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OPINION
HENDERSON NEWS
Sunday, April 29, 2018 PAGE 2
Fun Jobs!
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I hopped in my car, Pippy, and took off on
one of my well-worn paths. Since my home
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In the April issue of the Office of the Comptrol-
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Governor Greg Abbott
PO Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711
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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on April 17
announced that the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency had granted Texas’ request to extend
the deadline for Hurricane Harvey survivors to
apply for transitional sheltering assistance.
The deadline has been extended from April
23 to May 31. The transitional sheltering assis-
tance program helps displaced individuals who are
unable to return to their homes find short-term
shelter in hotels or other temporary housing loca-
tions.
“With many Texas families still unable to return
home after Harvey, we are committed to ensur-
ing they have a place to stay as the recovery
Government
Access
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414
comments@whitehouse.gov
According to the Comptroller’s Office, 532 solar
companies and nearly 100 solar product manufac-
turers are located in Texas.
“There are still unknowns that may affect the
industry, including the fate of federal tax credits
• $4.3 billion for elevating homes, property and a recent tariff on foreign-made solar panels,
buyouts, and hardening structures from wind and but the long-term prospects for this industry seem
water to help protect Texas families from future bright as companies work to meet our state’s ever-
storms; and expanding energy needs,” state Comptroller Glenn
• $62 million to Houston and $24 million to Hegar said on April 16.
San Marcos for mitigation of 2015 floods. o „ .
r- . , j .. Ed Sterling is Director of Member Services with Austin-
Former first lady dies based Texas £ess Associat{on,
managingeditor@thehendersonnews.com Hughes Ellis — Sports Editor
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just want to avoid getting
hit with the ugly stick for a
day. Senior Skip Day, in my
book, qualified as a “special
occasion.”
Luckily for me, a few
people from the forward-
thinking class of 2018 had
reserved the outside patio
of hushpuppies and were
hosting a crawfish boil. I
wouldn’t say I am a huge
fan of crawfish... they look
Apply inside
Driving past
a fast-food res-
taurant today,
I spotted a sign
out front that
said, “FUN
JOBS! Apply
inside!”
Fun jobs.
The sign
seemed to con-
The Village Idiot tradict Some-
thing my dad
used to say to me at least five times
a week when I was a teenager: “If it
was fun, they wouldn’t call it work.”
His other favorite sayings were,
“That bed won’t make itself,” “That
lawn won’t mow itself,” “This house
won’t paint itself,” and the one we
always hated to hear, “That fire you
kids set in the garage won’t go out
by itself.”
Still, I wonder: What could these
“fun jobs” possibly be? Cleaning the
restrooms? That’s not much fun. If it
was fun, kids would do it at home. If
it was fun, the customers would pick
up after themselves. Perhaps that’s
why so many places have stopped
cleaning their restrooms — it’s just
not fun.
It’s, like, a job. That would also
explain why there are no paper tow-
els in the paper towel dispenser, why
the place smells of antiseptic spray
instead of soap and elbow grease,
and why there’s some kind of nasty
mold growing under the sink. Clean-
ing — it’s just not fun.
What would be a fun job in a fast-
food restaurant?
Microwaving the food sounds
fun. But after the first four or five
hours, I’ll bet teenagers figure out
it’s not as much fun as bullying on
Facebook while locked in their bed-
rooms. Cooking food all day long
is not as much fun as playing video
games all day long, and then order-
ing a pizza online when you get
hungry. If only they would pay us
to play video games. That would be
a fan job!
A fun job would be, say, testing
suntan lotion. Fifty-thousand a year
to start, no experience necessary.
That’s the kind of place that should
have a sign outside that says, “FUN
JOBS! Apply inside!”
Being the heiress to a hotel for-
tune is probably a fun job. No wast-
ing time getting a college degree;
no bothering with inconvenient job
interviews. Just buy a closet full of
$io,ooo-dresses and you’re in busi-
ness. The great part is that you pick
your own hours and you’re your own
boss. Now that’s fun.
The bad news? No paid vaca-
tions. Bummer. Movie stars look like
they have lots of fun on the job. Most
Hollywood studios could believably
post a “FUN JOBS! Apply inside”
sign. No one asks movie stars to
clean the studio parking lot; some-
one’s always fussing with their hair
and makeup; they get driven to work
in a limousine and they get an entire
RV for a dressing room.
Here’s the perfect first, fun job for
a young high-school student: cell-
phone tester. The kids would work
on commission. The phone compa-
nies would give them a cut of their
parents’ bill — say, 15 percent. So if
your phone bill is $100, your high-
schooler would only make $15 that
month. But if they can drive your bill
up to $700 or so, they could make a
decent amount of cash.
Some of them might even be
able to test two phones at a time.
They wouldn’t have to learn how to
make change the way they would
at that “fun” fast-food job, and they
wouldn’t have to wear a uniform, a
hairnet or a nametag.
It’d be like hardly working at all.
What a fun job!
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“Cecilia and I extend our deepest condolences
to President George H.W. Bush and the entire
“Though Hurricane Harvey was the worst of Bush family during this difficult time. We ask
storms, it brought out the best in the people that all Texans join us in keeping them in their
of Texas,” Abbott said. “In each community, so thoughts and prayers as they mourn the passing of
many lives were saved because of the courage and a devoted wife, mother and public servant.”
leadership of local officials and the efforts of our
incredible first responders. These funds will help
give communities the resources they need to con- ler’s online digital publication, Fiscal Notes, the
tinue recovering, and I thank HUD Secretary Ben solar industry in Texas is examined.
Carson, as well as all of our federal partners, for
their ongoing support throughout this process.”
The funding includes:
• $652 million to help rebuild damaged homes,
businesses and infrastructure.
Will White get debate with Valdez?
staff are the
ones who
are going
to take care
of all that,”
reported
Austin
American-
Statesman
p 0 1 i t i -
cal writer
Jonathan
Tilove.
The activist pressed.
“You know,” Valdez said,
Senior Skip Day turns flop day
If you have ever been in high school or had
a conversation with someone who has, then you
know that there is one day taken out of the year
that the seniors dedicate to themselves: Senior
Skip Day.
I had it all planned out. After the second
class of the day, I was going to nonchalantly
walk to my car and leave. If the guard at the
gate questioned me, I already knew what to say:
“I just got sick in the bathroom and the nurse
sent me home.” It was a relatively simple lie to
memorize because I am, in fact, the worst liar
to walk the face of this planet. Thankfully, my
leaving raised no eyebrows, and my escape was like bugs, and I’m not with that... but I AM a
sealed. huge fan of macaroni and cheese. Guess what
I had never done anything to this degree of else was being served at the boil. That’s right:
“bad,” if it can even be called that, in my high macaroni and cheese. Guess who went to that
school career. crawfish boil. That’s right: me.
Granted, my mother was made aware of this I spent about five minutes there. I grabbed a
event and she gave me permission to skip, but bowl of macaroni, said hello to a few classmates
my adrenaline was pulsing through my arms and got out of that enclosed, crawfish infested
as I gripped the steering wheel in a grip far too patio. The beady little eyes were too much for
aggressive for the situation at hand. me. From there, I decided that it would be best
Plans were made between my best friend to go on my own quiet, little adventure,
and I to go watch a movie in Tyler and visit
the zoo, weather permitting. She was to meet
me at my house, from which we were going to away from home, Mo Joes, no longer graces us
carpool to the movie theatre. I waited patiently with its presence, I am subjected to going out of
at my house with my nose pressed against the town to find a cozy coffee shop where I can sit
window. Her little red car was to pull up at any and do whatever my mind requests, so I took
minute. That’s when my phone rang. the commute to the Silver Grizzly Espresso
She had called to tell me that her mother coffee shop in Longview. Once there, I spent
reconsidered giving her permission to partici- my day working on art and people-watching
pate in Senior Skip Day. To say the least, I was because I am inwardly judgemental and love to
absolutely devastated. I was all by my lonesome analyze people. I am yet to discover if this is a
in my sequestered home, empty of all forms of character flaw or not.
life (except for the plants, my cats Goose and Whatever the case, my makeup artistry was
Lizard, and my dog Rocky). I was all alone in not done in vain, after all, and I was not doomed
this big, big world. to spend the day stuck at my empty house. My
Not only was I alone, but I also had my Senior Skip Day was somewhat of a flop, just
makeup done. Full face. Lipstick, eyeliner...the one with good macaroni and great coffee. In
whole nine yards. For those of you who do not hindsight, I probably should not have skipped
see me on a daily basis, I have given up on my a day where I had both a test and a science lab,
appearance for the most part. Yes, I still work but hey, we can’t all be perfect.
to maintain as clear skin as I can and overall
cleanliness, but makeup is something that I now
only reserve for special occasions and when I
Jordan Maddox is a senior this year at Henderson High
School. She is also an intern at The Henderson News, work-
ing in the editorial department.
Governor reports extension of hurricane-related assistance
Former first lady Barbara
Pierce Bush died in a Houston
hospital on April 17. She was 92.
A funeral for Mrs. Bush, the
wife of George H.W. Bush, 41st
president of the United States,
was conducted on April 21 at
St. Martin’s Episcopal Cathe-
dral in Houston. Burial was in
the family plot at the George
H.W. Bush Presidential Library
at Texas A&M University in Col-
lege Station on April 22.
Mrs. Bush was the mother of George W. Bush,
continues,” Abbott said. “We will continue to do 43rd president and former governor of Texas, and
everything in our power to help Texans get back Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. She was
in their homes and get our communities rebuilt the grandmother of current Texas Land Commis-
as quickly as possible. I thank our federal partners sioner George P. Bush.
and FEMA for helping provide this important Gov. Abbott on April 17 said of the former first
assistance for those in need.” lady: “Barbara Bush dedicated her life to helping
Officials discuss funding others. As only the second woman in history to
Gov. Abbott on April 20 joined U.S. Housing be both the wife and mother of U.S. presidents,
and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Barbara had a unique and profound impact on our
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, U.S. Rep. John Cui- country.
berson, R-Houston, and local officials in Houston “Spearheading the fight against illiteracy, she
to discuss the $5 billion recently allocated by Con- created the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family
gress to Texas for Hurricane Harvey and disaster Literacy, working to improve the lives of those less
recovery. Provided through the HUD Community fortunate through education. Her selfless devotion
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Pro- to service defines the inspiring legacy Barbara has
gram, the intended use of the grant funding is for left behind. Her impact on Texas and our nation
the rebuilding of housing, businesses and infra- will forever be treasured.
structure following Hurricane Harvey and previ-
ous flood events.
Andrew White, son of the
late former Gov. Mark White,
recently proposed increasing
public education funding by
$6.5 billion.
White’s plan, partially
financed by expanding gam-
bling in Texas, calls for a teacher
pay raise of $5,000, and a larg-
er state contribution to teacher
health insurance.
White, 45, a Houston entre-
preneur is in a May 22 Demo-
cratic primary runoff with for-
mer Dallas County Sheriff Lupe
Valdez to pick the challenger to “there’s only certain decisions
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in that they let me make, and most
November. of them have to do with policy,”
This is White’s first try for Tilove reported.
elective office. But he’s been “I can’t even tell you where
calling for debates with Valdez. I’ll be in the next few days,”
So far, she has ducked. Valdez said. “They’ll tell me. So
More about debates in a they’re taking care of that.”
minute. White was asked later about
White wants public educa- Valdez’s evasive response,
tion declared an emergency — “We’re having a debate
even before January of 2019, about whether to have debate,
when the governor is sworn and there shouldn’t be a debate
in and the Texas Legislature about that,” White said.
meets. “Passing on the responsibil-
“We must call a special ses- ity of deciding on a debate to
sion to fix our schools,” White your staff isn’t a true sign of
said. “We can’t wait until 2019.” leadership.
Only the governor can call a “She should be out there say-
special session. ing, ‘Let’s have a debate, and
To pay to boost education, my staff will pick a date, and
White proposes: we’ll be there.’ And I think the
• Redirecting the $800 mil- strategy that they are using is
lion for border security in the just to delay.”
state’s two-year budget to edu- Early voting for the runoff
cation. begins May 14. White said his
“Border security is a federal campaign has accepted debate
requirement,” White said. “Edu- invitations from several Demo-
cation is a state requirement.” cratic groups and news organi-
• Allow more slot machines zations.
and casino games at current dog “If we don’t pick a debate
tracks. White said that could gen- date in the next week or two,
erate $3 billion for Texas, that there just won’t be one,” he
otherwise subsidizes Louisiana, lamented.
New Mexico and Oklahoma. White needs exposure. It’s
•Drop the property tax break more than three decades since
large landowners and corpora- the Whites lived in the gover-
tions enjoy, to lower their val- nor’s mansion.
uations to the lowest rate for And unlike dad, Andrew
anything around - costing local White hasn’t been actively
governments billions. involved in politics. Mark White
• Remove the cap on special worked in Dolph Briscoe’s elec-
education enrollment numbers. tion as governor in 1972, and
• Establish full-day pre-kin- then was Briscoe’s secretary of
dergarten. state for five years.
More on debates: He became well-known to
White, the underdog with local officials all over the state,
27.4 percent to Valdez’s 42.9 and was a familiar face when he
percent, wants debates. That’s ran for attorney general in 1978.
normal. They give positive expo- White’s dad became the next-
sure by putting him on an equal to-last Democratic governor in
platform with her. And, there’s Texas by unseating Republican
always the chance shell mess Gov. Bill Clements in 1982. Cle-
up, bringing negative exposure, ments repaid White by beating
Both are reasons Valdez is him in 1986.
ducking debates. That’s nor- Prediction: there will be no
mal, too. At a campaign event in Democratic governor debate.
North Austin April 13, a Demo-
cratic activist asked Valdez if she
would debate White.
“I’m open to any kind of
debate,” Valdez replied, “but my 458-2963.
Letter to the Editor
TO THE EDITOR: sioner’s Court budget writers
Rusk County has its largest will give property owners a tax
property tax payer back. rate cut this fall based on the
The Rusk County Appraisal county’s slice of the multi-mil-
District and Luminant Genera- lion dollar payout.
tion Co. have settled a long- That would be a welcomed
running dispute over the tax- event when you consider the
able value of the Martin Creek fact that Rusk County’s total
Power Plant. property tax rate has almost
According to the settlement doubled since fiscal year 2007
agreement, Rusk County and (source: Rusk County Apprais-
Tatum ISD will receive tax pay- al District tax rate chart). My
ments of $16 million. Since fingers are crossed.
this tied-up revenue has been
released into county coffers, I Rand Cates
await to see if our Commis- Henderson
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