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Show ' l u ' . Stall editor ia Reporting sexual violence is worthwhile ..why hdwevbefevedirourdauiteii report. . - tEthepain ithasbnxhtyourtamify.1feu vafidated your though it ready shouldn't I of from articles a series have been response recently daighters reality, lenoiing what happened, or pretending that it didn't happen, would have taught your daughter about sexual assault. wrote Silence would havetauherMwhathappened. to sexual me assauK fif. mother victim of a came r The I received unexpected : Coitfacpo(isii)olher.1etmeattempttoteflyciuwhy yw did the right thing when you chose to report the crime de- - : setoiirtDchanipion. hercauseandpunishthepefsonwhohufther.lndoinfso, you have shown her in no uncertain terms .that she dkf nothing wrong. She did not invite the depraved attention. , : Sheonfytnjstedsoineonewtio.tookadvaiTtagearihatlvust She is your perfect fittle girt, and you are furious with the monster who hurt her. While you teach your daughter that she was tDherwassbhanriblethatthoBshelovesanddepefidson mod cannot talk about or acknowledge it Therefore, she.;, in the crime,you also teach her not to beavictm in her life, sto. saidjlMmetehyoowfiywedontieport-Herstoryison- . of discouragement fori legal and justice sydem.wtudi seems to favor thertyitsof the accused over those of the ' victim. Theevanian'sairtcemsinchictethetonft . .must be horrible too. And if the youth accepts . : dont talk about diawnoutpn SyreportingthecrimetDtlwauthoritiesandbypursuinsi in court you are telling your daughter lhat she did not de-- . a family's theory that it, never happened, K If we serve what happened to her and she does not have to cept mistreatment from anyone. bu are teachinig her tp is veiy likely sfie - . fifltback. woiddgQundersroundandshewoaktlDattihefselfwittiout When the infection of her wound breaks '. By.comingto me, ireport,you continueyourfigtitfcr' members of the accused abuser; the fear of what wit be knowing yourdauasyouattempttodangeasyski.andyou done to the family if the accused is jailed; and the more ttireiichthesurfmttteventuaDyalwaysdoes.herfalse terrible fear that a convicfion wilnottalw plan and thematic would shatter and she woiddnolontnst her abHihf inspired me expand your fight to indude al victims, : reaL to with of cfiildhood her whatis hwr who wi rotted recognize daughter go yourcourayourconviction.Mayyogrcanvkrtion , person inspire and Worm a community. Sexual abuse does free, never to be held accountable.'. Free tp abuse other1 ...Courageous mother.ywarchelptngyourciaughtertnist herself. Hbu took the guilt from yourdatfhter and placed it 'i pen in your neighborhood. Sexual abuse does happen in couldnt write die mothers stay. As a reporter; I didn't squarely where it belongs, with the adult who poped on; :. yourfamBy. Not talking about it does not make go away, doesn't happen does not make Itso. know how to help her. But hie womans story wont let me ryour innocent little gjri. tour maternal instincts are accu- , Pretending ' dernal SSerx to sexualprBda-thmkithe and serve ,. only protect , rate.fartoomanyperpetratorsofsexualassadtneverface be.llmowtooweifromarv)thgangle.Andwhenlstopped like a reporter, I knew the answer to tfi question of justice because hie cases are too difficult to prove, tali. tors, Isntltime we protkted the ctukiren instead? harassmertoflhevictimifantvneigfitxirsafKrfanilr : . , r . . . . nf .: Staff ediloria TlI Promotes sensible federal land use policies ers add to our economy and our food supply.; ... But t am also bach packer and a hiker. I believe to a large extent in the environmental movement It makes . walk into see what is there. ties., . y; ;yy . . . . . fare.especroilym one senso.lb paraphrase an I love taking my Jeep out in he country When - . ddad-eve- n a group of people begin to unaginottiat they .rrrr. . . J . .. y.':j V v ... . V j I ' v . . Method .U: I I I I . J I Drug(s) being dealt I I I Price: Amount; I List any other' suspected illegal activities: I : I to Corte name ytw wish I if yes, then how: : : I y:' Viewslegislativevisit aspositiveforcountyr-vE- s ; V' '. Utah visited schools rural ' areas like Carbon County. thing from Hetper to East Carbon.Tbey .. Sun Advocate publisher and talked with school children and teachert about a ; They also heard first hand the importance of U5. V new reading program. They were ablotp see how we use lfway 6 as a transportation corridor that is currently ' I Brad Dmitrich Mike and for King applaud havingthe chocking off our economic vitality, as well as incurring techndogy.in ourschools, and thatwe donhave enough. Price East numerous fatalities on the stretch of road. ; main and invite and walked Carbons the state's governing time, energy They Helper, foresight tp I ' ofdcal. . ' I ft'- I V:VLiciene Ywr ! ; j I I I I I I I : by mail or by Phone : . . If we uuy contact you tymaiLwhuto your adrtes? ' y. J mincfeWith everyday people who are tying to make a ..themselves with its buildings, talked with' faculty and; to U5. Highway r .. who of are lot took were concerned their ; rotes There a on children's about livinghere,and questions about ECDC an how improvements. " Jho trials ; and hand our handled business economic on at the landfill loca- -' about heard first as opportunities safety. They company will to well Hon to members back mine with un-. and their their as as homes we legislative go layoffs neighboring communi- emergency attemptto keep op retaking wtote dnstndiii wishes and lot ..v needs, ; tlosms.'1 bettor. . ThawaitoiribwsitesiiniiwgedfyUlatilryoBierwaste-Once they were here they were divided into groups ancies between rural and metropolitan economic growth. management companies, and so the technology of build- -. and from Sunup to sundown they were touring every- - :V They were told why it isso hard to attract industry to I .: : : . VvOr'f Try. ; ..SS' v 'r; : .. By KEVIN ASHBY : ; - 1 eo lu mn . . y-y-; . (Continued on pages) .. -- y ... - j ' the United States, notpist one group. .v Sex .. ' . 1 find myself caught in the middle because, you see, age about war, both opponents seem to think they have or a dirt bike on ..God on their side. . very much enjoy riding a four-whee- a desert road. Bar, y.Eve''.::: Ht Peftnpfr ' special stake. in ttie land because they have lived by.it, used.ft and all too pften abused ittheir entire livei..;,': Living by a city park does not piake yours alone, ; though youmay walk through every day. The same, is true of open federal land; it belongs to the people of V . '.' ; Age - -- .. r I , I ! of lusoccteddnig dealer .y;'y' y . 1 ;V.: v. ly iName - 'r ;.,v. .fishing point v Butjustasbadaretheperwhoclaimhavea ; Hike drrefrtiny wash mCartiimCoun and you can big business and recreation groups whd.wbuld.like to find the environmental damage coal mining did In the have every hfD andf.vaUey available.for ttiem tq drill on,'.. - ready days, wben time were rio regulafioris, The dispute overland use seems to be much like war- pkre under and drive ovet Anything to either moke a .. a to dominate ire with our techrrology. . becauseso muchofitis gone already. ' Just imagine the how much bigger a mess we would., about;' : I cafl themText book environmentalists1' because be ui today if legislation had not kept big business from ' running amok over the environment in the past 35 years. ; most of them have only heard of what is going on in the Look back at industrial development, and see what it American. West They have never packudnna trail did to the planet before westarted to regulate the activ- i- through a slot canyon or ridden a desert road to its van- - Onlheothers'iddoftheissue.vrebveortremistsin buck Actwlly,maiiyoflhepeopleonbott)sidesofthede-- , I I R u i result of the TIPS form remains strictly Information gathered '' The bigcityenvironmentafists.who have kleas about ' places they have never been or have oily traversed in tlwir Nikes, often have no idea what they are talking' ; . . I bate make me cringe.. . sense thatwe should try and preserve what we have always Bio ones who getthe attention. Land use issues are no exception. On one side, we have extreme environmentalists who uldfike to hick up every piece of.tand the govern' ment owns, even to the point where no one could even - ...vy.':' ... Fedeal land and the rights of citizens to use it as they see tit is a divisive issue in our country, paiticiilarty here in the West where there is so much open space that is owned by the Un'itol States government :. It seems extremists on any concern or problem are . TURN IN A PU also begin to think their position is the only one that matters, that they are always totally right and the other V side is totally wrong. .' side and. exploring. I also recognize the importance of drilling for gas and oO, the importance of oiir timber indnstiy and how randH By RICHARD SHAW : Staff writer I : y . tom m . i . . B Wgvet nok VCUft OH K I SEt, : ' . ' wmm L .. 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