With President Ford and elements of Congress in confrontation over anti-inflation and anti-recession moves, it’s hard for the layman here in Utah (and probably anywhere else) to know exactly who’s right and what program will best serve the nation’s interests. But one thing seems apparent: The people of this country need to abandon the crying towel,… Continue reading In Economic Crisis Accent the Positive
Category: Civic Responsibility
Yes, Your Vote Is Important!
So you think your vote isn’t important! Don’t make the mistake of staying away from the polls Tuesday because YOUR VOTE COULD BE THE BIG ONE! In 1953, George Scott was elected mayor of American Fork, receiving 885 votes to 884 for Walter B. Devey. One vote decided the election. There have been many other hair-breadth… Continue reading Yes, Your Vote Is Important!
May It Be a Happy Year!
A lot of pessimism rode in with the New Year 1975 today. But as the Herald views the situation here in Utah, we see a lot of room for hope, too – hope for a good level of employment, for progress on many fronts, and for continuation of the things that make for happy living.… Continue reading May It Be a Happy Year!
New Year in a New Century
Utahns will join Saturday in celebrating a special milestone the first New Year’s day of America’s third century as an independent nation. There’s something quite special about the beginning of a brand-new year. It’s a point of progress in humanity’s journey on this planet and another unspotted new leaf in the Book of Life bearing… Continue reading New Year in a New Century
Real Christmas Is Within
There aren’t as many lights adorning homes and business places in the communities of Central Utah this year. But that doesn’t mean the internal light of Christmas shouldn’t burn as brightly as ever in all of us. True, there are multiple problems at home and abroad this year. There’s peace to be negotiated in the Mideast and… Continue reading Real Christmas Is Within
Decide now on qualities in your choices for public office
What do you look for in a candidate for office? 5 Some voters might well place honor and integrity at the top of the qualifications list. Others, leadership ability. How the candidate stands on key issues ls important, of course. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, D-Ind. has his own idea on the magic qualification. In a… Continue reading Decide now on qualities in your choices for public office
A surplus so small it’s a deficit
An anticipated small surplus in the fiscal 1981 federal budget appears to have melted to a prospective substantial deficit as the budget saga continues in Washington. This despite a law requiring a balanced budget effective in ’81. Originally, last January, President Carter submitted a proposed $615.8 billion budget with a $5.8 billion deficit. But last… Continue reading A surplus so small it’s a deficit
Primaries Distracting
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), acting Senate minority leader, mode a good point when he urged lawmakers not to allow the series of primary elections to distract them unduly from their responsibilities and work load in Congress. He was “on the mark” also in his comment that another concept of primaries ought to be considered “so… Continue reading Primaries Distracting
Flag Day, a Time to RecaII Creed
The annual 21-day “Honor America” period decreed by Congress between Flag Day and the Fourth of July is a good time to brush up on our historic documents, symbols and traditions. For starters, why not get better acquainted with “The American’s Creed”? The Creed’s significance isn’t in the class of the Constitution. Declaration of Independence or… Continue reading Flag Day, a Time to RecaII Creed
Drop George? Time to Protest
How will the public – and Congress in an election year respond to the United States Postal Service’s decision to interrupt a 142-year tradition by displacing George Washington’s picture from postage stamps? Philatelic portraits of the Father of the Country have appeared on 19 stamps in an unbroken succession since the first postage stamp was issued… Continue reading Drop George? Time to Protest