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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Opinion 4 WEDNESDAY AUGUSTS. 1997 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 Please limit your letters to 300 uorxls or less. Letters must be signed and include your full name, address and telephone number. Thank ' ; , you for your interest. Thank You the following local businesses for their support of the 4th of July Fireman's Breakfast: JDM Dear Editor: The family of Garn Perkins would like toexpress their gratitude to everyone in this community for their love and support duringthis sad time in our lives. Words cannot express how grate-fu- l we are to live in such a place where people are so wonderfully caring. Thanks for your prayers and love during Gain's illness. : Our fhdnkslfi'the doetoys. hds-phstaff and hdmt health who always treated Garn with such good care. Thanks for the leau-tifu- l Sand & Rock; Conoco Short Stop; Judd Auto Service; Fredonia Sinclair; Homestead; Buckskin Tavern; Glaziers Food Town; I lonevs IGA Super Center; Classic Innovations; Blue Sage Motel; Grand Canyon Motel; Tour West Inc.; Western River Expeditions Inc.; Houston's Trail's End Retauraht;1 Nedra's Cafe; TritebiiStiohal Uranlufii C SA Corp.; and HAM Appliance everyone's cards and support. We can never repay everyone's kindness in person, but just know that it is appreciated very Johnson questions Cooks vote al flowers and food and Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department Dear Editor: Last week Representative Merri 11 Cook voted against fundfor the Forest Service timber Thanks for the kind and gentle ing sale and road building programs manner in which you handle and and funding care for our loved ones. Our lives for against increasing in Lieu of Taxes the Payment and our community are richly "blessed tokrtbvk thatt1 there fiife program; These votes, are a slap in the face to rural Utah counpeople, like you."- ties as well as tHe families .who Thanks to' everyone who took live in those counties. part in the services. It was just Sadly, Representative Cook the way Garn wanted. to understand the interfailed Thanks to the city workers connection between the sale of who helped prepare the burial timber off the National Forest spot for Garn. Your work does and payments to counties. A not go unnoticed. Your contribu-Mon- s natuan to our community is also recent study by Oregon ral resources consulting firm appreciated. & Thank you to the Kanab 4th (Mason, Bruce, Gerard, Inc.) if federal agenthe shows that Ward and all those who helped cies imber and Constop sellingt with the luncheon after the fuincrease doesnt funding neral. We greatly appreciate gress PI for the LT program, that rueveryones efforts and willing- ral counties will lose over $148 ness to be of service to our Cam-- . - million annual The ruralcwn-. y. ilv. Our heartfelt thanks Utah stand lose in 'ties over $3 ' to eryone, we tally.a ppreciate your million annual!y."ftepresenta-v acts of kindness. Cook's votes for the" The Garn Perkins family tive' Kennedy-Porte- r Amendment, Lucille Dicks the Amendment, Diiworth, Harriett & family against AmendSanders and the Keith, Anita & family mentagainst are a clear indication that Mr. Cook has no understanding ofthe Fredonia firemen importance of federal land management programs in Utah. say thank you It is also a clear indication that Dear Editor: he has the same sophomoric The Fredonia Volunteer Fire understanding of Utah politics Department would like to thank that the last two representatives much. To the Mosdell family - Dennis and Jeff - you are the best! to-eV-- ? Get $10 and Shopping Convenience...When you buy our New Fall & Winter Catalog. 310 South 100 East Heritage Center 00 Onto ow book wu0 our mc Mb em JCPenney Nrszt-- ma !L L CATALOG MERCHANT i 0 Almost every one of Mr. Cooks constituents has a relative who lives in rural Utah and those people have influenced enough votes to swing the past two elections in District Two. Given Mr. Cooks performance on the Interior Appropriations Bill, I would suggest that he begin thinking about his career after Congress. The rural counties of Utah cannot afford to have a representative from District Two who knowingly works to destroy the of our rural counties. economy : NN : : 'MeWohnson' a. rerm to Fernandos in our city , to have an opinion or express our feelings! Discrimination? Absolutely not! Recognition of differences, ii freedom to speak our mind and feelings concerning ANY issue that may apply toother citizens, anytime, anywhere!! Absolutely! Just as you have done Mr. Blanchard!! Norma L. Hulet Kanab Southern Utah news AAA Deadlines AAA FRIDAY 1 P M The right to pick and choose C&tQA-- Dear Editor: As the writer of the Concerned Citizens letter (July 9), I find it interesting that Vem Bla nchard was so astute as to recognize of the 22 signatures.. .only four or five live in close proximity to the restaurant, (letter of July 23). Particularly amusing because that singular statement was made in the very first sentence of the letter.. .With those pros NOT testing, we LIVING THERE but feelingthe same as these within the neighborhood of Fernandos... Isnt it great! The privileges afforded us in this great land. Not one of us has to live in Salt Lake City, or Washington D.C., to agree or disagree with what is done within the state or nation. Nor do we have to be neighbors fellow-citizen- Jones Catalog Sales 801-644-27- from Disiiict Two had.' OvkTHy OWN NtVlPAMft The Southern Utah News (ISSN No 0049-165is published every Wednesday at 26 N. Main St , Kanab. 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