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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2000 Opinion Letters Continued, from Page 4 service. I have confidence in your ability to lead America into the future with vision, wisdom, com- public lands for recreation and natural resource production. This announcement is in total harmony with our goals and is a shot in the arm for Kane County and the entire west. Many will say this is just a political move, but it is refreshing to me to know there are those who share our same goals and values. Arent we glad that we have retained our RS2477 road status? Arent we glad that we dont have a passion, and integrity. As you are also aware, I am engaged in a campaign of my own. I sincerely hope the people of Utah will offer me an opportunity to continue serving as gov- monument headquarters buildernor. to wonder what to do with? I am flattered by speculation ing Dont we wish we still had the that because of our friendship school trust lands back where and mutual support you might were? I want to thank all be considering me for a post they who have remained true to the within your administration . I am cause. have not wavered reluctant to presume that there in their Many convictions and the goals is any substance to this speculaof our organization and it aption. However, I feel compelled pears that we will reap the fruits because ofit to reassure the citi- of our labors. zens of Utah that, if reelected as It is unfortunate that some of governor, I could not accept any the local and state issues have such position. I am committed been divisive and may leave us to serve out my full term as few battle scars. Howa with governor to the best of my abil- ever, a lot of good has come from ity and with my entire energy all of this. This is much more and focus. than an issue of roads, its about Please know of my continued and wrong, freedom and enthusiastic support for your right oppression. Many of us have had candidacy and my admiration to get off the fence and decide for you as a friend and colleague. where we stand on issues, what Sincerely, we personally represent and what Michael O. Leavitt we stand for.. Few will remain Governor the same, few will remain oblivious to the proper role of governA simple ment We will have stronger suggestion communities, counties and states because of public awareness and Dear Editor: Did you go to the County Fair involvement. We are seeing an this year? Me neither. From awakening, especially across the what I hear, not many did go. western United States, due to Despite the hard work of a few the potential loss of rights, libindividuals, the participation erty and freedom. Many people and attendance seems to get are willing to stand for those worse every year. Why? Prob- Constitutional rights for themably many reasons, but here is a selves and future generations. simple suggestion: Move all We have a minimum responsievents, except for the animal bility as American citizens to pass events, to Kanab. Im sure that on to our posterity the same qualparticipation will increase and ity of life we have enjoyed. attendance will increase subMay we move forward, UNITED I with a renewed resolve know that this is a stantially. sensitive issue, but someone has to preserve this great nation! to face reality. If it is worth A friend and neighbor, needs a it Terril doing, big change. Honey, President Name withheld People get payday! . Color Country Chapter, PFUSA Just Dancing Dear Editor On Thursday, August 24, Dear Editor Channel 4 News reported that Thanks for opportunity to the BushCheney Administration write this letter. Im glad I live will do all in its power to RE- in America. However, I hope you VERSE THE DESIGNATION will take this complaint in the OF THE GRAND STAIRCASE helpful spirit in which it is NATIONAL meant. ESCALANTE I am sorry to inform you of the MONUMENT" when elected. The report reiterated that the following unpleasant situation ClintonGore Administration had that occurred in Kanab, Utah. I recently attended a dance in thus far designated 10 National Monuments across the west and an outdoor parking lot. As I was that they are having a devastat- dancing in a very acceptable manner and not disruptive, ing affect on economies. The mission of Color Country when all the police came and Chapter of People for the USA is arrested me for disorderly conto bring together people in sup- duct. port of strong communities, vig- ' It may not be acceptable to orous economies, and healthy dance, but not against the law!! environments.Our 1 goal is the Dont laugh, this has happened, multiple use of, 'and access 'ter, ml this willTiottb: 5 This has caused me a great agreement. Their minds were and an attomeylitigater brought deal of difficulty and embarrass- made up before, they entered up from St. George by some loment for my law enforcement. the room, apparently based on cally interested citizens. And it There have been countless rumors heard from others, seems like a good thing that they times that certain police officers spreading like a rising tide, push- did. It appears as though the like, Tom Cram, Tracy Glover, ing fear and distrust of the big, BLM or the Department of the Doug Crosby and Shane Nordfelt bad BLM," without even taking Interior or the federal governhave helped me and been there the time to examine the docu- ment for that matter do not have in difficult times. Id like to thank ment, let alone to intelligently any right at all telling the county them because Im a positive per- consider the outcome. Germany what they will or will not do with son trying to have a little good-clea- n saw where this kind of blind, any road on county land. The mis-o- r fun! uninformed mob behav- roads on the Escalante MonuBetter luck next time? Huh. ior can lead only a little more ment were there long before Bill Victoria Vincent than a half-centuago. Some Clinton decided he just had to a.k.a. Tori Tailor of our ancestors also saw it in ingratiate himself with Sierra places like Carthage, Illinois. Club. Golf is good The commissioners were forced It looks to this observer that close to the meeting early due to the commissioners were ready Dear Editor: inexcusable behavior of these to sign away Kane Countys I would like to take this oppor- the citizens. Shame. rights out of sheer exhaustion. tunity to thank the peoplebusi-nesse- s As I read the proposed agree- This is understandable when that helped with the Kane ment, it expressly reserves all of dealing with federal government County Golf Scramble. They the RS 2477 claims asserted by They are experts at creating conare: Gary & Terri-G- T Golf; fusion and obfuscation. resolufor the county possible Trent-GlazieFoodtown tion to at a later date. It appears They delay, change the subdeli & bakery); Curt-Ac- e allow for the granting of rights-of-wa- y ject and tactics so often that you Hardware; under Title 5 of FLPMA, can not help but long for a speedy a Trail End; Hut; Terry-Terr- in perpetuity, over the top of conclusion and hope beyond hope Food & Drug Kings; the for the best. Banker Corry Realty; some of the roads at issue in This turn of events casts our in the meantime, withJeannie-Radi- o Shack; The county to out the county give citycounty attorney in a very requiring Southern Utah News , and of RS claims. 2477 the It even bad light. How could he not have course, all those wonderful up contains a provision that if any come to a similar conclusion? people that participated! Also, a terms or conditions of a Title 5 Why did he not advise the comspecial thanks to my dear wife, found to be more missioners not to deal with the are later Mimi, who was a great help to grant restrictive than an underlying BLM until the litigation over the me. RS 2477 right-of-wa- y later de- very existence of the monument When everyone pulls together, termined to valid, the broader was resolved? great things can happen! Thank Bad advice is just as bad, or right under RS 2477 would conyou all!! trol. It appears to me that the worse, as no advice. I believe Kingsley Nelson proposed agreement is a conces- that if the commissioners were" sion from the BLM and is an so inclined they could ask for the The problem with attempt to provide a safe space county attorneys resignation, for operation, access, and main- and rightly so. Democracy tenance on a number of imporSincerely, Dear Editor: roads while the tant and Ditton John county I was not able to attend the BLM the remainout work Kanab, Utah any County Commission meeting on civilized the evening of the 23rd of Au- ing differences in a Radical and manner, which is, after all, what gust to disctiss the proposed one would hope we still are, civiImbalanced agreement with the BLM over lized. of some the road issues facing The county commissioners Dear Citizens of Kane and this and other counties in southGarfield Counties: ern Utah, but I have heard about should be congratulated for tryIm writing this to you out of it now from several sources, and ing to protect the public inter- extreme especially I am ashamed. Ashamed that I ests while working within the those of concern, who Ranchers are you did not attend and speak Up, system and with the other levels in Grand the Staircase of yes, but more ashamed of the setgovernment up, not vilified. Mobs and Escalante National Monument. reported behavior of some of my I feel like my feelings should at black, distrustful, fear-base- d fellow citizens. be heard: There are some least We are privileged to live in a rumors are no foundation for serious movements decision-makinsound taking place let alone democracy, a privilege few in sound now. The only right We thing that I government. might this worlds history have enjoyed. can compare it to was the ethnic The problem with democracy, disagree with our governments but our duty then is to cleansing that went on in Europe however, is that it places a share action, in the 40s." The world ignored of the responsibility for gover- work responsibly within the sys- and paid no attention to one nance on the citizens, on the tem to change it, not to resort to mob rule. We have courts to group of people as they gained electorate, to vote and to elect work out our differences. At the power a step at a time. No one honest, responsible, representawould believe that this group tive delegates to offices in our very least, however, our dis- of heartless, power hungry, should be based on government, national, state, and agreements informed fact, not rumor. parasites could gain the power county, and perhaps most imName Withheld that they did. It was virtually portantly, to remain informed ignored until it became too late! and involved in the workings of More fireworks Hitler set his to comry rs Joe-Housto- Pat-Pizz- ns ys Liz-Coldw- ell our-Constituti- g, the government. The French philosopher Montaigne said that for democracy to work, the citizens must be trained in morality and responsibility. They must be good" people. Yet our elected commissioners were treated to raucous behavior, jeers, and loud expressions of ridicule from people who admitted they had not even read the proposed goals pletely destroy, wipe out, anniDear Sirs: hilate, not only this group of The County Commissioners people but also their history, meeting yesterday evening, the heritage and way of life. 23rd of August, turned out to be This is exactly what is going quite informative for me and Im on with this radical, certainly glad I went. What imbalanced, environmental started out to be a real yawner movement that is on in turned into a fireworks display these United Statesgoing now. The thanks to our own CityCounty 1 See LETTERS, Page 10 Attorney (I dont know which), . |