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" THE WHITEHOUSE HAS NOTHING TO LEAH And red all over wmM ©THE CINCINNATI ffiST 2003 AT THIS TIME they common in the higher moun- - T The Herald Journal - ' v I ' ( tain areas up Logan Canyon he brilliant fed hillside foliage Cache Valley enjoys early Local residents watching the each autumn comes complements of Municipal Council meeting Logan a tree known as the bigtooth maple television on Wednesday nighf (Acer grundidentatum) And this know there were a lot of housekeepV authoritative tree identification ing items and lengthy proclamations comes complements of USU before officials got to the meat of forestry pro: the meeting And there was a lot of fessor and that too Extension As fate would have it two agenda forester Mike items that attracted a small crowd of Kuhns concerned citizens did not come up A lot of for discussion until near the end of local residents the S'i hour council marathon So probably we are proposing another proclamaalready have tion: By the power invested in this make on the news page and whereas certain maples but we thought it would be a fui fact for Herald Journal readers brave deeds should not go unrecog- -' who aren’t in the know or have fornized we hereby salute those 20 or so citizens who spent their entire gotten Kuhns said the trees also called evening sitting patiently on the canyon maples are thought to be benches of the Logan Municipal : closely related to the sugar maples Council chambers common in the East and some sciIf you stuck out the whole TV entists theorize the two tree types broadcast at home give yourself a might have gotten separated when pat on the back too the Rockies rose up If you think this year’s maple A recent Herald Journal online color change in Cache Valley has offered readers five options survey lb the editor: been o compared to other years A While I love Cache Valley I find for the best remedy to a perceived die you’re not alone Kuhns said hidden bias at the newspaper As we some things utterly amazing which brownish tinge to the leaves this has prompted me to publish my top A anticipated a large majority (75 " year could have something to do six list of dumb people in Cache Val- edisaid all current firing percent) with last month’s early snowstorm ley:A tors and reporters was the best solu' and fiwLV'-Politicians who approve a huge? i' tion aren't hues all ' Though the local Still no word on whether Herald A budget increase and then pass an A they could be Kuhns said the color' A increase and then v tax even larger Journal Publisher Bruce Smith above Mantua recently was as v&’expect to be readers' to these out plans carry as he’s ever seen it Interestingly the bigtooth maples grow only in a certain elevation A mail but highly visibkminori- ?? "survey that offered “death to all HL Aty of drivers Those who tailgate strip hereabouts They cover the editors and reporters" as one possihills on all sides of us but do not rt turn left out of pass ille- A solid lines grow on the valley floor Neither are ble answer (over gaily through inter -- -- Your view J Cache Valley according to me - A final note directed to the HJ edie tors who justified their on spread homosexuality by stating that only 10 people stopped the newspaper in protest I enjoy reading local news When I come across such articles I simply ignore them What a waste of good paper and ink! If anyone can suggest a good alternative to the HJ for local news ' v please let me know three-pag- so-s- : ' 'Av ' ' bril-lia- v nt ' " Joe Maynard1'! 'AmalgaA V t United States flanked on A By Daniel Schorr Christian Science Monitor I the next few weeks the Pentagon has a tough and politically sensitive decision to make If the Iraq coalition — mainly the United States and Britain — does not soon have firm commitments of enough international troops to make an additional division then it will be necessary to mobilize more National Guard and Reserve troops This' may leave ' American forces stretched tdo thin to meet unpredictable global contingencies It may also stir reaction from families at home who are increasingly distressed about the fate of their loved ones serving ever-longassignments environment in an often-hostiAt the moment there are about 144000 American and 14000 ' British troops ip and near Iraq There are also two international divisions one under British command the other under Polish Some of the international elements are quite small — for example the 180Mongolians who are being used to guard petroleum pipelines For the Pentagon the most immediate problem is that the 101 st Air-er le long-servi- ng A:"':'-:- ’ ' A-A 'V js- AA A A A ‘V "'vV f serve Logan well To the editor Laraine Swenson has what it takes to be a responsible leader and would ail - '''' Sweiison would Wal-Ma- sections with emergency vehicles approaching) drive like they are the ' only car on die road etc Anyone who purchases anything - rt X from a telemarketer or responds to a SPAM You are just begging to have your identity stolen Those who think that we are in - A borne Division is scheduled to be more danger now than before 911 rotated home in February or March Yes we are more aware of the danUnless it can be replaced by an inter- -' ger but die actual danger is less " national division it will be necessary With die toppling of the terrorist sup-to start the training and orientation of potting governments of Afghanistan American replacements soon Some and Iraq plus the destruction of most of we are much safer Reserve troops already have been A Those who think that The Herald alerted Journal has a hidden agenda It is not The question of foreign troops is' hidden Their liberal anti-LD- S agencurrently bogged down in the negotiations for a new United Nations resoda is there to be read every day lution without which countries like From the editorial cartoons to the Pakistan and Turkey are refusing to placement and selection of articles contribute troops their agenda is very obvious to those Meanwhile the Bush administrawho take the time to ask why certain articles are published (or not) and tion is under pressure in Congress to home soon as as possibring why they are placed where they are troops in the paper You might also wonder ble At a stormy hearing of the Sen--' about why they phrase certain things ate Appropriations Committee the way they do — putting a liberal ranking Democrat Robert Byrd of West Virginia told Defense Secretary spin on many articles Donald Rumsfeld that he had heard For example they published a from many families anxious to know number of articles about a single person protest at the Logan LDS Temple when their loved ones would be coming home Senator Byrd said that and an article about a few dozen students who walked out of a lecture at “pulling their fair share gets harder BYU by a liberal journalist That and harder as their fair share gets article was really about her bashing longer and longer and longer” President Bush On the other hand Pentagon officials worry that the the Democratic state convention with National of increasing deployment over 1 000 in attendance got a small Guard and Reserves in unpleasant article and the Republican state conand hazardous situations will dis- vention was only briefly mentioned and recruitment retention courage within the Democratic article There White House officials worry about ' the were over 1500 of us at the Republi- impact on voters But at this can convention We voted on seven there much is not reason for point amendments to the state Republican optimism that foreign troops will be constitution and elected new officers coming soon to relieve the to the state party I thought that what GIs ' we were doing was important I Daniel Schorr is a senior news analyst guess the HJ staff didn't think so at National Public Radio A? - represent Logan city residents with an honest open mind Laraine’ s v leadership qualities and good abilities were instru- - V mental in bringing the Eccles Ice Center to Cache Valley She assisted in working with other cities in this community togamer unified finari- -' cial support for the benefit of families and children in Cache Valley During her five years as a board member I was impressed with her willingness to ask difficult questions and give thoughtful consideration to the answers I would welcome the opportunity to work with her again on any worthy community project ' Janet Borg Smithfield Who not to vote for In Tuesday election To the editor: The purpose for writing this letter is to inform the Logan voters of a few things happening at Logan city government The main purpose is to ask the voters to vote out the two incumbents Allen Allred and Tom Kerr I will give some reasons for this request These two councilmem-ber- s along with Tamy Pyfer and Karen Borg voted to increase the property tax by 264 percent This attitude was not necessary I could give you pages of rea-sons why the budget could have been reached without raising taxes and hammering the public with large water-rat- e increases About the property tax I sat in the council meeting and couldn’t believe the vote I was personally insulted by Mr Allrea stating that if we could not 4-t- stand the tax raise those on fixed income could go to the county and ask for tax relief That suggestion is an insult to those in this proud generation who have bear and take care of ourselves The thing we wanted is for the council and the city administration to tighten the belt as everyone is having to do these y days I believe that the money needed could have come from other sources I’ll list a few The expense of Logan city is 65 percent labor intensive : Would not this have been a good ' to start? Let die highest-pai-d 'place ' administration in the state conserve Another area is the cost of financing - the Gty Council at $126986 For this current budget I checked and found that 10 years ago the same council budget was $53600 — both of these figures included the required ' audit cost Through the years that council cost increase has been championed by Mr Allred and supported by Tom Kerr v Just two of the list of areas that could have saved money — one the demolition of the police building that could have been utilized is now a driveway and parking lot to the post officeThe next one concerns the generator project There was more dollars spent for than a an unused unnecessary park which had nothing to do with power production I will humorously refer to it as “The Appeasement Park” Can you imagine taking your family to that park to listen to the generators and soak in the gas exhaust? Well those are a few things and I have pages more where the budget could be balanced without the tax- and water-rat- e increases Please join me and let’s vote out Mr Allen Allred and Tom Kerr self-suffici- ‘ ’ half-milli-on Loye Martindale Logan These letters and other personal essays in The Herald Journal may express opinions that do not align exactly with your own If you disagree please respond with a letter to the editor or contact editor Charles McCollum about a possible guest com1 Ext 3020 mentary (Phone: cmccollumOhjnewscom) See information box at bottom of page for more details 752-212- m Non Sequitur ML INCLC OJfc JUW 6HNKT DOWN M3oUT ORf MCQOmtfrWld OR teiCN-- T PLWVNGr j$A3WIT OH lKC ns Herald Journal MY FAULT TUNT Editorial policy RCXJt-fLNXlN- & 4AFI bfcCDTb ttiUFPREPNat The Opinion page is Intended to acquaint with a vanity of viewports on matters ot puMc importance and provide members of tbs community with a town tor the views Personal columns cartoons and tetters from readers reflect the opinions ottherr writers and creators Editorials under the headng T)ur Vmf represent the views ol flie Herald Journal editorial board Members of the editorial board: readers DARRELL EHRUCKtoty adtor CINDY YURTWeatures edrtor BRUCE SMmvpuMshar CHARLES McCOLLUM'msnaging editor conclusions an mon to begatfimi oat of a mdtxtude of tongues than tvougd any tjnd of authoritative selection — judge Learned Hand The Herald Journal welcomes Mars to the editor Potentially Sretaus or offensive letters wi not be published however and toe editor reserves toe right to edit al letters to conform to the length and style requirements of the Letters should be: Typewritten and double-space- d No more toan 450 words in length Addressed and include daytima phone number tor purposes of verification Signed by the author IrxfviduaJs are Smiled to one published let-twithin any 3bday period Address letters to hjtottarOhjnewscom Guest commentaries are also wetoome and are ran M toe edtort dtocratton American jurist (1S72-1X- |