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Show Pag 2. January 21. 1987 HJJSnvtah Editorial IBasin StantBsusB Leave District Court in local control Why is it when everything seems to be running smooth with local control that the state wants to enter into the arena and foul everything up? A case in point: the state wants full control over the district court offices. They want everything in the district offices which are presently being administered by the county. This includes computers, typewriters, personnel, paper, pens and whatever else the state deems fit for their consumption. They want all this but request the county to pay for the office space. Now, only the state could get away with that. Because not only is the transfer unequitable, it's not needed. Why do some state legislators want control over the courts? Is it because of the inefficiency they alledge is prevelant and want to correct? Or is it because they want the revenue generated by the district court fines? If it's for either reason, it's invalid. Neither will the efficiency suddenly become improved nor will state coffers be increased substantially by the fines. What the state wants out of the takeover is just more power and control. With the power and control, anarchy will follow. It always has. Granted there Letters The Uintah Baiin Standard welcomes and encourages opinions from readers in the form of Letters to the Editor. All letters will be published unless they contain libelous andor defamatory statements. Letters must be signed with a telephone number. Letters should be typed or clearly hand printed, double spaced. They can then be submitted to this STANDARD Office, P.O. Box 370at 268 S. 200 E., Roosevelt, Utah 84066, before 5:00 p.m. Friday. All letters become the property of the STANDARD and may be edited to fit space restrictions. George Mangan writes to Utah's Governor Dear Editor, The following ia my letter to Governor Bangerter. Last week I listened with a great deal of interest to the television and radio news reports concerning the visit the Ute Tribal Business Committee and its attorney to your office. I also read an account of it in the Deseret News. I was amused by this play for publicity for a variety of reasons. Perhaps if I share with you some of my experiences with the Tribal Business Committee and its attorney, you will understand my amusement In particular I noted that the Tribal officials were claiming that they get no respect" I learned a long time ago that the best way to gain respect is to earn it The Ute Tribe has indicated its willingness to assume jurisdiction over a large area and population on the original reservation. A willingness to do something and the ability to do it are two different things. Personally, I could live with the Ute Tribe exercising jurisdiction within the framework of what the Court and Congress might intend, if the Tribal Business Committee were capable of governing. However, it is my sincere opinion that as structured and advised, the Business Committee of the Ute Tribe is not ready to assume the responsibilities and obligations that are involved with truly governing. In August of 1986, you appointed William A. Thome, Jr., as one of the Circuit Judges in Salt Lake City. Mr. Thome served as a Judge for the Ute Tribe for about six years and as such was one of the most Committee. The new judge and the clerks have informed me andor my staff, that they are to refuse anything that does not receive Mr. Senecas approval The irony is that in each instance, the Business Committee and its members are the defendants in the cases, and Mr. Seneca is its attorney. The result is that it is the defendants attorney who derides what can or cannot be filed and what the Court can or cannot hear. Now isn't that justice? Isnt that a beautiful example of both the willingness and ability to govern? This conduct of the Business Committee and its attorney is not amusing. The Business Committee's conduct in your office was amusing. With this in mind, perhaps you can better understand my amusement when I read the accounts of your meeting with the Tribal Business Committee. Is it a case of the kettle calling the pot black, or the victim izer claiming to be the victim? Is the 1 Tho Uintah Batin STANDARD it publithad weakly al P.O. Box 370, By lha Uintah Rootevell, Utah 84066 Botin Standaid. Second-Clas- s USPS 0 Pottage paid al 1 Rootevell, Utah. Postmaster: Send oddrett changet to the Uintah Batin Standard, P.O. Box 370, Rootevell, Utah 84066. 6469-000- OPFIC8 HOURS: Office hours far the Uintah Batin STANDARD are a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and 9 am. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. doted Saturday and Sunday. B due process of law. This exclusion has been and is now being done by the Ute Tribal Business Committee. That is the same to body who wants Reon the everyone "govern servation. Because the Business Committee refuses to enroll these individuals who constitutionally are tribal and "by birth members, then these individuals are not allowed to vote in elections of Tribe. Thus, these individuals, who are Ute Indians, are not able to register their opinions at the ballot box, nor have a voice in their Tribe. Even those who are "accepted Business Committee using the age old tactic of crying wolf so as to detract attention away from what it is doing to those who are or ought to be members of the Ute Tribe? Mr. Seneca and the members of . correctly? or a group of being treated with respect, then that individual or group must accept the obligations and responsibilities that being treated with respect imposes. If the Business Committee truly desires to assume jurisdiction over members, then it ought to first try exercising jurisdiction properly within the Ute Tribe. The Business Committee must pay the price that leadership imposes, namely that it, too, must follow the law, and not be the law. This nation was founded because of a revolution arising out of taxation without representation. In 1987, we now have the potential for that situation on the Ute Reservation. If an individual the privilege non-trib- We have the Business Committee trying to assume jurisdiction over Jurisdiction carries with it the power to tax. Both Indians and who are not tribal members will be without representation in the Ute Tribal government. Is taxation without representation still tyranny? While the lack of representation is bad enough for the there already is an even greater tragedy taking place on the Ute Reservation. That tragedy is that hundreds of individuals who are constitutionally members of the Ute Tribe, are systematically being excluded from tribal membership andor their property. This exclusion is being done without non-India- non-Indian- s, during working hours. NIWS TIPS: Call 727-5-1 31 and adt for Greg Duerden (Rootevell), Tom Brennan (Duchesne); Delyte Belkm (Upper Country),-- LeAnn Walker, (Ballard). MTORIAL: Greg Duerden, Tom Brennan, Newt Reporter, Belyte Ballon. MADUNIS: Deadline! for the Uintah Batin STANDARD are: legal Notices, Thursday at 5 p.m. OauJfied Advertising, Friday at Noon; Display Advertising, Friday at Noon,-- Around the lawn newt Friday at 5 p.m. To request a photograher, please call during working hours and set up a time. ADVIRTISINOi Craig Aihby, Advertising Manager; Cindy Betts, Advertising, Ad Design; Colett Athby, Ad Design ; ' have membership getting information, difficulty g. wants tribal for the Business Committee can shout long and loud about the fact that individual Indians are having their rights abused by white men. But I am here on the Ute Reservation and I see great numbers of individual Indiana having their rights abused by the Ute Tribal Business Committee. Please do not misunderstand me. There are many fine, even outstanding individuals who are members of the Ute Tribe. In fact, there are individual members of the Business Committee I consider outstanding. These individuals have the capacity and abilitie to assist the Ute Tribe to be truly That is not the question. The question is, when will the Business Committee start using those abilities MISS TOUR PAPIRT If you mined your paper, call 722-513- 1 . on, is it? that I have dealt with at any leveL Judge Thome had been a steadying and compelling force in attempting to get the Tribal Business Committee to comply with the terms of the Tribal Constitution. In June 1986, he found both the Business Committee and its attorney in contempt of court. He imposed some rather substantial penalties on each of them. For a while the Business Committee and ita attorney actually indicated they were going to comply with the Orders of their own Court However, upon learning of Mr. Thome's appointment to the Circuit Court, the Business Committee ceased to comply and proceeded to dismantle the Tribal Court First, those lay judges who had anything to do with the decisions that resulted in the Contempt Order were terminated. Next all court personnel who were in any way involved with the contempt derisions were terminated. New personnel were hired with specific instructions not to accept or file any document that had anything to do with the subject matter leading to the Business Committee's contempt Finally, the new judges that were hired were specifically instructed that they could not handle any matter involving that subject matter without having it approved by Mr. Martin Seneca, Jr., the attorney for the Tribal Business STANDARD 722-513- process. However, is it because of inefficient employees in the district offices as the state is telling us? Certainly not. It's society's fault for setting the rules which we live in. It seems more palpable for the courts to stay under the direction of the county commission. People who have problems with the courts can easily show their anger to the commission. Commissioners are accessible and accountable. With the loss of identity to the state level, the constituents seem to get lost somewhere in the bureaucratic shuffle. What will eventually happen when the county representation is all but lost to the state? For some reason unknown. to mankind, every form of government from city up to the federal level wants more and more power. Unfortunately for all of us, the federal level is winning. More productivity can come from the local level where representation is easily found. Legislators should stay out of worrying about what Duchesne District Court is up too and worry more about the wasted money they are forcing us to pay to lower the Great Salt Lake. Remember, once the state gets a hold of any of our Ipcal control, it's lost forever. Not a very good thought to end effective and fair judges THE UINTAH BASIN are problems with our present judicial assistance or even their property from the Tribe, if it does not suit the purposes that the Business Committee has in mind. The Business Committee lets every one know that it can make it rough on them if they try to make waves. Those threats are compiled with whenever anyone gets out of line. No. wonder the 'Business Committee bufferri from a lack of respect!' I'" J Please be assured that there is more than just the Business Committee's or my ode to this story. There are many individual Indians who would like to have the privilege of expressing to you the frustration, disappointment and actual discrimination being exercised against them by the Business Committee. They try, but have a hard rime getting heard on the Reservation because the Business Committee does not find it in the best interest of the Business Committee to have anyone speak out against it. If you are interested in hearing from some of these people, I will be happy to arrange the same. Whether you want one or a hundred or two hundred, I can get them to assemble for you. You can determine whether to. meet with them in Salt Lake or on the Reservation, but just give them a chance to be heard. AIL they want is justice and equality. They want the law fairly and correctly applied They know what it is like to live on the Reservation and to be discriminated against by their own government If it is that way fin Ute Tribal members, can you imagine what it would be like for those who have "no voice in any of the Tribal elections or affairs? It truly amuses me that the Business Committee and its attorney want immediate implementation of the Orders of the white man's" Court, but refuses to comply with the Orders of the Court. Since the Indian's Business Committee has brought the issue of compliance with Court Orders to the attention of you and the public, I have chosen to do the same. I publically challenge the Business Committee to set the example of complying with court orders by leading the way. Sincerely Yourf , George E. Mangan Attorney at Law I PRODUCTION: Ultrasound story is clarified Dear Editor, Your article on the new ultrasound equipment at the Duchesne County Hospital was quite to the point, however, I would like to make a couple of clarifications. It is quite accurate to state that the newly acquired ultrasound equipment places Duchesne County Hospital's ultrasound section on a par with the largest metropolitan hospital ultrasound departments (some 20 times the sice of Duchesne County Hospital). Our ability to screen for fetal anomalies, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and carotid (vascular disease), will provide the newest and most advanced diagnostic aid to benefit our patients, previously only available at the large teaching centers. It is the male patient over the age of 60 with difficulty voiding that fhost 'benefits from the. new prostate' Ultrasound transducer. There are many various indications for prescribing this study including congenital abnormalities of the seminal vesicles, bladder inflammation, bladder tumros, etc. and this study is ordered by the patients personal physician if it is indicated. Benign enlargement of the prostate a more common condition can also be evaluated utilizing this equipment. A misleading fact mentioned in your article is that an Endarterremoval of cholesterol ectomy, buildup from the inside of a vessel before it has a chance to break off and embolize to the brain causing a stroke, is performed by a skilled vascular surgeon, not by myself (a diagnostic radiologist). Few radiologists have had formal training in diagnosing this disease utilizing ultrasound, a much simpler method of diagnosing this condition when compard to regular angiography, or even digital angiography both of which necessitate the passage of a catheter (a small tube made of teflon or plastic) into an artery or a vein and the injection of a contrast agent. Although all operations are serious and complications can occur, endarterectomies are more common place and do not have the morbidity or mortality statistics that other similar procedures have. They are not necessarily performed under a local anesthetic. I am proud to say that Thomas Jefferson University, where I subspecialized in ultrasound and computed tomography, is considered by many one of the two best ultrasound training centers in the United States. TJU has, in fact, the largest ultrasound department in the world, boasting 400,000 square foot of space. It is one of only a hand-fuof centers that teaches carotid, obstetrical abdominal, cardiac and . ll SUBSCRIPTION RATES Crazier, Butinett Name: Brennan, Co- - j Editor; Delyte Ballon, Reporter,-- Stephanie Belts, Cir- culotion;Tarni Long, Typesetter; Cindy Betts, Ad Design. j City: Craig Athby. Publisher; Joan Manager; Greg Duerden, Editor; Z. Vj. Tom I Correipondenis Ida Horradu, Ar-Gladys Rots, Rootevell, codia, Marly Rasmussen, Ballard, Garda Seeley, Bluebell, Tracy Roberts, Han- Nok J Ardo Mansfield, Lapotnl, na, Marion Behunin, Myton, . Nelson, Montwell, Lama j Connie lee, Tabiona. State: -- Zip:. 722-277- 722-477- 646-328- 454-318- 247-237- 5; 848-541- 848-547- 1; 722-585- Randlelt, Ivy Chandler. Tridell, 247-235545-243Zola Spencer, Neola. 353-452Virginia Orinda Gee, Ferguson, White rocks, 353-458McKee, (fcchetne. 738-263- 1 1 Year-1- 12 2 year 129 Clip this form and mail to: The Uintah Basin STANDARD P.O. Boa 37t.2MS.2NK. Roosevelt, peripheral vascular doppler examination to radiologists in ultrasound. I am proud to be able to offer this high caliber of diagnostic care to the patients of Duchesne County Hospital a service that many much larger hospitals can not provide. Respectfully yours, Wayne T. Stewart, M.D. Director of Radiology Duchesne County Hospital Nadar outraged over raising fed salaries Dear Editor, On January 6, President Reagan proposed large salary increases for the top 3,000 government officials, including a 812,100 raise far Senators and Representatives. He '.also., promised more pay hikes next year federal for three executives, members of and Congress. judges Regardless of their, political leanings, age;,, geography or . economic,- - class,: Americaps.Lprg protesting to the White House and Congress against what may be called the Washington Salary Grab. There are three principle reasons behind this public indignation. First, most people believe that 877,400 for member of Congress and 888,800 for Mr. Reagan's Cabinet Secretaries are enough. These officials received a 82,300 COLA increase on January 1, along with the substantial benefits from the new tax law. Add generous benefits, from pensions to health insurance, many allowances and perks, and the folks back home can conclude that these Washingtonians are sitting fairly comfortably. Finally, when these government bigwigs leave their tour of duty and join the private sector, they command huge salaries because of their government experience. Budget Director David Stockman, now an investment banker, comes to mind. Second, these same government officials are presiding over a 8200 billion a year federal deficit. Mr. Reagan is pushing for cut- backs not against wealthy, corporate interests but against medicare, housing, health and safety programs, child nutrition, education and mass transit. There is serious recession in farm, steel, textile, oil and other areas. Real wages for millions of Americans are falling. Republicans and Democrats pushing pay raises for the top cadre can only be seen as further erosion of what moral authority is left in Washingtons leadership. In 1932 and 1933 during the Depression, Congress cut its salary 15 percent to set an example. Third, to avoid a record roll call vote on such salary increases, Congress in 1985 slipped an amendment inside a 135 page continuing resolution which stated that if the House and Senate do nothing for 30 days after the President proposes salary raises, they become law. I believe such a law is : unconstitutional and will probably be tested in the federal courts. It certainly is a sneaky, backdoor way to get more money for the dodging lawmakers and other high government officials. Mr. Reagans Presidential Pay Commission, whose members were largely corporate executives, Rrgued that paying top government people more will get better quality leadership. History provides no evidence of this claim. Today, major corporations are UT MOM Continued on page 3 |