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Show Pat?L 2 - OPINION l. :0)2 March Uintah Basin Standard Support Your Local Caucus Meeting On Monday. March 25, Republican and Democratic Neighborhood ( 'aucus meetings will be held throughout Duchesne and Uintah counties. These meetings givcciticnsachancc to sliape and share in the future oftheir communities. The delegates chosen during the caucus meet mgs will determ ine wh ich candidates from theirporty willruiiinilKprinviry election. At the ncighborlv hnI caucus meetings delegates to the state con entions arc also selected, and party members have a chance to reaffirm their stand on the political and moral issues they will put their votes behind. The neighborhood caucus meetings are typically not well attended, that's a shame because they provide the fundamental forum that citizens must take part in ifour democratic system is to work. Take the time to attend your neighborhood caucus meeting and get involved in the traditional American democratic process. n Vjvcv$sf)t$mocuztie,aae,ti V . 771 Our Other Forgotten Heros Submitted By Onkar Ghatc I, there iiiingly.inthcuakeofScptcmherl lias been a growing appreciation of the vital importance of our police and our military in defending us against attack. But the terrorist assaults should have also underscored the crucial role of another group of American heroes. The deeds of those individuals, unfortunately, continue to go unrecognized. Remember that as admirable as our men in uniform arc. we would be better oil' if their courage were not needed - i.c., if there were no criminals to jail or foreign aggressors to defeat. 'I heir actions derive meaning from the values they dedicate themselves to protecting the values commonly described as the American w ay of life." Mut w hat is that exactly - and w ho is responsible for creating it? To those w ho have caught even a glimpse of daily Ii fe in Afghanistan, the contrast to life in the United States is shocking. In that primitive counuy there are few cars or paved roads, no shopping malls or bountiful groceiy stores, virtulittle in the w ay of entertainally no ment be it television or movie theaters or deconcert halls few hospitals, no vices. What there is. in abundance, is the labor of a subhuman existence. Unlike America. Afghanistan has scant material w ealth and virtually no industrialization. .Why? What explains this lack? ( )nly one factor: the absence of freedom. Afghanistan has been a country without liberty. Its citizens had no right to think for themselves: their thoughts" were dictated by the Taliban. They had no right to property: what meager goods they managed to produce w as loot for the nearest warlord. They had no right to pursue their own happiness: their lives were supposed to belong to Ciod and to the slate. The American way of life is, fundamentally. a life of individual liberty. Devoid of the freedom that America's men in uniform Afghanistan lacked the type of person who flourishes under freedom: the businessman. It is the free mind of the businessman ihal raises the capital and creates the methods by w h ich the discos cries of science are transformed into commercial products. It is thehusinessman w ho invcntsassembly- I high-rise- s, high-tec- h back-breaki- safe-guai- ng d, line production and turns the automobile from a curiosity to a necessity. It is the businessman who figures out how to deploy the latest discovery in chemistry into a fertilizer that boosts agricultural yields. It is the businessman who coordinates and directs vast amounts of capital and labor in order to build transcontinental railg passenger ways. colossal dams, planes, and electrical generating stations. It is the businessman who is among the first to recognize the value of innovations, patiently waiting for others to see what he has seen - and so builds a Microsoft, which raises everyone's standard of living. The businessman is the one who devotes his mind to producing wealth. The businessman is the creator of the American way of life a life of prosperity and progress made possible by freedom. Without his present and past actions, our daily lives would resemble the dismal existence of the Afghanis. The terrorists, who in their words love death like Americans love life, understand the connection of business to life. That is why they struck at the symbols of commercial success: ocean-hoppin- the skyscrapers of the World Trade Center. It is time we grasp that same connection. Rather than denounce businessmen whenever the price of gasoline rises (and, when it falls, take that as proof that the price was too high in the first place) rather than habitually cast businessmen as the villains in our TV shows and movies rather than smear all businessmen for the dishonesty of a few who want to get rich not by production, but by fraud we should praise the producers. have made The attacks of September value the aware of the more of acutely people American way of li fe and of those who defend it. But the many businessmen who perished on that date, and their thousands of brothers-in-spir- it who survived, are the men who make that of way life a daily reality. In justice, as we commemorate the anniversary of that tragic day, should we also not pay tribute to these heroes? (Onkar Ghate, Ph.D. in philosophy, is a resident fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. The Institute promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. ) 1 1 six-mon- th Attention all Duchesne County FPITOR s Xt TF: The I antah Hasin Standard welcome and entourages npinums from readers in the Jorm of teller in the editor, tellers may he utilized to express opinions or coninnnts. to highlight outstanding 'mu f oi an mdi victual nr organization, nr an olltei worthwhile purfm.se. Letiet s mov noi he used to replace Cards ot Thanks or to list sponsors, participant or eonlrihulois to a pariieul.ir ri ml or purpose 4IKI VORLS JB m. iisv LhlHLY. 1 hriitfs jyrinoJt 4X1 i.Ml IDF SIUXEI). S.4.HI. APIIRLSS 4XI THOSE SI MHFR Oh 7 HF .41 THOR Utters will he published unless they contain libelous or defamatory statements He reserve the right to edit letters and to m ithhold a name hy request if the nature of the letter is fmsituv Utters may he submitted to the Standard ol'n e at 'bg S. '(HIE.. Roosevelt. Utah. gd'lbbhx the deadline published Thursdays at f become property Standard (HI of I normally ) 4 ,7 letters the L'miah Hasin pm Production of The Curious Savage appreciated Dear Editor, I express my thanks to all who time,- effort and money to prospnt vide delightful family entertainment. It was proof that bad language and indecent implications are not necessary to entertain. Ed Rowley - property owners Dear Editor, This article is being addressed to all property owners. If youre considering sellingoifa piece of property, it is highly recommended that you first check with the Planning & Community Development Department of Duchesne County. There may be or subdivision concerns which may need to be considered prior to saleor purchase. We're asking for the public to make a simple telephone call to the county to ensure that by selling olT a piece of property, the property will be in compliance with tlie subdivision and zon-inga- For example, should an individual want to refinance their home and even though they may own 80 acres, the bank may only want the minimum area requirement, i.e., five acrea. The county has allowed for this type of property split under our minin' subdivision definition and requirements. As another example, should an individual desire to split, off a single, e split to sell, family being incl uded. fur their home site, this also is covered by our minor subdivision definition and requirements. The minor subdivision requirements are far less stringent than the regular subdivision requirements. During November of 2001 the county revised the zoning ordinance and map. This revision may have affected your property's zoning. Both the agricultural and residential zones have a minimum area (acreage) requirement. They range from ten acres down to the one acre zone, and in the old Keola town site, some are even in one-tim- the half acre zone. Telephone numbers are: Roosevelt 7 ext 152; Duchesne area area 2 or county wide tool free is 0 ext 152. Duchesne County Planners Office 722-399- 738-115- 822-268- Mrs. Loertscher you are wonderful Dear Editor, I would like to thank Mrs. Jackie Loertscher for all the time that she has spent in the last three or four years, for thecountlesB hours and many phone calls that she has made on behalfofour children so they could experience the joys of the Olympics and Paralympics, a honor. She didnt have to do it and she didnt get paid to do it, but she knew the kids in Roosevelt would eryoy it. And even after she gotthe tickets, she spent more time on getting buses to take them and supervisors to make sure the kids were safe while there. And to still teach your 1" grade class, you are wonderful. 1 know that it was hard and stressful and took up a kit of your time and you will receive blessings and rewards in the end. I have heard a lot of stories from a lot of the kids and they had a great time and were excited to go and see them. I still hear a lot of kids talking about it and how much fun they had and they know they may never get to go again to the Olympics and that they are happy that they got to go while it was here in Utah. Jackie, thank you, I know that my daughter really eqjoyed going and had a great time. I know that I couldnt have taken her out to eiyoy the Olympics and I am grateful to you. Thank you again. Loma Clegg Thinking Out Loud When I go to the dentists office I should leave my nose at home! Not only is it a significant obstacle to work around, but just the antiseptic smell alone sets my nerves on edge. My ears definitely should stay at home too, so I cant hear the sound of the drill while Ive got my big nose buried in a book (pretendingto concentrate) with the other readers in the waitingroom! My stomach is in knots, my eyelid gets twitchingand then my name is called! Now ifthat doesn't unravel your last nerve nothing will. When I was a kid it was like a walk to the electric chair. I'd go once my mother peeled my arms from around her neck and told me, Knock it ofl! Now it's just mental torture. There you are laying on your back in the levitating chair, that little bib thing around your neck. Youre staring up into that lamp hangingover your head (which looks just like the laser eye from alien spaceships in War of the Worlds), while you contemplate what is going to happen next. The dental hygienist comes in. Shes masked, goggled, gloved and laying out metal things on a tray. Some are pointed, some are hooked and there are a couple of things that look like they belong in the garage. And you get scared, really scared, and your jaw kind of clamps shut and the nerves arejust twitching in your cheeks (in rhythm with your eyelid) and she leans over you and says, Open." Well, I cant help it! Sometimes it takes two or three requests before I can loosen my lips and by then her nostrils are beginning to flare. She says, Wider and grabsuponeofher tools and starts digging and scraping and grinding. This is when my back starts to get a bow in it. My body is coining out ofthe chair whether or not my head can follow. Relax, she asks, and goes on searching like an archeologist on a dig. Id like to explain my situation to her, but while shes looking for fossils with my jaw extended into the locked position it is impossible. So I lay there, my back in a perfect rainbow shape. The hygienist decides maybe a knee to the chest will help hold me down, and the cleaning proceeds. Crazy thoughts go through my mind. Has anyone screamed? I wonher and der ifanyone has run away with the bib thing still around their neck? I pause. No. This line of thinking was only making my feet twitch. I had to stop myself and come back to the present. When I did, it was no surprise, I was drowning in my own saliva. Here, she Bays, handing me a suction hose. Put little plastic-tippe- d this between your lips. I did. It grabbed a hold of my tongue and made this terrible slurping noise. I yanked it out. Whazzz why dwooling?" I asked between her fingers and a tool. Open ... wider, she responded. Twenty minutes and a pound of out-muscl-ed grit later, I was getting a lesson on correct flossing I guess youre not supposed to use fishing line, rubber bands, or match book covers. And oddly enough, she never addressed western cafe tooth pick habits. So, with a new tooth brush in my pocket it was time for the dentist to have a go. Since my jaw was lyingopen on my chest at this point he didn't have to say, Open. He just took his tiny mirror in one hand and his pick in the other and knocked and pried around between my teeth and swelling gums. Veiy good, he said. I didnt know if he was commenting on my teeth or the hygienists latest dig. I nodded and waited, waited for the signal that sprungme from the chair. See you in six months, he said. BINGO! I was outta there. I managed to check my gleaming smile in the paper towel holder on the way to the lobby. No foot twitching no jaw twitching no eye twitch. I was back to normal. Six months! I exclaimed to the receptionist. My joy unconstrained. She handed me a card with a September date, adding Well be here. Thats when the eye twitch thing came back.-- Vernal Kmart isn't targeted for closure Four Utah Kmart stores are on the hit list of the companys corporate headquarters as they restructure under Chapter 1 1 bankruptcy, but the Vernal store isnt among them. In all, 271 Kmart discount stores and 12 Kmart Supercenters will shut down in cities across the countiy. The Kmart stores to be closed are located in Brigham City, Farmington, Park City and Sandy. Kmart, the nations third biggest discount retailer after Wal-Maand Target, currently operates more than 2,100 stores nationwide. The job cuts amount to just under nine percent of its work force of about 250,000. The decision to close these seling offices, 14 classrooms, a new underperforming stores, which do not gymnasium and locker rooms, and a meet our financial requirements gomedia center. It will be constructed ing forward, is an integral part of the east of the old school on the ground company's reorganization effort, "read where the little league baseball fields a statement issued by Kmart Chief and park pavilion were located. Executive Chuck Conway. Chad Peatrosa of Valley Builders was awarded the job of construction manager, but all aspects ofconstructing the new school will be bid out to Bfory Ideas? subcontractors. 8ee a story? Phase two is estimated to cost $1.5 million and will begin sometime after SeeHinPrint I phase one is completed. Phase two CaB us will include a new commons area, a 722-613- 1 concessions kitchen, and vocational shops. Duchesne High building project to begin in April Ground breaking for phase one of the new Duchesne High construction project is expected to take place some- time in April. Duchesne County School District Business Administrator Dee Miles said all subcontractor bids are due by March 20, and the plan is to start awarding bids March 21. There has been a lot of interest in bidding for the project, said Miles. Ive been told that there are people from all over the state interested in the jobs. Voters approved a bond issue last November for $3.5 million to help finance the new building. It will be constructed in two phases. Phase one will consist ofadministrative and coun- - Utah cares little about their children Dear Editor, My grandson brought home from school a flyer touting National Childrens Dental Health Month. A local dentist is offering his services to the community with a free dental screening! Some of these screenings will undoubtedly reveal a need for some kind of follow-u- p service, which definitely wont be free. Our legislature, in its infinite wisdom, chooses to put at risk the only source of free dental care for children Dental Clinic), and none ofthe local dentists accepts Medicaid (Tri-Count- y patients. At $92 a pop just for exam and denning, how many parents can aflard dental care for their kids that involves fillings or braces? The rationale of welfare reform is that those who cant afford it will go to work and thus be able to pay for their own care ... this in an area with a high rate of unemployment, where more children live in poverty than almost anywhere else in the state. For all its posturing about "family values, it appears that this is a state that cares little for it children. Especially its poor children. Barbara A. Smith Th rt Uintah Basin Standard Inc. Periodical postage paid at Roosevelt and Duchesne, Utah (USPS 646-90Published weekly at 268 S. 200 E Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310-9 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to die Uintah Basin Standard at 268 S. 200 E, Roosevelt, Utah 84066-310-9 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a.m. to I K)0 p m. Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday. Phone Fax: 722-41DEADLINES: For all News. Legal Notices. Classifieds Advertising, the Deadline is Thuraday at 5 pan. PUBLISHER: Craig Ashby EDITOR: Lezlee E. 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