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Show C)PINION The West View Page 3 This opinion section is an open forum for community issues. Editorial columns and opinion articles are strictly the opinion of the author. Letters of an indecent or demeaning nature will not be published. Letters will be edited for style and space. It’s Tough to Say Goodbye From the Editor Dear Editor, are too numerous ‘Dear West View Readers and Supporters: cn, We, recently learned that the Valley J ournals are eule ing out of Salt Lake City after this issue due to a lack of financial support from the city and area businesses. The West View will no longer benefit from our arrangement | with the Salt Lake West Journal as an insert. Because of this, our future is uncertain. We do not want The West View to come to an end. ‘We believe strongly in the value of having nity newspaper that depicts our neighborhoods accurately. We believe in providing a voice ‘who are often misrepresented or ignored by We want to keep on telling your stories and a commufairly and to people the media. expressing the pride that we all feel as West Side residents. Further, we want to keep striving for positive change and solutions to community problems through the paper. But, we aré going to need your support to keep The I’ve It’s tough to say goodbye. been your sportswriter since 2002, but now I’m moving on. There are other things for me to do. But, TVll never forget that you believed in my writing ability when other newspapers wouldn’t give me the time of day. The stories you assigned me to write Heard from patrons at the Sunday Anderson Senior Center: advertising and subscriptions to again become self-sup- porting. son I saw We would like to express our gratitude to the Valley Journals for their efforts and support over the past year. Our partnership with them allowed The West View to reach many more people, more often. On behalf of the West Side of Salt Lake City, we thank the Valley Journals that feeling keeps me here.” Ruby Trujillo for their coverage and interest in our area of the city. At this time of transition, we also want to thank three special people who will no longer be on our staff: Edie Dale J. Neilson, and Melissa here. ple, and how sports affected their lives. More importantly, I learned how the human soul improves itself through trial and error in sports and especially in interacting generally. with others. The whole reason I became a_ newspaper reporter is because of my intense hunger to learn why peo- ple do what they do. ina you fed my appetite well. Writing for The West View has been enjoyable, satisfying and educational. To quote the rock group ABBA from the 1970s: “Thank you for the music, for giving it to me.” Dale J. Neilson Neighbors Speak Out “I love Salt Lake. I lived in Colorado for many years.and never felt likeI belonged. The first per- West View going. We will need to find funding and sell Trimmer, to mention But they were about interesting peo- here smiled at me and Redwood Road is going to kill someone someday. The sensors don’t work. They need to be consistent so people know if there will be a left turn light.” Marvin Hollis “I’m unhappy about the spray painting in the neighborhood. It’s a helluva waste to destroy. people’s property. They clean up after it, but we’ ve got to put a stop to it.” Mel Smith and “We should get rid of all the stoplights. They were invented in Utah, but they’ve never learned to “The Senior Center gives us life. When you are old and your husband dies, it keeps you alive and gives you something to look forward to, a reason to keep trying.” “It’s great living here. It is so diverse, so much more rewarding and culturally rich than other areas where I have lived.” Joanne Lovejoy Kitty Webb use them. The one at 1700 South Sillitoe. These three talented writers and West Side community members have contributed numerous meaningful articles to our paper, largely without pay. They have spent many hours thoughtfully interviewing people who live and work in the community, and then transforming those interviews into captivating stories. Their work will always be remembered with appreciation. We are looking for members of the community who would be interested in writing or photographing for the paper. If you have a knack for writing and the desire, we can train you in the specifics of journalism. It’s a great opportunity to expand your writing skills, build up a portfolio, delve into the inner-workings of the community, and make a positive difference. Please contact our Assistant Editor, Norma Hendrickson, at 250-7130 or njhendri@hotmail.com, if you are interested in con- tributing. | : Charlotte Fife-Jepperson COMMUNITY BULLETIN Attention west side families! University Neighborhood Partners is sponsoring CommUnity Day @ the U Sat., September 10, 3 - 5 p-m. in the Student Union on the University of Utah Campus. Come for fun activities, light refreshments, and to Congratulations to University Neighborhood Partners Assistant Director Sarah Munro on the birth of her healthy baby boy. Powell Alexander Munro Holzner, was born August 26, 8 Ibs. 4 oz., and was named after explorer John Wesley Powell and her great grandfather, Alexander. BOARD learn more about how you and/or your children can become university students. Free passes to the Natural History Museum and bowIing alley. Lots of prizes and drawings! © For more information please call Kate Rubalcava at 972-3596. On the left: Anti-war protesters display pro-peace signs with the words “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” and “Practice nonviolence” at Pioneer Park on August 22, the Same day that President Bush visited Salt Lake City. On the right: At the same rally, a mother from Bountiful, Utah carries photos of her son and his unit, who are serving in Iraq. “I believe President Bush when he says that we are in Iraq to prevent us from having to fight a war on our own soil. Iraq needs a big brother to bring democracy to their country, and we are that big brother,” she said. Photos by Charlotte Fife-Jepperson SPY HOP ers were in college, and I learned so need in the place where stories,” said Sharing much from them. Kim got us to really communicate, so we didn’t clash on the air or interrupt each other. It was a little rough at first because of the local musician and performing artist. Besides featuring their songs on the radio, musicians get to perform at wide range of musical interests we local acoustic cafés, underwritten by had, but we became really supportive of each other. We still see each other; we're still friends.” Matt Mateus, Spy Hop Audio Programs Director, is a West Side Starbucks Coffee. continued from page | resident and former Glendale Middle School teacher. He says he wants to give teens a voice. “Like all of Spy Hop’s programs, this came out of a CORRECTION: baseball player, had tried that this information was playing college ball. The community. We need a teenagers can tell their Mateus. the art is as important with his young neighbors. And yes, he gets nervous right along with them. as making it, says Mateus, himself a Free “Open Mikes” for teenaged musicians and songwriters are “It’s inspiring to watch those kids perform for the first time,’ Mateus says. “Sometimes they’re really nervous, but for the most part, it’s just amazing. It’s all about giving them every venue that’s possible to perform, whether it’s live or in held every Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center, 855 West California Avenue. Youth need not sign up to attend. For more information about “Loud and Clear,” contact Spy Hop at 532-7500 or www.spyhop.org. You can hear Utah’s only youth-pro- duced radio on KRCL 90.9 FM every Saturday night from 9-10 p.m. the studio.” Mateus also enjoys working The August edition of The West View reported that Pete Babalas, a former West High out for the San Diego Padres this season. His father, Gus Babalas, notified the editor incorrect. He stated his son never tried out for the San Diego Padres and is currentlyWest View apologizes for the error. ~ |