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Show . ' 'V Staff . ' ' . .. f ' '.- - ' ... ' V '. COlDIDD Passes; ' order?" fiy KEVIfl ASHBY. ; Sun Advocate publisher : There are times when we are reminded of what others do as they serve people by way of the pro-- :; fession they choose. Lately, law enforcement officers have been Very . busy responding to accidents of a.U kinds to the Carbon County area and up on the mountain Many of local residents have commented on the law enforcement officers' dedication and the good they dO as they Workwito the people in need, . J thought I would pass the following thoughts on .! Advocate readers; The thoughts arc from a ! Sun to story titled, " When God made.Peact Officers:!.' ; When the Lord, was creating peace officers, .he was. into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, You're doing a lot of fiddling : around on this one." ;The Lord said, "Have Wread the specs on this.:; . . ft . ;:-- f : bulge in a (racket before he asks, "May I see whats m toere, sir?" When he afmady knows and wishes : taken v peace officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldnt touch end not wrinkle A that can look reassuringly et a bleeding victim and assure, !Y0u1l be all right maam, when he ' . knows it isnt so." ; , : "This model needs to be able to talk a pound front . and testify in court the next day."- "He has to be in good physical conditiQn at all times, running on black coffee and half-eatmeals. And he has to have six pairs of hands." The ange shook her head slower and said, "Six v-. pairs of hands? No way.';.: me are fire . bands not that "It's prob causing , Terns," said the Lord,; "it's die dime pairs pf pyes an Officer has to have.;;;; "That's on the standard model?" asked the an: 20 . , drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a. family of five on a civil service paycheck." .The angel circled the model of the peace officer en . The Lord nodded. . . : ; arrest s gang member on the street in less time than it takes five teamed judges to debate the le- - : gel-: ;. "Can it think?" she asked. , " "You; bet, said the lord, "it can telj you the elements of ii hundred crimes; incite Miranda warn- -; ings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search and - . ;:v; --V slowly.-- very .' - , Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes herein his uniform." ; "He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide, scene that night, canvass tire, neighborhood for witnesses, : that accounting job J hed ' ... One pair that sees through a Staff column Curtain ..V' ' J JAdfiE ANDERSON By Staff writer have visited fireplace, Getting turned around is a specialty of mine.) can do it just about anywhere. It wasn't.the thought of flying that made me panic, it was toe toought of getting lost ; ; v-- ; . : My children are constantly challenging me to step .out of. my comfortzone. Once ujran a time, in a differ-;eJito, that comfort zone had become so constricted 'that stepping out the; front doof of my home was a Scause for panto. ! .; f : Once again, it was the knowledge of what my nt .. ; son's Leaving that space was one of my greatest acts Mo., and the. university Campus. courage, and it was completely inspired.by my little ;?boys.a.nd my knowledge of. what their future should be., ,! One more fear faced and conquered; an obstacle j This past weekend my sons choice of a uiijvmsity overcome Lake jmearit my stepping onto a jet for the first time in my - It was bn that final flight from Dallas to middle aged life arid flying across the country for his - that I came face to toce with the one barrier I cannot traverse, not even for the future of my sons. college prientatkMi, just Benand This was also cause for panic. Previously, we had been seated at the very back of S . I can get completely turned around in Sally Mauro the plane. It was on this final leg of our trip that we sat Elementary School, regardless of the number of times directly behind the curtain that is drawn to separate bf . A . u v"-.-- M ;. . . sity; .. one is willing and there in . - v; IF P Stall ; .5 ; The American mantra that everything is possible if to work hard enough tor it is a blatant lie, front of me, and sitting across the Isle (Continued on page 5A) . - . 5 . GEORGE CATES :By 'National 0' Tree Trust ' f. For years, late April has been a time when Amerir rcans have gathered in cities and towns, farms and ; forests, to improve their health and beautify their com munities. They do this tor themselves, their Children ; jand the generations that will follow them.. to unite water pollution, improve reduce, Neighbors p arid save quality, energy, provide homes tor pair And theyve been doing it tor nearly 100 years (before Earth Day was declared, v. We must never forget the premier role trees play in . . 4.',: COlDIDD ls. : wttie overall health of our nation end our planet Since 1872, Americans, have celebrated Arbor Day as. that ttime to give trees the honor they deserve ,for mariy .reasons. ; T After ali, trees give us: - I TURN IN A PUSHER . Nameofsuspectedrtrugdealer: - ; ' I Description; Hfc' . : Age " - : Wt- Sex. Evct . SS ' I I ' 1 1 Motor VfetiiCcie;; AfaEe , I I I :i. -- Home;' I ' Business J Hair v Address;.- ' . t ' Tfcar 1 Color1: - license ' r rf ; Associates of Dealer ; . I I I I I I I Mcrtiod of dealing: Locationof dealing Drug(s) bdng dealt: ' Price; I ' list any otlr suspected Amount:' illegal activities ; titan flrase of ! !. homes;. :: Reduced stress Studies have shown that people who view nature after stressful situations show re- duced physiological stress response. ; ' : The National Tree Trust is One of may organizations ' : cooL helping communities help themselves. with trees. In Clean air - The Center for Urban Horticulture at the short history of our organization, weve ! the University of Washington reports a healthy tree, provided more than eight million trees at no Cost to. tail ash tree, can produce about 260 volunteer tree planting organizations arournT say a ot the countiy. Some of toe trees were given to groups pounds of oxygen annually : . Two trees fill the oxygen needs of 9 person each (Continued on pege : Mail Completed forms to; TIPS,, Carbon Metro DrugThsk 10Q North, Price, UT 84501. x , Force, 91 East j i ! : V ' ' '1- 'I .' '? non-pro- fit 32-to- ' : . Nickname: . j Medicine, The United States Forest. Service rih.. year, x 'Clean water Trees filter and store pollutants.. ports that 25 percent of bur prescription medicines' come from flowering trees. V They reduce storm water runoff which, in turn, reduces research of nutrient-ric- h to in our .erosion According pockets topsoil. Money , Increased property valu- e- According to the Inters conducted try the U.S. Department of Energys national Society of Arboriculture, property vetoes of Lawrence Berkley Laboratory and the ILS; Forest Service,' strategically planted, trees can save up. to 20 ! landscaped homes are 5 percent to 20 percent higher ! percent in electrtoity costs. ; In addition, walls that are shaded tend to he IS degrees cooler than unshaded walls and direct shade! on a .roof can make an attic 20 to 40 degrees cooler. In both cases less energy is needed to keep the building Information gathered as a result of the TBPS fitfm remains strictly oonfidentiaL Caifxm Metro Drug Ihsk Force acts on all submittals. I I I I I I role trees play in overall health 0 0 I I I I I I .0f t.0 I I I I '0' 0 0 1 I I I I I I I I ; i ; I would gtence at the curtain. : somewhat irrational Gt seemed to me then) rage began; to.fill my.heart ;. ; The curtoin became more and more offensive!: . A fine from a Robert Frost poem kept teasing at the back of my mind; "Something there is that doesnt love a wall;.;" v v1-- ' Univef Cornel to of Sen to had.dreamed go ., going Then d, V p : . future should be that directed my footsteps into realms where .1. was afraid to go. , Ben and 1 managed to successfully navigate the St Louis and Dallas airports, as well as the city of Spring-fiel- . . first, class from the rest of the passengers. . 1 sat across the isle frqm my sort, attempting to read my book, but continually glancing at him dozing uncomfortably in his. seat His head would fall to the side, be would jerk' awake, arid then! doze off again.': I ; ! non-pro- fit . sty ' Letters to the editor should foais bn public issues rather than private personalities or entities. All submissionsmustbeverified U 5 jior to publication. 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