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Show October 26,1999 states higher as it exists today, just as there is in any reading. It is seldom that one gets to see large enterprise. But that fact is no rea- so many prejudices crammed into such a. narrow point of view. son to withdraw support for that which helps to secure the futures of us as well as our children. Baker’s views may not be broad, but his reasoning certainly is shallow. He has: succeeded brilliantly in taking facts and valid statistics and wrestling them to faulty conclusions, and then disproving — loans, they are the last best hope for many at present. However, it is a shame that in the process of helping people finance an education, we are creating a generation of young debtors, some cases, dead beats. Consider first that the costs for higher education borne by the government are - not expenditures at all, but are invest- in political prosperity and stability, social order. I am reluctant economic The and | hall- ple in the State at times. And for a state lege Finally, Baker states that he has three college degrees. | do hope that they are all from private institutions and not from some “tax subsidized” school. If graduates earn “nearly which. a million dollars” more over their working lifetime than do high school graduates. Mr. Baker, those earnings translate tremendous amount into a of personal, corpo- and days. At least then, both leaders of the into a little club, the Relief , family unit would be treated equally ‘the church. = * idee, Economically, everything is tied to everything else in society. When we eeu speak louder _in words. Relief Society; I am sure it isa wonderful civic organization. It is to say something against a religion that does not apathy and resignation would dominate - we cannot isolate them from the socie- the Midway Municipal Election of 1999; one person has come forward to give tal costs for law enforcement, voters the costs of higher education | Why, because Eve among us hasn’t? welfare, and rehabilitation. Not only do Marilyn Urry has made what must have college graduates earn more on average, been a difficult decision. She has placed -know exactly how archaic organized religions.can be. I would simply hope but as a group, they also have a lower herself in the race for a City Council that a religion that was organized just a crime rate. It becomes a “pay now or pay seat by declaring her write-in candidacy. century ago would be a bit more hip and_ contemporary, if for no other reason than because its female members would | later” proposition. It is better to invest in education and prosperity than in police, prisons and public pensions. opportunity for I find irony in the fact that no challenger registered to get their name on the ballot prior to the deadline, in a year when there was much railing and wail- Ideally, it would be desirable and practi© County Courier Having been born and raised Catholic, the mother-ship of female oppresslon, I an rebel. - Since the beginning of time, women ing about various issues among the pop- have carried the burdens of responsibili- on two of the five receipts that were presented as evidence in the trial. - ing purchases she made on Christmas Eve at Day’s using the school’s charge.account. | ~The Wasatch ate an apple? Who | choice. prisons, Send your Letter to the Editor to: allow women to hold positions of power. Just when it appeared that total public by. F, Miller, Park City oe This is not to say anything against the Editor: cal for this nation to provide free tuition California is the hot church topic these a few of them would discover birth con- aoe Midway Write-In high school graduates that Baker is wor- consider Isn’t it just darling how they have found. a place to tuck the four million female just awful if they spent that time getting involved in real community issues or working little jobs. Oh no, maybe then : | Raviiond Mayo, Midway 7 pensions for those ried about. n’t awakened to the fact that women are more than just eye candy. It appalls me that he and the other leaders of the LDS church appear to feel that women should be merely humored and cast trol, independence, or, gasp, reality. Those extra millions are usually earned through the creation of companies, and jobs, benefits So it appalls me that the leader of the world’s fastest-growing religion still has- Seems ironic that same-sex marriages in somewhere to spend their time. It’d be respective states for the tax money that he so selfishly appropriated. - Society, so that the women-folk have all of us and step forward and repay the nice return on investment. Marilyn. church. members not, perhaps he could set an example for rate, and state sales tax revenues on the part of those college graduates-a very you, PC Feminist On A Rant to agree with anything with the population that Utah has, two law schools seem to be a redundancy. | propose that we tear down at least one of them and use the space to create more “Visitor parking.” You choose thank aside, put in their own little clubs where they can hold internal positions of power that won't effect the real workings of the church. It appalls me that he Editor: would point-blank state that. “People I am absolutely thrilled that you printed wonder what we do for our women,” an excerpt of LDS church president, admitting knowledge that the women in Gordon Hinkley’s speech to the Los the LDS church are continually, from a Angeles World Affairs Council in last spiritual’ perspective, stifled, yet he and week’s Courier. It was very moving, parother church leaders still do nothing ticularly the condescending attitude he about it. And it appalls me that the conveyed regarding his organization's — women sit back and take it.’ disposal of the female members of the in Baker would have us believe that the cost of higher education is borne on _wage earners, and that with no real return to them or society (“College benefits mostly the college student”). Then he goes on to state that as a group, col- rate, Joe Morgan, Midway that Baker said in his article, but | will allow him his point on lawyers. There does seem to be more lawyers than peo- mark of a democratic nation is an educated population. | any own testosterone levels. Midway should thank you by, at the very least, going to the polls on November 2nd and exercising their civic duty, no matter which candidate they want. As for government grants and student his own conclusion. ments At. 525 S. Main Street Heber City, UT 84032 (435) 654-2531 Letters to the Editor Policy We the invite submission of reader opinion, letters for publication in The Wasatch County Courier. We will.do our best to print all letters we receive..We promise not to pick and choose which ones to publish based on our own agenda. However, a few rules are probaSeig bly in order. letters print to not right the 1. We reserve -we deem to be inflammatory, factually inac- curate or with unsupported accusations. NECIA continued from page 1 the school, besides the custodial department, had also abused the Day’s charge ‘account. 7 Horrocks denied ever having signed any receipts and said that, in the past, Linda Smith had signed her name on school It did not appear in the trial that Smith had admitted to this particular crime when she wrote out her original confes- sion. ae Steve Edwards, the head of maintenance for the school, admitted on the witness detention slips when she was not readily available. Linda Smith admitted to doing - stand to sharing pop and donuts, that were purchased from Day’s Market, with the rest of the custodial staff. She was also caught in a trap when she this, but said. it was something they both said under oath did for each other on occasion. stealing from the school until September 1998. Horrocks’ defense attorney promptly confronted her with new receipts that she had signed in August.It appeared that Smith had also not admitted to this other instance in -her written statement. | Linda Smith, who was also charged by the county attorney's office, eventually - accepted a plea in abeyance from the prosecuting attorney. In her written state‘ment she admitted to having used the school’s account on several occasions to -buy personal items. She agreed to pay the school back for the items she illegally charged, as well as pay a fine. — Some of the items that were purchased included: shampoo for permed. hair, pantyhose, Dial soap, Lever 2000 deodor- ant soap, Suave Dry hand lotion, Mr. Clean, Caress body wash, 12 packs of Dr. Pepper, 12 packs of Coke, Herbal Essence body wash, roses, designer blush, Shedd’s -Country Crock, Pep-e-mints, SOS all-surface . cleaning pads, marbled. cheddar cheese, milk and ‘cottage cheese. Linda Smith claimed in her testimony that Necia Horrocks was with her at Day’s and that she also purchased personal On the witness stand under cross exami- ~ items, even though her signature was only confronted. with new evidence, concern- nation from Wendy Hufnagel, Horrocks’ defense attorney, Linda Smith was also ai the ry categorizing education system as the largest welfare group in the State made for interesting pa Courier Then again, some old timers have told ‘me that is typical of Midway. What I hear them saying is that individuals with the guts, civic pride, commitment and ’ respect for the democratic process to put themselves on the line, are pretty hard to come by. rey Keith Baker’s article in the October 19, ty of bearing children and living longer. Our present societal weakness. stems from our smaller physical size coupled with our biological tendencies away from physical confrontations. Yet women are equally as capable of making logical decisions, in fact, maybe more so because rarely are we influenced by our might be vulnerable. that she did not start Eight grueling hours of testimony, crossexamination, redirect and closing state- 2. We apologize in advance if we are unable to print your letter because of space considerations. But, please, don’t stop writing. We will try our best to print your next letter. 3. We will print letters as they are submitted, with spelling and grammatical errors. This is not because we want to embarrass or ridicule writers with their errors. It 1s because we do not want to unintentionally change the meaning of your letter. Some let-ters are written in character with intentional errors to emphasize a a point. We will be glad to proof and correct any letters that have a written request to do so . after the signature. Of course, we won t print that request in The Courier. 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Courier cannot and'does not ments were used by Wendy Hufnagel to to consider the evidence and hand down a unanimous decision of not guilty. % .. ble for, nor do letters to the editor express vouch=:for the aceuracy or=validity of any a econ Editor: ulace and,. moreover, when the. inctum-bent Councilmen = - to every qualified individual who desires to earn a college degree.. There is’ enough money to finance such a system. Unfortunately,-it is being squandered in non-productive and destructive ways, but that is another subject. And there is a waste in the higher educational system Tt LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Baker Needs Schoolin’ Tint aT itr it WASATCH COUNTY COURIER |