Show Saturday November 15 2003 A4 fit £ j a The Herald Journal 'Vrii 1— Our view TU CBRT1AN tCIBNCB MOMTOB more than minor irritation R :gardless of How you feel 'tT about his choice of words you have to sympathize with the y owner of a local tavern who put lip a bigisigii warning minors not to enter his establishment The White Owl in downtown day liquor Logan suffered an license suspension recently when it was caught selling alcohol to a minor and another patron was seen by state inspectors leavingthe bar with an Open alcoholc'ontainer We have no idea how much beer and food the White Owl serves each day but we'd imag? ine almost two weeks of lost revenue hurt the business quite a bit — not to mention what it did to the regular income of 'j' ' ' employees So owner John Calderwood got mad At least the sign hcput up in the front window of the White Owl suggests as much In big colored letters it declares “Minors your ass is mine Any attempt to enter and you will go to jail" ij'a'lsb warns - 1 1 -- ' that anyone underage who tries to enter the White Owlt will be ' ’Sued ' for trespassing ' W'cli why' not? Although yoii have nb argu- -' merit here about the need for ’"Utah to strictly enforce its liquor laws especially relating to - minors responsibility is atwiv way street Nobody is going Out bn Center Street and dragging teenagers into the White Owl to ' spend their money and experi- ment with inhibition:erasing s : vomit-induci- jTi ' 'Now if you're really beverages Maybe if teenagers (and their parents) faced lawsuits m addition to criminal charges they’d stop short of tavern doors ' Adding even more punch to his window threat Calderwood has set up a video camera at the By Pat Sadoski bar the entrance to busyrhight that says “Smile minors" and 2003 marks the repeats the declaration about 25th unniversary of National Hos- rear-enlawsuits and the like pice Month: This is an excellent time We’ve never heard of a bar ' to discuss the choices available for ' owner suing an illegal drinker as those illness facing a the White Owl has threatened It and those who are in' advanced age ' will be interesting to see what : and possibly facing those choices in the near future happens if they ever do judgment-impairin- g ng ' R ds life-limiti- ) Hospice provides care for' ' ill terminally : '' : ' u '- ' ' he marketing of young je$si-- V ‘ v'ca Lynch'in hooki docudrama and television interview is 'a parable Ibr yp if the marketing of the Iraq war K $ ' My Theexploilation which sh'e herself -- - families Hospice is a philosophy of care including pro-- ’ fessiorial medical service pain man-- agemerit and emo- - doubts about the war the 1' - ' ' : her guny''-T‘:'V- Vjammed Iraqi hospital V fijmed by ' " 'ccinvcriicnily ' ' 'available military video camcni The ' resisr no raid encountered virtually tancc earlier claims to the contrary notwithstanding: V (incc hack in this1 country Pfc' ' et L nch became a item for the media News executives strained to become embedded in her adven-- ture It seemed fitting given all the hype that the inventive New York - Timesman Jayson Blair should he the line to write of a visit to the Lynch family which he never made and describe a nonexistent tobaccofield It seCnied nitural too that Lynch's own story shouldhe written i by another inventive fiirmcrTimes- man: Rick Bragg ' Anointing the young soldier as an: icon pf heroism is an enterprise in'which the military and the media haive a shared interest Early on CBS made a stab at getting “the big get' ' the exclusive first interview offering a package deaj that included a book and a musical television show No hot-tjek- V ' ' : y : care awareness depending oh the needs of the patient tive Care Organization a nonprofit ' group representing hospice services andfamily and palliative care services reports Hospice serves patients with a life that hospice served more than expectancy of six months or less’ Predicting the amount of time left for 885000 dying Americans in 2002 ill- a patient with a They estimate that for every per- ' ness is difficult in the best of situa- -' son who receives the care there is ' tions yet physicians are asked to do another person who could benefit but ' ' does hot referrah that with just every hospice get the very special care " No two people respond exactly the offered by hospices same' way to medical treatments or Improving care for the dying in the illness itself Physicians cannot out culture should be a responsibility be expected to predict a patient's life that we all should share professionals and consumers alike Physicians'-shoulexpectancy However not only is that the' expectation of our healthcare be strong supporters of hos- - ' institutions it is a Medicare require-pice and most physicians in Cache ' ment lor hospice care Hospice pro- - ' Valley are Families also must learn fessionals continue to hear “how I ' to be their own healthcare advocates wish I had your assistance sooner" especially in the area of care of the when often called the are Hospices dying They must learn their rights ' benefit to the patient and family is responsibilities and available service ' and resources to make the dying only a few days rather than weeks or months Of canng and preparing experience the best that it can be Take the time during this month to Far too many Americans are ' ' have the discussion about the wishes unaware of the option of hospice: care when facing a Serious illness : and desires for end of life care Talk about where you might choiose to die Educating patients and families about the full scope of their illness ' and if you want or do not want life- - ' and the range of options is critical if sustaining treatments should it be people are to make informed your time to die The last days of weeks of life are not the best time tp about their health care needs’ Nationwide there are as many as make these needs known however 3200 hospices Those seeking hos- most hospice referrals happen within the last dkys or weeks of life pice services need to make them- - ' selves aware of both the resources Pat Sadoski Is coordinator of IHC and the range of services available ' The National Hospice and Pallia Hospice of Cache Valley : t deci-sio- ns - k' ' 's‘ - : dice CBS retired from the competition Oyer the next six months’ NBC took a difi'crent roule cpming up a docudrama that was based on ' the account of Mohammed the lawyer wtui led the re s- cuers to the injured soldier’s hospital Kxim' Mf- - Rehaief has been wcl- corned to America and he tias his own biKik of course ' Pfc Lynch says the military ' ' exploited her capture and rescue to ' sway' public support for the Iraq war biit she has played her role She is all' over the media — interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC by KatieCoiiric on NBC on the ijaivid Letler--' man show and as they say in the television business much much ' Participate : more: With mounting casualties in Iraq and mounting doubts about the w ar ' the creation of a heroic icon could not have come at:a better time for the military Jessica Lynch is making a great contribution to the military- - media complex: i- Yourviow Then camcthe nis- -cue from an - PaSadoski tionaland spirituar ' in a caring support manner that placeS the patient and family at the center pf care Hospice is comprised of iut interdisciplinary team pf medical professionals arid '? trained volunteers who deliver pare with the wishes of the patient and y family as the priority Hospice is a service covered by Medicare Medicaid arid most insur- ances groups Most of the Carie is provided in the home but the care can also hie provided ip assisted liy- -' ing institutions and nursing homes" There are also varying levels pf care ’ With mounting casualties in fraq and mounting -- ' fe patients and their ' creation pf a heroic icon 7- v1 has criticied started with the could not have come at a extravagantly hyped Pentagon better time for the mili- V vV account of a Rambo-lik- e soldier In fact r she was not shol but was' vo tary Jessica Lynch is $ v ? ( niakiiig a great cpntribu- 11 tion to the military-medi- a captured vvith- A uut firing a complex -- V' ' shot because V end-of-ji- com military-medi- a ' - Soapbox Jessica Lynch and the By Daniel Schorr Christian Science Monitor- serious about forming a democracy you can omit this'- its' make new friends and help pro-mote the goodness intended by Faith Exchange Welcome Weeks- In faith exchange ' To the ‘ editor: Dean W Quayle ' certainly want to endorse Faith ' Logan Exchange Welcome Weeks and urge participation by all faiths Ort behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- y Saints we are eager to We- come all to attend our services Particularly we would invite people ' To the editor: This letter is in response to the of all faiths to atterid the Logan 4th written last week regarding articles Ward which has Sacrament Meeting1 trial of the Green River the morbid services starting at 930am and I shocked and appalled to was Killer Sunday school at 10:50 am The learn of the plea agreement between Sunday school lessons are focused the prosecution and Gary Ridgway on the New Testament and are' After pleading innocent to iseven delightful If 9:30 a!m is a bit early murders Ridgway decided that he for some the Yorkshire Ward begins would plead guilty to each of the 48 their services at 1 1 :30 am wfith Sun--' murders he had committed and coopday School following at 12:50 pm erate with investigators if they would Both wards meet in the church locatallow him to live This plea agree? ed on 1st East and 3rd North This is 'ment was made because Ridgway one of earliest churches built in the wants tp live: He wants to live? What about the lives of the 48 women he valley and has beautiful stained glass w indows' craftsman woodwork of strangled? He took away lives that years past and fascinating murals and weren’t for him tp take: Why should we give him the right to live because pjcturcs Please come worship with I Green River Killer deserves death tcr-da- ' : : Daniel Schorr is a senior news analyst Public Radio at National lien Soquihir mi The Herald Journal 'JR J The Opinion page is intandad to aoquairt reeden stoh e variety of viewports on meflen oipubkc importance end preside mentoen at e commuraiy with a torum lor 9m vieM PereonU ootomns cartoons and lean tom readers refect the oprione of fair esaere end creators Edrtonato inter tie hearing ur VtoW represent the iee ol He Hertod Journal edtortol board Members ol ' tie erflortol OARREU EHRUOM erflor CINOYYURTHdsalureeaiftor BRUCE SMTHputMiar CHARLES MoCOLUMImenagsig Iffif rrrnrfir nYmr orr mrrr ffrfif frr kjwfirrr mrf irfa mftituic cf ftnyrr ffrm riirmyl tag fif ertiimfitfriTUHrit fate? Although we live in a Democracy ' consequences are not ruled by a Democracy If we begin bargaining moral law then we are abandoning the Democracy we know today Ridgway bargaining his way out of the death sentence portrays a corrupt justice system and will increase crime in the future Murder is still murdef and after killing 48 women what right does Ridgway have to live? : : k Amanda ICVizina ' Logan laiaaflMb - M he wants too? The time for Ridgway to decide where he wanted his life to end was before heltilledlhis first vie- ttm He has pleaded guilty to more murders than any other serial killer in US history When Ted Bundy killed 38 women was he given the'- ' option to live? No He was given the sentence of death and died by the ' electric chair John Wayne Gacy died of lethal injection after he was Con- victed of murdering 33 women Shouldn't Ridgway meet the same board: The Herald Journal welcomes leOers to edtoir Potonttrty liaious or oHansiw leam w not be puPSehed however end toeedtox reeervee fie right to edX UHeiets to oonksm to fie ienjh end etyte requirement o fie : Letters stmJ be: ' wTypeesiBenanddnifiiwqiaoed No more fwnA50 words in lengfv Addrsseed and inciude daytime phone iwmber tor piepoeee of venhatton Signed by fwaufior IndMdMk are Mtod to one pubtohed lettor wifsn any 3tWey penod Aitteae toaereto hpemrChjnewsoom Gueet com- menttriaeareatoOMlcuiieandOTtunto fwedbortifecrtoton Jdf famud Tfmi Wririjwiir (IS77 : -: |