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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1996 English 101 Healthcare reform -- Dixie College to Too many people rely on busi- offer courses and President Clintons Health ply their health care needs. Citi- programs in area By Desarae Bunting Senior-Kana- b High School Care Plan is not helping our economy. Small businesses must have insurance to cover e their employees. Small business cannot afford to insure their employees; therefore large businesses consume small businesses. Large corporations rule a city. Need for competition or incentive is not necessary. The results of Clintons Health Care Plan are taking responsibility from the individual and putting the responsibility on businesses or the government. Health Care Reform requires employers to have insurance for employees. Businesses must refull-tim- ceive money from somewhere; so they either raise companies prices, lower employees wages, or lay off their workers. Usually workers who are laid off are the people health reform is intended to help. nesses or the government to supzens are irresponsible when they do not support themselves physically, financially, and independently. Clintons Health Care Plan makes it easy for people to allow the government or big businesses to manage citizens health care needs. Health Care affects many small businesses with individual insurance coverage because they are being consumed by larger businesses. Corporations with standard insurance policies take individual choices and options. High medical insurance costs cause people to rely on government for their- health care needs. For these reasons, Clintons Health - Care Plan is not helping Americas industries and growth. low-inco- Large corporations are buy- ing out small businesses. Health Rationing Care Newsweek. Melind, pg. June 27,1994 Winners and 30-3- 4 Losers Large companies which cover Newsweek. Steven Waldman, employees are under the same July 25,1994 insurance policy. However, What Health Care Crisis small businesses which allow Readers Digest. Irin M. Stelzer, employees to choose their in- Sept. 1994 surance company give their workers more options. Insurance companies can raise their prices whenever convenient. Insurance companies are able to cut benefits and tell managers hoW to run their businesses. Large businesses are consuming smaller companies; competition is becoming unnecessary. Owners desire successful businesses. However, if large corporations are controlling cities, people cannot better their company or themselves. Also, no incentive is needed to improve a persons company. Why work hard if people work in the same corporation, receive the same pay, and it is not their own A special meeting has been scheduled at Kanab High School in the auditorium at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, to determine if enough interest exists for Dixie College to offer courses and programs in the KanabOrderville area. Everyone is invited. Dixie College proposes to offer educational opportunities to people living in the Kanab Orderville area. Single courses in specific subjects, programs leading to an Associate Degree or advanced degrees may be offered. The program offering depends upon need and interest in the community. Courses will be available to anyone qualified to enroll at Dixie College. If interest is sufficient it is possible that Dixie will establish an office in Kanab to coordinate educational programs for interested citizens. This is a golden opportunity to establish college level programs convenient to our high school students and others in the community. Want to learn a foreign language or earn a degree in business or education? Let us know by attending the meeting at Kanab High School, March 6 at 7 p.m. PTA The Kanab High School PTA is sponsoring a series of meetings regarding the recent surveys and direction for the future. The dates and times have not yet been established, but participants will be notified. Ifyou would like to be a part ofthese discussions, please contact Mr. or Mrs. Brian Trout Mrs. Joyce Rhodes at or Kanab High at 644-511- 9 School at 644-582- 1 How can I prevent sibling rivalry? By Glen Jenson, Utah State University Extension . well as appropriate responsibilities. Parents should consider Quarreling, fighting pushing, name calling and other often ir- their relationship with each ritating behaviors among pre- other. If they are often seen children quarreling or bickering with school and school-ag- e have taken place since we started each other, then children might keeping records. Consider these interpret such behavior as also tips to help reduce sibling ri- being acceptable for them. If or physical parents valry in your home. cenof controlmeans a as violence Much of sibling rivalry children may ters around competition for par- ling children, then ents attention. Parents can assume they can control sibminimize problems by spending lings in a similar fashion. Modsomewhat equal periods of un- eling positive, cooperative be-- . interrupted time with each child. havior will produce much beEqual treatment, however, is a tter results. little more difficult to give beFamily rules need to be sex of or differences., cause clearly explained and conseage as quences administered if rules Age often has its privileges use-verb- al . Palmer and Heaton named academic players all-sta- te By Stacey Heaton Two Valley High School bas- ketball players were named as Academic at the 1A Girls State Basketball Tournament held in Delta on February All-Sta- 7-- 9, te 1996. Susan Palmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Palmer, and Jessie Heaton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Heaton both families from Alton, Utah - have received this honor from the Utah High Schools Activities Association. These players were chosen using criteria based on their GPA and ACT scores. Both girls also received -- Academie leyball. All-Sta- te for 1A Vol- Susan is a senior and has consistently been a valuable player on the Valley team. She was a starter during her senior year. Susan is an aggressive player and can shoot from anywhere on the court. She says her favorite activity in life is basketball - even the 6:30 am Susan Palmer practices! Jessie is also a senior and has played basketball for four years. She too is an aggressive player; no one gets the ball once Jessie gets the rebound! She is an player who always supports her team. Congratulations to both Susan and Jessie! all-arou- nd encourto Retail promotion meetings 644-571- 4, Desarae Bunting 13 are violated. The conse- quences should be appropriate for the offense. If a child hits another child, denial of a privilege such as watching a favorite TV program would be appropriate. If children are yelling and screaming at each other, try separating them for a period of time in different places in the home to let them age hometown shopping Several local merchants are participating in a campaign to stimulate more hometown shopping, improve customer loyalty, increase yearlong economic activity, and give area residents the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars. The promotion is also designed to raise funds for the Kanab High School Spanish Club and the Kanab High School boys and girls track teams. The retail promotion, called the Hometown Super Saver, is based around a savings card to encourage patronage of several area merchants. Local restaurants, beauty shops, automotive services, recreation, and other retail businesses have each made enticing offers on the savings card, which can be used year round. Every card features several hundreds of dollars in local savings for the consumer. cool off. As children get older, there The savings card will be sold by should be less need for parental a professional advertising firm intervention with problem solv- from Des Moines, Iowa, W.V.S. ing among siblings. Older chil- Marketing. A portion of the funds raised dren need their own experience alfrom out and of thinking savings card sales will be carrying ternatives t6' quarreling and donated to the Kanab High School Spanish Club, and fighting. ." ' v. . ! Kanab High School boys and girls track teams. The Super Saver has been an effective way to raise funds for organizations in other communities, according to Gene Drake, Assistant Principal at Kanab High School. We are expecting to raise money for the Spanish Club and track teams, and make a real contribution to our community by sponsoring the Hometown Super Saver. Universal Sandblasting & Painting Autos, Trucks, Trailers, Tanks, Houses Wood, Metal, Rock, Brick, Block & Concrete Cleaning Stucco & Plaster Prep Auto Restoration 644-530- 9 |