Show wwwwwv wi1 v— — torewKWiH 'fyo'lvi"ii 'wwwwwwwwrwi1 -- i im " l-- 1fc — 1 1- - mi Vvyw I W1 nuny M “- - " -- iTffO' '"— I' - rrrfrw-- r TtaNconckakmanmonKrt to m gathered out of multitude of tonauM than through any kind X mrnofMlMtKbonm IMPIIMW) PQ8 Sunday July 12 1998 The Hamid Journal Logan Utah I Our vlow THAWS RR Drug testing employees violates personal privacy CONCERN tor ESWnN6Wl mvum of urine hair breath or saliva may reveal other information that is A t first glance testing for ille- gal drags as a condition of employment seems like a good idea Drags are bad for the body mind and soul and anything that discourages their use must be good On closer examination however policies requiring employees to pass a drag test are often rife with dangers and inconsistencies and usually violate privacy rights We’re not talking about jobs where drag use endangers lives — like driving a bus flying an airplane or operating heavy machinery In such occupations the public’s right to be safe overrides the individual’s right of privacy But when the right to public safety does not outweigh the right of privacy we think lawmakers and judges should prohibit drag testing Ibe right of privacy is simply & right to be left alone As citizens of nobody else’s business: unrelated health problems medications prescribed by physicians or genetic predispositions to certain diseases Even if the tests reveal perfect health that is still no one else’s business Besides submitting to such a test is humiliating and presumes guilt which is why those higher up the corporate ladder often exempt themselves from their own policies Also many companies do not consider evidence of alcohol use away from work as dangerous although it can be as harmful as illegal drags Threatening people with the loss of their livelihood is not the best way to fight drug abuse On the contrary those who lose their jobs may sink further into addiction stealing and dealing to support their habit a free country we are not subject to Educating people about the random and unwarranted searches of our homes and neither should we be subject to random and unwarranted searches of something much more private — our bodies The argument that those who are doing nothing illegal have nothing to fear just doesn't wash Samples effects of addiction is the best way to prevent drag abuse and treating addiction as a disease is the best way to help those who abuse drags Yes drag abuse increases absen- teeism and reduces productivity But freedom and dignity are more important y work in system at sheriff’s race Smith Herald Journal publisher drifts E arly July is probably not the best time of the year to hike across the ridge of the Wdlsville Mountains Kendra my daughter and I discovered how challenging the hike could be this early in the year when snow-fielon the crest She and I had been talking all spring about the parents who volunteered to bring the hike and decided boys run the stations and organize their the Fourth of July weekend would be an packvlp participate in Another great ideal time to give it a try: v adventure Thank you all or making this x We left home early fofaemoniing and valley such a wonderful place to live and' left a car at the Rattlesnake trailhead in And last but not least we send our love and appreciation to all the leaden and ‘ two-part- 24-ho- ur 24-ho- ur As for state prisoners the jail has housed state inmates for many years You also to need to understand that the jail is still too small And sometimes it is necessary to send prisoners to other facilities (It's that or let them go) Sheriff Nelson is working towards making room for all prisoners to stay in Cache and that takes money You also forget that WH Larson has cost the county taxpayers by suing the county WH Larson is still receiving money from the county and will be for the rest of his life because of that lawsuit So when you say he has saved die tax payers money you are wrong No thank you WH Larson Vote G Lynn Nelson for Cache County Sheriff Kari Prescott and Lloyd Barfos Hyrum serve Beryl Dattage and Debra Henrie Logan Scholarship funders receive high marks To die editor The Women in Business and Education Committee of the Cache Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following businesses for helping to provide the financial means to make four focal women's dreams of attending Utah State University or the Bridgerland Applied Technology Center become a reality Four scholarships were awarded to Ali- son Low Bonnie Ness Pamela Nielson and Michelle Hoth Contributors to the WIB&E scholarship fund were: Alien-Ha- ll Mortuary Associated Title Barrett ft Dafoes Bluebird Candy Bridgerland Applied Tech- nology Center Cache Valley Bank Cache Valley Electric Mulligan's Kitchen First Commerce Bank First Security Bank IHC Lewiston State Bank Lotus Place Moore Business Communications Morris Travel Questar Gas Scientific Advertising A Design Shonnce's Floral Sonic Cable Steven and Betty Stokes University Inn USU College of Business Voyager Productions Inc Washington Federal Savings Support helps Scout Camp hit bull’s-ey- e To the editor just completed another By Box of the mountains are still visible from the valley ' To the editor In response to MrTReed IT TSSfCeT letter in “Your View" on July S: It's true y we have a race although you are only seeing one side of the story The Sheriff's Office did go to coverage but it has been in the works long before WH Larson decided to “run “ When Mr Larson worked flex die Cache County Sheriff's office under Sidney P Groll he knew very well of the efforts being made to go to coverage We have Wild walk in Wells villes ds Your view Two-part- y)R suc- cessful Cub Scout Day Camp We want to thank those people and businesses in the valley who have donated and discounted and supported this program for the Cub Scouts This year our theme was “Sherwood Forest at Will Park Armory" We thank Logan City for the facilities ! and help o Olsen's Holsteins Cycles & Sleui ud Dale Bright for their donations To all those others who discounted products we say a big thank you to Wal-Ma- rt Cache Valley Builders Ben’s Plumbing Macey's Cecil Balls Pepsi Cola Tandy's Anderson Lumber and Watkins Riming Ti--n- Williamsburg Retirement Home and Window Welder Wellsville Canyon near Sherwood Hills We then drove to the Deep Canyontrail-hea- d near Mendon and started our hike up the mountain About half way up the Deep Canyon trail we started noticing snow along the trail but thought nothing of it because we were gaining elevation rapidly oa a trail that had a northeast exposure that probably didn’t see much sun When we arrived at the crest of the Wellsvilles we encountered a huge snowdrift but still thought nothing of it because it was no problem to make our way around it and continue our hike on to die top of Scout Peak From the very top we had a good view of the trail across the ridge first to die Wellsville Cone and then on to Box Elder Peak There were a few snowdrifts along the way but it looked like we would be able to avoid diem by staying just west of the ridge line For several miles everything went fine We were abk to hike along the west side of the ridge where there was no snow and would occasionally peek over the east side to take in the spectacular view of Cache Valley and check out the snow The Bible says don't believe thing you hear and only half see Gaylen Stooe Newton every- of what you snowdrifts on the trail and each time repeated our careful hand and foot tra- either of us were to slip the result would I would have turned back and never be a nasty fall of several hundred feet crossed the first snow obstacle But we However 1 speculated that if we were were too fer into it to turn back now so cueful we could make it I didn't realize the thing we could do was continue that in a very short time we would have and only for the best hope some serious encounters with snow trail finally left the the Fortunately All too soon we were faced with a mountainside and switched back to steep huge snowdrift that completely covered the west side of the ridge There were the trail There was no way around it still snowfields across die trail but there because the terrain was too steep and was now plenty of room to maneuver rocky We contemplated our dilemma for around them without taking our life in afcw minutes (ho? decided tbs( if yg "ouMiands were realcareful we could jwbabJy Eight hours an 15 minutes after we nuke our way across the drift without started our hike near Mendon we finally slipping down the side of the mountain arrived at our destination the RatTaking one small step at a time and tlesnake trailhead the just north of Sherwood snow dear life to for with clinging our bare hands we slowly made our way Hills On the way home I looked up at the across the snow At one point I looked down and only then realized what an Wellsvilles and could see where we had extremely dangerous position I was in I been earlier in the day I was umm! was scared to death and didn't dare to that we had made it and thought about how foolish we were to put ourselves in look down again It took about 15 minutes to go 30 or 40 such a dangerous position Again that feet and we did it with only one minor night as I lay in bed thinking about the ‘ slip I was able to catch myself before events of the day I concluded that hiking sliding too fer down the mountain When across those snowfields on top of the we finished our hands were numb from Wellsville range was ooe of the dumbest clinging to the cold snow our nerves and most dangerous things I have were frazzled but we were safe and able in a long time to continue Kendra and I now have a greater A few hundred feet further we encounappreciation for the Wellsvilles As we tered another snowdrift covering the look up at them from the floor we trail Exactly the same situation as can take pride in the feet valley that we walked before steep terrain and no way around across the took some dangerous it Now we had a real dilemma snow- chances and top lived to tell about it drifts covering the trail both in front and I would do it again but only in behind us What do we do — turn the when I can look up from the year around and go back or try to make our valley floor and not see a trace of snow way across this snowdrift again? We along the ridge chose to continue and once again dug both hands and both feet into the snow Bmea 8mNh's eotumn on the Opinion and hung on for dear life as we slowly page every ofoar Sunday ' ir SWAT team Logan's finest and fiercest defenders of neace hats waited impatiently for their cue “Put the guns DOWN!!” an officer yelled After several minutes which included a viewing of our movie and few ng friends dressed in trench coats and ugly camera “Give us the signal!” It's summer and for college students that means summer jobs summer school but Sweeney across die street waving their Imachine guns" and yelling “Give us the signal!” What were ire thinking? Within five minutes five Logan police officers had us surrounded with their Herald Journal ta v? Aitottes ax ftsewr atee H toEEBliEUBV GMfe cite A The Opinion page Is Msndad to acquaint waders wHh a vanity et viewpoints on manors olpubSc Importance and provide members cl community with a forom lor Mr views Personal eoiumna cartoons end Men tram roedeit roSed Vie opinions at ffwir witters end ' EdttorMs under lie heedtogXJur mproaenl tie views of lie HenSd Journal M board Members of lie odNortM boar I to CHiMy eVRM ewtoMy very real guns drawn and ready Sudden- ly our movie didn't seem so funny Apparently seven! of the neighbors had phoned 911 to report a dangerous gang fight involving guns I realized 1 was face to face with a deadly dangerous good if not real Due to our supreme it was certainly funny My over-acti- ftlallard Fillmoro fteets We would lose all confidence No minor slip by either of us this time We encountered two or three more verse of the snowfield Had I known we of the mountain was so steep that if would have encountered this much snow mainly summer fun Last week a few friends and I made a short funny movie with a video camera I died in the first scene a bloody victim of two murderous hoodlums With the help of ketchup and unloaded BB guns it almost looked T To the editor didn't dare iook down in fear that I Summer fun not always funny he fun was just beginning “Give us the signal!” my two friends yelled from across the street as I focused the video What he said — short and sweet the trail was very narrow and the slope made our way across die snow Again I Guost commentary By Matthew Sweeney Diane Chapman Logan Somewhere between the Wellsville Cone and Box Elder Peak the trail switched to the east side of the ridge and cut across the face of a very steep mountain When I saw where the trail was leading us I was a bit nervous because n BRUCE SMTIHpuMshar CHARLES McOOUJUMmanaglngedttor MIKE WENNERGRENfcKy edtor GNOY YURTHleaturee edtor chuckles from die officers we resolved am See GUEST on Page 9 is The Herald Jounwl weioomes Men to tie odilor Fotonttaly meiouo or oflanafce loners aHinot be puMahed however end tie edtor reserves tie to al letters to conform to lie langfli and aiyle requirements of tie rts Loners should be: typewritten end doubtoepaoed No more lien 450 words In lengto Addressed end Include deyttme phone number tor purposes ot vwMcaSon Signed by tie autoor IndMfcaliaro Imbed to one puMahed M- tar wMbi eny XMay period Addraee Ewan tetters to hpattarUhpuws oom Quest com menteriee ere atoo welcome wd ere run al tie orator's daorelton |