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Show The story gets better. My aunt kept her name when she married in 1977. Talk about breaking new ground. I knew nothing at the time, but apparently you would have thought she was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. During her five year marriage, whenever she received a letter from my grandfather it was addressed, without fail, to Mrs. Elizabeth Lojeski (her husband's last name). Twenty years later, when my grandfather writes me, he addresses the letter to Ms. Anne Wilson. (Or to Ms. Anne Wilson and Mr. Peter Lawson when he writes both of us.) Not only Wilson, but Ms. What a guy. I cannot tell you what that means to me. I think what I find surprising is that more women today do not keep their own names when they marry. Half of my close friends from Smith have married and only two of us kept our own names. I know of no high school friends who retained their maiden names. During the time I worked as a paralegal in tax and estate planning, I came across more than a dozen Mormon families in which the daughters had not even been christened with a middle name...because when they married, their last name would become their middle SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE 1471 South 100 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105 www.suwa.org 801.486.3161 suwa@suwa.org CARTOON OF THE MONTH: BY BRAD WOLVERTON In the end. it’s important to remember the benefits of keeping your own name. There is the innate statement of autonomy and individuality. name. There is only one thingI find disappointing about staying Anne Wilson. It is that there are times when I find myself apologizing because someone else is confused about my marital status or who my spouse is. “It's hard to keep track these days,” I say, placatingly. Well, damn it, it's not something I need to apologize for. We all ask for first names when the need arises. It's just not that hard to get into the habit of asking for last names. If Miss Manners has dealt with it, the rest of us can too. In the end, it's important to remember the benefits of keeping your own name. There is the innate statement of autonoray and individuality. There are also some that are more frivolous, but nonetheless worth mentioning. For example, when you check into a motel in a rural locale, the clerks often assume you're having an affair. You're free to play this up if you think your marriage needs a little excitement. However, for me the very, very, best benefit is that when telemarketers call and ask for Mrs. Lawson I can, in all truthfulness say, “No one by that name lives here.” oooo Now, ; : Featuring Grammy nominee R. Carlos Nakai, the world’s premier Native American flutist. FRIDAY, JULY 14 © #:00 PM SLRin hd Books in Ridgway: Montrose; Cimarron for Visa/MasterCard urchases, call Western 970-249- oe #* fee I call conservation! eT Out-of-print, rare, and new books, documents, ephemera relating to Grand Canyon, Colorado River, and Colorado Plateau, including: Grand Junction; Phoenix in Delta; Valley Books & Coffee and Blue Sky Music in AVALON THEATRE, GRAND JUNCTION | 22222, pms, RESERVED SEATING $20 © AT THE DOOR $25 what Five Quail Books R. CARLOS NAKAI QUARTET =, ssroune A NATIVE AMERICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE that's ¢ Grand Canyon National Park history, hiking, etc * Colorado River exploration, river Post Office Box 9870 Phoenix, Arizona 85068-9870 5quail@GrandCanyonBooks.com running, etc. * Mormon history, etc. ° Fred Harvey Company, Santa Fe Railroad Fax: 602.861.1113 ° Glen Canyon Voice: 602.861.0548 * USGS bulletins, and Rainbow Bridge professional papers and water-supply papers Catalogues issued regularly. On-line catalogs at http://www.GrandCanyonBooks.com Quotes and want lists welcome. Stock shown by appointment only. From Sandstone Entertainment in Grand Jct... Jesse Colin Young...sunes The Great Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Orchestra...sune 26 Firefall.. July 7 Young Dubliners... sy 1 Ricky SKagoS...sy 27 Robert Earl Keen, Jr...sugustz For more information: And coming later this summer: _The Amazing Rhythym Aces, Little peat Gordon Lightfoot, Greg Brown. BR 970.243.TIXS (8497) ' www.sandstoneconcerts.com |