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I Page 18 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday January 14 1999 FOR BETTER OR WORSE The importance of bicycle helmets Am Landers Creators Syndicate Inc By DEAR READERS: Please bear with me as I revisit a subject that has produced an extraordinary amount of mail I am amazed that so many readers are passionate about the importance of wearing bicycle helmets What follows could save the life of some- in-li- ne one very dear to you DEAR ANN LANDERS: I am an thrown backward hit his head on a concrete and steel drainage hole and died instantly The boy's parents and family are devastated My son is devastated His classmates and friends are devastated The person who was driving the car is devastated Children who wear helmets are not sissies They are smart But more important they are alive My son wears his helmet when he is on his bike and skatwill start wearing one when he begins law the to his children disregard ing By teaching about helmets dial father is also teaching them to break any law they think is stupid That man had better wake up and smell the coffee or he will be attending a funeral — and it will be a funeral he will never forget Believe me today was the most emotionally draining day of my entire life — Still Grieving in Louisville Ky DEAR LOUISVILLE: I'm sure your letter will move millions of readers as it moved me It’s a chilling reminder that the simple act of putting on a helmet can make the difference between life and death DEAR ANN LANDERS: You have printed several letters about grown children who make no provisions for their later years because they expect their parents to leave them an inheritance I thought you might enjoy this classified ad from the Everett Wash Herald It appeared in Reader's Digest “Dick and Pegge’s 50th anniversary party has been canceled due to lack of interest They are now going around the world — courtesy of their children's inheritance” — LK in Chicago DEAR CHICAGO: Beautiful! I hope your letter will encourage more seniors to do the same Many parents scrimp and save denying themselves the small luxuries of life so they can leave something to children and grandchildren who too often neither deserve nor appreciate it emergency-roo- m pediatrician and the father of four I cannot emphasize strongly enough the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet I frequently treat children in the emergency room who have escaped a major head injury because they were wearing a helmet And sadly too often I see children who have suffered serious irreversible and tragic head injuries — simply because they did NOT wear a helmet Parents need to insist on helmets and make sure their children wear them every time they hop on a bicycle My family and I certainly do — Bo Kennedy emergency physician St Louis Children's Hospital DEAR DR KENNEDY: I appreciate your input And now here's the last letter on the subject I promise DEAR ANN LANDERS: I hope you will make room for one more response to the letter about the father who didn't want his children to wear bicycle helmets because they would “look like sissies” I just attended the funeral of my son's best friend He was 9 years old This boy was riding his bike without a helmet and went through an intersection without stopping He ran into the side of a car was DILBERT VENTURE CAPITALISTS GAVE E START A BUSINESS MONEY TO - WEB-BASE- D DO THEY WHAT’LL know YOU’RE LALY nr DISHONEST? 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The disappearing rights of smokers Peter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association By non-smok- DEAR DR GOTT: I'm a smoker and I am fed up with hearing about the rights of If I want to smoke that's my right It's my body I may be harming not yours Why don't just shut up and in areas? stay T non-smok- Non-smoke- rs non- smoking areas The problem is that tobacco smoke doesn't Let me respond to you as a who is familiar with both sides of the issue The smoke I breathe from my pipe is MY smoke I assume responsibility for the risks I take when I light up No one would deny that you and I have the “right” to abuse ourselves perhaps we're nuts but that’s another issue pipe-smok- er (r Hqwy?ri:pttTfiipPei)iHLthf1?i)yirpffmfinLIt spreads' ’out nr swirling blue clouds leaks undcr dsaiurates'upiioliacfy' immntm' Non-smoke- rs non-smoke- rs DEAR READER: DO stay in quite a distance beyond us Increasingly are irritated by tobacco smoke They're physically irritated because this smoke smells bad to GRIZZWELLS them stings their eyes causes coughing and is more than an occasional nuisance to many people TWEA6W REJECTED with allergies are also psychologically irritated because they view smokers as selfish polluters who show little regard for the comfort and safety of those around them If you look at the issue objectively and unemotionally they are right Crane on — you know they’re right Nowhere in the Constitution is there a statement about the Rights of Smokers No one might care what your smoke does to you — or mine to me But when that smoke affects those around us they have a right to insist that we think about THEM Instead of getting heated up about EEK & MEEK try to see the problem from their perspective Tobacco smoke is unhealthful Maybe all those are really doing you a favor Why not try HAteHOUUDIKEDTMT WHfflEWERWE cowrwnME as I did to cut down and limit your smoking to H£mT5BPlTFRMMUNC: grfas where onlyyou wiU brpalhe the snwte? 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SCORPIO (Oct 22) Even though your requests might be small try not to press friends for favors today People in general are too concerned about their on affairs to deal with yours at this time SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) The only way you might be able to get your way is by coming on very strong today Although this could accomplish your objectives chances are you'll pay a stiff price later GARFIELD 21-Ju- ly 23-A- n CAPRICORN (Dec 19) People might agree with you externally if you press your opinions or views on them today but internally' you could leave them seething b 19) Don't take it as an AQUARIUS (Jan invitation to be candid today if a friend asks for your opinion about something important to him or her Your pal might be looking for approval not criticism PISCES (Feb 20) If you find that you and your mate are not agreeing on things today postpone any controversial discussions until tomorrow when both of you might be in a more congenial mood ARIES (March 19) The best way to arouse the ire of the boss today is to not take your work seriously You better not spend too much time gossiping around the water cooler y TAURUS (April 20) Instead of making a 22-Ja- 20-Fe- ril 20-Ma- 23-Se- pt 23-O- ct 24-N- 23-D- ec Crossword January ACROSS I Hungary's place 7 Official proclamation 12 Pencil end 13 Football team 14 One or the other 15 Crescent 26 28 29 30 31 33 14 1999 44 Cool! 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