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To the editor I gaped in awe at the puerile argu-meput forward by This Herald Journal editorial staff in “Our View” on Sunday 30 March 2003 Was this article written by a high school nt ' dent? : I’m troubled that the author serais to believe that “in loco parentis” should not be a role of authority “In loco parentis” and “parentis” itself as well are by definition roles of authority so their proper exercise should be “authoritarian" in nature “In loco parentis” is not a “vacuous tenent sic” in fact parental ty forms the basis of every society The author’s talk of “robbing" youth of rights is a ridiculous exag- geration Youth in Logan are perfect- Iy free to protest and have their voices heard — after school Peace- fill or not right or wrong these students were truant rad ought to take the consequences of their poor choice pf tuning As for whether their parents would have wanted them to be protesting if their parents wanted them to protest outside of the school during school hours they could easily have checked them out ! of school for that purpose By not : doing so the parents in fact expressed a preference for their chil- drcn to be in school It never ceases to amaze me that there are people out there who com- plain that minor children are treated citizens Legally like second-clas- s citizens and they are second-clas- s for a good reason — because they are still in training to be fust-clacitizens It is hardly keeping a minor child's rights in a “lockbox” to insist that they complete their training for the day before they go out rad exercise their rights I believe the “unspoken reason why” Principal Nelson did not want the students to be interviewed may have something to do with the fact that Logan High is a school and that students are supposed to be spending their time there receiving their education not their fifteen minutes of fame The Herald Journal was perfectly free to “hear the voices of these students” rad get their parents to sign releases — after school Lastly I find it offensive that the author would even suggest that protecting minor children in accordance with the law of a free country is equivalent to Iraqi oppression under Saddam Hussein If after all we hear ' on the news about the Iraqi regime the author is still confused as to the true meaning of (he word “oppres-sion" perhaps he or she ought to spend some time in a history class inside Logan High instead of stand- -' ing outside of it whining like a child who is not permitted to have ice cream becauseshe didn’t finish her ss ' dinner Sarah Natividad Logan Protesters learned a lot skipping class To the editor: During their civics and history classes Logan High students are no doubt reminded how lucky they are to live in a country that guarantees freedom of the press speech rad reacreligion After the knee-jer- k tions by school administrators at a recent peace demonstration however the young people are likely won dering whether the Bill of Rights applies on campus ' Nearly 20 students walked out of Class March 20 to protest the US’s invasion of Iraq Most of them returned after school administrators threatened to cite them for truancy but six or seven stood steadfast Why did those students continue to flagrantly break the rules when they were offered an easy way out? That remains unanswered because school administrators ordered a Herald Journal reporter and photographer to leave campus denying Logan residents the right to hear the students explain their civil disobedience and judge for themselves whether die youngsters had just cause to break the rules Apparently Principal Charles Nelson doesn’t realize that restricting the ability to gather news is tantamount to restricting the ability to report news It’s censorship by a government official exactly the type of power abuse the Founding Fathers hoped the First Amendment would prevent Nelson claimed he was fulfilling his duty as a surrogate parent and he rationalized that allowing a reporter to cover breaking news on public property “might stir things up more” This suggests a failure to understand history and civics Government efforts to silence dissent have historically stirred things up more than the dissent itself Witness the letters to the editor on this subject And denying the students media access guts the force of their First Amendment right to “peaceably assemble rad to petition the government for a redress of grievances” Without media coverage news of the protest and the reasons for it are unlikely to reach the politicians who can change US policy Lurking behind Nelson's rationalizations is the idea that high school students lack the maturity to exercise their right to speak out on issues like war and peace Many high school seniors however are old enough to vote and be conscripted into military service And even those who aren’t learn by exercising their rights They also learn when they are prohibited from exercising their rights The March 20 lesson: The preachments they hear in the classroom about freedom of speech in America don’t apply at Logan High ’ ' Mike Wennergren North Logan A T Gale C Leetzow Providence I’m not going to quibble with NBC’s decision to fire Peter Arnett But I do understand how the veteran correspondent may have believed that giving an interview to Iraqi TV was no big deal After years of talking into countless cameras making sure that every word is clear and succinct ray reporter could easily start focusing most of his or her energy on the lens and not pay enough attention to the person who’s holding it Sloppy journalism? I’d say yes but I also know that over the past two decades the boundaries for acceptable behavior by TV organizations and personalities have been shifting and swirling like dust in a desert storm The proof is cm the air every day What could be more surreal than broadcasting companies using Operation Iraqi Freedom as a marketing tool? When I first saw slogans like “No one takes you closer” bannered across the screen I thought for an instant that my cable system had T can easily visualize Aziz in the years ahead as a regular panelist on a Liberated Iraq TV version of : ' - - ‘ V J'- -' ij t'A ' iRVff ' ' ( t- krAits"! -' ti'f 1 self-assuran-ce I "TheCapital Gang" Or he mdy push the enve- lope even further and negotiate a deal with the Fox Network media-savv- somehow plugged Comedy Central onto the same channel with CNN I uNowtthatl’m fully tuned into the networks’ battle strategy hire are a few suggestions for a future barrage of promotional salvos that might have an even bigger impact an the ratings: (1) More retired generals! (2) Battlefield traffic and weather together! (3) We don’t just cover the frontline — we ARE the front line! While many longtime viewers may be shocked and awed by how quickly and inexorably die medium is changing I’m already thinking about its future role in Iraq If I had to pick one face that could make a successful transition to a new regime Deputy ftime Minister Tfcriq : post-Husse- in ally considered dishonorable like fake surrenders human shields sui- cide bombings and guns pointed at the backs of their own soldiers The fedayeen have been involved in forcing innocent civilians to challenge checkpoints creating incidents that leave American troops to be blamed for the deaths of innocent Iraqis They have succeeded in harassing the long supply line up from Kuwait and slowing die advancing forces In Najaf 80 miles south of Baghdad all roads were closed at one point to protect US troops from the approach of suicide vehicles A helicopter gunner told The New York Times that he often found himself about to squeeze the trigger on an enemy soldier when he realized that his target was a civilian This ' 'can be disconcerting It isn’t as though the existence and tactics of the fedayeen were not : the superpow- er In recent days US and British forces have come up i Saddam Hussein’s fedayeen Tins is a paramilitary force often ft ready for was established in the mid — 1990s by Hussein’s son Uday and was recruited mainly from the ruling Baath Party They use tactics gener self-sacrifi- ce 1 GflGITiy dOBSIl’t he bitter lesson insufficiently learned from Sept 11 is being driven home again in I3SJ&SS Iraq — die menace of the enemy that doesn’t fight by the rate ordained by TY£KSf WMOF Herald Journal NfoWMGr cucsnotfe GNtTVOA N erRMCKrttewER fin Ooinlon oaoa Msndid to aoouaM of viewpoints on mattn of pubSc importance and provide iMfflbsn of the community wNi a tonan tar Mr views Personal cotumne cartoons and Men bom mows finGci Hi opvNons or rav wvm mo readm gmIoiv VWw wNh Is a variety EdtoMimtelhihiidhoiOur rmW W ti M VWW ootfd Mimbn w WW HtfwO JOUmMI of fit dtaitaJ board CMOVYURTHMuraeodtor' pldy fdlT known Intelligence reports had warned die strategy planners about the irregular troops One CTA report specifically warned of die possibility of fedayeen attacks on rear areas But not much attention was paid by die generals who were absorbed in more familiar problems like weapons of mass destruction and die capabili ties of die Republican Guard divisions That left the commanders unprepared for the attacks on the rear as the Army swept toward Baghdad A Marine lieutenant colonel told the Washington Post that this is Vi new phase in the war against a different kind of enemy” There are bound to be new phases and different lands of enemies as long as a military superpower fails to grasp the reality of asymmetric warfare fought wife lives as munitions Daniel Schorr is ft senior news analyst at National Public Radio Lettersjpolicy : The Herald Journal wiioomas tartars to the sdtor Potontaly Riotous or odsnsivs letters mi not D9 pumnM nowfw mo ra raor all mifVMivif npw vv AjJll non id ooivonn to toe lengtt) and style raqubsinsnts of tie - ra Ladsn should b lyperatoen and double epeoad No more toan 450 wonto In and Nude daytime phone number tor purposes of vsttitoation Signed by tin author hdMduak are timltod to one piMehed d ' let-t- DARRELL EHRUCKfctyadhir ' BRUCE SMTHfeiibMier CHARLES MoCOLLUMAnanagtngadtor V r:r--f Aziz is a prime-tim- e candidate Yes his boss is a murderous tyrant but Mr Aziz always projects a mood of and moderation when he steps in front of a microphone Through the invasion of Kuwait the rout of Desert Storm and die long dispute over UN inspections he always appeared patient while explaining to the world that everything in this region would be fine if the US and its friends would just relax and stop blaming his country for every problem that came up As the old saying goes: If you can fake sincerity you’ve got it made Aziz y speaks our language He’s This is a guy we can do lunch with I can easily visualize Aziz in the years ahead as a regular panelist on a Liberated Iraq TV version of “TheCapital Gang” Or he may push the envelope even further and negotiate a deal with the Fox Network to serve as and host of a new reality series - “Survivor in Baghdad” Sound preposterous? Just ber that when the fighting is over and coalition forces begin their occupation duty creating and supervising a new TV schedule will be a crucial part of the job Will die Iraqi talent pool produce homegrown versions of Ted Tiimer ltd Koppel or Peter Arnett? All we can do now is stay tuned Non Sequitur S' ' prime-tim- e u Si Bu iMTTTvy OfUuN Dy Christian Science Monitor TDPP ' ' “& : w- i i war scripted for By Daniel Schorr For The Christian Science Monitor The city of Logan is sorely in need of competent leadership 'ji£'yfK i'ijr--xvv' I'upJfeifrr - pvait sHBSiawft his authority abetting criminaT action in overstepping his authority to persuade others to break the law 4v s "’ ' MS Vh©ll tfl6 In my view Mr "Mayor" should be responsible first to pay for the dozen or more parking fines issued to in the parking lot that night and be prosecuted by law for aiding and X ' The Herald Journal Mayor overstepped To the editor: More proof of the ineptness of the "Mayor" of Logan Not only does he have a hard time managing the city but he also has an ego that is unfounded in his lack of ability difficulty seeing and understanding the printed word (upside down or not) and a poor memory of past issues in this same parking area fcv !' f?fr1-- 4'iv: " viKif! : Your view ’ ! ’ ‘t M ! -- i i? 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