Show 2 Millard Countv Chronicle Progress December 7 1989 Page TO THE EDITOR Boy Scouts Good Deed Please don’t get me wrong I congratulate and support the fine work that they do They pretty much do as they are directed I have been selling Xmas trees now for about 18 years to help boost the come of my small business I have tried to be fair and keep my prices as low as possible In fact a few years I lost money I even called Washington and Oregon to price their trees and thought they were cost prohibitive But I really think that if I had the boy scouts going door to door selling for me with the church backing them I could sell brusied apples and make us both a profiL It docs not bother me when other people sell trees they have as much right as I do But at least I have a fair chance But it does bother me to hear it was announced in church that the Boy Scouts are selling trees In other words members buy your trees from the Boy Scouts don’t buy from Fullmers or the other folks in town let this out of towner leave with the money that could have been spent here Liule wonder it’s hard for a small business here yet they say shop at home Last but not least I want to thank all my faithful customers for buying your trees here There have been a few dial told us they didn't dare But there’s other years coming I'U try to take a photo of my trees I have to dump and send it to the ward so they can label it Boy Scouts Good Deed Well Done Willard R Fullmer Hospitals plight Our recent hospital board retreat brought to our attention the plight of rural hospitals across the nation Medicare cutbacks and changes in health care delivery have caused an astounding number of rural hospitals toclosc As we wrestled with our own local issues certain concepts emerged Let me share some of them with you How fortunate we are to have modem well equipped hospitals in both Delta and Fillmore Many communities in rural America are in serious trouble w ith outdated hospitals and no means to build new ones IHC was visionary years ago when the decision was made to upgrade and remodel old facilities and to replace those in Delta Fillmore and other locations Today the cost of such an effort would be prohibitive IHC's commitment to continue paying for these buildings means that we only have to meet our own operating costs - a reachable goal And how fortunate we are to have such a high quality medical and nursing staff in these small towns! 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8 pm Mental Health 51 North Center Open Meeting Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office 51 North Center Closed Meeting ALANON Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office Call or 5 0 America rural hospitals are begging for physicians and finding it next to impossible to attract doctors to remote areas Nurses are being pulled away to large cities with higher salaries Many rural hospitals have been reduced to first aid stations We are blessed with skilled and dedicated staff and employees who work far beyond their allotted duties w ithout additional compensation Finally how fortunate we are to live in supportive communities who win dig in and work to keep our hospitals viable While IHC owns the buildings our hopsitals are governed by a board of trustees m ade up of members of our own com uni ties The board functions within the perimeters of IHC Our administrator Gary Stay listens to us and there is interaction between IHC executives and our own board The members of the Fillmore and Delta Community Centers are proud to represent the people of Millard County in our effort to assure delivery of Are best possible health care Sylvia Huntsman that no one whose person or property' is injured by an automobile accident will be denied compensation Three essential concepts form the heart of this Bill: (1) All insurance would be paid along with gasoline purchases at the pump at a rate of approximately $30 per gallon Current insurance which would be obviated under the Bill would cost approximately $100 per gallon if paid at the pump (2) All property damage personal claims injuries and “comprehensive" would be paid according to a schedule of benefits without regard to fault (3) Lawsuits over liability and damages would be prohibited The law will work according to the following strategy: (1) All insurance premiums will be paid at the gas pump Those who drive most will pay most and those who can least afford to drive would pay the least for coverage The premiums for other coverages would cease since no other coverage would be needed resulting in a net savings to the driver of 70 percent in insurance costs (2) Funds collected at the pump would purchase re insurance coverage and administrative services from private sector companies The program would not be administered by an agency of government (3) No longer will there be any uninsured motorists on Utah's roads This factor alone should reduce the insurance and social costs created by uninsured motorists because 35 to 40 percent more money would be paid into the insurance pool The uncovered injury resulting in increases in medical insurance will be eliminated (4) Moving violations statutes would be given real teeth Persons convicted of amoving violation would be required to pay $250 into the indemnity fund in addition to the normal fines levied under the Code Persons convicted of reckless driving or driving under the influence of alcohol would be required to pay $500 into the fund for a first offense A second offense would result in a payment of $1 000 fine The net result of this strategy is that those who violate the driving statutes will pay a substantial penalty equivalent to a premium increase for poor driving habits (5) Mysterious underwriting costs will be eliminated The same risk assessment will apply to all autos without exception Lighter more efficient vehicles will result in lower “premium" costs to the driver while puked can will pay no premiums at alL (6) Insurance coverage is automatic and cannot be terminated (7) Every case of personal injury or property damage involving an automobile will without exception be compensated (a) All medical costs for all injuries suffered by anyone in the state of Utah together with all future medical costs related to die accident will be paid for life without regard to fault (b) Personal injury compensation will be paid in addtuon to medical expenses based on the seriousness of the benefit injury according to a formula (similar in most respects to the workman’s compcnsauon formulas) based on the nature and extent of the injuries disability and employment status (c) All property damage comprc- - Media Mani’s New Improved Wonder Diet restores lost hair youth vigor and luck or you may ask for a refund by Ken (urp ‘sense me) Rand Need more fiber in Then Read this column (Editor's note: your diet? eat 8) Several weeks ago I mentioned that I was dieting so that I could see beyond my paunch to the belt buckle hidden below The reason I wanted to accomplish this wondcrous feat is because I forgot what was on my belt buckle I think there was something clever written on k like “Have a Nice Day" or “Do Unto OUiers Who Deserve It" or “Rip Yes I’m From Uuh" I think the buckle was made of brass or maybe it was gold encrusted with rubies emeralds and diamonds I forget which Anyway my efforts to diet in order to reduce the leviaihanesque obstacle located between my eyes and my belt buckle weren't successful It was as though the US Navy was in charge: nothing worked Finally I hit upon this radical idea: why don't I just take the belt off and look at it? Of course my pants would fall down but that could be corrected later I tried k and it worked I stood there my pants around my ankles the belt buckle right before my eyes and I read what k said on the buckle It had my name on it I remembered: I got the buckle with my name on it so that if I ever forgot how to spell my name I could look down and see Pretty clever huh? (How many of you know what is written cm your belt buckk right now? No fancies pecking if you can Ha I thought so) After all the work I pi£ into solving the mystery of what was written on my belt buckle I had become an expert on dieting I was expert enough to write another diet book and make a few million dollars or so But I'd probably just blow all that money cm parties and dames and fair cars and carbonated beverages and fattening foods in wasteful disdain of the finer things in life It would be mare noble instead I decided to share my insights with you in this column (If you are a new reader to this column you will discover what my fans already know: I am bulging with nobility) Actually it was fortunate dial I found an alternate solution to discovering what was written on my bell buckle because this is definitely not die time of year to diet (if there is such a thing) I'm talking about the period of time from when the first sack of candy is purchased for Halloween trick or treaters (and there is always extra isn't there?) until die last potato chip is stuffed into the last show fan's face in the last TV of the last football bowl game of the season which is usually long after New Year’s Day (which is another story) The nonstop holiday binge of sugar fats carbohydrates oils grease processed imitation foodlike substances indigestible and usually unidentifiable carcinogens empty calories and Pepto Bismol (‘R’ with a little circle around it) or Rolaids (ditto) is one of die dungs dial has made this great land of ours what k Media Man's refrigerator is to food what Jack Benny's vault was to money Tours are available for a modest fee is today: fat I once thought fat people couldn’t sink Don't get me wrong I have nothing I've done k several against dieting times with varying degrees of success depending cm who I was trying to impress I figure I've lost maybe a ton and a half of loose flesh during my lifetime I figure Ive done my share of dieting Maybe sheer volume counts for something after all y'know? It's just that I like food I even like fruitcake I like eating the way some people like gardening In fact you know how some people talk nice to diets plants to make them grow? I do dial with pizza I have this reputation to live down to I take it seriously Really You know how you pull off to the side of the road when a fire truck police car or ambulance goes whizzing by'? I do that fur pizza trucks Look I could go on and on and on about my favorite subject (next to Sigourney Weaver and Darryl Hannah X but I don't think I will because I'd just make myself hungry doing it and I'd start babbling about my recipe for a meaduaf really appetizing old btdogna made with chocolate chips and road kill chipmunks but the F alitor would just cut me of I in (Editor's note: Cato the W onder Kitty MM's journalistic sidekick would like to say a word Cato: Meow (My thanks to Greg Griffith for feeding me lately MM is off on assignment in Provo Griffith although an announcer at KNAKhas mastered the fine art of opening tuna cans and placing the contents in a dish I didn't know disc jockeys could do that hut obviously GG has been been trained by a cat) Bangerter named "Friend of Agriculture” from Farm Bureau Governor Utah’s chief executive Norman H Bangerter has been named a "Friend of Agriculture” by the Utah Farm Bureau Federation UFB President Ken Ashby Delta made the presentation of this award to the Governor at the UFB 72nd Annual Convention November 17 He said Farm Bureau made this presentation to thank the Governor for hi6 dedication to the state’s most basic industry as a businessman lawmaker and now chief executive Bom and reared on a farm in Utah Governor Bangerter Granger world as a entered the business homebuilder He was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in the 1970's He became Speaker of the House in 1982 and was elected to the Governor’s office in 1984 hensive fire and theft losses will be paid with a $250 deductible Because the universal property statute provides damage coverages no collision coverage is necessary over liability and (8) Lawsuits amount of damages would be prohibited by law (9) Instead of 1443659 separate contracts of auto insurance being written every year every auto on Utah's roaods will be covered by one contract The costs associated with home office overhead (except for the payment of claims) needless paper work underwriting adjusting and legal fees for liability will be altogether eliminated (10) The burden imposed on the judicial system by disputed claims abjudication of fault and automobile related litigation will be reduced by percent (11) The need to allocate law ento investigate forcement resources every taffic accident will be elimir rued since the question of fault will no longer be critical to payment of benefits Savings to the tax payer resulting from a 50 percent reduction in investigative resources at the local county and state level will create a substantial savings of public resources (12) Deep pocket defendants (ic Utah Power and Light Mountain Fuel Supply US West die Stole of Uuh Counties and political subdivisions) who carry risk management insurance (which is horribly expensive) would be saved die expense of not only the insurance but the cost for overhead salaries and related resources to support such The savings resulting management from this reduction in cost would be passed back dirough to rate and taxpayers through reduced billings (13) Die Bill will provide out of state coverage for resident vehicles fur a period of 21 days on a continuous basis (14) Out of state drivers will be covered while driving on Utah’s roads except that dieir own carriers would provide primary coverage The bill will be pre filed for consideration again in the 1990 session of the State’s legislature am confident dial eventually this measure will be passed into law Die only real question is how long the public will tolerate dieneedless expenditure of more dtan $400000000 each year until die law is passed This amount is equivalent to more titan 25 percent of die State Funds allocated to the State Budget every year The passage of tins measure would provide teachers and die educational system with the $150000000 leftover without the elimination of a single item in die Governor's budget The Bill attacks many institutions and sacred cows The forces being marshalled by opponents in support of die perpetuation of the current wholly senseless insurance approach are substantial The only way litis bill can be enacted is for each citizen to become informed about its provisions and get involved in die legislative process If you would like to help organize an initiative to effect passage of the bill or help in u titer ways please feel free to write or call Senator Lorin N Pace 350 South 400 East Suite 101 Salt Lake City Utah 84111 (801) “The Utah Farm Bureau is proud to present its "“Friend of Agriculture” Norman H award to Governor Bangerter lawmaker statesman cltief executive farm owner and a true friend of agriculture” Ashby said |