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February 27, 2014
Golden Valley News
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Presidents' Day allows us to honor any president TO the eCrllor
As a chronic protestant, I did not benefit personally from scandals,
N.D. Matters
By Iloyd Omdah]
By having one
Presidents' Day, we
have now decided
that all presidents
are equal. It may be
politically correct
even though histori-
cally wrong,
All we did with the National
Monday Holiday Act was convert the
honoring of presidents into a major
shopping holiday. It looks like some-
thing retailers would dream up. I
think Wal-Mart would sell out Roo-
sevelt and Reagan at the drop of a
buck.
Presidents' Day enables us to neg-
lect the great presidents and choose
the ones that best fit our ideology.
The hawks might choose Andrew
Jackson for beating the British in the
Battle New Orleans in the War of
1812, or James K. Polk for waging
the Mexican War and stealing half of
Mexico, or McKinley who waged the
Spanish-American War and grabbed
Cuba and the Philippines, or Teddy
Roosevelt who loved war but never
had one of his own.
The gullible folks would most
likely pick Ulysses Grant and Warren
Harding. Even though they did not
celebrate Presidents' Day. I did not
favor the creation of Presidents' Day
but no one asked for my opinion at
the time. Since they didn't hold pub-
lic hearings, I've lost all hope of
being asked so I am now breaking
my silence.
Even though I think that generic
drugs are great, I wouldn't extend this
generic business to presidents and
that's exactly what the creators of
Presidents' Day did.
For those of you younger than 43
years, we used to have Lincoln's Day
and Washington's Day before 1971.
The two holidays recognized the two
presidents that warranted bipartisan
universal admiration.
But with the passage of the Na-
tional Monday Holiday Act, we got
Presidents' Day. Now we can honor
any president, which means we
honor no one. By having one Presi-
dents' Day, we have now decided that
all presidents are equal. It may be po-
litically correct even though histori-
cally wrong.
Both the Republicans and De-
mocrats should have risen in protest
when Presidents' Day was first pro-
posed.
For Republicans, Democratic
presidents like Barack Obama and
Grover Cleveland are revered equally
with Abraham Lincoln and Ronald
Reagan. For Democrats, Republican
presidents like Warren Harding and
Ulysses Grant are honored with
Franklin Roosevelt and Woodrow
Wilson. It's a travesty for both par-
ties.
they made the mistake of thinking
that their friends were their friends.
In the Grant administration, we
had gold scandals, whiskey rings,
and robbing of the Indian bureau.
Harding's friends gave away the
Teapot Dome oil and ran amuck in
the Justice and Veterans' bureaus.
For the more intellectual, the
choice of presidents would be
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
and Woodrow Wilson, all of whom
were greater thinkers than presidents.
Jefferson got a huge memorial out
of the deal but James Madison, the
father of the U. S. Constitution, did-
n't even get a shrub planted in his
honor. As for Wilson, there was no
monument for proposing a League of
Nations 30 years ahead of its time.
The mediocre are also entitled to
representation. At least that was the
main argument offered in 1970 by
Senator Roman Hruska for confirm-
ing G. Harrold Carswell for the
Supreme Court
The top choice for the mediocre is
James Buchanan who fiddled while
the Republic disintegrated into the
Civil War. Calvin Coolidge of Ply-
mouth Notch, Vermont was no men-
tal giant but he concealed it by not
speaking. We could all benefit from
his example.
In the future, we must be on
guard. If a new Mount Rushmore is
proposed to include all presidents,
with Washington and Lincoln placed
next to the likes of Zachary Taylor
and Warren Harding, w e must at least
demand public hearings.
BLM seeks nominations to Resource Advisory Councils
The Bureau of Land Management
is seeking public nominations for
open positions on its 29 Resource
Advisory Councils (RACs), which
advise the BLM on public land is-
sues.
As published in a notice in the
Federal Register, the BLM will con-
sider nominations for 45 days, until
March 27.
The BLM's RACs, composed of
citizens chosen for their expertise in
natural resource issues, help the Bu-
reau carry out its stewardship of 245
million acres of public lands. The
Bureau, which manages more land
than any other Federal agency, has 29
RACs across the West, where most
BLMmanaged land istoeated. Each"
RAC consists of 10 to 15 members:
with an interest or expertise in pub-
lic land management, including such
individuals as conservationists,
ranchers, outdoor recreationists, state
and local government officials, Tribal
officials, and academics. The diverse
membership of each RAC helps en-
sure that BLM land managers get the
varying perspectives they need to
achieve their mission, which is to
manage the public lands for multiple
uses.
Individuals may nominate them-
selves or others to serve on an advi-
sory council. Nominees, who must
be residents of the state or states
where the RAC has jurisdiction, will
be judged on the basis of their train-
ing, education, and knowledge of the
council's geographical area. Nomi-
nees should also demonstrate a com-
mitment to consensus building and
collaborative decision-making. All
nominations must be accompanied
by letters of reference from any rep-
resented interests or organizations, a
completed RAC application, and any
other information that speaks to the
nominee's qualifications.
Each of the 29 RACs has different
positions open in the following cate-
gories:
Category One - Public land ranch-
ers and representatives of organiza-
tions associated with energy and
mineral development, the timber in-
dustry, transportation or rights-of-
way, off-highway vehicle use, and
commercial recreation.
Category Two - Representatives
of nationally or regionally recog-
nized environmental organizations,
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Happy 80th
Love your
Jlm, BOb,
Connle &
Feeling like a fool sa, Idled with taxes
To the editor:
I was told by a prominent N.D.
legislator during the last session that
"if your property value is raised by
the assessor it doesn't mean that
your property taxes will go up."
If you believe that, you also will
believe, "if you like your health in-
surance policy you can keep it, pe-
riod." Somebody other than the
legislator said that but I can't re-
member who. Both statements rank
right up there with "I'm from the
government and I'm here to help."
I built a commercial building 38
years ago. A rather plain utilitarian
steel building constructed when
Dickinson needed all the economic
thrust that it could muster. The
property taxes were not low but rea-
sonable. The taxes ranged from
$1,900 to $3,900 per year with some
ups and downs due to some ques-
tionable decisions by the City Com-
mission involving special
assessment bonds. In 2010, the
taxes were $2,860 after 35 years. In
the year 2013, the taxes were
$8,642, which is a 202 percent in-
crease (2011 - 2013). Am I losing
my marbles or is something wrong
? The taxes are 200 percent more
per year now than they were per
annum for the first 35 years! I don't
want to be chintzy, but it looks like
I'm being played as a yutz, fool or
patsy. The assessed value went
from $167,000 in 2010, to $444,500
in 2013 (which is one man's opin-
ion). All these numbers can be ver-
ified at the Stark County Court
House looking up property #41-
0420-01000-400.
I went to the assessor, and he
seemed offended by me even show-
ing up - no change. I went to the
City Commission meeting two days
after I got my property tax statement
and all I got was "you should be
grateful your property is appreciat-
ing in value." I then went to the
County Commission meeting on Jan.
7, and was told there was nothing
they could do but they "were very
concerned and very sorry." After the
meeting I was informed that com-
mission functions included budget-
ing, spending taxpayer money and
administering administrative matters
- period. The calculation and collec-
tion of taxes was "done by others."
Remember, the Dickinson School
District requested a 23 percent in-
crease in property taxes but that was
to be covered by the state's "property
tax relief" - not. And the state gov-
ernment just rings their hands and
takes no responsibility.
Remember when all the status
quo people and the property tax
spenders told us that property taxes
are local, controlled local, and
should remain local (and I can give
you the ring leader's names). That
was all a charade and nothing but
slogans. It's like saying "you have
to triple your contribution or some-
thing bad might happen to your knee
caps." The mafia was the only one
to get away with that, but local gov-
ernment is muscling in. The mafia,
however, could go to jail. In the im-
mortal words of Gen. Norman
Schwarzkopf: "This is nothing but
male bovine excretion."
Leon L. Mallberg
Dickinson
Farm Bill compares to David defeating Goliath
To the editor:
While the recently passed Farm
Bill continues to provide unlimited
farm program payments and crop
insurance premium subsidies to the
nation's largest and wealthiest
mega-farms, there are some things
that the legislation does - or more
aptly, does not do - that merit men-
tion.
As the Farm Bill Conference
Committee made an eleventh hour
deal to move the Farm Bill forward,
changes to two major livestock
market reforms were notably ab-
sent.
Meatpacking companies and
their allies such as the National
Pork Producers Council, lobbied
hard through the very end to strip
the Secretary of Agriculture's abil-
ity to write rules under the Packers
and Stockyards Act that would pro-
vide some protection for livestock
and poultry producers. And the
same industry groups fought to pre-
vent the strong 2013 rules regard-
ing country of origin labeling
(COOL) of meat and other food
products from being enacted.
This was a David and Goliath
tale with scores of farm, ranch,
rural and consumer groups - includ-
ing the Center for Rural Affairs -
working together to win the day
over well-heeled industry lobbyists.
Of course, we will need to remain
ever vigilant, especially in the Con-
gressional appropriations process
where industry lobbyists have se-
Winners
DICKINSON - The winners of
the 17th Anflual', 'A.P.I. Gumbo
• Cbbkbf£heM 6ff Feb. 17 r'.
-,1st Place- Quinn Pumps/Lufkin
Industries
- 2nd Place - Whiting Petroleum
Corp.
- 3rd Place - Titan Machinery
People's Choice - MBI Energy
Services
Best Booth/Costumes - Wyoming
Casing
Over 800 people attended the 17th
of API Gumbo Cookoff named
annual cookoff sponsored by the
Dickinson API Chapter at the Quality
Inn& Suites.
Proceeds fron the event are gi,en
back to the community through col-
lege scholarships for the area youth.
Birthday Buzz
six kids:
Don, Ron
Barble "
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cured legislative riders that prohib-
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needed rules to protect farmers and
ranchers from undue, unjust and
discriminatory tactics use by large,
multinational meatpacking corpora-
tions.
John Crabtree
Center for Rural Affairs
Lyons, Neb.
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BEACH
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church
Rev. Dan Berg
Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
Golden Valley Manor Chapel
Pastor Ron Hudson of Calvary
Chapel
Sundays: 6:30, Communion, first
Sunday in each month
St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
LCMS
Rev. Scott Hojnacki
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 11:15 a.m.
First Lutheran Church - ELCA
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday School: 8:10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Beach Evangelical Church
Pastor Ben Baker
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
United Community Church
Pastor Warren Maxted
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
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BELFIELD month
St. Peter's Lutheran - LC [ Belfield Baptist Church
Rev. Scott Hojnacki ':, , Rev. Robert Hlibichuk
Worship Service: Sunday - 8 a.j !< , Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
St. Bernard's Catholic Ch ii t' i]anday Bible Study: 10 a.m.
Rev. Bill Reulle ,=¢ - FAIRFIELD
Saturday: Confessions 6-6p.m. St, Demetrius Ukrainian
Mass: 7 p.m.
Sunday: Confessions 7:30-8:1
Mass: 8:30 a.m.
St. John Ukrainian
Cht
Rev.
Divine
third
10 a.m. on
Belfield LI
Rev.
Sunday
Daglum Lt
Rev.
" Catholic Church
m. i } i Rev. Taras Miles
:¢ Sun.Divine Liturgy: 8 a.m. on
i nd fourth Sundays,
; i ,first, third and fifth
"'days
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StlMary's Catholic Church
Rev. Dan Brg
, M nday
!i 'd-'a [-'i. e. n" ELCA
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ny ]JVohi. 8:30 a.m.
la Schoo!,, 3:;30 p.m., Wed.
m ongregatlonal Church
(Located 25 miles southeast of Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Belfield) t: Mary's Catholic Church
Sunday Worship: 11:45rrQ o s during winter season
first and third Sundaf.eac.h,
SENTINEL BUTTE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday Worship: 8 a.m.
SOUTH HEAR T
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rev. Bill Reulle
Confessions before Mass
Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.
TROTTERS
Trotters Church
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month
WIBA UX
United Methodist Church
Pastor Ruth McKenzie
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Calvary Temple, Assembly of God
Pastor Reese Stephans
Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church -
ELCA
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m.
Christian Fundamental Church
Pastor Jeremy Stradley
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
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