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Show he Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Pornt/COUNTERPOINT NowBig Brother wants controlofourforks next lawsuit wewillsee is some sity is a huge concern inthis country, but these kinds of prob- Jemscan’t be solvedby passing a bunchoflaws. If they want to dosomething, educate the public about nutrition andhealth Tom BarBERI “ ou want fries with that?” No, Laurie, I'm \ not quotingthe kid at 500-pound guy suing the Clym pics because they won't give him ahandicap to compete in the 200-meter race. And then the legislatures will begin address- ing the rules of competition in by advertising. Isn't that how we got in this messto start with? Ciao! their own state andlocal games Tom Barberi is a talk show host on KALL-910 AMfrom to against fat people. Sia.ce politics are so issuedriven, perhaps we should find some parents whoare willing to to ensure no discrimination 10a.m. sue a school board for not allo- the drive-through, rather my dealer whom I met behind the dumpster at 3 a.m. to make a cating schools sufficient funding to purchase current textbooks. buy. Soundridiculous?It won't to collect for gas wasted in Or a commuter who sues UDOT in thenear future, if govern: \, mentcontinues on this quest to makeyoufit enoughto chal lenge Lance Armstrong through foodindustryis getting its own lawyers. Addingfueltothis flamebroiled debate is study from a researcher at the University of Wisconsin who claims that a hamburgerandfries can be just as addictive as cigarettes, noting that high doses of and sugar in fast and processedfood acts on the brain the same way as nicotine, heroin or morphine.| have been accused ofinhaling a pizza before, butthis is getting out of hand. The Washington Post reported that this information was includedin a British documenry, “Big MacUnderAttack." Now thefoodpolice areget ting a real boost from Congress with a spate of elect all offering proposal day's Specials” onthe restau. rant chalk board, forlegislating anend to fat Americans. Democrats and Republicans alike are More Wey wewill get ome fo sue LauRIE WILSON om,this controversyis an because heclaims they made laughter is dying down, and the havenot been sufficiently imBore to carry the ins ‘ the Pyrenees. Weall laughed when somefat guy got a lawyer insteadof a treadmill and sued McDonald's him the wobblingblobof super Sizethat he nowis. Well, the stalled traffic because the roads exampleof the explosion l that occurs whenourliti gious society meets thepolitical machine. Let us not forget, it is election time. Well, not really for morethan a year, but the po- litical posturing has started(ifit ever ended) and the campaigns are being kicked off. Todothat, candidates,like Mary(The Beat Goes On) Bono, haveto draw attention to them. selves as individual Don Quix- and choice that came with capitalism and prosperity is hardly the American way. ing and protecting their constituents, Watch the posturing of the Democratic presidential can- couldn't affordto give Bush and that we do something.” Huh? ThenI guess they broke for lunch. Addingto this mob- mentality of screaming,“Put the cheesecake down and slowly back away,” Margo Wootan, the director ofnutrition policyfor the Centerfor Sciencein the Public Interest, belched out, “You can’t leave addressing obesity solely to onal responsi: bility.” Pretty soon the good-old. days may mean when you could decide for yourself if you wanted that other doughnut They the current administration any credit, but they had to admit there was someprogressin the engagement. | wish I could have seen their feet while they spoke. GeneKelly couldn't have matched their tap dancing. It gives onepauseto see that the issues with the most current controversies arethe onesaddressed by our political leaders, All theactivist extremists have todois create a controversy to gettheattentionofthe state and nationallegislatures, Sothe Beforeyoustart making pro: limitthe choices of small children because they aren "tmature enoughtotake the ity for their choices. If you want tofree up choice, you haveto require people to take responsibility for their choices. Tom, I choose the Big Mac, but please don't biggie-size thefries. rector Kolyu Yalumovsaid it had been a trying festival season. Speaking through a translator, Yalumov said this is the group's third visit to the United States. He had high praise for the welcome they had received in West Valley City but was disappointed Concern over the spread of SARS caused the Chinese and Hong Kong contingencies to stay homethis year. “They did not want to worry the host fami- lies,” she said. Groups from Italy, Poland and Portugal were unableto get the costly professional visas needed thatthe festival grounds were secluded. “In Bulgaria it would be held on a street where there is more interaction with people,” he said. Mattinglyfilled in the festival lineup with 10 to makethetrip and other groups were unable to ethnic performing groups from Utah. “Weare lucky to have manytalented local get visas due totravel restrictions placed on groups who are keeping the traditions alive for large groups in the wakeof the terrorist attacks us,” she said. Churchliability in abuse cases e 1S before court Continued from B1 Doe, said the church'sposition would allow any corporation, business or organization that knowsit has a member who is a perpetrator of child sexual abuse to do nothing. Clergy are cequired by law to report knowledge of abuse to authorities. “I am notsaying that every organization is responsible for church members. The church has argued it should not be held responsible for the misdeeds of those not acting on its behalf against other members. The alleged abuse did not occur on church property or while Tilson was in a position of authority. “Assigning such liability would impose a new duty on voluntary organizations that has never before existed, requiring them to somehow over- see the actions of their members 24 hours a day,” said church attorney Von Keetch in astatement. “No court has ever adopted such a theory, and we are confident that the trial court's refusal to do so here will be upheld on appeal,” he added. Attorney Mary Corporon, whois representing the woman and her son identifying themselves only as John and Jane all of the conduct of all of its members,” shesaid. “All we are saying is if you have that burden under the law and you don’t follow through, then you have someliability.” Court asks the justices to con- sider the same statute, which 3rd District Judge Dennis Frederick cited in dismissing a lawsuit brought by Jake and Jana Savage of Murray against Utah Youth Village. ‘The couple have claimed they were not told about their foster child's history of sexually assaulting other children before he abused their 3-year-old son. Representing Utah Youth “The Legislature dealt with some important policy issues and decided thatthe focus of liability oughtto be on perpetrators was filed too late to comply with and not the institutions they maybe connected with, “ Lambert said. “In our case, the trial court tossed out an emotional distress claim based on a church refer- followed the language of the statute in dismissing the case, ral to counseling from agencies thatallegedly favored forgiving andthat is also what occurred in the LDS church lawsuit.” the abuser and declining to re- The Savages’ attorney, Spencer Siebers, decried any attempt port the case to law enforcement. Thesuit, which also named ‘Tilson as a defendant, has been put on hold pending the outcome of the appeal. A separate case now on ap- peal before the Utah Supreme % bert said the issue in his case is similar to the one in the church's. 3rd District Judge Tyrone Medley also determined the lawsuit legal requirements. Citing a 2001 Utah Supreme Court decision, Medley also \ Village in the appeal, Dale Lam- In his ruling dismissing the church from the Doe lawsuit, to use the statute as a way to prevent victims from suing entities. “Ifthat were the law,” he said, “you couldn't sue a day-care provider whoallowed your kid to be sexually abused.” Warren McAllister HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY DAD SAY AMEN! Covering religionis a religion for Reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack Laurie J. Wilson is on thefaculty of the Department of Com- every Saturdayin Body & Soul municationsat BYU. a | | FISH MARKET SPECIAL Holiday Special! Happy 50th Anniversary John & Karen Jones July 17th, 1953 Fro all ofus We Love You )) WE LOVE YOU Landscape Ortastet PUMa Ni Ramagente UV Y) PLR URE 583-88 WE’LL GIVE YoU A BRING US YOUR year-olds can't access the drivethrough without MomorDad. Bono wantsto give tax Auto Loan = Vacation breaksto private companies “to increase the activitylevels and improve the nutritionoftheir employees”by having workers "Composite + 21/2", 31/2", + MDF wood 4 1/2" Louvers + Basen engage in physica tivity dur: ing work hours. Maybe theJazz around the Delta Cen. believe thatif they choose on New York. Only15 of the 30 members of Bulgaria's dance troupe were allowed visas. Di- © Continued from B1 Pe Rey CTPA Ly er, Margogaveus something else to chew on: “Carrots don't come with a Nemotoy.”I guess sheforgot to mention that 6 O'Connor the government's job to limit my choices because something taken in excess may be bad for me. It is an individual's responsibility to regulate him/herself. ‘Too many people have cometo Festival features ethnic performers eel a NIAaeas COTTONWOOD , Cana test signs to carryin front of the nearest drive-through dopedeal will have not only the players doinglaps but Larry H, will be chasing Jerry Sloan and Kevin regulate food processingandlabeling. But any good idea (like the FDA) taken to extreme may It is the sameprinciple we use with young kids. Parents tion to their dedicationtoserv: shove in your face, they are Jumping into the foodline with a andfitness,butI feelit is critical fat andcalories. The FDAhasa criticalrole to it must be someoneelse’sfault. jump on the bandwagonofthe latest controversytocall atten: didates. After the Hussein brothers werekilled, I sat and laughedat each candidate's Bono (I Got You Babe-Calif.) said, “You can’t legislate health providethe energy he needs to swing a hammer. 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