Show UMM Tuesday February 24 2004 A4 The Herald Journal Your view 175 ist dictators participate with us as equal partners We are also beginning to under- stand what our Communist enelb the editor mies have known all along The I am afraid that once again the UN favors an aggressor The Comwool is going to be pulled over the munists have proven time and again eyes of the citizens of Utah as was that they can promote revolution done in Initiative B three years ago terrorism and violence anywhere in In 2000 there was a $75676917 the world and then through their statewide media campaign that was participation in the UN Security 99 percent funded by three Council paralyze any effective individuals who are on a nationaction against them In Korea and al campaign for the legalization of again in Vietnam Communist marijuana (see wwwnationalfami- insurgents financed and equipped liesorg) ! would like to offer a by Russia and China carried on response to the article written in ' unrestricted warfare On the other Monday's paper in regards to SB hand UN forces led by the United 175 States were limited to strictly ' First of all Initiative B may have defensive measures We were also been voted on by the people but it severely hampered and handcuffed sure was not written by them Few through a multitude of ridiculous people had a say in what went into rules of engagement In Korea we the initiative and even less had any fought to a draw In Vietnam we idea what the repercussions were lost It’s been truthfully stated that Our representatives not only have the UN! is like a commission creat- the right to modify an initiative but' ed to control organized crime with they have the responsibility to do the Dons of Cosa Nostra heading M the commission Secondly Federal law trumps state We are finding out that because law and SB 175 clearly states that of our UN commitments our fnil- the burden of proof is on the proseitary forces can be dispatched anycuting attorney (see lines 260-2- 6 where in the world and forced to serve under foreign commanders Thirdly police have no incentive without the constitutional requireto take property other than to punment of a congressional declar- eish the criminals and fight the tion of war In Iraq we went to war plague of drugs that runs in all of to enforce a UN disarmament res- our neighborhoods This becomes plution As in Korea and Vietnam 3 obvious when reviewing lines ho declaration of war was made which clearly state that forfei- Now it is painfully obvious that ture monies cannot be used for Iraq had no 'weapons of mass police salaries' or bonuses Furtherdestruction no nuclear weapons more it also states that (he money program and was certainly no spent have to be approved by the direct threat to the United States ' city council (a body elected by the The stated mission of our military 1 people) as read in lines in Iraq was then expanded to Next it seems Mrs Johnson was nation building! And what help are not present in the committee meetwe getting from our supposed ing? when modifications by our allies at the UN? legislators were done to SB 175 We must keep in mind that Sad- because she failed to mention that dam Hussein was no more a dictator were stricken lines or terrorist supporter than dozens of All this proves that SB 175 is in other dictators potentates and fact a brilliantly composed bill that tyrants such as we see in Libya Rusprovides for a system of checks and sia Syria Cuba China and states of balances that our forefathers would the former USSR All of these are be proud of I would agreewith members in good standing at the Mrs Johnson in that the public UN We should get the US out of needs to call their legislators Howthe UN and the UN out of the ever they should beg them to sup- US! port SB 175 in order to keep our kids safe from drugs If this bill Glen Erickson does not pass forfeiture monies will Preston continue to be tied up because of the contradiction in federal and state laws This bill will give access to nearly $5 million in the fight against drugs for Utah citiTotoie editor: zens : It is interesting that your featiirt on ' gas prices at Sam's Club did not siadeCiGurr explore past the confines ofCache Logan Valley I frequently travel to Salt Lake City and flqd that the prices in Senate Bill keeps kids safe out-of-sta- te 299-30- Arid 8) then there Were two By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn United Feature Syndicate ow that the Democratic race is essentially a two-ma- n contest future debates take on more meaning than they did when they were a multi-candida- Neither ll as sharp- - elbowed as Howard Dean and as the last men stand- 47&-48- Q ing they have been' reluctant to take the fight directly to one anothe- ' in Their challenge the first debate next week is to nail each other on the issues that divide them without drawing blood and hurting the party's chances iit November Each has'acaseto make as to why he should be who has1 won 16 of 18 contests must wonder why he has to put up with an upstart like Edwards with qnly a single' win to his name Edwards is quicker on his feet than Kerry whose many years in the Senate have led to a practiced 'caution when he speaks in public But Kerry will be hard to trip up bn the' issues He knows where the r-' post-Wiscon- - thenomi-neeVKer- Sam’s not to blame for high gas prices : free-for-a- te John Kerry nor John Edwards is 650-65- To the editor: ' Recently the Utah State House passed a joint resolution (HJR3) urg-in- g Congress to get the United Stales out of the United Nations If the Senate concurs Utah will join Idaho and other states in saying nix tq the UN- -'' Utah’s legislature should be congrat-ulate- ry - ' Brigham City are usually 10 to 20 cents per gallon less than those in Cache Valley Saturday I traveled tq Kaysvilleand found the price ih Brigham City to be $1 529 at least " 10 cents per gallon cheaper than most service stations here1 paid $1 729 at the pump in Nibley! Pric- ing gas along the freeway all the way to Kaysville provided similar sav- - - : ' Sen-aI®- Edwards’ personal story of his rise from the son of a mill worker to successful trial attorney separates him from Kerry who was bom to privilege Yet Kerry did what very few prep school students did he enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam a war that was fought for the most part by ordinary Americans and not the ' sons of the well-of- f and well-conetted ' Now the twp men live just a block apart in the elite Georgetown section of Washington and depending on how well Edwards does in the com-- ! ing weeks they may be bound together In the fall Edwards brings the youth and vitality that Kerry ' lacks and it will be hard to deny him the second spot if he comes as close ' on Super Tuesday as he did in Wis-' i consin - - n- : last-minu- te - 11 ' ' ! contributed to this column ' ings-- ' Logan dstrict No 2— 335 N 400 "' 9 West Logan 84321 Craig Petersen -r- epresenting EL 1220 Logan district 8 North Logan 84341 Hers is a list of addresses and phone numbers for some of Cache Valley's In government: ' North Logan 84321 750-740-0 Treasurer Karen A Jeppessen 179 753-510- NMairi Logan 84321 '' don’t think the stations are being CACHE COUNTY COUNCIL : Darrel Lee Gibbons —representing We are learning by sad experipriced out of the market by Sam’s north district — 840 S 1600 West the both but rather Cache an that Club ence Valley organization powerful ' 84320258-523- 8 Lewiston stations and consumers may both be enough to maintain wbrfd peace is Brian Chambers —representing S victims of someone above the local also powerfu) enough to destroy the northeast district— 654 E 2160 ! our national I would think that a local sta-scene our and sovereignty ! North North Logan 84341 freedom as wejl World problems ' tion should be able to purchase gas John A" Hansen --representing the for almost the same as a station in we are told require world south district— 252 EMain Hyrum These solutions require a Brigham City It looks' like the 4 84319 ' Sam’s Club price is more in line world legislature World law a Paul Cook —representing the south- with the price of gas along the world court and a world police 'east dstrict 445 Gleriwood Circle Wasatch front than the price at our force —in short a world govern- 4 'Providence 84332 local stations ment Don't think that our Consti- Cory Yeates representing Logan tution and Bill of Rights will be dstrict No1— 281 S 100 East ’ ' Johnson David r world a UN: Logan 84321752-902-7 governby respected 'j ment where Communist and Social- - YNibley Kathy Robison — representing 752-057- - 4 : ns 245-658- : : 752-196- - ’ ‘ - Non Sequitur 1'Vt DtCIDtD ' : tC Doug Thompson 1567 Lynnwood ! 9 Logan CACHE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Ave ' Executive: Lynn Lemon 179 N Main Logan 84321 716-71! Assessor Kathleen Howell 179 N ' Main 0 v-- : Logan 84321 W 11 too Ddines George Attorney: North Logan 84321 716-8371 Laraine Swenson 1150 E 50 South Logan 84321 755-8- 1 83 Steve Thompson 37 S 200 WesL 9 Logan 84321 753-60- 1 Tlami Pyfer South Ft 716-710- 61 Auditor Tamaih Stones 179 N ' 3 Logan 84321 Cleric Jill Zollinger 179 N'Mairi 0 Logan 84321 Recorder Michael L Gleed 179 N" 0 : Main Logan 84321 Sheriff: Lynn Nelson 50 W 200 - 52-13- 716-712- 84321 INTCIUCEACE: 755-781- BRUCE SMTHpUMaher f 'NlMdC0iMC&CIA-- fykt conclusions an mat M&y to I DARRELLEHRUCKcity editor CINDY YURTHitoatureeedtor ! ! CHAraSMcCOLLUktonanaging edHor 6 : -- 190 E Center ' Joseph C Needham 0 ter (cell) 716-718- - 250 W Can- - 232-130- : : 753-752- 9 Steven C Taylor 716-715- The Opinion page it Wended to acquaW' ' readera with a variety of viewpoints on mettort of public importance end provide members of the community with a tonim tor ttieir' views ' Pereonal odumne cartoons and tottofs Iran readeis reflect the opinions of their writers and creatois EdHorials under the heading Dur View' represent the viewed the Herald Journal editorial board Mantbera of the edHortal tioard: Tttt FkUOY ' 753-689- ' 2 " e - LOGAN-MAYO- R Herald Journal PRE-NVJPTl- kL mefsuM-MMu- 4 752-677- : CPIMNVTTEC "1b iNVtSUGKVt 716-839- No-14- : -' TO FORN ' Political correspondent Eleanor Clift Lawmakers ' solii-tio- " - - - d! - is still mathematically Within reach for Edwards if he does well on Super Tuesday when 10 states vote and more than 'a thousand delegates are at stake Edwards is a better messenger for the populist theme of taking on the special interests even though trial ' lawyers who qualify as a special interest substantially fund his cam- paign The two candidates differ on NAFTA the free trade pact with ' Mexico and Canada that was championed by the Clinton administra-tio- n " Ketry voted for NAFTA Edwards says he would halve voted -' against it if he had been in die four-minu- te 626-63- Get the US out of the UN pitfalls are and how to avoid them Kerry's vulnerability is his tenden- cy to offer windy answers such as his response in a Wisconsin debate to a questioner who wanted to know whether he accepted any responsibility for the messy aftermath and the casualties' in Iraq since he had voted for the war " Edwards remarked that was the “longest answer to a yes or ho question” that he had ever heard ' and yes he accepted responsibility for the vote he cast supporting Bush Another high moment for Edwards in the Wisconsin debate came when Kerry expounded on how he would beat Bush “Not so fast” Edwards said noting that Wisconsin voters had not yet gone to the polls Electability is key and the fact that Edwards did better among Republicans' and Independents in Wisconsin suggests that he would do better against President Bush in the fall The belief that Kerry is the strongest candidate to beat ' Bush may not hold up if Edwards continues to demonstrate appeal ' ioutside the party’s base!' The national media is enchanted with the idea of a challenge and Democrats are eager to keep ' the spotlight on their candidates It’s the first time in almost three years that the Democratic message ' has broken through to the voters Kerry currently has four times as many delegates as the other candi- dates combined but the nomination The Herald Journal weipomee lettars to toe editor Potanlialyltoetoua or cflanaive taftera w not bepubliahed however and the edtor reaetvoa the right taadt al Isttera to conform to the length and style raquirarnarita of the ! : Letters should be: Typewritten and douhteepaced No more then 0 words in length Addreeaed and include daytime phone' number tor purpoaee of verification ' Sgned by the author IrxWduaN am Imited to ixiepubliahed hitter wHhin any 30-da-y period Address al letters to hpettorOhjnewaxora&iestcotTK mentartes are also welcome and are run at " ' VN KXQn BKfNOil l — JudgtLtandfkni Stmaicm jurist (lS72rl$61) ' |