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Show w liii 'V 4 Thursday, September 14, 2000 ' ' I tail edit briil S j Handling tough, majority rules decisions The officials felt that the skaters in the area happens. grouped together to help design, construct protect v I hope the individuals responsible are caught and : and fund the new facility. reprimanded. I hope toe individuals are taught toe ; lesson that r if society Is going to progress -- people Tough decisions are made every day. How we deal , The park was built with the group's interests in -, with the decisions shows the character of the indimind and the city officials appreciated toe input and need to learn that there are acceptable ways of voicviduals involved. . support providedhy the supporters. ing frustration and concerns. Last week, it was decided toat bikes would be Ihope local bicycle enthusiasts wiH get organized ; The officials also felt it was unfortunate that toe , eliminated from the newly constructed Terraco Hills area's bikers needs were not addressed andthat it arid come up with toe plans for a great motor cross V '.had to come down to this kind of a decision..1 ; Skate Parti in Price, field in Price, let them go through toe process of visBut local bike riders were told that their interests" iting other sites to see what works arid what doesnt : The action was taken after several public meet--. .. By KEVIN ASHBY ; . Sun Advocate publisher - . ! . ' ; . . : . inf and debates hearing arguments, proposals and v complaints. . let them learn about funding such would be heard and support would be there for a park of their own., i ; v:;. So what is the problem? . projects and help come up with money and workers to help out the organizers watch the construction take place and help protect the investment at the same time. Let them learn to understand toe liability issues that have to be addressed by toe city and roc- -' ognize the limitations the liability restrictions put on Such projects. Let them work with cite officials in a r : lit The people involved in a majority-ruiforum decided that bikes and skateboards do not mix for a i know that we are dealing with a young popu- -. in include Youth tend to want what they want now; lace. . . safe environment. The issues question per- sonal safety as well as to thr conditiori of the rocks The proposal to start toe planning process for a and dirt that the bike tires distribute around the skate new bike course was apparently too much for some ' " of toe yotingpeople to tolerate and now there is ugly ..V.,. es . . park,..-..-.'',-.-- . . The safety liability rests with toerity and it had to be addressed before someone was seriously hurt The course was not designed tor bikes mixing with . . . . skateboard riders, and there were some real problems occurring. x The officials ruled that the park was designed and engineered tor Skateboards and skates, not for faster and larger bicycles that are equipped with metal parts that have already damaged and scarred the Smooth concrete at the facility. . .. years, -- ' "' x v,.;: know that toe vandalism act represents the tons of only a few and there is a majority of kids out there we need to deal With and iiivolve in the pro-- ., cess, Butit sure gets frustrating when things like this in-li- ne .. professional manner learning toe processes of government red tape and toe differences between wants andneeds. ;; .. :; "CAnd I hope they get toe park of their dreams and hopefully when it is all constructed, they won't have to sit back and see the marks of graffiti from some-o- ne who disagrees with toe project It hurts individually as well as collectively! .; ! I hope that it doesnt happen again. It was a good decision concerning toe park. A hard one, but sound. graffiti painted alTover the concrete at too skate park. Whata way to say thanks. What a way to say let's ; work together on a different project to with a What a system that has' . way disagree served the needs of people for the past 200 plus . 1 Staff editorial two- By RICHARD SHAW Staff writer - Information gathered as a result of toe TIPS form remains strictly confidential. Carbon Metro Drug Task Force acts on all submittals. ; watched a televised news report ! about the Republican Convention and stories about toe delegates who were attending; The reporter interviewed a. number of Republican president Most Americans have ho idea how the presidendelegates from across the nation at their homes, dis cussing their various political views which ranged tial debates are set up or how who can appear Is from extremely right wing to moderated' xv . decided. 11. f ' Everything about toe debates is decided by the .' tod news report showed the delegates' honiesr one even showed a delegate's personal automobile. United States Commission, on Presidential Debate! Not one of the delegates was what I would term '." Guess who iion the commission? S' ; ' an "average person. ' . The CPD is made up of former chairmen of the I toe poorest delegate saw appeared to have dbse Republican and Democratic parties. to a million dollar home and the one whd was driving ; The commission is also funded by large corportoe car was tooling along in a new Mercedes through ation! which pour money ii)to toe coffers of both maher neighborhood that looked much like Federal jor political parties.. ; The existing situation makes it literally impossible Heights above the University of Utah in Salt lake City. . As I watched toe Democratic Convention, the televisi; for a third party or an independent candidate to be u on-reporters also did interviews with some oftoe '.included in the debate, V.Do you think this is right?.;. delegates. I have heard officials from the CPD state . For the most part there wasnt much difference that it is between the Democrats, and toe Republicans 1 had a waste of Americans time to hear from a candidate seen a couple of weeks before. Most, were wealthy; . who has less than 10 percent of the support of toe many were career politicians.. public in the polls;, Is it any wonder that toe politicians we get to fi- -: . Presently, tte polls show that this year's third nally vote fpTin November are so out of touch with party candidates have nOmbers well below that fi' ::: what common Americans face on a day to day basis? gure.', The delegates who pick toe individuals who appear There are a number of problems with that kjnd of ' on the ballot are as wealthy or more wealthy than thinking. X the candidates themselves, .; First how can we have a true debate when not all 1 bet some of the delegates and politicians would, of the viewpoints of an issue are expressed? like to go back to the time when only landowners could Second, how can new ideas Or different ideas ever vote. No better yet rich landowners. catch on if no one is exposed to them? ; One evening, I . . r :;xx . x-:.- .... . y-v.'- . . . Address: !' . . x Metobd - y .'. :V: v- .. ... :.,. .. - j Color . ' Year';' . . : License of dealing: Locatumof dealing : Dig(s) being Price: Amount: ' ; parties each year. : : Maybe toe polls are totally legitimate, but just toe same, doesnt the jncliision of that money make toe , results somewhat suspect? : It is time for toe American public to wake up to toe fact that there may bea third parte candidate out there who has definite ideas that appeal to vot-;-:' ers in the United States. , . ; 'Americans may find .that, through an open de- -. bate with all toe issues exposedratoertoan just , toe traditional parties want us to hear, a can- didate may emerge that people can vote for, instead of against.' r - List any odier sispccted illegal activities: - Code name you vrish to be known by NO May we contact you? YES Ifycs, tbenbow: by mail or by phoie :;' . :SS.; . : . ' a Motor. Vehicle: Make' -- Hair. Eyes, ... ' ! x ri' -- ; Home: a CNN, NBC, CBS and FOX. ,. The television networks also donate hundreds of' thousands of dollars In soft money to toe traditional ! -- '- numbers are largely determined by polls that are conducted by toe major television networks - ABC, . .; x I)escript&Hi:HtX ' ; " Wfc Age'-'- . . x I 1 ' ' Common Americans trustthe polls. We hear of the polls being nib by independent groups or companies that have no axes to grind. But toe possible presidential debate candidate!: . : . ; Nickname: drllWil,,T,l,yr . x of suspected drug dealer I I xx . ; Nome J two-par- . x J 1 . . ! ' Third, should we trust the polls to determine what ideas we should hear? ... . , In a true democracy, new or different ideas need as much of a forum as traditional ideas; It is, after ty all, toe way this country started. Yet the with system, along large monetary contributors, ; crush this notion.. x ' The only truly universal forum a candidate has in : this day of conglomerate media Is a debate that all .. can seein electronic and print form. -election hopefuls md AU included in an open debate, the candidates' hum-be- rs can never rise above 10 percent. .. the way the middle class is shrinking, the delegates and.politicians may get their way some day. And with toe way toe selection of who will be in toe presidential debates s handled, there will never be toe chance that some candidate from, another parti without the name of Democrat or Republican-attache' to them Wilt ever be elected With - the-one- v" When If we may contact you by mail, what is your address? . s ; Mail completed forms tor TIPS, Carbon Mfctro Drug Task Force, UT 84501. , v 91 East 100 North, Price, Letters to the editor should focus on public ;&lssuesiadier than private personalities or entities. 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