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Show They Liked It9 But Didn't Sign It? I would like to thank all 157 people who signed the No-Fee petition circulating last week. Your overwhelming support '. helped inspire the Escalante '. City Council to pass a ; Resolution against the Fee ; Demo program here and every-; every-; where else. ;; I would also like to thank Sam and Debbie Spencer for supporting the no-fee issue and encouraging people to sign the " petition. I fully support their " suggestion that people contact ' our elected representatives to ; protest the fees. The Spencers' attempt at ; character assassination, howev-; howev-; er, is pathetic not to mention completely false. I'm not inclined to debate people " so . badly misinformed about my background, values, and life-.,' life-.,' style, but will admit that, ; although I was born in Virginia, ; I have lived in the West since 1965 and spent a number of years as a working cowgirl on a very large New Mexico ranch. I like cows as well as clean air and water, and anyone who knows me at all knows I have never supported the Monument nor spoken in favor of its creation. cre-ation. Like everyone else, I live with the reality of it now. ' The Spencers' mean-spirited attempt to demean both Erica and myself and cast doubt on our motives and the work we have done speaks only of their own character, not ours. We have worked hard to inform our neighbors about the possible fees, and we are working now with people in other affected communities to ensure that their towns pass No-Fee Resolutions also. This is a large battle and the more who help the better, so it is unfortunate that the Spencers chose to give vent to . their fantasies and irrational prejudices rather than sign the petition. Gwendolyn Zeta Escalante |