| ( \ | | The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday,September 5, 2002 EDITORIAL Everyone can share in 9/11 tribute T Next week, all Americans will have to face the first anniver- sary of the most deadly foreign attack on our citizens since Pearl Harbor. Like December 7, 1941, September 11, 2001 is a date that will live forever in infamy. It is also a rallying point for Americans — one that touches all of us in our own way. A small company in Beaumont has taken an active role in the first commemoration of that dreadful day by crafting a new structure for the replica Liberty Bell that President George W. Bush will ring at a Washington D.C. ceremony. Ar- chitectural Timberworks donated the labor used to restore the bell's wooden base and yoke, and reinstalled it in front of the Treasury Department building that will be the site of a memo- rial service attended by the President. Few of us have had an opportunity to make such a tangible response to last year’s tragedy, but that isn’t because we wouldn't jump at the chance. What we have done is to stand firm, to be watchful and to move on gracefully. That is surely the greatest disappointment to those who believed the United States was a hollow shell of materialism that would be shat- tered by their murderous acts. As you watch the ceremonies next week, and see the Presi- dent ring the bell that was restored by a Back Mountain neighbor, don’t be afraid to claim your share of our national pride and dignity, and use the occasion to reaffirm your com- mitment to proclaim and defend the nation’s honor by what- ever means is available to you. Be vigilant against exotic virus It’s a relief to learn that none of the dead birds found recent- ly in the Back Mountain were infected with the West Nile Virus, a potentially deadly ailment. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore the possibility of future infection, or disregard reasonable precautions that are easily taken. Several hundred Americans have contracted West Nile Virus since it was first identified in New York in 1999, and some of them have died. The disease is relatively harmless to most people, but serious for the young, old and infirm, who consti- tute most of the victims. Dead birds are an early indicator of the presence of the virus, as they frequently become infected by mosquitos, and once infected, can pass the disease on to other mosquitos, who then infect humans. Test results on one crow, found in Lehman on August 26, are still outstanding. If you find a dead bird, particularly a crow, store it on ice (not in the freezer) and immediately call one of these numbers: 331-7052, Mon.-Fri. 9 am. to 5 p.m.; 826-3066 any other hours. Members of the Luzerne County Environmental Special Projects Office will give you further information. Publisher’s:IN otebook ARR OAT El, TT ras wT hs Ron Bartizck | 4a I'm going on strike. Well, at least I'm threatening it. It’s not that I have any great issues to complain about, but it seems like the thing to do these days. Hey, the other folks who have talked about striking — teachers and professional baseball players — would have trouble coming up with a list of griev- ances most people could relate to, but that hasn't stopped them, and it won’t stop me. Strike threats usually revolve around a few core issues; wages, benefits and working conditions. So let's compare them and me: * To give you a better idea of where I'm starting from, I make more than a teacher fresh out of college and less than Alex Ro- driguez. I also make less than a teacher with experience in their field equivalent to mine as a newspaperman. So I say, let's split the difference. Add $25,000 (about what a’ new teacher makes) and $25 million (ARod’s annual pay) and di- vide by two. I'll take it. If you twist my arm, I'll even take half of the average major leaguer’s salary, which is now $2.4 mil- lion. * The benefits comparison isn't so disparate, at least in terms of insurance, holidays etc. Yes, I pay a portion of my health insurance, but I don’t have to work on holidays, at least not officially. So ball players and I are pretty close. Teachers, on the other hand, have one big benefit I'd be happy to negoti- ate for — summer off. But then again, they have to put up with other people's kids all day, so maybe we're even. * None of us punches the clock in a sweatshop each morn- ing, so the working conditions comparison is more subtle. Ball players definitely have the advantage here, at least when they're on the job. More often than not they're out in fresh air or sitting on the bench watching someone else work. Not a bad deal, and they don’t even have to play in the rain, unlike golfers. Teachers have one big advantage over me and sports stars; they can't be fired. Oh, I guess if they vandalize the gym or consistently smack students with two-by-fours they could be bounced, but mere incompetence won't put them on the street. So, boss, here are my demands: A modest salary equal to half the average ball player's, a no-fire clause and continua- tion of present benefits. Take it or leave it, unless you dis- agree, in which case I'll be back at my desk Monday morning. The Dallas Post TIMESeLEADER P.O. BOX 366, DALLAS A 18612 * 570-675-5211 Ronald Bartizek GENERAL MANAGER Kari L. Wachtel ADVERTISING ACCT. EXEC. Erin Youngman REPORTER Claudia Blank AD PRODUCTION MANAGER Terry Quinn PAGE DESIGN Darlene E. Sorber OFFICE MANAGER Going to any length for a snack. ONLY YESTERDAY 70 Years Ago - Sept. 2, 1932 FIREMEN COMPLETE PLANS FOR SECOND BAZAAR Shavertown firemen have completed plans for their sec- ond annual field program and bzaar to be held at the Shaver- town school house grounds. The money raised will be to pur- chase a new pumper. A fire totally destroyed a barn on the property of the St. Nicholas Cemetary Association on Pioneer Avenue. The local fire company responedd by the barn was engulfed in flames. Mr. Metzgar, caretaker at the cemetary, managed to save all livestock in the barn. Some of the items you could get at American Stores Co. were: ginger ale, four boys., 25¢; grape juice, 10¢; peanut butter, pt. jar, 13¢; corn flakes, 3 pkgs., 17¢; green olives, qt. jar, 25¢. 60 Years Ago - August 28, 1942 DALLAS TOWNSHIP GETS NEW BUSSES Andrew Bittenbender and an assistant drove home two of Dallas Tonship’s new school busses. The busses are two in- ternationals, one G.M.C. and one Diamond T. The busses are equiped with hot water heaters, first aid kits, and are insulated with rock-wood throughout. Dallas Township supervisors have contributed $55 to Dallas Casualty Station matching a similar contribution given to the station some weeks ago by Dal- las Borough Council. These Photo contributed by Trudy Clemson. funds will be used to purchase medical and first aid supplies. Although he was elected to lead Dallas Township School Band for the coming year, Thomas F. Watkins has de- clined to accept the position be- cause of his uncertainty regard- ing possible military service. 50 Years Ago - Sept. 12, 1952 LAING FIRE TRUCK FUND IN DALLAS IS GROWING Harold Smith, chairman of the current drive for a new fire truck for Dr. henry M. Laing Fire Company, announces that two more donations of $100 have been received; On deposit is over $7,000, $15,000 is need- ed. Gate of Heaven School, with seven grades instead of last year’s six, has an enrollment of 233. Last year was the first year of operation of Gate of Heaven. A water shortage affected sev- eral families on Overbrook av- enue, but was taken care. The problem as due to a lack of pressure and not a lack of water in the company mains. 40 Years Ago - Sept. 6, 1962 FALL FESTIVAL ATTRACTS GOOD SIZED CROWDS Despite bad weather, the Jonathan R. Davis Firemen'’s Festival, Idetown, was a huge success. The biggest crowd gathered to hear the Lake- Lehman High School band. There was also a large parade to open the event. The last distribution of sur- plus food in the Back Mountain was made September 13 at Trucksvillee Fire Hall, serving the entire area In October, the Federal Food Stamp plan will go into effect in Luzerne County. At the Dallas Drive-In Theatre some of the movies that played: “Pillow Talk” with Rock Hudson and Doris Day; “The Apartment” with Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacxMurray and “Escape From Zahrain” with Yul Brynner. 30 Years Ago - August 31, 1972 SCHOOL OPENING DELAYED TO CONFIRM WITH COUNTY Officials of schools in the Back Mountain area announced that the previously scheduled date for reopening hasd been postponed. The change has been made to provide school of- ficials throughout Luzerne County to accomplish more of the planning to overcome diffi- culties created by the effect of Hurricane Agnes. The Flood Victims Action Committee, a group formed to spur citizen action for flood re- lief measures, has urged flood victims to refrain from paying taxes. The Back Mountain Memorial Library has agreed to expand the library services to permit current and best-seller books to be loaned out to prisoners at Chase Prison. 20 Years Ago - Sept. 1, 1982 KINGSTON TWP. OFFICERS LAMENT IMPROPER GUARDRAILS Recently two vehicles have gone over the guard rails on Route 309, Kingston Township, and dropped approximately 30 feet into the creek bed. Mark Kunkle, Kingston Township manager, is dissatisfied with condition of the guard rails, most which are down for a dis- tance of . approximately 40 yards.. Four new teachers were added to the Dallas Junior High School. They were: Thaddous Stemplewski, Mrs. Lavada Rig- gins, Mrs. Mary Ann Storz, and Carl Seitz. Two Back Mountain wrestlers represented the area at the Keyston Games held at Penn State University. They are: Jer- ry Ogurkis and Billy Mathers. - Macomber New books at Back Mt. Library The Back Mountain Memorial: Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, announces the addition of the following books to their collection: FICTION “Don’t Look Back” by Amanda’ Quick “The Apprentice” by Tess Gerrit- sen “Standing in the Rainbow” by Fannie Flagg “Partner in Crime” by Judith A. Jance “Deadly Embrace” Collins “Sin City” by Harold Robbins “The Mocking Program”, by Alan Dean Foster “Versailles” by Kathryn Davis “Raising Abel” by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear “The Scar” by China Mieville “The Good German” by Joseph Kanon “No One Thinks of Greenland by John Griesemer “The Heaven of Mercury” by Brad Watson “Criminal Intent” Siegel “Saved” by Kate Morgenroth “Long Time Gone” by Denis Hamill “The Book of Splendor” Frances Sherwood “Tales of Protection” by Erik Fos- nes Hansen “Transplanted Man” by Sanjay Nigam “McNally’s Alibi” by Vincent Lar- do “Hard Freeze” by Dan Simmons “The Art of Deception” by Pear- son Riley “Sleep No More” by Greg Iles “Blood of Victory” by Alan Furst . “Face the Fire” by Nora Roberts 3 “The Paris Option” by Robert; Ludlum and Gayle Lynds 4 “The Bachelor” by Carly Phillips © “The Orphan’ by Stella Cameron | “Enough Rope” by Lawrence, Block d “Whispers and Lies” by Joy Fielding 5 “No Certain Rest” by Jim Lehrer 1 “Taste of Honey” by Eileen Goudge a “og “Between Friends” by Dek bb Ci by Jackie by Sheldon by “You Are Not a Stranger Here™ by Adam Haslett ; “Once Upon a Wedding” by Kathleen Eagle “Leaving Atlanta” by Tapani Jones ji “Triggerfish Twist” by Tim Dorsey 1 “The Age of Gold” by H.WZ i] 4 Brands : | NON-FICTION 4 “Report From Ground Zero” bys Dennis Smith “Just Over the Line” by Wiliam: C. Kashatus “The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls p “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal by Dominique Lapierre and’ Javier Moro 1 “Flight Lessons” by Patricia’ Gaffney “An Accidental Woman” by Bar bara Delinsky “Stone Kiss” by Faye Kellerman “The Perricone Prescription” by} Nicholas Perricone “The Structure of Evolutionaryy Theory” by Stephen Jay Gould 3 “Kickboxing for Women” by Jen- B00 CB Aa SN li GS nifer Lawler and Debz Buller i “Bryson’s Dictionary of Trouble- some Words” by Bill Bryson 1 “Rand McNally Road Atlas” 2 VIDEOS 4 “A Brilliant Madness” Fe “Shackleton’s’ Voyage of En-= durance” g “The Murder of Stephen Lawrence” 3 “The Road From Coorain” “Pilates Essential Matwork for Beginners” MYSTERY “And Justice There is None” by Deborah Crombie “The Grave Maurice” by Martha Grimes “Jinxed” by Carol Higgins Clark N REFERENCE = “Mutual Fund Fact Book” “Best's Key Rating Guide” 2002 edition “The Green Book of Songs by Subject” by Jeff Green AUDIOTAPES “Deadly Embrace” Collins “Riding the Bullet” by Stephen King “The Emperor of Ocean Park” by Stephen L. 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