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Show Sun Advocate, PriceL Utah 5B Tuesday, May 8, 1990 were available in case of an emergency (which thankfully didnt happen) and also peformed sag wagon duties. Trish Lindaman, with the Bureau of Land Management, was wonderful to work with and eager to help when asked. Carbon and Emery counties made a favoravle impression on a lot of people during the festival, not only because of the scenery in the Swell, but also because of the people. There were several excellent volunteers Layne and Karen Miller; Mark, Rose and Eric Liddiard; Carter Reed; Pete Kilboume; Ralph and Glena Keele; George Schade; Danny Bittick; Bob Hagara; Charlotte Pero; Debra Reed; Dick and T.J. Polster; Harold and Kenny Luke; Mike McCandles; Dave Cox; Kirsten Christensen; Steve Ballard; and Doug Sweet. Steve Christensen Leisure Services Director to the editor the law on their books, and they are just waiting to see Editor: how well California does in Recently, I became going into other states and colacquainted with a group in Carson City, Nev., called lecting what officials think RESIST. They advised me should be theirs. This, my friends, is taxation that many states are now eye without ing pensions earned in their order to representation. In stop this madness, states as additional tax sourNevada has proposed a bill ces. In fact, it is called a sourbefore the Congress and the ce tax." California has become the most aggressive in the Senate, H.R. 1227 and S.434. We have two congressmen on pursuit of retirees pensions board the bill, source tax. No matter what Howard and Nielsen Jim company you work for in Hansen. We have not been the state will expect successful in you to pay taxes to California, ne Owens yet getting Wayto endorse it, nor even if you are living in tLe two senators. I, for one, another state. In some cases, you will pay would rather pay the tax in a percentage of tax to both full to the state from which I states. The big problem is that am receiving the services. If you have no voice in the way this remains a law, Utah your tax money is spent in the stands to lose a lot of tax orginating state, nor can you revenue. We want to get a Utah chapbuy a fishing or hunting license as a resident, even if ter of RESIST going. There is no time to waste. Taxation in you are paying the tax. What does that mean to both states is ridiculous. There has to be some uniform y ou? If you are now receiving a rules in this matter. Call us from California and pension and help us fight an injustice in California will living Utah, expect you to pay a sum of that will haunt us through the money based on your pension, rest of our retired lives. Utah RESIST Chapter it is not just California. Maxine Zawodniak Almost 40 other states have Source tax Cai-furni- a, Bike festival Editor: The weekend before last, Carbon County Leisure Services and the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce hosted a tremendously successful mountain bike festival in the San Rafael Swell. The success was due in large part to volunteers. Tour guides, sag wagon drivers and campfire speakers all donated their time and money to help make the festival a success. A woman searched me out on the last day of the festival to thank me and compliment me. She said last fall she paid $200 to go on a commercial bike trip where the guides didnt know where they were going or what they were doing. Her bicycle broke down, and there was no sag wagon to pick her up. She ended up pushing the bike miles before help arrived. Due to the many volunteers, nothing close to that happened during our festival. It makes the $15 fee (which included a quite a value. Officers of the Emery County Search and Rescue Patrol Fire season Editor: As we all look forward to the promise of spring and the balmy days of summer, we need to be aware of another upcoming season: fire season. As director ofthe BLM, I am responsible for more than 270 million acres of public lands in the West. These lands are rich with resources important to the American public, includ- - guest column Getting a second opinion is good advice dy AL GRAY guest columnist The current thinking in the medical profession seems to be that if a serious or risky operation is recommended by one doctor, the patient should get the opinion of another doctor . before affirm decision is reach--! ed. Whether this philosophy is wise or not is not a question I can answer, probably in most cases it is a good approach, depending on how much time and money are available to the patient. Said the doctor, Let me feel your purse. bearings are gone, was the technical appraisal. Being a good neighbor and a mediocre mechanic, I dutifully listened to the noise and accompanied my neighbor on what must surely be the last ride in the merry Oldsmobile. Yes, there was a noise, but to my untrained, ear it sounded like a stuck yajve lifter. My The same question of philosophy can be extended to the decisions on many problems which arise in everyday life. Whether to buy a house, car or other decisions involving considerable time andor money. A good friend of mine heard an expensive sounding noise in his automobile. The vehicle was taken to local garage and upon hearing of the noise, the mechanic diagnosed a terminal case. A grave prognosis. Try to get home in the car if you can, and then junk it. The engine is ready to throw a rod and the Royko misery at that. More money is spent on golf trinkets than any other sports equipment. And that fills me with foreboding for this countrys future. Millions of baby boomers are taking to the game. So in 10 or 20 years, this nation will have more potbellied, anxiety-ridde- n, post-gam- e guzzlers than at any time in our history. that club and keep man. If you do, young jogging, there is still hope for us. If and when the Japanese come, at least you might be able to outrun them. So drop medicine, law, taxes, marketing, technical trades to name a few. It seems reasonable to conclude, that when you are not sure, get that second opinion. I , cause considerable damage to these resources. The West has been hard hit by wildfires, especially during the last five years of drought conditions. While the western states received some much needed snow during winter, these snows did not bring the severely dry areas back to nor- mal moisture conditions. Drought conditions continue in other areas. Utah is at 68 percent of normal precipitation, compared to 78 percent last year at this time. The southern part of the state is experiencing either extreme or severe drought conditions, with the remainder of the state being in a moderate drought situation. The potential for an active fire sea-- ; son in Utah is very high this areas year. Pinion-Junipthat have not burned before are targets for fast moving, high intensity fires. The areas where Utah traditionally has a lot of large wild fires will lack the flash fuels this year to make them a fire threat. The fires Utah will experience will probably last longer and be Land Management office to find out more. Cy Jamison, director, BLM 911 Editor: Ive said it before and Ill say it again. I appreciate our law officers and our nurses for the trusted and honest help we receive from them. But theres not enough of either officers or nurses. And Im grateful to everyone responsible for the installation of 911. Ive worried what I would do in case of an emergency, which many of us have to face. Now I can feel assured that as long as I can reach my phone and I can dial 911, I will get help. The medical profession is restricted in many of its efforts, but it can be credited for relieving much of our suffering. Frank Vogrinec er harder to control. As a partner in the national interagency effort to fight wildfires, I encourage everyone to be especially careful on the public lands this year. One careless act with fire can cause millions of dollars in damage and destroy important natural resouces. In addition, the increase in residential areas being built next to wildlands raises new threats from wildfires to dwellings and local residents. While some fires are inevitable and sc me are even helpful, lets not increase the chances of wildfires on the public lands. Special precautions can be taken to protect your home in rural areas and when you visit public lands. Contact your local Bureau of .. t.' ' V, Religious freedom Editor: To the lady and others wanting to object to opening a swimming pool on Sunday, I have this to say: first, they should be sure of which day is the Sabbath. Secondly, Id like to remind them of one of the reasons why our country was founded, for religious freedom. There might be some who worship God on another day of the week, or those who dont worship God at all who would like to go for a swim on Sunday. About the controversy over prayer at school functions, could one praying student force a student body of atheists to pray? Again, remembering our founding principles of freedom of religion and majority rules, every athiest should be thankful he is allowed to be the fool and unfortunate that he is, and keep his mouth shut and head up during prayer. Garland Campbell k car at Christmas time or confining old Betsy to the local automobile undertaker. My good friend and neighbor took my advice and got a second (or third) opinion at a local garage. The n prognosis: a sticking valve my next vacation. Forget that, too. There is only one sure way to become an outstanding golfer. Have a rich father. Thats the secret of most of those perfect-swin- g professionals you see on TV. The old man had dough. So when they were mere tots, their dads took them to the club pro and, before their brains were fully functional, their muscles had committed a good swing to memory. Something like potty training. But for the other 90 percent or more, the future is nothing but misery, and expensive atheraputicvalue. Specialists exist in nearly every field; advice was to get a second (or third) opinion, when weighing the prospect of buying a new well-know- (.Continued from Page 4) common to others has in itself ing minerals, wildlife habitat, timber, grazing lands and recreational opportunities. But, severe wildfires can lif- ter, change the oil to a different weight and call me in the morning. 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