Beeville Today (Beeville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1995 Page: 4 of 16
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Ttonday, April 27,1*93
'Viewpoints
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County deserves praisefor
success in getting grants
Oklahoma tragedy brings
Americans together as 'us'
In the art of grant acquisition,
the Bee County Commissioners
Court are a formidable force.
Already, our illustrious leaders
have netted more than $800,000 in
state grants to pay for projects the
county could ill afford. That’s no
easy task as state monies are hard
to come by. Were it not for their
diligent efforts, these monies could
just as easily have gone elsewhere.
While this certainly is good
news for Bee County, the underly-
ing message here is evident. First,
it shows a body that is hard at work
at solving the county’s more se-
vere problems. Secondly, it illus-
trates a county government that is
knowledgeable and uses its re-
sources effectively. More impor-
tantly, it demonstrates what alli-
ances can accompl ish when people
work together and are not dis-
tracted.
God forbid we have seen what
distractions can do, and we en-
courage the court to remain free of
this evil.
We believe this accomplish-
ment should be regarded as a major
achievement for this community.
There is intense competition to
acquire these monies. Many com-
munities are better equipped finan-
cially and others are better
equipped politically. Some have
both finances and politics as part-
ners.
These sentiments are ampli-
fied when one considers that both
projects address much needed
water improvements in the rural
communities of Fettus and Tynan.
Obviously, the Commissioners
Court is responsive to their needs.
The communities should be most
appreciative.
It is also obvious County Judge
Jay Kimbrough, commissioners
Jimmy Martinez, Curtis Roberts,
Susan Stasny, Victor Salazar, their
staff and members of the Pettus
and Tynan water districts put in the
time necessary to achieve this goal.
To them, and to all who played
a role in this effort, we extend our
congratulations and urge our read-
ers to acknowledge their accom-
plishment as well.
Letters to the Editor
Waco Tribune-Herald
When great loss of life is caused
by a natural disaster, we are left
with little option but to cry out in
agony. When the loss of life comes
at man’s hand, we cry out in anger.
There is one other option which
manifests itself after disasters.
People come together.
from the horrific events in
Oklahoma City, there also, ide-
ally, would come a renewed sense
of unity among Americans.
‘Whoever did this was an ani-
mal.” said Oklahoma Gov. Frank
Keating. Actually, no diseased
animal could be this vicious.
Whatever subhuman element
planted the bomb, be it ftom be-
yond our borders or from within
our own citizenry, that element
was taking to the extreme a com-
mon tendency of us all:
Spreading blame. Generaliz-
ing. Indiscriminately striking out.
The apparent “crime’’ of the
people killed and injured - many
of them children - was to have
worked for the federal government,
or to have been in or near a federal
building on Anystreet U.S.A.
Someone had to rationalize the
irrational to hurt them. Someone
intended to hurt ANYONE to get
back at someone.
People of Waco and around the
world were reminded doubly of
the death and destruction of the
1993 fire at Mount Carmel. First
they were observing the two-year
anniversary of the terrible fire.
Second they were wondering, natu- u,
rally, if the Oklahoma City blast,
the U.S. government, as it appears,
it was an assault on all of us.
There are many, many reasons
to criticize the American govern-
ment for what it does. For inci-
dents at home or abroad there are
good reasons to criticize the FBI,
CIA, ATP, the White House, the
Pentagon. It’s our job to hold them
accountable.
But as we sift through this
rubble, those aren’t the enemies.
We are saying “Godspeed” to the
people of the FBI, CIA. ATF -
anyone who can bring the killers
to justice. We are reminded that
those institutions are extensions
.of us. They are us. And so is the
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Dear Editor:
I hope you wisely used the fifty
cents I spent on the April 20th
edition of your paper, because it is
the last penny you will ever
receive from me. Since you are a
newcomer in Beeville, I would
have assumed your paper would
strive for objective reporting. I
assumed wrong. The article report-
ing the school board meeting was
his program without the critics
looking over his shoulder every
minute. I would like to remind
you that Coach Luce has taken
Beeville teams into the playoffs,
with the 1991-92 team going as far
as the 1994-95 team did. He was
also named 30-4A-Coach of the
Year.
Sherri Webb
Beeville
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Americans as “them.”
events.
That remains to be seen. But as
we investigate this villainy, let’s
come together and remember
something. If it was an assault on
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Copyright 1995 by the Beeville TODAY Publishing Company.
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Poncho Hernandez Jr........................Editor
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Genius ignites itself; it needs no
catalyst.
• • •
The best friends are those who
don’t let you get away with anything.
• • •
Anger has a way of making itself
known, whether you express it clearly
or not.
as well as misleading
It would serve no purpose to
rehash the past. I will say,
however.that there were many cir-
cumstances that led up to the reas-
signment ofCoach Luce that will
probably never come to light. The
situation could well have been lik-
ened to a “witch-hunt.” Everyone,
including Coach Dominguez and
Coach Taylor, was aware of the
decision made in November to re-
assign Coach Luce and then evalu-
ate the decision again in the spring.
This was a result of an appeal to
the Board made by Coach Luce in
October/November. This appeal
was the reason the Board was
forced to take action and come to
the decision that was reached last
Tuesday night. I am sure that the
Board had no intention of slight-
ing” Coach Dominguez. I would
like to point out that your article
does slight Coach Luce and the
program he has built for the past
eight years. Mike Luce is one of
the primary reasons the team
reached the playoffs this year. He
has continual ly strived to bui Id the
best basketball program that A.C.
Jones has ever seen with an
emphasis on team work, commit-
ment, fairness, dedication, and
hard work. The team dedicated
their season to him in November.
Your statement that “Luce’s
reinstatement, which came in a
marathon meeting which lasted
past two in the morning ...” was
very misleading. The board had
voted, and the decision was final,
before ten that evening.
It is time to put this unfortunate
incident in the past and wish
Coach Dominguez and Coach Luce
well. Coach Dominguez stepped
into a difficult situation and did an
excellent job. Coach Luce should
now have the chance to continue
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TOD Ay
P.O.BOX 1719
BEEVILLE TX 78104-1719
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Editor:
I was appointed the Director of
Region IV, TDCJ-ID, effective
March 1, 1995, and reported for
duty on March 6,1995. Since my
arrival in Beeville, I have had the
opportunity to meet numerous
people; many of whom are em-
ployees of the TDCJ and many
who are non-employees residing
in the community. The welcome
extended to me has been warm and
gracious from all I have met.
During the previous couple of
months, the Beeville newspapers
have printed several articles, edi-
torials and letters to the editor per-
taining to the TDCJ and the contin-
ued development and growth of
the Agency in Beeville, Tx. I un-
derstand that, for many, this is an
emotional issue for a variety of
reasons. My purpose for writing
this letter is not to address those
reasons but to pledge our support
to the community.
Region IV, which extends from
Ft. Stockton to San Saba to
Bumet to Cuero to Edinburg and
all units to the southwest, currently
houses approximately 13,300 con-
victed felons which will grow to
about 16,000 when the Connally
Unit opens in Kennedy, Tjl this
summer. Seven thousand of those
inmates/are housed in Beeville*
Tx. Almost 2800 correctional of-
ficers are employed in Region IV.
Thirteen hundred of those offic-
ers are employed in Beeville, Tx.
This number does not take into
account all of the support staff,
e.g., teachers, doctors, nurses,
maintenance, counselors, case
managers, clerical, food service,
etc., also employed in this area.
The numbers of support staff will
grow as the Regional Distribution
Center develops.
We want to have a positive im-
pact on this community, not only
economically but also in more per-
sonal ways. Hopefully our employ-
ees are and will continue to be
active with the youth of the com-
munity through various programs,
members of civic organizations,
church members, volunteers,
neighbors and just good citizens.
We also have programs in place
which we hope enhances the vital-
ity and appearance of the area. A
couple of these programs are espe-
cially noteworthy. One is the Com-
munity Projects Program from the
Garza and McConnell units. TDCJ-
ID is allowed to use inmate work
crews on project for city, county,
state and federal governmental en-
tities to include schools. Thousands
of man hours have already been
expended on projects throughout
the city and county.
A second program which we
believe has made a positive impact
is the inmate photo fund. On week-
ends, photos are taken of inmates
and their families for a donation of
$3.00 a photo. Since October of
1994, approximately $30,000 has
been donated to various charitable,
civic and non-profit organizations
in Beeville, Tx.
Let me close by extending an
invitation to members of the com-
munity to visit our facilities. Tours
can be arranged for schools (Jr.
High, High School and College
Classes) civic groups and churches.
If there are members of the com-
munity who want to see a prison
and especially one in your own
community, call us and we will
find a way to accommodate.
TDCJ is relatively new to the
Beeville community. We under-
stand that and we understand your
trust and respect must be earned.
To all of you who have already
offered your support to us, we will
strive diligently to maintain your
support. To those in the commu-
nity who have reservations about
our presence, we will strive dili-
gently to gain your support.
Gary L. Johnson
Regional Director, Region IV
Beeville
'Chase Field
fiasco..
Editor:
I am writing to ask that you
publish this letter so that my com-
plete opinion regarding the Rede-
velopment of Chase Field fiasco is
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