Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1990 Page: 4 of 13
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ASSOCIATION
Absentee voting by mail be-
gins on Feb. 21 and continues
until 5 p.m. March.
Feb. 21, at the County Clerk’s
office in the Jones County Court-
house, and continue through
Friday, March 9, at 5 p.m.
Local residents are reminded
that absentee voting for the
Democratic and Republican Pri-
maries will begin Wednesday,
Mrs. Buryi Rye, County Clerk,
will also have the Clerk’s office
open on Saturday, March 3 from
Publishers
fdiior
Task Force Okays Plan
Who’s right? Clements will
likely win this session.
For one thing, sane lawmak-
ers don’t want to waste the last
two weeks of a campaign in
Austin discussing any issue.
Period.
For another, the Governor’s
Task Force on Public Educa-
tion said it has found the extra
money to increase public school
funding by $230 million next
year. By the 1996-97 year, when
A branch polling place will be
available in Stamford on March
1 and March 7, at the Chamber
of Commerce office. Hours for
voting will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Absentee
voting in person.
Southwest Savings Associa-
tion, 446 S. Central will serve
as the branch polling place in
Politics has a rule of thumb
which says the voters have a
short memory - six months, at
best.
already the key issue for the
general election.
If they’re right, look for a
classic conservative - liberal*
criminal activities.
♦A federal grand jury is
investigating whether tactics
used to raise campaign contri-
butions for Agriculture Com-
missioner Jim Hightower re-
sulted in the misuse of public
funds.
♦A hearing on a proposed
settlement of Southwestern
Other Highlights
♦State Sen. Ike Harris, R-
Dallas, wants the special ses-
sion to consider his bill to help
the racing industry by reduc-
ing the state tax on pari-mu-
tuel betting.
Horsemen say the reduction
is needed to get the fledging
industry off dead-center. Plans
with $5.7 million and Demo-
crat Jim Mattox second with
$3.2 million.
In the GOP camp, Williams
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STAMFORD
AMERICAN
The Stamford Music Club
would like to take this opportu-
nity to extend a sincere “Thank
You” to the participants and to
the community for making our
musical production, “Ballad for
Americans” so successful. Your
support is greatly appreciated.
Lonestar Gas and WTU for the
help they extended to us in our
Sincerely,
The Stamford
Youth Center, Inc.
Sincerely,
Stamford
Music Club
The other day I ran across a
piece that ran in the Rotan paper
that 1 think expresses the free-
dom of the press rather well. It
is very much the way I feel
about this paper.
Press Freedom: We’re in this
together, you and I. You, by
virtue of the First Amendment,
have the right to receive infor-
mation you need to organize
your life and to speak and act
intelligently on issues which
require public attention. I, by
the same virtue, have the right
to freely transmit information
on which you base your con-
victions, words and actions. I
would find displays of indif-
ference on your part as disap-
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Dominant Issue
Public education - quality,
spending levels, fairness - will
be the last issue of the prima-
ries. and some say education is
Hamlin on Feb. 28 and March fl
and voting will be held from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
pointing as you would find me
irresponsible if I failed to pres
ent differing viewpoints.
1 appreciate the time you
spend with me as I know you
are thankful for the services I
professionally perform for you.
If I displease you, I rely on you
to. take your pen in hand and
tell me so. Or, come to visit
with me if you’re so compelled.
The preservation of the free-
dom of the press is our mutual
responsibility in this land of
democracy. My door is open to
you, please keep yours open to
me. I need You. Who am I? I
am your weekly newspaper. “A
Free Press Serving A Free
People.”
because of his/her own school-
ing.
Some candidates are going
to bet the ranch they’ll get
elected pledging new taxes for
education.
effort to establish this organi-
zation.
We hope this organization
will be a success. Thank you
for your support.
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Need a barometer? Four
years ago, Mark White was
defeated for setting new rec-
ords raising taxes, tuition and
fees to finance HB 72.
Today, White’s comeback
bid is real and growing. He’s
the “education governor,” and.
By Ace Reid
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STAMFORD AMERICAN
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John and Rita Mooney
Mary MowngiU
loaned his campaign $1 mil-
lion; Tom Luce got a $50,000
contribution each from H. Ross
Perot and Peter O’ Donnell,
and Kent Hance received
$40,000 from Lonnie “Bo”
Pilgrim, who shocked senators
last session by passing out
$10,000 blank checks in their
chamber.
Among Democrats, Mark
White and Ann Richards raised
about $350,000 each to $71,000
for Mattox.
battle on the campaign trail all
summer with surprising lessons
on both sides.
Polls show voters will raise
taxes first for education, but
they don’t really need a poll on
that emotional issue. You’re
talking about the voters’ chil-
dren, or the kids next door, or
why the voter is a success
Seminar
problems were cited, especially
changing U.S. lifestyles—
family roles, work education,
recreation, models, resources
and norms.
The remainder of the pro-
gram centered on instilling in
young people the skills neces-
sary to become capable, respon-
sible people. Ms. Burson of-
■fered advice on several practi-
cal and effective ways to in-
still these qualities in young-
sters.
Mary Lou Schuchert has
coordinated the series of par-
enting seminars.
The next scheduled work-
shop will be March 29. Mar-
ilee Garner will be the speaker.
The topic for the 7 p.m. semi-
nar at the Oliver Cafeteria will
be “Helping Children Handle
Stress.”
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staff assumed the campaign
would resume.
Reports filed last week
showed Williams leading the shorter
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Clements’ lesson is obvious:
Any legislator who wants to
raise taxes had better be pre-
pared to face immediate public
reaction.
He assumes, like Texas
conservatives do, that voters
will punish lawmakers who
raise taxes.
Texas liberals assume just
the opposite: Voters will re-
ward lawmakers who spend
money on them, especially new
tax money.
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By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS CRESS ASSOCIATION .
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AUSTIN-Next week the
Texas Legislature will convene
in special session to attempt to
repair the state’s unconstitu-
tional system of funding pub-
lic education.
The math assignment seems
simple enough, but some law-
makers would like to raise taxes
so that each child gets a bigger
share.
To stop the pro-tax solons,
Gov. Bill Clements scheduled
the session just two weeks
before the primary elections,
when undecided voters are
finally choosing a favorite
candidate.
“Breathin’ them pesticides never
bothered me, but that bad whiskey and
mean hosses nearly killed me!”
Parenting
“Developing Capable Young
People” was the topic of inter-
est to a group of parents and
educators who met Feb. 12 at
Oliver Elementary School for
another in a series of parenting
seminars offered by the Oliver
PTO.
Carol Burson of the Region
XIV Education Service-Clgnter
was the speaker for the semT^
nar. Her text of reference was
the book, Raising Self-Reliant
Children in a Self-Indulgent
World by H. Steven Glenn.
Ms. Burson presented some
startling statictics on how
achievement levels among
young people have dropped
dramatically since 1963, while
problems such as suicide, teen
pregnancy and other “irrespon-
sible behaviors” have risen.
Things attributing to these
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♦U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-
San Antonio, said he will in-
troduce legislation to add 20
new federal judges to districts
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Campaign Somber Note
Meanwhile, the GOP guber-
natorial campaign switched
from barbs to a somber note
following the crash of a twin-
engine plane owned by Clay-
ton Williams which took the
lives of four key business as-
sociates, raising questions
about his campaign’s future.
Williams canceled personal Bell’s rate case at the Public
appearances and pulled all Utility Commission will begin
commercials off the air. But a On March 19, a PUC official
spokesman said his campaign said.
♦The State Board of Insur-
ance approved a simpler home-
owners ’ insurance policy with
sentenced, simpler
The fourth grade social stud-
ies classes of Edgewood Ele-
mentary in Edgewood, Texas
are studying the geography of
Texas. To make this study come
alive and have more meaning,
please send us a picture post-
card of geographical interest
from your area of Texas or have
any of your readers that are
interested in doing so mail them
to Edgewood Elementary
Fourth Grade, P.O. Box 6,
Edgewood, Texas 75117.
The board members of the
Stamford Youth Center Inc.,
are to include dog rac^ig in the WOuld like to thank the
1 Stamford City Councilmen,
bill in Exchange for that
in the TV debate" he said heli ind“st7’j lobbymg assistance,
raise taxes again, if necessary.
You can bet he already thinks
it is.
the plan would be fully imple-
mented, the state would be
spending $1.6 billion more on
schools than it is now.
State Rep. Jim Rudd, chair-
man of the House Appropria
tions Committee and a mem-
ber of the task force, said he
believes the plan “is a doable
deal without a tax bill” the first
year.
The odds are legislators will
be back home before election
day.
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