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Show Review - Thursday, October 14, 1982 - Page 3 Editorial . . fliere is power in these pages Nte: As our editor's to National SSaperWeek this article, 5 by the Publisher, ires the role of a com-ity newspaper ' Maybe you don t feel iical surges of strength Ssing through your veins Jvouread, but indeed there wer in these pages. That Ter is information. fact, the service or product of any newspaper is information, but the Lation provided by a Immunity newspaper is iiique to all other media. ? Likewise, a community i newspaper is a unique source j power. k Real People Power This newspaper has no use i;. f()r syndicated news services ch as A.P. or U.P.I. The only news we publish is about t. you. Sometimes it's about you ;i foe individual, oftentimes it's about you, the community. N Although we have a highly dedicated staff of editors and correspondents, we prefer to ask the questions rather than I jive the answers. We hope to I be a focal point for all im--1 nortant community inf-ormation the place where M all comes together in t tangible form. That makes our product your newspaper. - Your newspaper represents you to the rest of the com-- , munity and to the world. And I can assure you that your newspaper is read in the chambers of city hall, by your ., representatives in the state legislature, by the school board, by the governor's office and even in Washington, D.C. These off-icials know that your newspaper is a grassroots forum for real people with real concerns. They know the a story wasn't something pulled off the wires to fill a hole. That's real people power. Let me suggest three ways for you to better use this power. 1) Letters to the editor. Writing forces you to organize your thoughts and articulate your position. Once you have done that, you have the free privilege of sharing your opinion with others. It's good. to write your congressman, but it's even better to write your newspaper and send your congressman a copy. Guidelines for writing letters were published in last week's edition. 2) Keep us informed. Our crew of editors and correspondents, however dedicated, cannot be everywhere at once. This is your newspaper. If you think we're missing something, for heaven's sake let us know! A list of correspondents and their areas of responsibility follows at the end of this ar-ticle. And if you really have a complaint, write a letter to the editor. We even print letters that criticize us! 3) Read what you need to know. We do our best to publish everything you want to know about the community. But, regretably, what you want to know isn't always what you need to know. Of-tentimes, the only citizen present at city council and other public meetings is one of our correspondents. We're there because you need to know about such boring but powerfully important subjects as budgets, bonding, taxation, ordinances, law enforcement, and so on. In fact, the law requires that before most governing bodies take formal action they must provide for public input and inform you of their meetings and actions through a bonafide newspaper, not through a "shopper's guide," not through direct mail, television, radio or billboards, but through a paid sub-scription newspaper. This information is called public or legal notices. We publish them every week usually near the classified ad section, which brings me to . . . The Power of the Purse Although this newspaper is a community servant and a grassroots public forum, it is also a business. And for those of us "in the business", we learn quickly that public service is powerless without profits. Or to put it another way, there is no free press without free enterprise. The profit picture of a community newspaper reflects the local retail economy. Your newspaper is not controlled by city hall or special interest groups, but by the free market system. In fact, newspapers are ineligible for any type of financing involving a government agency. Why? Because the "watchdog of government" cannot be threatened by political purse strings. Who then controls the purse? You do. However, this time not so much as a reader but as a consumer. Sub-scriptions account only for about 10 percent of total revenue. By far, the lions share of revenue comes from commercial advertising. The amount of advertising purchased dictates the size of the newspaper and therefore the amount of space available to publish news. Advertisers expect direct returns from the newspaper; and that's where you come in, because ad-vertising is information too! It is the power to find the, best values, while saving time and money in the process. Let me suggest three ways for you to benefit from the power of advertising : 1) Shop and compare. Advertising allows you to compare products, prices and services from your kitchen table saving a great deal of time and effort. 2) Clip coupons. Coupons not only save you money, they also tell businesses that their advertising is working. 3) Shop in your own com-munity or as close to home as possible. When spent with local ad-vertisers, you're money works several times over to bolster the local economy. Benefits come back to you in terms of less direct taxation, better community services, more jobs and great productivity. Yes, there's power in these pages, however, it's not because of what we write. It's because of what you do. Whether news or advertising, information is power. Please use it wisely because it's your community and your newspaper. There's just one more thing you should know about your newspaper. It's wholly owned by life-lon- g permanent residents of North Utah County. We intend to do our job the best way we know how because it's our community too. 'ttttt Here are the people that can help you make it happen: 756-766- 9 or 785-31- Publisher Brett R. Bezzant Managing Editor Marc Haddock City Editor Marcella Walker Advertising MarceaOwen Sportswriter Jack Hill t Lindon Correspondent ... - Linda Harris T r. ; General Correspondents Mary Coons J. Ford Anderson P-G- - Blab by Marcella Walker We received a note from Ned Johnson saying he and his family have moved to St. George. He has bought a place called "The Big Dipper" there. It is located just above "Denny's" and "Best Western Motel" just off the off ramp of the freeway going into St. George. All you who travel south to St. George on occasion ought to stop by and see him. Lots of hardy souls turned out last Friday for the Alumni Football game. It was really quite good even though some of the players were reportedly not in top shape. The hardest part was for the spectators trying to keep warm on the icy afternoon which even featured a few snow flurries. Surprisingly, there were quite a few fans out to see the game. We understand that the wrestling coach, Darold Henry, thought it was so successful he is hoping for an alumni wrestling match. At least that would be indoors so that we wouldn't freeze. All of you who didn't care for the open classroom idea at the junior high school are going to be very pleased with the permanent walls being installed at the school. It looks really different where those move-able walls used to be, however. Not being a fancier of the open classroom, this change really pleases me. All of you should see it. Pat Goff has had a sprained ankle. We were sorry to hear that. All of you should take a peak inside the old junior high gym that is being renovated into a community center. The lights have been installed and give off so much light they probably won't have to use them all. Bill Hoglund is getting ready to order the roller skates. A snack bar has been built on the upper deck. It appears that the building is going to be a real asset to the community. This is National Newspaper Week. I made a trip down into the deep dark recesses of the basement of The Review building and dug out several old copies of the newspaper. These are written up in an article which appears in today's paper so please take a few minutes to read it since I went to so much work. We tried to find an appropriate old photo to go with the article. We almost used one of the city council as it was 12 years ago when Jack Cook was mayor and councilmen were Cornell Haynie, Ford West, John Huntsman, Neil Fugal, and Mike Vicchrilli. But that is not really too long ago. Mark Johnson had some old ones of downtown P.G. on his office wall but they lacked personality. I hope you like the one we finally settled on. It is really back there a few years. Several of the men in the picture are now deceased but some are still doing quite well. The lady who was born and raised in the Old Clark home which Gordon Walker lives in now was in the other day to get extra copies of the newspaper. She recalled some of her old memories of when she lived there. She told of sleeping out on the balcony and watching the people as they came from the theater at night and so forth. Idella Cobbley came in the other day and signed up for another three year subscription to the paper. Since she is 91 years old she asked if we thought she was foolish to sign up for three years. We said, "No, she'd still be around to read each of the issues for the next three years." We bet she is, too. Mike Ferre, our police chief, is running for Utah County Sheriff. Now I want Mike to know that we get mixed emotions about this thing. We want him to win but we don't want to lose him as chief either. What to you think of the chainlink fence they have put up at the north entrance to the cemetery? Personally I think they should put it all around the cemetery like Provo did. At dark the police officer on patrol could lock the gates and with the fence and the gates locked they could keep a lot of the vandals out of the cemetery. The city council might like to hear how the public feels about this. Councilwoman i 4 (Continued from page 1) fliatthey felt a woman's viewpoint in thecouncil meetings was needed. McMillan says he is thrilled that she has accepted the position on the council. Diane is the mother of three cidren, ages 6, 4, and 2. She and her husband, James, have lived in Lindon lor the past three years. Before her marriage, she majored in clothing and textiles at BYU and has helped her husband over the years in his contracting business. Mrs. Hacking says she feels her 11 years experience in the construction business with her husband should help her in fulfilling her respon-sibilities on the council. She will be in charge of waterand sewer. I P.G. 785-311- 1 I I " Lehi 768-969- 6 r ' Cable Subscribers Free Senice Available NOW (Offer good only to existing cable subscribers) Here Is All You Have To Do! 8 J Tell a friend or neighbor how much you 8 enjoy your cable service. Call in their name 1 I and address to the office. If they are in a I serviceable area and are installed with cable I I T.V., we will give you a free month's J i service. (Maximum 3 months available.) I Plus a special for your friend or neighbor g R I on installation. i 1 ! Don't forget to leave your name and j 1 account number when you call. I Act Now!! 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He can represent you in State legislature - He will listen to your needs. Vote I David C. Harvey IL Mov'2 J |