Davis Clipper • April 8, 2010
Letters Is egg rolling a crime in Bountiful? Editor: Is egg rolling against the law in Bountiful? Our family went to the hill behind Boulton school on Sunday. Several people were just leaving as we made it up the hill. A Bountiful police officer stopped them. Several people were arriving with eggs, and the officer sent them away. When a backup patrol car joined him, the officers walked up the hill to confront us. “Whose idea was this?”My grandchildren promptly told them “grandma.” (I am a great-grandmother). Then he asked, “Do you think this is a good idea to teach your grandchildren?” I asked him if he had ever rolled eggs as a child. He said,“We aren’t from around here.” I told him people across the nation roll easter eggs, including the president with his daughters. “Who is going to clean up the mess?” I said the flock of sea gulls at the bottom of the hill are eating every crumb. He said that if I wanted to keep arguing with him that I could be arrested for “Criminal Mischief”. He then said that eggs do not belong on the lawn. Eggs belong only in three places (1) in your stomach (2) on your plate or (3) in a chicken’s butt. We and other
neighbors have done this for years. He said “That does not make it right.” Children playing here will step on eggshells. I wanted to say “They could dig in the dirt for cat poop,” but I restrained myself. We are looking for another city to roll eggs next year. Perhaps if we roll donuts down the hill the police will come and eat them. Sharon Bench Woods Cross Editor’s note: The Clipper checked with Bountiful Police to get perspective on this incident. We were told that it is not against any city or county ordinance, or state law, to roll Easter Eggs. Bountiful Police reacted to the situation, however, because they received a complaint from a man and his family who were playing in the schoolyard. They saw two groups of people throwing eggs at the school, parking lot and playground equipment. Police responded to what they described as a possible case of criminal mischief. Police are not sure who had caused the mess, which may have been created by people at the site prior to the arrival of the Bench family.
Nielson great candidate for District 19 Editor: As the Davis County Republican Convention approaches, I wish to comment on a candidate in the District 19 Legislative race I feel best supports the Republican Platform: Jim Nielson. I was co-chair of the 1996 Davis County Republican Platform Committee that edited and presented the Republican platform to the Convention. The main principle behind the platform that Republicans are expected to be different than Democrats in Utah. We want candidates that understand the proper role of government and understand that limited government on all levels is vital for the maximum economic and social freedoms for Utahns and Americans. Being a personal friend of Jim Nielson
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for 16 years, I know him to be among the best candidates ever to run. He has been consistent and firm in supporting, promoting and defending all the Republican principles, which serve to preserve our country’s freedoms and rights. His serving for six years with Ronald Reagan in Washington has provided him with the needed principles and experiences that will keep us on the right track. He understands common sense legislation and policy. He has proven to me that he sees through bad legislation, and bad policies that are not in the people’s best interest. We seriously need Jim Nielson as our District 19 Legislative Representative. Catherine Barlow Bountiful
anything that comes from he Tea Party moveone political source or idement is a protest ology. movement focused I have a great respect for on so-called fiscal conservatism. The movement was my fellow Utahns and Americans who have differsupposedly started as an ent views than my anti-tax protest in own, and as I have 2009, partially in stated in writings response to the for the Clipper in 2009 stimulus the past it was my package, but there grandmother, the are many who late Helen Rombelieve this moveney (a former ment has grown Utah State Repubdue to the repeatlican vice chair), ed coverage given who set that examby Fox News to By Rob Miller ple when she the Scott Brown Democrat explained that just campaign. because people The Fox network allowed Brown a plat- may differ in their political form on their shows to pro- opinions that doesn’t mean they should not respect mote his campaign website each other. She would then and to solicit funds for his campaign. Dick Morris told Sean Hannity viewers to go to his website to help elect Brown, and “Fox and Friends” produced a segment titled,“What Can find a way to work with Brown Do For You? A those on the other side of boost in your 401k may be her political ideology by in the cards. ” Indeed, it’s hard to imag- concentrating on the simiine Brown and his Tea Party larities we all truly share, supporters winning the seat such as our love for freedom and democracy. previously held by the late We should also note that Ted Kennedy without the there are those who believe help of the Fox Network. this movement could fracMaybe that is why many tionalize the Republican people believe that Fox is Party as I believe this actually the true father of movement is fractionalizing the Tea Party movement, America. and it has been said that it Sen. Orrin Hatch recentis hard to figure out where ly said,“If we fractionalize the so-called Tea Party the Republican Party, we movement begins due to are going to see more liberthe fact that Fox’s most als elected.” Sen. Hatch also prominent anchors (Sean blamed extreme conservaHannity, Glenn Beck, and Greta Van Susteren) broad- tives for the 2008 defeat of Sen. Gordon Smith, a politicast their shows live from cally moderate but fiscally the tax-day Tea Party protests in April of last year. conservative Republican from Oregon. Usually, it is my belief My concerns go deeper that anytime citizens of our than just the Republican great nation become Party when we see Tea involved in the political Party advocates trying to process it is good for our erase the word “Liberal” country. However, the disfrom the Bible and course that has come from “Democracy” from the ears this ultra-conservative of school children in the movement has made me Alpine School District. rethink that opinion. As Democracy is a guiding many of you know, my perprinciple for our country sonal political observations generally come from obser- and all those who love our country should cherish the vations from all sides of freedom that democracy today’s issues, and I don’t brings to all of us. just believe everything and
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he Tea Party movegreatest nation ever creatment evolved from ed.” The term “9/12” also anti-tax protests, par- represents nine principles tially in response to the and 12 values shared by the 2009 stimulus package, and Founding Fathers. has struck a chord with Utah Rising proclaims those frustrated by its goal is to wake the growth of govAmerica up to the ernment. Protestassault on the ers have also Constitution by organized and prothe federal govmoted their mesernment. Liberal sage through social pundits would networking outlets have you believe such as Facebook, that these organiTwitter and blogs. zations incite By Todd Weiler hatred and diviThe Tea Party Republican name is a refersiveness, are advoence to the Boston cating for theocraTea Party of 1773, cy, and attempt to where colonists protested exploit the Sept. 11 terroragainst taxation by the Bri- ist attacks for political gain. tish government while havBy the end of the year, ing no representation in the polls showed the Tea Party movement had higher approval ratings than either of the major political parties. The Utah Rising website links to “like-minded groups”, such as the Patrick Parliament. Tea Partyers Henry Caucus, iCaucus, support a ConstitutionallyCampaign for Liberty, and limited government, but the Eagle Forum. are generally more defined I have mixed feelings by what they oppose. They about the Tea Party moveare anti-stimulus, antiment. Although I am excitdeficit, anti-bailout, and ed to see a lot of people get anti-health reform. Some involved for the first time of the messages you will in the political process, I hear from Tea Partyers is worry about some of the that our current elected fringe elements. officials, especially certain I am disappointed that compromised incumbents, they have allowed themdo not listen to their conselves to be primarily stituents. Tea Partyers defined by what they often complain that the oppose: Obama and the media is not sufficiently federal government. exposing what incumbents Out of curiosity, I are doing. recently attended a Tea In Utah, the Tea PartyParty meeting in Kaysville. ers have united with the I was astonished at the size 9/12 project to form an of the crowd of 300 or organization called Utah more people. Rising. According to Even though I have www.UtahRising.com, the been very active in local Utah Tea Party movement politics for over a decade, I started on March 6, 2009, recognized less than 10 perand the Utah 9/12 movecent of the attendees. I was ment began a week later. impressed by some of the The 9/12 Project is a group leaders who spoke, but witcreated by Glenn Beck nessed some angry, antiwith the purpose of bringincumbent rhetoric. I am ing “us all back to the place encouraged, however, that we were on Sept. 12, 2001 they attended caucuses and ... we were not obsessed sought to be elected as delwith red states, blue states egates. I hope that they or political parties. We were will stay involved in the united as Americans, stand- Republican Party, rather ing together to protect the than splintering into a third values and principles of the party.
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