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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS TUESDAY DECEMBER 24. 1996 Opinion Letters Continued from Page 4 Thanks so much! Dear Editor: In the past couple of months we have been overwhelmed by the showing of love and support towards our family and especially, our daughter Amanda. In the spring of this year Amanda was diagnosed with Retinitus Pigmentosa a disease in which the cells in the retina do not fully regenerate themselves, and there is no known medical cure. A handful of Kanabs finest came together and wanted to do something to help. After talking with Amanda they learned one of Amandas dreams was to see Disneyland. The community was made aware of the situation and within a few weeks we found ourselves on our way to California. Not only did Amanda see Disneyland, but she also saw Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, the Pacific Ocean, and many other sights along the way. We would like to thank those who helped organize this trip and fundraiser. We would also like to thank those who went deep into their pockets to help finance this trip. To all those who helped Amandas dreams come true, and gave her memories to last forever we say Thank You You're the greatest, and we will be forever grateful. There is money remaining in the fund. It will be used to pay doctor fees, and any special schooling she will need in the future. It is our hopes and prayers that her vision will improve or at the very least, stabilize. If it continues to degenerate, we will be forced to move to seek out special schooling so she will continue to get a good education. We promise to take the spirit of this community with us, and give to others as we have been given to. Again thanks, God bless, and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ! The coal mine On government Dear Editor In the Spectrum of Dec. 1, 1996, the article, Mining Coal Could be over in 30 years, the executive director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Mike Matz, shared his opinion with respect to the mine-abilit- y of the billions of tons of coal that President Clinton locked up in his national monument in Kane and Garfield Counties. Matz said, You cant mine whats not economic. For thirty years, people have been talking about the at the end of the rainbow with that reserve, but its never been proven economical Well, now, if this vast resource and thereis so fore not mine-ablwhy did Matz and SUWA make such a great effort to get the land designated a monument to prevent mining not to mention oil and gas production? If it is not economically mine-ablthen nobody is going to mine it and the designation as a national monument to stop mining is a waste of time, isnt it? Now we have to spend millions of dollars for federal employees to devise a management scheme for a monument that Matz speaks with typical environmentalist forked tongue. His actions tell us that even he does not believe his rhetoric about the resources being The environmental groups through deception have closed the saw mills at Fredonia and Panguitch which were the largest employers in Garfield and Kane counties. This has destroyed many family incomes and as wrell made lumber more expensive to build with. With the establishment of the national monument, it is working an additional hardship on our area. A concerned citizen, L. Dean Anderson Dear Editor: Most Americans think it is good sense to spend their money where they get the best value. Most Americans recognize that there are relative risks and that the greater resource should be devoted to the minimization of the greater risk. Most Americans would agree that a govemmentally mandated expenditure should be financed by that level of government mandating the expenditure. The reason for this is simple. A nationally mandated expenditure, say for waste disposal or drinking water standards, falls equally on all local jurisdictions regardless of their ability to pay. In the interest of equity, the federal government should fund the expenses arising from its mandates. Most Americans believe in the constitutional requirement that if government, any government, takes all or a part of your property or property value for a public purpose, the government should not expect the property owner to foot the bill himself. Rather, the public as a whole, who benefits from the taking of the private property or property value for public purpose should bear the cost. These three ideas; cost benefit and risk analysis, appropriate financing of govemmentally mandated programs, and compensation for governmental taking of private property or property value, are fundamental to the American concept of common sense, fairness and justice. Despite the fundamental nature of these ideas in the American psyche, the nations most d well known though pot-of-go- ld e, e, self-style- environmental organizations live in dread of elected leaders applying these ideas to legisla- tion. These groups have tagged these three bedrock ideas as The Unholy Trinity. Simply put, these environmental groups, who inexplicably still enjoy the trust and good will of many, do not want government to allocate resources based on the science of cost benefit or relative risk analysis. They do not want the federal government to be constrained in issuing mandates upon the people because it cannot figure out how to pay for them itself. And, being basically socialists by philosophy, they see no need to compensate private property owners for their losses in the public interest. It is easy to see upon inspection that much of the environmentalism sweeping the country is a form of green socialism enamored with command and control government and frightened silly by those who invoke constitutional protections. Fortunately, Utah has a congressional delegation that understands the grave threats to freedom represented by the dark underbelly of the radical environmental movement. Brandt A. Child 'tfOGOtyhOOIW C.C. Auto 801-644-25- All it IJI' Ci mi n ill- - will be informed by letter through the AOA Bureau office by mid-Februa- of their action ry taken on your candidacy. Your date of certification will be retroactive to the date of release of your scores, December 2, 1996. You may expect receipt of your Executive Director Wishes of cheer Dear Editor: 1996 Family PracTo all my troubled friends. I tober tice Certification Examination wish that all your troubles would administered in La? Vegas, Ne- blow away with the next big vada. The minimum composite wind, and that your Christmas score required for passing is and New Year will be great. 75. You have successfully comLove. Beth Pugh pleted the examination by 5-- 6, New Years Eve Party at the tui Parts Kanab.UT 84741 9 p.m. till ? Parts i $5person Hun-a- v ffiloaiEtJ, Tuesday, December 31 0Ua"'fv 26 41 8 East 300 South Live Music OTafl Largest Inventory in the Area! I ar Dear Dr. Mortenson: The American Osteopathic Board ofFamily Physicians has reviewed the results of the Oc- cT PPG Paint Products SIA Abrasives Oxygen & Acetylene Welding Supplies Remember next week's edition of the SUN will also come out on Tuesday! !, ous administration. A score report of your written exam results is included. Your file will now be presented to the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association in January for recommendation for certification by the AOA. Please note that your AOA membership must be current and in good standing for at least a two-yeconsecutive period immediately prior to certification. You are board eligible for certification in Family Practice. You original certificate in April. Please keep this office advised Kanab of any address changes, as well as the AOA and ACOFP. Our Board, chaired by Frank Mortenson receives J. McDevitt, DO., FACOFP, conaccreditation gratulates you upon the successNOTE: The following is quoted ful completion of the certificafrom a letter to Dr. Kirsten tion examination. Carol A. Thoma, M.B A. Mortenson, D.O. of Fredonia. Michael, Michell, ti-i- t achieving a total score of 85, comprised of the written exam, the performance evaluation and the questions either submitted at this exam or a previ- Free Party Favors ! 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