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Show Page 4A South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, March 14, 1984 On the Street: Should Prayer Be Allowed In the Schools? w make an amendment to the Constitution, allowing prayer. Sen. Orrin Hatch gave his comments during a telephone conversation with the press. The Lakside Review went on the street to find out what people felt about prayer in public schools. A bill has been intro- - Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator "The form of prayer is not Mm'm re- ally as important as the issue of getting rid of governments hoschool towards stility prayer...Prayer in public school is a good thing, not a bad thing. Prayer in public school is not Lane Lewis, Eight Grader at Virginia Ashton, Bountiful the same as establishing a na- South Davis "I agree with it. I think they Junior High. tional religion...It will reemphas"I think it would be nice to should have it. I had it when I n ize the values' have it. It would help you do bet- was going to school and it didnt which made this country the hurt me any." school." in ter " greatest country in the world. Janet Wilson, Kaysville "I don't think prayer should be imposed on those who dont want it, but those who want it should be able to have it." Judeo-Christia- Layton, Bountiful Shortsighted ' prices make a plant a logical alternawaste-to-en-er- tive. School Prayer Not Harmful Says Writer useful, Bountiful may be able to build its own small bum plant. Maybe. Review Editor: An article on your Editorial Page of March 7, 1984, School Not Place for Public Prayer, by Dan Carlsruh prompted me to By the time the BARD landfill is no longer Other cities in the coununtil Thursday to decide whether to accept the county proposal or follow the lead of the countys two largest cities in hoping for a better alternative to landfill garbage disty have Layton, however, is bet-- , ting that planners for the project are not serious in their warning that cities who decide not to join at the outset will not be allowed to change their minds. Thats a risky bet. Chances are reasonably good that other cities will decide to to along with the proposal. It may be too late to side with the winners after the battle is won. and posal. Layton Bountiful are gambling an awkward position down the road. Present landfill sites will, eventually, be filled to capacity. The fact that this may not occur for a con- siderable number of years does not change the inevitable. Diminishing availability of land and rising Bountiful, because of its size and the fact it owns landfill property, is in a better position than Lay-to- n. Layton and Bountiful could find themselves in , gy that the project will never become a reality, or, if it is built, that they will be able to change their minds at : some I future date if other alternate disposal systems dont work. They may lose that ble. Commentary , I think it ought to be. You ought to have it if you feel you want it. I don't think it ought to be required. It ought to be a personal choice." Letters to the Editor Editorial Officials in Layton and Bountiful may be suffering from a case of shortsigh- tedness in their decisions to forego participation in a proposed resource recovery plant for Davis County. If county officials refuse to let these two cities nonparticipation spell the demise of the entire project, Jay Stephens, West Point j j write. My opinion is that a leader cannot please everyone no matter what stand they take, can they? Before the Supreme Court ruling on school prayer in 1962, prayers in the public schools that I attended were not said on a daily basis. But neither were they not allowed on some occasions if it was thought that they were needed. And, it was usually ' done on a volunteer agreement between the child and teacher at the teachers request. Yet, the child could refuse to publicly pray if they didnt want to. Only God and us knows what is in our hearts when we pray inasmuch as some mortals sometimes do misunderstand our hidden meanings or our inadequacies. Atheists can shut out the sounds of a prayer just as quickly as most children ignore the teachers on some occasions. We, the people, can speak to our earthly parents or other fathers quite often. Why, then, are some denied their freedom to speak to a heavenly father if they want to or need to? True, there are many different .beliefs that some might think may cause their confusing molding influences. Hasnt that been the dilemma ever since the beginning of time? Which is more beneficial though, to be taught that we mortals evoluted from the apes when historical data has not proven that is so, or to be taught that a god who is more supreme may exist? I have read about other religious beliefs and heard other prayers besides my own and was not harmed by them. If our president, congressmen and other leaders allow public prayers, why are our children de- nied the same privilege? Wouldnt that be classified as wrongly discriminating under the circumstances? Some children might need to pray to a heavenly father during school hours and when religious freedom is a Constitutional right here in the United States, it is wrong to deny it to its citizens. Name On File & & . Agendas Needed, Its the Law BARRY KAWA complacency is developing among boards and councils who continually violate the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act of 1977. Boards such as the North Davis Refuse District are not sending agendas out to media representatives and are not posting written notice. Under state law, a public body must give not less than 24 hours of public notice of the agenda, date, time and place of each of its meetA dangerous ings. Violations of the ordinance boards action being overturned by a court of competent jurisdiction. But an can result in a equally unfortunate situation exists in the public not being informed of a boards action concerning them because a reporter was not present to cover the meeting. The press is the publics eyes and ears in covering important meetings. The only way for most people to get local news affecting them is to read a newspaper that covers the news in their area. And thats why the statute of the Open Meetings Law act is so vital. Agendas are a basic reporters of the trade. One cannot do a reporters job without them. In tool an average week, a reporter might receive up to 10 agendas for meetings in the area. And all are scrutinized carefully for items that concern the public such as a proposed garbage increase fee hike for all county res- Layton City Hall where they meet or at the Layton Post Office. Citizens often glance at an agenda to see if an item concerns them. And many will attend the meeting and offer helpful insights to a board or idents. council that otherwise would go A reporter can glance at an unmentioned. There are other violators of the agenda and size up the importance of the meeting on the ordinance besides the NDRD items listed. For example, any board. For example, the North item concerning the proposed Davis Sewer District posts an in Gearfield will draw agenda in their offices at the several reporters to the meeting. sewer plant in Syracuse but noAnd many more will call a where else. Agendas are not sent board official or the secretary to the press and who goes out to the next day to see if anything, a sewer plant other than the workers? important happened. Agendas also give reporters a Also, several of the smaller citchance to write preview stories ies in the area do not send an so residents can attend the meetof their city council ing if theyre interested. A good agenda to any representative meetings example is the recent State Parks the The law says they of press. and Recreation Board meeting must an send agenda to at least with the consideration of a ferry one although most county to transport motorists and their boards and city councils send vehicles to Antelope Island. notice to all reporters who cover Suppose agendas were not sent the county. out and none were posted? 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