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Show EDITORIALS DAILY Thursitay, March 9, 2006 HERALD DailySHerald EDITORIAL BOARD Albert J. Manzi, President & Publisher Randy Wright, Executive Editor Donald W. Meyers, Editorial page editor Nancy Hale, Public adviser 2 IN OUR VIEW Draper truly poor in spirit . hile Draper of people who drive expensive coming an LDS fashionably. The temple, on the other hand, attracts people in their Sunday finery - But D.I. is morethanjust a place to buyused goodsata discount price. It is part of one of the most ingenious welfare programs ever developed It was born during the Great Depression as residents are weltemple with open arms,another trademark church institutionis getting the door slammedinits face. The Draper City Council approved anordinance banning sec- ond-hand stores from YES, I'D LIKE TO REPORT A ROBBERY. A MAILMAN'S TRYING TO DBLIVER SOME UTILITY BILLS! cars, live in nice houses or dress a meansfor the LDS locating in the city’s retail zones. Instead, the stores are relegated to the westside ofIn- to provide asLike the temple, Church sistance to people who D.l.isa part Of could notfind jobs. It terstate 15. Theintent of the ordinance was to keep out the Mormons’ overall program gaining jobskills. Deseret Industries, a Cineeee Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-daySaints oUt; people. While Council members said they were con- the temple cerned aboutallowing fills people's a second-handstore to set up shop on prime real estate. citing the ’s misstepin allow- spiritual needs, D.I. addresses ing a pawn shop and their earthly check-cashing store to openonthe city’s entrance. There also were concerns. allowspeople to sup- pert themselves while Today, it also serves Tocitepee . withdisabilities10 find employmentand get icbtraning. Thestoresare ware- houses at which people in need canget clothing and furniture, easing the burden on government-sponsored welfare programs. Traffic patterns,as was pointed outto the concerns,trumped-up or otherwise, about the traffic a Deseret Industries would generate, especially from people dropping off merchandise. Thecity’s position on D.1. seems " council, are no different for D.I. than for anyotherretailer that accepts deliveries and which stores mer- LDS Churchis building a temple there and nobody seems concerned aboutthetraffic that will generate. Thetraffic argumentappears to be little more thana fig leaf that tries to hide another motive: Keep- freeway. Like the temple, D.I. is a part of the Mormons’ overall program of helping people. While the temple fills people's spiritual needs, D.1. addresses their earthly concerns. seret Industriesin particular, are viewed asestablishments geared If the people of Draperare not comfortable with helping the poor in their community by allowing Deseret Industriesin theretail zone,then the church should seri- to the stereotype, are not the kind ously reconsider putting a temple in the community. They are obviously not readyforit. ing up appearancesas an upscale community. Thrift stores in general, and De- toward the lowerclasses. The people whoshopat D.I., according MEDIAVOICES n signing bill Mondayvirtu- ally banning abortion, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has created an unworkable law — and almostcertainly damagedthe antiabortion cause. The impetusforthis bill was the arrival of John Roberts and Sam- uel Alito on the Supreme Court. Both are thoughtto be skeptical, at least, of the court’s decisions creating a constitutionalright to abor- precedents. Forced to confront the question for an additional 30 years. B kota mayfavora ban, a clientele something they value. Changing behavior requires changing basic attitudes — to eliminatenotjust the availability of abortion, but also the demandforit. or source ‘anti-Mormon.” Oncethe labels are established, the I suppose the bitter debates are natu- ral since weare attached to our chosen beliefs is an attack on us. I believe understanding of the others’ background and open-mindedness would be helpful in havingcivil discussions about issues. » Rick Robison, Salt Lake City Though the activists on both sides of this debate get most of disrespect and dishonorto the American people. Bode Miller, a memberof the USS. Ski Team,was unsportsmanlike andhis “I’m out hereonly for me,” attitude showed disrespect to all Ameri- cans. The Olympics arespecial to the world have approved may shake some As I picked up mypaperFeb. 22, my heart ached to see the sight of Jake Beck mournfortheloss of his beloved wife and mydear friend, Mandi Hadfield Beck. I was a disgusted thatoutofall the beautiful moments at the memorial service, you picked one that was so personalto place on the cover. WhatI found to be even moreappalling was that there was no article in that paper to be found, just a picture of a young man mourning. becausefor a brief 17 daysit brings unity to the world. The American athletes have a chance to compete and show their hard work,integrity, fairness, kindness and respect to all people that are fundamentally essential to the American society. While most athletes did this, Bode did _not andin doing this disgraced us all. » Byron Gurney, Lehi ‘ Caption provided information peopleout of ambivalence, but not in the direction the lawmakersfavor. The ban allowsno exceptions for rape,incest or serious dangers to the mother’s health. Only when I was,for oncein mylife, offended by your paper.I thought it was extremely disrespectful to a young lady who gave herlife to this community. , DLiz Worthen, gering As touching as the photo of a depart_ing reservist was,the overly detailed caption with moreinformation than a casual observer needs is irresponsible. the attention, many people favor Funeralphotodisrespectful the mother’slife is at risk would it be allowed. Facedwiththis ban, voters on the fence are morelikely to be pushed towardthe abortionrights campthan pulled away from it. Roe v, Wadewas a legally du- states of the powerto makepolicy on abortion and caused lasting for abortionstill exists. The state’s polarization of the debate. What the patients a year.If those women could not get an abortion in South proved, however, does not promise to changethatstate ofaffairs. only abortion clinic serves 800 valid, researched history that contradicts “the party line” of the LDS-promoted history, and they call any information. spiritual paths, and. any attack on our The other problem is that while a bious decision that deprived the majority of the people in South Da- maybe evenBible passages. Mormons don’t like to believe that there may be As Prohibition proved, a mere law can't makepeople abandon is to lose 5-4 insteadof6-3. And eventhatis far from certain. As conservatives, Roberts and Alito havestressed that they will not lightly overturn venerable the issueso early in their tenure, the court could end up reaffirming Roe by an even bigger margin than before — effectively settling by LDSleaders — or LDS scripture and discussion is moot, and the debate seems to becomenothing but personal attacks. the goal often stated by President Bill Clinton, which was to make abortion “safe,legal and rare.” The anti-abortion movement has had some successesin recent years, notably on “partial-birth” abortion and parentalnotification laws. Butit has not been able to convert widespread ambivalence about abortion into firm opposition. WhatSouth Dakota lawmakers anti-abortion groups can hope for for the presidency are debated ad nauseam with a commontheme:neither side Dakota, odds are good they would travel to a neighboringstate to getit. Or they might obtainillegal abortions, with the attendantrisks. are open to scrapping the 1973 Roe v. Wadeverdict, the South Dakota law is clearly doomed. In the first place, the court very rarely repudiates a major precedent merely because of a change in personnel.In addition,five of the nine justices are on record supporting that decision. Aboutthe best tion. But even if we assumethey .THEN LREAUZED THE PORT ISONNED BY FOREIGNERS... Is it possible for Mormons and nonMormons to havea civil,intellectual debate? After following manyof the comments aboutrecentissuesin the news,I find a pattern in the debate process that seems consistent. Recent issues such as evolution versus intelligent design, gay clubs in the schools, depression in immigrants and even Mitt Romney’s chances For example, the non-Mormons don’t give credenceto the statements made abortion error March 7, 2006 Must Mormons, non-Mormons view each other with rancor? trusts the other's sources! South Dakota’s Fromthe ChicagoTribune, LETTERS chandise onits premises. Yet there is no move to force such “regular” inconsistent, given the fact that the businesses to the otherside of the South Dakota legislature has ap- DOONESBURY- Garry Trudeau BAND Lo0kAT YOU - YOULook LIKE A MILLION BUCKS!SILK MLOREDSHIRT, EVERYMONOGRAM WELL, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, BUTWHEN YOU PUT MYINITIALS TOETHER THEYSPELLED," WHICH 19 A FIRST NAME, WHICH GAYS. HOURLY. Lehi Miller disgraced U.S.Ski Team, America in Tori im, America in Torino endangeri reservist, family Please do not waste your ink and pa- perlisting data that opens windows to terrorist actions. Using the informationyou listed, this soldier’s family couldeasily be looked ‘Heck’ better than alternative So our president has beenusing this worda heckofa lot lately. Better than saying the other — hell — isn’t it? Eventhoughhe hasn't yet learned how tosay nuclear,it’s clear to me he andonly a few commentators and newscasters do correctly pronounce Iraq. é Well heck,he’sstill a heck of a presilent. b Jenifer Banz, Springville How to comment E-mail letters t dhietiers@haraidexti oom Fax to 344-2985 Mail to P.O. Box 717, Provo, UT 84603. D Letters must include the author’s full name, address and daytime phone mnie P Zi » Weprefershorterletters, 100 and200 words. Letters maybe edited for length. » Writers are encouraged to As the Olympics have come toaclose this year, I have had the overwhelming up and harassed. He couldreceive mail in the armyfacility. include their occupation and otherpersonal information. While the majority of the athletes on kindthat the military is not supposed to wecannot acknowledge share in public venues. Thank you for unpublished letters. feeling ofdisgrace, the U.S. team brought honor and respect. to the United States, and showed integ- rity and sportsmanship that reflects the American ideals, thereis one athlete that comes to mind that showed absolute Your added information is exactly the going over their heads. » Eliza Porter, Gainesville | » Because of the volume ofletters ‘ Letters become the property of the Daily Herald. MALLARDFILLMORE- Bruce Tinsley i |