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In all the current national furor over the property tax burden, Utahns should be reminded that we have a relatively high state income tax also – one which the Utah Foimdation says “appears to be somewhat higher than that of most other states.” The state individual income tax along with the corporate income tax helps… Continue reading Relatively High Income Tux

Utahns will have an opportunity to express themselves on the 55 mph speed limit next month at hearings to be conducted by the State Transportation Department. However, the hearings are scheduled in only three cities-St. George, Nephi, and Salt Lake City. For public convenience and fuller coverage, we would suggest some additional locations, both in… Continue reading Your Chance for Input

The purpose of this editorial is to caution against some practices, involving young children, which through the years have resulted in accidents, including some fatalities. First, the irrigation season will be coming up soon. In an area like ours, in which agriculture is an important part of the economy, certain areas are laced with ditches,… Continue reading Safety cmd Your Children

We wonder about the consistency of a proposed policy on what Utah state employees should do with money they make lecturing or doing consulting work. The current draft of the policy, now being circulated among state officials for their input, would require employees traveling at state expense and lecturing on state time to pay whatever… Continue reading State Lecturing Policy

This is Boy Scout anniversary week ‘ a good time to recognize the important contribution of scouting as a motivating force for good in our modern-day civilization. Most people recognize the values of scouting for boys and young men and women, but many have little idea of the contribution of the leaders chosen to guide… Continue reading A Snappy Salute to Scouters

Hubert H. Humphrey, the Democratic stalwart from Mmnesota who missed by just one rung becoming president of the United States, was eulogized today at funeral services in St. Paul, and mourned by friends and associates throughout the country. Humphrey had visited Utah many times and addressed a Brigham Young University assembly in Provo Oct. 21,… Continue reading Deuth of Hubert Humphrey

Slide or avalanche danger still exists in the canyons. But some mwple are not heeding the warngs to avoid unnecessary canyon travel. Many sight-seers reportedly have traveled up Provo Canyon to view the scene of the recent snowslide which closed the higvlgay for a few days. ‘ is coimter to advice from Forest Service and… Continue reading Play It Safe in Canyons

Would the I-logle Zoological Gardens (Salt Lake Zoo) be a worthwhile project for allocation of state funds for needed capital improvements? Gov. Scott M. Matheson has recommended state participation of $500,000 in his budget now before the Legislature. We feel the idea has a great deal of merit if it’s legal. It is understood the… Continue reading Support for Zoo Proposal

It didn’t seem to matter that an obvious majority of Americans opposed the Panama Canal giveaway. (Mail to Washington was overwhelmingly against the treaties). The Senate proceeded anyway to vote 68-32, barely the two-thirds majority required, to ratify the proposal to transfer the canal to Panama in the year 2000. It didn’t seem to matter… Continue reading Canal Vote in Retrospect

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