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Rebecca Bierwolf Isaac Goeckeritz mentary films for PBS and other commercial and nonprofit organizations. Following a honeymoon to St. George, they will make their home in Bountiful.
MarshMierow Nicole Marsh and Robert Mierow will be married July 10, 2009, in the Bountiful LDS Temple. A reception will be held that evening from 6:308:30 p.m. at the Porter Lane Ward Chapel, 437 W. Porter Lane, Centerville. Nicole is the daughter of Grover and Patricia Marsh. She is a 2004 graduate of Viewmont High School and is currently pursuing a degree in nursing. Nicole served in the Rosario, Argentina Mission and is employed at ARUP. Robert is the son of Steven Mierow and Christine Wiseman. He is a 2005 graduate of Sachse High (Texas), and is pursuing a degree in education administration. He served in the Rosario, Argentina Mission.
Davis County Clipper
Finding creative ways to cope
Weddings
Rebecca Deanne Bierwolf and Isaac Nick Goeckeritz will be married July 10, 2009, in the Bountiful LDS Temple. A reception will be held that evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Eldredge Manor. Rebecca is the daughter of Nephi and Paulette Bierwolf. She is a graduate of Weber State University in violin performance, is a performance missionary with The Orchestra at Temple Square and is a legal assistant with Hirschi Christensen. Isaac is the son of Bryce and Zock Goeckeritz. He served in the Brazil Florianopolis Mission and is a geography major at Weber State University. Isaac is an award winning filmmaker, producing docu-
Davis Horizons y friend, Tom, has a theory about the cost of gasoline. Actually, he has several theories. Interestingly, each is associated with an acronym. Think of it as Fear of Spelling. First is his OPEC Theory, which holds that the oil-producing nations of the Middle East are intentionally driving prices up in an attempt to bring the United States and the rest of the world to its oilguzzling knees. World domination is always intriguing, but I can’t help but wonder: if the United States is paralyzed, who will protect the OPEC nations from each other? Next is Tom’s EPA Theory. According to this one, the U.S. has enough oil-producing capacity to handle its own consumption needs well into the next millennium, but 50 percent (or 75 percent or 90 percent — Tom can’t remember which) of our oil wells have been capped due to environmental regulation. There was also an evil conspiracy associated with this theory, but Tom’s explanation lost me somewhere between the Tri-
Value Speak By Joseph Walker
lateral Commission and the grassy knoll. Finally, Tom blames it on the IRS. Now, I can’t for the life of me figure out what the Internal Revenue Service has to do with the high cost of gasoline, but April 15 is still a fresh-enough memory that I’m willing – even anxious – to believe just about anything about them. Tom’s theories are interesting, and there may even be an element or two of truth scattered here and there among them. Frankly, I’m not smart enough to be able to figure out who to blame. I just know that in planning for our summer vacation, the cost of being there is suddenly less frightening than the cost of getting there — tolls, tips and souvenirs notwithstanding.
But when I ask Tom what we can do about it, he just sort of gives me a blank stare. “Do about it?” he asks. “Yeah,” I say. “If what you say is true — any of it — what can we do to fix things?” “I don't know,” he grumbles. “But people are working on it. You better believe it.” “Who is working on it?” I ask. “And what are they doing?” “Well, I don’t know, exactly,” he says. “But they'll get it fixed. Count on it.” Well, that's good to know, I guess. Meanwhile, I’m still paying more for a gallon of gasoline than I used to pay for half a tank-full (yeah, I know — that goes back a while, to when you could put in a dollar's worth and actually move the needle on the gas gauge).
How do I cope with an unpleasant reality while the rhetorical battle over blame and solutions rages? Thankfully, I can do something about it. I can car-pool. Or telecommute. I could ride my bike, or even — shudder! — walk. These short-term answers may not be as convenient as hopping into my car and taking off at the least whim. They may not even be practical. But it’s good to know that I have options until the finger-pointers affix blame and find solutions. Unfortunately, contemporary living confronts us with numerous vicissitudes like this. In many cases, these unpleasant realities just have to be dealt with until solutions can be found. Overcrowded schools. Undercrowded voting booths. Drugs. Disease. Road rage. Gang violence. Reality TV. While I’m impressed with those who are seriously looking for real answers to real problems, I’m just as impressed with those who find creative ways to cope. Theoretically, and otherwise.
WSU students research ethics reform BY SHALYN ROBERTS Clipper Staff Writer
Nicole Marsh Robert Mierow Following a honeymoon to Park City, they will make their home in Bountiful.
OGDEN — Weber State University students, including some from Layton City, got a chance to share their report on ethics reform with Lt. Gov. Gary R. Herbert during a recent visit to the State Capitol. Weber State University’s Student Ethics Committee spent three months identifying which concerns about ethics were among the most important to the Utah State Legislature. Their research included collecting data, examining practices in other states, inter-
viewing lawmakers and reviewing poll data. “Mistrust in government comes when the public perceives that the government lacks integrity, accountability, or transparency, and such feelings may have severe consequences for the legitimacy of the government,” states the report in its concluding section. Students based their research on four actions to strengthen ethics including formation of an independent ethics commission, adoption of campaign finance limits, implementation of more stringent lobbying guidelines and adoption of an independent redis-
tricting commission. The research conducted was under the Richard Richards Institute for Politics; Decency and Ethical Conduct at Weber State University. “It’s interesting to note that two of the students’ recommendations...also were under consideration by the Governor’s Commission on Strengthening Utah’s Democracy, but were later dropped,” said
Nancy Haanstad, chair of Weber State’s Department of Political Science and a faculty mentor to the student researchers. Bound copies of the report are available through the Department of Political Science at the university. It is also available online at www.weber.edu/richardsinstitute. sroberts@davisclipper.com
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