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Show Forum 4 Sunday, November 29, 1998 1 Davis Standard Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Lakeside Review LETTERS TO THE EDITOR r Utahns gullible for passing Proposition 5 I am appalled at the gullibility of Utahns voting for and passing Proposition 5. As soon as the head goats, i.e. Leavitt, Bennett, Hansen, Beattie, shouted, Jump! The dumb sheep responded, How high? Dont you people realize what the damage is you have done to all Utahns? Let me explain it to you, briefly and simply. Proposition 5 was, in reality, an arrogant, blatant successful attempt by special interest groups to take voting rights away from Utahns. It is a means to restrict the peoples voice in government, plain and simple. It was a power grab by the wildlife board, the regional advisory councils, and wildlife biologists who represent the stockmen, ranchers, gun advocates, and hunting and fishing groups. Prop 5 gives these special interest groups exclusive protection. It will now require a super two thirds majority to change hunting and fishing laws. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to grant special interest groups exclusive protection. Utahns have up to now passed all initiatives by a simple majority of 51 percent. It is ridiculous to limit peoples rights to pass laws with regard to this one special interest Prop 5 proponents convinced the majority through misleading ads to vote away its democratic privileges. biologists, set up by Gov. Leavitt, will now make all wildlife management decisions with absolutely no public input Remem- -' ber who they represent. It is cer-- , tainly not you and I. The only recourse we have left is the ballot box, and that will require a twq thirds majority as required by, Prop 5, an almost impossible pa., rameter to meet. , One TV ad was deliberately It stated, Lets keep Utah the way it is. Well, pray' tell, why did they have to alter the Utah Constitution to keep Utah the way it is? Hypocrites!; Don Peay stated deceptively that, outside environmentalists would come and ruin Utahs heritage and wildlife. Oh? It was the, Prop 5 group that attracted large sums from outside gun and hunting interests. Who was spreading-thmisleading. big lie? In summary, Prop 5 advocates should hide their heads in shame' for falsely presenting Prop 5 as a means to protect Utahs wildlife, when their design all along was to promote special interest' groups, and to limit voters rights to pass initiatives. What will be the next initiative to fall prey to special interest groups? I say to, all Utahns, let us get organized and better informed next time. Lets get Prop 5. back on the ballot and defeat it convincingly. The wildlife board, the regional advisory council, and wildlife Gill Montano ' Layton t , Students should dress appropriately for school Every year before school starts my mom takes me school shopping. We all have our own styles and are labeled by the brand name or style of clothes we wear. Some students are known as skaters, preppies, cowboys, etc. because of the way we dress. Our freedom to choose our, own style could change unless we start dressing more appropriately for school. If we dress in grubby FEHBP would not replace others Readers of Tom Philpott's Military Update sound off. I am a military retiree and a federal civil service employee. I have both the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan and TRICARE. Together they take care of almost all of my medical expenses. My wife, who is over 65, is covered by my FEHBP and her Medicare. Between the two plans just about all of her medical expense is covered too. When I turn 65 and retire from the civil service, I have felt secure knowing I would carry FEHBP into retirement and, with Medicare, family medical expenses would be provided for. My question is, when and if FEHBP is approved for military retirees, will it replace Medicare or will it be a supplement to Medicare? Will it replace TRICARE Senior? I worry about this. If military FEHBP would be just an optional plan, available in addition to Medicare, then I suppose my fears are unfounded. Billy-Ac- e Baker Chief Radioman USN-Re- t. Pensacola, Fla. The military FEHBP test is scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2000 refor 60,000 Medicare-eligibl- e tirees at six to 10 sites around the country, which havent been named yet. Both during that three-yea- r test and later, if military FEHBP is adopted nationwide, FEHBP would supplement not replace Medicare. During the test, military retirees allowed to buy into F EH BP Military forum would be placed in a separate risk pool so their medical care experiences will have no impact on FEHBP premiums for federal civil servants or retirees. Because Medicare is first payer to FEHBP wheri beneficiaries have dual eligibility, proponents of military FEHBP argue that, if and when risk pools are combined, the influx of military actually would help to hold down FEHBP premiums for all. FEHBP administrators, citing the age of the militarys Medicare population versus overall FEHBP enrollment, arent so sure. The test will show who is right. Regarding TRICARE Senior, military associations view it as another important alternative for retirees, particularly those living near military hospitals. TRICARE Senior already is being tested at 10 sites. If adopted throughout the military, it still wouldnt be available to retirees who live away from managed care networks. For many of them, access to FEHBP would be preferable to reliance on Medicare and purchase of a Medicare insurance supplement. E Even in areas where Senior would be available, proponents argue that elderly military retirees who can afford FEHBP premiums should have the right to enroll and perhaps chose their own physician. es TRI-CAR- Tom Plulpott As president of the Fleet Re serves Associations Chapter 172 and a chief machinist mate in the U.S. Coast Guard, I have just one question: Just how much retirement pay does Mr. Robert Emmerichs, designer of the Re-dretirement plan, receive from the United States Of America? Especially after he bailed early from the Air Force and made the big bucks performing that dangerous job. I guess he has combat fatigue from the battlefields of D.C. Maybe that explains his thinking. Roger D. Jones ux Gloucester, Va. The current erosion of benefits, low pay, excessive operational commitments and an unprincipled commander in chief bode ill for our military. And with a majority party in Congress acting like the minority, bad times are ahead, both domestically and in foreign policy. Republicans have let the Prevaricator in Chief off the hook, and the moronic public now wants what that upstanding resident of Los Angeles, Rodney King, once so eloquently proclaimed: Why cant we all just get along. What bothers me most is that, as a junior ROTC instructor, I have to spout the party line. I want to tell cadets about a good friend who will leave the Air F orce in a month, even though he was a shoc-i- n to make colonel, because he is tired of the hypocrisy in the White House and at the Pentagon where generals are more concerned with their careers than quality of life of line officers and enlisted. Clinton has destroyed our Restaurants using latex gloves is a widespread problem in Utah, forcing many latex allergy suffers out of a safe dining experience while causing grave concern to 10 percent of whom will develop latex allergy (a breeding ground for lawsuits). employees, 0; A local newspaper yesterday ran a story about a California National Guard general accused of an unprofessional relationship" with a major, helping her obtain a job at Guard headquarters in Sacramento. Sound familiar? We know what will happen to the general yet Our Royal Licness gets off scott free. No wonder service members are leaving in droves. The American people have spoken - this is w hat they want. Too bad. Disgusted VSAF-Re- t. Why have Utah restaurateurs not received the message? We have surveyed much of Salt Lake and Ogden regarding latex usage. About 90 percent of the restaurants surveyed do use latex gloves, while several restaurateurs naively responded, Sure, its in the health code. If mandatory latex use is found in any state health code, that state deserves a lawsuit Statistics indicate that 1 percent of the general population and 10 percent to 17 percent of health care professionals are latex allergic. Latex allergy usually causes a rash, itching or hives. Latex contaminated food that is To those few restaurants who ingested magnifies the risk to lado not wear latex in their estabtex allergy sufferers and may lishments, two thumbs up! In cause anaphylaxis, a case we missed you on our surcondiUon. vey, please your business By switching to vinyl or clear name and address for my growplastic gloves, restaurant owners ing list of safe restaurants could provide a safer environIf you (ShooseyQajuno.com). ment for their employees and want a copy of this list send your their customers. it address and I'll to you. The majority of Utahns are uneducated about latex allergy. For a brochure on latex allerTo illustrate this point, we re- gies, contact the AAAAI Physicently surveyed numerous restau- cian Referral at 1 (800) 2 rants in Maine regarding latex or visit at the Web use, where we couldnt find a sinII Up: www.netcom.Anam 1 lagle restaurant owner who used latexallergyaaaai.html tex. One wise Maine restaurateur In restaurant? Are replied, my Sherry Ann Mdler you kidding? People die from North Ogden Davis Standard & Lakeside Review r that stuff 822-276- Apple Valley, Calif. Letters may be edited for clarity or space. Write to: Military Forum, P.O. Box 1 2JO, Centreville, VA 20122-823to: or send com Standard-Examine- Katie Schofield Syracuse Restaurant workers shouldnt wear latex gloves mil- itary through budget cutting and neglect. I give you one example. Last weekend the Air Force Thunderbirds visited our city to perform in a local air show. The n entire ground crew traveled here from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., approximately 200 miles, by bus. No longer can airlift is too they afford a expensive. Is this what we want from our military? Lt. Col., or extreme clothing, we will have, to wear uniforms. I dont think wearing uniforms would be that' bad. It would definitely help me to concentrate better in the classroom if I wasnt always worrying about what I look like. I know uniforms have helped a lot at North Layton. ' Davis Bureau 2146 N. Main St. Layton UT 84041 report news call: Michael Bowers or Julie To place a display or classified ad call: To Williamson Fax: 776-495- 1 776-495- 1 773-728- 4 Information: 776-495- 1 SubscrlptlonCirculatlon: . Mailing Standard-Examine- Government directory Federal Government President Bill Clinton (D) The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 (Comment Office) Sen. Robert Bennett (R) 431 Dirkscn Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 6 (Ogden office) Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R) 625-567- 131 Russell Bldg. Washington, D.C 20510 2 (Ogden office) Rep. Jim Hansen (R) 2466 Rayburn Bldg. 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