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( kfutr'P(irm 0 Thun I St’S 12 I'X1) ffiontnumte - - att Sue tell yo ti the for pay ranes aor'parvd sad ssor es from our eleced foils of her w fo live in CpTS:e tugged at Washrg'on I) c bin my hear: strings So mfkli so that I thrfvk te should X'at! ft "Adopt a Congressman” prog'am We could sill send money (directly besides ojr ovageous taxe:) food clothing old "Time" magazines and other reessi'es fo 'hern I know that f rccdorr of the Rress is being eroded but I am sure I would base heard or read about if if anyone had a gin he' J ro their head or tad their f am!i held hvi'age in order fo fort them fo run for office have fbe d s' net impression of (he - 'bey do short of exery'hm hold a gri fo someone's head fo get clewed So heir hoohrg about how tough it is to get h) on their puny little salaries is just pa’hetic ft is interesting that they always throw 'serve' into campagn speeches but must have not listened closely to who they warned to serve evidently not the fa payer I have been trying to wrap up the year end books and as totaled up all the various taxes and "contributions" I made last year practically own a congressman and I don't feel I tan really afford him at this point let alone with a raise And who is going to be the one to take the cuf to make his raise possible We have forever clicked out tongues at 3rd world countries who just have rich and poor people We are rapidly gaining that distinction ourselves Middle America is von going to join the dmoasaufs I ton f) the My Opinion went into shriek and tried fo smoke a pretzel If wouldn't light "Orations me” Shellie said as she began fo dye her hair purple "Me foo” cub reporter Ken said nibbling nersousty on a thesaurus "Ditto" Sue Riley Inez and a casl of seseral said in Ihe interest of saving space But whatever in Ihe world could PM want with us? None of us knew There was only one way fo find out We asked "W hales er in the world do you want with us?" we asked "Equal time" he replied this time without laughing PM thankfully went on to relate his already antipathy toward Media Man! "It ail started 20 years ago on a little radio station in k resno ( alifornia" he began We pondered his proposition as we slept Oddly we all dreamed of Gilligan’ Island it seemed that Professor Mediocrity wanted equal firie We went into a huddle and pondered ihe problem tor whaf seemed like seconds on end "No” we finally fold him We said if in univin and with a pout and we stamped our feet when we said it the way we imagined Jeank would base done if on "I Dream of Jeanie" "Stuff and nonsense pish and fosh Ik on'l" we added Our rudeness had no effect even when we slobbered a (of lsen in Ihe face of snide comments about his bald spot PM persisted And it seemed that ad was lost when PM noted that if we him equal lime we would be playing right into the hands of tensor mxn gasp But you don't hast to read this you know I tss I'd like to thafik the good peof ple of be Chronicle Progressfor me this opportunity Secondly I'd just lke to s sty V bat do you mean we're out of space? 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Mm: Community Calendar sfe Imo e A M'or he1 le VI Mllard County weekdays Assewvs's ofVes 10 M am Mondays 'f iff r Rifiei'Virx Point fzffke hot Ceo'er Iel'a Ds!'a Jan I Jan I ay J Wa'efiOlior S Jan h4 12 DtasJLnr at dsplay Jan IJl'A'j'd Press re ( Jjas IP p m Holden I fc S'a' on Jen 1 4 ' 111 im m I hvia aws Editor - IcaI fcywio 94 lairs M t 4 tjK Commercial y4br Chute tflMC 123 00 per frm pe I mm f 2f 09 pe year On d CwMf PJW per i o1M ifm Copy W tern t knsd Aadrest ctunyrs la OflMAntj to jsy uis O fiJ03 d CawMf to i 0 nM j: Success in School by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President Thanks Delta friends just wanted fo thank the people of Delta for their love and concern for my family at the tragic loss of my brother guess never realized how supportive and caring the people of Delta are especially the ones Thank you so much grew up with With Lose Karla A MacKenzie Church Kevin Care Center praised I have spent a lot of time at care centers during the past three years I have seen a lot of discreperies but at the West Millard Care Ccrfter I have seen a lot of efficiencies The atmosphere of the W'est Millard Care Center is cheerful caring and thoughtful I have seen the residents comforted when they are physically and emohave seen them tionally miserable loscd when they are despondent and confused I have seen them challenged to live life to the fullest extent They have time to be used instead of wasted have seen the residents dressed and groomed attractively The residents are treated with lose and firmness alike I am grateful to have such devoted staff members who go beyond the call of duty caring for my loved ones I gladly proclaim their efficiencies RaNae L Christensen "mote Library f Cultural Couftil I am a visitor to your area and enjoying it very much I've been in the debate over a waste cinerator considered for your area must congratulate and applaud those who fought against it They have your best interest at heart Whether it is toxic waste industrial household chemical or whatever no one wants to nor JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Letters Dear John My wife and f enjoy drinking And while we've been drunk a couple of limes we seldom drink that much Since we don't drink everyday and we seldom get drunk is there any chance we could be possible alcoholics? Hesitating in SLC Dear Hesitating: Many alcoholics don't drink everyday and many others don’t get drunk every lime they do drink Generally there are increasing periods of loss ot control W hile in the early stages the alcoholic sees little connection between drinking and life problems Bui as time passes and the disease process progresses denial comes into the picture Excuses for drinking are found Problems and their severity are rationalized Are you an alcoholic? I rom what you stare I doubt it From a professional point of view drinking is not sicwed as being bad or immoral and WHY DOES THE LEGISLATURE MEET? Sara Shingle Mom: “To visit with their old friends” A JacR Dofner Plumber: “To rase their Shl flt JP Doodles Retired: “Cue it beats wortein’ Ooriy Smrth Kid: “To see themselves on TV ” Fish can become seasick youQace mand by constantly showing stories about frenzied consumers busting down the doors of toy stores Mosl influential new product: While ail the overnight delivery services were fighting each other and trying to come Facup with clever advertisements simile machines (FAX) came in and stole the show They are quicker than overnight services and in many cases cheaper than even regular first class delivery Will the cure be worse than Ihe disease? Science has finally developed at least partial cures for baldness and wrinkles The promotional campaigns that these will spawn may be worse than the problems they are supposed to cure As if we don’t already have enough insecurities thrown at us every day: body odor dandruff bad breath gingivitis shoe odor loose dentures ring around the collar ring around the toilet bowl water spots on glasses Do we need any more anxiety? Books: When arc we going to get our fill of books and mos ies about unhappy rich people recovering from cither drug food or sex addictions? Is this what we aspire to be or do we just enjoy seeing the rich in trouble? Zero responsibility: Bars are the blame for drunk drivers credit card companies arc the blame for consumers’ overspending television is the blame for poor reading skills rock music lyrics are the blame for teenagers problems product manufacturers are the blame for all injuries and parents take the blame for anything else that is wrong with our adult lives ft is difficult for me to be a consumer advocate when consumers refuse to tale n responsibility for their actions No matter how much we legislate life involves some risk The trick is to manage these risks taxes” salaries” (er a livin' NEXT WEEK’S QUEST ON: WHY WOT PAY TAXES ON ELECTION DAY? 1988: the year in review by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer L'fah Slate L'niversit The 'f)0s are 90 percent over and peace is threatening to break out between the US and Russia the national debt is bigger and bctier than ever Consumer confidence stnl seems high and despite the high cost of living people still seem to be living in re:ord numbers From across my desk the consumer year looked like this: Worsl argument: "Radar detenors save consumers money because many police radar guns are inaccurate There is the famous case of a radar gun in I Jonda showing a tree going H6 mph" This tame from a radar detector manufacturer who objected to a column on highway safety If it is true no mancr how much you slow to zero still going to be registered as speeding how is a radar detector going to save you? T h must thought pr rooking: ' People like to watch television because it depicts a wor'd where nobody wa'ches television” This came from The Society lot the Lraditation of Television Thirk about u the ne' tune you watch TV People are alwas in relationships games carters adver tores etc They don't have time to watch TV DtsiuriMiig sameness: hy is if that every Chrutmas ore toy domma'es the market to tie extcmi that everyone has to have ore? Av I recall part of tl e fun of brrg a krd used to be going to vour friends house and playing with their toys because they had df'ereni ones In past years it was Cabbage Patch dolls this year n's a Nintendo home sideo game set The meda fuel 'he de Mona Whipple Lawyer: “To raise our compare their gotf scores” “To GEDCnSEECED P oner's and ( p m Della Area Fiiimore Area B lit I Krirfw 2 or' Appt- art I!a Choles'erol Screen-J- t Publc Health By by appt call pm Cost $6 PyliO 14 Daoe-r- s Izavd JB Dpoditc) — thinkaboulyourjieart Go easy on your heart and start cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol The change’ll do you good American Heart Association WET FIGHTING FOR VOURLIFE if ” kept on board a ship AA MEETING SCHEDULE Monday - 8 pm Chef’s Palace 225 East Main Open Meeting Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office 51 North Center Closed Meeting ALANON Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office Call or 0 The County Agent by Larry Campbell LSU Extension Agent 21 Blood Pres Cl nr I discipline in Discipline can be maintained But without spanking classrooms teachers need the support of parents in in Student class maintaining order disruption robs others of learning You’ll help teachers by telling your behavior in model children you expect school THS WEEK'S OPINION POLL: the fact that you drink at times does not mean you will become alcoholic However if life prob'ems occur as a result of your drinking and you feel compelled to continue or increase your that’s a problem The line drinking seems to be different for everyone Dear John' I've never written a letter like this before but I need some advice I was raised in a family where drinking was common I was taught that being able to hold your liquor was a sign of manhood and that as long as you had enough will power problems wouldn’t develop But by reading your column I get the idea that’s not quite so Hitting Too Close To Home Dear HTCTIL From both a genetic and an environmental point of view- alcoholism is passed from one generation to another In fact your odds of becoming an alcoholic are increased up to four times by being raised in an alcoholic family And as far as will power goes it doesn’t apply to the disease of alcoholism You don’t control diarrhea by will power either And being able to drink simultaneously with both hands doesn’t prove you’re a man It only proves you’re ambidexterous C7irit ltJ:a Public HtaJ'h Office 7 II V) a m A V) p m I eh I fcood P:r vrtChoirVitol Vretn-i- r CJnc tcl‘a Public Htai'n By A f 1 only tall Cost 56 feb objects or controlled dangerous substances from students National groups are also calling for an end to corporal punishment in the schools The National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse opposes corporal punishment because it trains children to use physical violence to control behavior interferes with learning creases the likelihood of student vandalism and discourages teachers from means of seeking more effective some About a generation ago teachers paddled students who were their classes disrupt Besides that when the student went home Dad often was waiting to take him out to the woodshed for a stern lecture and another spanking Now most of the woodsheds are gone and corporal punishment is also on the way out is School District The Ogden developing a policy that rules out "administering physical punishment to a student as a penalty for misbehavior” In sparing the rod the Ogden Board of Education is making it plain that school may protect employees themselves or students or others from physical harm to restrain or remove violent or disruptive students protect or to take weapons and property should they render it harmless We should take it as it is When a big part of the area is taken up w ith great piles of it then it's time to think about an incinerator Let our children and grandchildren worry about our waste Thank you for you r friendship Sylvia fobel Jaa 34 ImmunaVati Lms 4u fhe MoCiier's Sfartb r Star It wedir reiepfjon Pahvant Senior Cerrr f 31rrore Jan 31 f boVvftro Sorter r II a pm f illmore Pahvant Senior 'jeri'v Center By Appt only call feb taw Jf'r 'lard Mlafd West Comp TtodwUom Cmtf CawVf M Sfelarie Printing haftscriCMM hi h p m Jan Circulation mi Getrtx Ci fax Kiwtew Cc iaitow birthday borne of South 1st Lah Baet present cion DHS adofjum 73'j p m Sjorsored Cmrt ktW U mi Oo erti Drag Iev Makt iiiarf OtfC Hwyt Deh 0tnmm Accmmu leirtsr Me wjrb pm at Wot 4C5 Pony I tp ress 4 If membershp I i'lm'ire Struor rferirg 7 pm ( ‘en buldr Jan 17 I 'rjne I nrA HaVkr's Clan 2 V) p m f more Puln Hea’'h 55 luiu MJSard I Ars fiu!d to meet Advertising to Isjbmrtom Shields Wood mission Holden Ward It Jan Cvtrm Editorial lc Coun- Jan 17 t ill’tiose 1st urn si’ ton ( lrie 12 orion I: 'xri P essufe Chmt p its HeaJt i at Publ food Handsets Class Itj'a I'ubl-- t lleai'b 2 ¥i p n lli feej m SUC ii aw Publiiher K pm N’ola d f USPS kata 50 - 21 Nfajb of Chmlde Protest ’wnaa MJard areas Jan Millard Count euvlMi foe SVbael 'tr fea The deadlfi Cba eJ Sle a I eeltbtai 'in appVa'iof Officer at Delta p m desnaed fa:eT scholarship Serine 1$ 5der 4 H foe gin Iteef at ty tllmote I 13 h I W f e£d Job Service Jan 14 You and Your Child: Waste not want not This week’s guest writer: Professor Mediocrity A few weeks (I fill OH s before ( kmlmas we retetsed a strange telephone raff from a person who claimed to be Professor Mediocrity While fbe voice did have an annoyingly nasal qualify fo if we couldn't befiese this most dastardly of all modern-dasopersillians would base the gall fo telephone our office in broad daylight so we demanded proof "C old then enough for ya?" be replied bellowed f he Call of the Wild Nerds "Ifeb brb brh heh" just like in the movies only much more irritating He then started selling us life insurance hut how Mediocre we coocended did we know he was the genuine article? "5 o mean the Peal Mcfoy heh heh beb?" he said We could hear dogs howling in pain at the other end of the line flufside our window a seagull began flying erratically He was trying to skywrite "Have a Nice Hay" in the clouds fbe two cals who live in the ( hronirfe Progress of Ike began to play Irisial Pursuit All the signs were there: either we were about to experience a Rkhfer the skiing earthquake was gong to fee great in Hante’s Inferno or it was Prof Mediocrity on the if fine But wasn't until Ihe power failed fo go out that we realized we were really talking with the man who terned Tupperware Ihe beehive and wa lips fbe man who produces Ihe farraldo Show coaches fbe Houbtrmint T wins and writes jokes lor Wayne Newton the man whose secy esestefM e accelerates the rale of entropy in fbe Lniserse and the man who gar ( arl Sagan the idea that "billions and billions and billions" is more Impressive than "a whole hunch" Naturally we were all stunned "fo(ly" Hit reclaimed Our ace with excitement saleswoman tanned her flushed face fiercely "Oepers" Jul crisd out and she TO THE EDITOR ard fva care Corrrr:’y H'rpral Ja'atr llo D P M 7 pm speaker Precipitation fc December was 140 the average is 134 19 r inches of snow fell the average is 139 Counting cows Most of us at one time or another have made a quick tally of the cow herd or feedlot to make sure everyone is still there But there’s another more important reason to tally your livestock along with the rest of your assets each year That is to correct your records and make your profit and loss statement tell the truth What my tax record lie? Yes tax records require only that you report come and expenses in a given year they make no consideration of inventory changes You can sell off assets to adequate income to cover bills but the farm has lost not made money We call it the beginning years inventory It’s a snapshot of your business today and today only It should be taken as near as possible to January one and then on the same day each t year All this to give you a clear picture of what you actually produced this year on the farm What it cost you to produce and what income it generated You can’t tell what’s making or losing it you don't money adjust for inventory Many forms are available the point is that you count everything Two basic rules will help you out One put fixed assets (and that includes the cow herd) in at their book value today and don’t change them except for We could have avoided depreciation much of the current farm crisis if we hadn’t inflated our assets Second put market livestock and crops in at current market prices Now that wasn’t so painful was it and you know exactly where you are |