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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Opinion 4 WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1995 Guest Editorial Kings Meat Submitted by Brandt Child America was settled by foreigners. They came primarily from the European and Great Britain countries. They came as commoners. People who could never have the possibility of owning their own land. All the land was owned by the Kings, Lords and Dukes, overseen by the Sheriffs who were very powerful and greatly feared. When our forefathers heard of a country where they could homestead and become landowners they left their homeland and relatives. They were tired of being servants and all they heard was the Kings land, the Kings forest, the Kings meat, the Kings mines and all their toil and labor was in the most part the Kings. They barely could exist on what the King would allot back to them. They came to every quarter of America and became landowners. They were excited and worked hard. Every new calf, sheep, ear of corn and bushel of wheat they raised was new wealth. This new wealth raised the standard of living for the farmer, but it was also making the nation a rich nation and soon to become the most rich and powerful country in the world. This new wealth also came from mines and factories. America became the greatest exporting nation in the world. N ow we see again the eroding of what made our country great. The names have changed from what belongs to the King, the Lords and Dukes and enforced by the Sheriffs. (No offense to our good present County Sheriffs Dept). Now we hear names like environmentalist, endangered species, wet lands, wilderness areas and studies, where people are not allowed to use and enter upon the land except for certaLi authorized personnel. Federal bureaucrats, city councils, planning and zoning boards, city managers, county commissioners, Five County Governments, etc. become the King's men when they overstep the purpose of their existence, and take away the right of land ownership and production and use of the land by imposing excessive fees, costs and rules. The impact fee recently imposed by many cities on all newcomers is a joke. The first man into a city impacts it just as much as the last. The great ambition killer to generate new wealth and industry is not only the control of our land ,but also is excessive taxes. Let us remember what made this country great and the great heritage our forefathers won for us but we are fast losing because of our passive attitude and care of it. Ancient Israel wanted freedom, the Lord through Moses freed them and led them to a country flowing with milk and honey. On the way many of them wanted to return to Egypt and slavery. The Lord said they were like a dog, anxious to return to its vomit. History has proven, when man has his free agency with his land and his time he performs very well and treats his neighbor circumspectly. Take away his freedom and treat him like he doesnt know himself what is good for him, and that he has to be protected from himself and his neighbor by big government watching every move he makes, makes man into a pawn to government and government becomes dominant or a king. The least government is the best government. We elect people to run our affairs with trust and honor. They campaigned on the promises that they are capable and trustworthy. What do they do as soon as they get into office? Create bureaus and bureaucrats. New levels of unelected officials that the public cant get access to. Yet these unelected officials are supposed to be experts. Their ideas and desires are passed through the elected officials and their thoughts become our laws. One common unelected level of government we are all affected by is the Five County Council. We taxpayers pay for this extra level of county government but we have no representation, no access, no vote in their being on our payroll. Yet our elected rely greatly on the advise from the so called level of government. experts who are on this ' non-accessib- le Letters to the Editor What is your opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject. Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of character will not be considered for publication. Letters must be signed and include your full name, address and telephone number. Thank you for your interest. Kaibab National draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in July, 1994. The purpose of the EIS process Dear Editor & interested par- - was to conduct an analysis of the timber program and prepare ties: As. many, of you know, . the. .a forest plan amendment to National forest issue3 a corporate new guidelines for Forest EIS . in-iskW- " ai managing northern goshawk cerning the combined EIS effort and Mexican' spotted owl habitat; update new visual quality guidelines; and revise timber outputs. The Forest received many comments on the draft EIS. Comments suggested other alternatives, enhancements to the environmental analysis, and improvements in some of the other technical documents. Concurrent to the Kaibab reanalysis process, the regional forester has been conducting an EIS process to amend the rest of the regions forest plans to incorporate Mexican spotted owl and northern goshawk management guidelines. A draft EIS was released for comment in can be addressed to the Regional Director of Ecosystem Management Planning, Art Briggs-50- 5 842-321- 0. If you have any questions con- cerning this change, please call me or my staff. Thank you for your interest and involvement in the management of the Kaibab National Forest. Clyde Thompson Acting Kaibab Forest Southern Utah News AAA Deadlines AAA FRIDAY 1 PM Supervisor December, 1994. Another significant event occurred in April, 1993, when the Mexican spotted owl was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently working on a Mexican spotted owl recovery plan, and a proposal for designation of critical habitat. Additionally, one of the public comments to both EIS efforts was for the regional forester to combine the Kaibab effort and the region-wid- e effort into a single process. For all the reasons stated above, the regional forester has decided to combine both EIS efforts. Appropriate Federal Register notices are being prepared to inform eveyone of this decision. 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