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Show II "y T T Page 2 - September IS. 1998 Editorial Uintah Basin Standard Should The American President Be Fired? The institution of impeachment literally grants Congress the awesome power to determine who remains President ofthe United States. The law ofthe land states that, The President . . . shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, and other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. The legal grounds for impeachment, according to the Starr investigation, are perj ury, obstruction ofjustice, and abuse ofpresidential power. However, the constitution is vague in the respect that itdoesnotspeciflcally define high crimes and misdemeanors. Assume the investigation by the independent council fails to convince Congress that Clintonsactions are impeach able, but rather that he simply displayed bad judgment by havingasexual affair withayoungintem and then denying it. At this juncture, the grounds for impeachment do not necessarily disappear, but reflect what is political and moral, rather than specifically legal. It is political because political institutions impeach, try,and convict. It is moral because morality defines the American regime, at least theoretically. In the real world, citizens are not indicted byagrandjuiy for having an affair. However, the political worldhaslimits. Immoral behavior by public officials violates public trust and inj ures society, and as such is impeach able. If a superintendent ofschools ora college professor has an affair with a student or intern, he or she would be fired in a heart beat and the public would support the action. How ironic that 23 of Americans polled are opposed to impeaching or firing Clinton. One question remains unanswered. How will this nation benefit ifClinton is impeached? First, Congress will be forced to demonstrate courage and will. The legislative body has miserably failed to fulfill it s legal and constitutional responsibilities for many decades, allowing unconstitutional usurpation of power by agencies and otherbranches of government This ailment has its roots in the fact that most politicians consumeagreat deal oftime and energy raising money and campaigning for As a result political in expediencies are divertedelsewhere.TheimpeachmenlofClinton cannot be diverted. Secondly, America is sending the long awaited message that she demands moral leadership. Persons who hold office must be exemplary in public. They must be exemplary in their private life, for private life is the place where true character is revealed. The public trust has been violated and society injured. Clinton should be fired. The survey says Utah is white, Mormon, .Republican & educated Associated Press Remember all the stereotypes people have ofUtah? Theyre not far off. A copyright Salt Lake Tribune poll published last week shows that most Utah residents are white, Mormons. Sixty-sipercent of respondents consider themselves Mormon. That is 11 times as many as the next largest religious affiliation. Protestants and Catholics made up 6 percent of the sample, each. Four percent were Christian and 5 percent said they were other denominations or nondenominational.Only seven 0.005 of the 1,358 respondents percent are Jewish. According to the poll, 92 percent of those polled were Caucasian. All well-educat- x done or tried to accomplish. The iron gates were built fay the couples son and American Legion post 6 donated the work and materials to install them. They also installed a flag pole, the pump house, and the sprinkler system. Last year the culinary water district donated the water set-u- p and water. Oh, but lets dont mention this! Yes, the contractor did donate his time and equipment; he was paid $600 for materials and he signed the receipt. He was asked to help, NOT to take overt And he was not the only person working on the cemetery! There are 95 graves in the cemetery, not 81. It is true the cemetery gets no tax money and runs fay donations only. There are only 36 of the graves that have been paid for, and some were just recently purchased by the three people in Fruitiand who are leading this group trying to form a new cemetery committee! I for one have helped clean the cemetery more than once. Where were all of you who are complaining about it now? Not there helping, thats for sure! I also have grandparents, a brother-in-laaunts, uncles and a very close friend buried there. Yes, I care what it looks like, but I don't want to stab anyone in the back to make it look better! I think the current cemetery caretakers need an apology and to be thanked for all the work that they have done for the Fruitiand community in the last 45 years, not thrown out like last weeks garbage! EDITOR'S NOTE: The Uintah Basin Standard welcomes and encourages opinions from readers in the form of letters to the editor. Letters may lie utilized to express opinions or comments, to highlight outstanding service ofan individual or organization, or any other worthwhile purpose. Letters may not be used to replace Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors, participants or contributors to a particular event or purpose. LETTERS MUST CONTAIN 400 WORDS OR LESS. BE TYPED OR WRITTEN SIGNED. AND INCLUDE NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE AUTHOR. Utters will be puNished unless they contain libelous or defamatory statements. We reserve the right to withould a name by request if the nature of the letter is positive, and to edit letters. Letters may he submitted to the Standard office at 268 S 200 E.. Roosevelt, Utah, 84066 by the published deadline (normally Thursdays at 5:00 p.m.) All letters become property of the Uintah Basin Standan LEGIBLY, Fruitiand cemetery caretakers deserve an apology Dear Editor, I am writing this letter because most of the comments in the article about the Fruitiand Cemetery in the Aug. 25 issue are incorrect. The "area residents who say they are upset with the committee dont know (or maybe they just don't care) just how upset one couple is about this. They have been on this com- mittee for 45 years. The Fruitiand people that signed this petition are people that they thought were their friends. Why couldnt everyone get together and talk about it instead of causing so much trouble? There were never any words of thanks for what the committee has Th , Extended Area Qarwira pgllc OCIVICC CflllS nra foacihla OIC ICddlUIC Dear Editor, We did not start a petition drive without first investigating the requirements to make the petitions valid. The PUC was contacted, also Maxine Zawodnick of Wasatch County, who was responsible for getting extended service for Uintah Basin Standard Inc. 646-90Periodical postage paid at Roosevelt and Duchesne, Utah Published weekly at 261 S. 200 E.. Roosevelt. Utah 84066-310-9 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Uintah Basin Standard at 268 S. 200 E.. Roosevelt. Utrfi 84066-310- 9 OFFICE HOURS: 8 00 ant to I 00 pm. Monday. 9.00 am. to 5:00 pm. Tuesday thru Friday. Phone Fax: 0 DEADLINES: (USPS For all News. Legal Notices. Classifieds A Advertising, the Deadline is Thursday at 5 p m. PUBLISHER: Craig Ashby EDITOR: Lezlcc E. Whiting ADVERTISING: Michelle Roberts OFFICE MANAGER: Tracy Womack PRODUCTION: Writers. Aldan Radicle. Cheryl Mecham. and Smh Colton Production. Colette Ashby. Bonnie Pamsh. Kactyn Meyers. Kim Ames and Shauna Gilbert CORRESPONDENTS: - Teresa Harmston ROOSEVELT ALTAMONT - : BLUEBELL - Stun. Lee Locrtscher 454-397- 6: HANNA - Tracy Roberts 7: LAPOINT -Marlene McClure 247-237- 5. MONTWELL - Nola Nelson MYTON - ; TRIDELL - Loma McKee 247-235- 0: NEOLA Zola Spencer - Virginia Ferguson WHITEROCKS DUCHESNE - Orinda Gee 738-26- Subscription Rates: Clip and Send to: Uintah Basin Standard 268 S. 200 E. Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310- 9 Name. Wz&sxSmiSi In the Uintah Basin Yr.S22- -2 Yr.S34 Out of the Uintah Basin 1 Yr.S36- -2 Yr.S56 1 - Wasatch County not Orem, as the Standard reported. We contacted the Public Utilities Commission again yesterday. Sept. 10, and were told by Wes Huntsman, manager at the complaints department, to bring our petitions and cover letter in for a meeting with them. As for as increased rates for extended area service is concerned, wehave contacted residents ofHeber City who all claim that their phone bills are much less. The people in the St George area had the same problems and asked that their service be changed to extended area service. They are able t6 call as far as Leeds without a toll charge. Why are the telephone companies fighting the issue so strongly? Of course we know it is money, but we would like to have a little money left also after paying our telephone bill. Uintah Basin Telephone tells us when they discontinued extended area service they gave us two rate cuts. I dont remember ever getting a rate cut I have a difficult time understanding why we can call New York cheaper than we can call Roosevelt Uintah Basin Telephone also claims that they are concerned that people who do not use the service will have to subsidize those who do. Does anyone know of anyone that only calls their own area? We do not feel there is anyone who does not make any long distance calls on the Uintah Basin Telephone system there is always the time they will have to call the hospital or a doctor. The real burden at this time is on the children, who should not have to be subject to the separation of schools, church, and friends not to mention emergency assistance. Blaine Young - - the other minorities combined made up the difference. The state Office of Planning and Budget estimates 91 percent and the U.S. Census 89 percent. More than half ofUtah residents 53 percent are female. More than half, again, 53 percent areyounger than 40. Nearly 75 percent of Utah adults live in urban s areas. Just more than poll was commissioned by The Tribune, public radio station KUER, and as part of broader KTVX-T- efforts to gauge sentiments ofUtah residents going into the fall three-fourth- own their homes. Two-thir- said Guards National they were married. Nine percent were divorced, 5 percent widowed. 5th Sixteen percent had never married at the time of the poll. And 47 peroff cent had no children living at home. The Utah National Guard's 5th The poll shows that 77 percent of annual Bo Bikathon residents have lived in the state at started off at the Utah-Idah- o border least 15 years and 46 percent more near Franklin, ID yesterday, Monthan 30 years. Education levels are day, Sept. 14, through the 23rd. high: 51 percent had either some Riders will deliver a message of college or were college graduates. In the week they were polled, 57 being drug- - and violence-fre- e & Utah, In through alternative natural highs, percent were working, 17 percent such as cycling. Over 40 Guard memkeeping house, 2 percent attending bers and civilian riders will pedal school and 10 percent were retired. more than 900mile4 across the state 7'of the 1,368 "polled people Only said they were unemployed, laid off visiting with over 95,000 students. Cyclists will speak to students or looking for work. One percent about the harmful effects of illegal were disabled. Of the workers, 85 By Mary Wertz drugs and inspire them to pledge s Fifty perpercent were from drugs and Most people arrested for driving cent of the respondents made healthy life-fr- ee violence. while under the influence of intoxiSix less or $45,000 percent per year. Schools will conduct assemblies cants (DUD in Utah are men, ac- made more than $90,000. and rallies where students will be Political leanings ran to the right, cording to a recent study by the Utah Department of Public Safety. with 38 percent claiming to be conencouraged to sign wallet-sizedrug-fre- e In Uintah County, for example, servative or mostly conservative; pledge cards along with a 219 males were arrested and 39 percent said they are centrists Drug and Violence Free pledge flag. charged with DUI in 1997, while 65 and 19 percent liberal or mostly Schools with the most participawomen were arrested for driving liberal. But 34 percent of respontion will send representatives to under the influence. dents said they were independent. In Duchesne County, 124 males Libertarian or have some other popresent their flags to Governor Michael O. Leavitt during official were charged with DUI last year litical affiliation. Twenty percent Ribbon Week ceremonies at the state and 22 females were charged. In said they were Democrats; 34 percapitol at 4 p.m., Oct. 16 and will be Daggett County, 17 men and two cent were Republicans. on display in the capitol rotunda. women were arrested for driving The Valley Research poll surunder the influence of intoxicants. veyed 1,358 Utah adults between In the entire state 10,408 men Aug. 3 and Aug. 14. The margin of and 1,834 women were arrested for error is plus or minus 3 percent The driving under the influence. Ofthese drivers 772 are teenagers. In Uintah County, 25 teen drivers were charged with DUI; and in Duchesne County 20 teens were charged with DUI, as well as two by Cheryl Mecham teens in Daggett County. The majority of drivers arrested for this charge are between the ages Taylor Caldwell writes that it is drying out on the counter I will the mundane routine of our lives of 21 and 42. spend 10 minutes searching for this that prevents insanity. I suppose certain piece of plastic even though I have a drawer full ofbutter knives. this is true, however, I dont think Caldwell was talking about ruts. My husband shakes his head, but I see how getting older is affectRuts were once caused by heavy ing him too. Case in point: when I wagons forging through the mud ask to use his set of keys he reand muck after a rainstorm. When sponds as if Ive just asked him to early motorists came along well before roads, they would have to donate a kidney. Color drains from choose their rut carefully because, his face and through clenched teeth he asks how long Ill be needing encouraged to attend a meeting or once in it, breaking out of it was call the respective board members nearly impossible. them, why I need them, and who has mine, or did I lose my set again? Ruts are not a condition of the with policies of concern. Remember, you cant make a difference if young. Kids dont get into ruts; they Separating him from his keys puts him in a panic like hell never be are eager for adventure even if they you don't speak up! Call 722-31able to drive his truck again, or for more information. are uncomfortable. I think older folks are the ones steering down the open the front door to the house. The thing about ruts is that they ruts and thats a darn shame beare as insidious as age spots. We cause ruts squeeze the life out of the living. may think we are participating in a Leavitt I have had conversations with disciplined routine ... but in all actuality were stuck in a rut people who cant leave town because chair Democrat To my horror I found out a short they have farm chores to do. Sugelse do the time ago that my husband and I are someone that gesting Utah Tax Commission chores leads to sheer horror and a deeply mired in a social rut. It all came about after we had an outAssociated Press diatribe on why that is surely an impossibility. Then in the same standing visit with friends who moved out of state three years ago. Republican Gov. Mike Leavitt breath they explain that they never We ate out, watched a couple of has appointed Democrat Rich get to go anywhere or do anything. McKeown as chairman of the Utah movies and talked about everything, I'm certain that there are reaTax Commission. McKeown is a sons which go beyond my undertwice. It felt so good to be with them friend and neighbor ofLeavitts and standing why a milk cow is a necesagain. coaches the governors son Chase in sity, but Ill not risk the question at That was fun, wasnt it I really soccer. miss them, I said to my husband as that point McKeown succeeds Val Oveson, we drove back home that evening. Ruts seem pretty compulsive resigned last week. Oveson recent- obsessive to me, like something you The next morning the blues set in as I realized we wouldn't have the ly was appointed national taxpayer find yourself doing without really advocate for the Internal Revenue wanting to. But the older I get, the chance to socialize with our friends for several more months ... than Service. McKeown, an attorney, has more I see how easy it is to jog along came the awful realization that we been on the commission for two in a path that is old and worn and were in a rut For three years we years. His appointment Tuesday is comfortable. hadn't moved an inch to explore any I can no longer spread Miracle subject to Senate approval. The focus during my tenure will Whip on a slice of bread without a other social relationships. Its a rut be to make it eaaier on people who cheap little plastic scraper my alright, yet ... it's not so bad to let our friends believe that they are comply with the tax law and tough- daughter brought home from coler on those who dont, McKeown lege, because it works better than completely irreplaceable, is it? said. anything else. While the bread is annual bikathon rides er Basin most drunk drivers arrested are men full-tim- e. d, County Farm Bureau to hold policy meetings The Duchesne County Farm Bu- reau will hold Policy Development meetings throughout the County on Tuesday, Sept 22. All meetings, except Duchesne, will start at 7 p.m. Duchesne's meeting is at 8 p.m. The locations are as follows: Roosevelt, Myton, Neola areas. Moon Lake Building, 7 p.m., Hyrum Winterton, board member Tabiona, Hanna, Fruitiand arena, Merrill Pratts home, 7 p.m., Virginia Pratt, board member 848-57722-32- 09 Altamont, Bluebell, ML Home areas, Alan Whites home, Upalco, 7 p.m., Janice White, board mem- ber 454-317- 6 Duchesne, Bridgeland, Arcadia areas, Ken Moons home, Old Hwy 40 rd, 8 p.m., Ken Moon, board mem- ber 738-25- 28 The purpose of these meetings is to identify issues of concern for Farm Bureau members in the local area, county, state and nation, and to formulate a plan of action or possible solutions dealing with those concerns. The policies surfaced at these meetings will then be voted on by Farm Bureau members at the Annual Banquet and Business Meeting, Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Altamont Elementary School. All Farm Bureau members are appoints to POOR ( |