAshould be reauthorized PETE KOLBENSCHLAG SaLr Lake Crry range of mobility options, which is -good~fer people across the nation, but it also enables com- This fall Congresswill be mak- ing critical decisions about our nation's mobility and efficiency. And these decisions will deter- mine,to a large degree, whether Utah stalls amid orange construc- tion barricades or coasts smoothly into the nextcentury. TheIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), the nation’s surface transportation law, is currently up for reauthonization, And although ISTEA deserves the support of Americans everywhere,this bill is particularly important for Utahns. A strengthened ISTEA gives local and state governments the ability to put moneyintothe areas they need most,including shifting moneyfrom highwayconstruction to transit. ISTEA is good for Utah because it allows local choice in spending federal transportation dollars, providing resources which enable communities to best meet their unique needs. ISTEA began an important movefroma one-size-fits-all federally mandated transportation law to a balanced, locally-controlled process giving citizens and businesses flexibility in choosing a mix of affordable, reliable transportation solutions. For Utah ISTEA could help develop not only light and commuterrail, improve our bus sy: temand encourage car-pooling, but could also benefit developmentof bike and pedestrian paths such as the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, the Jordan River Parkway or a route connecting the two. In addition, ISTEA does not only address urban needs. Nearly 30percentof the $4.1 billion Surface Transportation Program (the largest ISTEA program) can be spent anywhere in the state. In Moscow, Idaho, ISTEA money bought vans to connect the city with outlying rural areas. Since 199] ISTEA has helped. rural communities across America use transit to link towns with work- tT ites, nearby cities, airports and communities. ISTEA programs not only encourage local decision-making and better. meet people's needs, they can save millions in taxpayer dollars as welll. ISTEA not only allows diverse communities to meet individual needs through a munitiesto address quality oflife, health and safety issues as well. Current ISTEA provisions include dollars earmarked for areas which fail clean air standards, including the Wasatch Front. Through encouraging a range of transit and transportation options, ISTEA can help Utah clean upits air. However, some versions of this bill that have been proposed in Congress would. weaken or eliminate this clean-air option. OtherVersions stack the deck if favor of highway construction, thwarting the ability of local interests to develop their own, alternative transportation solutions. Though ISTEA has overwhelming support from local governments acrossthe nation.it also has opponents. In 1991, for the first time, ISTEA allowed local governments to flex money from highway construction into other options, and also encouraged communities to make sure existing roads and bridges are safe and in good repair before building unaffordable new ones. Still, some peoplebelieve that building new roads is the only solution to solvingtransportation problems. No one would deny that roads play a primary role in our transportation infrastructure, butit doesn't take long sitting on a gridlocked highway under perpetual construction to see that more pavement alone will not meet our exploding needs. Local communities must be allowed a range ofoptions—as pro- vided by as ISTEA—in Local people should not be forced to use shrinking federal funds for pro- jects which do little to meet local transportation ion needs, ISTEA does not mandate costly Things have gotten better since the time of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the early civil rights movement, thoughthereisstill room for improvement. At least now people are more aware and respectful of one another. We believe in, and strive for, a world with greater Be responsiblefor pets On July 10, my husband found an adorable gray kitten that had been abandoned bytheside of the road. I am infuriated that someone would treatthis darling furball so horribly. blindin herleft eye. panic disorder, post-antibiotic syndrome, candida, or uncommonailments that can produce menial and I am assumingthis’ defect is the reason she wasleft to die such an tage — to eachof us. The equality that has been worked for so hard is eliminated with the checking of a K. Ideally, we should live in a world where it doesn’t matter what box awful death. I hope the person emotional symptoms. It is also possible that Utah patients are too trusting ofdoctors, responsible forthis atrocity is read- whoin turn are too trusting of pharmaceutical companies and the FDA. give an advantage — or disadvan- you choose. Rather you are judged by the kind ofperson you are, not the people you come from. Who knows, maybe you come from murderers andthievesbutare fine citizen yourself, or maybe you are a murdereror thief who comesfrom a line of upstandingcitizens. The inclusion of a “multiracial” box on all documents will be a change,but it won't change much, There will still be race distinction. Andif the truth were told by each personfilling out the boxes, almost everyone would have to check “muitiracial” anyway. 1 do feel that it is important for each ofus to have our heritage and ouridentity. I also feelit is important to share these things with the younger generations so that we never forget where we came from and what has happenedto us. But a box ona sheetof paperisn’t going to help us remember,noris it going to change anything. And it won't heip the Census Bureauif everyone is in the samecategory. ing this letter, What gives you the right, or anyone for that matter, to treat a beautiful, loving, non-stop- purring animal this way? Asa pet owner,it is your respon- sibility to take care of your animals, which meansfirst you should have the sense to spay or neuter yourcat. Second, if your cat has kittens due to your oversightofthat first action, take care ofthe kittens responsibly Try to find them good homes, andif you are unable to do so, then you should keep them — it’s yourfault that you havethem inthefirst place. Asa last resort, there are pet shops. and animalshelters that will accept animals. Don’t be a jerk and throw yourkitten out your car door as you drive by a field, leavingit to get hit by a car ordie a slow,painful death ofstarvation. It's not a kitten’s fault that it is born.It’s the responsibility ofa pet owner to prevent unwanted liters. People whodon’t take responsibility don’t deserve the privilege of being a pet owner. Please be respon- sible and spay or neuter your animals. There is no excuse for what happenedtothis kitten. Please pre- ventit from happeningagain. Teresa Rex West Jordan Brandon H. Nesbit Public ed in a well-driven car during a race than in its crash against the wall, spraying parts all over. We alsoare transferring our lust for more excitement and love ofviolence to our children. They watch cartoonssuchas Garfield, and quickly lear that the funniest part of the show comes whenGarfield kicks his friend Odie offthe table. They leam to think nothing ofkickingtheir own friendsfor the funofit. We teachchildren that it can be fun to show disrespect to parents or teachers — doesn't everybody laugh whenBart Simpson doesit on television? Many more examples can be foundin popular children’s programs. In ordertobelieve in a future for our world, especially our country, we haveto believe in the overall goodnessof humanity-It is people like Princess Diana and Mother Teresa who prove that there is hope for us; they have showed us that even one individual can make rare or confusing ailments such as but she has one defect — sheis She is a beautiful, healthy kitten, Sandy Continued from Page 1 sugar has been knownto havedisturbing effects on body and mind. Maybe Utah doctors don’t get enough big-city experience to be able to diagnose the true causes of equality. Racial categories used bythe govemmenttake awayourequality and together. John Amold Tooele Continued from Page 1 a difference. We, as individuals, can start by refusing to purchase tabloids and magazines promoting and exploiting ourfellow human beings’ weaknesses. We can change channels whena station showsprogramming full of violence and disregard for decency. Make the media aware that showing “blood anc gore” use of The FDA“has acquired notoriety by playing a dualrole. It may deny legal status for medicines with a proven track record in other countries while approving questionable drugs like Fen-Phen and Redux, aspartame (used in artificial sweeteners and diet foods), and Prozac and other psychotropic substances. Tracy suggeststhatthepolitics of the FDA may arise from money interests associated with powerful pharmaceutical companies. Why would a pharmaceutical company promote the use of substances that have such harmful effects on the brain? Why would they withhold negative information and thus deceive the public? In herlectures, Tracy has pointed out an LDS scripture that wams about “evils and designs which... will exist in the hearts of conspiring, men in the last days Utahns might well heed that warming and wakeupto the perilousstate we are n. Diana Continued from Page 1 of unmet needs and unfulfilled dreams. We were touched to learn the severity ofher private struggles, which she bore with grace, as each of us bears our ownprivate tragedies. Asshepulled herselfup by her own bootstraps with poise, courage, grace and always with teach our children that getting laughsat the expense ofa friend’s painis not acceptable. Once we admit to ourselves that ouractions in this life can help us shape it, we can take on the responsibility of changingitforthe better. It does not have to be done on a grand scale that all the world can see. We do not have to be a Gandhi, a Mother Teresa or a Princess Diana. We can just start with: ourselves and with-those placed in our care“As Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Everyone thinks of changing humanity, but noonethinksof changing themselves.” Wemaynaively put too much stock in the “science”of psychiatry, trusting “experts” to diagnose our children with learning or behavioral disorders, eaSupposedly require the charity, and as she bore the burden ofdivorce, losing hertitle, royal pressure concerning her maintenance, parenting and conduct, and endless harassment by paparazzi, we connected again. Andfinally, we connected when we saw the mature, complete woman rise above her struggles, choose to love and give, and finally to find hope with a new love as she embraced adulthood and its paradoxes. Torecognize, in asingle “we interrupt this broadcast’instant, that this heroine of humanity and symbolofsilent triumph would be robbed ofher final success andfinal reward, was blunt traumatothe soul. We cry for her, but wealso cry for ourselves and for each other because our hope and optimism is shaken, and we fear that our dreams, too, may never cometrue. I cry also because I am awestruck and overcomeby the images of thousands and thouane of saddened and shaken people, each with his or her own life, archtypified by this gentle princess. My heart fills with understanding, humility and a newly discovered connection to peopleofevery kind. Diana’s life, and death, is almost beyond poetry, beyond metaphor, beyond prayer. Perhaps, if we “realize we never really had heratall,” we may yet be able to really “have” each other before it is too late. How can we possiblynottry? Community Calendar mail: citizens@nacorp.cam. For The Sugar House community will celebrate the “Goud OI’ Days” on Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at 2150 S. Elizabeth Street (behind the Sprague Library). Food, presentations,tours, arts and crafts for sale. ine call Karen Hale 485- more information, call NAC at 2372716. All items should be submitted evi . the NACMove: Editor's Note: If you are interest- ed in placing an item in Citizens’ Community Calendar, please mail, fax or e-1-mail your notice to ‘Citi: zens,’ 135 S. Main, Salt LakeCity, Utah 84111. Fax: 237-2519. E- twoweeksin advance. * Bruin Fiesta: Salt Lake Community College's athletic boosters will be holding the BruinFiesta Auction 97 on Oct 6-9:30 p.m, at the college's Lifetime Activities Center to raise funds for baseball, volleyball and basketball scholarships, Cost $20; includes Mexican dinner. Informa- tion call 957-4515. ents at County Libraries: The Salt Lake County library systemwill be holding a varietyof free events, including puppet shows, presentations and storytimes for childrenofall ages, as well as edu- cational and practical lectures for adults, throughout September and October. They also have many community support meetings and art exhibits. For information on 8, ¢ The National Ability Center, an organization that helps people with a variety of bilities participate in exciting activities, is looking for volunteers toassist with movingits offices and equipment to another space a short distance away in Park City onSept. 30.Interested persons cancall (801) 649-3991. * German Chorus Auditions: The German Chorus Harmonie is preparing for a new season and wouldlike to welcome new singers (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). No knowledge of the German language is required, only willingness to learn. Rehearsals are held vt Tuesday, 7:30-9 p.m. at the | East Senior Citizen Center, 237 S. 1000 East, SLC. Information call Walterat 292-1969, * Employee Investments: A seminar, “Your Employees — Golden Investments” presented by TheMidvale Senior Citizens Cen- Dr. Kathy Edwards on Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.at the Davis AARP’s 55 Alive Mature Driving Course on Sept. 29 and 30, held 1-5 pm. The eight-hour refresher course for older drivers may allow eligible participants a 10. percent automobile insurance discount for Applied Technology Center, 550 E. 300 South, Kaysville. Cost $2: includes lunch and seminar materials, Information, reservations call Kristie Nielson, 593-2453, + Lypnosis Julie Hendricksonat 566-6590. * Sugar House Celebration: body pains/aches, stress-related conditions,sports injuries, physical ter, 140 E. Park, is sponsoringthe three years. Fee $8. Informationcall If you experience headaches, health problems/issues, or if you Arts. Chapman Branch. behaviororsitiuation, you could be eligible to participatein afree short- enrichment and fun activities for babies(to 24 months) andtheir care: term study dealing with hypnosis givers. Main Library, 10:30 a.m. andotherrelated methods. Information call Chris at 571-4844. Adiscussion of Bless Me, Ulitma feel “stuck”in a particular emotion, * MelodyBoys Quartet: The Melody Boys Quartetwill be performing traditional Southern Sept. 24 — Book Baby: language Sept, 25 — Talking about Books: by Rudolfo Anaya. Sprague Branch, 11 a.m. Sept. 26 — Reception for Utah: A gospel music on Sept. 28, 10:30 Personal View, photography by a.m. at the Salt Lake Christian Cen- Robert Barberio, an exhibit running ter, 4300 S. 700 East, SLC. Infor- throughOct. 28. Foothill Branch, 7- mationcall Lynette at 268-2178. * New MSPatients’ Class: A free “Newly Diagnosed Seminar”for anyone whohas beendiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the past twoyears will be held Oct. 4, 9 a.m.-I p.m, at the Veteran's Admin- istration Hospital (550 Foothill Blvd.) Multipurpose Center, bldg. 8. Speakers will address multiple sclerosis, treatment options, services available and recent RSVPbySept. 29, Information or to RSYP, call Paula at 575-8500 or toll-free (800) 527-8116. *' Upcoming Events at City Libraries: The following events will be going on at Salt Lake City Library locations: ‘Through Oct. 25 — Exhibit, Art of tha Students of Julie Jacobsen. Sprague Branch. Through Oct, 25 Exhibit, Jim Charles, Main Library. Through Nov. 8 — Exhibit, MarJorie Ann McClure’ & Julie Ann Buhler. Sweet Branch. Through Dec, 22 — Exhibit, Mexican Retablos & Ceranics, on loan from the Utah Museumof Fine .m. Oct. 1 — First Wednesdays: discussion Branch, Oct. 2 cussion of new books, Foothill 10 a.m. — Books to Die For: disof Skin Tight by Carl Hiassen, Main Library, 7 p.m. All city library programsare free and open to the public, For information on these events, contact your nearest branch, or call 524- 8234. + AARP Midvalley Meeting: The AARP Midvalley Chapter #3921 will hold its monthly meet ing, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. at the Midvale City Hall, Center Street, Midvale. New members are welcome Refreshments and entertainment will : provided. * Health Seminar; Free seminar addres ing America's health care crisis, “miracle” nutrients and how they work, the real cause ofsickness and disease and other topics will be held Sept 26, 7 p.m. in Lehi, Information, location and registration call Anne at (800) 701-7910, Continued on Page 4 POO |
