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This is an era of rising salaries for public officials – local, coimty, state, and national ap pointive as well as elective. in some situations, the salaries have spiraled rapidly; in others the climb has been more gradual and conservative. There appears ‘to be little correlation among government levels in some cases. One wonders if… Continue reading Rising Pcay of Public Officials

It isn’t very often that a new town is incorporated in Utah County. But two such incorporations have been accomplished in less than a year – Highland just this past week, and Salem Hills last December. . The two newcomers bring the total incorporated cities and towns in the county to eighteen. Highland became the… Continue reading Incorporated Cities, Towns

A college sociologist got his name in the papers several months ago by asserting that ”1-lonest Abe” Lincoln didn’t earn his nickname by walking barefoot for miles to return a few cents a story the educator considers a myth. The nickname really originated because Lincoln’s Illinois neighbors thought he was a good referee for cock… Continue reading Lincoln: A Great President

In the Fifth Century hordes of Germanic people called Vandals ravaged Gaul and Spain and in A.D. 455 sacked Rome destroying untold quantities of property. In our enlightened age some have called those people barbarians. Today, in our own time, what do we call the vandals who overrun Utah’s highways and rest stops, destroying their… Continue reading Utah Highway Vandalism

The Carter Administrations decision to ask that $32 million be slashed from the budget of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project could be disastrous to Utah’s water development and a setback to economic objectives, if approved by Congress, The request for a cutback from the $39 million Bonneville Unit budget the Ford Administration… Continue reading Request for Bonneville Unit
Fund Reduction Ill-Advised

A lot of people, these days, are using a charcoal fire to cook steaks, franks, hamburgers and whatnot. We are not aware of any recent serious accidents involving this pastime and certainly hope there won’t be any. There is, however, potential danger unless safety rules are followed. Indeed the Denver office of the U.S. Consumer… Continue reading Safety With Churcoul

It’s been quite a while since the “spring cleanups” – and this seems a good time for Utalms to pitch in again and rid their premises of litter. Litter is a slap in the face of your community – a black mark on civic pride. Shabby premises, including littered and weed grown lots and streets… Continue reading Midsummer Litter Check

United Way needs about $60,000 to “go over the top” in its 1977 fund drive in Utah County. Officials know where about half of the money is coming from. They’re hoping the public will open up their hearts to supply the rest by the end of the year – or at least by Feb. 1,… Continue reading United Wcny’s Final Push