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Don't Knock Absentee Owners Who Like Sunset Bridge To the editor Regarding your article "Abnor mally High Tide Puts Sunset Motor ists in Limbo," I feel it it totally un fair for tourists to use profane lan guage when dealing with Snmet Beach police doing their job in an emergency. Let me apologize on be half of ail tourists. In my opinion it is equally unfair far rVi-f P.~.n u ? ? property owners" for the rising tides or dosed bridge. If "nearly a foot at salt water floods the causeway" and "decks and yards were cowed as well," it makes no difference what r kiwi of bridge we have. Access tJ ? til., nfc ? ,? wouio oc Mocked itpfflMi A* an absentee property owner this weekend I pnrchaaed groceries, poach furniture, hardware, seafood and employed the services of nu merous miwliw to grt ready for the rental season. I subscribe to the Bemoan, pay tans and utilities, joined the Bird Island Preservation Society, wnse tne legislator, made out a check to the Sonet Beach Fire the SL James collection plate on Sunday. Perhaps rrasarsring the val ue of absentee property owners GUEST COLUMN Information Highway Should Be Reexamined BY MICHAEL LOWERY North Carolina's leap onto the information superhighway continues to generate much debate and attention, especially on tbe issue of cost The idea of the infonamiuu superhighway is to connect via comput ers and video schools, universities, hospitals, businesses and state gov ernment agencies. Each would become mote efficient as a result, able to draw quickly and cheaply on the expertise of others on the superhighway. The information superhighway would, supporters daim, stimulate job growth and economic development, save money, improve education in poorer counties and improve crime fighting. In its move to the superhighway, North Carolina is seen as a national leaders, with the most extensive public/private partnership in tbe nation. Other states, the federal government and even foreign and gcvsnxscsis ? ~ watching whal uoppens in (his same's move onto tne in formation superhighway. One thing that is just becoming dear is that tbe information super highway won't come cheap. The original amounts estimated, a few mil lion a year to get the thing up and running at mm* 100 sites across the state and $514 million to hook up every school in tbe state, have re cently been criticized as being far too low. The state legislature was sold on the information superhighway last year lalgCly uvvmiSC it OuvTCd uiu uiiii low start nip cost Now the total cost for the project keeps changing Lale last year state legislators were shocked at a $100 million total which has now unofficially been poshed up to $135 million. Induded in this amount ate the additional phooe charges of connec tion to the superhighway at local high schools ? nearly $50,000 per school, or a third more than what was projected last year ? which, for tbe first 52 schools comes to $2.5 million a year alone. Jane Patterson, the governor's point person on tbe issue, is recommending that tbe stale, and no: local schools, pick up the tab for at least tbe first time years. An even larger cost issue has been raised by Public School Forum of North Carolina, an independent group which ntamuma school policy is !? Fcb"ja?y, h?p N.C. Dspsrtmsst of Public iasttuctioa estimated that it would cost $514 million to connect all of North Carolina's schools to the information superhighway. The Public School Forum, which inde pendently examined tbe issue, thinks tbe costs could easily exceed $1.5 btllion or about $1,500 for every child in the public schools. The reason for the large differential is that the forum considered the age and condition of schools and training coats, while the Department of Public Instruction study only set aside SI. 3 million for teacher training, which the forum found unreal istically low. The increased costs have angered key members at the state legisla *... ? A. D W. ,?f ?? M ? Li- ?- ^ \ , inimm. Myt I Irrnnr mhv. no iwp. ituuuu ttvoviu ji. \&s~maocviiicj, cniuuiiu 01 idc mouse appropriations committee, put it to the News ft Observer at Raleigh, "You know, we thought the highway was a done deal then (last year). We $4.1 mSSmm and ibe greatest thing since sucea bread was a great deal Now it turns out that whoever was in charge was hiding it from the General Assembly. It's embarrassing we didn't get answers before ? but this time we will." The latest embarrassment for the administration's information super highway effort is the revelation that s highly touted study estimating 44,000 new jobs and $2.7 billion in economic gtowth from the project was not sponsored by the state, as maay legislators and observers as sumed, but by BellSmtfh, which stands to make rail Hons of dollars from state contracts to use the system once it is constructed. As should be tbe case for any expenditure of public funds. the State of North Carolina needs to carefully calculate the coils of, either folly or in part, getting on the information superhighway and compare it to the benefits. If this is not done, and there are reason* here to be worried, poor public policy decisions will be made and taxpayer money will be mis used or wasted. The first step should be to make sure tbe information currently avail able about the project is accurate and free from bias. No good decisions can really be made until then. Ltmrey is m fellow mt theJohm Locke Fottrndrntitm, m/tmleigh btued public policy think $ank. would be helpAiJ to at mil. I say if yo?i don't like the pnaent bridge ad the wait, don't live oa or come to Sonet Beach. If you've got a life-threatening illness, move to the mainland If you like total uni formity with no hint of creativity or inarviauaiity ana you need instant acctu, move to another island. Sunset Beach is a remarkable ana. Let's be part of a solution that uplifts and preserves our uniqueness and not pit of the problem. A siren installed and used with a ten-minute warning before dosing could solve moat of these com plaints, lb thoae who had to wait, I ?y Sunset Reach is worth waiting foe. A better eolation would be to do nate the propoaed amount to build a new bridge to United Way or other social agencies. f . fir-l \1/ ^(ia? ??ill ? J ? ? carol w. L-ostenoaocr AsheviQe InTfwionfsNouse lb the editor I saw a bumper sticker that said "Jesus loves you.. .and I am trying." Then I read in my BMe in I John 4:20. It says, "If someone says I love God and hates his brother he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, can not love God whom he has not SCdL** So. what's this all about? Shal krtte, and everyone that lives here, better wake up. God says you're ei ther for me or against me. In D-Day, African Americans died for me and you. Whites died for us. Hispanics died for you and me. My cousin Rudy Hernandez re ocivcd the highest hooor ? the Me dal of Honor, two Purple Hearts. My uncles, brother and myself served to keep us free. I am sure your family has done the same. I thank all those that protected my rights. Don't let hatred dishonor the blood that was shed by Jesus and all those that died on H-rky. Kofrs. Vietnam, etc. Last of all, I must remember Judgment begins at the House of the Lord ? that means me. Paul Hernandez Shallotte Surfer's Guide To Carolina Pier Fishing Well, it's that time ot year again. The ocean temperature has climbed into the 70s and lured schools of mi grating fish and crowds of hopeful fishermen toward the not. This spring, many first-time fish wfaiirt will k* tfccir is hopes of landing a big ooe (or lots of small ones) for the family dinner table. To most novices, that means heading straight for one of the many fishing piers lining our shoreline. Which is a good place to start. Piers allow anglers to get out where the fish are biting without spending a lot of money on a boat Once there, you are likely to find lot* friendly people to help you leam the ropes. Still, as a public service, I thought I would give you bswossos s few important tips to get you started. Now I've never actually hung a Saitnrl hnrtlr off ?he sf S *8">u-g pier. But I have spent literally thou sands of hours paddling surfboards around in the water beside thrm So I offer this advice from the unique perspective of one who regularly swims with the fishes. The first thing to remember is that fish are NEVER EVER found where good surf is breaking. One of the most ??n"i mistakes ""?*** by beginning fishermen is to cast their lines directly into the breaking waves (where the surfers are). Having spent so much time in the shadow of fishing piers, 1 can assure you that there are definitely NOT ANY FISH down there amongst the waves. Think about it Why would a fish choose to swim around in water that's churning around like a Maytag washer when thnv mold b? p** *?*? fully cruising along out where the sea is nice and calm? Believe me, they don't Likewise, why would a surfer go paddling around where some hungry bluefish or mackerel m?gh? ???? ?ir? a big toe for a tasty scallop? Chomp! It just doesn't make sense. So the thing to do ? if you really want to catch something ? is to move farther out on the pier where the water is really deep. That's where the BIG fish are, lounging around looking for a good shrimp or a bloodworm or a colorful spinning lure to munch on. A fish's natural tendency to avoid breaking waves is hr.jghir.nnd in cer tain easily recognizable surf condi tions. Whenever you see waves ap proaching the shore in the shape of long, glassy walls that pitch over in to perfectly rounded tubes, yon must ? ? i-? Iri flnLI ? ? ? , ,,,,L ,,, ? ? ? - , , ,/ avoia railing mywncrc our me suit of your chotco. SftsggarSg" 10 IH your optntng LtoMMd ? 90 iff. wamnty * Financing smRafata TG Vinyl i Bowiing & otatng ana h ?placement Call today for your FREE ESTIMATE (910) 842-2081 uo. winoows -J ? i These types of waves are called "barrels," and they strike fear into the little heans of all things that swim in the sea. Because in olden times, fish were commonly coated wih ssd ywi in iwiicis fot preservation and shipping. The mere sight of anything re sembling a barrel ? like those per fectly shaped waves ? will scare off every fish for a mile around. That's why the old salts say, "Waves a bar relin'?Stoy home with Marilyn." Assssr uuporUn! thing to re member is that there are a lot more fish on the windy side of a pier than on the calm side (where the surfers are). You see, fish enjoy the unbridled freedom of swimming along with the wind, just like buds. When a school of fish encounters an obstacle in the water, such as a pier, they freak out and hunch up oo the windy aide looking for a way around. Thai's the place to hang your hook! Don't be fooled by all those ill-in formed anglers fishing on the lee side of the pier. These are fair weather fishermen who put their backs to the wind merely because it's a little bit easier to cast their bait Remember, the best things in life don't come easy. Don't be a sissy. - ? ? M * ?? * ? Ixn : grvc s <w inomuc. jiw load up that line with a half-pound of lead. Grit your teeth. Stare into ?*? - ? --4 ' uur - vjv vi use wiau aisu ucavc IKUU bait where it will do some good. That's the real spirit of fishing! While we're on the subject, I must mention a dangerous activity occasionally practiced by a minis cule minority of frustrated pier fish crmcn: casting for surfers. Yes, I'm afraid it's trae. Now and then, one of those "bad apple" an glers will get himself overly agitated on coffee (or some other mind-alter ing liquid) and lose all touch with icaiiiy. He wiii somehow arrive at the deranged assumption that he isn't catching any fish in the waves because of the surfers. But instead of moving a little far ther up the boards (where there might actually be some fish) these so-called fishermen, in an act of senseless desperation, will cast di rectly at a surfer helplessly paddling ktou the water 30 reet beiow. We've all experienced that kind of frustration. Like when another driver pulls some bone-headed move and cuts you off in heavy traf fic. But we don't jump out of the car and sling lead weights and barbed hooks at them, do we? Tuc criminal justice system con siders this an "assault with a deadly weapon." If the aggressor happens to hit bis mark, it would be called "assault with a deadly weapon in flicting serious injury." Both are felonies punishable by lengthy prison terms. On the other hand (and I point mis out merely for comparison) throwing someone off a fishing pier constitutes "simple assault,** which is a misdemeanor. So while the laws of physics certainly favor the angler, the laws of North Carolina may not All of which is beside the point. Because there is no reason for such conflicts to arise. Surfers actually do fishermen a great service by indicat ing tne worst possible place to cast their lines, just as a flock of sea birds will point a sharp-eyed angler toward a school of bait fish. Just remember this helpful saying of Hawaiian watermen: "Gulls on the surface... Is where there are tor-sure fish. 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