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Show THE GREEN SHEET 2 Thursday, April 28, 1988 I c Were Going To Hear Action Is Needed Cost-cuttin- g doubt before the Summer an end this fall were all going to know a little more about Korea. A Lot About Korea No Members of the Granite School District's Board of Education should be given a standing ovation for their actions last week to draw the line on spending for extracurricular activities. Even though there was much discussion on the matter - and a number of different opinions expressed during those exchanges the board unanimously agreed to place a cap on spending for drill teams, dance clubs and football teams at this years levels. But what was probably more important than the spending limitation itself was the condition placed upon how those costs are to be counted. The board mandated that the money being tallied toward that limit include not only those funds spent by the individual student (or, in most cases, their parents), but also any money derived from fundraisers, donations or other school-relate- d activities. -- In other words, students will not be able to "cheat on the spending limitation by using donations or fund raisers to sweeten the pot ... a ploy which some board members suspected may have been used to circumvent the current spending limits. The boards action is laudable in itself but much more needs to be done to keep costs of the peripherals of education within some semblance of reason. While Granite may be the largest district in the state and does have some influence on the direction Utahs educational establishment may take in certain matters, other school boards and other school districts need to keep costs in mind when policies are developed for those activities which give texture and breadth to the high school years. While inflation can take some of the blame, one of the reasons costs for drill team participation have skyrocketed, for example, seems to lie squarely on the shoulders of the Utah High School Activities Association. According to the UHSAA "rules," costumes Olympics come to EDITORIAL Michele Bartmess My mail bag recently included a beautiful and props used by drill team participants should have no bearing on the outcome of state competition. In reality, however, they can either make or break a team. As a result, teams "compete" in the dressing room as much as they do on the field. A vicious cycle of "keeping up with the Jonses" forces the costs of participation ever higher, from an average of about $350 per girl in 1 984 to a proposed $650 apiece next year -more than the current $600 per $50 only student. magazine 22-pa- sponsored by what must be one of the nations grand hotels. It was filled with interesting items about the country and its people, including one about matchmaking. Apparently many people still follow that old custom. The ritual is initiated, interestingly enough, by a young males mother when she decides its time he starts his own family around age 27. She contact the chungmae-jaeng- i and prepares a meticulous list of requirements the girl must meet. High on the list will be age, family background, the right schools and good health. The matchmaker will consult a file of of hundreds dossiers that, according to the article, read like CIA reports. When a candidate is selected - Its high time the UHSAA took its responsibility seriously and did something about this increasingly critical situation. Utahns seem to take great pride in patting themselves on the back for being "family oriented." However, when costs of public education are allowed to escalate to the point where they strain both family relationships and the family budget, those Utahns in charge of making the rules must look at what they are doing to the structure of the family itself. With three tax limitation proposals in circulation and a virtual "revolution" brewing the matchmaker sets the time and place for a meeting usually a public place like a coffee shop. - Before the encounter the girl undergoes frantic preparation and gets endless unsolicited advice. among dissatisfied voters, the message should be coming across to most elected officials that Utahns are feeling the strain of the high costs of government ... and the cost of education is by far the greatest burden the state must shoulder. In order to avert an outright taxpayer insurrection, politicians must either make some effort toward restraint or face the consequences of budgeting by the ballot box. The Granite board may have made an excellent start in capping some costs, but it will take a great deal of cooperation from others in the education community to draw the line statewide on extracurricular spending. mustnt wear too much makeup, talk to much, look too boldly at the young man, laugh too loudly, etc. She is reminded that shes not getting any She younger. Before the day is over, the girl will be accepted or rejected. She has been conditioned to believe that marriage is the reason she exists and knows that rejection will bring on humiliation. On the fateful day the girl and her mother will take great care to arrive after the suitor and his mother it is crucial not to appear anxious, but not to be so late as to insult. Compliments about the young people are exchanged and known facts are reconfirmed. The young man sits erect with an arrogant air and the young woman keeps her eyes riveted on her shoes, answering occasional questions with a soft, musical yes or no. - mans mother from a position o. negotiates strength, knowing the quest can continue elsewhere -which many are wont to point out. The young After an interval of small talk, the mothers discreetly leave. Etiquette dictates that the young pair cannot leave the scene together and that the man leave first. If the boy doesnt like the girl, of course, it is over. If he does and his mother does, things can progress. If the girl doesnt like the boy, she might still marry him, depending on how badly she wants to get married, her age and the boys social status and how much influence her parents have in the decision. If the boys mother disapproves, there will be no marriage. two involves the Phase matchmaker setting up another contact. This is pivotal. The rules are relaxed, the young woman is free to work her charms. A movie and dinner followed by cocktails is allowed. By the end of a third date, the young man is asked for his decision and in most cases, he proposes on the fourth. - The mothers, with the help of the matchmaker, then parly on who gives what to the young couple. is consulted A fortune-telle- r about the proposed union and that could have an impact on the fate of the engagement. Each mother consults her own, giving the couples birth dates time of birth and zodiac sign and the chom-janthe determines matrimonial future couples harmony. fortune-telle- r the Should determine it wont be a good match, the mother will call it off, claims the article. If he ascertains a good marriage, he will select an auspicious day for the wedding. The young couple - and the mothers - exchange gifts. The couple also exchanges certificates certifying they are in good health. Engagements are short usually less than four months. Now if you tended to feel sorry for the young woman in this scenario, just remember than in a couple of decades, she will play the leading role in an identical situation. Unless, of course, traditions change. gi -- - OUR READERS WRITE Garbage Fee Is A Tax the Editor: I have been feeling very frustrated about the almost certain possibility of a garbage fee being imposed and feel that I must air my feelings about To hearing how taxes have not been raised for such and such a period of time; but if a closer look is taken, you can always have revealed that government has grown more demanding by increasing fees, licenses, family budget than all of you working in our citys government may realize, especially when so many different agencies, levels of government, etc. are thinking the same way. Dont let our city government enslave us. etc. I attended the city council meeting which was held on this issue on April 21st. Eleven people spoke against it and five people spoke in favor of it. Three his issue. of those five people owned and were hoping Im not even going to pretend that I know a great that the council would include them in the citys deal about the workings of the budget for a city, because it would cost them less garbage pick-u- p county, or state; but I do know a lot about the than the private collection company they are now workings of a family budget. Many of my friends for that purpose. They appeared to be have told me that their incomes have either stayed employing up to the council. One of the other five buttering the same for years or actually gone down. Most of us which was in favor of it seemed misinformed. He are feeling an enormous strain financially. Even brought out the point that the new city council though we havent gone out and bought much more building which is being built is completely paid for than the necessities of life, our budgets are getting and that perhaps we should be taxed to show our tighter and tighter because of the rising costs of gratitude for such a generous gift. Who does he expenses we cant control. suppose paid for it in the first place? He cant I spend hours at the kitchen table each month possibly believe it was simply given to us. He also trying to get our income to cover our expenses. If it accused those of us protesting this issue as accusing doesnt work out right, which is often, the only place the city council members of mismanagement. I never to pull it out is the money we spend for food. This is heard such a claim except that those who spoke did not easy. Improvements to our home are out of the want the council members to be very careful of how questions general maintenance and patch-u- p work they used our money and try to make do with what are all that can be handled during the hard times for they were given and not keep bailing the city out at the most part. Because we know there wont be any our expense. added income and maybe even less, we have no I was also upset by the term Tee used repeatedly. choice but to cut back; and this is hurting many of It was as if it were called by this particular term, it us badly. wouldnt be thought of as a tax - so of course, this Why cant our city government do likewise? Im would not be called a tax increase. sure tnat there must be some similarities in running Many of those who spoke against this tax stated a city budget - the wants and needs to improve, less that they felt it was actually a futile endeavor money to work with, and painful cut backs looming because the city council would put it through no if added income cant be found. Can those who are matter how the people felt about it. One man stated working in our city government please try to he had called 100 people prior to the meeting and remember the many struggling families in our city that 70 were against it but also added that many of facing the same situation with their personal those 70 felt it was useless to do anything about it budgets. This could be the straw that breaks the since it would be passed anyway. How sad! camels back. Could you please use more flexibility We have some very fine, courteous, and and creativity in balancing our citys budget as we members on our city council. We need are forced to do. I know that the easiest way is to to attend our city council meetings when we feel it simply decide its now time to take more from the necessary to express our feelings and viewpoints. people in the city, but the easiest way is not always We cant afford to be apathetic. this is a My final statement on this subject is the best way. If this proposal does get ramrodded through, burdensome increase on the budgets of the people. please dont hide behind the word fee. Call it what it Even though $4 a month seems small to some really is -- - a tax increase, not a fee! Im tired of peoples way of thinking, it can mean more to a If the budget is as tight as city administration claims, why are we spending thousands of dollars on Kathy Barker a frivolous study? We feel the study and the news article are "nothing more than city' administrations way toThtfmidate the police into not going public with the problems. Mr. Jorgensons comment about taking away the ten Editor: hour workday is an example of this. This letter is in response to an article in the April The police union believes the public has a right to 21 Green Sheet regarding a Sandy City study, know, and determine, the type of police service they union. raised the by complaints supposedly police receive. As board members of the police union, we feel it is to to the issues Gordon Ottley, President clarify respond in order necessary raised by Mr. Jorgenson. Our position is, "Why AFSCEM Local 1004 spend money on a study that isnt needed? City administration wants to study complaints presented in a "Fact Sheet" proposed to the union. The fact sheet was proposed for distribution to citizens and businesses in Sandy. It outlined some To the Editor: problems with police manpower and police working Our Wayne Owens knows best. He conditions which are affecting morale and police has theCongressman facts. service. The fact sheets were nothing more than a The Contras are not Minute Men. They didnt proposal to the union and the decision to distribute arise spontaneously from the oppression of an Police Union Rebuff Contras Not Minute Men them had not been made. The city council and mayor in their haste never contacted the police union to question the information in the fact sheet. Instead they approved spending money on something that could be resolved through communication with the union. The article claims that the complaints were raised in the fact sheet by the union and not the rank and file officers. This claim shows how out of touch city administration is with the employees because the union is the rank and file employees and simply reflects their concerns. 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